Oh, they excel at that, sir
Spotted on Wikipedia’s Lamest Edit Wars page: “Death Star: Is it 120km or 160km in diameter? Who cares?” Couldn’t have said it better myself.
Bonus lameness: A big chunk on Revenge of the Sith and (teehee) Shadows of the Empire. Requires scrolling.
The slashers found Aaron…
And they ask him about Wes and Hobbie’s ‘relationship’ at DragonCon. (Note Helen to the right of Mike!)
But wait, there’s more beneath the cut! (Watch the video first.)
Weird things on the Wookieepedia
The Endor Holocaust, the theory (theory!) that Ewoks Go Boom. Fanboys, I swear…Well, at least it makes for a funny Metafilter thread.
Whine season opens early this year
No review copies of the new DVDs? The ‘piracy’ excuse seems kind of silly – there’s little (reported) that hasn’t been seen before, and has probably been illegally avaliable via all the usual suspects for years.
Of course, savvy fans – apparently not the bloggers at EW, at least before the fanboy hoards got to them – already know the transfers of the ‘originals’ are straight from the ’93 laserdisc masters and thus not going to be as good as the 2004 editions.
Popwatch’s second point/theory is something to ponder – are these stopgap DVDs? We do have that 2007 box set rumor.
Or, y’know, they’re just doing this on the cheap. It does seem strange seeing how much LFL loves to court publicity. And it makes me wonder if there’s something else on the discs. (Damn that Kool-Aid!) A preview of the animated TV show? The box set? Jar Jar in carbonite? Only LFL knows for sure… But don’t hold your breath.
Freebasing Jedi McNuggets
The bonus DVD menus for Return of the Jedi are less than thrilling. But then, it is the 80’s, when everything was fugly. Especially Luke’s hair.
Get your BSG fix
The first Battlestar Galactica webisodes launched today. No surprise – it’s already up on Youtube. What is surprising? The New York Times gets in on the action.
That’s a safety violation for sure
LAist finds Star Wars Fans On Attack At Hollywood Bowl. With video!
Best. Merchandise. Ever.
Horrified B-Movie Victims Figure Set!
Also, Entertainment Earth has an Expanded Universe section? When did that happen?
How many exams?
‘First’ blunder found in Harry Potter series. (Thanks, Liz!) I don’t think this is the first – wasn’t there something about Harry’s parents and Voldemort’s wand in the first printing of Goblet of Fire? Oh, for a one-author canon. It must be dreamy to have only such minor errors.