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If you’re like me – sitting at home instead of in Orlando – you’re gobbling up every word and image that Twitter, e-mail and Web reports are broadcasting out about Celebration V going on this weekend. Our own John Booth has been checking in with reports a couple times a day, but for the jealous and hardcore, it’s just not enough. Fortunately, beginning at 6PM eastern Thursday, Sirius XM radio will be providing coverage from the convention. Programming will feature interviews with stars from the Star Wars movies, as well as behind-the-scenes talent and celebrity fans. Listeners will also be able to listen in on panel discussions and more, including play-by-play of droid races. Tune in to Sirius 108 or XM 139. Read the rest of this entry »
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Photo by Jeremy Austin; used under Creative Commons Attribution license What do a newborn baby and a cage wrestler have in common? About three minutes of awe and wonder, wrapped up into a new Internet meme. Know Your Meme, a great source for background on Internet culture, explained the latest viral sensation — Double Rainbow — as follows: In January of 2010, YouTube user and self-proclaimed mountain man Hungrybear9562 —real name: Paul Vasquez—uploaded a video of an awe-inspiring double rainbow . As the video progresses, Hungrybear becomes more and more passionate, eventually giving in to the double-rainbow-induced rapture. Bear remained in Internet obscurity for months after the encounter with nature, until talk show host Jimmy Kimmel tweeted about it in early July. The spike in views has cleared 5 million, thanks to additional coverage by Mashable , Huffington Post , and geek celebrity Nathan Fillion . The swell of double-rainbow parodies are getting millions of views as well, including over 3 million from the song remixed by the Auto-Tune-the-News folks. Even Hitler got into the act. (That’s a double meme, all the way!) The over-the-top reaction was genuine. As Bear told KYM, “The rainbow was the Universe or Spirit flowing through me, the reaction you heard was how I reacted to seeing the Holy Ghost, kind of like Moses seeing the burning bush in the 10 commandments.” Another interview with Shira Lazar (CBS News) indicated its brilliance was enough to knock Bear to the ground. Double Fish Mobile New father Richie Hazlewood first came across the original Double Rainbow through StumbleUpon, after it had already made the rounds through Huff Post, Fark, and Funny or Die. He and his wife, Chantel, turned some video of their eight-week-old baby, Theo, into a riff of their own. The charming aspect of this Double Rainbow entry is seeing the world from the perspective of a new baby, something any GeekDad or GeekMom can appreciate. As Theo’s vision developed, the mobile above his changing station came into view. One day, Chantel’s laughter drew Richie into the nursery. Theo was smiling and “going nuts” while he looked up at the mobile. It wasn’t clear to the new parents if their baby was happy, sad, or freaked out. The connection to Bear’s experience became obvious. The entire video was done with three short takes captured with a handheld camera: the baby happily freaking out under the mobile, Theo crying before a diaper change, and a baby’s-eye view from underneath the mobile. “Yes, I delayed his diaper change so i could get a few seconds of heart-felt misery,” Richie admitted. “Theo demands method acting.” Hazlewood claims Theo has become impossible to live with since his internet debut. “We have to feed him, bathe him, dress him, and entertain him constantly,” says Richie. “This generation really struggles with a heightened sense of entitlement, I think.” Read the rest of this entry »
