<![CDATA[Star Wars Rejected Promotional Crap Could Have Changed the Universe Forever - Gizmodo Comments]]> http://cache.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/gizmodo.com.png <![CDATA[Star Wars Rejected Promotional Crap Could Have Changed the Universe Forever - Gizmodo Comments]]> http://gizmodo.com Fri, 15 Feb 2008 16:00:19 EST Fri, 15 Feb 2008 16:00:19 EST http://gizmodo.com/356168/star-wars-rejected-promotional-crap-could-have-changed-the-universe-forever <![CDATA[Star Wars Rejected Promotional Crap Could Have Changed the Universe Forever]]> http://gizmodo.com/356168/star-wars-rejected-promotional-crap-could-have-changed-the-universe-forever#c4242471 [waves hand]
This is not the Star Wars cra...er, merchandise you want.

Vagabum

]]> 4:356168:c4242471 Fri, 15 Feb 2008 16:00:19 EST <![CDATA[Star Wars Rejected Promotional Crap Could Have Changed the Universe Forever]]> http://gizmodo.com/356168/star-wars-rejected-promotional-crap-could-have-changed-the-universe-forever#c4213078 I want that grill. Why on earth wouldn't they make it? I think it would disappear quicker than any NFL branded grill would.

szrimaging

]]> 4:356168:c4213078 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 12:15:34 EST <![CDATA[Star Wars Rejected Promotional Crap Could Have Changed the Universe Forever]]> http://gizmodo.com/356168/star-wars-rejected-promotional-crap-could-have-changed-the-universe-forever#c4209740 @Lizard_King: I actually had the tauntaun sleeping bag idea, too. But hats off, sir, to the lightsaber zipper pull. Brilliant.

Marcus

]]> 4:356168:c4209740 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:03:09 EST <![CDATA[Star Wars Rejected Promotional Crap Could Have Changed the Universe Forever]]> http://gizmodo.com/356168/star-wars-rejected-promotional-crap-could-have-changed-the-universe-forever#c4209713 These are all awesome! There's not a single one of those I would not buy. That's fantastic. The Death Star grill is simply brilliant.

Marcus

]]> 4:356168:c4209713 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:01:28 EST <![CDATA[Star Wars Rejected Promotional Crap Could Have Changed the Universe Forever]]> http://gizmodo.com/356168/star-wars-rejected-promotional-crap-could-have-changed-the-universe-forever#c4209693 @spaceman37: Google turned up these when searching for "tauntaun costume":

[www.starwars.com]
[www.flickr.com]

SinistarX

]]> 4:356168:c4209693 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:00:30 EST <![CDATA[Star Wars Rejected Promotional Crap Could Have Changed the Universe Forever]]> http://gizmodo.com/356168/star-wars-rejected-promotional-crap-could-have-changed-the-universe-forever#c4206958 The Tauntaun suit is clever, but the Darth Vader Gum Ball dispensed is Hi-Larious. I can just see an officer going up to Vader and twisting his nose around for a Death Star Gum Ball.

AdmNaismith

]]> 4:356168:c4206958 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 01:25:06 EST <![CDATA[Star Wars Rejected Promotional Crap Could Have Changed the Universe Forever]]> http://gizmodo.com/356168/star-wars-rejected-promotional-crap-could-have-changed-the-universe-forever#c4206790 wtb fridge.

ryanrule

]]> 4:356168:c4206790 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 01:02:26 EST <![CDATA[Star Wars Rejected Promotional Crap Could Have Changed the Universe Forever]]> http://gizmodo.com/356168/star-wars-rejected-promotional-crap-could-have-changed-the-universe-forever#c4206456 that han solo in carbonite looks like an idea by MAD magazine!

pradster

]]> 4:356168:c4206456 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:26:31 EST <![CDATA[Star Wars Rejected Promotional Crap Could Have Changed the Universe Forever]]> http://gizmodo.com/356168/star-wars-rejected-promotional-crap-could-have-changed-the-universe-forever#c4205780 I saw that EXACT tauntaun costume at Star Wars Celebration II. I can't seem to find my picture of it now. Nothing came up on a google search either.

spaceman37

]]> 4:356168:c4205780 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 23:27:36 EST <![CDATA[Star Wars Rejected Promotional Crap Could Have Changed the Universe Forever]]> http://gizmodo.com/356168/star-wars-rejected-promotional-crap-could-have-changed-the-universe-forever#c4204410 sorry shouda said my laptop (non apple)

B1663R

]]> 4:356168:c4204410 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:35:53 EST <![CDATA[Star Wars Rejected Promotional Crap Could Have Changed the Universe Forever]]> http://gizmodo.com/356168/star-wars-rejected-promotional-crap-could-have-changed-the-universe-forever#c4204395 the tauntaun suit rocks!! it's almost as cool at the Yoda backpack they have out. it's too small to fit a laptop and i don't like my ass getting kicked during commutes.

