GateGeek: Stargate Universe trailer hits theaters and the hype grows

Okay.  If you saw the trailer online before, nothing much has really changed.  But MGM is putting this trailer into theaters, which means they’re really trying to get the hype rolling for the impending October 2nd air date:

Speaking of air, would you like to see some slightly spoilery photos from the premiere episode?

Still not enough?  Well, writer-producer Joe Mallozzi has all sorts of fun, nifty, behind-the-scenes stuff planned for his blog; including a Q&A with resident geek David Blue. (Get in your questions now.)

And then there’s the press blitz which has kicked off with some exclusive SyFy interviews with David Blue and Lou Diamond PhillipsMing Na (who is also a major geek; especially for Star Wars) has also indicated that she’s been doing a lot of press.

Yes, for all of you loudly complaining about how you plan on boycotting SGU, you’re just going to have to avoid the media for a while.  I’m pretty psyched, though, if I can just stay away from spoilers!

Videos: Star Wars typography in motion

There’s are quite a few motion typography (or kinetic type) videos on Youtube. I first saw one done using one of Samuel L. Jackson’s more memorable scenes from Pulp Fiction (NSFW.) They’ve since multiplied (no doubt thanks to the efforts of eager graphic design professors) and now naturally there are several that feature Star Wars. Here are my picks:

This one is my favorite, with really good integration of form and function. But I suspect Youtube is crunching the reds, and would love to see a more pristine version.

Most impressive!

Very nice use of symbols for Artoo’s dialogue in this one.

I’ve never been a fan of that particular fanmade version of the logo font (it’s just off, not to mention ill-suited and far too obvious for anything but the logo itself) but the concept in this take on the Death Star run is certainly neat. (via)

A few more worth watching: Seinfeld, Fight Club, Trainspotting, Wedding Crashers and Anchorman. (How very boy’s club. You know what’s dying for some of this? Gilmore Girls.)