Star Wars with occasional sarcasm
TFN spotted this amusing novelty product at – where else? – Thinkgeek. Taunt your pets and coworkers with them for a mere $14.99.
In less wacky and far more pricey lightsaber news, a Master Replicas saber signed by George Lucas, Samuel L. Jackson, Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor and Nick Gillard is being auctioned on eBay to raise money for the Northern Ireland Children’s Hospice.
I am very sad that I can’t find this Princess Leia headband on Archie McPhee’s site yet. But if it’s on their Flickr, it can’t be that long in coming, right? RIGHT?
I guess you can be too dorky for an iPod. This will play your MP3s in “in the order that they’re stored on the memory card directory,” all old-school like. Branding or… branding? Your choice, fanboy.
A prank no more! ThinkGeek (newly redesigned!) will be selling their internet-famous Tauntaun Sleeping Bag for real come November. Or you could win one in their Geeky Pumpkin Template Design Contest Extravaganza.
My first inkling of this was a tweet from Lucasfilm’s Leland Chee (@HolocronKeeper,) who also confirmed that a (licensed) lightsaber Wii remote will soon be available. Okay, so the Wii thing is old news, but my memory isn’t what it used to be… At least not for game peripherals.
So it’s technically the ‘Birth of Darth Vader Battle Pack,’ (battle pack?) and it’s probably one of those dealies that only collectors are going to buy but you know, still. Nothing says fun times like the Imperial burn ward!
It’s that time of year, again. Fan Lisa Spodak has spent her year going to conventions and other celebrity-heavy events to get bears signed by celebrities inside and outside of fandom to raise $20,000 for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.
Genre celebs include most of the casts of BSG and Stargate, director Tim Burton and George Takei; amongst many others. There are also tons of non-genre celebs who might make great holiday presents for your mundane friends and family.
The eBay auction is running now. Go! Do good!
If you were a kid when A New Hope was first released (we’re talking ol’ fart fans), then chances are that The Mystery of the Rebellious Robot holds a tender place in your heart.
Writer John Booth tracked down one of its creators, Mark Corcoran, for an interview on its 25th anniversary. He has updated it for the 30th. An interesting look at what was going on during that era. (via)
This makes me want to dig out all of my old kids’ books and relive the joy.
Okay, so Grievous and the clonetrooper aren’t so bad, but Anakin and Obi-Wan are freaking me the hell out. If you disagree, or simply want to sent me the head of one in a box, they’re only $9.99 today at Kids.Woot.
