<![CDATA[io9: star tours]]> http://tags.lifehacker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/io9.com.png <![CDATA[io9: star tours]]> http://io9.com/tag/startours http://io9.com/tag/startours <![CDATA[Baby-Faced Negativists Are A Disaster!!!]]> My apologies if this week is a bit lacking, but that death ray won't build itself. And I'm very happy to see all of you sporting the R.O.A.C.H. Disaster!

Astute readers may have seen a couple of these, but that doesn't mean they weren't done with love, and for you.

STAR TOURS:
I'll preface this by saying that I love Star Tours, and think that the fact that it is dated only adds to its charm. Unfortunately, the people at Disney don't agree, wanting to add *GASP* Prequel Characters! Seriously?! Have they been in there? It's so steeped in the classic design of the original trilogy that any new characters will stick out like sore thumbs. Not like that stopped Lucas in the past. Admiral Ackbar, what say you?


TERMINATOR:
Sometimes you don't need a reason to play with Photoshop and pop culture references. And if you are keeping track at home this is the 2nd time I've mashed together Terminator and Wild Things. That means either one is too goofy, or one is waaaay too dark.



DOLHAUS:
Joss Whedon's greatest work ever, CJA, I couldn't agree with you more? (To be read like Ron Burgundy. Some of you will know what that means.)


IRON MAN:
The Iron Man 2 publicity train isn't rolling yet, but it has pulled into the station.



COMMENTER AWARENESS:
So, let's say someone on the site puts forth an absolutely ludicrous opinion. It happens hourly on the comment threads, though never happens from the staff (cough*dollhousecough*cjacough).

Now, you could be a dick about it and say something like "GarrisonDean, with your head so far up your ass, you must need a glass stomach so you can see where you're going." but that would get you Dsmvwld. So, as you have been doing so majestically with the TROLL! image, just post this little lady I call "Tiny Dr. No" to get your point across. It works wonders and has been proven to scare people from ever voicing their opinion again.

(As a side note, I pulled this image off of Google image search, so let that be a lesson to those posting images of children, they'll probably get misused. And to the parents of Tiny Dr. No... Congratulations, It's a Meme.)


ROACH:
The time is drawing nigh. Join us, or perish.

We do offer 3 weeks of vacation and match your 401k.

Oh and let's try to clear up this whole Consortium of Evil nonsense. And by clear up I mean absorb them or destroy them.


DISASTER:
That's right. I'm flipping the script this week cause the teens of America scare me.



This has been GarrisonDean... ROACH forever!

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<![CDATA[Disney's Star Tours Gets A Reboot And Fett]]> The Star Wars Disney ride, which opened way back in 1987, is getting a tune up, including a whole host of new characters. Lucasfilm has been recording new footage for the ride that features, the Star Tours vehicle getting chased down by Boba Fett. C-3PO and R2-D2 will continue to host the ride, and will be joined by Admiral Ackbar, Jawas, a Tusken Raider and even some prequel characters. No, I don't know if "he's" in it, but I can only assume the worst. [Slashfilm]

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<![CDATA[Wall-E Was Inspired By the Sexual Frustrations of Pixar Nerds]]> Wall-E director Andrew Stanton told us that he didn't think about the robot Johnny 5 from Short Circuit when his team was designing the look and feel of Wall-E, which seems hard to believe. Instead, he says his inspirations came the from Luxo Jr. lamp in the Pixar logo, a pair of binoculars, R2D2, and the wacky little robot who talks to you when you're waiting in the queue for Disney's Star Tours ride. Also, sexual frustration. Stanton admitted that Wall-E is "the story of a simple, boxy tractor that falls in love with a Porsche. It's how all the nerdy guys of Pixar feel around these women who are far too smart for them." We're not quite sure what that says about the cold and calculating probe droid EVE. Or the guys at Pixar.

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