Star Wars with occasional sarcasm
RebelScum has pictures of several of the new comic packs, including HttE Luke and Mara, Infinities Leia and Vader, and A’Sharad Hett and Dark Woman.
Suddenly I feel way less guilty about not looking too hard for these figures. The fug is strong with them…
According to host Heidi Klum’s website, the new season of perennial CJ chat favorite Project Runway debuts Wednesday, November 14th.
Would Tim Gunn make a great Jedi Master or what? Maybe we need to do another one of these.
Yoda’s fadeaway makes MTV’s list of the ten most shocking movie deaths of all time. Also making an appearance, Samuel L. Jackson’s deeply ironic exit from Deep Blue Sea, aka the only reason anyone would want to actually watch Deep Blue Sea. (via TOSblog)
Luke Skywalker’s lightsaber heading to space. For real!
UPDATE: Expect plenty of coverage over at the TOSblog tomorrow!
‘Tis the season for fun TV announcements. Is it the fall season yet?
– Ripper has supposedly passed one more small hurdle towards becoming reality
– Kevin Smith attempts to cover all branches of geekdom by directing an episode of Battlestar Galactica, an episode of Heroes: Origins, and the pilot for Reaper. Does the man ever sleep?
– David Tennant is staying with Dr. Who
– Genre actors get some props as scene-stealers
– And “Watch With Kristin” gets a sneak peek at some of the folks passing through the island on Lost
I’m back! Catching up on all the TV news after a sad, migraine-induced delay. Let us see what we missed in the world of Stargate.
– GateWorld reveals the pretty that is the Stargate SG-1: The Complete Series box set. (Y’know, the one with those extras that those of us who collected through the years can’t get without buying this box set? The one we are so not bitter about?)
– Stargate Atlantis producer Joe Mallozzi continues to post pictures and teasers about upcoming storylines on his blog. You’re missing out if you’re not reading!
– David Hewlett talks Season 4 with TV Zone (as teased by GateWorld and SyFyPortal).
– TV Zone also has an interview with SG1 director Martin Wood on the joys of filming in the Artic.
– Back to David Hewlett and his teasing, he posted a “dramatic” reading (supposedly the first of a series) of a favorite line from Season 4.
Stargate news from DragonCon probably won’t be posted until next week, unless I manage to find Dunc and blog on her laptop.
The Dragon*Con schedule was released last week… (Direct link to 2.4M PDF.) The ‘Matters of the Force’ track is on pages 46 and 47 of the PDF (and separated by what will be, in the actual program book, a pull-out.) You also might want to check out the autograph sessions (20-21,) readings (34-36) and the Sci-Fi/Fantasy Literature track (39-41) for several familiar names.
In the bad news category… Aaron Allston is no longer attending, prompting rampant sadfacing among the attending CJers.
Here’s an interesting article on politics, religion, multiculturalism and Britishness in the Potterverse.
Coming to London’s West End… maybe.
Producers are already working on script ideas and hope to bring the musical to London’s West End next year.
They are looking for a big-name composer to write the music.
I nominate Sir Rogue and Jeff!
At least those in the United Kingdom will be getting it November 12th. No word yet on North America or the rest of the world.