Star Wars with occasional sarcasm
The saga continues: Chad Vader Episode 3!
Star Wars Shadow Puppets. Is that the Audio Drama as (part of) the background? (Thanks, Bonnie!)
The Simpsons vs Star Trek. Genius!
Episode I: The Drunken Menace. Anakin’s ‘angel’ line makes a hell of a lot more sense in this context…
– The truth about Darth Vader
– 12 Angry Robots
– Death of an Ewok
– Filk: Mace on a Plane
– May the Fonze be with you. And also with you.
– Classic Clip: R2-D2 and C-3PO on Sesame Street.
Abel G. Peña on seeing Ailyn Vel in action.
Darth Vader discovers Luke throws like a girl!
Junediamanti conjugates fandom verbs.
Master Ki-Aaron-Mundi analyzes Padme’s “There’s still good in him.”
Jedi Rita reacts to Betrayal – warning, spoilers!
This week, we revisit the summer of 1999, a time of excitment in Star Wars fandom, with the release of the first SW film in 16 years. Buzz was flying, hype was, er, hyping, and we were all still too excited about getting new Star Wars to yet fully acknowledge how much there was wrong with TPM. Whether victimized by the hype or actually enjoying the film, the Star Ladies of Club Jade were certainly Livin’ La Vida Lucas, as depicted here by CJ costuming guru Caitlin, aka JainaMSolo.
In additional Weird Al news, the video for “Don’t Download This Song” (the first single off his upcoming album Straight Outta Lynwood), can be seen here (thanks, Phil!).
Finally, I can express myself as I always knew I was meant to – in Shyriiwook.
ETA: Don’t Stop Believing! Brilliant!
Friends of Lulu is a non-profit organization that encourages female participation in comics. They’re looking for entries for a comic anthology called “The Girls’ Guide to Guys’ Stuff.” Given how very boycentric this fandom can be, a ‘Star Wars’ centric tale or two might be welcome. Hell, look a few posts down for an idea or three…
Musical groups – there are more than just two!
Sadly, The Dead Daalas are ineligible, but there is a group called the Dead Rebels with a song called Death Star Diva that “was considered extremely horrible”. Hmm…
Action figures on a cat, Star Wars geese, a selection of remixed Mr. Potato Heads, including Yoda! And last but not least, custom vinyl Vader and stormtrooper… bears?
Just in time for Halloween prep, Simplicity is offering patterns for several “Star Warriors” costumes… There’s more than one pattern per item, so be sure to click on all the familiar-looking characters. There are several other familiar-looking costumes on offer as well – Pirates, elves, Willy Wonka, and many generic fantasy and historical types.
Trailer for 5-25-77. That’s an upcoming movie I haven’t heard of for a long time…
The Phantom Menace, Revenge of the Sith, A New Hope, and Return of the Jedi in 60 seconds, with Attack of the Clones and Empire Strikes Back in 10.
British Phantom Menace spoof. I believe this is from French and Saunders – that’s Jennifer Saunders as Qui-Gon, anyway. Some of the funny must have gotten lost in the trip over the Atlantic, but screenshots of the Queen Amidala scene have been amusing me for years so I had to link it. Sorry. This action figure parody of game show The Crystal Maze may amuse more.
Ewoks and Stormtroopers, just because:
– Injured stormtrooper.
– Ewoks cartoon promo.
– Return of the Jedi trailer.
– Classic Clip: Stormtrooper hitting his head.