Dealing With Darth Vader Fears
Seeing Star Wars on the big screen didn’t traumatize four year old Rebecca Angel. Playing through it helped make Darth Vader ok.
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‘Star Wars’ 40th: Characters We Love to Hate
GeekMom and GeekDad contributors share some of our favorite characters we love … to hate.
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May the 4th Be With You and Your Comics
On this most holy of days, delve into the newest run of ‘Star Wars’ comics from Marvel. You will not regret the time spent in a galaxy far, far away.
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Comic Book Corner: Caravaggio, Vader, Strange & More
In this month’s Comic Book Corner, check out the latest goings-on in the Marvel universe and hang out with Caravaggio, Vader, the Torchwood team, and more.
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GeekDad Paints! ‘Imperial Assault’ Part 8: Darth Vader
This week on GeekDad Paints, I tackle the Dark Lord of the Sith in homage to my recent run through Walt Disney World!
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Sunday Evening With Captain Owen Episode 025: ‘Return of the Jedi’
Today we talk about some of Captain Owen’s ‘Star Wars’ toys including a Darth Vader/Ahsoka two-pack we grabbed at Disneyland and a bunch of his Galactic Heroes figures. We then do a sort of re-telling of the Tatooine portion of ‘Return of the Jedi.’ We talk a little bit about the RunDisney Kid’s Races from both this year and last.
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The Force Is Strong With My Pets
We’ve all seen the plethora of Star Wars related merchandise flood the market several months before The Force Awakens hit theaters, and I was the first to throw up my hands and say, “Enough already!” Sorry but oranges have nothing to do with BB-8! However, the Petco line of Star Wars goods for pets is actually a perfect use of the license.
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Sunday Evening With Captain Owen Episode 024: 'Another Disneyland Adventure'
Another Disneyland trip under our belts. We traveled to Anaheim for the second annual runDisney ‘Star Wars’ race weekend. We spent the Friday before our races in both Disney parks, and this episode contains two segments. First we chat for a few minutes about what rides we are going to go on before getting ready to head to the park (three of Owen’s favorite rides–Autopia, the railroad, and Jungle Cruise all ended up being closed for the day), and then the morning after we talk about what we did at the parks before heading to Owen’s Kids’ Race.
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Sunday Evening With Captain Owen Episode 023: 'Happy Anniversary'
Happy Anniversary! We have a new intro and a new graphic to celebrate the new year and our one-year anniversary. In this episode Captain Owen tells us a magic ‘Star Wars’ story, and we are joined by his Uncle Forest and Grandpa Rob.
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Sunday Evening With Captain Owen Episode 022: ‘The Force Awakens’
After braving the ‘Star Wars’ marathon on Thursday, we took Captain Owen to see ‘The Force Awakens’ on Friday morning. WARNING: This episode contains major spoilers for ‘The Force Awakens.’ DO NOT listen yet if you haven’t seen the movie and do not want to hear spoilers. However, if you do want to hear about a two-year-old discussing seeing his first ever ‘Star Wars’ movie in a theater, please listen!
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Sunday Evening With Captain Owen Episode 021: ‘Star Wars Pop-up’
In today’s episode we read through Captain Owen’s newest favorite book–Star Wars:A Pop-up Guide to the Galaxy. Captain Owen does several of his Star Wars impressions, and we learn who his current favorite character is.
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Review: ‘Star Wars: A Pop-up Guide to the Galaxy’
‘Star Wars’ plus pop-up book–what more could a guy ask for? ‘Star Wars: A Pop-up Guide to the Galaxy’ by Matthew Reinhart is the ultimate pop-up book for any fan.
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Gather ‘Round Padawans: Lessons From Star Wars (Part Three): Darth Vader
Vader is a perfect example that the ends do not justify the means.
