A Clever Way To Sneak In Prequel References

Today I learned that J.Crew’s Crewcuts For Kids is starting to sell Star Wars t-shirts for little kids. Here you can see what happens when Jenna Lyons gets her paws on Star Wars.

I have to give them props for photographing little girls in the tees as well as boys. But one tee in particular caught my eye. It’s funny because even though that is a Rebel pilot’s helmet on the bottom of the tee, the line is from AOTC! I guess the graphic artist must’ve mixed up Anakin and Luke. Or perhaps it’s a subversive fellow who figured this was a great way to slip a prequel reference past the gatekeepers.

Whatever the case may be, I figure a size 14 might fit me.

Prequel Reference On 1600 Penn

Adam pointed out there was a fun prequel reference on the 1/17 episode of NBC’s “1600 Penn.” As it turns out I found the entire episode online at NBC.com. The reference starts at around 10:46 and lasts about ten seconds.

RPattz, You All Right!

I don’t care what you think of “Twilight,” there will be no smack directed against Robert Pattinson here at SWPAS! Why? Not only would he love to be in Star Wars, he said this:

What if they asked you to play Jar-Jar?

I actually kind of like Jar-Jar. I don’t understand what the big deal is about Jar-Jar.

I’d put Pattinson in a Star Wars movie just to laugh at the hateboy rage but this makes it even better!

H/T Jedi News.

Ink Master

Tonight on Spike’s Ink Master:

Today Tuesday, November 13 at 10 PM, ET/PT, nine remaining artists on Spike TV’s hit tattoo competition-reality series “Ink Master” will have to use their Jedi powers and feel the Force flowing thru them in a special “Star Wars” Forever episode. In this “Star Wars”-themed episode, the artists will be tested on their ability to use contrast in their designs, specifically the way they enhance dark and light areas and use opposing colors, forms and lines to make their tattoos bold.

As always, “Ink Master” starts off with a fundamentals skill test called the Flash Challenge. In this week’s Flash Challenge, the artists must create a unique design using contrast on a Clone Trooper Helmet. All the finished helmets were displayed and auctioned off at “Star Wars” Celebration Six with all proceeds going to the Make-A-Wish Foundation, and as an added bonus, the winning Clone Trooper helmet was signed by “Star Wars” creator and visionary, George Lucas.

All the human canvases for the Elimination Tattoo for this episode are all super-fans of “Star Wars” and all request various designs featuring the iconic characters and symbols from this epic saga. The artists again have to demonstrate their ability to use contrast in their “Star Wars” tattoos. Which of the artists will continue on their destiny to become the next “Ink Master” and who will be the next to be told to pack up their tattoo gun and go home?

Tune in tonight at 10 ET/PT! TFN has a preview vid here.

Sing Along To “Duel Of The Fates”

H/T Club Jade & Jedi News

Celebration Prequel Panel Video

Eric Geller posted a video of the entire Why We Love The Prequels panel from Celebration VI. Woo hoo!

Jango & Boba Tee

Who can’t resist this cute tee from GraphicDesignLab? And it’s only 11 bucks! If you want one, hurry now because it’s only available for the next five days.

Update: The link works now!

Kevin Smith Sticks Up For Prequels

“An Evening With Kevin Smith” at Celebration VI was on a little late for my recap, but Big Shiny Robot has a summary. In part, Smith sticks up for the prequels:

When one fan asked him about how he’d change the prequels, he practically auditioned for the “Why We Love the Prequels Panel.” He wouldn’t have done much of anything to change them and loved them for what they were. Sure, they weren’t perfect and Jar Jar was equivalent to him to the Ewoks, but none of it stole from his enjoyment. “Some of these losers were saying you know that George Lucas raped their childhood, but that’s really an insulting slap in the face to the guy who built my childhood. He didn’t rape anything.” (I’m paraphrasing there, but the spirit is the same.)

He then proceeded to tell a rousing tale of the whispers through his youth of the creation of Vader and that fateful volcano-top battle we’d all heard legend of and, upon seeing it, he was reduced to tears. It gave me the chills in the same way the movie does.

Totally Recalling AOTC?

A Certain Point Of View posted “Total Douchebag” which is about a Huffington Post’s review of Len Wiseman’s remake of 1990′s “Total Recall.” The reviewer noted the film’s plot shared many similarities with AOTC, while trashing AOTC of course. One commenter to the HP piece noted that the movie seemed to visually cop every sf film of the past several years including AOTC.

Paul McDonald posted about the film on my FB wall. Here’s what he had to say:

Just saw it. You know, this would be a good thing to mention at the PAS. Yes, as A New Hope noted, the guy is bashing it, but this reboot has tons of prequel homages/rip-offs. He missed the one where they actually have commando droids courtesy of the CW, and our hero even rips the chest of one opens and shoots it with a blaster/gun, ala Grievous. Shaky plot and shakier physics, but still a fun movie. I know Len Wiseman is a SW fan, but this is one of the only films I know to directly reference the prequels over and over again. I personally think that’s awesome.

Anakin The Two-Legged Miracle Cat

A friend sent me a link to a Facebook page for a wonder kitty named Anakin. The kitten was born without a pelvis and hind legs but the cute little guy is “full of love and life.” Go check him out.