Star Wars with occasional sarcasm
Man, that Jedi religion guy just can’t stay out of trouble, can he? Daniel Jones, co-founder of the Jedi Church in Wales, is suing a supermarket because they told him to remove his hood. “It states in our Jedi doctrination that I can wear headwear. It just covers the back of my head,” he said. …
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Just when you thought the whole Jedi church thing couldn’t get any more embarrassing, the Daily Mail comes through with a picture. Thanks a lot, guys. IGN gets hands-on with the Nintendo DS version of The Force Unleashed. Family Guy: Blue Harvest mastered national DVD sales this week, beating out the Dane Cook/Jessica Alba comedy …
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I have a particular fondness for the independently-published Star Wars philosophy book. People are all over the board in how they see the Force and Star Wars and these books reflect that. Jedi Manual Basics: Introduction to Jedi Knighthood by Matthew Vossler came across to me, from its description, as a book written for kids (another …
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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 …
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People: Emmy-winning comedic actor Harvey Korman, who died on Thursday, is probably best known for his work on The Carol Burnett Show… But he also had a role in The Star Wars Holiday Special as the four-armed chef Gormaanda. Over at StarWars.com, Bonnie Burton pays tribute. Technology: Yahoo’s Ben Patterson ponders when Star Wars and …
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Jedi Knights demand Britain’s fourth largest ‘religion’ receives recognition. Didn’t that start as a joke? Somehow I doubt that a fourth of the United Kingdom actually believes in the Force. Not to mention (fangirl alert!) that they don’t seem to know the word ‘Jedi’ is both singular and plural: For the protest in Whitehall, the …