Nate Bergstrom lost a lot of blood to recreate this classic of cheese.
More reviews from The Clone Wars preview
Holy press crush Batman! And they like it! (Mostly.) Yes, more spoilers.
- Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker: “It just might be better than all the live-action prequels put together.”
- The Live Feed: “‘Clone Wars’ is likely the most photo-realistic animated TV series ever produced.”
- Premium Hollywood: “If this series stays at the quality we just witnessed, I’ll be there week after week after week.”
- Scott D. Pierce’s TV Talk (Deseret News:) “…Holy cow, it was great!”
- Tim Goodman’s The Bastard Machine (SFGate:) “I’m not sure your average adult is going to be watching this regularly, but I know my 5-year-old is going to flip for it.”
- Variety’s take is… businesslike, The Star-Ledger’s Alan Sepinwall is skeptical, IGN is mainly positive, and Zap2it’s From Inside the Box has the best collection of Dave Filoni quotes.
- The negative voices are The Oregonian’s Idiot Box, Andrew Ryan of The Globe and Mail’s L.A. Diary and MeeVee’s Joel Brown.
StarWars.com has all 18 Celebration Japan prints
Okay, maybe only 17, but a complete list of the exclusive artist prints that will be available at Celebration Japan. Above, a piece from Erik Maell.
Journalists see full episode of The Clone Wars
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette‘s Tuned-in Journal (It’s a blog, dude: Just call it a blog) has a surprisingly detailed description of the episode’s contents. Worth noting: It made a ‘a positive impression.’
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Don’t you want to live in Eureka’s neighborhood?
Eureka is on its way back for a third season; kicking it off with their own version of Mr. Roger’s “Won’t you be my neighbor?”
No, Colin Ferguson can’t sing. But it’s still kinda funny; as is the show. Check it out!
Return of the Star Wars bedding
Pottery Barn Kids will begin selling vintage-style Star Wars sheets, blankets, and George knows what else on July 25th. (Sizes up to queen, so big kids can geek out, too.) Expect to see a lot more sheets-turned clothing at Dragon*Con!
The Clone Wars Happy Meal toys kind of creepy
Disembodied heads stuck on vehicles? Okay! And they’re actually giving us more than The Clone Wars: Wicket, Vader, Chewie, Leia, Luke and Han are among the strange bobbleheadesque figures in a promotional sheet found by Rebelscum. And like the ROTS Burger King figures, there are a lot of them… Not as many as BK, but more than your usual Happy Meal assortment. Still, creepy.
Oh well. The kids will probably love it.
Celebration Japan schedule
Only a week to go! StarWars.com has the schedule – 7 pages worth!
Supercolossal Fan Race at Comic-Con
Looking for something to do on the evening of Thursday, July 24?
Going to be in beautiful downtown San Diego for Comic-Con?
Want to have fun in a chance to win a $200 grand prize?
The San Diego Rocket Race team (aka SirDan and JawaJames) is putting on a race around downtown San Diego:
- Starting Line: “Coming Together” mosaic/sculpture at the south end of the San Diego Convention Center
- Starting Time: 7 pm
- Entrance Fee: $20 for a team of two.
How it works:
At the start of the race, each team of two will receive a packet with their first clue, which will lead them to a place where they will receive their second clue, which when solved will lead them to a place to get their third clue, etc. Clues will require solving puzzles based on all sorts of things you might find at Comic-Con: movies, comics, sci-fi, fantasy, gaming, etc. (more than just the standard sci-fi fare from the annual fall Rocket Race or the Star Wars theme of the Kessel Run). Racers will travel on foot, and the race should take no more than 2 hours.
A Comic-Con badge is not required.
Did I mention that the first place prize is $200?
Get more information or register online at www.sdrocketrace.com or show up with $20 cash on-site for registration.
Reminder – It’s Hallmark Ornament Preview Weekend
I don’t know why I get so fascinated by these things, but I do. (Would it kill them to come up with a tree topper, already?)
Either way, here’s a reminder that this Saturday and Sunday is the annual Hallmark Ornament Premiere Weekend. Your chance to grab the new Star Wars ornaments before anyone else! (There’s also an Indy one.)