Star Wars

It's that special time of year when each of us takes stock of our relationship to dear old dad and shops for the appropriate necktie to give him on Father's Day. To make this gift extra-personal, it's customary to include a thoughtful note, telling your dad what makes him special.

Released in 1987, Mel Brooks' 'Star Wars' spoof 'Spaceballs' followed the adventures of a renegade space cowboy named Lone Starr as he fought to stop the evil Dark Helmet. Join us as we look back at the cast of this classic comedy and investigate what they're up to these days.

Even Wookiees, it seems, aren't immune to a shakedown by the Transportation Security Administration. On June 3, Peter Mayhew, the actor who played Han Solo's furry sidekick Chewbacca in the 'Star Wars' movies, was stopped by TSA agents after attempting to board a plane in Denver with a large cane shaped light a lightsaber.

There are some movies so beloved, so sensational, so awesome that they are almost universally embraced as classics. The key word here is almost.

Just when you thought comedian Patton Oswalt's viral hit rant from 'Parks and Recreation' couldn't get any better, along comes an animated version of quite possibly the greatest movie pitch of all time. Last month, the comic made a hysterical appearance on NBC's 'Parks and Recreation,' in which he played an angry local citizen holding up a town meeting...

When one thinks of a sci-fi convention brawl, one conjures up images of Trekkies squaring off against guys dressed like Stormtroopers. But what if the battle went down across the pond in Great Britain?

Times are tough, people. Even the heroes of our past are in desperate need for some spare change. While Harrison Ford went on to become one of the world's biggest actors, his 'Star Wars' wingman was left high and dry, which is why everyone's favorite Wookie is getting a job.

ttps://youtu.be/WBlb-uKK2VE With 'Star Wars Day' under our Jedi belt, now is a good time to revisit the original (and best) trilogy. Take a look at a few things you may not know about 'Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi.'

This Saturday is basically every geek's dream come true. Not only is it Free Comic Book Day (!!!!!!), it is also Star Wars Day. (Get it?? "May the fourth be with you.") Here are some of our favorite ways people have expressed their excitement over Star Wars Day, because if there's one thing geeks are good at, it's making stuff on a computer. Check it out.

Looking to get an early start on your costume for that midnight screening of 'Star Wars: Episode VII' in 2015? Well Costume Craze has got you disturbingly and revealingly covered with their "OH THE HUMANITY!" shout-inducing Second Skin costumes featuring your favorite folks from a galaxy that is not nearly far, far away enough...

We guess not everyone is excited about the new Star Wars reboot. Looks like Han is truly going Solo.

Costumes and makeup played an important and often-overlooked role in making the six 'Star Wars' movies sensational sci-fi masterpieces that, even today, nothing has really matched. They were at the center of an engrossing experience that made the viewer literally feel as though they had been transported to a distant galaxy far, far away.

You might remember the Hadoken-ing meme from last week. (If not, here's a refresher.) It seems the longevity of things like this is continuing to get shorter and short, because it Hadoken-ing has already been replaced with Vader-ing.

If you've never seen any of the 'Star Wars' movies and just want to get it over with once and for all, here you go. This is all six of the 'Star Wars' movies that have been made to date. Conveniently playing at once in one video. That way you can knock out the entire franchise in a little short of two and a half hours...

Now that J.J. Abrams has signed on to direct 'Star Wars: Episode VII,' we've got high hopes he can restore the classic sci-fi series to glory after the disappointing prequels. But what about the future of 'Star Wars' gaming? Any true fan knows that video games based on the franchise have been spotty to say the least.