[gizmodo.com]

BTW i guess it was a slow news day.

B1663R

]]> 4:356168:c4204395 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:34:07 EST <![CDATA[Star Wars Rejected Promotional Crap Could Have Changed the Universe Forever]]> http://gizmodo.com/356168/star-wars-rejected-promotional-crap-could-have-changed-the-universe-forever#c4204236 Holy crap that stuff is awesome.

ffmusicdj

]]> 4:356168:c4204236 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:21:17 EST <![CDATA[Star Wars Rejected Promotional Crap Could Have Changed the Universe Forever]]> http://gizmodo.com/356168/star-wars-rejected-promotional-crap-could-have-changed-the-universe-forever#c4203175 @Larz2112: YAAAHOO Kid!!!! (I'm LMAO with your "fully operational grilling station" comment)

newgalactic

]]> 4:356168:c4203175 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 19:54:29 EST <![CDATA[Star Wars Rejected Promotional Crap Could Have Changed the Universe Forever]]> http://gizmodo.com/356168/star-wars-rejected-promotional-crap-could-have-changed-the-universe-forever#c4202832 Han Solo full-size stainless steel fridge... now that's something to put as a centre-peice in your kitchen... i'm sure the guy who did this [gizmodo.com] could whip up some custom panels for your kitchen cupboards, too.

Tasteful? Maybe not, but totally cool if you've resigned yourself to celibacy.

tokiwartooth

]]> 4:356168:c4202832 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 19:28:55 EST <![CDATA[Star Wars Rejected Promotional Crap Could Have Changed the Universe Forever]]> http://gizmodo.com/356168/star-wars-rejected-promotional-crap-could-have-changed-the-universe-forever#c4202534 I'm pretty sure the gumball dispenser was a real product. I recall seeing those waaay back in the 80s...

theDagda

]]> 4:356168:c4202534 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 19:11:31 EST <![CDATA[Star Wars Rejected Promotional Crap Could Have Changed the Universe Forever]]> http://gizmodo.com/356168/star-wars-rejected-promotional-crap-could-have-changed-the-universe-forever#c4202318 I could go for a Death Star barbecue.

Brian Sexton

]]> 4:356168:c4202318 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 18:59:36 EST <![CDATA[Star Wars Rejected Promotional Crap Could Have Changed the Universe Forever]]> http://gizmodo.com/356168/star-wars-rejected-promotional-crap-could-have-changed-the-universe-forever#c4201541 Now witness the firepower of this fully stoked and operational grilling station! Fire up the grill commander.

Larz2112

]]> 4:356168:c4201541 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 18:20:19 EST <![CDATA[Star Wars Rejected Promotional Crap Could Have Changed the Universe Forever]]> http://gizmodo.com/356168/star-wars-rejected-promotional-crap-could-have-changed-the-universe-forever#c4200931 @newgalactic: haha, ewww perv

@werk

]]> 4:356168:c4200931 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:53:04 EST <![CDATA[Star Wars Rejected Promotional Crap Could Have Changed the Universe Forever]]> http://gizmodo.com/356168/star-wars-rejected-promotional-crap-could-have-changed-the-universe-forever#c4200874 @MIKEAWESOME: Damn you, I felt so smug. That makes a little sense now....

@werk

]]> 4:356168:c4200874 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:50:02 EST <![CDATA[Star Wars Rejected Promotional Crap Could Have Changed the Universe Forever]]> http://gizmodo.com/356168/star-wars-rejected-promotional-crap-could-have-changed-the-universe-forever#c4200813 @newgalactic: ...correction, +50 12-year-olds...in the Tauntaun suit.

