Artoo gets down with the kids at Maker Faire 2008. See another clip on the StarWars.com blog, or learn more about this particular (ribbon-earning!) model at Gizmodo.
The Saturday catchup
All the stuff that got spaced
- Allies in The Clone Wars: TV show is a global production.
- Family Guy: Blue Harvest concept art
- A Sithly go-round for the classic circus poster.
- Know A Legion: Bloodfin Garrison
- Bonnie urges R2 Builders to join the space race.
- Are Artoo and Threepio robo-wimps?
Hyperspace
Free stuff at CIV; Droids for CE
Two-inch pewter medallion featuring classic figures will be given away during random collecting panels at Celebration. They’re limited to only 350 of each.
Meanwhile, fans at Celebration Europe can expect the R2-D2 Builders.
CIV: Fan films and droid builders
Two Celebration veterans are confirmed to attend C4 – the R2-D2 Builders and the Fan Film Awards.
Opening Day* Fun Stuff
NPR has been doing a series on Star Wars and George Lucas all week. (Via Carbongeek.)
Literary fantasy and sci-fi talk show the Dragon Page has a cover-to-cover podcast with Matthew Stover. (Via Sci-Fi Ranter Girl.)
Droids, droids, everywhere: R2 builders on the cover of Make magazine; Italian bot that recognizes, runs away from lightsabers and humans with lightsabers.
Hilarious Star Wars photoshop contest.
For more hilarity, SF Signal reproduces the Top 10 Star Wars Spoofs list from an old edition of SFX magazine. Mmm… parody.
* Technically may have nothing to do with opening day.