IESB reports that Family Guy will indeed be doing a riff on The Empire Strikes Back.
TV updates from Monsieur McCallum
TFN has transcribed comments (reported in French) made by Rick McCallum at France’s Reunion 2 convention regarding the two TV shows and saga box set.
I wonder if we can expect any official reports on this…
Video du jour: Vader still an ass
New one from Robot Chicken: Dinner with Vader every bit as uncomfortable as you would think.
The catchup: Monday morning reading list
GENERAL
SWTV: A Day in the Life of Clone Wars while Jimmy Kimmel addresses live-action show in monologue and MSNBC’s Mary Beth Ellis asks if “Lucas be trusted with ‘Star Wars’ universe?”
- Pablo eviscerates sloppy journalism.
- Preview Insider #97, on sale tomorrow.
- More CE stuff for sale.
SWTV: EVENTS
FANDOM
- New England Garrison has a Jabba puppet!
- Meet the Dune Sea Garrison
- New York Jedi in the news again.
- Tina Fey Geeks out.
HYPERSPACE
- Bantha Tracks: Best Worst Costumes.
- Source archive: Whiskers, Command Performance, and Pantolomin Halfback
- NewsNet: Tarkin, Staff Die in Tragic Shuttle Crash
Live-action TV show ‘news’
The L.A. Times interviews George, but it’s nothing we haven’t heard before:
The Skywalkers aren’t in it, and it’s about minor characters,” Lucas said in an interview. “It has nothing to do with Luke Skywalker or Darth Vader or any of those people. It’s completely different. But it’s a good idea, and it’s going to be a lot of fun to do.”
Lucas joked that the series would be about “the life of robots” but wouldn’t let any details slip about the true premise. The “extended universe” of “Star Wars” has come to life already in Lucas-sanctioned novels, comics and games that chronicle the history of the Jedi and tell the tales of bit players in the films, such as the bounty hunters from “The Empire Strikes Back.”
There’s that damn ‘extended universe’ thing again. Grr.
Things finally moving?
Is it true? Are things finally moving officially on the live action show?
According to Entertainment Weekly, Uncle George is taking a trip into Hollywood next week to make the final selections on writers.
They’ll then get to go to Skywalker Ranch for a week to plot their course before dispersing for the actual writing. I wonder if they’ll get to stay at the guest houses?
Could it be?
AICN claims to have some information about the live-action TV show. Believe it at your own risk.
And I’m sorry to burst out into a fangirl moment, but it’s been a rough week: For the last freaking time, it has never been the “Extended Universe.”
Friday morning reading list
Could Obi-Wan bring peace to Iraq? Okay, that’s a little beyond the scope of this blog, but Ewan McGregor was in Basra to present an award to Staff Sgt Michelle Cunningham, a British bomb disposal expert.
Elsewhere…
- SWTV news! George Lucas interviewing writers in Los Angeles next week.
- Darth Vader hot air balloon comes to America.
- Father shows his daughter Star Wars for the first time.
- Behind the scenes with George in Chicago.
- Lynn Cheney brought John Stewart a Darth Vader figure on The Daily Show Wednesday night.
Have a craving for some Robot Chicken?
‘Jedi Bush’ was far from the highlight of the Robot Chicken: Star Wars special (Bush jokes so 2004, even for us godless liberals) but die-hards and behind the scenes fans will find some interest in the Lighting the Mood webdoc.
Interested parties will also be happy to hear that Robot Chicken: Star Wars will be rerunning on Adult Swim the night of October 14th, followed by the AS debut of Family Guy: Blue Harvest. (via)
Want DVD? Fear not, Blue Harvest fans
A Family Guy: Blue Harvest DVD may be out as early as January. It’ll feature an ‘extended cut’ of the A New Hope tribute episode as well as commentary and interviews and perhaps even a little something something in 3-D.