...my origional post had a certain "ring" I hadn't intended.

newgalactic

]]> 4:356168:c4200813 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:47:55 EST <![CDATA[Star Wars Rejected Promotional Crap Could Have Changed the Universe Forever]]> http://gizmodo.com/356168/star-wars-rejected-promotional-crap-could-have-changed-the-universe-forever#c4200761 Grill and Fridge all the way

BigViper

]]> 4:356168:c4200761 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:45:51 EST <![CDATA[Star Wars Rejected Promotional Crap Could Have Changed the Universe Forever]]> http://gizmodo.com/356168/star-wars-rejected-promotional-crap-could-have-changed-the-universe-forever#c4200757 Imagine:
+50 screaming 12-year-olds all coming down the street straight towards you! It would be amazing.

...and the mini frig and grill rock, along with the gum ball machine.

newgalactic

]]> 4:356168:c4200757 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:45:42 EST <![CDATA[Star Wars Rejected Promotional Crap Could Have Changed the Universe Forever]]> http://gizmodo.com/356168/star-wars-rejected-promotional-crap-could-have-changed-the-universe-forever#c4200744 @@werk: "Cold Storage" as in frozen in Carbonite, maybe? I don't know what the hell they were thinking either.

MIKEAWESOME

]]> 4:356168:c4200744 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:45:23 EST <![CDATA[Star Wars Rejected Promotional Crap Could Have Changed the Universe Forever]]> http://gizmodo.com/356168/star-wars-rejected-promotional-crap-could-have-changed-the-universe-forever#c4200717 @Lizard_King: OH MAN. Another amazing idea!

MIKEAWESOME

]]> 4:356168:c4200717 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:44:06 EST <![CDATA[Star Wars Rejected Promotional Crap Could Have Changed the Universe Forever]]> http://gizmodo.com/356168/star-wars-rejected-promotional-crap-could-have-changed-the-universe-forever#c4200694 @impreza: I thought they were from the 80's also

Kamenwati

]]> 4:356168:c4200694 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:43:18 EST <![CDATA[Star Wars Rejected Promotional Crap Could Have Changed the Universe Forever]]> http://gizmodo.com/356168/star-wars-rejected-promotional-crap-could-have-changed-the-universe-forever#c4200670 @jdhuck: lol yeah she did

Kamenwati

]]> 4:356168:c4200670 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:42:12 EST <![CDATA[Star Wars Rejected Promotional Crap Could Have Changed the Universe Forever]]> http://gizmodo.com/356168/star-wars-rejected-promotional-crap-could-have-changed-the-universe-forever#c4200661 Is marketing really that hard? Shouldn't the mini fridge read: "Keep your Pepsi cold in this really cool storage."?

You know since it would be f'ing awesome aka "cool" to have that mini fridge?

@werk

]]> 4:356168:c4200661 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:41:44 EST <![CDATA[Star Wars Rejected Promotional Crap Could Have Changed the Universe Forever]]> http://gizmodo.com/356168/star-wars-rejected-promotional-crap-could-have-changed-the-universe-forever#c4200649 I'm going to make that fucking fridge, hahaha.

MIKEAWESOME

]]> 4:356168:c4200649 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:41:15 EST <![CDATA[Star Wars Rejected Promotional Crap Could Have Changed the Universe Forever]]> http://gizmodo.com/356168/star-wars-rejected-promotional-crap-could-have-changed-the-universe-forever#c4200559 The grill with the minifridge would make any party a hit and I am not even sarcastic!

computermachina

]]> 4:356168:c4200559 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:36:48 EST <![CDATA[Star Wars Rejected Promotional Crap Could Have Changed the Universe Forever]]> http://gizmodo.com/356168/star-wars-rejected-promotional-crap-could-have-changed-the-universe-forever#c4200404 Hee! Lookit the Vader Gumball thingy...the gumballs make his eyes all googly!
These are too funny! Want.

merbrat

]]> 4:356168:c4200404 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:30:42 EST <![CDATA[Star Wars Rejected Promotional Crap Could Have Changed the Universe Forever]]> http://gizmodo.com/356168/star-wars-rejected-promotional-crap-could-have-changed-the-universe-forever#c4200342 The DeathStar grill is awesome! I would definitely have bought one!

