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December of 2009

 

Rate Lucasfilm Packs Up Last-Minute Gifts From 'A Long Time Ago …'

Original at Wired News external link    Tue, Dec 22

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The folks at the Build a Bear Workshop outlets across this great country's crowded shopping malls now offer several officially licensed Star Wars bear ...

Rate Review: Family Guy Embraces Dark Side in Star Wars Spoof

Original at Wired News external link    Mon, Dec 21

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When it's inserting Han Solo into a Juicy Fruit ad, it's not. If you like Family Guy and Star Wars , you'll easily turn to the Dark Side and eagerly await ... EXCLUSIVE: The Roots Of The 'Family Guy: Something Something Something Dark ...MTV.com (blog) Family Guy Returns To A Galaxy Far Far Away On Dec...

Rate Collect All 21! Memoirs of a Star Wars GeekDad

Original at Wired News external link    Mon, Dec 14

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So ready to travel down the Death Star that is my memory, I sat down with a cup of organic hot chocolate the other night during our one day of winter at my ...

Rate “Star Wars in Concert” Features Great Music, a Protocol Droid Narrator and One ...

Original at Wired News external link    Fri, Dec 11

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There were stormtroopers, imperial officers, kid favorite Commander Rex, Darth Vader and a host of other characters located throughout the concourse. ...

Year 2009

 

Rate Review and Giveaway: Draw Star Wars: The Clone Wars — Win a Copy, You Can!

Original at Wired News external link    Mon, Nov 30

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The Star Wars: The Clone Wars TV series is by most accounts much better than it has any right to be, considering the lousy live-action trilogy ... Star Wars The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes Co-Op ReviewCo-Optimus.com Clone Wars' shows how to expand George Lucas' universeCebu Daily News

Rate Clone Wars Finale Draws on Good, Bad and the Ugly

Original at Wired News external link    Fri, Mar 20

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By Scott Thill Is Clone Wars the Most Action-Packed Series on Television?Half-Naked Female Jedis, Coming Right Up in Clone WarsClone Wars Reboots Star Wars' Peripheral PlayersFrom Pawns to People, Star Wars' Clones EvolveThe Ratings Force Is Strong With Cartoon Network's Clone WarsClone Wars TV...

Rate Opinion: People vs. George Lucas Trailer Arrives in HDVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Wired News external link    Fri, Feb 13

By John Scott Lewinski The first official look at the upcoming sci-fi/Star Wars documentary, The People vs. George Lucas, arrived Thursday and will be available in HD on YouTube "for the next few days," according to its producers. The film examines the passions and...

Rate Review: Fanboys Might Have Been Funny 'A Long Time Ago'Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Wired News external link    Thu, Feb 5

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By John Scott Lewinski The question isn't whether Fanboys, the long-awaited Star Wars nerd road comedy, is funny. It's not. Wired: Cameos by sci-fi legends remind us why we are fanboys. Tired: Gags not lifted from other road movies are ripped from more-effective Star Wars parodies. Rating: See also:

Rate Bang Your Nerd: Rob Crow Talks Goblin Cock, Star Wars and ComicsVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Wired News external link    Wed, Jan 28

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By Scott Thill Wired.com: Fair enough. How are you feeling about The Clone Wars? You're a Star Wars nut. Crow: Genndy Tartakovsky's shorts were so inspired that, no matter how intricate the new CGI version is, it just pales in comparison to what is, to date, Star Wars' last truly great linear story.

Year 2008

 

Rate Opinion: Sports and Star Wars Meet for Christmas

Original at Wired News external link    Thu, Dec 18

By John Scott Lewinski See also: For those rare occasions where sci-fi geek meets sports freak, the past year introduced perfect holiday gifts allowing that rare mix of top-notch athletic performance and hopeless nerdiness. Above you see an example of 2008's Brunswick Bowling "Viz-A-Ball" Star Wars...

Rate Podcast: 1st Day of Geekmas: Win an R/C R2D2 from ThinkGeekVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Wired News external link    Fri, Dec 12

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By Z. The size of a regular action figure, this tiny droid is fully controllable from the included lightsaber remote. Authentic R2-D2 sounds, turning head and red LED eye complete the package. No more playing with your old skool Star Wars figures by shaking them and talking in a funny voice, this...

Rate Opinion: GeekDad Holiday Gift Guide #6: Kids' Games & Building Sets

Original at Wired News external link    Wed, Dec 10

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By John Baichtal Speaking of Star Wars: this roleplaying game, using the d20 system that's the backbone of D&D, helps bring George Lucas's milieu to life. Focusing on the core six films, the rules allow players to assume the roles of bounty hunters, Jedi, and other tough guys. Buy it from Amazon.

Rate Jar Jar Binks Goes Jedi in Clone WarsVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Wired News external link    Fri, Nov 21

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By Scott Thill It's been hard to work Jar Jar Binks into the Star Wars multiverse ever since he debuted in The Phantom Menace, only to nearly disappear from the new trilogy altogether. That is, except for the odd funeral appearance or legislative sellout to Palpatine that paves the way for the entire Gala...

Rate Robot Chicken Returns to Star Wars RoostVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Wired News external link    Fri, Nov 14

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By Scott Thill Wired.com: Does Lucas get pissed that Vader is so rudely pwned by Palpatine on Robot Chicken? Wired.com: Any plans for a Robot Chicken Star Wars Episode III? Senreich: Seth joked with Lucas after the first special that we want to do two sequels and three prequels. Let's hope Lucas feels the sa...

Rate Wolf Man Director Takes on Captain America

Original at Wired News external link    Mon, Nov 10

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By Hugh Hart Johnston's resume dates back to storyboard work on Raiders of the Lost Ark, with less memorable directorial efforts including Jurassic Park III and Hidalgo. This is a guy who designed the vehicles for Star Wars," Feige told the industry publication. "From Rocketeer to October Sky to The W...

Rate Opinion: Clone Wars Puts Star Wars Back on Top for 'Trick or Treat'Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Wired News external link    Sun, Nov 2

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By John Scott Lewinski See also: Clone Wars TV Show Touches Down, Looks Killer Review: Clone Wars Returns Star Wars to Its Youthful Roots 10 Reasons Why Clone Wars Beats Any Lucas Prequel Belly-Dancing Princess Leia Turns Sci-Fi Fantasies Into Career Robot Chicken: Star Wars Sequel in the Works More than 30 ye...

Rate From Pawns to People, Star Wars' Clones EvolveVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Wired News external link    Fri, Oct 24

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By Scott Thill See also: The Ratings Force Is Strong With Cartoon Network's Clone WarsReview: Clone Wars TV Series Packs Action, Kiddie HumorClone Wars TV Show Touches Down, Looks KillerReview: Clone Wars Returns Star Wars to Its Youthful Roots10 Reasons Why Clone Wars Beats Any Lucas PrequelBelly...

Rate Review: Animated Spaceballs Lacks Force of LaughsVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Wired News external link    Mon, Oct 20

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By John Scott Lewinski Spaceballs: The Animated Series, a weekly version of Mel Brooks' 1987 big-screen sci-fi spoof, takes pot shots at everything Star Wars, Star Trek or sci-fi in general every Sunday at noon on the G4 cable channel. Spaceballs: The Animated Series airs Sundays at noon on G4.

Rate Review: "The Clone Wars" TV series - Better Than Expected, Still ...

Original at Wired News external link    Sun, Oct 5

 - By Matt Blum October 06, 2008 | 7:30:00 AMCategories: Star Wars, Television I was completely prepared to hate the new "Clone Wars" TV series, but while it's ...

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