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I could almost believe it was real

Fantastically bizarre celebrity art blogger 14 graces us today with George Lucas’s Hair Unfurls to Reveal A Secret Interdimensional Vortex Allowing Him To Communicate Telepathically With An Ancient Diety From A Galaxy Far, Far Away. Quite flattering, all things considered.

Actually, it reminds me of this totally bizarre conversation I had with some chick on the long-dead Fanfix.com boards – she claimed that George Lucas had gotten hold of the Star Wars story through arcane means (i.e., not a pastiche of Kurosawa, Campbell, Buck Rodgers and other such etcetera) and that he also had gotten it all wrong. (Her fanfiction, of course, was right.) She was a known nutcase and probably a troll, but I remain amused.

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“Star Wars is not dead”

IESB catches up with George on the red carpet for a quick video interview. George puts a stake through the heart of the Indy IV Natalie Portman rumor and names the first brand-new character in the animated series. Boba Fett (“still a little kid”) is “possible.”

UPDATE: A TFN reader got to hear George speak at the Directors Guild of America. He talked about the 3D series (“smart ass comedy with contemporary humor,”) revealed a live-action tidbit, and said he wouldn’t be able to make Celebration.

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Roundup: Star Wars in the news

Rumor mill powers activate: Is LFL planning to hold back the Saga Sexy Time Box Set? You know, the one with all six movies that doesn’t officially exist yet? This is also the first I’ve heard of a nine disc set, not that it means much in this context.

Frat boys dig metal bikinis: TFN reports that Carrie Fisher tops Maxim.com’s Hottest Nerd Crushes list. Other honorees include Liv Tyler, Jennifer Garner, Jeri Ryan, Grace Park and Gillian Anderson.

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