ABC Family plans to taunt, um, I mean tease, viewers with a sneak peek of Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix during a marathon the week before the new movie opens.
Y’know. Just to make you really insane to see it!
Stargate Atlantis Threatened?
After a SciFi-imposed six-month hiatus in the US, the Stargate franchise has seen a dip in viewership. Anecdotally, most regular Stargate viewers have already seen the now-airing episodes online. But the actual TV ratings still play a huge part in the decision of whether or not to renew.
Producer Joseph Mallozzi gives his thoughts and worries about this and puts out a plea to get everyone to tune in to these last three episodes to help support SciFi’s decision to greenlight Season 5.
(Of amusement to the hockey nuts on our list, see the pictorial of the aftermath of Carl Binder‘s vow that he would eat a now-very-old Duck-themed cupcake if the Ducks took the Stanley Cup.)
Celebration Europe updates
Rick McCallum will join the crowd in London, and musical fans could find themselves battling for the title of Celebration Europe Cantina Band.
Star Wars in the news
Bryan Young defends the prequel trilogy at perhaps one of the last places one would expect such a thing – The Huffington Post. If he was at CIV, I think I may have asked him (or his son) a trivia question or two…
Also, among the things we missed due to C4, Empire’s special Star Wars section, including a marathon interview with George Lucas, Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher. Whoops.
Fandom
- Wookieepedian participates in contest looking for the biggest ‘Star Wars’ fan in Central Texas.
- Austrailian fans profiled.
- Washingston D.C. 501st profiled.
- Kentucky couple has Star Wars wedding. Jeremey Bulloch attended – in costume!
Events
- Star Wars exhibit at Baltimore’s Geppi’s Entertainment Museum.
- Where Science Meets Imagination is now in Fort Worth, Texas.
Gaming
Misc
- High-definition DVDs in Europe are now receiving THX certification.
- George overheard dissing Youtube.
- Redesigned StarWars.com one of The Christian Science Monitor’s Monitor picks.
- Psychiatrists examine Anakin Skywalker.
And I thought a $2000 Falcon was nuts
A $250,000 pure-platinum Gundam? That’s insane. (Thanks, McEwok!)
No Sean Connery in Indy 4
CJ’ers on the Forcecast
“She’s right over here behind you.”
Gabri Jade’s account of TFN fanfic writers discussion with Karen Traviss at Celebration. Contains spoilers for Sacrifice! Huge honking Sacrifice spoilers. Fo’ real.
Pirates the new Star Wars?
Well, it’s a better sucessor than The Matrix, I guess. But will we be seeing Pirate cons in 30 years?
But don’t let the title fool you – it’s basically just a comparison of the two.
Video du Jour: Episode VII
C-3P0 Strikes Back! (Warning: language.) Silly and random, but I laughed. My prediction for Episode VIII? Jar-Jar ala Christopher Walken. Watch your back!