Star Wars with occasional sarcasm
The folks over at ExtremeTech’s Gearlog got a sneak peek at some upcoming Star Wars toys, including the new Millennium Falcon, which is 30% bigger than the old ones. (They were using the same mold for 30 years before it broke!) Head on over to the link to see another video of The Clone Wars line.
The new Falcon will be officially unveiled at San Diego Comic Con next month.
I dare you to resist these Star Wars mice from Etsy’s The House Of Mouse. There are Yoda, Chewie, and Obi-Wan, of course, but also Luke, Anakin, Palpatine, Leia, Han, and even Indiana Jones. But that’s not all… There are plenty of familiar mouseterpations of other CJ favorites, including Harry Potter and a pirate. There’s a pretty huge selection, so there’s bound to be something for everyone… She even takes commissions!
Big thanks to Jadesfire55 for the link!
This Friday sees the first of several Star Wars Weekends at Disney World in Florida. The 501st will be there, as will several Star Wars celebs, and (of course) plenty of merchandise, like the crossover figures featured on the official blog today.
I thought Last Comic Standing got canceled back when the naked dude was still tooling around Survivor?
Remember Dr. Bailey’s Star Wars speech from the Grey’s Anatomy season finale a couple weeks ago? io9 now has the video.
…Fishing tackle? Is this a new low? On the up side, I’m not actually finding a store link for these things, just an item on TFN, so maybe it’s a faker? (via)
This group on Flickr lets fans share their childhood pics and drawings. Above, the Fleming brothers and friends celebrate Halloween in 1977.
This inspired our latest poll, which you can find under the cut. Continue reading “Growing up Star Wars: 1977-1985″