Quote of the Day

From spiffykt on Twitter:

Gave up studying in favor of Star Wars, Episode II, which features my favorite battle scene in any movie ever. Yay, aggressive negotiations!

You Gotta Love This Post

From Cryogenic on TFN’s Jedi Council message boards (I’ll post the relevant parts so you don’t have to suffer through the usual):

More Interesting Stuff

So you won’t have to suffer through the same annoying ankle-biter who haunts TFN’s message boards, I’ll post this wonderful bit in its entirety below the cut. From Cryogenic on TFN, this was on a thread discussing the pregnancy subtext. Even though I don’t read as much into things as the original post does, it still prompted this interesting reply here:

An Interesting Look At Anakin/Padmé

Every now and then, somebody on TFN’s Jedi Council boards will experience a moment of lucidity. Read the initial post (and only the initial post…for now) by Battle_Hydra about the nature of Anakin and Padmé’s relationship.

Three New PT/CW Figures From Sideshow

Head over to Sideshow Collectibles to check out a bunch of new stuff up for pre-order soon. Along with a 12″ Grand Admiral Thrawn from the Timothy Zahn books and a great diorama featuring the lightsaber battle between Darth Vader and Obi-Wan (it goes great with your Anakin vs. Obi-Wan diorama!) are two new 12″ figures: Clone Wars Anakin and AOTC Clonetrooper! Plus there’s a hot new Premium Format Yoda shish-kebabing a clonetrooper a la ROTS! And the first Star Wars Legendary Bust, Commander Cody!

(Anakin is mine, all mine!)

Reminder: SW Flicks on Spike All Of This Week

Spike TV’s “Force of July” began this evening with TPM. Don’t fret if you missed it…they’re showing it again tomorrow at 3 p.m., prior to AOTC on Tuesday at 6. ROTS follows on Wednesday, ANH on Thursday, TESB on Friday, and ROTJ on Saturday, all airing at 6 p.m. ET/PT.

For the love of the prequels: an article that will make your day

Shocka! More people are coming out of the closet and declaring their appreciation for Eps I-III, such as a fella named Drew McCarroll:

Let’s take a look at ‘The Phantom Menace,’ as the first of the prequels seems to draw the most criticism. A lot of people complained about the acting in this one, but all I can say is, Liam Neeson was terrific as Qui-Gon Jinn. Plus, no Star Wars film has ever had great acting. It adds to the fantasy of the story. Also, look what the universe got out of the first film: pod racing, double-bladed lightsabers, Natalie Portman, lots of Jedi, the best lightsaber duel in any of the six movies, the song “Duel of the Fates” and Darth Maul! I think Darth Maul alone makes up for any perceived failings of the movie. If you want to complain that he was killed off too early, that hasn’t stopped people from making over 9,000 references to him in any sort of Star Wars-based medium.

Read the rest here.

Padmé costumers can breathe easy…

A few weeks ago, I posted on rumors that Stila, whose products were used by makeup artists working on AOTC and ROTS, was going bankrupt. Padmé costumers and fangirls who needed that movie-accurate shade of Jo and Natalie lipsticks can relax. The upscale cosmetics company has been sold to a private equity firm.

So go forth to Sephora and Nordstrom and rejoice!

SW Marathon on Spike April 18

Have nothing to do on 4/18? Settle in for a day of SW goodness on Spike TV as the cable network shows all six SW films! Check out the schedule.

Hat tip auhow.

He was always good at fixing things…

Wouldn’t it be cool if a mechanical ace like Anakin could fix your car?

Future Auto Centre in Australia has the next best thing…a mechanic who looks eerily like Anakin circa-AOTC. So much so, he’s been featured in ads posing with a tool, holding it as though it’s a lightsaber:

More about the Aussie Ani here.