Saturday, May 4, 2013

May the 4th Be With You!

In case you don't have a calendar, today is May 4th...also known to geeks worldwide as Star Wars Day! I don't think I have to tell you what Star Wars is (or how awesome it is) but just in case you can educate yourself here: STAR WARS

All six films

So Star Wars Day is a play on the best known Jedi phrase "May the force be with you" for fans of the series. One of the perks of today is that if you were thinking that you could use another poster or perhaps your favorite Star Wars shirt is about ready to be retired, you can head to your local Hot Topic (or visit the web at Hot Topic) and save 25% today only on all Star Wars goodies! Also, check with your local Books A Million some host a Star Wars day. (Don't just check the web, call your local store...cause not all stores do it. They should...but I'd rather you not take the drive and end up disappointed!)

Taken directly from my email

Minus the setback of LucasArts closing this year, this has been a great year for the Star Wars Universe. As you most likely know, last year Disney purchased Lucasfilm and while there were several fans who were worried of a Disney addition for the most part it looks to be a promising relationship. Disney has announced that Star Wars VII will hit theatures in our galaxy in 2015. In April, they annouced that a Star Wars film will be released annually starting in 2015! J.J Abrams is signed on to direct VII (J.J. Abrams). Coming up in a few weeks is Star Wars Weekends at Disney Hollywood Studios.

Picture tweeted from D23 

For more on Star Wars Day click on May the 4th. The complete saga is available on dvd and blu ray. There are also several books, comics, and graphic novels that give backstory to the saga as well as continue into the universe. By the way, did you know that if you want to write a book for the Star Wars universe that your story is fact checked so if someone has killed off a character, you can't bring him back. Or if a ship has been destroyed...it can't be used again. I had the chance to meet Timothy Zahn a few years back and he was talking about writing his books. (Which are rumored to be upcoming film plot). Do you have any big plans for today? I'd love to hear all about it so leave me a comment or feel free to send me an email at takeitfromladyj@hotmail.com. May the 4th Be With You readers and have a great weekend!