You know those awesome celebrity posters they have up at the library, of various famous people encouraging people to read more? I remember when I was a kid seeing one with C3PO and R2-D2, which I thought was awesome, though I recall pointing out to my mother that at no time in the Star Wars movies is there a single book visible, anywhere. So the latest poster in the series has just come out, and it features none other than Captain Tightpants (also Captain Hammer — do you suppose we should combine the two: “Captain Hammer Tightpants?”) himself, Nathan Fillion. Of course, he’s not playing Mal Reynolds, Captain Hammer or Rick Castle in the poster, but since you can’t see his pants you can, if you like, imagine that they’re tight. It’s not news, of course, that Fillion is an advocate of programs encouraging kids to read — he’s a co-founder of the great Kids Need to Read organization. The poster is available for purchase on the American Library Association’s website for $16, plus $9 shipping. No, that’s not cheap, but it’s a great science-fiction-themed poster (the book he’s holding is even a sci-fi book aimed at older kids) and your money will go towards a great cause. There are a lot of other great posters available there, too: the one with the Star Wars droids isn’t available (and is evidently a collector’s item now), but the one with Yoda is! If you’d like to hear more about Kids Need to Read and Fillion’s involvement with it, please check out the interview I did with him and the organization’s other co-founder PJ Haarsma back in January. Read the rest of this entry »
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Image: John Booth Let’s be honest: At 30 years old, it’s been ages since The Empire Strikes Back has gotten carded while buying drinks in the Mos Eisley cantina. And yet it remains generally acknowledged that on May 21, 1980 – that’s four movies, four TV cartoon spinoffs, two Ewok adventure films and a Bantha-back-breaking load of books and comics ago – George Lucas and Co. put the Best Star Wars Ever on the big screen. In honor of that anniversary, here are Thirty Reasons The Empire Strikes Back Still Rules: (Two brief notes: Yes, it’s three decades on, but, just in case - spoilers ahead. Also, I swear by the Original Untouched Trilogy First approach, which is crucial to truly appreciating all Empire ’s glory, especially when you’re introducing it to the kids.) For starters, the first Star Wars sequel brought us awesome new ships and settings and war machines. Yes, every Star Wars movie trotted out more eye candy, but Empire ’s designs still stand among the most unique and iconic in the saga: 30. Snow Troopers – The ghost-like masks added a new sort of menace to these guys. Never saw a snow trooper conking his head on a blast door… 29. All-Terrain Armored Transports – Or just plain old “Walkers.” Brutal and clanking and relentless. 28. Cloud City – From its stunning skyline hanging over Bespin to the iron and steam and chasms at its core, Lando’s mining colony was the first “civilized” Star Wars city we got to visit. 27. Imperial Probe Droid - The robot cousin of Mirkwood’s giant spiders, with bonus points for springing from the Airtight Garage mind of Jean “Moebius” Giraud . 26. The Executor – As the opening of Star Wars established, Star Destroyers are awfully damn big and scary - which is what makes it so awesome when we see one early in Empire and it’s absolutely dwarfed by the shadow of Darth Vader’s flagship . Next we’ve got Empire ’s new minor characters. They’re just glimpses, really, but they do add spice to the galaxy: 25. You can’t ignore John Ratzenberger . Before he carried the mail as Cliff Clavin, he gave orders on Hoth as Bren Derlin . 24-20 . The also-ran bounty hunters : IG-88, Dengar, Bossk, Zuckuss and 4-LOM – Their get-together on the Executor bridge is Empire ’s brief callback to the Star Wars cantina scene, but it’s all business this time around. Empire also introduces some big players. They never steal the limelight from the heroes, but here in Act II of the original trilogy, these four are crucial game-changers: 19. The Emperor – We finally get a glimpse of the guy who bosses Darth Vader around, and he’s a freaky monkey-eyed puppetmaster working from the shadows. He’s almost scarier here as a mellow-voiced hologram than he is the next time we see him, all cackling and finger-lightning and such. 18. Yoda – Counterbalancing the Emperor with his understated power and patience and backward talk, Jedi Master is at his wisest and funniest, and when 900 years old you reach, look as good you will not. 17. Lando Calrissian – Card-player. Gambler. Scoundrel . You’d like him. 16. Boba Fett – Don’t tell me they didn’t know this guy was going to be a favorite from the start. Why else was he the sole Empire action figure to show up on an original Star Wars Kenner package? He’s got the brains to stay a step ahead of Solo, and the Hoth-cold soul to ask, “What if he doesn’t survive? He’s worth a lot to me.” Empire ’s also got some great shuddery, tense moments: 15. Force Choke – Vader used it to make a little point in Star Wars , but in Empire , he drops underlings without hesitation. Worst. Promotion. Ever, Admiral Piett. 