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io9Television
New Jedi Wannabe Has The Worst Possible Teacher
Here’s the first look at a new character from the Star Wars: The Clone Wars cartoon series. She’s a young Jedi Padawan named Ahsoka Tano, and it sounds as though she plays a crucial role in the events of the clone wars between episodes two and three of the prequel trilogy. Click through for more … Continued
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Alien Bestiality, Brought To You By George Lucas
1986’s Howard the Duck may have been the moment we stopped having quite so much faith in George Lucas. His big-screen adaptation of the comic about an alien duck who falls to Earth tried hard to capture writer Steve Gerber’s gonzo sensibility, but veered badly off course. Like this scene, where Howard has a weirdly … Continued
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Eight Reasons Why The Hero’s Journey Sucks
We’ve been somewhat shocked to see so many people defending Joseph Campbell in the comments on our hero’s journey post. Hey, we got stoned and read The Hero With A Thousand Faces in college, just like everybody else, and we thought it was super deep. All those primal archetypes and spiritual patterns were totally hardwired … Continued
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Science Fiction Will Rule the Oscars This Year
The Oscars will be all about science fiction this year — at least, if you look at the Awards ceremony poster. It was painted by celebrated poster artist Drew Struzan, who also created posters for The Phantom Menace, designed the ILM Logo, and was designated by Spielberg as “the only artist who was allowed to … Continued
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First Look at Indiana Jones in the Cobwebby Alien Dungeon
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull has a new photograph out today, all packed with cobwebs and spiders. It also looks like Shia LaBeouf’s uniform throughout the film will be his greaser biker jacket, helping hammer home the whole “Hey, I’m a teenaged rebel, man!” attitude. If he picks up the whip … Continued
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Live-Action Star Wars TV Will Satisfy Your Boba Fettish
Everybody’s favorite bounty hunter Boba Fett will have a starring role in the new Star Wars TV series, which takes place between the trilogies. Fett, who was a minor action figure-y character in the original trilogy, appeared as a kid in the prequels when his dad was cloned into a shiny white army. So now … Continued
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Fake George Lucas Reveals His Secret Formulas
No-one loves Star Wars quite as much as SuperShadow. Who is SuperShadow? Well, according to his website, he’s “one of the world’s premier documentary film makers. SuperShadow specializes in films about the paranormal, cryptozoology (the study of unknown creatures) and extraterrestrials.” But he’s also created an exhaustingly-extensive website dedicated not only to the six George … Continued
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George Lucas Explains Why You’ll Hate Indy IV
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull will be hitting theater screens on May 22nd, marking nineteen years since we’ve seen the whip-swinging archeaologist going after mysterious antiquities and occasionally teaching school. However, George Lucas thinks that both critics and fans alike will hate the movie. Find out why he told Vanity Fair … Continued
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Patton Oswalt Compares ‘Star Wars’ To Ballsacks
Famous indie comedian/comic book writer/video game talent Patton Oswalt is known for his love of science fiction and most other things from Planet Geek. We caught his show last week in Los Angeles where he spouted off about his fantasies of murdering George Lucas for making the Star Wars prequels. Check out the highlights after … Continued
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Tech News
Lucas Further Whores Out Star Wars Brand for Line of Rubber Duckies
Just how far will the absurdity of Star Wars product licensing go? You know we’re getting near that repugnant singularity of infinite distortion when we encounter these Star Wars-themed rubber duckies. There’s Luke Pondwalker, Princess Layer, and look over there—it’s Pondtrooper. Sheesh. Running on a non-replaceable 45-hour battery, all are ready to swim around and … Continued
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Indiana Jones and the Jumping of the Shark
Steven Spielberg has yanked the aliens from Close Encounters of the Third Kind out of mothballs, and plans to stick them in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull when Indiana accidentally finds Area 51. Steven Spielberg and George Lucas have put little inside jokes and sly references to their other films in … Continued
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io9Movies
Star Wars Clones May Hit Theaters Before Invading Your Home
Next August could see another Star Wars movie in theaters. Only it would be an animated film, to launch the gritty new Clone Wars animated TV series that George Lucas is working on. During a conference call with investors, an executive from the Hasbro toy company said the Clone Wars film would be in theaters … Continued
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Lucas: These Aren’t The Streets You’re Looking For
Why is George Lucas is refusing to allow his name to be submitted for approval for the Hollywood Walk of Fame? That’s the question on literally several people’s lips after Entertainment Weekly’s Dalton Ross discovered that Lucas himself is responsible for his absence from the sidewalks of Hollywood and Vine. You see, anyone can nominate … Continued
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Must Read: Jack Kirby’s Fourth World Omnibus
Must-read comics are futuristic classics that shouldn’t be missed. Of course, not every must-read is perfect. That’s why we’ve rated them 1-5 on the patented “crunchy goodness” scale. Title: Jack Kirby’s Fourth World Omnibus Date: 2007-2008 (Four volumes reprinting material from 1971-1983) Vitals: The great unfinished epic of superhero comics, Kirby (co-creator of the Fantastic … Continued
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Must Read: Jack Kirby’s Fourth World Omnibus
Must-read comics are futuristic classics that shouldn’t be missed. Of course, not every must-read is perfect. That’s why we’ve rated them 1-5 on the patented “crunchy goodness” scale. Title: Jack Kirby’s Fourth World Omnibus Date: 2007-2008 (Four volumes reprinting material from 1971-1983) Vitals: The great unfinished epic of superhero comics, Kirby (co-creator of the Fantastic … Continued
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Must See: THX 1138
Must-see movies are futuristic classics that shouldn’t be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That’s why we’ve rated them 1-5 on the patented “crunchy goodness” scale. Written by James Rocchi. Title: THX 1138 Date: 1971 Vitals: George Lucas’s first film (expanded from his USC Film School project) is a cold, cruel dystopia where … Continued
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Must See: Star Wars
Must-see movies are futuristic classics that shouldn’t be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That’s why we’ve rated them 1-5 on the patented “crunchy goodness” scale. Title: Star Wars: A New Hope Date: 1977 Vitals: In this instant classic space opera, a farm boy named Luke Skywalker discovers his fate is intertwined with … Continued
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Tech News
Supreme Edition Darth Vader Costume From Original Molds Really Wheezes
The Supreme Edition Darth Vader Costume is the full package: you get a jumpsuit complete with fake leather pants and sleeves (though the codpiece is real leather), Darth’s signature cape, and all of his armor cast from the original Lucasfilm molds. Our favorite part: the suit has a custom apparatus to mimic Darth’s breathing. It … Continued
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George Lucas Shooting Star Wars Ep 7 At D5 Party?
Here’s George Lucas playing director at last night’s fifth annual All Things Digital kickoff party in Carlsbad, CA. Yes, that’s right, Lucas is holding what appears to be a Flip Video camera which apparently belongs to event co-producer Kara Swisher, the woman to the Jedi master’s immediate right. You know, we knew Lucas was all … Continued
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Tech NewsGadgets
Star Wars 30th Anniversary Merch Strikes Back
If you’re reading this, you’re probably not one of those lucky bastards who got in to Star Wars Celebration IV. Well, to make you even more green with envy, I just found the catalog of stuff you can only buy if you’re there. The magnets shown above are pretty sweet, part of a series of … Continued