The Links

I usually don't do the link collection thing, but I'm a little bored. So, without further ado: Things of interest I've stumbled upon around the net.

-A Matter of Opinion, by John Ostrander: I already loved John Ostrander for his comics work (Suicide Squad most of all), but I love him even more now that he's managed to relate the Doctor Who season finale to political punditry.

-Harry Knowles' review of Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Okay, guess I definitely will be skipping it then.

-NBC's Latest Olympic-themed Office Promo: Murder checkers indeed.

-National Geographic's Map of the day for last Tuesday? The Land of OZ

Where's The Excitement

Star Wars: The Clone Wars opens tomorrow, and strangely, I don't seem to care all that much. What's happened? There was a time when anything with the words "Star Wars" in the title appearing in theaters would send me into a flurry of excitement.

Is it that I'm over Star Wars? That can't be true, because I'm really enjoying Dark Horse's Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic comic right now.

Is it just animated Star Wars that I've got a problem with? Can't be, I really liked Cartoon Network's Clone Wars minisodes from a few years ago. Side note: The character designs for the new movie seem to be based on that series, but without series mastermind Genndy Tartakovsky.

Is it "Prequel Fatigue", brought on by the diminished quality of the prequel movies? Unlikely; I actually enjoyed the prequel films, warts and all.

So, why am I so ambivalent toward this movie? How is it that I haven't even decided for sure if I'll actually go see it in a theater? I want to be excited, but I'm just not.

It makes me a little sad really.

Must...Buy...Wii

As if the lure of Wii Sports wasn't enough . . .

LucasArts is coming out with a game that lets you wield the Wiimote as a lightsaber. I practiced for this game throughout my childhood. I must play it.