14. Luke’s Phantom Duel – I’ll admit that as a kid, most of the meaning behind this scene escaped me. I got that it was a sort of test which he failed, but it was only as I got older that I realized the deeper aspects of what was going on, and that’s one of the reasons this scene works so well. 13. B eneath the Helmet – I remember hearing from other kids about seeing the back of Darth Vader’s head, and it pretty much made my nine-year-old brain go Thermal Detonator. Skin-crawlingly fascinating, this glimpse that both enhances and preserves mystery is another great reason to watch Episodes IV-VI first. Probably thanks to Lawrence Kasdan in many cases, Empire stocks a bowcaster bandolier-full of quotes, including these half-dozen: 12. “Laugh it up, fuzzball.” (Han Solo) 11. “Never tell me the odds!” (Han Solo) 10. “It’s not my fault!” (Han Solo and Lando Calrissian) 9. “I love you.” / “I know.” (Princess Leia / Han Solo) 8. “ I am your father.” (Darth Vader) 7. “Do. Or do not. There is no try.” (Yoda) Where Star Wars involved establishing a universe and Return of the Jedi wraps up the trilogy’s plot points, Empire is where the main characters shine in their development. 6. R2-D2 and C-3PO – The droids spend most of Star Wars joined at the servo-hip, but separated in Empire by circumstance, they get to stretch their programmed personalities a bit. 5. Chewbacca – We saw him mostly as a loyal sidekick in the first movie, but this time around, we get to feel our favorite wookiee’s moments of genuine despair and rage and melancholy. 4. Princess Leia – Sure the sarcasm and the spunk are still there, laser brains, but now we find out just how Alderaan’s last royalty feels about a certain flyboy, and wait – what’s that? A Force-call, you say? How interesting… 3. Luke Skywalker ’s still got a whiny moment or two, but he’s not the farmboy from Tatooine anymore. From the moment he summons his lightsaber across an ice cave to his headstrong decision to try to save his friends, we get a hint of possibilities both dark and light. 2. Han Solo –The smart-aleck pilot is actually torn, and we get to see it unfold. He knows the Rebellion’s worth fighting for, but he’s got this whole price -on-his-head thing, too. He’ll get the hell out of Dodge in a heartbeat – just as soon as he runs back to make sure the Princess is safe. He quick-draws on a Sith Lord but knows when to tell Chewie “There’ll be another time.” 1. The ending – Empire ’s greatest asset is nothing short of the greatest one-two cliffhanger punch in movie history. Vader’s revelation to Luke coupled with the Slave I heading into the sunset with Han on ice in the cargo hold. I was recently asked if the downer of an ending disappointed us as kids. Are you kidding? Now they had to make another one! I really could have pushed this list beyond 30 things - so what are your favorite ESB moments, and what did I leave off the list? Read the rest of this entry »
Image: John Booth Let’s be honest: At 30 years old, it’s been ages since The Empire Strikes Back has gotten carded while buying drinks in the Mos Eisley cantina. And yet it remains generally acknowledged that on May 21, 1980 – that’s four movies, four TV cartoon spinoffs, two Ewok adventure films and a Bantha-back-breaking load of books and comics ago – George Lucas and Co. put the Best Star Wars Ever on the big screen. In honor of that anniversary, here are Thirty Reasons The Empire Strikes Back Still Rules: (Two brief notes: Yes, it’s three decades on, but, just in case - spoilers ahead. Also, I swear by the Original Untouched Trilogy First approach, which is crucial to truly appreciating all Empire ’s glory, especially when you’re introducing it to the kids.) For starters, the first Star Wars sequel brought us awesome new ships and settings and war machines. Yes, every Star Wars movie trotted out more eye candy, but Empire ’s designs still stand among the most unique and iconic in the saga: 30. Snow Troopers – The ghost-like masks added a new sort of menace to these guys. Never saw a snow trooper conking his head on a blast door… 29. All-Terrain Armored Transports – Or just plain old “Walkers.” Brutal and clanking and relentless. 