Star Wars

Force Unleashed: Giving Us Something New To Talk, Yell and Scream About

On September 17, at 4 AM I got this text: “It just took me a friggin hour to bring down the star destroyer, but oh man was it ever sweet.” Indeed. That would be my buddy Jake, and I too would know the joy that is mind-crashing a star destroyer to the ground, but not…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Which Long-Running Franchise Will Still Be Going In 50 Years?

So many of our visions of the future come from decades in the past, it’s hard not to wonder how long they’ll stick around. We can’t help noticing sometimes that many of the new and exciting franchises we write about at io9 are decades old — dating back to the 1930s, in the case of…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

The Saddest Scifi Dancers

Finally the moment I’ve been waiting for — the greatest scene from last weeks True Blood is out on the internet. Depicting some of the most ridiculous mopey-sexy dancing I’ve ever seen, it’s Jason the world’s the tiniest dancer shakin’ his junk for the V-juice he needs so bad. So because you asked for it,…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Crazy 1980s “New Wave” Princess Leia Poster

Have you ever wished that Princess Leia had graced the cover of an early-1980s Duran Duran album? Now that strange desire can be satisfied with this limited-edition poster by Lucas Online’s senior designer Craig Drake. Click the image to see a bigger version that’s totally awesome! You can buy a print here. [via StarWars.com] Thanks,…

Movies Annalee Newitz

Clone Wars Parties In Your House And Gets Your Kids Tattooed

Hey, what’re you doing this Saturday? If the answer isn’t “Hosting my very own Clone Wars House Party, in preparation for the October 3rd premiere of the television series on Cartoon Network,” then I’m afraid that we can’t be friends anymore. What’s that, you say? You didn’t know that people were hosting Clone Wars house…

io9 Graeme McMillan

3D Darth Vader Wall Clock Springs into Action When the Lights Go Out

Just when you think that every possible opportunity for Star Wars merchandising has been explored, the folks at England’s Wesco Limited come up with this 3D Vader helmet clock. Sure, clocks have been done before, but this particular version features glowing red eyes and a breathing sound effect that kicks in when the lights go…

Tech News Sean Fallon

Force Unleashed The Movie?

Is the Secret Apprentice going to get his big-screen debut? Rumors circulating over at Skywalker Ranch seem to be pointing to yet another Star Wars movie undertaking. If you’ve had a chance to tackle the new video game you know the main character is meaty enough for his own DVD release, but a whole major-budget…

io9 Meredith Woerner

How I Met Your Mother Asks The Eternal Scifi Love Question

Possibly the largest hurdle many lovers of genre movies, books and television shows have to jump with non-believers is the big scifi ultimatum. Sure they love me, but can they love my Star Wars? It’s all fun and games until the Firefly box is opened, and all of a sudden you’re caught defending space pirates.…

Television Meredith Woerner

The Mother of All Lego Star Wars Battles

Tim Goddard is at it again with his Star Wars mini-fighters. This time he has built the mother of all Lego Star Wars battles, with thousands of pieces and hundreds of spaceships, Imperial walkers, Rebel hovercrafts and even a movable turbolaser train. The level of detail and complexity is mindblowing, as you can see in…

Movies Jesus Diaz

Luke Skywalker Owns The Classic Releases Of This Week’s Comics

Do you happen to have a fetish for Luke Skywalker? Or perhaps your name is Mark Hamill? (Not that that means that you don’t have a fetish for Luke Skywalker, let’s be honest.) Then this is definitely your lucky week in terms of comics haul. For the rest of us, it’s all Savage Worlds, reissues…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Doctor Who’s Davies Says No To George Lucas

He may have made the revived Doctor Who into Britain’s favorite television show, managed to put Cardiff on the science fiction map with Torchwood and struck a blow for unexpected MILFery with Sarah Jane Adventures, but that doesn’t mean that Russell T. Davies is up for any kind of television challenge. One gig that he…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Wristwatch With Tiny R/C R2-D2 May Be Best Office Distraction Toy Ever

This toy wristwatch is Star Warsishly perfect: it’s a digital blue and white Artoo-themed digital watch with a mini detachable infra-red remote control R2-D2. I’d be sending this trundling down the desks in my office to put a smile on my colleagues faces in a pew-pewing instant! (Well, I would if I worked in an…

