April Fools! Continuing adventures in Star Wars internet prankage

In the hefty realm of Star Wars pranks, the big hit seems to be ThinkGeek’s Tauntaun sleeping bag. What kid wouldn’t love that!

Meanwhile, Wookieepedia has gone purist: “…the consensus of the Wookieepedia administrators is to only accept the Star Wars films as canon. Expanded Universe material will be treated as non-canon from here on. ”

And Firefox News has Diablo Cody tapped to Write Star Wars Episode VII; Get a feel for the concept by flashing back to If Diablo Cody Wrote Star Wars.

Big thanks to for the enthusiastic replies to Laurel K. Hamilton’s Jaded Conquest, and to CJ’s Heather W. for the title. We actually have a great run of title suggestions on the list, including Journey into Skywalker, Jedi in Chains, Under The Hand, and Hard Jade Knight. I think it might call for a poll…

Other EU tomfoolery: The Movie Blog reports that George Lucas is making a Legacy movie; TFN’s Lit forums celebrate the release of Bib Fortuna and the Rise of the Dark Falls and the announcement of Republic Commando: Tipoca Thunder, while there is mass outrage of Dark Horse’s decision to reshuffle the NJO timeline for Invasion.

As for the rest of the internet…

• Expedia is offering $99 flights to Mars!.
• Google has developed artificial intelligence, and she’ll reply to your emails for you!
• Tor.com changes their name to TÖRdötCÖM and spends the day posting a mix of serious and silly content. Particularly notable: Anne Rice Admits to Writing Jesus Fan Fiction, Fiction World Rocked as Woman Claims No Sexual Attraction to Neil Gaiman and Fox Cancels Joss Whedon.
• Every day is April Fools for The Onion, but I can’t help but appreciate Obama Depressed, Distant Since ‘Battlestar Galactica’ Series Finale.
• Red Right Hand is going to the special hell for almost making it through a report that Fox is remaking Firefly with Steven Bochco and Mark-Paul Gosselaar.
• Keep up at Fandom Lounge or April Fools’ Day On The Web.