New Links

Look under Blogroll on the right side of the page…I’ve added Semper Neimoidiana and its affiliated sites plus an Anakin/Padmé-themed Tumblr called You Are In My Very Soul.

Neimodian Fans Unite

Do you fist pump with excitement whenever Lott Dodd and his pals appear onscreen? Can you say, “Is that leeeegal?” perfectly? Would you argue that Cad Bane is the galaxy’s greatest bounty hunter?

Then Semper Neimodiana is for you! There you can find pics of the webmiss’s Neimodian and Duros-themed collection. In addition, you can find her artwork on DeviantArt and lots of pics on her Tumblr. Hey, if there’s a Jar Jar June, maybe she can do Neimodian November!

Dear Pro-Prequel Sites…

Recently, I’ve been greatly annoyed by some pages on Facebook allegedly set up to defend or celebrate the prequels. Is it envy or some kind of rivalry? No. I don’t need to be the only show in town. In fact, the more of us out there standing up for this part of the saga, the better. I’m more than happy to see lots of kindred spirits spreading the love.

The problem I keep seeing is that some of these sites’ defense of the prequels is pretty shallow and weak. They let trolls run rampant all over the place, they attract people whose own love for the prequels is pretty weak too, and soon enough they slip up and say something like “TPM and AOTC might have been terrible movies…” (as one page did) or “I don’t like RLM but I like Patton Oswalt even if he is a basher too.” Huh? Maybe I’m the only nut who thinks that the point of a pro-PT site is to say GOOD things about the films instead of conceding to the haters.

A Couple Of Cool New Tumblrs

OpusRAW has forwarded links to these new Tumblr pages, one called Star Wars Prequelitis that uses visuals to show how the prequels have influenced subsequent films and another called Star Wars Verses that features visual echoes among the Star Wars films. Very cool, very interesting stuff.

More Facebook Pages & A Couple Of Tumblrs To Like

On Facebook:

The Prequels Are Fine The Way They Are

Jar Jar Binks Appreciation

And of course…

Phantom Menace: The Holiday

On Tumblr:

Anidala: The Outside Gallery–an AWESOME Anakin/Padmé fan art archive…its DeviantArt gallery is here.

Knights of Twilight–Some great gifs and pix.

Why I Love Jar Jar

Today I got my signed Ahmed Best Jar Jar photo from Coolwaters Productions and it just so happens that the very same day I come across the latest Jedi News post from Adam “Why I Love Jar Jar.”

Facebook Pages To “Like”

Are you sick of the same old run of extortion posts (“if you love your mother and you have a heart, you WILL like and share this”) and boring updates about what sandwich your friends ate for lunch? Check out some of these Facebook pages you, the prequel fan, will enjoy:

Padmé Naberrie Amidala Skywalker FanPage

Jango Fett Pictures

May The Force Be With You

Star Wars: The Clone Wars (It’s the show’s official Facebook page)

I’ll have more in future posts

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.

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