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Dancing with the Star Wars Stars. It's Vadertime.
Ouch. I think that may have actually killed the last tiny spark of fondness I had left for the Star Wars franchise. That makes me sad inside.
posted by EarBucket at 11:06 AM on July 17, 2009 [1 favorite]
posted by EarBucket at 11:06 AM on July 17, 2009 [1 favorite]
... maybe you had to be there.
posted by EatTheWeek at 11:10 AM on July 17, 2009
posted by EatTheWeek at 11:10 AM on July 17, 2009
In order to sit through that, I had to end my life. My ghost just typed this. Thanks a lot.
posted by orville sash at 11:13 AM on July 17, 2009 [5 favorites]
posted by orville sash at 11:13 AM on July 17, 2009 [5 favorites]
The mind-blowing part is that it appears to be some kind of... official event? By Disney? The mind reels.
posted by verb at 11:21 AM on July 17, 2009
posted by verb at 11:21 AM on July 17, 2009
What the fuck should we do with orville sash's profile?
posted by gman at 11:23 AM on July 17, 2009 [3 favorites]
posted by gman at 11:23 AM on July 17, 2009 [3 favorites]
Was disappointed that no droids came and did the "robot"...
posted by shino-boy at 11:23 AM on July 17, 2009 [1 favorite]
posted by shino-boy at 11:23 AM on July 17, 2009 [1 favorite]
Damn, that wookiee sure can bust a move!
posted by spilon at 11:31 AM on July 17, 2009 [1 favorite]
posted by spilon at 11:31 AM on July 17, 2009 [1 favorite]
I'm curious if they are aware that the princess' are performing to a song about f*cking in front of children.
posted by P.o.B. at 11:39 AM on July 17, 2009 [1 favorite]
posted by P.o.B. at 11:39 AM on July 17, 2009 [1 favorite]
Is this considered Canon?
posted by mazola at 11:50 AM on July 17, 2009 [2 favorites]
posted by mazola at 11:50 AM on July 17, 2009 [2 favorites]
What the fuck should we do with orville sash's profile?
Let his ghost use it.
Seirously: How many web communities have a ghost as an active contributor?
posted by lodurr at 11:50 AM on July 17, 2009
Let his ghost use it.
Seirously: How many web communities have a ghost as an active contributor?
posted by lodurr at 11:50 AM on July 17, 2009
Seirously: How many web communities have a ghost as an active contributor?
I think you will be disappointed at just how often ghost writers are actually used.
posted by mazola at 11:53 AM on July 17, 2009
I think you will be disappointed at just how often ghost writers are actually used.
posted by mazola at 11:53 AM on July 17, 2009
Wow, someone should show this to Skipper Dan to cheer him up a bit.
posted by brevator at 11:55 AM on July 17, 2009
posted by brevator at 11:55 AM on July 17, 2009
OMG WAS THAT CANNON?
posted by Squid Voltaire at 11:58 AM on July 17, 2009
posted by Squid Voltaire at 11:58 AM on July 17, 2009
Way to go, Orville! That's the spirit! His account ought not be excorcised. In any case, who you gonna call to do it?
posted by Hylas at 12:04 PM on July 17, 2009
posted by Hylas at 12:04 PM on July 17, 2009
Part 2
If my mom danced that way with me I'd be creeped out.
posted by hifiparasol at 12:22 PM on July 17, 2009
If my mom danced that way with me I'd be creeped out.
posted by hifiparasol at 12:22 PM on July 17, 2009
My brain is having a lot of trouble processing this and I may have just had a mild seizure.
posted by six-or-six-thirty at 12:23 PM on July 17, 2009
posted by six-or-six-thirty at 12:23 PM on July 17, 2009
No.
posted by Guy_Inamonkeysuit at 12:24 PM on July 17, 2009
posted by Guy_Inamonkeysuit at 12:24 PM on July 17, 2009
For the haters: What? Should Star Wars only be treated with the absolute, utmost respect? Because, um, that star destroyer has sailed.
posted by hifiparasol at 12:30 PM on July 17, 2009 [1 favorite]
posted by hifiparasol at 12:30 PM on July 17, 2009 [1 favorite]
It's not the lack of respect. It's the jagged, bad-acid, rotten peyote buzz that just won't go away...
posted by lodurr at 12:39 PM on July 17, 2009
posted by lodurr at 12:39 PM on July 17, 2009
Crap, does Disney really have to have these during the school year? For a minute there, I thought I had my next family vacation planned.
posted by and hosted from Uranus at 12:42 PM on July 17, 2009
posted by and hosted from Uranus at 12:42 PM on July 17, 2009
I have a dual monitor setup and a program that will switch the background periodically. I had just finished watching the link and was getting ready to watch part 2 (I'm a sucker for light-hearted entertainment, haters) when this background popped up in my 2nd monitor: .
