MetaFilter posts tagged with starwars and scifi

We never saw him walking on the sky.

swift — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:49:40 -0800

5 reasons Luke Skywalker is a complete idiot
Luke Skywalker the whiny farmboy
Luke "Jesus" Skywalker
Worst Luke Skywalker moments

Steampunk Star Wars

jonson — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 13:24:12 -0800

Steampunk Star Wars. An ongoing series of drawings by Eric Poulton of Star Wars characters redone in the style of Jules Verne era sci-fi. Sadly only three have been done, so far, but hopefully more to come. Via

Meet me in Washington Square... and bring the Lightsabers.

®@ — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 18:08:33 -0800

Young Folks in the city playing kids' games with expensive toys. Or you can get budget version, for those who just prefer to whack each other. Who exactly does this sort of thing? It's getting more popular.

Tim Hildebrant 1936-2006

WolfDaddy — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 13:44:00 -0800

Tim Hildebrandt, half of the Brothers Hildebrandt artwork team, died yesterday due to complications from diabetes.

Han shoots first.

Robot Johnny — Thu, 04 May 2006 13:37:10 -0800

~~Hoth~~ Hell Freezes Over. The madness of King George subsides.

Xishi de Fanji

vhsiv — Thu, 09 Jun 2005 08:14:48 -0800

As others see us: A Chinese review of 'Revenge of the Sith'.

For those of you who don't know, George Lucas' latest oeuvre has bombed in mainland China's box-offices - $38.5M there, vs. the $312 it has earned domestically. A cultural difference, an error in Jos. Campbell's theory, or just something else, altogether? In any case, the film and it's apparent failure over there have made for some interesting reviews (last one via).

Star Wars Easter Eggs

oissubke — Fri, 27 May 2005 15:46:22 -0800

Star Wars Easter Eggs (via Forever Geek)

The Force is One with this One

Hands of Manos — Thu, 20 Jan 2005 10:23:27 -0800

The One Man Star Wars Trilogy is a one-hour, high energy, nonstop blast through the first three Star Wars films. The catch is, there's only one cast member. Charles Ross, the writer and solo performer, spent too much of his childhood in a galaxy far, far away- adulthood has been similar. Ross plays all the characters, recreates the effects, sings the music, flies the ships, and fights both sides of the battles.
I'm not so sure I want to see him playing Carrie Fisher, especially in E6

brownpau — Thu, 16 May 2002 07:46:12 -0800

Yoda Wars. Tacky and fun content to fulfill all your Yoda needs.

tranquileye — Tue, 23 Apr 2002 15:30:06 -0800

"All democracies turn into dictatorships -- but not by coup. The people give their democracy to a dictator, whether it's Julius Caesar or Napoleon or Adolf Hitler. Ultimately, the general population goes along with the idea... It isn't that the Empire conquered the Republic, it's that the Empire is the Republic." George Lucas talks about the politics of his new Star Wars films.

rshah21 — Wed, 10 Apr 2002 10:06:54 -0800

Lucas: Powerful reteller of myth - or galactic gasbag? Salon has a scathing review of Lucas' claim that the basis of the Star Wars saga is in "man's oldest stories" and that he was guided by Joseph Campbell.
"With 'Star Wars' I consciously set about to re-create myths and the classic mythological motifs," Lucas says. "I wanted to use those motifs to deal with issues that exist today."
Hogwash, says author Steven Hart. Star Wars is based not on "The Odyssey" or the "Upanishads", but on Asimov, Heinlen, Herbert and other 20th century S.F.

ZachsMind — Mon, 26 Nov 2001 00:10:45 -0800

R2-D2 Beneath the Dome is cute, funny, silly and the most despicable ploy to hype a movie ever in the history of cinema. Most importantly, it diminishes the stature of a great man, by failing to mention Kenny Baker's contribution to the successful phenomenon. It's like talking about Indiana Jones "behind the scenes" without mentioning Harrison Ford.

MegoSteve — Mon, 05 Nov 2001 08:43:06 -0800

Let the disappointment begin! Lucasfilm posted the teaser trailer to the highly anticipated Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones today.