Here Comes The Star Wars Activist

Congratulations to Adam for signing on as contributor to Jedi News! Here’s his first post.

You Gotta Read This

Adam posted a terrific piece on his blog taking apart the common twaddle perpetuated by Darth Media and Darth Hateboy. Do go check it out.

Check Out This Great Essay

Over on Star Wars Report, there’s a brilliant essay from the perspective of a fan whose prime introduction to the saga was through the prequels.

Moves Like Jar Jar

Eddie at The Phantom Menace: The Holiday asked me to do something for “Jar Jar June” (now coming to an end) and instead of writing something profound, I came up with a filk. Please pardon the bad Gunganese and silly lyrics, for I haven’t written a filk in a long time and to be honest, I don’t like Maroon 5′s “Moves Like Jagger” but for the filking opportunity it created. If you’re really good, I’ll post my unpublished midichlorian filk from 2000.

Moves Like Jar Jar

ust shoot for the stars
If it feelsa right
And aim for meesa heart
If yousa feel like
And take meesa away and make it okey-day
I swear meesa behave

Yousa wanted control
So wesa waited
I put on a show
Now I Bombad General
Yousa say I’m a kid
My ego is maxi-big
I don’t give an icky icky goo
And it goes like this

[Chorus:]
Take me by the tongue
And I’ll know you
Kiss mesa, I’m a klutz
And I’ll show you

All the moves like Jar Jar
I’ve got the moves like Jar Jar
I’ve got the moves like Jar Jar

I don’t need to try to throw a booma
Look into my eyestalks I’ll own yousa

With them moves like Jar Jar
I’ve got the moves like Jar Jar
I’ve got the moves like Jar Jar

[Verse 2:]
Maybe it’s hard
When the gasser’s broken and scarred
Nothing feels right
But when yousa with me
I’ll make yousa believe
That I’ve got the key

Oh
So get in the bongo
Wesa can ride it
Wherever yousa want
Get inside it
And yousa want to steer
But look out for the Opee Sea Creature
I’ll take it from here (Oh! Yeah yeah!)
And it goes like this (Uh)

[Chorus:]
Take me by the tongue
And I’ll know you (Uh)
Kiss mesa, I’m a klutz
And I’ll show you

All the moves like Jar Jar
I’ve got the moves like Jar Jar
I’ve got the moves like Jar Jar

I don’t need to try to throw a booma (Oh, yeah)
Look into my eyestalks I’ll own yousa

With them moves like Jar Jar
I’ve got the moves like Jar Jar (Yeah yeah)
I’ve got the moves like Jar Jar

[Bridge:]
Yousa wanna know how to make mesa smile
Give me a brisky morning munchen to eat
And if I share mesa secret
You’re gonna have to keep it
Nobody else can see this

So watch and learn
I won’t show yousa twice
Bouncing from head to toe, swinging nice
But if I share my secret
You’re gonna have to keep it
Nobody else can see this (Ay! Ay! Ay! Aaay!)

And it goes like this

[Chorus:]
Take me by the tongue (Take me by the tongue)
And I’ll know you
Kiss mesa, I’m a klutz
And I’ll show you (Yeah yeah yeah!)

All the moves like Jar Jar
I’ve got the moves like Jar Jar
I’ve got the moves like Jar Jar
(Oh, yeah)
I don’t need to try to throw a booma
Look into my eyestalks I’ll own yousa

With them moves like Jar Jar
I’ve got the moves like Jar Jar
I’ve got the moves like Jar Jar

Where Are The Padme Dolls?

Please do read this from Erika at the Star Wars Shrine. It’s really more about ignoring the female collectors’ market but let’s face it, Padmé gets no love from the collectibles world. (And I’m still waiting for a 12″ Bespin Leia.)

It’s Jar Jar June!

Today marks the beginning of Jar Jar June on The Phantom Menace: The Holiday. Get ready for a month full of Gungantastic activities!

Meanwhile, check out I Am Jarticus!

“I Am A Star Wars Fan”

I don’t know how I missed it, but this essay was posted back in February when TPM 3D came out. You’ll love what this guy has to say, so check it out!

Thoughtful Reading

Eddie at The Phantom Menace: The Holiday has a great response to a post on i09.com about self-hating fans making genre entertainment worse. Given how often i09 and its readers do everything that article listed, I posted on Eddie’s Facebook that the article should have been called, “I, The Pot, Am Calling The Kettle Black.”

Amy Geek has a great post on Asajj Ventress’s evolution as a character on Clone Wars.

And in a general sense, I’m sure you’ll enjoy Paul McDonald’s latest piece, “Lucas The Sell Out.”

A Few Comments To Brighten Your Day

While poking around the listener mailbag at the Forcecast, I saw some interesting comments.

On TPM:

I’m positive that the Big G.L. clearly identified the events that detail how Anakin was going to rise and fall as he wrote the script for Episode 1, because in this shot- we have Palpatine on one side of the screen, and Anakin on the other. And the only two who stand between Palpatine and Anakin is Obi-Wan, and Padme. I think this small detail illustrates how clever George Lucas has always been as a filmmaker, and how important Episode 1 is in telling a complete story of Anakin Skywalker.

There’s someone else at the bottom who was sticking up, sort of, for Anakin/Padmé (it will be a grand day when prequel defenders no longer have to qualify their comments with shopworn criticisms). But all of the letters are interesting to read.

Star Wars Movie Reaches Milestone, Star Wars Sites Yawn

Well, not this site, of course! But it’s been more than 24 hours since TPM crossed $1 billion in box office worldwide and it’s not been mentioned on TheForce.net, starwars.com, Rebelscum, or any other major fan site I can think of besides Jedi News. What gives? Maybe since most of these sites are based out of the U.S., they don’t keep track of international box office, but come on!

I always ask…would they ignore it if it was TESB?