Giant Freakin Robot

Not counting Star Wars: The Clone Wars and aside from Princess Leia in the original Star Wars trilogy and Padmé Amidala in the prequel Star Wars trilogy, there are not a lot of female characters in Star Wars. Women always end up in the background or not doing any of the fighting or action.

But there were, in fact, originally three female fighter pilots in Return of the Jedi. Unfortunately, all three were cut out of the final edition of the film. Now, through the power of Blu-ray, you can take a look at the only three female fighter pilots in the whole series.

The first, pictured below, did make the final cut of Return of the Jedi but her only line – “Got it.” – was later dubbed over by a man and then seconds later she was blown up by a Tie-Fighter.

If you’ve got $35,000, then you could have your very own gigantic collection of Star Wars toys and memorabilia. A Star Wars collector from Waco, Texas is looking to unload their colossal Star Wars collection to anyone who has the cash. Apparently, the collection is valued at $120,000, but the seller is asking for only $35,000.

Sure, we all know the densest thing in the universe is a black hole, or maybe Jabba the Hutt’s colon. But I’m of the impression the Earth’s most dense object is the Star Wars universe, with so strong a gravitational pull that I couldn’t even introduce this paragraph without making a reference. In this century, the franchise hasn’t done well to please me outside of video games and parodies, and the faith of the Force hasn’t truly developed in me over all the newness coming this decade. So, with all this Lucas-xaustion I’ve been having, never would I have expected a years-old fan-made silent film treatment of the series’ most pivotal scene to completely whitewash my negativity, replacing it with the awestruck enthusiasm of my youth.

Following the announcement of new Star Wars films, everyone who has ever had anything to do with George Lucas’ space opera franchise has been asked for their feelings on the matter. Down the line, nearly everyone asked is game to jump back on board that ship for another go-round in a galaxy far, far away. The latest to chime in on the subject is Jedi Master Mace Windu himself, Samuel L. Jackson.

Asked by E! Online whether or not he’d return for Episode VII, Jackson replied, “Hell yeah.” How’s that for enthusiasm?

But wait, you may be inclined to ask, “Didn’t Mace Windu die at the hands of Palpatine and Anakin?” That’s definitely the impression given in Revenge of the Sith, as he is blasted out the window by the future Emperor’s lightning hands. Never fear, Jackson has a way to work around this pesky little detail.

It’s like, okay, Obi-Wan was dead when episode four started, so maybe everyone thinks I’m dead and we’ll find out what happened to Mace Windu. I can come back as one-armed or a one-handed Jedi that’s still around that didn’t actually die.