Inspired by this Starship Enterprise, Instructables user Spookylean offers step-by-step instructions for building an X-Wing out of a Sharpie, binder clips and some other objects that are likely laying around the office. (via)
Millennium cruiser? Meet the Empire Strikes Bike
Somehow I missed the ‘Skylark W.E. Flyer’ last year, but StarWars.com did a full feature on the Empire Strikes Back-inspired bicycle for yesterday’s Bike to Work Day.
And the rest… Community adds Star Wars flavor to season finale
It’s Friday the 13th! And thus, reader Justin LaSalata sent in this image of ‘Vader Voorhees.’ May it make your day!
Community finale throws in some Star Wars. The sitcom’s second-season finale last night had a fair share of Star Wars references. ‘For a Few Paintballs More’ is now online, but you’ll want to watch part 1 – the full-on Western pastiche ‘Fistful of Paintballs’. (And if you haven’t seen their first paintball episode, last year’s ‘Modern Warfare’ yet… You should.)
NBC declines David E. Kelley’s Wonder Woman. The network didn’t pick up the pilot, which starred Friday Night Lights’ Adrianne Palicki in the title role. Image leaks (both intentional and unintentional) failed to excite the cranky denizens of the internet, but more importantly, the pilot earned mixed reviews from test audiences.
Don’t try this at home. ‘Batman’ was arrested earlier this week in in Petoskey, Michigan.
Naturally. There’s been at least one official Star Wars cookbook, so of course Star Trek has one, too.
Gate Geek: SyFy replies to fan accusations on the cancellation of Stargate Universe
In a big, long letter of “nuh-uh, it was your fault,” SyFy’s Craig Engler explains to GateWorld how the ratings went for Stargate Universe.
Apparently, not so well.
Yeah. But none of this explains why there’s wrestling on a science fiction channel…
TGIF: Star Wars musical… With kids!
They’ve made their goal, but there are a couple more days to donate if you’re so inclined.
Heir to the Empire annotation #9: What would Karrde drive?
Things go a bit random with our ninth look at Timothy Zahn’s annotations for the anniversary edition of Heir to the Empire.
“Someone asked me once what kind of modern-day car Karrde would drive. I told him that it would probably be a nice, simple, family-style sedan or minivan. A Toyota or Ford maybe … with a Lamborghini V-12 engine tucked away under the hood.”
Also on the Star Wars Books Facebook this week, a mockup of the new Heir covers.
The release of Heir to the Empire: 20th Anniversary Edition was recently pushed back to September 13.
Video: Robots dueling with lightsabers
Sure, it’s all fun and games now, but arming the robots just seems like a bad idea. Or maybe I’ve just watched too much sci-fi.
The fandom minute: Obi-Wan Kenobi is dead
A day long remembered… This pitch-perfect New York Times parody on the death of Obi-Wan Kenobi emerged upon the internet today. Be sure not to miss the comment section.
The perpetrator? Someone at the web design firm Visible U.
Iconic. Wayne Dorrington retells The Empire Strikes Back in iconoscope. (He did A New Hope not so long ago.)
Burning questions. How did Apple.com get into the movie trailer biz? It has to do with a little movie called The Phantom Menace.
Crafts. Make a lightsaber cake cutter.
Customs. Sillof’s latest is Medieval Fantasy Star Wars.
Randomly… On McSweeney’s, a Hoth realtor addresses some of the concerns being raised over his decision to turn Han Solo’s deceased tauntaun into a modest studio apartment.
Your moment of zen. I’ve been getting kind of a kick out of the blog Things 90’s Kids Realize. Number 91? Luke Skywalker is the Joker.
George Lucas: Creating an Empire on Hulu
Watch the 2002 episode of A&E’s Biography!
Audio details for Star Wars Blu-Rays
One thing missing from last week’s Blu-Ray announcement was the audio details, but the DTS Facebook has confirmed that they will be in DTS-HD Master Audio 6.1. I have no idea what that means (here’s their own explanation) but folks seem pleased.
Meanwhile, there were rumors floating around the other day that the saga box art might be lenticular. Alas, The Forcecast’s Jimmy Mac talked to Lucasfilm, and it’s not true.
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