Spike to air new Clone Wars trailer
The Force-Cast got the word from Spike’s Terry Minogue. Apparently he also hints that Spike might also be the first to air The Clone Wars movie, but does that seem a little silly to anyone else? I would think those rights would be somehow tied to the Cartoon Network deal, seeing as they’re airing the actual series. Those of you with enough patience to listen to podcasts can see if they say anything more.
The Jedi Council’s top 100 EU characters
In January TFN’s Jedi Council Literature board counted down their 100 favorite works; Now their buddies over in the EU Community have tackled the Top 100 Expanded Universe characters.
Once again, I’ve copied the top 20 below the cut. Some of their choices might surprise you… Or maybe not, depending how much you read TFN. Continue reading “The Jedi Council’s top 100 EU characters”
TFN thread of the indeterminate time period
A theory in questionable taste. Behind the facepalm, I’m laughing.
The Jedi Council’s top 100 EU Works
The Jedi Council (aka TFN) Literature Board counts down their hundred favorite bits of the Expanded Universe. Counting not only novels and comics but short stories and video games, the results are rather fascinating. Not that I would take it as anything more than representative of the community that created it… TFNers are strange folk.
You can read the list in context on the boards, but note that the results were posted over several days, and the thread has ballooned, as they tend to do. I’ve the top 20 below the cut.
TFN thread of the indeterminate time period
Lucasfans make the rank
TheRaider.net (#1) and TheForce.net (#25) bookend Entertainment Weekly’s 25 Essential Fansites. (EW also has kind words for both official sites.)
The force is strong with some of our other favorite fandoms as well – Galactica Sitrep (#19,) Heroescast (#13,) Project Rungay (#12,) Memory Alpha (#11,) Whedonesque (#8,) The One Ring (#6,) Lostpedia (#3) and The Leaky Cauldron (#2.) Congrats to all for the honor and (more importantly) all the extra eyeballs it brings!
TFN thread of the indeterminate time period
I figure I ought to be at least a little nice to TFN, since they are sending us many lovely clicks, so today’s thread is a helpful one that has yet to collapse under its own weight: EU fans, how would you define a strong female character?
We mock because we love
I know the internet is circular, but this is ridiculous: TheForce.Net discovers 2005. Err, The Complex and Terrifying Reality of Star Wars Fandom, aka Star Wars Fans Hate Star Wars, perhaps the most popular tongue-in-cheek fandom commentary of the last few years.
Full disclosure: we didn’t blog it until 2006, when it really started to blow up big in the halls of fandom. Still, the fact that there are people out in fandom who still haven’t seen it yet kinda scares me… And that there are people who take it seriously even more so. It’s always clearly felt like a parody to me, but what could I possibly know about pointing and laughing at fandom?
TFN thread of the indeterminate time period
Nothing says ‘serious candidate’ like annoucing your run for public office on TheForce.net message boards. The sad thing is, it’s actually slightly more respectable than his last attempt.
All we can do is hope it’s all an ill-conceived plot for the lulz.