Gadgets Kit Eaton

Meet Star Trek’s Sexiest Alien, And Find Out Who Won’t Be Back In Transformers 2

Welcome back to spoiler-land. There’s a new interview with the woman who plays the hottest alien in the new Star Trek, and James Marsters geeks out about how the Dragonball movie fits in with the cartoons. We find out which characters from Transformers definitely won’t be back for the sequel. There’s an interesting twist in…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

Stop-Motion Lego Keeps The Original Star Wars Spirit Alive

Click to viewYes, the prequel trilogy and The Clone Wars movie may have disappointed hardcore Star Wars fans to the point where only The Force Unleashed can possibly redeem George Lucas in the eyes of his once-faithful audience, but that’s not to say that they’re disillusioned with Star Wars itself. In fact, they love it…

io9 Graeme McMillan

How to Talk Like a Space Pirate

Yesterday was International Talk Like a Pirate Day, and observers worldwide spent it elongating their “Arrs” and referring to each other as “matey” and “landlubber.” But why focus on the seafaring brand of pirate, when the entire galaxy is packed with raiders and smugglers? Our handy guide will illustrate the numerous ways space pirates speak…

io9 Lauren Davis

We Don’t Need To See Captain Kirk’s Childhood Trauma!

Next summer, we’re going to get a glimpse into the terrible childhood trauma of one of our greatest science fiction heroes. According to some spoilery leaks from one of next summer’s biggest movies, we’ll get a detailed flashback to that hero’s childhood. We’ll peel back the emotional scars that are the real reason that person…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Star Wars Flashers Use The Force (i.e., Flashing, Spinning Heads) to Alert You to Calls

Always had something against Darth Vader and his many Stormtrooper cronies? Why not denigrate them to the lowest forms of consumer electronics by decapitating their shrunken heads and turning those into nifty Star Wars phone flashers? Now if you’re in a way-too-noisy cantina, or if you’re phone is on silent, the head of the Dark…

Tech News Elaine Chow

Caption Contest: Vader Love

Mating (n) def: the breeding of a male and female pair of one species. [flickr via digg]

Tech News Mark Wilson

Which Fall TV Show Will Get Canceled First?

The fall TV season is in full swing again, and it’s not too late to speculate about which shows are headed for an early doom. After all, it’s not unheard of for shows to last a few episodes, then vanish into DVD heaven. In fact, this could be your chance to get your vote in…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

io9 Parties at The Fete Unleashed

It finally hit stores this morning, but for true fans of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, there was only one place to be last night – San Francisco’s “The Fete Unleashed,” a launch party for the game that counted down to a midnight release, and featured cosplaying fans, confused Best Buy staff – and a…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Force Unleashed: Giving Us Something New To Talk, Yell and Scream About

Which Long-Running Franchise Will Still Be Going In 50 Years?

The Saddest Scifi Dancers

Crazy 1980s “New Wave” Princess Leia Poster

Clone Wars Parties In Your House And Gets Your Kids Tattooed

3D Darth Vader Wall Clock Springs into Action When the Lights Go Out

Force Unleashed The Movie?

How I Met Your Mother Asks The Eternal Scifi Love Question

The Mother of All Lego Star Wars Battles

Luke Skywalker Owns The Classic Releases Of This Week’s Comics

Doctor Who’s Davies Says No To George Lucas

Wristwatch With Tiny R/C R2-D2 May Be Best Office Distraction Toy Ever

Meet Star Trek’s Sexiest Alien, And Find Out Who Won’t Be Back In Transformers 2

Stop-Motion Lego Keeps The Original Star Wars Spirit Alive

How to Talk Like a Space Pirate

We Don’t Need To See Captain Kirk’s Childhood Trauma!

Star Wars Flashers Use The Force (i.e., Flashing, Spinning Heads) to Alert You to Calls

Caption Contest: Vader Love

Which Fall TV Show Will Get Canceled First?

io9 Parties at The Fete Unleashed

Instagram Tests Letting You Lurk to Your Heart’s Content—for a Price

Popular Sweetener Found in Protein Bars Tied to Stroke, Blood Clot Risk

HBO’s Boss Has Yet to Be Approached About Partnering on ‘Doctor Who’

AI Agent Runs the ‘I’m Being Censored’ Playbook After Getting Banned from Wikipedia

‘Scream 7’ Comes Home With Deleted Scenes We Hope Will Improve the Movie

A QR Code Too Small to See Hints at a New, Non-Annoying Use for the Format

Andy Weir Apologizes After ‘Star Trek’ Comment Backlash

Scientists Discover Hidden Behavior in Water That Helps Explain Why Ice Floats

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The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

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