The list of Celebration V exhibitors came out over the weekend (okay, on Friday) and contains most of the usual suspects: Licenses, vendors, more venders… Browncoats? For our particular focus, we can point out Random House and DK… But no Dark Horse? Sideshow? Odd…
Math is hard? Not anymore: Barbie takes on engineering
There are bound to be tons of announcements out of Toy Fair this week (people seem awfully excited about Hasbro’s new AT-AT.) But what I personally find most interesting is a computer engineer Barbie. On the one hand, I was surprised that Mattel hasn’t gone there already, and that it took a “popular vote” to get her there. (The “girls vote” went to ‘news anchor.’) On the other hand… I’m not surprised at all. Not even that her laptop is pink. But a step is a step, right?
Wait a minute:
“Girls who discover their futures through Barbie will learn that they – just like engineers – are free to explore infinite possibilities, and that their dreams can go as far as their imaginations take them,” said Nora Lin, President, Society of Women Engineers. “As a computer engineer, Barbie will show girls that women can design products that have an important and positive impact on people’s everyday lives, such as inventing a technology to conserve home energy or programming a newborn monitoring device.”
Baby monitors. Not that there’s something wrong with baby monitors, but how does that even make the top ten of exciting things to do with computers? Aim for the stars, girls!
Clone Wars keeps Star Wars on top of toys
The press release has been issued, and Star Wars has claimed the top spots for licensed and boy toys.
Sorry collectors, you have to go to McDonalds
With the franchise really pushing the kid market lately (Thanks, Clone Wars!) it’s only natural that the Star Wars Happy Meals are coming back. The look here isn’t all that far off from the last round, but at least there are far less of them this time.
Gate Geek – Own the Stargate
A year-long auction of Stargate memorabilia has begun. The auction, run by the same company that did last year’s Battlestar Galactica sell-off, is supposedly of items that the production company knew they’d not need for future movies. (via)
Of course, this only reinforces the fan perception that the new straight-to-DVD movies will never happen. MGM has been unable to gather the funding to launch them in the current economy. But after 15 years, one can imagine that their prop storage is full to busting at the seams. Still, Stargate fans enjoy some good angst, so the worry continues.
Actor David Hewlett (Rodney McKay) has proposed another idea on his Twitter, though:
Okay, here’s the plan: We buy everything, put it all back together, and then we make the Stargate Atlantis movie. http://bit.ly/8qJ2tQ
Video: Star Wars adidas, the commercial
So the Star Wars aidas commercial features Snoop Dogg, David Beckham, Daft Punk, and more hipsters than you can shake a stick at. Celebrating originality! Riiight.
Nab yourself some of adidas’ Star Wars Originals
Twelve items out of the highly anticipated (at least if Googlers are any indication) Star Wars Originals line are up now in the adidas online store. Looks like the prices are going to be all over the range – the sneakers up now go from $80 – $150.
Video: The 501st’s Singapore shopping spree
Vader’s finest getting the word out about the adidas Star Wars Originals line.
Official look at adidas’ Star Wars shoes
StarWars.com has all the slick product shots of the adidas Originals Star Wars Collection.
UPDATE: Some of the line is now for sale!
Gift Guide: Santa Maul panders to his demographic
Santa Maul considers himself a gentleman of taste. This means he does not wear baseball caps, or any such gear reserved for the beer-swilling masses. As such, he finds these Star Wars baseball caps – while wildly creative – not the type of thing he would ever let near his perfectly-adequate head. But again, Santa Maul’s duty here is not to outfit himself, but you… Or friends with ridiculously pedantic taste in headgear. Santa Maul only points and comment: The rest is up to you. And at least none of them hold beer.