Inside Steampunk Artoo
The official blog interviews I-Wei Huang, the fan behind R2-S2, the steam-powered Artoo.
Fan Art: Yet more steampunk
This is the thread where our last steampunk Star Wars link originated. Pictured: Miljenko Simic’s steam-powered piston engine.
50 years of LEGO
Everyone’s favorite plastic block toys are now fifty years old. Neatorama celebrates with ten neat LEGO facts and links. I’m going to do much less work and show you another great Steam Wars entry, RocketSeason’s Steam-Powered Speedy bicycle: And people say licensing killed LEGO creativity… Be sure to check out the front page of Google, …
That Episode VIII title rumor? It’s a fake, because they always are
We’ve been here before. I recognize that tree. At some point during the production of a Star Wars film, the rumor mill starts churning about possible titles. With The Force Awakens, the big one was ‘A New Dawn,’ which later ended up being a book title. Pablo Hidalgo later revealed that ‘Shadow of the Empire’ …
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J.J. Abrams: Episode VII has script, is in “deep prep,” confirms they’ve “talked to” Jesse Plemons
J.J. Abrams is out on the town today, and naturally he’s asking about Episode VII. “We’re working really hard and we’ve got our script and we’re in deep prep,” he told The Wrap. “Full steam ahead, y’know.” He also confirmed that Jesse Plemons has been in the mix, which Plemons himself denied yesterday: “He is …
James picks his favorite Celebration Europe moments
Here’s some of the highlights of Star Wars Celebration Europe for me. I worked the convention as part of the crew at the Celebration stage in the Grugahalle, which was a giant concert hall next door to the main convention halls, so most of my memories involve being at the Celebration stage, but really it’s …
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Guest post: Fan fiction is more than smut
The internet is for porn. We all know the song (from the Broadway musical Avenue Q), and it’s funny because, in a way, it is true. And hose of us who have been around the internet for a while are familiar with the infamous Rule 34: if it exists, there’s porn of it. It’s nothing …
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Genre makes a showing in Oscar nominations
We’re generally not used to seeing a lot of science fiction and fantasy films up for the big prizes at the Academy Awards, but this year does hold a few suprises. Although neither the final Harry Potter film or Andy Serkis’ motion-capture work failed to procure any major nods, there are still a handful of …
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LucasArts opening up vault for direct download of ‘classic’ game titles
LucasArts announced via Twitter that they are going to be releasing many of their older PC game titles for direct download. The first batch of ten classic games, including Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis, LOOM, Star Wars: Battlefront II and The Dig will be re-released on July 8 via Steam, the online delivery …
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Ready for the end of Battlestar Galactica?
First off, the absolute most important thing you should know tonight is that the finale runs a whopping 11 minutes over, so set your DVRs accordingly. Reviews have been mixed – Los Angeles Times’ Mary McNamara says it’s “everything a fan.. could hope for,” while the Boston Herald’s Mark A. Perigard calls it “wildly uneven.” …
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