NaleAne

]]> 4:356168:c4200342 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:28:31 EST <![CDATA[Star Wars Rejected Promotional Crap Could Have Changed the Universe Forever]]> http://gizmodo.com/356168/star-wars-rejected-promotional-crap-could-have-changed-the-universe-forever#c4200234 wow i would SHIT myself if my parents bought me that Tauntaun thing!!

markcheng

]]> 4:356168:c4200234 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:24:20 EST <![CDATA[Star Wars Rejected Promotional Crap Could Have Changed the Universe Forever]]> http://gizmodo.com/356168/star-wars-rejected-promotional-crap-could-have-changed-the-universe-forever#c4200178 At least the Princess Leah headphones made it on spaceballs LOL..

preskewl

]]> 4:356168:c4200178 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:22:00 EST <![CDATA[Star Wars Rejected Promotional Crap Could Have Changed the Universe Forever]]> http://gizmodo.com/356168/star-wars-rejected-promotional-crap-could-have-changed-the-universe-forever#c4199950 @Aethyr:
it's hilarious, since the headphones thing was spoofed in spaceballs...

nutbastard

]]> 4:356168:c4199950 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:13:34 EST <![CDATA[Star Wars Rejected Promotional Crap Could Have Changed the Universe Forever]]> http://gizmodo.com/356168/star-wars-rejected-promotional-crap-could-have-changed-the-universe-forever#c4199783 @SeattleTed: ha ha... destroy a planet for that.... oh nevermind....

an1m3fr33k

]]> 4:356168:c4199783 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:06:44 EST <![CDATA[Star Wars Rejected Promotional Crap Could Have Changed the Universe Forever]]> http://gizmodo.com/356168/star-wars-rejected-promotional-crap-could-have-changed-the-universe-forever#c4199545 ...and of course, a line about burgers being ready "by the time your friends arrive" wouldn't have hurt, either.

lankybits

]]> 4:356168:c4199545 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:58:08 EST <![CDATA[Star Wars Rejected Promotional Crap Could Have Changed the Universe Forever]]> http://gizmodo.com/356168/star-wars-rejected-promotional-crap-could-have-changed-the-universe-forever#c4199501 Clearly, there's no way the grill idea could have been rejected if the copy had read "fully operational" instead of "fully functioning." Curse you, marketers, for not doing your homework!

lankybits

]]> 4:356168:c4199501 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:56:30 EST <![CDATA[Star Wars Rejected Promotional Crap Could Have Changed the Universe Forever]]> http://gizmodo.com/356168/star-wars-rejected-promotional-crap-could-have-changed-the-universe-forever#c4199474 It is borderline criminal that these items aren't available right now. The BBQ pit... awesome.

axiomatic

]]> 4:356168:c4199474 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:55:30 EST <![CDATA[Star Wars Rejected Promotional Crap Could Have Changed the Universe Forever]]> http://gizmodo.com/356168/star-wars-rejected-promotional-crap-could-have-changed-the-universe-forever#c4199359 @JDHUCK

Yes, she did.

dna

]]> 4:356168:c4199359 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:52:05 EST <![CDATA[Star Wars Rejected Promotional Crap Could Have Changed the Universe Forever]]> http://gizmodo.com/356168/star-wars-rejected-promotional-crap-could-have-changed-the-universe-forever#c4199321 I always wanted a Tauntaun Sleeping bag. Unzip, Say "...and I thought they smelled bad on the outside." and jump in. Bonus points for a small lightsabre shaped zipper-pull.

Lizard_King

]]> 4:356168:c4199321 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:50:56 EST <![CDATA[Star Wars Rejected Promotional Crap Could Have Changed the Universe Forever]]> http://gizmodo.com/356168/star-wars-rejected-promotional-crap-could-have-changed-the-universe-forever#c4199202 lovin that mini-fridge...

norfizzle

]]> 4:356168:c4199202 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:47:56 EST <![CDATA[Star Wars Rejected Promotional Crap Could Have Changed the Universe Forever]]> http://gizmodo.com/356168/star-wars-rejected-promotional-crap-could-have-changed-the-universe-forever#c4199129 Tauntaun costume is approved and may commence mass production please.

avconsumer

]]> 4:356168:c4199129 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:45:58 EST <![CDATA[Star Wars Rejected Promotional Crap Could Have Changed the Universe Forever]]> http://gizmodo.com/356168/star-wars-rejected-promotional-crap-could-have-changed-the-universe-forever#c4199022 I can't stop laughing at the Leia headphones.

