The Cartoon Network presentation of “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” will become available for download from iTunes one day after it airs on the Cartoon Network (CN) beginning this Saturday. They will also stream on CN and the official Star Wars Websites a week later. If that wasn’t enough, George Lucas will be issuing a new 30 minute... 

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Let the Force….Be With Your Feet!

September 25, 2008   || Category: Cool Stuff || Tags: || Leave a Comment

You know that hissing sound when Darth Vader breathes? It’s not the breathing machine you’ve been led to believe. Really, what you are hearing is Anakin sighing because his boots hurt his feet. And Yoda doesn’t talk funny because he’s old and wise - his feet are sore! If only they had some nice cozy slippers to nestle their tootsies... 

The latest “Star Wars” tie-in videogame “The Force Unleashed” has been heating up the sales chart across several content outlets this summer, leading to speculation that George Lucas might consider adapting the storyline for the big-screen in the near future. The game sold a million units in its first five days on the market,... 

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Skywalker’s Parents Make Public Appearance

September 18, 2008   || Category: Cool Stuff || Tags: || 6 Comments

Luke’s Moms and Pops show up for a big event — Ahhhh….True Love Sith-Style!  Read More →

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Get Darth Vader for a Mere $18K

September 11, 2008   || Category: Collectibles || Tags: || Leave a Comment

A few months ago, employees entering the lobby of Lucasfilm’s Building A at the Presidio were greeted by a new member of the campus’ growing family of bronze statues… Darth Vader. Fans can now buy this very limited edition piece of art standing nearly four feet tall and weighing a whopping 150 pounds! Of course, to do so will set you... 

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Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

September 5, 2008   || Category: Gaming || Tags: || 3 Comments

“Star Wars: The Force Unleashed” is a new combination LucasArts video game, novel from Del Rey Books, a graphic novel from Dark Horse Comics and merchandizing action figure/toys tie-in with Lego and Hasbro. The game will be available on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo DS, as well as, second-generation N-Gage,... 

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Fan-Built, Working Landspeeder

August 31, 2008   || Category: Cool Stuff || Tags: || 1 Comment

A fan of George Lucas’ Star Wars universe named Daniel Deutsch decided he could make his own piece of Star Wars coolness and has built a working, electric landspeeder, the same kind used by Luke Skywalker on Tatooine. The only difference, unlike the one from the set, this one works in the real world without the need of any added special effects.... 

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Oh Those Ingenious Star Wars Fans

August 27, 2008   || Category: News || Tags: || 4 Comments

Confectionary Delights from Designs by Michele: “Han Solo frozen in Carbonite Cake” You sure this isn’t really Mr. Bill in Carbonite?  Read More →

The new animated feature film from George Lucas titled “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” is now out and the Star Wars Shop is making some new things from the film and upcoming television series available to collectors. The cool stuff they have on hand are designed to get the child in you and real children all excited about being a Star Wars geek. Seen... 

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Yoda the Cat

August 20, 2008   || Category: Bizarre News || Tags: || 2 Comments

A genetic abnormality gave Yoda the Cat in Downers Grove, Illinois four ear flaps instead of the normal two. The kitten was adopted by Ted and Valerie Rock when a local bar owner put him and his 7 siblings up for adoption. While patrons in the bar thought it looked like a “Devil Cat,” the Rocks are convinced their little guy is more like... 

Genre: Science Fiction/Fantasy and Animation Running Time: 98 min. Theatrical Release Date: August 15th, 2008 MPAA Rating: PG for sci-fi action violence throughout, brief language and momentary smoking. Directed By: Dave Filoni Starring: Matt Lanter, Ashley Eckstein, James Arnold Taylor, Dee Bradley Baker, Tom Kane SCORE = 5/10 “Without at... 

Andrew Ainsworth, a prop designer who worked on the original 1977 Star Wars film designing props for the George Lucas production has been found not guilty for selling his own line of Star Wars replicas online and from his London store by the British High Court. The court stated that Ainsworth didn’t violate any British copyright laws. However,... 

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The Vader Project

August 6, 2008   || Category: Fan Productions || Tags: || 1 Comment

The Vader Project, a “reimagining” of the iconic Darth Vader helmet by some of today’s hottest pop and underground artists”, was recently on display at Star Wars Celebration Japan. A lot of them are pretty cool. {Thanks to Geekologie for the images}  Read More →

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A Fitting End for Jar Jar

August 6, 2008   || Category: Fan Productions || Tags: || 14 Comments

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New TVGuide Clone War Covers

August 6, 2008   || Category: Collectibles || Tags: || 2 Comments

With Star Wars: The Clone Wars movie quickly approaching, TV Guide magazine has created 4 collectible Star Wars covers, each with an exclusive CD-Rom! Fans can collect covers of C3PO, Yoda, Obi-Wan and Anykin Skywalker when the issue hits stands August 7th. This animated film from George Lucas fills in the events that take place between Episodes II... 

