New Plans From Lucasfilm

Lawrence Person writes "Locus Online has the announcement from Lucasfilms stating that they have authorized an 'adult' line of Star Wars novels. From the article: 'While the movies were still an ongoing project, it was important to portray all aspects of the Star Wars universe as wholesome family entertainment. However, now that the cycle of films is done, we can finally broaden the Star Wars franchise into marketing niches we'd heretofore avoided, and adult entertainment is at the top of our list.'" Relatedly, H_Fisher writes "In a first-of-its-kind move, George Lucas has announced that Lucasfilm and 20th Century Fox will offer free 'replacement DVDs' to anyone who mails in pre-Special Edition VHS and Laserdisc copies of Star Wars episodes IV, V, and VI by April 30th. From the press release: 'This unique opportunity will help fans experience the complete and correct vision of my epic story.'"

hmmmmm

[joper90 (669321)]

these get worse every year.

Feelings for ... a sister!

[Agent Green (231202)]

And still, Luke's feelings for his sister will make his betrayal complete ...

More April Fools Jokes

[Urgo (28400)]

For the third year in a row, Urgo's list of April Fool's Jokes on Websites [urgo.org] contains the most complete list of April Fool's Day pranks websites have created. Featured by news.com.com.com.. [com.com] and Microsoft [microsoft.com], the site strives to list EVERY joke site, and is updated every few minutes with new verified jokes. wikipedia [wikipedia.org] also contains a sizeable list.

Sample:

tveps.net [tveps.net] - Isaac 'Chef' Hayes not leaving southpark after all. Comes clean that it was a publicity stunt.

thinkgeek.com [thinkgeek.com] - USB Tanning Center, RFID Blocking T-shirt, Grow Your Own 1up Mushroom Kit, Caffeine Inhaler, and more

theregister.co.uk [theregister.co.uk] - customise The Register to suit your needs - from blocking ads, to selecting the kind of stories you really want to read.

worldofwarcraft.com [worldofwarcraft.com] - Blizzard to put Wisps as a playable race for World of Warcraft.

tvpredictions.com [tvpredictions.com] - Ready for X-ray TV? New TV picture technology even clearer than HDTV; you can actually see through people's clothing on TV.

blizzard.com [blizzard.com] - BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT® PRESENTS BURGERCRAFT(TM)

bolloxcomics.co.uk [bolloxcomics.co.uk] - Myspace parody

bolloxcomics.co.uk [bolloxcomics.co.uk] - YTMND parody

wiebetech.com [wiebetech.com] - 5 TB iPod

sideshowtoy.com [sideshowtoy.com] - Half a Darth Maul Figure Exclusive?

slashdot.org [slashdot.org] - OMG!!! PONIES!!! (and pink layout)

whirlpool.net.au [whirlpool.net.au] - Telstra will only release 2mbit ADSL2+ in Australia.

forums.worldofwarcraft.com [worldofwarcraft.com] - World of Warcraft 1.11 patch notes leaked

mymsnsearch.com [mymsnsearch.com] - fake (but hilariously accurate) search results

gearlog.com [gearlog.com] - Laptop Lingerie: Bringing Tech & Pleasure Together

googlesystem.blogspot.com [blogspot.com] - Google Browser is finally launched. Installer 1.68MB

sordeo.com [sordeo.com] - mirror image and the title says, 'Now optimized for those afflicted with Dyslexia'

eternal-lands.com [eternal-lands.com] - Free Software Foundation buys Eternal Lands

Re:More April Fools Jokes

[SirSlud (67381)]

About 10 years ago, April Fools used to be a time to try and fool people. Now its a time to insult people's intelligence with self-indulgent humour.

Woe is me.

Sheesh, lighten up!

[sgant (178166)]

No one is insulting anyone. It's all just good fun. If you don't like it, take a big dose of Ambien and sleep through the entire day.

Re:Sheesh, lighten up!

[stinky wizzleteats (552063)]

mod parent up. I personally very much enjoy that April 1 is turning into the Internet's biggest holiday.

Yes, it's silly. We all know it's silly. Telling everyone this does not make you look more intelligent. If you don't like April 1, don't be a fucktwit. Just STFU until tomorrow.

Re:Sheesh, lighten up!

[Khuffie (818093)]

Oooh! I like that description. I say us geeks reclaim April 1 and name it "The Internet Holiday"

Re:Sheesh, lighten up!

[caffeination (947825)]

I'm in [caffeination.net]*, and I too was inspired by his post. Once I read that, I gave this day a real chance to shine, instead of just enjoying it, and it's quite true. If you spend a few hours of April 1st on the internet, it can really cheer you up.

Re:Sheesh, lighten up!

