Interested in purchasing costumes and props from the Sci-Fi series Battlestar Galactica? Apollo’s or Starbuck’s flight suit? Admiral Adama’s uniform? full size Raptors or Vipers ? (will those even fit in my garage?) Propworx (which has handled Star Trek prop & costume auctions in the past) will be having a series of live and online auctions of 3,000 BSG costumes and props next year, and has started a blog of what they have found in production storage, found at www.battlestarprops.com.
Project Runway: Final Challenge!
Okay, okay- it’s been a week and I know everyone (who wasn’t at JadeCon) is just dying to know who won Club Jade’s Project Runway!
The third challenge involved a mystery- the teams drew a planet to which their boyz were assigned a mission. The additional challenge was that the audience had to be able to guess what planet the boy was heading for.
The teams were then given a pile of fabric to choose from. The chaos reminded me of the footage shown for bridal gown sales. A few minutes later the teams had their fabrics (or in case of Team Bitca, their minimal materials) and the race was on.
Saturday night was our final runway show. A special thanks to Caitlin as our Heidi for wonderful hosting during all the events! The teams worked hard throughout the day to dress their boyz for the mission. The judges were amazed yet again with the level of determination and dedication to the competition!
I now proudly present the results for Project Runway: Challenge 3!
- Team My Master Made Me Do It won Best Movie Recreation for their Dagobah entry. There is a R2-D2 in Luke’s backpack recovered from the piñata the picnic. For someone who was forced into participating, Steph did a wonderful job!
- Team Have Gunn Will Travail won Most Innovative Use of Materials for their Tatooine entry. Yes, that is Yoda in a Slave Leia outfit. The bra was made from foil from the wine tasting earlier in the day.
- Team Sprockets won Best Workmanship for their Hoth entry! The level of detail was incredible and the judges were very impressed by the cloak. While the judges questioned the use of chaps on the frozen planet of Hoth, Team Sprockets explained that Mace was hot enough on his own. Point taken.
- Team Quilt won for Best Use of Plaid and a Special Award in Prop Construction for their Kamino entry! Judges were impressed with the Burberry-look raingear and especially the creation of the umbrella. Maybe if Obi-Wan had been so stylish and prepared the first time he met with Jango…
- Team Bitca won the Jessa’s Go-Go Dancer or the Victoria’s Not-So-Secret Award for their Coruscant entry. The judges appreciated their steadfastness to their minimalist aesthetic but did question if this design would cause additional problems for the mission. Interestingly, the audience guessed the correct planet at first sight. What does this say for the center of government in the GFFA?
Our final two teams tied for the win of Project Runway Challenge Three:
- Team We Did What? tied with their entry for a mission to the Wookiee planet of Kashyyyk. The judges were impressed by the detail, the fringing, the bandolier, the layers, and how well it would work on Kashyyyk.
- Team Not Quitting Our Day Jobs also tied with their entry for a mission to Mustafar. The judges were impressed with their innovative use of fleece rubber ducky material to simulate flames, including the flame logo on the reverse side of the jacket. This Obi-Wan wouldn’t need the advantage of higher ground if he was wearing this exciting outfit!
The overall winner of Project Runway was…. Everyone!
Yes, the judges could not come to a decision as to which team should be declared the overall winner as they were just so impressed by all of the entries. Call it what you want, but this means they can all be included in a calendar, to be published in time for 2009.
Thank you to all the teams for participating and really making this such a great event. We look forward to the next season of Club Jade Project Runway!
[Editor’s Note: Come back late Monday for a poll on which CJPR team is your favorite!]
Video: Hey There, Chthulhu
With JadeCon just beyond us and all the new filks showing up on the list (if not at the actual con,) this one by The Eben Brooks Band does seem particularly relevant to our interests. (Thanks, Jennifer!)
Secrets of The Clone Wars
The official site points out some of the little details in the new movie.
Twofer at GalacticBinder: Badassness, Kirker Butler
Head on over to GalacticBinder.com for their top 31 bad ass Star Wars moments and an interview with Family Guy writer Kirker Butler, who penned their upcoming Blue Harvest followup, Something, Something, Something Darkside.
Wacky merchandise of the day
Video: Mom, that kid is back….
Okay, it’s not the same three-year-old, and this one is actually reciting the Return of the Jedi opening crawl instead of giving a blow-by-blow of ANH, but the two of them should totally have a play date or something. (via)
New Hyperspace short from Chris Cerasi
Just days after the last one, StarWars.com posts a new Hyperspace short story: Crossroads by Christopher Cerasi, featuring Leia only three months before Courtship of Princess Leia.
GateGeek – Atlantis Fall-Out
So a great hue and cry has gone up from the ranks of fans with much anger directed at both SciFi and MGM for cancelling Atlantis. And there are the inevitable sites going up as the fans work through the grief process. However, the producers are saying that it was a mutual decision in order to launch the Stargate Atlantis movies while the brand was still strong.
Joe Mallozzi shares that the cast and crew were told before word leaked out. (A bit of a rarity, in this day and age.) And he also shares that the 100th and last episode will not be a cliffhanger, as previously reported, but should leave us wanting more.
David Hewlett Twittered that he’s a bit bummed, but is philosophical about the actor’s life. No official word, yet, from the other main actors.
On the happier side of Stargate news, although the producers aren’t yet acknowledging it, The Hollywood Reporter is saying that the new series Stargate Universe has been greenlighted. (Although anytime someone in Hollywood says “younger vibe,” I get nervous.) So…new series and movies from the prior ones!
And tonight’s episode, The Shrine, is getting huge buzz as being one of the most moving of the series.
It should be an interesting Dragon*Con next weekend!
EU newsbits: TFU demo, comic, Karpyshyn interview
- Gaming: Gamers can now get their hands on The Force Unleashed demo – an early level of the game that takes place at a TIE Fighter Construction Facility – from either Xbox Live or the PlayStation Network.
- Comic: StarWars.com has an original comic, Visions of the Blade, that ties into both Soul Calibur IV and The Force Unleashed. It’s illustrated by Tom Hodges.
- Interview: The EUCast has a Cantina Chat with author Drew Karpyshyn.