Jeff Cioletti’s sequel to the documentary The Fandom Menace, Galaxy’s End: Revenge of the Myth, will be screened at the New York Comic Con later this month.
Special Valentine Unit
Okay, so it’s not our usual genre, but the Law and Order Valentines have been making the rounds and they’re too damn funny not to link. (via Boing Boing)
The artist, Brandon Bird, also has some fun Star Wars stuff: Masters of the Force, Fluttermaul, Man of Tomorrow and an awesome Ewok poster. Check out brandonbird.com for more fun pop-culture artwork.
Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned for Sega
A sweet love song for all the geek-lovin’ ladies in the house. Thanks to Rach for the find!
From the Blogside
Six Deadly Justifications of the “Star Wars” Movie-Verse from Citizenjess and Patientalien. My god, have they been suffering through reading blogs.starwars.com too???
NerfHerdersAnonymous on a key Star Wars/Mozart connection. Friday was the composer’s 250th birthday.
Lavagrrrl on participating in the Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s Music Of The Star Wars Saga.
Imadra_blue’s thoughts on Alternate Universe and Alternate Reality fics in Star Wars and Harry Potter fics.
Oninobara on Padme and her relegation to the ghetto of the “Loving Girlfriend.”
Jediwonderboy rants on how Han Solo has been written in the EU. Courtship of Princess Leia: Bring SW fans together in WTF moments since 1994.
Anton of Link Right 2 on the Ben Franklin commemorative coin’s freak resemblance to Palpatine. Spooky.
Slithytove on the difference between science fiction and fantasy.
As usual, big thanks to Jedi News. Find a post that you thinks deserves a place in the next edition of From the Blogside? Email Dunc at simpletricks@gmail.com with the URL.
Bridge to Engine Room: More popcorn!
A home theatre built to look like the bridge of the Starship Enterprise from the original series. Our favorite sci-fi home theatre even gets a namecheck (linkcheck?) under inspiration and concepts. (via Boing Boing)
With blackjack! And hookers!
The 10 Best Sci-Fi films That Never Existed. The original pitch/concept for Alien 3 sounds awesome. (via Big Dumb Object)
Warning: Item contains Star Wars prequel angst, criticism of George Lucas, and swearing. Not recommended for anyone with less than +3 Fanboy Resistance.
Trek to the Troops
This is a neat idea – Trek to the Troops is an organization that wants to bring Star Trek personalities to U.S. troops overseas. They’re currently having a banner fundraiser. (via Slice of SciFi)
The art of Lucasarts
Gamasutra talks to Michael Rubin, the author of Droidmaker: George Lucas and the Digital Revolution. This being a game site, the interview is mostly about LucasArts, but interesting nonetheless.
Also, Ballblazer has to be the funniest game title ever. (via Wookieenews)
Two men enter…
“You’re about to get your ass kicked by a Star Wars nerd!” Line up nerds vs. drunken punks in a profanity-laden clip from Star Wait.