Hacker News with Generative AI: Star Wars

The Crafters of "Andor" (anildash.com)
It's hard for me to articulate just how much I love "Andor", the best Star Wars entertainment of at least this century, and maybe ever.

Star Wars, Entertainment, Television, Streaming, Reviews

26 points by SLHamlet 31 days ago | 9 comments

Disney's Got a Star Wars Droid to Sell You for $3k (gizmodo.com)
Star Wars Day means new merch to buy, and if Jar-Jar and new Lego sets weren’t enough for you, Disney’s got a little droid up for sale.

Star Wars, Consumer Products, Disney, Merchandise

5 points by ulrischa 55 days ago | 1 comments

GOG is adding some classic Star Wars games to its preservation program (gog.com)
With Star Wars Day approaching, we want to honor this amazing franchise in the best way we can: by adding iconic classics from a galaxy far, far away to the GOG Preservation Program!

Gaming, Star Wars, Preservation, GOG

8 points by Improvement 60 days ago | 0 comments

Show HN: Remote-Controlled IKEA Deathstar Lamp (gitlab.com)
Give your IKEA PS 2014 lamp a makeover – turn it into the Deathstar from Star Wars, motorize it and add remote control capabilities on the way!

DIY Projects, Hardware, Star Wars, IKEA

291 points by sephalon 62 days ago | 55 comments

The movie mistake mystery from "Revenge of the Sith" (blogspot.com)
The internet, ever vigilant, began to take notice of this curious artifact around 2015 – a blink-and-you’ll-miss- it moment of a ghostly-robed figure with dark hair that appears behind Anakin Skywalker for only a frame or two just as he leaps from the panning droid to meet Obi-Wan on the lava skiff.

Movies, Star Wars, Internet Culture

456 points by CharlesW 68 days ago | 172 comments

Is a bone a viable weapon when combating a Rancor? (jgeekstudies.org)
In the first act of ‘Star Wars: Return of the Jedi’ (ROTJ), the protagonist, Luke Skywalker, infiltrates the palace of the notorious crime lord, Jabba the Hutt, while seeking to free his allies from captivity.

Star Wars, Science Fiction, Weapons, Movies

4 points by sohkamyung 109 days ago | 1 comments

On David Lynch's Revenge of the Jedi (2018) (benningtonreview.org)
In 1981, Lucas proposed that Lynch direct the third episode of the first Star Wars trilogy, Return of the Jedi (1983). This was a sign of esteem and confidence, in view of the financial as well as the emotional stakes riding on this third episode which would have to match the global success of the first two.

Film, Star Wars, David Lynch

236 points by tie-in 130 days ago | 118 comments

New 'Star Wars' trilogy reportedly in the works (ktla.com)
Some fans may have felt a great disturbance in the force this morning.

Star Wars, Movies, Entertainment, News

6 points by LinuxBender 232 days ago | 0 comments

A Misreading Of Yoda (gregorypellechi.com)
This essay will be finished.

Essays, Writing, Linguistics, Star Wars

5 points by ilrwbwrkhv 246 days ago | 0 comments

Is Disney Bad at Star Wars? An Analysis (hollywoodreporter.com)
High budgets, scrapped projects, fan backlash. It’s been 12 years since Disney bought 'Star Wars' and its galaxy far, far away arguably has too many broken toys.

Star Wars, Disney, Movies, Entertainment, Analysis

3 points by presbrey 263 days ago | 2 comments

Boy named after Star Wars character denied passport due t copyright infringement (nzherald.co.nz)

Copyright, Law, Names, Star Wars

32 points by mdp2021 278 days ago | 14 comments

James Earl Jones has died (variety.com)
James Earl Jones, the prolific film, TV and theater actor whose resonant, unmistakable baritone was most widely known as the voice of “Star Wars” villain Darth Vader, died Monday morning at his home in Dutchess County, N.Y., his rep confirmed to Variety. He was 93.

Obituaries, Actors, Star Wars

670 points by birriel 291 days ago | 182 comments

Why Disney Hates Star Wars Fans [video] (youtube.com)

Disney, Star Wars, Entertainment, Fandom

3 points by Rinzler89 295 days ago | 0 comments

The "Star Wars" sound engineer explains how the lightsaber sound was created (twitter.com)

Sound Design, Filmmaking, Star Wars

6 points by mcenedella 300 days ago | 2 comments

Star Wars walked away from the first self-retracting lightsaber toy (theverge.com)

Star Wars, Toys, Technology, Licensing

6 points by Tomte 300 days ago | 1 comments

Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser (mssv.net)