George Lucas made a surprise appearance last night, thanking the 501st and Grambling ‘troops.’ The 501st has video.
Runup to the Rose Bowl
Is Pasadena ready for Darth Vader? Even E! has got in on the hype.
There are also plenty of costumed fans in the press this week:
Video Not-Quite-Monday
Just a few: Chad Vader Episode IV: Holiday Special and a Holiday Greeting from the same.
Fan Art: Together, we make flower
Star Wars on Ice by Kenneth Herstad. Is it not awesome?
Filk Friday
Nothing embodies the holiday season quite like self-destructive love. Er, anyway, this week’s filk of a holiday song again takes us to Buffy the Vampire Slayer in its middle/late 6th season. She didn’t get run over by a reindeer, but apparently she did have a Shagfest with a Vampire.
Is it 2007 yet?
Behind the scenes as LFL preps for Rose Bowl parade. There are disembodied Ewok heads and everything!
He knows when you are sleeping…
Behold: Santacon!
Of course there’s product!
No one is surprised that there are Rose Bowl Parade pins.
Weird Things on the Wookieepedia
Alien Exodus, a never-produced book trilogy that would have detailed the origins of the human race in the GFFA. I… I… Um. Okay.
At least I finally know what the deal was with those Alien Chronicle books.
Why must I be surrounded by frickin’ idiots?
Valleywag’s Tech Villain Dream Team includes Gaius Baltar, Lex Luthor and Dr. Doom. I wonder… Has Hollywood ever done a bumbling villian team-up movie before? Just imagine the completely predictable hilarity!