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The Empire Strikes Back (1950)

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I think this may be the most impressive Star Wars parody/tribute/whatever I've ever seen, and I've seen some truly great ones.

This makes me want to do a 13 episode webseries, probably serialized 3 minutes at a time, that's entirely done in the 1950s Sci-Fi style, with locations at Vasquez Rocks, sets that look like the inside of a submarine, with square-jawed heroes and bullet-bra'd heroines. 

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19 May, 2010 Wil

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62 thoughts on “The Empire Strikes Back (1950)”

  1. MorseCod says:
    20 May, 2010 at 3:03 pm

    Best thing I’ve seen since Shatner’s Rocketman. This web series needs to be made.

  2. JCB1978 says:
    20 May, 2010 at 8:05 pm

    I LOVE this!!

  3. wandrew says:
    20 May, 2010 at 8:09 pm

    This is so full of WIN that it defies description.
    And the winner of the Internet is…”The Empire Strikes Back!” (1950)

  4. MisterB46 says:
    20 May, 2010 at 10:54 pm

    So, then, one of these “premakes” based on “Return Of The Jedi” could very well feature the furry thing on the wing of the plane in the original Twilight Zone’s “Nightmare At 20,000 Feet”.
    *Sigh* There was so much good bad sci-fi back in the 50s…

  5. Zephyr says:
    20 May, 2010 at 11:11 pm

    Considering that these were the movies Lucas was thinking of when he made Star Wars in the first place, it’s not that surprising that it fits together so well. But still an amazing amount/quality of work.

  6. James Willmot says:
    21 May, 2010 at 1:03 am

    I only just noticed your blog. It’s great that your prospering after your run on Star Trek.
    For your 50s sci-fi, you make sure that the science is intentionally bad. Like have air on the Moon or the sea made up of Lightbeams and radio waves or some other ridiculous rubbish. Oh and everything technological has to be ‘zapping’ with electrical energy.
    Look forward to seeing this Mr Wheaton

  7. Don Drake says:
    21 May, 2010 at 8:56 am

    You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll kiss three bucks good by! Ah the good old days.

  8. Nat_A_Lie says:
    21 May, 2010 at 12:51 pm

    As opposed to serial-killer Wheaton.
    . . .Which also rocks!

  9. Timewalker says:
    21 May, 2010 at 2:49 pm

    Yes, this is awesome. But do you know what else is awesome? “Just a Geek – Teh Audiobook” which my lovely wife just purchased and downloaded for me as a surprise gift!
    Yay me!

  10. Vallery Crossley says:
    24 May, 2010 at 4:11 am

    OH EM GEE!
    3D!!
    THREEEE DEEEE!!

  11. Ian Kennedy says:
    24 May, 2010 at 5:06 pm

    As a huge fan of Forbidden Planet, I’m not so sure how I feel about the cheeseification of that footage. I mean, yeah, it is a very dated film, but it’s still an uber classic.

  12. Belinda Short says:
    18 June, 2010 at 2:20 pm

    I just wanted to share this with you. Its a friend of mine on Livejournal, and he just made a post about how Wesley Crusher affected his life. I think that you will enjoy it.
    http://neo-prodigy.livejournal.com/815454.html?style=mine

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