I think my friend John Caples has the Bang Bang Robot
Bang Bang Robot? How can I hear this?
The only thing better than Star Wars toys is a bargain.
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Today Topless Robot ran a list I wrote about The 5 Best (and 5 Worst) Star Wars-Themed Commercials. May the consumerism be with you…
Billy Ocean, “Loverboy”
I realize that I post this about once every six months, but that’s only because it is the greatest music video ever made.
I love toys of the past, especially ones like Kenner’s various slide projector toys. Even though these things were successful for 30 years, the rise of the VCR wiped them out almost overnight. Today’s Topless Robot Daily List presents a look at the 10 Greatest Toy Slide Projector Character Sets. Many of these, like the goofy version of Star Wars that is featured above, transport you into a strange parallel universe where familiar characters look and act in bizarre and unexpected ways. The list will transport you back to a more innocent time when all you needed to entertain yourself were some slides of your favorite comic book and TV pals.
That’s right folks, today Know Your Chicken offers up free time travel. Can your blog do that? Didn’t think so.
The Star Wars gang gives their thoughts on The Phantom Menace 3-D reissue.
Fish in a barrel, people.
Mexican bootleg figure of Boba Fett. Check out the picture on the package of Han Solo’s body with Luke Skywalker’s head. lol
awesome, i love vintage bootleg star wars figures!
A minute ago I didn’t know this existed. Now I’m not sure I can live without it.
My first piece for The FW is now up: The 10 Dumbest Star Wars Figures. Check it out if you’re so inclined.
At this past weekend’s WonderCon, Dark Horse announced a project that has completely captured my imagination: a comic adaptation of George Lucas’ original script for Star Wars. From the press release:
“Three years before his 1977 film, George Lucas put down on paper his first story set in a galaxy far, far away—a tale of fantastic adventures, daring escapes, “lazer swords,” romance, and monsters. A story of Jedi Annikin Starkiller and General Luke Skywalker, an alien named Han Solo, and evil Sith Knights. The screenplay was titled The Star Wars!
“I’m not sure where I first read about The Star Wars—it was years and years ago—but the idea of Luke Skywalker being an older Jedi General, and Han Solo being a six-foot-tall lizard, turned my Star Wars fan brain on its side,” said longtime Star Wars editor Randy Stradley. “I always assumed this would be one of those stories that would be ‘lost to history,’ so getting to work on bringing it to life is kinda like a dream come true.”
“While researching in the Lucasfilm Archives I’ve found many treasures—but one which truly astounded me was George’s rough draft for The Star Wars. His first complete imaginings were hallucinating to read—mind blowing,” said writer J.W. Rinzler. “While working with George on another book project, I once asked if we could adapt his rough draft. He was hesitant. Years later, with Dark Horse’s invaluable help, we showed him a few drawn and colored pages of what it might look like. He gave us the okay.”
Originally conceived in 1974, The Star Wars has been the subject of rumor and legend in the fan community throughout the history of the galaxy far, far away. Now, Lucas has seen fit to grant Dark Horse the right to adapt this fabled story into an eight-issue comic series launching in September!”
As someone who is obsessed with alternate versions of films, it will be fascinating to see how this plays out on the printed page. Rinzler’s work on the making-of Star Wars books is perfect, so he is an ideal choice to bring this project to fruition. Between this and their ongoing Star Wars comic, Dark Horse remains dedicated to keeping Lucas’ space saga alive on the printed page in the most interesting ways possible. Great stuff.
Watch as Siskel and Ebert face off against a grumpy critic (John Simon) who doesn’t understand the magic of Star Wars in this 1983 Nightline clip.
Especially noteworthy about this is Ebert’s prophetic remarks about how Star Wars movies are the type of films Disney should be making.
Everyone remembers how much fun it was when Siskel and Ebert went off on each other. But as this clip proves, they were an even more powerful, um, force when they agreed. There’s nothing that isn’t wonderful about this. Enjoy.
Oh man, the Lodges have me weary. Here’s my review of this week’s Riverdale.