Star Wars with occasional sarcasm
Whedon’s people deny it, but IGN is claiming that Universal has given the go-ahead for low-budget sequel to Serenity. The film would be broadcast on the Sci-Fi Channel or possibly go straight to DVD.
And while we’re on the subject, Serenity hand puppet theatre.
Make us a Star Wars themed nativity scene! Then send us pictures. The best one – as chosen by a crack panel assembled from the Club Jade mailing list – wins.
You can use pretty much any medium – a drawing, action figures, your pals from the 501st… We’re not picky.
Send us at least 3 but no more than 6 “high-res” (at least 600 pixels wide) quality JPGs of your entry. At least one must be a full shot of the scene, the rest can be closeups or details. Email your entries to simpletricks@gmail.com by December 15th, 2005.
Originality counts, so be as creative as you can. Remember, CJers love the bizarre.
RULES
1. The scene must contain at least 5 recognizable Star Wars characters. It doesn’t have to be all Star Wars characters, but they should be the main focus.
2. Only one version of each character may be used – you can have an Anakin or a Vader, not one of each. (Multiple Stormtroopers/Clonetroopers/Jawas and such are fine, but only one of each will count towards the 5 figure total. Yes, different kinds of troopers are fine.)
3. Pictures must be in focus. Mostly. We need to be able to tell who’s who.
4. Keep it at least PG-13.
5. Mind tricks don’t work on us. Only funny.
PRIZES
The first place winner will get a choice of $50 gift certificate to either Star Wars Shop or Amazon. First, second and third place winners (and maybe more) will get their entries posted to the Club Jade blog for all to admire.
And the Drew Karypyshyn Darth Bane novel is… Path of Destruction, due October 2006.
Inner Bitch watches the entire saga (in release order) and is more than a little surprised.
Halagard takes a look at what the Expanded Universe might look like if it started after the release of the prequels.
Meanwhile, Jeff Dillon of The Disembodied Brain picks up The Joiner King and The Unseen Queen. He’s not impressed.
Shoiryu slashes out for a bit, but calms down for a nice discussion of the Master and Padawan attachment.
A short thread on Padme as Anakin’s anima breeds an entire community devoted to the subject. Neat!
In the realm of blogs.starwars.com, there’s a new multiblog for Official Star Wars artists.
If, like me, all you can remember of the original Aeon Flux is people licking each other in slow motion, you might be interested in The not-so-secret history of ‘Aeon Flux’ – in comic form.
Revenge of the Sith is up for a People’s Choice Award. You know what that means, right?
Ararat5 is brandy that comes in a bottle shaped like a sword. While I can’t vouch for how good the brandy is, it could certainly be an interesting gift for the liquor or sword lover in your life.
Because I can’t stop laughing, I must share this description I found of Alton Brown:
I first became aware of Good Eats a few years ago when I was clicking through the channels and came upon his show. The only reason I paused to watch it was because I thought Alton Brown looked like Luke Skywalker. And honestly, who wouldn’t watch a cooking show by Luke Skywalker? Except maybe those damn Sand People.
Dark Lord — The Rise of Darth Vader came out this week. Fandom reviews are mixed, but the folks on Amazon seem to like it.
In other EU news, Charlene Newcomb’s Rendezvous with Destiny is the latest Hyperspace fiction selection, and the third round of What’s the Story is up.
Dressing a Galaxy is the cover story of autumn’s Ornament magazine. (Via jedi_news)