This is not a joke. The students of the of Mississippi University have voted in Admiral Ackbar as the school's new, official mascot. AllVoices says the university, looking for a new symbol which would launch them into the new millenium, put the choosing of their new mascot to a student body vote. The Star Wars nerd infested student body voted for Admiral Ackbar, Supreme Commander of the Rebel Alliance Fleet as their man.

There's only one hangup here. The university's Mascot Committee stands between Ackbar and collegiate immortality. It's possible that they could overrule the vote, though we hope not. If they let their Ackbar flag fly, Ole Miss is suddenly the world's most beloved geek university. It may however, not be the best place to go if you're hoping to meet girls.

Putting Ackbar in this position of responsibility makes sense. He's smart, confident, a product of diverse ethnic origins, and he can breathe underwater. He's a leader of men, in a position of supreme authority, and he's not the kind of guy you can lure into a trap. He's the perfect mascot really. Make it happen Ole Miss!

As part of the Star Wars fan's never ending quest to find ways of inserting lightsaber usage into every day life, a Flash Mob recently took over a Bristol, England shopping mall to dispense Jedi style justice.

It happened on February 13th at Bristol's Cabot Circus. Hundreds of fans enter the mall with lightsabers concealed inside their clothes and then, at the appointed time, whipped them out and began dueling in front of the House of Frames. The results, are stunning. Watch it all in the video after the jump. more...

It’s Valentine’s Day weekend, and unless you want to spend the rest of the year sleeping on the couch, odds are you’re making plans to woo the special lady in your life. Or if you are that special lady, you’re making plans to sit back and be wooed. It’s good to be a woman. Love isn’t easy and, no matter how hard we try, things don’t always go as planned. But no matter how your Valentine’s Day turns out, find solace in this simple fact: It could be worse. At least your significant other doesn’t have tentacles. These are the strangest romances in science fiction.

Starman: Jenny Loves An Alien Replica Of Her Husband
In Starman an alien (Jeff Bridges) comes to Earth and, discovering a lock of hair from a woman’s dead husband, decides to re-create himself in her deceased lover’s image. Jenny (Karen Allen) sees him and, confused and conflicted, befriends him. She helps him on his journey to leave Earth and return home, and in the process falls in love with him. But is she in love with the creature who’s impersonating the man she once loved, or is has she convinced herself that the alien is some recreation of the man she misses? Maybe it’s a little of both, but once her star man leaves the planet, this widow’s going to need a lot of therapy. more...

While a few people are still on board with the Clone Wars cartoons, Star Wars has for the most part, lost all the momentum it built up with the prequels. The old franchise ain't what it once was, and it'll take a lot to get casual fans interested again. A good way to start, might be for George Lucas to finally deliver on at least one of his better promises: Give us live action Star Wars on television.

Lucas has been teasing a live action Star Wars TV series for years now, and every time it's talked about, it's talked about as if it's right around the corner. But it never is. So far it's been all talk. That may be about to change.
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Maybe we can finally all get closer on Star Wars. George Lucas has fired our imaginations, filled our fantasies with scantily clad slave women, and left us bruised, battered, and bitter. The People vs. George Lucas may be a way to finally put it all to rest.

The documentary will debut at this year's SXSW, and here's the film's new trailer.

What happened to the Star Wars credits after they scroll out of view and fly off into the darkest reaches of outer space? A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away attacked Earth:

New episodes of Star Wars: The Clone Wars are back on television this Wednesday at 8:00pm with the debut of “The Landing at Point Rain” on Cartoon Network. Unless Lucas finally gets his ass in gear on that long-promised but little delivered live-action Star Wars TV show, or unless those wild rumors about a new trilogy turn out to be true, this is pretty much your only way to get a Star Wars fix. Eat it up.

“The Landing at Point Rain” sounds as if it’s more than just a standard Star Wars: The Clone Wars episode. Director Brian Kalin O’Connell says of it, “George [Lucas] wanted ‘Landing at Point Rain’ to be as intense as any live-action movie about the assault on Omaha Beach”

Below we have a clip from “The Landing at Point Rain”. Here’s a taste of what you’re in for after the jump. more...

I've long been an Ewok defender. Sure they look like lame ass teddy bears, but they're actually vicious, cannibal teddy bears with a penchant for violence and a sick sense of humor. They murder storm troopers and then play the drums on their severed heads! They're subversive, fuzzy little bastards and I've never understood what's not to love.

Case in point, they invaded the Today Show this morning as part of the NBC morning staple's Halloween episode. They were apparently supposed to wander around and look cute during a cooking segment, but instead they started drinking martinis, moonwalking, airhumping, and engaging in food fights. You have to see it to believe it. Check out the entire, must see video after the jump: more...

Last night in San Diego at Comic Con, Star Wars fans were given a sneak peek at the first ever trailer for the second season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Now we have it for you to watch at home, in your pajamas, the way trailers were meant to be watched by anyone without the wealth necessary for a lavish trip to California.

The second season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars starts this fall on Cartoon Network. Watch the trailer after the jump: more...

The live action Star Wars TV series that's been rumored for several years now is finally happening. Fanboy.com confirms is finally set to start shooting in Australia soon, using local Australian talent.

Better still, this won't be yet another horrible Star Wars product geared towards 8-year-old kids. Instead, multiple sources have confirmed that for the first time in a long time, this will be a Star Wars aimed at adults. Their hiring writers with experience penning mature relationship dramas and the show is expected to focus on character connections and emotional issues. Heavier stuff than we've seen from Star Wars in a long, long, time. If we're lucky, this could be the serious Star Wars we've all been craving, a show without a Jar Jar.