All I can think about right now is Star Wars. I’ve been trying not to get my hopes up for The Force Awakens, but it’s now just three days away, so I’m getting more than a little excited. Today I picked up my pre-booked tickets in an effort to avoid queues come Thursday evening (I was tempted with the one-minute-past-midnight showings, but they didn’t have assigned seating and I don’t want to have to queue up for hours and fight for a decent view for the sake of a few hours), and now the day is almost upon us. That’s the next Lambcast episode as well, and if there’s one thing I’m looking forward to more than finally seeing the film is discussing it with some other like-minded nerds, that’s where the real fun will begin.

Oh, and speaking of Star Wars, to celebrate the release of The Force Awakens the guys over at Simplistic Reviews have created some re-enactments of how some scenes from Star Wars maybe should have played out, and I participated by recording some suitably degrading intros and outros for each show. They’re all hilarious (especially my bits) and you can find links on their site here, or at the bottom of this very page. Anyway, here’s what I watched this week: Continue reading →