28. Cloud City – From its stunning skyline hanging over Bespin to the iron and steam and chasms at its core, Lando’s mining colony was the first “civilized” Star Wars city we got to visit. 27. Imperial Probe Droid - The robot cousin of Mirkwood’s giant spiders, with bonus points for springing from the Airtight Garage mind of Jean “Moebius” Giraud . 26. The Executor – As the opening of Star Wars established, Star Destroyers are awfully damn big and scary - which is what makes it so awesome when we see one early in Empire and it’s absolutely dwarfed by the shadow of Darth Vader’s flagship . Next we’ve got Empire ’s new minor characters. They’re just glimpses, really, but they do add spice to the galaxy: 25. You can’t ignore John Ratzenberger . Before he carried the mail as Cliff Clavin, he gave orders on Hoth as Bren Derlin . 24-20 . The also-ran bounty hunters : IG-88, Dengar, Bossk, Zuckuss and 4-LOM – Their get-together on the Executor bridge is Empire ’s brief callback to the Star Wars cantina scene, but it’s all business this time around. Empire also introduces some big players. They never steal the limelight from the heroes, but here in Act II of the original trilogy, these four are crucial game-changers: 19. The Emperor – We finally get a glimpse of the guy who bosses Darth Vader around, and he’s a freaky monkey-eyed puppetmaster working from the shadows. He’s almost scarier here as a mellow-voiced hologram than he is the next time we see him, all cackling and finger-lightning and such. 18. Yoda – Counterbalancing the Emperor with his understated power and patience and backward talk, Jedi Master is at his wisest and funniest, and when 900 years old you reach, look as good you will not. 17. Lando Calrissian – Card-player. Gambler. Scoundrel . You’d like him. 16. Boba Fett – Don’t tell me they didn’t know this guy was going to be a favorite from the start. Why else was he the sole Empire action figure to show up on an original Star Wars Kenner package? He’s got the brains to stay a step ahead of Solo, and the Hoth-cold soul to ask, “What if he doesn’t survive? He’s worth a lot to me.” Empire ’s also got some great shuddery, tense moments: 15. Force Choke – Vader used it to make a little point in Star Wars , but in Empire , he drops underlings without hesitation. Worst. Promotion. Ever, Admiral Piett. 14. Luke’s Phantom Duel – I’ll admit that as a kid, most of the meaning behind this scene escaped me. I got that it was a sort of test which he failed, but it was only as I got older that I realized the deeper aspects of what was going on, and that’s one of the reasons this scene works so well. 13. B eneath the Helmet – I remember hearing from other kids about seeing the back of Darth Vader’s head, and it pretty much made my nine-year-old brain go Thermal Detonator. Skin-crawlingly fascinating, this glimpse that both enhances and preserves mystery is another great reason to watch Episodes IV-VI first. Probably thanks to Lawrence Kasdan in many cases, Empire stocks a bowcaster bandolier-full of quotes, including these half-dozen: 12. “Laugh it up, fuzzball.” (Han Solo) 11. “Never tell me the odds!” (Han Solo) 10. “It’s not my fault!” (Han Solo and Lando Calrissian) 9. “I love you.” / “I know.” (Princess Leia / Han Solo) 8. “ I am your father.” (Darth Vader) 7. “Do. Or do not. There is no try.” (Yoda) Where Star Wars involved establishing a universe and Return of the Jedi wraps up the trilogy’s plot points, Empire is where the main characters shine in their development. 6. R2-D2 and C-3PO – The droids spend most of Star Wars joined at the servo-hip, but separated in Empire by circumstance, they get to stretch their programmed personalities a bit. 5. Chewbacca – We saw him mostly as a loyal sidekick in the first movie, but this time around, we get to feel our favorite wookiee’s moments of genuine despair and rage and melancholy. 