Star Wars with occasional sarcasm
Great White Snark counts down the Top Five Most Ridiculous Legal Disputes Involving Lucasfilm, from Digg to Ronald Reagan.
Bonus: Death Star wedding cake.
Always Watching thinks so – they named him one of their ten most badass geeks in film and TV:
It’s strange to think that one of the world’s most iconic and badass movie villains would ultimately be revealed as a major geek during his childhood years. Little Anakin Skywalker was an engineering prodigy, capable of building or repairing anything tech-related, including his own podracer and even C-3PO (albeit naked).
But you might enjoy Heckler Spray’s top 5 best and worst Star Wars games anyway. Warning: Meanness and swearing, but that’s pretty much what you get from me when it comes to games anyway. (Okay, so maybe the swearing is behind-the-scenes. But still.)
Entertainment Weekly posted 20 villains they missed last time – prompted by reader letters – and this time the Galaxy Far Far Away’s most unapologetic baddie, Palpatine, gets his day in the sun.
Also making a belated showing: Christopher Lee as Saruman, Office Space’s Bill Lumbergh and, of course, Voldemort.
Entertainment Weekly continues their lineup with part two of the 50 most vile movie villains and the genre baddies really pile up this time: Doc Ock, HAL, Ming the Merciless, Gollum, T-1000 and the Wicked Witch of the West join Vader and Khan.
Check them all out and then go vote!
Naturally Darth Vader is the poster boy for Entertainment Weekly’s 50 most vile movie villains. The lineup continues with part 2 tomorrow, and then there will be a vote.
Other genre baddies making the cut (so far) are Khan Noonien Singh and Captain Vidal of Pan’s Labyrinth.
At Mental Floss, Six things that resemble the Death Star.
Our favorite Wookiee makes Wired’s list of best sidekicks, along with several other familiar faces. (via)
