Trying to catch up on the prequel-era books, comics, and TV shows? Lucasfilm’s Keeper of the Holocron has a handy guide to what happened in between Eps II and III.
Confessions of a fangirl
Our own Susan has an article about being a female fan. Plenty of CJer quotes and references. Witness:
If I told the truth, I reasoned, people would think I was crazy. When I did tell, I’d have to endure a bemused, somewhat patronizing reaction. Eyebrows are raised. Weird glances follow. Since I started this story, my coworkers take joy in making fun of me.
What’s interesting, of course, is that other, equally bizarre hobbies are considered legitimate. As my friend Shelba put it, “I don’t understand why it is OK that people who paint their faces blue, or red, or green polka dots to cheer on a sports team are just enthusiastic, but we’re weird.”
Golfers play all weekend and decorate their house with golf-themed pillows. There are avid genealogists and Civil War buffs, birdwatchers and Phish fans. But say you’re into Star Wars, and people think you are out of touch with reality.
ETA: Susan’s article gets linked at TFN for the masses! Awesome!
Yet more money…
ROTS made $35.5 million on Friday, bringing the total to $85.5 million.
And this is without international figures.
Geeks power Sith to box office record
Revenge of the Sith makes a record 16.5 million dollars first day sales. It’s the best mid-week opening ever, beating Return of the King. We’ll see what the weekend brings, but I’m guessing that whiny bitch Spider-Man better start watching his back…
ETA: Now it’s $50 million! Holy Sith!
Cosplay for Dummies and other stories
Make a quick and easy Jedi robe. (via Boing Boing.)
A fine collection of links to knock-off Star Wars stuff at Metafilter.
Star Wars is a tool of Satan! More about the dangers of psuedo-Eastern philosophy from the mouths of Muppets from Bonnie Burton.
The many moods of Anakin Skywalker
Scans of an adorable hand-written review of Revenge of the Sith.
Opening Day* Fun Stuff
NPR has been doing a series on Star Wars and George Lucas all week. (Via Carbongeek.)
Literary fantasy and sci-fi talk show the Dragon Page has a cover-to-cover podcast with Matthew Stover. (Via Sci-Fi Ranter Girl.)
Droids, droids, everywhere: R2 builders on the cover of Make magazine; Italian bot that recognizes, runs away from lightsabers and humans with lightsabers.
Hilarious Star Wars photoshop contest.
For more hilarity, SF Signal reproduces the Top 10 Star Wars Spoofs list from an old edition of SFX magazine. Mmm… parody.
* Technically may have nothing to do with opening day.
Midnight Madness
The official site has a multi-page introduction to Episode III.
Can you believe that ROTS has already leaked online? Crazy stuff.
Star Wars Fans Flock To ‘Sith’
“Jay Greene and his friends had a pact: When the sixth and final “Star Wars” movie came out
Brief Moments of Calm
Let’s get in a few news items from our other fandom interests before the worldwide ROTSgasm takes over, shall we?
Kelsey Grammer will play Beast in X-Men 3. Is this a joke? Is it a late April Fool’s Day joke? Is the man even capable of playing anyone but an upright snob after being Frasier Crane for 20 years?
Onto less distressing pastures, Joss Whedon has written a comic boom prequel to Serenity.
Bunch of Batman Begins trailers and commercials over at TheMovieBox.net.
Many of us will be seeing the Fantastic Four trailer tonight.
And lastly, there will be a Sin City 2, and Frank Miller is writing it now. I still haven’t seen the first one. That’s why I have to go see ROTS at midnight – I have a serious demerit on my Geek Card.