Aethyr

]]> 4:356168:c4199022 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:42:36 EST <![CDATA[Star Wars Rejected Promotional Crap Could Have Changed the Universe Forever]]> http://gizmodo.com/356168/star-wars-rejected-promotional-crap-could-have-changed-the-universe-forever#c4198925 One could make the headphones. -no way starwars copyrighted a hairstyle. I could destroy a planet for that grill though.

SeattleTed

]]> 4:356168:c4198925 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:39:39 EST <![CDATA[Star Wars Rejected Promotional Crap Could Have Changed the Universe Forever]]> http://gizmodo.com/356168/star-wars-rejected-promotional-crap-could-have-changed-the-universe-forever#c4198889 Okay - somebody needs to make that costume for halloween! If I were any good ad fabricating with fabrics, I would.

tek_nic

]]> 4:356168:c4198889 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:38:29 EST <![CDATA[Star Wars Rejected Promotional Crap Could Have Changed the Universe Forever]]> http://gizmodo.com/356168/star-wars-rejected-promotional-crap-could-have-changed-the-universe-forever#c4198831 The Death Star grill is missing the Bush Cheney 2008 sticker.

daftrok

]]> 4:356168:c4198831 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:36:39 EST <![CDATA[Star Wars Rejected Promotional Crap Could Have Changed the Universe Forever]]> http://gizmodo.com/356168/star-wars-rejected-promotional-crap-could-have-changed-the-universe-forever#c4198691 how come they never make the good stuff, instead we get the 18inch talking jar jar. But no cloud city lamp.

redkamel

]]> 4:356168:c4198691 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:32:13 EST <![CDATA[Star Wars Rejected Promotional Crap Could Have Changed the Universe Forever]]> http://gizmodo.com/356168/star-wars-rejected-promotional-crap-could-have-changed-the-universe-forever#c4198682 Death Star Grill FTW.

ninjagin

]]> 4:356168:c4198682 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:31:55 EST <![CDATA[Star Wars Rejected Promotional Crap Could Have Changed the Universe Forever]]> http://gizmodo.com/356168/star-wars-rejected-promotional-crap-could-have-changed-the-universe-forever#c4198593 What the hell?! How are any of these bad?!

WildWon

]]> 4:356168:c4198593 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:28:30 EST <![CDATA[Star Wars Rejected Promotional Crap Could Have Changed the Universe Forever]]> http://gizmodo.com/356168/star-wars-rejected-promotional-crap-could-have-changed-the-universe-forever#c4198549 I soooooooo want that grill

Seiven

]]> 4:356168:c4198549 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:27:05 EST <![CDATA[Star Wars Rejected Promotional Crap Could Have Changed the Universe Forever]]> http://gizmodo.com/356168/star-wars-rejected-promotional-crap-could-have-changed-the-universe-forever#c4198527 Didn't Princess Vespa have the Leia headphones?

jdhuck

]]> 4:356168:c4198527 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:26:00 EST <![CDATA[Star Wars Rejected Promotional Crap Could Have Changed the Universe Forever]]> http://gizmodo.com/356168/star-wars-rejected-promotional-crap-could-have-changed-the-universe-forever#c4198526 I wonder if Tony Stark likes his AT-AT chair caddy.

FLegion

]]> 4:356168:c4198526 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:25:57 EST <![CDATA[Star Wars Rejected Promotional Crap Could Have Changed the Universe Forever]]> http://gizmodo.com/356168/star-wars-rejected-promotional-crap-could-have-changed-the-universe-forever#c4198460 AT-AT Chair caddy... why hello, 1982!

I'm astounded these are 1999 copyrighted, haf this stuff looks ripped straight out of the 80's. CHAIR CADDYS?! Sheesh.

impreza

]]> 4:356168:c4198460 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:23:35 EST <![CDATA[Star Wars Rejected Promotional Crap Could Have Changed the Universe Forever]]> http://gizmodo.com/356168/star-wars-rejected-promotional-crap-could-have-changed-the-universe-forever#c4198414 I'd rock that BBQ.

bobdobbs

]]> 4:356168:c4198414 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:21:55 EST <![CDATA[Star Wars Rejected Promotional Crap Could Have Changed the Universe Forever]]> http://gizmodo.com/356168/star-wars-rejected-promotional-crap-could-have-changed-the-universe-forever#c4198407 That Tauntaun suit is teh awesomes.

ShinySideUp

]]> 4:356168:c4198407 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:21:39 EST