The A.V. Club
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Patton Oswalt’s lengthy, improvised filibuster on Parks And Recreation about Star Wars is the greatest thing on the Internet. You can now shut this thing down, Al Gore. We’re done here.
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Rumors of standalone Star Wars movies abound, with the first to be about Yoda. Because profits he will make.
Update: Looks like we can add Han Solo and Boba Fett to that list too. And then every other character up through Jar Jar Binks just for good measure. -
Disney announces new Special Edition of the future where there are no more 3-D Star Wars prequels
In their place, Disney has digitally restored a feeling of cautious optimism.
Is it a trick? I feel like it has to be a trick.
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In other words, 2015 means nothing to him.
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Star Trek and Star Wars fans, it is time to unite in skepticism.
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Today in Star Wars rumors: Zack Snyder may direct his very own Star Wars film
Now don’t you feel a little silly for complaining about all of those others Star Wars films?
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Photoset reblogged from The Gameological Tumblr
Star Wars: Sequel Debacle Simulatron
The pop-culture bombshell of 2012 was the news that Disney would be releasing a new Star Wars film every couple of years, starting in 2015. That’s a lotta Star Wars! They’re going to need some kind of Star Wars movie-creating machine at that rate. Luckily, we’ve got just such a machine right here. With the Star Wars Sequel Debacle Simulatron, you can mix and match writers, directors, and actors and see how your fantasy Star Wars flick fares with critics and fans. Produce the Tina Fey/David Lynch Star Wars collaboration of your dreams!
Star Wars: Sequel Debacle Simulatron is an original game created for The Gameological Society’s Play The Year retrospective. We invited four indie development teams to make a browser game inspired by a major news story from 2012, with two weeks to bring their game from concept to reality. And now you get to experience the results. Play Star Wars: Sequel Debacle Simulatron at gameological.com!
Create your own Star Wars!
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The Star Wars Holiday Special left no one celebrating. But it is a great My World Of Flops subject.
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I wanted to meet George Lucas, and I said, “Please, can you give me any part at all?” And they said, “Well, we’ve got Naboo Officer or we’ve got Palace Guard.” So I took both.
Dominic West is a charmer. Read his stories about The Wire, The Phantom Menace, John Carter, and more here.