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Second Robot Chicken Star Wars Special Planned

July 23, 2008   || Category: TV || Tags: || 1 Comment

Following the success of last year’s special lampooning “A galaxy far, far away…,” Robot Chicken will return to George Lucas’ playground later this year with a second special focusing on the Star Wars universe, according to the Hollywood Reporter. “It doesn’t even seem real — getting to make Star Wars... 

Star Wars Shop is making available this one-of-a-kind immense and detailed sculpture that captures the pivotal moment in which the Luke clings to his tauntaun in hopes of fending off the wampa attack. Each diorama is hand cast in high quality polystone, hand-finished and hand painted to exacting standards. The Ambush on Hoth diorama is expertly sculpted... 

“The members of The 501st Legion, a group of ‘Star Wars’ costume enthusiasts, might be the bad guys but that doesn’t mean they can’t partake in charity work.” (Micah Mertes)  Read More →

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The Clone Wars Sneak Peak

May 9, 2008   || Category: Film || Tags: , || 5 Comments

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Wizards of the Coast is expanding its line of popular Star Wars Miniatures and Roleplaying Games this year, debuting new products based on Star Wars: The Clone Wars, the new animated feature and television series from Lucasfilm Animation, and to extend the storylines popularized in the numerous Star Wars movies, novels and comic books. The highly detailed,... 

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Deal or No Deal to air Star Wars themed episode

April 12, 2008   || Category: TV || Tags: || 5 Comments

NBC’s popular game show Deal or No Deal will visit a galaxy far, far away later this month with a special Star Wars themed episode. Set to air Monday, April 28th, the two-hour episode will give two Star Wars fans the experience if a lifetime when they are joined on the show by Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher), Chewbacca and R2-D2. The villainous... 

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Court to Rule on Stormtrooper Costumes

April 8, 2008   || Category: Collectibles, News || Tags: || 7 Comments

The iconic stormtrooper costumes from the Star Wars franchise are at the heart of a lawsuit being heard by the UK’s high court this week. One of the designers who helped create the costumes, Andrew Ainsworth, is being sued by George Lucas for £10m for making and selling replica costumes to collectors. Ainsworth is counter-suing for a piece... 

Written by: Tom Chivers for the Telegraph A Star Wars fan got closer to his idols than he would perhaps have liked when he was attacked in his garden by Darth Vader. Jedi Master Jonba Hehol - known to family and friends as Barney Jones, 36, of Holyhead - was giving a TV interview in his back garden for a documentary when a man, dressed in a black bin-bag... 

Attention collectors! These new Obi-Wan Kenobi and Darth Maul Animated Maquettes from Gentle Giant are now available for pre-order at the Star Wars Shop. And the R2-KT Make-A-Wish Foundation charity figure, sold at Comic-Con, is now available again at StarWarsShop.com in limited quantity. And check out this cool R4-P17 trash can shown below. Just... 

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The Ultimate Star Wars Geek

December 5, 2007   || Category: Collectibles, News || Tags: || Leave a Comment

Submitted by: Timothy Low (SoSF Fan Contributor) Steve Sansweet introduces fans to his own little Star Wars collection, which is without doubt, the largest and most varied collection of Star Wars treasures, memorabilia, collectibles and the most common and unusual items available from the George Lucas Star Wars universe. In this video Steve shows us... 

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Lucas Talks With TV Guide

September 19, 2007   || Category: Interviews || Tags: || Leave a Comment

George Lucas of “Star Wars” fame recently sat down with TV Guide for a compelling interview on the popular television and online magazine. He talks a lot about his post “Wars” years and his most recent project called “Fog City Mavericks,” a documentary about San Francisco based directors. He also gives some insight... 

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“Family Guy” Gets George’s Blessing

June 5, 2007   || Category: TV || Tags: || 1 Comment

First “Robot Chicken” got the blessing of George Lucas for their upcoming parody special about “Star Wars.” Now it appears that FOX’s “Family Guy” has the blessing of Lucas to produce an episode parodying the “Star Wars” universe. “Family Guy” creator, Seth McFarland has been given... 

“STAR WARS: THE LEGACY REVEALED” is a documentary that looks at the Star Wars 30 year old franchise and airs this Sunday, May 28, 2007 at 9PM EST on cable TV’s The History Channel Thirty years ago today, a film opened to forty theaters. That film went on to pave the way for Science Fiction and Fantasy, and break new ground in the technology... 

On Wednesday, May 16 we will present Cris Macht, the director of the new Star Wars documentary film “A Force Among Us” as our guest. This project has been a 16 year labor of love. Written, directed, produced, and funded by their own resources, the brother and sister team of Cristian and Cortney Macht are on a mission to bring “equality”... 

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Indiana Jim: Star Wars Extravaganza

April 27, 2007   || Category: Podcasting || Tags: || 4 Comments

In celebration of the 30th Anniversary of Star Wars our good friend Indiana Jim has a big upcoming Star Wars shindig planned for his podcast that we here at Slice of SciFi want to clue you in on. It’s called the “T.A.L.U. Star Wars Extravaganza” and will feature interviews with the likes of Nathan P. Butler from Star Wars Fan Works,... 

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