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A Very Eighties Christmas

Posted on Dec 11, 2009Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

Plunk yourself in front of a bright, snowy television in a wood-paneled den to enjoy some classic holiday specials.

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Rock the Galactic Vote

Posted on Nov 4, 2008Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

It's Election Day, and Senator Palpatine and community organizer Lando Calrissian want your votes.

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Fanboys' Rebellion

Posted on Nov 3, 2008Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

When Fanboys hits theaters on 6-Feb-2009, geeks everywhere will see themselves in this quest to steal Star Wars from Skywalker Ranch itself.

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Casualties of the Clone War

Posted on Sep 3, 2008Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

The Clone Wars is considered the fourth consecutive bomb in the Star Wars franchise. But the prequel trilogy, for all its flaws, had many redeeming qualities.

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Stars of Sea and Space

Posted on Feb 11, 2008Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

Sadly, I am again reporting a pair of notable passings. Roy Scheider, star of such aquatic hits as Jaws and SeaQuest DSV, passed away this Sunday at the age of 75. The news struck me by surprise, as though I had a vague recollection of his being treated for multiple myeloma, when it came to…

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Son of Dorkman

Posted on Oct 1, 2007Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

After stumbling across the excellently-choreographed Ryan vs. Dorkman Star Wars fan films, I started watching for more from the dynamic duo of Ryan Wieber and Michael Scott. Hearing their interview on Geekza was cool, but I wanted to see more. I found it when I subscribed to Scott's YouTube channel, as shortly thereafter, he posted…

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Pink Five FX

Posted on Sep 5, 2007Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

Over on Chris Hanel's blog is a nifty video showing before, during, after shots of one of the Star Wars fan films known as Pink Five. The montage shows what a difference a green screen and some hard work can make on independent films, and how much talent went into this particular one.

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Over My Dead Body

Posted on Aug 2, 2007Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

From IndianaJones.com's video entitled "Indy Arrives", dated 07.11.2007, I took this shot of Steven Spielberg, Harrison Ford, and George Lucas: Compare Lucas' shirt to this one: WTF is George Lucas doing wearing a "Han Shot First" shirt?! He's the last person I ever expected to be seen in such a thing… It's further proof that…

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