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There’s been a steady flow of fascinating behind-the-scenes images showing up lately, providing unique looks at the production of such noteworthy SF films as Blade Runner, Dune, and the Star Wars films. Now the UK’s Daily Mail has posted a batch of shots taken during the filming of the original trilogy, and these images highlight a facet of filmmaking that is sometime overlooked in the search for alternate takes or rare footage: it can be a lot of fun.

Regardless of what your feelings are about the current state of Star Wars — and George Lucas as a filmmaker — there’s no question that the movies have inspired some amazing levels of creativity in their fans over the years. And while I previously thought the CAT-AT would reign supreme as the most badass bit of do-it-yourself Star Wars badassery, some serious competition has arrived on the scene in the form of this truly epic PC case mod.

It’s strange to think that people are now as interested or more interested in what Star Wars fans are doing with the franchise than what its creator, George Lucas is up to with it. Maybe it’s because most of us figured out a long time ago that Lucas is only in it for the money, while fans are only making weird Star Wars videos as an expression.

Or maybe the prequels really were just that bad.

Either way, the interest in Star Wars fan videos continues unabated while no one really pays that much attention to Lucas anymore. This doesn’t happen in any other franchise. Nobody is more interested in this photo of Daleks getting on a bus than they are in the next season of Doctor Who.

So here’s another passionate Star Wars fan. This guy sings the Star Wars themesong and makes it good…

We’ve all seen those ridiculous Axe body wash commercial that suppose that simply rubbing a smelly liquid on yourself will have women flocking to you in unmanageable droves. Most of us have given this a shot and realized it isn’t true, it would seem that Axe’s marketing may have embellished the effects ever so slightly.

However their new product, Saber, seems to work wonders for everyone’s favorite Wookiee Chewbacca in this new spot for a body wash that will drive women into Jedi battles for you affection. Check it out.