[Tablizer (95088)]

I personally very much enjoy that April 1 is turning into the Internet's biggest holiday.

What the hell is The Onion going to do? Publish a real story?
         

OMG!!! You're just soooooooo non-pink and mean!

[Hartree (191324)]

Talk about, like, being so out of pinkish clue. :P :P :P

Do you also, like, make Bob Cratchit work on Christmas?

And you probly hate ponies too! What a total loser.

Leia

[Elitist_Phoenix (808424)]

If they have the original Leia in her slave outfit, plus put the entire movie in german. I'd watch it! Infact I think I already have.

"adult" entertainment?

[raz0 (899158)]

Oh noes.. I can just see it. "Is that a lightsaber, or are you just happy to see me?"

There shoud be plenty of opportunity to film them.

[gowen (141411)]

... because Mark Hammill is stuck doing porn these days, right?

Re:There shoud be plenty of opportunity to film th

[by Anonymous Coward]

... because Mark Hammill is stuck doing porn these days, right?

Of coarse. His latest is Wookie Nights

Re:There shoud be plenty of opportunity to film th

[ConceptJunkie (24823)]

I hear he does a cameo in "Dooku Does Dagobah".

Dupe?

[dynamo52 (890601)]

How hot would a light saber really be?

I have dreamt a dirty dream...

[theheff (894014)]

... involving jabba the hut. Finally, my dreams have become a reality!

Front page Pr0n!

[bloodstar (866306)]

he asked for it:
http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=181816&cid=150 38555 [slashdot.org]
Of course, books mean we have to imagine it, but this is slashdot, that's all we do anyway... right? right????

Re:Front page Pr0n!

[j-stroy (640921)]

Thanks to the cute link we know where all the kittens are [fark.com] teh PIGs rule!

Storyboards

[1u3hr (530656)]

I found this page [catthouse.com] with some preliminary storyboards. I'll be standing in line for this one.

Finally...

[karzan (132637)]

You found Natalie Portman naked ... now where are the hot grits?

RrrooWWWww[censored]wwrrwwr

[MobileTatsu-NJG (946591)]

So... is doing a Wookiee legal in most states?

Re:RrrooWWWww[censored]wwrrwwr

[MichaelSmith (789609)]

So... is doing a Wookiee legal in most states?

I don't think its actually Illegal. But I wouldn't consider it to be safe...

Sexually tilted lines...

[imlepid (214300)]

I wonder if they'll be either making a list or using this list [strangeplaces.net] in the novels?

That explains

[MK_CSGuy (953563)]

That probably explains the lack of real plot in the new movies

The cantina scene

[AuMatar (183847)]

Hans definitely shoots first.

Re:The cantina scene

[myster0n (216276)]

And together with Franz he will pump YOU up !!!

...millions of DVDs suddenly cried out in terror..

[scolen2 (956819)]

OMG!!! Ewoks!!! Seriously, wtf is lucas doing. He has become not only what he despised when he started out to be a film maker, but he's also become the evil that he frack'n writes into screen plays! HOLY CRAP! I live in marin and accually see him quite offten driving his average everyday commuter car (Farrari) to work (Ranch) and take pleasure in flipping him off ever time i see him tugging at his fluffy ewoke beard pondering what his next crappy move will be. 1. The biggest secret in movie history was t

so....

[joe 155 (937621)]

you mean that they weren't already adult films... now I know I'm your average evangelical puritan, but I'm pretty sure that when Han Solo kissed the Princess THAT WAS A SIN... did we see a marriage before hand... hell worth almost... and don't even get me started on the possible incest situation, the killing (outside of an official, state designated, war) and the wife beating / strangling

Luke committed the SIN!

[CyberLord Seven (525173)]

Jeeezus H Christ, he got wood when he kissed his fuckin' SISTER!
Mr. Rogers voice: Can you say incest?
And don't complain to me that you couldn't see the wood. Just look at that expression on his face: that was one satisfied, horny, incestuous FREAK!
Anyway, don't we already have the XXX version of Star Wars? It's called Flesh Gordon. A damned funny and entertaining film that was released before Star Wars. (Does that make it a prequel?)

Eek

[carcosa30 (235579)]

I'm afraid.

But wait?!

[Rodong (906804)]

Even if this is a april fools thing, and there WONT be an adult star wars movie, the idea does have merit in one way; If you define adult movie as=Movie for adults, void of bullshit, jar jar binks, cute fuzzy animals added to make it more child friendly, if you added a bit of grittyness, a heavier plot and even blood, then you might actually have a adult science fiction movie, something that hasn't been done in a good way in a long time, and i'm not counting I Robot.

Re:But wait?!

[Scarletdown (886459)]

I'd love to see ROTJ redone the way Lucas originally conceived it, using Wookies instead of Ewoks.