4. Princess Leia – Sure the sarcasm and the spunk are still there, laser brains, but now we find out just how Alderaan’s last royalty feels about a certain flyboy, and wait – what’s that? A Force-call, you say? How interesting… 3. Luke Skywalker ’s still got a whiny moment or two, but he’s not the farmboy from Tatooine anymore. From the moment he summons his lightsaber across an ice cave to his headstrong decision to try to save his friends, we get a hint of possibilities both dark and light. 2. Han Solo –The smart-aleck pilot is actually torn, and we get to see it unfold. He knows the Rebellion’s worth fighting for, but he’s got this whole price -on-his-head thing, too. He’ll get the hell out of Dodge in a heartbeat – just as soon as he runs back to make sure the Princess is safe. He quick-draws on a Sith Lord but knows when to tell Chewie “There’ll be another time.” 1. The ending – Empire ’s greatest asset is nothing short of the greatest one-two cliffhanger punch in movie history. Vader’s revelation to Luke coupled with the Slave I heading into the sunset with Han on ice in the cargo hold. I was recently asked if the downer of an ending disappointed us as kids. Are you kidding? Now they had to make another one! I really could have pushed this list beyond 30 things - so what are your favorite ESB moments, and what did I leave off the list? Read the rest of this entry »
Image: John Booth Let’s be honest: At 30 years old, it’s been ages since The Empire Strikes Back has gotten carded while buying drinks in the Mos Eisley cantina. And yet it remains generally acknowledged that on May 21, 1980 – that’s four movies, four TV cartoon spinoffs, two Ewok adventure films and a Bantha-back-breaking load of books and comics ago – George Lucas and Co. put the Best Star Wars Ever on the big screen. In honor of that anniversary, here are Thirty Reasons The Empire Strikes Back Still Rules: (Two brief notes: Yes, it’s three decades on, but, just in case - spoilers ahead. Also, I swear by the Original Untouched Trilogy First approach, which is crucial to truly appreciating all Empire ’s glory, especially when you’re introducing it to the kids.) For starters, the first Star Wars sequel brought us awesome new ships and settings and war machines. Yes, every Star Wars movie trotted out more eye candy, but Empire ’s designs still stand among the most unique and iconic in the saga: 30. Snow Troopers – The ghost-like masks added a new sort of menace to these guys. Never saw a snow trooper conking his head on a blast door… 29. All-Terrain Armored Transports – Or just plain old “Walkers.” Brutal and clanking and relentless. 28. Cloud City – From its stunning skyline hanging over Bespin to the iron and steam and chasms at its core, Lando’s mining colony was the first “civilized” Star Wars city we got to visit. 27. Imperial Probe Droid - The robot cousin of Mirkwood’s giant spiders, with bonus points for springing from the Airtight Garage mind of Jean “Moebius” Giraud . 26. The Executor – As the opening of Star Wars established, Star Destroyers are awfully damn big and scary - which is what makes it so awesome when we see one early in Empire and it’s absolutely dwarfed by the shadow of Darth Vader’s flagship . Next we’ve got Empire ’s new minor characters. They’re just glimpses, really, but they do add spice to the galaxy: 25. You can’t ignore John Ratzenberger . Before he carried the mail as Cliff Clavin, he gave orders on Hoth as Bren Derlin . 24-20 . The also-ran bounty hunters : IG-88, Dengar, Bossk, Zuckuss and 4-LOM – Their get-together on the Executor bridge is Empire ’s brief callback to the Star Wars cantina scene, but it’s all business this time around. Empire also introduces some big players. They never steal the limelight from the heroes, but here in Act II of the original trilogy, these four are crucial game-changers: 19. The Emperor – We finally get a glimpse of the guy who bosses Darth Vader around, and he’s a freaky monkey-eyed puppetmaster working from the shadows. He’s almost scarier here as a mellow-voiced hologram than he is the next time we see him, all cackling and finger-lightning and such. 18. Yoda – Counterbalancing the Emperor with his understated power and patience and backward talk, Jedi Master is at his wisest and funniest, and when 900 years old you reach, look as good you will not. 17. Lando Calrissian – Card-player. Gambler. Scoundrel . You’d like him. 16. Boba Fett – Don’t tell me they didn’t know this guy was going to be a favorite from the start. Why else was he the sole Empire action figure to show up on an original Star Wars Kenner package? He’s got the brains to stay a step ahead of Solo, and the Hoth-cold soul to ask, “What if he doesn’t survive? He’s worth a lot to me.” Empire ’s also got some great shuddery, tense moments: 15. Force Choke – Vader used it to make a little point in Star Wars , but in Empire , he drops underlings without hesitation. Worst. Promotion. Ever, Admiral Piett. 14. Luke’s Phantom Duel – I’ll admit that as a kid, most of the meaning behind this scene escaped me. I got that it was a sort of test which he failed, but it was only as I got older that I realized the deeper aspects of what was going on, and that’s one of the reasons this scene works so well. 13. B eneath the Helmet – I remember hearing from other kids about seeing the back of Darth Vader’s head, and it pretty much made my nine-year-old brain go Thermal Detonator. Skin-crawlingly fascinating, this glimpse that both enhances and preserves mystery is another great reason to watch Episodes IV-VI first. Probably thanks to Lawrence Kasdan in many cases, Empire stocks a bowcaster bandolier-full of quotes, including these half-dozen: 12. “Laugh it up, fuzzball.” (Han Solo) 11. “Never tell me the odds!” (Han Solo) 10. “It’s not my fault!” (Han Solo and Lando Calrissian) 9. “I love you.” / “I know.” (Princess Leia / Han Solo) 8. “ I am your father.” (Darth Vader) 7. “Do. Or do not. There is no try.” (Yoda) Where Star Wars involved establishing a universe and Return of the Jedi wraps up the trilogy’s plot points, Empire is where the main characters shine in their development. 6. R2-D2 and C-3PO – The droids spend most of Star Wars joined at the servo-hip, but separated in Empire by circumstance, they get to stretch their programmed personalities a bit. 5. Chewbacca – We saw him mostly as a loyal sidekick in the first movie, but this time around, we get to feel our favorite wookiee’s moments of genuine despair and rage and melancholy. 4. Princess Leia – Sure the sarcasm and the spunk are still there, laser brains, but now we find out just how Alderaan’s last royalty feels about a certain flyboy, and wait – what’s that? A Force-call, you say? How interesting… 3. Luke Skywalker ’s still got a whiny moment or two, but he’s not the farmboy from Tatooine anymore. From the moment he summons his lightsaber across an ice cave to his headstrong decision to try to save his friends, we get a hint of possibilities both dark and light. 2. Han Solo –The smart-aleck pilot is actually torn, and we get to see it unfold. He knows the Rebellion’s worth fighting for, but he’s got this whole price -on-his-head thing, too. He’ll get the hell out of Dodge in a heartbeat – just as soon as he runs back to make sure the Princess is safe. He quick-draws on a Sith Lord but knows when to tell Chewie “There’ll be another time.” 1. The ending – Empire ’s greatest asset is nothing short of the greatest one-two cliffhanger punch in movie history. Vader’s revelation to Luke coupled with the Slave I heading into the sunset with Han on ice in the cargo hold. I was recently asked if the downer of an ending disappointed us as kids. Are you kidding? Now they had to make another one! I really could have pushed this list beyond 30 things - so what are your favorite ESB moments, and what did I leave off the list? Read the rest of this entry »
Data Robotics Supports the Workflow of Photographer Featured on NBC’s Celebrity Apprentice SANTA CLARA, CA–(Marketwire – 05/06/10) – Data Robotics, Inc., the company that is changing the way the world stores and protects digital content, today announced that Bobby Bank, a celebrity photographer that was recently featured on an episode of NBC’s Celebrity Apprentice, has deployed Data Robotics Drobo to store and manage 30 years of his photographs of celebrities ranging from Frank …
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