The synergies, oh how they sparkle.
posted by schleppo at 12:49 PM on July 17, 2009
The synergies, oh how they sparkle.
posted by schleppo at 12:49 PM on July 17, 2009
Okay:
1. I really dig Star Wars. Well, the original trilogy, anyway.
2. I thought this was kinda fun.
3. There was something else, though. A little hint of a comparative culture realization, I think. It had something to do with having familiar dance tropes performed by alien characters from an otherworldly story that made them (the dance tropes and the characters) more real and meaningful. Somehow, for just a brief moment, I think I grokked something deeper about culture than I can't really describe. Or, maybe it was just a mild seizure.
posted by darkstar at 12:51 PM on July 17, 2009
1. I really dig Star Wars. Well, the original trilogy, anyway.
2. I thought this was kinda fun.
3. There was something else, though. A little hint of a comparative culture realization, I think. It had something to do with having familiar dance tropes performed by alien characters from an otherworldly story that made them (the dance tropes and the characters) more real and meaningful. Somehow, for just a brief moment, I think I grokked something deeper about culture than I can't really describe. Or, maybe it was just a mild seizure.
posted by darkstar at 12:51 PM on July 17, 2009
Damn, I meant this is the background that came up.
Move along, move along.
posted by schleppo at 12:55 PM on July 17, 2009
Move along, move along.
posted by schleppo at 12:55 PM on July 17, 2009
Sometimes the best way to enjoy Star Wars is to have a laugh with it.
posted by dopamine at 1:20 PM on July 17, 2009
posted by dopamine at 1:20 PM on July 17, 2009
This reminds me it's almost time for Blizzcon, which means it's almost time for the Warcraft costume contest. There's a lot of nerd love there.
posted by Nelson at 2:50 PM on July 17, 2009
posted by Nelson at 2:50 PM on July 17, 2009
OMG WAS THAT CANNON?
There's never a cannon around when you need one.
posted by zarq at 3:08 PM on July 17, 2009 [1 favorite]
There's never a cannon around when you need one.
posted by zarq at 3:08 PM on July 17, 2009 [1 favorite]
Move along, move along.
Does anyone else automatically correct his immediately preceding line to These aren't the droids for which you are looking?
THIS IS NOT THE LANGUAGEHAT SPLIT-INFINITIVE-PRESCRIPTIVIST SMACKDOWN FOR WHICH I AM LOOKING
posted by aihal at 3:18 PM on July 17, 2009
Does anyone else automatically correct his immediately preceding line to These aren't the droids for which you are looking?
THIS IS NOT THE LANGUAGEHAT SPLIT-INFINITIVE-PRESCRIPTIVIST SMACKDOWN FOR WHICH I AM LOOKING
posted by aihal at 3:18 PM on July 17, 2009
If my mom danced that way with me I'd be creeped out.
That's Anakin/Darth Vader and Amidala, they had kids tog—
Oh, I see what you did there
posted by Gnatcho at 3:46 PM on July 17, 2009
That's Anakin/Darth Vader and Amidala, they had kids tog—
Oh, I see what you did there
posted by Gnatcho at 3:46 PM on July 17, 2009
It's AWKWARD time!
posted by futureisunwritten at 5:56 PM on July 17, 2009
posted by futureisunwritten at 5:56 PM on July 17, 2009
Wait, straight from the spice mines of Kessel? They're slaves?
posted by OverlappingElvis at 9:08 PM on July 17, 2009
posted by OverlappingElvis at 9:08 PM on July 17, 2009
No...no...no....NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
posted by GavinR at 11:49 PM on July 17, 2009
posted by GavinR at 11:49 PM on July 17, 2009
I suppose this is as good a time as any to assert that the local contingent of Star Wars fans has a group of guys called the Stormballs whose sole purpose is to dance around half-naked in public gatherings while wearing storm trooper helmets. Yes, you heard right.
posted by Lush at 2:15 AM on July 18, 2009 [1 favorite]
posted by Lush at 2:15 AM on July 18, 2009 [1 favorite]
I just want to say, as much as I want to cynically snark at these people....I actually deeply admire them.
Dance on, young Padawans....
posted by firemonkey at 2:51 AM on July 18, 2009
Dance on, young Padawans....
posted by firemonkey at 2:51 AM on July 18, 2009
That's some cask-strength geek, right there.
posted by BigLankyBastard at 7:05 AM on July 18, 2009 [1 favorite]
posted by BigLankyBastard at 7:05 AM on July 18, 2009 [1 favorite]
Heh...I love the shouts from the audience: "Go Vader! Go Vader!"
posted by darkstar at 10:06 AM on July 18, 2009
posted by darkstar at 10:06 AM on July 18, 2009
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