Star Wars with occasional sarcasm
TFN posted this early in the morning and fandom went wild, as it is wont to do. Of course, they failed to clarify that Mark was talking about things George said back on the ANH set. They did edit the item this afternoon. IESB has quotes.
And for those who didn’t watch the Charlie Rose show last night, George DID say that after ROTS the story is over. Really. Over.
Of course, at the same press conference, LFL did confirm that they have a TV series in the pipeline. So who knows?
Christopher Reeve has showed up on Smallville several times as scientist Dr. Virgil Swann. Annette O’Toole, who played Lana Lang in Superman III, is a series regular as Martha Kent. Now another familiar face from the Superman films will be joining them for the show’s fourth season.
If you’re anything like me and have a weakness for Seth Green and puppets, you’ll be happy to know that short-lived FOX sitcom Greg the Bunny is coming back as a half hour special on IFC.
Angel‘s David Fury finds a new home with Lost.
USA’s The Dead Zone isn’t going anywhere. The series, based on the novel of the same name by Stephen King, is one of the top-rated shows on cable.
Take a look at the Star Trek: Original Series DVD packaging. I think it’s pretty neat! The set is due in store on December 14th – just in time to gift your favorite Trekkie.
The Muscular Dystrophy Campaign has received a license from Lucasfilm to produce 1,000 prints of a commemorative Star Wars poster produced by a fan who is suffering from muscular dystrophy.
It is even more amazing when you consider that he created it with very little vision over two years.
With the DVDs out in less than two weeks, articles about the ‘cleaned up’ movies are running rampant. However, USA Today runs down a list of the changes/additions.
As part of the hype, George Lucas will be on the Charlie Rose show on PBS tonight, and A&E will be airing the Empire of Dreams documentary on Sunday.
If you haven’t preordered the DVDS yet, you can attend a midnight opening at one of nine Best Buy stores.
In case there was anyone who might have missed it, George Lucas’ early work THX 1138 is being released for a limited engagement this weekend in 21 cities.
Yeah. It’s a bit depressing. But you can check out what San Francisco’s BART system looked like when it was shiny new. (It was filmed in one of the stations before it opened.)
Those who prefer being depressed in the comfort of their own homes can obtain the DVD on Tuesday, September 14th.
Three things potentially worth wasting a few minutes on…
A CNN.com columnist’s essay about movie spoilers. It does contain some movie spoilers; the most recent movies spoiled are The Others and Jet Li’s Hero. So read at your own risk.
Just as Chewbacca finally got his medal, Dr. Bunson Honeydew and his assistant Beaker finally receive the accolades they deserve.
And, in the tradition of really lame online quizzes, the BBC web site offers “Buffy Dream Date: Which Character Is Your Valentine?” Mine is Willow, which I already knew, but it does presuppose she’s at least bi rather than full-up lesbian.
Joss Whedon X-Men rumors ‘all-but-official.’ Yay! And Whedon’s been quoted as saying he wouldn’t direct unless he could write the script, so… Double yay! A lot of people are afraid this will take him away from Buffy and Angel work, but think how much good this could do for his career… And come’on! It’s X-Men! As for Storm… dear lord, just write her out. Or recast. Halle Berry was never the best choice in the first place – I’m sure there’s a ton of young actresses in Hollywood who could fill in.
There’s talk about doing a sequel to Underworld. Gotta agree with John at Movieblog – Underworld was a fairly crappy film that had the possibility of being something pretty good.
More on the Clerks sequel – Kevin Smith soothes fan’s worries. And check out this review of the Clerks 10th anniversary DVD.
Gary Oldman was in for voiceover work on Revenge of the Sith… but union rules made him back out. Oldman is a SAG (Screen Actor’s Guild) member, and Lucas runs a non union shop. Alas! Read the full story (with possible character spoilers) at IGN.
Yes folks… babynames.com has added a section for LOTR names. I feel really sorry for any kid who ends up being called ‘Banazir,’ ‘Fimbrethil,’ or even ‘Frodo.’ That verges on child cruelty, folks. Imagine the teasing. Please, think of the teasing.
Ran across Tony DiTerlizzi’s toy customizations today – fabulous stuff for anyone who wants to take their boyz to the next level. (Eyeliner, perhaps?) The 12″ figure upgrades should not be missed!