Flynn broke the first rule about Jedi Fight Club and talked about the group on Amsterdam News:

In everyday life, they are just regular people with stressful jobs: accountants, writers, and administrative workers. Yet when they join for their weekly practice, they become Jedi, leaping up into the air, and brandishing colorful lightsabers.

It all started a year ago when NY Jedi founder Flynn “wanted to play with a bunch of light-sticks,” he says. “Before I knew it I was creating a website and a forum for people to chat on.” Indeed, nyjedi.com is not only visited daily by Star Wars fans across the globe, but also by people driven by pure curiosity.

“It’s crazy; these people are everywhere,” says Flynn. “Every time you take out a lightsaber and turn it on, people light up, like, ‘Oh my God!’”

Over time, the NY Jedi have found there was a strong popular interest in the genre of stage combat involving lightsabers.

A visit to their website, nyjedi.com, reveals the following mission statement: “NYJedi.com is a website designed specifically for it’s members to create a character that would use a weapon referred to as a light saber, and sharing stage-based techniques to use said weapon, while embodying their character through creative costuming and training. We then provide a platform for that member to showcase their knowledge in an interactive environment via performances and community gatherings. Within this framework, we allow people to stretch their own boundries of physical and mental abilities to become someone stronger and more confident. It’s also about community; Like-minded individuals helping each other learn and grow.”

Who would’ve thought? Darth Vader bringing balance to the Force through … matrimony? The Huntsville Times reports on this real wedding (no, we’re not kidding) featuring individuals dressed up as Star Wars characters.

Jerry Roberts stood under the Pathfinder Shuttle at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center Saturday, choking up during the vows to his soon-to-be wife, Cindy Scoggins.

The only sound amid the silence as Roberts tamed his emotions was the inhaling and exhaling of Darth Vader.

Chip Horsley of Gadsden couldn’t help the rhythmic breathing during Roberts’ and Scoggins’ “Star Wars”-themed wedding. The gasping was part of his costume as the black-domed, half-man, half-metal character from “Star Wars.”

The couple returned to the Space Center to tie the knot in front of nearly 40 guests outfitted in traditional Jedi formal wear - Cindy with a long shroud flowing down the back of her Jedi suit and Jerry clad in a white Jedi tuxedo, complete with a lightsaber hanging from his belt.

And both sides of the wedding party arrived in full costume to selections from the movie’s score.

Kevin Garner, the best man, was decked out as a chivalrous-looking Imperial Grand Admiral (from the “Star Wars” books); Ross Yonge of Mobile was dressed as a stormtrooper from “Return of the Jedi”; and Marshal Edmonston was robed as Emperor Palpatine.

On the bride’s side, Kristina Howard was Padme Amidala, Kellie Morton was dressed as a Jedi knight, and Michelle Hamilton was a woman from the Singing Mountain Clan.

Charlie Baker, a maid of honor wearing the orange jumpsuit of an X-Wing pilot, made the nine-layer, three-dimensional R2-D2 wedding cake.

Ed Coey, who presided over the ceremony in costume as a Naboo Holy Man, presented the newlyweds after pronouncing, “May the force be with you.”

So if you didn’t own the the Star Wars DVDs, but decided to get the gang together during the weekend to watch the Saga in a Star Wars marathon, what order should you watch them? If your children are to be introduced to the films in the future, what order should they see them? If you decide to rent the Saga on Netflix, how are you going to shuffle the queue?

The singular question was considered by a fan on fanpop.com, and the problem was analyzed thoroughly. The options are to watch the films:

• in episodic order (I - II - III - IV - V - VI)
• order in which the films were released (IV - V - VI - I - II - III)
• in alternating order (I - IV - II - V - III - VI)
• in flashback mode (IV - V - I - II - III - VI)

Of the choices, the most novel and interesting was the flashback mode.

This viewing order is really interesting. You begin with the Original Trilogy and watch Episode IV, ‘A New Hope’ followed by Episode V, ‘The Empire Strikes Back’. But instead of watching Return of the Jedi, you hold off and instead watch the three Prequels. Only after you have finished the prequels do you watch Return of the Jedi to cap off your marathon.

Why it works: This approach tries to reconcile the biggest problems with the chronological and episodic viewing orders: plot and cinematic continuity. The oldest episodes are placed first in the viewing order while the newer episodes are nested in the middle. The climactic finale provided by Episode VI, however, is still retained. Additionally, some of the key dramatic twists are still preserved such as the surprise revelation in Empire Strikes Back about Luke’s parentage. The prequel is preceded by a nice cliffhanger from episode V and episode III also serves as a nice cliffhanger before the final culmination of episode VI. The special effects continuity is mostly contained since episodes IV and V have the most dated appearance (episode VI holds up relatively well against the space battles from the Prequels).

Who says Macs don’t have good games? According to macnn.com Empire at War will be brought the the Mac platform.

Aspyr Media today announced that it is bringing Star Wars: Empire at War (site not updated) to the Mac platform. Star Wars: Empire at War puts the power to command an entire war for the Star Wars galaxy in the hands of players, offering the freedom to determine how the game is played via scalable and accessible gameplay. Set a few years before the events of Episode IV A New Hope, the title allows players to wage war on the ground and in space, as well as experience the creation of the Rebel Alliance, the strengthening of the Empire, and the beginnings of the Galactic Civil War. The software uses an entirely new game engine created by the Las Vegas-based developer Petroglyph, rendering land and space battles set on memorable planets such as Yavin IV, Tatooine, and Dagobah, as well as never-before-seen environments taken directly from the Star Wars films and expanded universe novels, according to Aspyr (pricing, system requirements, and availability were unavailable).

Okay. Remember that sound effects guy from Police Academy? His name is Michael Winslow and here’s video of him doing the sound for the Millenium Falcon - Death Star escape scene in ANH:

Source: ebaumsworld.com

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