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Chewey Reflects: With One Snap I Could Fix Heroes

Meredith Woerner — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 12:30:00 PST

Peter Petrelli and Chewey meet up, and it looks like Chewbacca has some acting/script notes for the latest Heroes episodes. What do you think the Wookiee is saying? Picture from Watching Heroes.

The Ultimate Star Wars Fan Directory? It's A Trap!

Graeme McMillan — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 10:37:38 PDT

For a franchise that takes place in a galaxy far, far away, Star Wars certainly takes up a lot of this galaxy’s internet. Thankfully for those of you who need to tell your Baleen Whaletortoise from your Bergruutfa, someone has created a guide to more Star Wars fansites than you could ever want to visit. Finally, there’s no excuse not to have all of the Jedi-related origami that you’ve longed for all these years.

Called GalacticBinder, the new guide lists fan sites for George Lucas’ cinematic empire in categories ranging from basic “Reference” to “Local Fan Societies," in case you get the urge to pull a low-rent Darth Vader any time soon. There’s even a monthly giveaway to entice visitors to come back to the site; this month, one lucky winner will receive a 7 inch bust of Chewbacca wearing breathing apparatus and looking slightly crosseyed that’s - you guessed it - not available in stores. Because, let's face it: nothing says “I frequent some interesting websites” like a large Mynock Hunt Chewbacca paperweight.

GalacticBinder aims to fulfill the claim of being “the Ultimate Star Wars Directory” by not only overwhelming people with the sheer choice of useful, weird and downright unsettling websites inspired by a common theme, but also by letting fans suggest new listings and even going to so far as to befriend people on MySpace. It's apparently a method that's working, with over 1000 sites currently listed in the directory so soon after the site’s launch in March.

The best part about the whole thing? No, I wasn’t joking about the origami. Go and fold your heart out, people.

Chewbacca image above by Darin Overholser — thanks, Bonniegrrl!

GalacticBinder: The Ultimate Star Wars Directory

Chewbacca Promises More Wars To Come

Graeme McMillan — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 11:00:00 PDT

Are we on the verge of another Star Wars movie trilogy? That's the terrifying rumor being put forward by Peter Mayhew, Chewbacca's man behind the Wookie, at a recent French convention when asked about the possibility of more hairy heroes in our future.

According to TheForce.net, when Mayhew appeared at the recent Générations Star Wars convention and spoke about Chewbacca's future, he was more than happy to share some unfounded rumors:

Peter responded that Chewbacca should show up in [the animated TV series The Clone Wars] as a figure of him is already in the works. Even more interesting is that Mr. Mayhew let slip that there could be a possiblility of not just one but 3 Clone Wars movies if things go well.

You have to wonder just what "going well" means, in this case - If the box office is boffo? If the fans shit themselves in pleasure? If it's enough to move lots of merchandise?

The best part of the story, however, may be the editorial comment after the news:

Please remember that though we all love Peter Mayhew, we have to consider this to be a rumor until we hear something official.

In other words, chances are the old bastard is making shit up instead of saying "I don't know, I'm just a tall guy in a suit."

Chewie and More Clone Wars Movies? [TheForce.net]

Which Science Fiction Ass-Kicker Would You Want As Your Bodyguard?

Charlie Jane Anders — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 11:18:34 PDT

It's a tough world out there, and if science fiction is any guide, it's only going to get more dystopian and hairstyle-challenged in the years to come. You're going to need some protection from all those tinfoil-clad harpoon-punks who want to steal your teeth. Ideally, it should be someone dependable, as well as a person you'd like to spend all your time with. Someone like one of the great bad-asses of science fiction. Which sci-fi bruiser would you want to have as your personal bodyguard?