Neither Robot Chicken: Star Wars or Family Guy: Blue Harvest picked up Creative Arts Emmys yesterday, losing out to The Simpsons and South Park, respectively. And Carrie Fisher, who was up for her 30 Rock guest spot, lost out to some chick from Desperate Housewives. On the whole, it wasn’t a great night for genre, but Battlestar Galactica did pick up Special Visual Effects for a series.
Robot Chicken Strikes Back?
Combined with the release of the Robot Chicken: Star Wars special on DVD is the news that there is a second Star Wars special coming down the line from Seth Green, Matthew Senreich and company. Carrie Fisher and Billy Dee Williams will be joining the voice cast. Episode II will be coming out on November 16 on Cartoon Network.
Emmy noms for Star Wars spoofs, Carrie Fisher
Both Robot Chicken: Star Wars and Family Guy: Blue Harvest have received Emmy nominations in their respective animation categories, while Carrie Fisher is in the running for Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series for her turn as Rosemary Howard on 30 Rock.
Robot Chicken is up for Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour) against episodes of Creature Comforts America, King of the Hill, SpongeBob SquarePants and The Simpsons. Blue Harvest is up for Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour Or More) against South Park’s Imaginationland and Justice League: The New Frontier.
Other genre programs up for Emmys include Sci-Fi’s Oz reimagining Tin Man (Outstanding Miniseries, Art Direction, Costumes, Hair, Makeup, Editing, Sound Editing, Sound Mixing, Visual Effects,) Battlestar Galactica ( Writing, Editing, Visual Effects,) Battlestar Galactica: Razor (Cinematography, Sound Mixing,) Heroes (Editing, Visual Effects,) Lost (Outstanding Drama Series, Supporting Actor: Michael Emerson, Editing, Sound Editing, Sound Mixing) The Sarah Connor Chronicles (Editing, Visual Effects, Stunts,) Stargate Atlantis (Visual Effects,) Chuck (Main Titles, Stunts,) Masters Of Science Fiction (Score,) and Pushing Daisies (Music, Editing.) And if I messed anything up there you’re going to have to forgive me.
Celebration Japan: Fisher bows out, Sansweet speaks
- Podcast: The Force-Cast catches up with Steve Sansweet in Chicago: Most of the discussion revolves around Celebration Japan and The Clone Wars. (And the Complete Encyclopedia – look for that in the next entry.) Also, he claims they’re not even thinking about C5 until after Japan… Damn.
- Guests: CelebrationJapan.com reports that Carrie Fisher won’t be able to attend.
- New press release details The Clone Wars plans.
Carrie Fisher heading out to Celebration Japan
It’s beginning! Our first chunk of Celebration Japan news is a biggie: Carrie Fisher will appear at the three-day anniversary con near Tokyo. In other news, sculptor Lawrence Noble will be sculpting Luke Skywalker live, the Collectible Medallions are returning, and tickets are going on sale this weekend!
In the news: Bathrooms, gossip, 501st, CEOs
Imperial flushes? We’ve seen lots of Star Wars themed theatres, but a bathroom? While maybe not technically based on a Star Destroyer – even George Lucas can’t trademark triangles – it sure brings the spaceship to mind.
- People: Carrie Fisher gets her Star Wars gossip cap on the U.K., and The Sun (shocking!) gleefully reports.
- Fandom Local 501st profiled by The Florida Times-Union. (via)
- Science: Robot nurses inspired by Star Wars. (via)
- Fun: HR World wonders which Star Wars character would be the best CEO? (via)
Carrie on stage in Berkeley
Carrie Fisher is performing at the Berkeley Rep in “Wishful Drinking“, a one-woman show she wrote about her life. I’m guessing that we saw some snippets from that show in the ‘Evening with Carrie Fisher’ at Celebration IV. Based on that, I’d recommend it highly.
Edward Guthmann of the SF Chronicle has a review.
In the News: Prosthetics, people and Sidi Driss
- Science! Luke Skywalker lends name to ‘Luke’ prosthetic arm, now ready for clinical trails. (via)
- People: Variety profiles Harrison Ford; The San Francisco Bay Guardian interviews Carrie Fisher, who starts serving up ‘Wishful Drinking’ in Berkeley Friday night.
- RIP: Star Wars Holiday Special producer Dwight Hemion died in January. Aside from the Holiday Special, he had a fair distinguished career, winning 18 Emmys.
- Fail: Ben Stubbs of The Sydney Morning Herald goes to Tunisia, namechecks Star Wars, but rather fails on the facts.
The catchup: Friday morning reading list
George Lucas still is still raking in the cash – He’s #1 on Forbes’ list of the Biggest Celebrity Paydays of 2007 for Hasbro’s $200 million stock buy back.
Also…
- Speaking of bling, UK rocker shells out £8,000 for replicas of R2-D2 and C-3PO.
- The Marc Ecko line is getting coverage again. I suppose that means it’s hitting (still in?) stores.
- Collector Don Frisque profiled.
- Star Wars’ 30th is memorable for The Naperville Sun.
- Geekdad reviews Legacy.
- Gossip alert: Carrie Fisher dating Salman Rushdie?
Unlikely news of the day: Fisher in the EU?
Carrie Fisher Star Wars novel or Amazon glitch? Sorry TFN, but I’m voting for glitch… Probably something to do with that Star Wars memoir she’s writing – note that Simon and Schuster published Fisher’s Postcards from the Edge and The Best Awful.
UPDATE: Sue Rostoni says S&S is not the new contract holder, so it’s not a Star Wars novel.