May The Fourth Be With You

Merry Unofficial Star Wars Day!



A long time ago, before Star Wars according to a three year old, before Star Wars retold by someone who hasn't seen it, there was Evan Mather. I first saw Quentin Tarantino's Star Wars and Godzilla Versus Disco Lando during my freshman year of college... ten years ago now. While they might seem unremarkable in the YouTube storm of action-figure opuses, nobody makes better use of Meco.

Troops

This is an old favorite. Kinda makes me wish they'd made TESB and ROTJ episodes of Troops, too.

I wonder how a Star Wars version of The Wire would play out... instead of dealing drugs maybe they could smuggle Bacta or something like that.

Remember the Death Star(s)

Sometimes humor and Star Wars are the only medicine.

Star Trek vs. Star Wars

The rivalry between Star Wars fans and Trekkies has been churning for so long that no Force powers or warp drives can escape it. Personally, I've been a fan of Star Wars AND Star Trek for a long time... probably since middle school back in the early 90s. Aside from the fact that Star Wars had much better toys - I've always considered the original, unmolested trilogy to stand head and shoulders above every Trek film. Let's face it, Star Trek was made for the weekly discoveries you shared with the crew of the Enterprise. That's where all of the important character development happened, week in and week out on the boob tube.

That time is over. A new era has arrived with J.J. Abrams. I dare say that I might end up liking a Star Trek film better than the original Star Wars. With the advent of the Star Wars prequels, one can't help but feel that some part of the original trilogy is tainted. Even as I watch my completely "unspecial" edition of Return of the Jedi on VHS, I cringe at the thought of George Lucas editing Hayden Christensen into the final scene. So much nostalgia coupled with so many mixed feelings is bound to make a lot of geeks jump starships.

Somebody must want to dethrone the "benevolent despot" Lucas at this point and prove me wrong. How about you Abrams? Please?