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Something, Something, Something Dark Side

About a year ago, the creators of Family Guy announced that a follow-up to the knee-slappingly funny spoof of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, Blue Harvest, was in the works. If you are a Star Wars or Family Guy fan who hasn't watched"Blue Harvest," shame on you. Go pick up a copy now. And at Comic-Con last week the cast, creator, and writers of Family Guy shed some more light on what will be a spoof of Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back: Something, Something, Something Dark Side. Although the hour-long special was originally set to air as the finale to Season 7, it has been pushed back to Christmas 2009. The director of Blue Harvest, Dominic Polcino, has...

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The Godfather Marionette

Dear Michael Lau, I love your work. Seriously, I do. As one of the world's most popular premium toy figure designers, your work commands respect and recognition. And I am happy to oblige. But why must you price your figures so damn high? The Godfather marionette, $175 at Vinyl Pulse $175 may not be too much money for some, but it is to an unemployed marketer/designer/web developer living in one of the most expensive areas in the U.S. Me. Want. Waa. ...

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