Star Wars with occasional sarcasm
Welcome to the first of a hopefully regular weekly installment of Filk Friday!
To kick things off, I’d like to feature one of my recent favorites, written a few months ago, but recently performed at GenCon: Classic Four to Six by Grand Admiral Sean. A well-crafted parody of 1985 by Bowling for Soup, this song captures how many fans (including this one) seem to feel about the prequel trilogy and special editions. Han Shot First, dammit!
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Star Wars Blogs turned one this week!
Master Ki-Aaron-Mundi considers the changes made to the original trilogy.
Darth Vader is immersed in Da Vader Code.
BlueMilk has some thoughts on the dark side of Star Wars fandom.
EvilDarthBear consider the feasibility of the Old Republic Senate.
Diviner525’s impressions of Dark Lord.
RyanKaufman explores Jar-Jar, Anakin and the Will of the Force.
You MUST check this out: Star Wars Origins. The amount of work and research put into this site is simply amazing. There’s nothing really groundbreaking, but it’s a far more complete look at the origins of the saga than any other article or site I’ve ever seen – including the Magic of Myth book.
In depth looks at many of the things that influenced (or may have influenced) Lucas: Campbell, Flash Gordon, Kurosawa, 2001, Ben Hur, Lord of the Rings… And more. Brilliant, wonderful site. Why have I never heard of it before???