Quickies from a Galaxy Far Far Away

In celebration of the release of AotC, here are a bunch of random SW stories that have fluttered through our bin: Tim Drage has made a Lego Star Wars movie, POds sent us a fan film Fan Film (quicktime. Bah). Here is a comic to share and enjoy. iamchaos noted that the next Matrix Trailer will be showing with Clones. nellardo sent in a fine tribute to darth maul. Anyone want a Star Wars Axe? Zack sent us a great collection of SW Characters you won't see as much as you might want to. wiredog sent us some spoilers, the Skywalker family tree and how Anakin becomes Vader. peter_gzowski sent in an essay by Ebert where he gives it 2 of 4 stars, and discusses the digital filming. Finally ant sent us a bizarre tale of some guys who got the brilliant idea to build a life-size Millenium Falcon. So there it is folks. I have tickets for a 12:01 showing in Ann Arbor and I'll be getting in line in just a few short hours.

And here's another one...

[russx2]

http://www.asciimation.co.nz

Star Wars in ascii... Maybe it's a geek thing?

I felt a tremor in the force...

[Bonker]

Obi-wan: ...As if thousands of fanboys and fangirls had called in sick.

Luke: What is it, Ben?

Obi-wan: Something horrible. It's as if thousands of businesses were running along, being productive, and were suddenly silenced.

Anakin does the Queen (comic)

[Snaggy]

For those who haven't seen our classic comic series, we've been running it again on AY2K [geekculture.com] as a countdown to Episode II.

It starts here...
... A long time ago, in a comic far far away... [geekculture.com]

Re:Ebert doesn't know what he's talking about.

[Joseph Vigneau]

Rather than compare it to any of the previous movies, I will attempt to simply compare it to itself.

I think it will be just as good as itself, if not better!

ahem

[BilldaCat]

my CmdrTaco impersonation

I HAVE TICKETS AT 12:01
I HAVE TICKETS AT 12:01
I HAVE TICKETS AT 12:01

psst...

I HAVE TICKETS AT 12:01!!!

and you don't.

The Next Episode, Sounds Like Snoop Dogg

[puto]

Seriously, it amazes me how many people are up in arms over this flick. Now I am 32 and remember seeing star wars at age six. It wasn't the effects that got me, they were not that good anyway. It was the whole farm boy makes good story, a cute girl, the bad ass ride(the Falcon and the famous Kessel beer run story).

So it might not be the best. But I am going see it because it brings back memories of plastic lightsabers leaving welts and heated discussions on why Han Solo(reference to onanism?) was cooler than Luke Skywalker(latent homo?) and I enjoy the series(not the ewoks, animated hairballs).

Who hasn't tried the old Jedi Mind Trick on their parents?

So as much as we all bitch and whine about it we are all going to see it. And many will download it, though the theater with dolby will be the choice for most of us, no immersion at home, I dont care how big your screen is.

I am bringing a date in case it gets boring... But she was born after star wars was released. So, I am gonna have to tone down the geekiness and supress my knowledge of the Jedi. And if I can't use the force on her there is always the old hole in the popcorn tub and unzipped pants trick"This isn't the jolly time kernels your looking for"

Lighten up people. I think we all need to get out more often.

Building your own Falcon

[kob43]

Kinda reminds me of something I read before [theonion.com].

Man, I love the Onion.

Re:Some reviews

[gowen]

How about this one [guardian.co.uk] from The Guardian [guardian.co.uk], titled "Hit me Obi one more time..."

The highlight is:

Moreover, Anakin not only has a ponytail, but also a thin length of braided hair trailing winsomely over his shoulder. As the mighty Yoda would say: "Like a wussy 12-year-old girl he looks."

Re:Some reviews

[kraf]

thanks for the link, I liked this one better:

along with the shadowy and superbly named Darth Sidious. (Who else? Darth Nuendo? Darth Vasion? Darth Tergalactic-Warfare?)

Re:And here's another one...

[Captain Large Face]

Here [blinkenlights.nl]'s the same over telnet. Without doubt a geek thing. :-)

Re:Skywalker Family Tree

[Spoons]

Typo in the story. Here is the actual URL:

And in your post here [wired.com] is the real link.

Re:From the links

[Tackhead]

> > Like any young man, he is torn between the duties of being a Jedi and pursing the woman he loves.
>
>Did I miss something? I could have sworn no 19 yr old has had to choose between being a Jedi and boinking Nat Portman. :-P Hell, I don't think anyone has ever had that choice.

Probably not. So we really don't know what the right choice would be in Anakin's situation.

We can, however, say with some certainty that anyone who's ever had to choose between posting on Slashdot and boinking Natalie Portman, either (a) chose the hot grits, or (b) chose poorly.

Links to mirrors

[cmdr_beeftaco]

Seems all the sites listed are slashdotted. Here is a link to at least one mirror [crateandbarrel.com]

Taking tacos tickets

[Anonymous Coward]

Dudes/dudettes,

I live near Ann Arbor and have a high degree of confidence that I know the exact theater that Commander Taco is going to be attending the 12:01 showing of Star Wars.

I just had a discussion with a close friend, that owes me a favor, and also happens to be a local cop in Ann Arbor. If we knew what Commander Taco looked like, my bud said that he and his partner would stop in there in uniform and pull him outta line, cuff him, and confiscate his tickets for his lewd public display of bragging. I will shoot video of the entire event and encode it for public comsumption if someone will post a link to Commander Taco's picture.

You have 9 hours to post a link to his picture.

ps. Those guys spent $2000 on lumber to make a Falcon ??? Shoulda used PVC so it could be torn down and reassembled. *walks away shaking head*

Re:And here's another one...

[Captain Large Face]

How about Star Wars in ASCII over telnet being discussed over Slashdot.

Matrix reloaded trailer

[smallstepforman]

Wouldn't it be ironic if people bought tickets to AOTC just so that they can see the Matrix Reloaded trailer, after which they'd walk out of the cinema.