Have no fear for spring is here...of course the post really doesn't follow that theme...but it is here!












Movie-Moron takes a look at "The movies that Influenced Battlestar Galactica. Natually, Star Wars gets a mention: (Thanks Sheridan!)

"Oddly enough, despite basically owing it?s entire existence to it, this is the film that the new Galactica bears the least resemblance too. It was 1978 when some NBC bigwig ordered the original Galactica, presumably having seen Star Wars the previous year and deciding ?I need me one of those?. The result? Luke and Han became Apollo and Starbuck, X-Wings became Vipers and Stormtroopers became?Silver! And robotic. And called Cylons. All things which the new Galactica retained, albeit with a change in gender and a skinjob or two (which sounds weird when you put it that way?) Lest we forget, ships that are a hunk of junk like the Galactica didn?t really exist in Sci-Fi prior to the Millennium Falcon and the other ships in Star Wars, which popularised the ?used future? aesthetic. Beforehand it was shiny shiny shiny C57D and the like.

Star Wars is way more fantasy than the military SF that Galactica is, but there is still a similar attachment to hokey old religions."






Lilnks to the Official Starwars.com Blog that we may not have covered or linked to this week...

Meet Jed I. Knight
Salvador Dal? AT-AT Tattoo
Faux Retro Howard the Duck Poster
The Happiest Little Frigate
Baby?s First Wookiee Word
Star Wars Lunch Bag Art
Meet Beer2-D3
Cantina Theme on Harp
Tesla Coil Plays Imperial March - By Hand
Found on eBay: Strong Hans







Check out pics of the sweet LEGO iPod Racer at Gizmodo with links to even more fun creations. (Thanks Seth!)







Random video above: "STAR WARS BATTLE OF EARTH" (Thanks Tom!)







Random video above: "Star Wars Light Saber Office Battle" (Thanks Tom!)







Random video above: "Star Wars Force FX Lightsabers from ThinkGeek" (Thanks Tom!)







Random video above: "Walkers In A Winter Wonderland (Star Wars Music Video)" - Audio seems to be pulled from the Force-Cast (Thanks Tom!)




Have a great week everyone!