Red Five

On the left, the original R2-B1 from The Phantom Menace collection. On the right, the newly-minted R2-B1 from the 30th Anniversary collection (based on the R4-G9 sculpt).

Posted by Roger at 10:25 AM | Permalink

I'm glad they cut this stuff out. Though I remember the Star Wars Storybook I had as a kid that included a still picture of Luke looking up at the Star Destroyer, and I always wondered why that wasn't in the movie.

Posted by Roger at 03:11 PM | Permalink

(Overheard in the car on the way to daycare the other day...)

Lucy: What's that?

Me: This? (pointing to the dome light)

Lucy: No, that!

Me: This? (pointing to the rearview mirror)

Lucy: Yeah, that.

Me: That's the rearview mirror.

Lucy (stretching her hand out): I can't reach it!

Me: Yeah, you're too far away.

Lucy (stretching harder): No, I can reach it!

Me: Maybe you need to use The Force?

Lucy: What?

Me: The Force. It's a mystical energy field created by all living things. It surrounds us, it penetrates us, it binds the galaxy together.

Lucy: What?

Me: Nevermind. Obi-Wan uses The Force.

Lucy: Obi-Wan uses The Force? I like Obi-Wan. I like The Force. Obi-Wan is my favorite friend.

Me: Can you reach the mirror now?

Lucy: No, I can't. I'm too far away.

Me: That is why you fail.

Lucy: What?

Me: Nevermind.

Lucy: Count Dooku, he has The Force?

Me: Yeah, Count Dooku uses The Force.

Lucy: General Grevious, he has The Force?

Me: Well, General Grevious knows what The Force is, but he doesn't really use it.

Lucy: General Grevious doesn't like The Force?

Me: No, I don't think so.

Lucy: General Grevious likes lightsabers, though.

Me: Yes, yes he does.

Posted by Roger at 12:23 PM | Permalink

Tip from Nadine:

30 Years of Lucasfilm Christmas Cards

My favorite one actually wasn't holiday card, but rather a change-of-address card:

Posted by Roger at 12:17 PM | Permalink

Star Wars toys that never made it

Awesome:

Posted by Roger at 09:37 PM | Permalink

He doesn't have an official name, so I will call him R4-B2 (even though I don't like the recent trend of R4 units with dome heads).

Posted by Roger at 10:14 AM | Permalink

The title says it all:
Top 10 Craziest Star Wars Tattoos

Heads Up: One of the tattoos (near the bottom of the page) is probably NSFW.

Posted by Roger at 09:21 AM | Permalink