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Vader, Did You Know?

Chris — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 23:08:24 +0000

This is such a great mashup of two things that I love, Christmas and Star Wars. The song “Mary did you know?” and Star Wars seem an unlikely pairing, but it’s awesome.

Thanks to Marko for posting it.

Superbowl Commercials and a Discussion Guide

Chris — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 05:42:13 +0000

OK, today was the big game, but I’m going to let other people that are much smarter talk abou the football side of things. Let’s talk about the commercials, after all that’s why everyone watches, right?

In case you missed any, or you just decided you’d wait till later to see what the best were, here are a few places to catch-up:

YouTube Ad Blitz

Hulu AdZone

Between these two sites you can catch pretty much all the commercials from the game.

One of my favorite class of commercials is always the movie ones, and this year they got my little geek heart excited. Here are a couple of the films we got our first looks at that I can’t wait to see:

Super 8

Captain America

The VW jedi one was pretty great too.

Also if you’d like to take the conversation with your students further, Walt Mueller over at CPYU put together a discussion guide that you can download from his blog.

What were your favorites?

Favorite Superbowl Commercial

Star Tours Summer Vacation

Chris — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 21:03:09 +0000

I don’t know if you taken your summer vacation yet, but I want to go on this trip:

I personally can’t wait for the new Star Tours ride at Disneyland. It’s needed a revamp for awhile, but it’s still one of my favorites.

New Star Tours Video Makes Us Ask: Where Will the New Star Tours Attraction Take Us? « Disney Parks Blog.

Star Wars on a Subway

Chris — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:14:51 +0000

The gang over at Improv Everywhere are at it again, this time re-enacting a scene from Star Wars on a subway. Actually I think I really saw this at Comic-Con last year.

Star Wars Fun

admin — Wed, 05 May 2010 22:39:36 +0000

I realize I missed posting on Star Wars Day this year (May the 4th be with you.) But I still thought these were fun even if I’m a day late.

The star wars saga told in Legos in less that 2 and a half minutes:

and if that’s not enough, visit JibJab to put your self in the saga!

May the 4th be with You!

Hebrews Meets Star Wars

admin — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 18:47:13 +0000

I saw this and thought it was great. Someone took the beginning of the book of Hebrews and made it into an opening scroll from a Star Wars movie. So great. Could be a great intro next time you speak from Hebrews.

Thoughts on Comic-Con 2009

admin — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 05:30:49 +0000

Last week I spent 4 days at San Diego Comic-Con, and thought I would share a few thoughts I had about my experience at Geek Mecca.

Geeks come in all shapes and sizes, but even though there were 130,000 people I never saw anyone disgruntled, except for maybe the security people that were trying to control the lines. There didn’t seem to be any us against them or rivalries going on, old or young, big or small, twilight or potter, Star Wars or Star Trek, everyone was excepted for who they were. If only our youth groups were as open.
Anyone who works with teenager girls should know Bella, Edward and Jacob are. Twilight is huge. Watch for it to land in your youth group this fall. There were girls that got in line 18 hours before the Twilight Panel to make sure they got in to see the stars of the film.
James Cameron’s Avatar is going to be huge…or the biggest flop in years.
Most of the stars get it and realize that these fans can make or break their project. It’s cool seeing them embrace the geek culture. My brush with the stars included using the urinal next to Lou Ferrigno.
Gear that I noticed: Camera of choice: Cannon DSLR, Phone of choice: Studio Workers: Blackberry, Everyone else: iPhone. I also saw a few G1s and Palm Pre’s.
If you put the word Exclusive in title people will line up for hours and spend an incredible amount of money on it (Toys, Statues, Posters, Bags, it doesn’t matter). You can even pick up some of those “exclusives” on ebay without waiting in line. (I might be a little guilty of this.)
I love the panels. I really enjoyed listening to people who make so many of the great shows and movies I like talk about what’s it’s like producing them. My favorite this year (that I made it too) was the Big Bang Theory. Next year I hope to make it to more of them. It just makes me love these films and shows even more.
The 1980′s are alive and well. Everywhere I looked was a memory from my childhood: Transformers, GI Joe, Star Wars, Tron, even V is making a comeback. It’s great introducing my kids to them.

This was my 3rd year going, and I had an absolute blast. Maybe next year we can have a YouthMinistryGeek Comic-Con meet up. I’m already registered, so I’ll see you there.

iPhone 3.0: Initial Thoughts

Friday Fun: 80′s TV Star Wars Mashup

admin — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:12:39 +0000

It’s that time again for Friday Fun. This weeks entry is also is also a video that involves my favorite movie Star Wars, in fact I combined a bunch of videos from this same genre into one post. I love these videos becuase not only do include Star Wars, but also another art form I love, the Mash-up. Throw in some 80′s TV shows and you got some funny videos:

Maybe I just need to start a dumb star wars video blog.

Friday Fun: Star Wars is Star Trek

admin — Fri, 15 May 2009 21:16:25 +0000

Sorry for another Star Wars / Star Trek post, but I saw this and thought it was funny. Happy Friday!

Watch My Favorite Movie (Star Trek vs. Star Wars) on CollegeHumor

Friday Fun: Death Star Vs Enterprise

admin — Fri, 08 May 2009 17:48:35 +0000

In honor of the new Star Trek movie, here’s a fun little video: