Category Archives: Star Wars Just For Fun

What’s The Worst Moment In The History Of Star Wars?

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Via Cinemablend.com:

If there’s any fandom that exemplifies the diverse nature of opinions within a selected intellectual property, it has to be Star Wars. Depending on when you came into the fandom, which films you prefer or even something as simple as which order you prefer to watch the films in, you’re going to have a unique opinion on what constitutes as the series’ best form. Among those important opinions throughout the fandom, there’s one that probably places highly on the list of priorities for any fan’s rankings, and that’s picking out the worst moment in the Star Wars saga.

So naturally, it seems like a good idea to take a sampling of moments from the entire Star Wars galaxy and ask that hard question of ourselves, as well as you, the public. After reading through the nominees for the worst moment from each film, you’ll be able to not only vote on that honor from the moments listed, but you’ll also be able to discuss any alternate and/or additional candidates in our comments section. The gloves are off and the Star Wars universe is up for grabs, as we run down the nominees for the absolute worst moment in Star Wars history.

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Star Wars Characters Get Reimagined as Fictional Insects

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Via Popularmechanics.com:

Star Wars, meet entomology. This imaginary series of bugs based on the sci-fi universe is absolutely incredible.

Brighton-based artist Richard Wilkinson created a stunning series of imaginary insects based on Star Wars characters. In Arhropoda Iconicus, recognizable characters become transformed into realistic, lifelike bugs, including Chewbecca, R2D2, Darth Vader and Han Solo trapped in amber.

Wilkinson has always been fascinated by natural history. “There is something about the way scientists categorized and classified the chaotic and vast world of nature that really resonates with me,” Wilkinson told Fast Company. What better way to celebrate the diversity and beauty of the natural world than to combine it with “the world of modern obsession” and pop culture?

After all, the desire to classify and identify exist just as much outside of science, like when fandoms grow around film, TV , movies, books, vehicles or toys. To create the illustrations, Wilkinson began by studying icons from Star Wars, and determining their most recognizable traits.

“Then I sketch a few ideas and then go to my entomology books and online collections for ideas of how they might translate into features of an insect,” he explained. Sometimes, he finds an insect that seems like the right fit. But just as often, he goes through an adjusting process, adapting the insect form to subtly showcase Star Wars characteristics.

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WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE STAR WARS MOVIE?

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THE ULTIMATE QUESTION FOR ANY FAN OF THE SAGA.

Everyone has a preference, and though it might be tough to choose just one, let us know which is the best of all the Star Wars films in your eyes. Although we’ve asked this in the past, with three more movies added to the collection, we think it’s time to revisit the question.

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Star Wars Sound Effects

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Via Gizmodo.com:

The much-loved song the Cantina Band performs in A New Hope is undoubtedly a catchy earworm, but Eclectic Method’s latest toe-tapper turns all of the Star Wars movies into a thumping house remix we’d love to dance along with at the club—or, more likely, in our cars on the way to work.

The sound effects used to bring a galaxy far, far away to life lend themselves remarkably well to being remixed. Blooping droids, lightsabers, and blaster shots re-assemble into a track you probably won’t be able to listen to just once. It is quite an achievement in sound design.

CAN YOU GUESS THE SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY CHARACTER?

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DECIPHER THE CHARACTER IMAGES QUICKLY TO EARN THE MOST POINTS!

If you’ve been following along with the recent Solo TV spots, chances are you’ve gotten a good look at the characters we can expect to see in the film come May 25. Though some faces are new and some are familiar, we want to know how quickly you can decipher the scrambled image in our newest Solo quiz below. Think you’ve got what it takes?

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THE 11 SILLIEST NAMES IN STAR WARS

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This is a safe space. We all love Star Wars here, warts and all. That’s part A. Part B is that just about every character name in the entire franchise is beyond stupid. There’s no two ways about it. As much as we love him, Luke Skywalker has a pretty dumb name. But just making up spacey sounding character names is fine, and even expected nowadays; it’s part of the old-timey Flash Gordon-esque nature of the saga. What we take issue with is when the names are just lazy embellishments of the character’s physical attributes or personality.

Since there are so many characters on screen, and each has a name, species, and planet of origin–shortcuts need to be taken. At least that’s George Lucas’s logic. The squid-looking aliens are called Mon Calamari. I mean, guys. Han Solo is a loner. All the Darths are some kind of modification of a bad thing. General goshdarn Grievous! So that’s where we’re starting with this list, the silliest and needlessly literal names in Star Wars. These 11 are in no particular order, but to start, we have the most recent.

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Star Wars in 2028? Future Twitter Hashtags

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The new Twitter hashtag #StarWarsMoviesIn2028 has people wondering what the sci-fi franchise might look like in a decade. Will Luke get a hip replacement?

Star Wars hit Earth with A New Hope just over 40 years ago, and the franchise is still going strong with the latest sequels The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi. But Twitter is starting to wonder just how long the Force can continue to strike back. (Yeah, you try writing a Star Wars story without bad puns.)

The hashtag #StarWarsMoviesIn2028 started trending on Twitter Thursday, with the tweeting masses imagining how the franchise might look 10 years from now. Obviously, there are plenty of jokes about characters being older then, but you might be surprised at just how creative people are getting.

I’ll start with the old jokes, because they’re pretty great:

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