It's 'Star Wars Day' and chances are you've heard the iconic John Williams' 'Star Wars' theme today at least 7,183 times. Here's number 7,184, but this one is worth sitting through all the way to the end.
Today, May 4th, is 'Star Wars Day.' ("May The Fourth Be With You." Get it?)
It's a fan-generated holiday, and over on the website StarWars.com there are all sorts of ways to celebrate, including special deals on merchandise and special Facebook photos that you can use to tell all your friends the "Force is with you" this May 4th.
Here's a warning: If you change your name to that of an iconic movie character, you better not go out and commit crimes. Because if you do, we will post your driver's license on this site for all to see.
Meet "Obiwan Kenobi." Or, as some of his friends call him, "Ben." The force was decidedly not with the 37-year-old when he was involved in a five car accident in Roseville, CA, back in March.
Like we've always said, it's never too early to start indoctrinating your children with the magic of 'Star Wars.' As soon as a kid is old enough to hold a lightsaber, they should be battling bad guys like the adorable toddler in this video who takes on Darth Maul. The evil Sith menace isn't going to quell itself, after all.
Ever since the Tupac hologram spooked Coachella, the internet can't stop talking about it. And this being the internet, the Tupac hologram has also inspired comic spoofs. So what better way to parody than to replace the famous Princess Leia hologram from the scene in 'Star Wars: A New Hope' with a message from Tupac busting out 'Hail Mary'?
Jacob French is a real life Stormtrooper. He's a member of the 501st Legion, a volunteer organization whose members wear the iconic white armor to Star Wars-related events. But unlike the Stormtroopers in the world George Lucas created, these soldiers are the good guys, and the events they show up at are often for charity.
Boy, are amateur filmmakers getting really good these days. AndrewmFilms are known for their YouTube shorts, many of which feature pretty solid computer-generated special effects. In their latest video, titled 'Jedi Grandma,' a geriatric watering her plants is disturbed when two young men across from her play loud dubstep music while shooting some hoops. Annoyed by their refusal to turn it down, the grandmother decides to deal with it by using her "force."
And a lightsaber, of course.
'Star Wars' fans think of Han Solo and his furry partner in crime Chewbacca as the coolest renegades in the galaxy. They're both tough as nails and aren't afraid to shoot someone with lasers or let out an indecipherable grunt.
Now picture both of these sci-fi movie heroes as babies and you get two of the cutest little gentlemen in cosplay history.
As part of a minigame within Microsoft's new video game 'Kinect Star Wars,' Han Solo has been made into an intergalactic dancing machine.