Read more Star Wars stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/11078/star-wars.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 5:55:56 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73050/drunk-ewoks-storm-today-show-blogosphere.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe weekend's hottest viral video is a Today show segment that began with Halloween decorating tips and ended with a pair of Ewoks running wild. The Star Wars- themed show saw the Return of the Jedi supporting players earn a leading role by fighting, moonwalking, swilling a Boo-tini, and humping...http://www.newser.com/story/73050/drunk-ewoks-storm-today-show-blogosphere.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 01 Nov 2009 15:50:08 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/67847/best-sci-fi-languages.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCreators of true geek art follow JRR Tolkien’s example and craft fictional languages to populate their worlds. Wired lists the best examples: Klingon. The Star Trek creation is the king of all sci-fi languages, with fully realized grammar and vocabulary. City Speak. Blade Runner ’s vision of earth as a...http://www.newser.com/story/67847/best-sci-fi-languages.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 26 Aug 2009 17:25:17 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66856/top-earning-celebs-over-50.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagForbes ranks the entertainment industry’s top earners age 50 and older in the last year: Oprah, 55, $275 million. Viewership for her show may be waning, but Winfrey’s diverse enterprises, from a magazine to satellite radio to her Harpo production company, remain wildly profitable. George Lucas, 65, $170 million. The...http://www.newser.com/story/66856/top-earning-celebs-over-50.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 13 Aug 2009 17:13:14 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66078/100-top-sci-fi-flicks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagScience fiction movies run the gamut from cerebral to "joyful space opera." The writers at Total Sci-Fi run down the 100 best; here's the top 10: Blade Runner : This "masterpiece," with standout performances from Harrison Ford and Rutger Hauer, is "backed up by a real sense of sadness, fear, and...http://www.newser.com/story/66078/100-top-sci-fi-flicks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 04 Aug 2009 18:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63975/april-fools-prank-may-pay-off-for-star-wars-fans.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhat started as an April Fools joke may turn into a dream come true—almost literally—for Star Wars fans, LA Weekly reports. The Tauntaun sleeping bag seemed just plausible enough that retailer ThinkGeek was bombarded with orders—and raked over the coals when the truth came out. Now Lucasfilm,...http://www.newser.com/story/63975/april-fools-prank-may-pay-off-for-star-wars-fans.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 10 Jul 2009 7:50:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63860/jacko-was-devoted-dad-carrie-fisher.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMichael Jackson was a very good father, though “he was a child himself,” writes friend Carrie Fisher on her website. His kids “are very well behaved, respectful children, who seemed content in Michael’s company.” And though he may not have been a “conventional” parent, the actress/author writes, “you could see...http://www.newser.com/story/63860/jacko-was-devoted-dad-carrie-fisher.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 08 Jul 2009 9:46:09 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63789/the-top-arcade-classics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThey may seem primitive alongside your Wii, but lest we forget the glory days of arcade games, Peter Hartlaub counts down the best in the San Francisco Chronicle . The top five: Donkey Kong : 30 years on, “they’re making documentaries about this incredible video game,” whose barrel-throwing gorilla helped put Nintendo...http://www.newser.com/story/63789/the-top-arcade-classics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 07 Jul 2009 19:15:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63700/box-office-records-are-bunk.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNot a year seems to go by without a film breaking a box-office records: Dark Knight a contender for biggest all-time earner! Bourne Ultimatum the top August opener! But that’s not because the films actually draw more viewers than the previous record-holders; it's because the figures are in dollars, which...http://www.newser.com/story/63700/box-office-records-are-bunk.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 06 Jul 2009 18:53:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62773/transformers-from-da-hood-spark-racism-charges.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCritics are comparing Transformers to Star Wars , and not in a good way, E! reports. Twin autobots Skids and Mudflap are causing an uproar over ethnic stereotypes. The new characters are from “da hood,” can’t read, and inspired one critic to describe them as—horrors!—“Jar Jar Binks in car...http://www.newser.com/story/62773/transformers-from-da-hood-spark-racism-charges.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 25 Jun 2009 11:51:01 CDT