Star Wars

Get Lost In The Global Village With This Week's Television

source: io9

Still, Friday evening starts the weekend off right with the double bill of Batman: The Brave and The Bold ("The Fate of Equinox!" Yes, the exclamation point is part of the title) and Star Wars: The Clone Wars (following last week's surprisingly brutal, "Are Jedi really advocating using f...

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Clone Wars Grows Up In Front Of Your Eyes In New Box Set

source: io9

Clone Wars season one was full of trial and error, yes, but even when things didn't work, they're still worth watching - even moreso on DVD, when the bad taste of the Jar-Jar-centric "Bombad Jedi" is quickly washed away by the double bill of "Cloak of Darkness" and "Lair of Grievous," both o...

Published Sun, Nov 8

10 Favorite Faux Deaths In Science Fiction

source: io9

Boba Fett Does It Count As Death?: If you believe Dark Empire, not in the slightest. George Lucas apparently disagrees, however; it's said that he edited Fett's last appearance in the special edition of Return Of The Jedi to make it clearer that it's meant to be the end of the character.

Published Sun, Nov 8

Cute attack: Star Wars outfits from Build-A-Bear Workshop

source: Club Jade

But now we have something from the official realm to make it easier to please kids and collectors: Star Wars costumes from Build-a-bear Workshop. Currently they only have Clone Wars-inspired Anakin, Jedi (totally Obi-Wan,) and Rex, plus a Darth Vader and a themed pajama set. Will we see mo...

Published Sat, Nov 7

Star Wars Build-A-Bears!

source: Rebelscum.com

Ever want to make your own Star Wars plush toy? Well, you're in luck, because the Build-A-Bear Workshop now has not one, not two...but FIVE collectible Build-A-Bears! Designs include Anakin Skywalker and Captain Rex from The Clone Wars, Darth Vader from the films, a generic Jedi Champ, and...

Published Fri, Nov 6

'Imperial Agent' class sneaks into Star Wars: The Old Republic

source: Joystiq

The latest playable class to be announced for BioWare's upcoming Star Wars MMO, The Old Republic, is the Imperial Agent, or, as it will more commonly be known, Not Jedi Knight. Inspired by Star Wars characters like Grand Moff Tarkin and Zam Wesell, the latest Not Jedi Knight class will be an...

Published Fri, Nov 6

Review: Military Dudes Abide in Funny Men Who Stare at Goats

source: Wired

The other is of the aforementioned New Age military battalion known as the New Earth Army, which was founded by a Vietnam vet named Bill Django (Jeff Bridges, pictured top) and sought to create “Jedi Warriors” (ironically, McGregor — who played a young Obi-Wan Kenobi in several Star Wars...

Published Fri, Nov 6

Photo of Carrie Fisher, Stunt Double from “Return of the Jedi”

source: Slice of SciFi

If you’re a “Star Wars” fan of a certain age, you may recall a certain scene in “Return of the Jedi” in which Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia wore a certain metal bikini. Earlier this week, Kottke found this on-set image of the filming of the third installment in the original trilogy, showing F...

Published Fri, Nov 6