Sumi, Quatchi and Miga are the three new mascots who will meet and greet athletes, visitors, and fans in Vancouver and Whistler for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
But we can’t help but wonder if Quatchi might be less like a Sasquatch and more like a Wookiee?
Read more about them here:
The Adventures of Quatchi, Miga and Sumi Begin in Earnest
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Star Wars Livejournal Community, ClubJade.net
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Actor Hayden Christensen makes an appearance on “The View” to chat about his new thriller Awake, as well as his experiences playing Anakin Skywalker. Babs flirts with him, he talks tennis and his first meeting with Lucas.
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A look at Buzzfeed.com — the barometer of what is hot on the net right now — finds actress Bitsie Tulloch getting a lot of attention. She’s the star of the new online video series QuarterLife. New York Magazine has an interview with her here.
I thought that name sounded familiar. She helped out on set during Episode II in Sydney, Australia, and a result, ended up as one of many crewmembers playing along with the R2-D2: Beneath the Dome mockumentary series in 2001. Bitsie played R2-D2’s girlfriend.
The Beneath the Dome series can be seen in the StarWars.com video player here.
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According to USA Today, actor couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt celebrated Halloween this year in Star Wars style.
Rather, Star Wars and furry animals seem to be all the rage in the Jolie-Pitt home, as evidenced by last week’s Halloween costume selections. Said Jolie: “We were Boba Fett (Maddox, 6). My littlest daughter (Shiloh, 17 months), we couldn’t figure out if she was a bunny or a monkey, so she was a ‘bunkey.’ My 2-year-old (Zahara) was a bunny, and my 3-year-old (Pax) was a monkey. I was Curious George and Daddy (Pitt) was a Stormtrooper.”
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Missed the Halloween episode of the new NBC show “Chuck” where one of the characters dresses up as the bikini Slave Leia? If you want to see her chat about the episode behind-the-scenes IN COSTUME, here’s your chance:
VIDEO: It’s a Chuck Halloween
Get the scoop on the Halloween episode with Zachary Levi and the cast!
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The “30 Rock” with Star Wars actress Carrie Fisher is now online on NBC.com. Here’s a synopsis:
“Rosemary’s Baby”…
When Liz (Tina Fey) meets her idol, Rosemary Howard (Guest Star Carrie Fisher), she invites her to be a guest writer on the show. However, Rosemary’s radical ideas that Liz grew up admiring are now too controversial for Liz’s NBC show. When Liz refuses to fire Rosemary, Jack (Alec Baldwin) pressures Liz, who promptly quits. Jack brings Tracy (Tracy Morgan) to a therapist to figure out why he must do the opposite that he is told. Meanwhile, after Jenna (Jane Krakowski) ruins Kenneth’s (Jack McBrayer) page jacket, Kenneth must compete in a page-off in order to keep his job. Carrie Fisher guest stars; Scott Adsit, Judah Friedlander, Lonny Ross, Katrina Bowden, John Lutz, Maulik Pancholy, Kevin Brown and Grizz Chapman also star.
To watch the full episode go to the official “30 Rock” site here.
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Gizmodo reports on a clip recently run at the ABC News site which reveals a Jedi Training-type class called the New York Jedi Academy (“NY Jedi”). We’d read about this in WIRED magazine a bit over a month ago and mentioned it in a report here.
Check out the video over at Gizmodo or head on over to the ABC News site here here.
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From CNN.com:
“This morning I was with the vice president,” Bush joked. “I was asking him what costume he was planning. He said, ‘Well I’m already wearing it,’ and then he mumbled something about the dark side of the force.”
Read more here. I gotta admit; I’m impressed CNN got the style correct and didn’t capitalize “Dark Side.” It’s a pretty common mistake.
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According to MTV News, actor Anthony Hopkins recently showed his appreciation for the Star Wars saga in an interview.
“The only of those fantasy movies that I was a fan of was Star Wars,” Hopkins stated excitedly to MTV News. Sensing his enthusiasm, we mentioned to Hopkins the upcoming live-action television show, and suggested he could give creator George Lucas a call. “Maybe I could play the Alec Guinness [part],” he responded, seemingly only half-joking. “The Force be With You.”
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Apparently car designer Scott Anderson must have a soft spot for the Dark Lord of the Sith, which would explain why the latest Dodge mid-sized sedan is called Avenger Stormtrooper.
The Dodge Avenger Tuner – Stormtrooper is a sophisticated sedan designed to appeal to an adult tuner with an appreciation for technical superiority, exhilarating performance and unbridled luxury and style. The technical, yet organic nature of the Stormtrooper costumes from Star Wars inspired its execution. The Avenger Stormtrooper represents the holistic fusion of technology, racing, comfort and performance.
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SOURCES: Clubjade.net, Autoblog.com,
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