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Awaken to ‘Star Wars’: Season of the Force at the Disneyland Resort
Disneyland Resort has made traveling to a galaxy far, far away a whole lot easier. ‘Star Wars’: Season of the Force is now open in Tomorrowland at Disneyland Park, and the Force is strong in everyone. Also, churros.
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Sunday Evening With Captain Owen Episode 020: ‘Sith Tea Party’
We start today’s episode with a tea party with all of Captain Owen’s animals along with Darth Tater ( the Mr. Potato Head Darth Vader). We then talk about our trip to IKEA before a rampaging Owen crashes everyone at the party.
Continue ReadingTarget Pulls a George Lucas With “Star Wars” Shirt Edit
Check out this shirt, featuring a classic “Star Wars” scene that… wait, when did THAT happen?
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Oxygenics Lets You Shower With Darth Vader and R2-D2
Oxygenics is known for making great powerful yet water-saving shower heads, and their latest models are perfect for any ‘Star Wars’ fan–Darth Vader and R2-D2.
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Sunday Evening With Captain Owen Episode 017: ‘VilleniumValcon’
This week we play with Captain Owen’s ‘Star Wars’ Galactic Heroes Millenium Falcon and Darth Vader that he got from his Grandma Janice on Force Friday!
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There’s No Better Time to Join the ‘Rebels’ Than “The Siege of Lothal”
The 1-hour episode is an ideal jumping in point for ‘Star Wars Rebels.’
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Daily #DadJoke for May 08, 2015
What entree can be made from a potato that has “turned to the dark side?”
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Darth Vader Menaces ‘Star Wars Rebels’ in This Sneak Peek
Disney and Lucasfilm also debuted a sneak peek at Star Wars Rebels season 2 this weekend.
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‘Darth Vader and Friends’ Is a Fresh Take on The Rebels vs. The Empire
Not restricted to the original trilogy, this new book from Jeffrey Brown, ‘Darth Vader and Friends,’ takes a lighthearted look at the Star Wars universe. With Darth Vader looking out for his kids, Luke and Leia, everywhere from Mos Eisley to the Cloud City provides a fresh context.
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Would You Survive Order 66?
Would you survive the famous Order 66 from Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith? Take my quiz to find out!
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May the Party Be With You–How to Throw an Epic Star Wars Party!
Need some ideas on how to throw a force-filled Star Wars party? 501st Legionnaire Dakster Sullivan has you covered.
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Stack Overflow: Pages and Pages of Fun Books
In this Stack Overflow, we take a look at a collection of various funny and entertaining books, coming to a bookshelf near you soon!
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Watch This: Imperial AT-AT Walkers Vs. Sochi Moguls Skiers
We never thought the IOC would let the Empire field a team at the 2014 Olympic games, let alone allow them to take up defensive positions with their snow-walking AT-ATs.
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William Shakespeare's Star Wars—May the Verse Be With You
May the verse be with Dakster as she embarks on a journey through Star Wars-Shakespeare style.
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At Conventions, Skywalkers, Bagginses, Batmans and Lannisters Provide Back-to-School Lessons in Tolerance
Whether they were born on Tatooine or Krypton, play Grand Theft Auto V or Cloudberry Kingdom, or watch Walking Dead or True Blood, factions from these diverse but often opposing universes, posing with their fake laser blasters and purple-tinted wigs at conventions, manage to get along, at least for one weekend. Why can’t the rest of us?
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The Force Is Strong… With These Shoes
I don’t get an opportunity to surprise my son much these days when it comes to Star Wars. He’s seen all of the LEGO Star Wars kits and there’s just not a lot of new products floating around that make his eyes spark. That’s why I was so happy to completely surprise him a few weeks ago when he came home from camp. Sitting on top of the dining table was a green Star Wars shoebox with Yoda’s image on it. “Is that for me?” he asked.
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Happy Father's Day from LEGO Star Wars
Check out this cute video from LEGO featuring the galaxy’s best known father/son combination celebrating Father’s Day.
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