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Should George Lucas Be Condemned for Crimes Against Our Childhood?

Jesus Diaz — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 22:01:12 EST

After abominations like Indiana Jones 4 and the Star Wars prequels, what do you think? Watch the great trailer for The People vs George Lucas-featured at io9 and tell us your verdict in the comments.

My verdict: Exile in Dagobah. Or failing that, Albuquerque. Plus a remake and rewrite of the prequels, Indy 4, and Return of the Jedi-to get rid of the fraking Ewoks. And let JJ Abrams do this, or Jon Favreau, or Zack Snyder.

What do you think? What's your verdict? And who should re-write and redirect the damn trilogy and ROTJ? Tell us in the comments. [io9]

George Lucas in Carbonite

Mark Wilson — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:45:00 EDT

True story: George Lucas owed us some money and he wouldn't pay. So now we have the best office decoration ever. And until Carrie Fisher shows up in a metal choker and a bikini, we're not giving it back. Those are our terms, and before anyone tries anything funny, remember that like half the Gizmodo staff knows karate—or as we call it at the dojo, karaté. [flickr via Newlaunches]

Leaked Clone Wars Trailer is the New Force Hotness

Jack Loftus — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 14:40:39 EDT

Feast your eyes—squinting a bit—on the leaked two-minute trailer that was briefly seen in YouTube and then pulled off just to be rescued at the last minute by a Polish Corvette, saved into an astromech droid, launched onto a desert planet, and found by us in a garage sale somewhere in Kraków. Or something like that. The trailer further shows the work of the three hundred 3D animators who have been working on this project at Lucasfilm Animation for the past three years. And except for its lousy quality it, it seems that we are in for a ride (here's hoping Mr. Lucas didn't write the dialog.)

LucasFilm Christmas Cards Are a Gift in Themselves

Mark Wilson — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 12:44:08 EST

If you are lucky enough to be on the LucasFilm Christmas card list, you get a lot more then updates on how little Anakin Skywalker is progressing with his potty training. You get a card that is absurdly cool collector's memorabilia...perfect for framing, eBaying or taping to the skin over your heart. This Stormtrooper pop-up card by Lorraine LeBer was the 2007 greeting of choice. And we're waiting for them to start kicking, Rockettes style. Hit the jump for a few more of our favorites from the past 30 years.

1982 "Yoda Vanity Plate Edition"

1982 "Frisky Ewok Edition"

1995 "Fruitcake/Coal Edition"

Hit the link for more LucasFilm cards. [/film via neatorama]

Supreme Edition Darth Vader Costume From Original Molds Really Wheezes

kevinhall2 — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 21:00:00 EDT

The Supreme Edition Darth Vader Costume is the full package: you get a jumpsuit complete with fake leather pants and sleeves (though the codpiece is real leather), Darth's signature cape, and all of his armor cast from the original Lucasfilm molds. Our favorite part: the suit has a custom apparatus to mimic Darth's breathing. It can be toggled off if you want (but why would you?) And on top of that, it will only cost you $850 and comes with a cool freebie.

A free FX Lightsaber, according to the site. It looks like you'll get your money's worth, as the outfit is fashioned with cast iron, injection-molded pieces, ebony twill, real and faux leather, and even LEDs. Both standard and extra large sizes are available. This is really about as close as it gets to really being Vader. The only thing that's missing is a built-in stereo playing the Imperial March. [CB Swords via Luxury Launches]

Meesa No Like Jasjar, Okeeday?

Noah R — Thu, 25 Aug 2005 09:19:34 EDT

Many of you already know how we feel about the HTC Universal. Now the fine, fine folks at HTC have decided that instead of the obviously flat name of HTC Universal, its new "do everything" tri-band smartphone will henceforth been known as the IMate JASJAR. Not even George Lucas could think up such a silly sounding... hey, wait a minute.

The IMate JASJAR formerly known as HTC Universal [Ubergizmo]