Things We Saw Today: Chewie’s Angels, a Pastel Wookiee Cosplay Trio
Some awesome #cosplay! These Wookies are looking fabulous! #StarWarspic.twitter.com/KnnbZ97RS7 — SuperHeroStuff.com (@SuperHeroStuff) September 9, 2015 Known by some as “Chewie’s Angels,” this cosplay...
View ArticleBB-8 Visits Disneyland, Leaves Thousands Smitten With Cuteness in Its Wake
Oh, BB-8. We knew from the get-go that you’d roll away with our hearts. Your cuteness knows no bounds, and your exploration of Disneyland here somehow multiplies that cuteness. You know you’ve got a...
View ArticleYou Can Give BB-8 A Hug At Last With This $50 Plushie Version
Not only is the mechanized toy version of The Force Awakens‘ BB-8 prohibitively expensive for some, he’s not nearly as huggable as this $50 plushie version by ThinkGeek. He won’t roll around like the...
View ArticleYou’ll BB-8 Totally A-droid-able With This Force Awakens Clutch
Forgive the puns galore, but how can you not be in an overly happy place feasting your eyes on this beautiful BB-8 clutch from Etsy user Mari Ruiz?! While Mari has multiple Star Wars designs available...
View ArticleThings We Saw Today: Simpsons Treehouse of Horror Duds - Get your shinning on.
Treehouse of Horror, the Simpsons series that gave me many a nightmare as a wee child, is getting its own clothing line from Australian company Living Dead Clothing. (via Nerdist) Hasbro unleashed a...
View ArticleThings We Saw Today: Japan Celebrates The Force Awakens With Sand Castles
We love this sand! To celebrate The Force Awakens, a massive sculpture was created in Japan’s Tottori prefecture using… Posted by Star Wars on Saturday, October 10, 2015 In Japan’s Tottori prefecture,...
View ArticlePeak Hype: BB-8 Reacts to the Force Awakens Trailer
BB-8 reacts to #TheForceAwakens trailer! A video posted by Star Wars Movies (@starwarsmovies) on Oct 21, 2015 at 4:46pm PDT By now you’ve undoubtedly enjoyed videos of John Boyega and Daisy Ridley...
View ArticleThings We Saw Today: Alan Tudyk’s Hella Cute BB-8 Jack-O-Lantern
First get a couple of pumpkins, then some paint and grab an 8 ball from a pool table and you’re in business. pic.twitter.com/mpmh8C402K — alan tudyk (@alan_tudyk) October 28, 2015 Holy heck this BB-8...
View ArticleThe Mary Sue Reacts: The International Trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Did you watch the new international trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens? You can watch it right along with me, above, as I clap my hands in glee at how cute BB-8 is. There’s some new footage in...
View ArticlePeople Are Very Determined to Gender BB-8
When BB-8 triumphantly debuted at Star Wars Celebration earlier this year, I wasn’t surprised to hear Kathleen Kennedy refer to the adorable little droid as “he.” From what we’ve seen so far, the...
View ArticleThings We Saw Today: This Life-Size BB-8 Plush Makes a Great Cuddle Buddy
This life-size BB-8 plush would make a very cuddly addition to any home. You can pre-order it from ThinkGeek now and get it starting in December, when the movie comes out. It’s not quite as cool as...
View ArticleC-3PO Can Now Guide You Through Your Morning Traffic With Waze - The...
Waze has just added C-3PO as one of their featured guide voices, so now you, too, can get frustrated with good ol’ goldenrod as you’re navigating your way through rush hour. The protocol droid joins a...
View ArticleThis NASA Roboticist Says Star Wars Droid BB-8 Has Design Flaws. How Dare — !
Brett Kennedy, NASA roboticist, has a lot of thoughts about whether or not Star Wars droids like R2-D2, C-3PO, and BB-8 would actually work, according to what he knows about robotics and physics....
View ArticleThings We Saw Today: Wipe Your Windshields With Lightsabers
Check out these lightsaber WiperTags (that’s we’re not sure are 100% legal)! You’ll also probably have to make the Bzuhzzzzzzz sound yourself. (via Gizmodo) Spreading love during the holidays is...
View ArticleBehind the Circuits, a Spoiler-Free Mockumentary Look at BB-8’s Acting Career...
The awesome Leigh Lahav has put together an incredible mockumentary chronicling BB-8’s acting career, from their early days working on British comedies with Jude Law, to their current Hollywood fame....
View ArticleThings We Saw Today: John Boyega Surprises Fans at NYC Screenings of The...
❤️ A photo posted by @john_boyega on Dec 18, 2015 at 11:54pm PST Precious morning bun John Boyega showed up to a few screenings of The Force Awakens in New York last night to surprise fans after the...
View ArticleJurassic World Congratulates Star Wars: The Force Awakens on Beating Their...
Congrats Mr. Spielberg @UniversalPics @Legendary @LeDoctor @colintrevorrow and especially @prattprattpratt pic.twitter.com/5DxlDM8pgK — Kevin Feige (@Kevfeige) June 16, 2015 Remember when Marvel...
View ArticleThings We Saw Today: Rey’s Original Name Revealed in Force Awakens Concept Art
Buzzfeed has some images up from the new book The Art of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and I absolutely advise checking it out now to see some really rad early concept art for Rey–who, the book...
View ArticleYou’ll Soon Be Able to Control Your Sphero BB-8 With the Force (aka...
Remember those BB-8 Sphero toys we all collectively freaked out about last year? Yeah. Wasn’t that great? Anyway, Sphero looks to improve on their design by adding gesture recognition technology the...
View ArticleThis Ben Schwartz Interview About “Voicing” BB-8’s Is Just an Excuse for...
Right up front: Ben Schwartz technically didn’t voice BB-8. When he appeared on Comedy Bang Bang and talked about his contributions to The Force Awakens, he mentioned that while J.J. Abrams had him...
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