We heard Friday back in April (and Rebelscum rumored it not too long ago as well) but now Sci-Fi Wire is saying that the Cartoon Network will be airing their action-adventure block on Saturday. Real change or error? (Thanks, Stooge!)
Freeze-Ray of Love…
…or “What Joss Whedon did during the Writer’s Strike.”
Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog is Joss Whedon’s attempt to expand how the internet is used for entertainment. And it has just been released!
It’s only going to be out for one week. So get yourself on over there to see another great Whedon musical, Neil Patrick Harris and Nathan Fillion.
It’s a lot of fun!
DarkHorse.com gets a facelift, previews TFU comic
Dark Horse is the latest website of note to redesign… And now there’s a new letter from Randy Stradley at the Star Wars Zone as well, detailing their plans for The Force Unleashed adaption by Haden Blackman, Brian Ching, Bong Dazo and Wayne Nichols. (Including a quick peek!)
The fandom minute: Ahsoka, blogs, project, Mandos
- Shocking! io9 thinks that Ahsoka Tano is going to die. We say: No shit, Sherlock.
- Fansites: Share your EU musings on EUC’s EUBlogs.
- Project: Make your collection classy with a miniatures wall decoration.
- Time-wasting: Mando fans can customize (to the point of being nearly ridiculous) their fantasy armor with the Mandalorian Merc’s Mandomaker.
Star Wars Etsy finds: Indie goodies for geeks
Found on Etsy today: Stormcheaters, a limited edition print by Joshua Ellingson; A Chewbacca print; Or a Star Wars/Abbey Road mashup?
- Remember Sammi Resendes’ amigurumi? You can buy a Han and Leia, or patterns for Ackbar and Yoda. Another shop, Jelly Bums, has a different Yoda pattern. Or just another Yoda.
- A ‘Do or Do Not’ custom Scrabble tile pendant (in green or black) from HomeStudio.
- Gr0glmann has a selection of mini-figure (mostly Lego) necklaces, as well as blaster earrings (and even pineapples.)
- Embroidered felt Darth Vader, Stormtrooper, and Threepio items from Black Rose.
- Geek voice bubble pendants from Ursula and Olive.
- Recycled Design has pendants and earrings made from Star Wars Monopoly pieces.
- Lightsaber knitting needles!
- It’s too late for Father’s Day, but there’s always next year.
- Star Wars baby and toddler gear from Itsy Bitsy Funzy Onesie.
- The Death Star on a record?
- But I think these Venus Flytrap Letterpress cards are my favorite.
Video: Dancing stormtrooper welcomes new iPhone
Not sure if this is the Tokyo Dance Trooper (he’s sporting the same red armband) or just a Tokyo dance trooper (he’s identified only as ‘Storm Trooper’) but CNN went down to the Tokyo iPhone launch and caught him among the Apple cultists. Now the question is – did he get a white one or a black one? (via)
Jedi Twilight chat tonight!
The Expanded Universe chat will be discussing the latest release, Coruscant Nights: Jedi Twilight, tonight at 8pm Eastern/5pm Pacific. If you’re new to IRC, you can join via the web client, just for tonight.
Are stormtroopers softening up America for fascism?
Here’s one for the ‘quite probably taking fandom phenomenon way too seriously’ bin:
Suppose tomorrow the Bush administration announces plans to deploy thousands of Homeland Security Troops to American cities, to walk the streets armed in the search for un-American, possibly terrorist activities (such as taking photos where there isn’t anything obviously pretty to be taking a photo of, being overly swarthy, videotaping cops and Homeland Security Troops, etc). These guys would only be answerable to the DHS, and they would be recruited from the likes of Blackwater, Wackenhut, and so forth.
Obviously there would be some outrage, yeah? I mean, not as much as there should be, but a lot of folks wouldn’t care for this at all.
Now imagine that these troops are outfitted exactly like Stormtroopers from Star Wars.
All I have to say is that the 501st bothers me a hell of a lot less than the Jediism crowd. Thoughts, true believers? (via)
Star Wars has galactic Green cred
EarthFirst’s Ben Ray reads between the lines of the galaxy far, far away with a look at the environmentalism of Star Wars. (Well, A New Hope, at least.)
The Vader Project at Celebration Japan
TheVaderProject.com has updated with the names of some of the Japanese artists (art groups?) who’ll be providing all-new art helmets for Celebration Japan.