Star Wars with occasional sarcasm
Super soft racer-back tanks…Coming soon…Stay tuned for more info #MayThe4thBeWithYou twitter.com/HerUniverse/st…
— Her Universe (@HerUniverse) May 1, 2012
The graphic looks to be the same as / similar to the one on the Dolman top that Ashley blogged about a month ago – and note she also mentioned racer-backs there! This is almost certainly to be one of the new shirts that will be available on May 4.
A California man who changed his name to ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ was arrested last month. Kenobi, 37, is believced to have been involved in a five-car collision.
Kenobi, born Benjamin Cale Feit, legally changed his name in 1999 to win $1000 from a local radio station. (Yes, that guy!)
Kenobi was released on bond, but is/was due in court today.
“Whores do not make one great” — Yoda, mentoring Motley Crue.
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) April 28, 2012
Padme, when Anakin confesses that he killed ALL the Sand People, and you DON’T break up with him? Yeah, ROTS is all on you, girl friend.
— Mandy (@MandyBu) April 27, 2012
Just got told by my boss that I sound like #darthvader when I concentrate. So I sound like an asthmatic sadist! Awesome. #FML #starwars
— Laurence MacRory (@LaurenceMacRory) April 23, 2012
So amusing having a job where knowing offhand that it’s Jundland Wastes, not Junland, is an asset. #lifeatlucas #starwars
— Jennifer Heddle (@jenheddle) April 24, 2012
Some for some Expanded Universe… Continue reading “Whores do not make one great: Last week’s best #StarWars and #SWEU tweets”
Fandom insanity is at fever pitch after a producer teased an upcoming Stargate project at the Creation Stargate convention over the weekend.
Darren Thomas is apparently affiliated with an app development company and said the announcement would be made at San Diego Comic Con.
Michael Shanks and Ivon Bartok took things up a notch by teasing each other on Twitter about what the project really is. But they have since clarified that if it’s a live action type thing, neither of them has been contacted to be involved.
Since it’s an app development company, I’m not confident it will be much beyond a comic thing at most. But it’s nice to have something new in Stargate.
Disney and More theorizes that Disneyland Paris may be getting far more than a Star Tours upgrade: There may be an entire section of Discoveryland devoted to Star Wars. It won’t be like the image above – a previously published concept by Tim Delaney that imagines a reskinned Space Mountain – but may involve a Jedi Academy like the U.S. parks have and a Mos Eisley Cantina-inspired restaurant. (via)
In less questionable news, StarWars.com had two items this week regarding Disney World – new Star Wars art at Downtown Disney and a look at the merchandise for Star Wars Weekends.
Many of us Mara Jade fans have never really been big fans of character’s ‘default’ outfit, the leather catsuit. And Tosche Station has finally has it:
By the Gods of Kobol, we hate the catsuit. It’s objectifying, it’s demeaning. Mara’s a character whose innate personality makes her engaging. She doesn’t need to wear a skintight outfit that’s woefully ill-suited to combat to get fans to like her.
So, they’re having a contest! Come up with a more appropriate outfit for Mara and you could win some books. And/or the gratitude of Mara fans!
Here are a few existing fanworks that just may fit the criteria: Mara in robes, in a jacket, in a turtleneck, (!!) steampunk (well, at least it’s different,) in a flight suit and inspired by one of the Japanese covers. Be inspired, but don’t copy!
Sideshow has a new Star Wars line, Mythos. A couple of the figures look fairly interesting: A hermit Obi-Wan (in both Ewan and Sir Alec versions!) and a be-toged Darth Maul. And if this mean they’ll be doing figures of existing characters at non-movie points of their lives, maybe we’ll eventually see a couple insipired by post-Return of the Jedi. Here’s the money graph:
This line of collectibles will be populated by characters from new and existing story lines. We will bring history, unique details and personal choices to each in order to elaborate on who they are. Through the design and sculpt process our goal is to delve deeper into these established characters and offer our own interpretations of what they have done outside of the Star Wars canon.
Outside of canon!?! Eleventyone!
Anyway, the “new” part of the equation? Psst, there are a few existing characters you guys haven’t done yet, in any form. I mean, we are still waiting for that Mara. Or even, hell, a Leia wearing something other than the metal bikini. Or a Padme. Have they ever even done a Padme? An Ahsoka? What do the Gamorrean fans have that we don’t, Sideshow? TELL US. I promise we have many ladies willing to pony up for that Obi-wan if you do.
George Lucas has just approved a book project that should thrill fans. Those who know are already stoked… Stay tuned…!!
— J. W. Rinzler (@jwrinzler) April 26, 2012
What could it be? Well, it’s Rinzler and Lucas, so probably nonfiction of some sort. Maybe another art book. We’ll find out one day.
Or maybe it’s this.
Meanwhile, earlier…
Getting ready to go see some of our new HU @StarWars shirts that will debut on May 4th. It’s gonna be a fun day to be a Star Wars fan!
— Her Universe (@HerUniverse) April 26, 2012
One of them is likely the Dolman top. Or maybe the Ahsoka onsie? The tote bag?
Well, we already know Artoo is probably the smartest character in the franchise…
This guy decided to watch The Empire Strikes Back 30 times in 30 days. He’s on day 75 and still has plenty to say… An interesting experiment, to say the least. You can start (in order) with Day 1.