Star Wars with occasional sarcasm
Hasbro profits tumble after Lucas stock buyback, but sales are strong for Transformers and Spider-Man toys.
No Harry! I swear!
GateWorld has posted a new interview with David Hewlett about Seasons 3 and 4 of Stargate Atlantis.
Just a wee bit spoilery, but nothing more than you’ve already seen covered by others.
I would have pegged Vader more as a Harley man, myself. Something with a bit more torque, you know?
Perhaps we slightly overestimated the whole Potterdämmerung thing. Live and learn! In any case, this is the last time I’m googling it.
All is well
Maybe now that the book is out there can be a little less bemoaning? Or not. In any case, I got a wrap to do so I’ll just point y’all towards Andrew Wheeler’s HP round-up.
E-mail, that is. The Homing Beacon newsletter went out this afternoon with the details on Star Wars events at at Comic Con.
In brief…
I’ve also received word that LucasArts is setting up in Booth #2913 and will have LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga, Thrillville: Off The Rails, Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron and Star Wars Galaxies available to play. Their panel, at 12:30pm in Room 1AB, will feature a panel of producers and a discussion of story and character in The Force Unleashed.
UPDATE: StarWars.com reveals all!
Word on the street is that Star Wars Insider #95 is starting to show up in subscriber mailboxes, and that it contains an interview with LOTF author Troy Denning and lots of hints about what happens in Inferno, in addition to a few pages on Clone Wars, and a Q&A with Leland Chee.
There’s a fan summary of the interview a couple posts down on this thread at the NJOE boards.
UPDATE: What’s inside Star Wars Insider #95 at StarWars.com.
A few things we missed while pursuing (and avoiding!) Harry Potter.
The book is out overseas and so far the internet is fine. Or is it?
Leaky Widget pics by Makani. Plenty more at the link!
Fox pulled out of SDCC the other day, claiming all six films they planned to present weren’t ready. (Among them: Jumper, starring Hayden Christensen and Samuel L. Jackson.) Now, according the L.A. Times, they’re reconsidering.
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