Remember the Shepperton Studios Stormtrooper Armour? Well, it’s not authorized by a long shot – Lucasfilm sued them and won. Ouchies. (via TFN)
Business Week profiles George
All the news of the last week, with none of the crazy assumptions. Really, I just think he needs to give more interviews. Of course, that would also make such articles a lot less newsworthy…
Colbert to crown Ultimate Video Champion
Stephen Colbert will reveal the winner of his Greenscreen Challenge tonight. You know who I’m rooting for.
The fans speakth
StarWars.com wins ‘Best Official Site’ in the Movies.com Readers’ Poll, while Star Wars got voted Favorite Franchise. There’s plenty of other Star Wars (and Johnny Depp) love in the rest of the poll. And proof of ballot-stuffing gone horribly wrong – TheOneRing.net beat TheForce.net for Unofficial Movie Site. Ha ha!
Weird things on the Wookieepedia
An almost-forgotten relic of the KJA years: The Little Lost Bantha Cub. Truthfully, this isn’t really weird, but did make me burst out laughing when I ran across it.
Also check out this list of books in the Star Wars galaxy. There’s even a self-help book. Now that’s weird.
Lindsay Wagner not included
The S3 premiere of Battlestar Galactica didn’t get as many viewers as the S2 premiere, but that’s not stopping NBC (which owns the Sci-Fi Channel) from trying the reinvention formula again – BSG executive producer David Eick is going to head a new look at The Bionic Woman.
Movies still not as good as when we were 8
Mark Beall wants George Lucas and Joss Whedon to redeem themselves. (Plus: Serenity a failure to fans? Huh?) Do you agree? Do you care?
EW.com needs virgin blood
Entertainment Weekly’s website is looking for Star Wars virgins to watch the entire saga on Cinemax. Yeah, I know no one here fits that description. But I’ll post it anyway – to serve you.
Legacy #5 preview up
Sith, Sith, and more Sith. They are ugly buggers, aren’t they?