Bad wigs, tinfoil, and a soundtrack that sounds like a really bad ringtone, it’s exactly what you’d expect – but hilarious! (Sorry, no bunnies.)
Original trilogy beats King Kong in ratings
Another Jackson vs. Lucas contest this weekend, and the results came out pretty much the same. TNT was running Peter Jackson’s King Kong, and Spike’s broadcasting of the original trilogy came out on top by a pretty hefty margin: A New Hope pulled 2.5 million, Empire Strikes Back had 3.5 million and Return of the Jedi got 4.12 million viewers (just short of Revenge of the Sith’s 4.25 million) while King Kong‘s multiple airings only brought in 2 million at best. Poor Kong: It’s not a horrible movie, but it simply doesn’t have the rewatch potential of SW and LOTR.
Spike will continue to air one Star Wars film every Sunday through May 25th.
I don’t think you’re ready for this Jedi
Sy Snootles and I thought you might appreciate this subtle reminder that Return of the Jedi is airing tonight on Spike.
Search your feelings, you know it to be true…
The Empire Strikes Back tonight on Spike!
So a farmboy, a Jedi, and a Cylon walk into a bar…
It’s Friday, April 11th, and that means one thing: A New Hope is airing on Spike tonight at 8/7C. (Okay, two things: a new episode of Battlestar Galactica at 10/9C.)
Gamers will also want to tune back in to Spike at midnight for GameTrailers TV, which will be showing another The Force Unleashed preview (“the world premiere of the duel mode in the Wii”) and SoulCalibur IV game footage of Yoda and Vader. (You can also catch all that at GameTrailers.com later.)
And don’t forget to vote in our poll on if you’re watching the movies on Spike! It expires Sunday night.
Lightsabre talks to the legendary John Mollo
Lightsabre interviews costume designer John Mollo, who worked on A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back, among many others you might recognize.
Paring down the original trilogy
The narrative arc of the original trilogy in three frames. Agree? Disagree? Folks are already spinning it differently in the comments.
So the monster is the Force?
An Entertainment Weekly article on Lost’s Desmond compares the show’s latest season to The Empire Strikes Back on page 4. Spoilers through last week’s The Constant, plus speculation for tonight and beyond.
Video: Star Wars according to a 3-year-old
I give up: Welcome to video day. How are you?
Video du Jour: When film critics attack!
Gene Siskel and Robert Ebert debate John Simon on the merits of Star Wars in 1983. I’d sure hate to have been Simon’s kid… (via)