The carnage would have been glorious.

George isn't just content with destroying...

[gijoel (628142)]

... our childhood memories. Now he wants to destroy our adult fantasties.

SW pr0n

[kronocide (209440)]

There is already pr0n in the movies. Check out the scene where Han and Leia are ducking stormtrooper fire outside the entrance to the force field generator in RotJ. At one time Leia falls down, Han leans down and asks "Are you okay?" and quickly feels her breast. Scout's honor. Just slowmo through the scene and you'll see that Harrison Ford does it intentionally . As opposed to the OP, this is not an April Fool's joke.

Re:SW pr0n

[kronocide (209440)]

Tell me about it!

Finally!

[NeuroManson (214835)]

"Aren't you a little short for a Stormtrooper?" has a double entendre!
(That, and "This may smell bad kid, but it'll keep you warm.")

Re:Finally!

[Scarblac (122480)]

"You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought."

http://www.freelists.org/archives/adeel420/12-2002 /msg00017.html [freelists.org]

Re:Finally!

[Scarletdown (886459)]

[Yoda]: Take you to him I will. But first we must eat. Cum! Good food, cum! Yee-hee-hee-hee-hee....

Re:Finally!

[Farmer Tim (530755)]

But if stormtroopers are clones, wouldn't that particular appendage be an unnecessary distraction?

OMG it's true!!!11one

[Dachannien (617929)]

From the press release: 'This unique opportunity will help fans experience the complete and correct vision of my epic story.'

The disturbing thing is, I wouldn't put it past him to actually do this.

Re:OMG it's true!!!11one

[Reziac (43301)]

Oh, no, this is just an attempt to get all the Star Wars slash authors to come out from the underground, so Lucas can stomp the genre into oblivion. After all, Lucas himself said, "There is no sex in the Star Wars universe".

[Actually, this is close to truth. Lucas DID sic lawyers on the slash community, which is why all SW slash is published underground.)

Hmm. Slash. Slashdot. Coincidence? ;)

Sexual Star Wars Healing

[kamapuaa (555446)]

In the Movie Star Wars:

1. She may not look like much, but she's got it where it counts, kid.
2. Curse my metal body, I wasn't fast enough!
3. Look at the size of that thing!
4. Sorry about the mess...
5. You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought.
6. Aren't you a little short for a storm trooper?
7. You've got something jammed in here real good.
8. Put that thing away before you get us all killed!
9. Luke, at that speed do you think you'll be able to pull out in time?
10. Get in there you big furry oaf, I don't care WHAT you smell!
11. You're all clear, kid. Now let's blow this thing and go home!
12. Get on top of it!

In the Movie The Empire Strikes Back:
1. And I thought they smelled bad on the outside!
2. Possible he came in through the south entrance.
3. I must've hit it pretty close to the mark to get her all riled up like that, huh kid?
4. Hurry up, golden rod...
5. That's OK, I like to keep it on manual control for a while.
6. But now we must eat. Come, good food, come...
7. Control, control...You must learn control!
8. There's an awful lot of moisture in here.
9. Size matters not...judge me by my size do you?
10. I thought that hairy beast would be the end of me!
11. Would it help if I got out and pushed?

Appropriate title?

[192939495969798999 (58312)]

Star Whores?

I'm sorry, it's been a long week.

greedo shoots first

[j1bb3rj4bb3r (808677)]

Lucas was quoted as saying, "They got it all wrong... now the fans will really get to see what I meant when I told the editors that Greedo should shoot first."

Natalie Portman + Hot Grits for REAL!

[lushman (251748)]

Does this mean my fantasy of Natalie Portman covered in hot grits will actually come true?

w00t!!!

Re:One good thing about all this

[4e617474 (945414)]

Ah, good. The dissenting April Fool's curmudgeon. Now that someone's broken the irritating, predictable, off-topic, humor-derailing, cliche seal, I can let loose.

In Soviet Russia, your incessant April Fool's Post Overlords welcome you!

I don't get it with you April Fool's story zealots. I've been sitting here looking at Commander Taco's cats for twenty minutes trying to get three chuckles...

Re:One good thing about all this

[ROBOKATZ (211768)]

It's just moderately useless the rest of the year. Besides, when something does 'happen in the tech world', it usually takes at least a day for a link to an article to show up on slashdot anyways, so you're not missing anything.

Re:One good thing about all this

[davmoo (63521)]

That's true. And then when we do finally hear about it here, we get two or three times in succession. A day without dupes is like a day without sunshine :-)

Re:One good thing about all this

[Reziac (43301)]

And as everyone knows, a day without sunshine is like night!

(And why is it so dark in this basement??)