Author Archives: Jason-B.-Jones
Giant AT-ATs and More at the Hasbro Collector/Fan Media Event at Toy Fair
Hasbro’s Collector/Fan Media Day event at Toy Fair was almost a note-perfect instance of a GeekDad moment. Among many other toys, Hasbro owns the license for these intellectual properties: Star Wars, Marvel, Transformers, and GI Joe. Realizing that these lines have an almost iconic appeal, and that adults spend lots of money and time […] Continue reading
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This Week in the Clone Wars: Duchess Satine Goes Rogue
This is the third episode of the Deathwatch story arc on Star Wars: The Clone Wars, and Duchess Satine Kryze is in more trouble than ever. As the dissident Mandalorian faction Deathwatch ramps up their efforts to assassinate her, Duchess Satine takes the investigation into her own hands.
Anna Graves, who voices Satine, admires her […] Continue reading
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These Are the Folds You’re Looking For: Star Wars Origami
Hubert de Lartigue takes Parisian subway tickets and turns them into Star Wars ships–the Millennium Falcon, X-wing fighters, TIE fighters, and imperial shuttles have all come under the loving touch of his x-acto knife. At de Lartigue’s website, you can find tutorials for the X-wing and the Millennium Falcon. (The latter a mere 9 pages […] Continue reading
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Welcome the Chinese New Year with Kai-Lan on the DS
Next Sunday is a holiday of wonder and celebration. No, not Valentine’s Day! It’s the first day of the Chinese New Year. (2010: Year of the Tiger!) Perhaps the most important holiday in Chinese culture, the New Year is an opportunity to celebrate, exchange gifts, and reconnect with family and friends.
The […] Continue reading
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Does Your Child Love the Turntables? There’s an App for That
DJ Baby is a simple iPhone/iPod Touch app that lets even small children rock the turntables. It’s dead simple to use: Each of the four “records” has a vocal sample, and the button with the musical note starts and stops the backbeat. Clicking on the needle varies the vocal sample a little. You can try […] Continue reading
This Week in The Clone Wars: Obi-Wan’s Got a Past
Star Wars: The Clone Wars has long suggested that Anakin Skywalker is not the only Jedi to struggle with attachment. The relationship between a Padawan and master can produce attachments that must be overcome, as Ahsoka has been learning. The series has also occasionally hinted that Obi-Wan might not be wholly unsympathetic to […] Continue reading
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This Week in The Clone Wars: Mandalorians (Finally!) and Jon Favreau
Since Season Two was pitched as “Rise of the Bounty Hunters,” and since the iconic Star Wars bounty hunters are probably Jango and Boba Fett, there has been a palpable desire for Mandalorian characters. This week, with “The Mandalore Plot,” the wait is finally over, as a three-episode story reveals much more detail about […] Continue reading
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Dueling Star Wars LEGO Chess Sets
Great minds really do think alike. Here are several awesome Star Wars-themed chess sets built out of LEGO bricks:
icgetaway’s “Star Wars: A New Hope Lego Chess Set” (seen on MetaFilter by Matt) (also photographed by this user, as well as this one, and this one, and several others)
Levork’s “Lego Star Wars Chess Set,” which […] Continue reading
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This Week in The Clone Wars: Ahsoka’s Lost Lightsaber
The last several episodes of Star Wars: The Clone Wars have been jam-packed with high-quality battles. But it wouldn’t be the Star Wars Universe if you didn’t take a break every now and again for some pseudo-mystical spirituality, in which a galaxy far, far away starts to sound a bit like the home of California-style […] Continue reading
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George Lucas on The Daily Show
We’re a couple of days behind in posting this, but Jon Stewart landed an interview with George Lucas last week. Two things are great about the clip: first, Stewart comes as close as he ever has to channeling Chris Farley; and, second, Stewart and Lucas discuss the experience of watching the various Star Wars […] Continue reading
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