Also in the realm of inconsistent/nonexistent street dating, I’ve been seeing reports that the first two Rebel Force books, Target and Hostage, (or is it Uprising?) have been spotted, and sure enough even Diamond is listing them. (No comics, alas.) This is the first juvie series to take a crack at the OT era since way back in the EU bronze age, and at worst we can hope for something far less headache-inducing.
With the two-hour ‘backdoor pilot’ still in scheduling limbo (we got a trailer in July, but SciFi.com proper has some catching up to do) it’s pretty shocking that the channel has gone ahead and greenlighted the actual series. Here’s hoping that that the Battlestar Galactica’s final season doesn’t depress the audience too much to tune into a prequel.
Comics: There’s a new update from Editor Randy Stradley on Dark Horse’s Star Wars Zone, and it’s of particular interest to you Dark Times fans. A new story will appear (online, for free) in the January and February issues of Dark Horse Presents on MySpace, with the comic coming back into regular rotation with #13 in April. (Thanks, Zee Zee!)
Frequent commentor Xadrian sent me the link to pictures of his Lego Nebulon Ranger, a ship from Takes of the Jedi. I had to look it up myself, but I gotta say the Lego build is pretty impressive! See all his pics for a closer look – I couldn’t resist the wee Ulic Qel-Droma.
Tough times have hit Oz. The Wizard of Oz Festival, held each year in Indiana, is having to shut down due to financial problems and the advancing age of its celebrity guests.
But fandom goes on. And I suspect Oz will, too. It’s hard to dismiss a classic.
The news is almost always slow during the holidays; even fandom slows down, as schools and workplaces take breaks and people just find things to do offline. Alas! What’s a bored blogger to do?
In this case, I went to the referrer logs. The sad fact is, all bloggers are obsessed with referral logs: They tell us how many people are looking, what they’re looking at, and how they got here. It’s that last part that’s most fascinating: Sites linking to us, what search results brought them here. In the last week, 20% have come here directly (bookmarks and the like,) 30% from links and a whooping 50% from search engines. Now, I realize this is all pretty boring stuff, but you have to understand: There’s some seriously funny stuff in that 50%. Sure, not in the terms with the biggest numbers (‘robot chicken star wars 2’, ‘club jade’, and ‘fate of the jedi,’ in case you were wondering) but in the little ones. Witness, the most hilarious search engine referrals of November:
80 people searched for fandom trash (thanks, tagline!)
69 people searched for doctor porn. (With an additional 75 specifically looking for doctor who porn.Costume porn also does pretty well with 22 hits. In short, porn porn porn.