Supposedly the special is playing on ABC’s site, but I can’t get anything there but commercials and promos. And people wonder why Youtube is so popular?
Harrison Ford on Barbara Walters’ Oscar show
Harrison Ford is among the stars that Barbara Walters will talk to on her Oscar Special. Expect lots of questions on Indiana Jones. The Barbara Walters Special will air February 24th at 7pm Eastern, just before the Oscars. (West Coast viewers can catch it after the show.)
UPDATE 02/25: Video is here.
ABC, gearing up for their Crystal Skull trailer debut, also take a look at Indy stars past and present in Indiana Jones: Then and Now.
GET OFF MY PLANE!
The Los Angeles Times has Real lessons from fake presidents, including words of wisdom from Laura Roslin and (naturally) Harrison Ford.
Elsewhere, Roslin fans can show their support with this nifty t-shirt.
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.
New Indy picture storms the net
See the whole thing at StarWars.com.
The Catchup: Friday morning reading list
NEWS
- Fractal Matter interviews Rick McCallum about all the usual suspects: Red Tails, TV shows, etc.
- Antifungal drug causes visions of Chewbacca. Well, better Wookiees than, say, Cthulhu.
- Star Wars gets namedropped in Blackwater probe.
- £10,000 worth of figures stolen in UK.
EVENTS
- Cédric Delsaux’s Star Wars on Earth photographs are on exhibit in Washington D.C.
GAMING
- Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron comes out on Tuesday, and TOS has been pulling out all the stops: a two part Q&A; an introduction to Commander Col Serra and a look at his character evolution.
FANDOM
- Perennial blogger Jason Kottke asks the age-old question: What’s the best order to indoctrinate your young with Star Wars?
- University of Alabama offers BUI 301: The Gospel of Star Wars: Mass Entertainment as Postmodern Religion. Does that mean Steve Sansweet is a prophet?
- Bengal Trooper spotted!
PEOPLE
- Sean Connery sexier than Harrison Ford, says poll.
- Natalie Portman campaigns to help end global poverty; will be starring alongside Tobey Maguire and Jake Gyllenhaal in Brothers.
- Carrie Fisher to take on Mrs. Bennett in Pride And Prejudice spoof.
- Billy Dee Williams in Aretha Franklin biopic?
MERCHANDISE
- Get your Master Replicas’ products now; with their license expiring, they stop selling Star Wars stuff after December 31st.
- Check out some of the 30th Anniversary Sketch Cards.
- Complete your collection of convention exclusives with the Celebration Europe Droid 2-pack.
Hyperspace
- The latest Bantha Tracks.
- Two Newsnets: Ralltiir Blockade Impacting Sector Economy and Kira Run Opening Up to Mainstream Trade.
- One tiny fiction bit: One Step Ahead.
- And a lowdown on Delta Source.
Video update for Indiana Jones
There’s a new video up on IndianaJones.com, titled “Reuniting the Family”, with new interviews with Harrison Ford, Steven Spielberg, George Lucas and producers Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall.
Hop over to IndianaJones.com and check it out.
Indiana Jones and the Third to Last Crusade?
IESB is reporting that not only has Shia LeBeouf has been signed for making 4 pictures (meaning that the Indiana Jones franchise may go to seven films), but that Harrison Ford has signed for at least 3 more films, meaning that – if the reports are correct – Indy won’t be seen for the last time in this upcoming adventure.
Video: Indy arrives!
IndianaJones.com has a video clip of Harrison Ford as the intrepid archaeologist. QuickTime required.
Counting down to May 22, 2008!
The internet is full of fanboys
At least according to Lycos: “Natalie Portman” is their #1 most searched-for Star Wars term, followed up by Oola, Endor, Harrison Ford, and Yoda. Interesting, but I wonder what Google or Yahoo’s search stats would be…