Tag: empire strikes back
VIDEO: Watch as kid finds out Darth Vader is Luke's old man
Can you remember your life before knowing the Earth-shattering truth that Darth Vader is Luke Skywalker's dad? Before Jar-Jar Binks pissed on your childhood, and before George Lucas turned the galaxy's most super-cool Sith Lord into a weepy pussy that…
Star Wars Blu-ray confirmed by George Lucas
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away a gang of Star Wars fans requested that they could watch their favourite sci-fi space opera in high-definition. Finally, after years of waiting, Star Wars creator George Lucas has confirmed…
Tauntaun sleeping bag keeps your kids safe in the snows of Hoth
The Star Wars fans among you will have gasped with disbelief already just from clicking the link, but the uninitiated will be wondering “wtf?”. In The Empire Strikes Back, Luke is lost in the snows of ice planet Hoth, and is bloody cold, so he chops open a big hairy creature – a Tauntaun – and climbs inside to survive the night.
Now your kid can crawl into the guts of a hairy snow-creature too! Though actually, it doesn’t seem to be available, which means it was probably an April Fools joke. The response seems to have been so great, though, that they’re actually going to try and make the things. Here’s what they say:
“Due to an overwhelming tsunami of requests from YOU THE PEOPLE, we have decided to TRY and bring this to life. We have no clue if the suits at Lucasfilms will grant little ThinkGeek a license, nor do we know how much it would ultimately retail for. But if you are interested in ever owning one of these, click the link below and we’ll try!”
That link is on the product page, which can be found here. Go give it a click. I demand an adult-size version, too.
Product Page (via @gorocket88)