In episode six of Dadawan, a podcast covering the ‘Star Wars’ universe from a GeekDad perspective, we travel to the bizarro world of 1978’s infamous ‘Star Wars Holiday Special,’ contemplate the strange comments George Lucas made this week regarding Disney and hold a special, brief interview with ‘Star Wars’ stuntman Dicky Beer.
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The EMP Museum in Seattle, Washington is holding exclusive screenings of The Shannara Chronicles for the next two weeks (December 21st through the 31st) leading up to the television premiere on January 5th. There will be two screenings each day included with museum admission.
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View some of the most famous costumes in cinematic history at Seattle’s EMP Museum.
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Strange Magic, the new animated film from Lucasfilm and Touchstone, carries the credit “story by George Lucas.” Following a screening at Skywalker Ranch, Lucas fielded questions from a group of 24 bloggers.
Continue ReadingGeekDad Jim MacQuarrie heads over to Skywalker Ranch.
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After Star Wars became a box office giant, George Lucas decided he wanted to make movies outside the studio system. He found a perfect spot on the coincidentally-named Lucas Valley Road, 40 minutes north of San Francisco, and set about creating Skywalker Ranch.
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The rumours have been flying around for months, but now we finally have the official announcement of the cast for Disney’s first entry into the Star Wars Saga.
Continue ReadingThe Disney acquisition of Lucasfilm this week, is a pretty big deal in the GeekDad world, and many of us had an opinion to voice about it. Rather than publish a slew of different articles, we’ve collected our comments here. …
Continue ReadingJust breathe deeply. Breathe deeply. That’s it. Not working? OK, scream like Vader (whose lines of dialogue keep getting revised by a meddlesome director years after the fact for the Blu-ray edition). “Noooooooooooo!” You’ve probably heard the news (announced today) …
Continue ReadingCross Yoda with a fairy and what do you get? Brian and Wendy Froud. The fantasy artists and innovators are appearing this weekend at New York Comic Con, opening an art show in SoHo and lauching a new book of …
Continue Readingo I’m a little late to the 35th anniversary of Star Wars party. Yes, George Lucas’s groundbreaking film was originally released on May 25, 1977, so I missed the big celebration by a few days. But heck, it’s Star Wars …
Continue ReadingAn article that ran yesterday on GeekDad by Jim MacQuarrie made it very clear that, from the standpoint of professional archery, Hawkeye couldn’t hit the broadside of Tony Stark’s mansion. With my limited exposure to archery I can’t argue against what …
Continue ReadingGeorge Lucas is now saying he has changed the original Star Wars to “clarify” things, but we know better.
Continue ReadingUndeterred by the recent removal of his previous “Filmumentaries” from YouTube by 20th Century Fox, Jamie Benning has embarked upon a new adventure. This time turning his attention to the first film in the Indiana Jones “Trilogy” (his words, not …
Continue ReadingI was excited as the next Star Wars fan to get a sneak peek this week of the new “The Dog Strikes Back” Volkswagen ad that’s set to debut at the Super Bowl. Like the big hit of last year, “The …
Continue ReadingSome people dreamed of growing up to be a Stormtrooper and some of us actually made it there. Since February 2011, I have been a proud and active member in the 501st Legion also known as Vader’s Fist. The 501st …
Continue ReadingDecember’s here, that festive time of year when thoughts lend to holly, snowmen, and … Wookiees? Yes, it’s time for holiday specials and, as geeks, there’s one that stands out to us more than any other: the Star Wars Holiday …
Continue ReadingThe always-awesome, and extremely geeky, musical duo Paul and Storm have just come out with their first new song in a while, and it’s for Thanksgiving. It’s a little bit about giving thanks, and a lot about directly, clearly, and …
Continue ReadingIf you have even a little love for the movies in you, then you’ve likely seen (and enjoyed) the work of Drew Struzan. The artist, who has created the art for more than 150 movie posters, has been called “my …
Continue ReadingIt’s less than two weeks now until The Great Tinkerer, Mr. George Lucas, bestows upon us his latest “updated vision” of our beloved Star Wars movies on Blu-ray. If you’re one of the many of us for whom these latest …
Continue ReadingMy family has been fans of the Indiana Jones movies for a long time. My wife and I like them, and over the years the kids have liked them. Thanks to a dedicated reader giving us the heads-up a couple …
Continue ReadingYou’ve probably heard by now of George Lucas’s plan to re-release all six live-action Star Wars movies in 3D, starting with Episode I in 2012. One could argue that there are few things one could do to the prequel trilogy …
Continue ReadingOn the heels of Celebration V this past weekend, DK Publishing is releasing a comprehensive timeline of events that influenced the Star Wars series — and how the fabric of our culture was forever changed by it. Star Wars Year …
Continue ReadingWhat was billed as the “Main Event” at this weekend’s official Star Wars con Celebration V involved a long sit-down interview of George Lucas, hosted by The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart. As a special gift for John, the folks at …
Continue ReadingIn television and movies, the past few years can tentatively be called the Age of The Reboot. Recently on the television side, we have had reboots on Battlestar Galactica, V, and Knight Rider, among others. And on the movie side, …
Continue ReadingGeorge Lucas is an evil genius. There is simply no other reasonable explanation for what has just occurred in my formerly contentedly geeky family. I can barely bring myself to write this… Earlier this week, my kids decided that they …
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