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(io9)   George Lucas doesn't approve every single piece of Star Wars merchandise; here are some rejected ideas that would actually be pretty cool. Who wouldn't want an inflatable replica of Emperor's throne?   (io9.com) divider line 94
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2012-02-27 11:15:57 PM
List fail:

static.themetapicture.com

I still want my R2D2 wetbar...
 
2012-02-27 11:17:25 PM
Crap hotlink fail...


0.media.collegehumor.cvcdn.com
 
2012-02-27 11:20:36 PM
I seriously doubt Lucas himself approves all the crap with the Star Wars name on it.

And there's a lightsaber flashlight in the Fark crap store

The only thing that might have been cool ..

img.gawkerassets.com
 
2012-02-27 11:35:55 PM
C'mon, what slam dunk contest wouldn't be made measurably cooler by using a Death Star basketball.
 
2012-02-27 11:43:43 PM
WANT!

i1214.photobucket.com
 
2012-02-27 11:46:59 PM
I have an R2D2 wet bar, well not really a wet bar but it is a life size drink cooler that is great at holder ice and beer that was liberated from a Mobil station
 
2012-02-28 12:01:28 AM
Benevolent Misanthrope: WANT!

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I want that, the Bantha slippers and the f*cking Death Star basketball.

And I don't even play basketball.

And I'm not a Star Wars nerd. Those are just cool ideas.

/trekkie
 
2012-02-28 12:37:46 AM
The floating can coozie would be pretty great.
 
2012-02-28 12:38:42 AM
Okay, the Darth Vader chip clip that says "I have you now" would have freakin' RULED!
 
2012-02-28 01:10:53 AM
and yet this one was an actual product.

yourpopfilter.com

I mean who wouldn't to suck on the candy of tongue of jar jar binks?
 
2012-02-28 01:16:11 AM
The wet bar and the sun shield are pretty good ones.
 
2012-02-28 01:17:22 AM
The Han Solo in carbonite would be much better as a milk chocolate bar.
 
2012-02-28 01:28:36 AM
I know someone who'd buy every single one of these.optikeye: I mean who wouldn't to suck on the candy of tongue of jar jar binks?

Maybe that's not what it's intended for, if you know what I mean.

And if you don't, you don't want to.
 
2012-02-28 01:29:47 AM
Um, pretend there's an <br> tag or two in my previous comment.
 
2012-02-28 01:33:25 AM
The class rings would be awesome, and I own the Millennium Falcon car sun shield.
 
2012-02-28 01:36:58 AM
When did Something Awful take I09 over?
 
2012-02-28 01:44:11 AM
I'd sit on beanbag Jabba's lap.
Wait, that sounded wrong.
 
2012-02-28 01:45:26 AM
Makh: The Han Solo in carbonite would be much better as a milk chocolate bar.

ThinkGeek (new window) has a dark chocolate version.
 
2012-02-28 01:47:20 AM
Benevolent Misanthrope: WANT!

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You can buy this silicone mold and do it yourself.
www.wired.com

Makh: The Han Solo in carbonite would be much better as a milk chocolate bar.

You mean like this

food.theplainjane.com
 
2012-02-28 01:49:05 AM
none of these are nearly as cool as a Mr. Spock Decanter.
startrekgoodies.com
images.craigslist.org
 
2012-02-28 01:58:04 AM
Some of those would have been great back when I was still willing to pay money for Star Wars things. The Han Solo mold and the flashlight I'd have bought.

/no more $$$ for George Lucas
 
2012-02-28 02:05:37 AM
lasercannon: Makh: The Han Solo in carbonite would be much better as a milk chocolate bar.

You mean like this

[food.theplainjane.com image 640x480]


Big Han isn't going to be too happy when he de-carbonimerizes with his crotch missing.
 
2012-02-28 02:11:42 AM
optikeye: and yet this one was an actual product.

[yourpopfilter.com image 500x453]

I mean who wouldn't to suck on the candy of tongue of jar jar binks?


I seem to recall that Landover Baptist Church had that product recalled after a few hateful emails, but I'm not sure if that actually happened, or if it was a meta-prank on their readers. (new window)
 
2012-02-28 02:12:49 AM
I'm pretty sure I've seen all of those in the SkyMall catalog.
 
2012-02-28 02:14:58 AM
Some of them seem like no brainers like The Death Star Basketball, the LIght Saber flashlights or The Yoda Backpack. On the other hand, others like The Dagobah Pencil Sharpener and the Jedi Advice Talking Yoda seem like the crew at Mad Magazine were trying either to hard or not enough.

I was so sure they had already made the ripcord Pod Racers.
 
2012-02-28 02:18:18 AM
I want Jar-Jar's head mounted on my wall.
 
2012-02-28 02:19:25 AM
Here's the actual link:

Linky (new window)
 
2012-02-28 02:33:16 AM
B-Unit: trying either to hard

Trying to hard what?

/also, since when is 'hard' a verb?
 
2012-02-28 02:42:05 AM
Aboleth: Here's the actual link:

Linky (new window)


Marketing: a small amount of creativity, utterly wasted.
 
2012-02-28 02:49:34 AM
i.imgur.com

Oh wait, this is stuff that didn't get approved? Why, George, why? I NEEDED that wet bar. It was the only way I would convince a woman to sleep with me!
 
2012-02-28 03:03:54 AM
I'm all for the Jabba bean bag chair, but which self respecting Star Wars fan even knows how to play basketball. I mean... You gotta go OUTSIDE to do that.
 
2012-02-28 03:12:18 AM
Benevolent Misanthrope: WANT!

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Ditto. And I know a nerd girl who would kill for that, too.
 
2012-02-28 03:41:21 AM
Needs a Fleshlight with a full-size Princess Leia attachment.
 
2012-02-28 04:01:59 AM
How about if they made the Emperors throne that fit over your toilet?
 
2012-02-28 04:15:14 AM
www.myremoteradio.com
 
2012-02-28 04:17:26 AM
Benevolent Misanthrope: WANT!

Here you go. (new window)

Makh: The Han Solo in carbonite would be much better as a milk chocolate bar.

And one for you, too. (new window)
 
2012-02-28 05:00:35 AM
unyon: Benevolent Misanthrope: WANT!

Here you go. (new window)

Makh: The Han Solo in carbonite would be much better as a milk chocolate bar.

And one for you, too. (new window)


I gave up on spending money on Star Wars stuff years ago.

1. For obvious reasons.
2. I'm an adult now.

But these two things have spoken to something in me that I am simply unable to resist. It's as if the voices of millions of people cried out: SPEND!

I love and hate you for this, good sir/madam.
 
2012-02-28 05:27:09 AM
I want the Cloud City lamp!

The sun blockers are also cool.
 
2012-02-28 05:45:40 AM
i still think the best star wars merchandies idea ever is the tauntaun sleeping bag.
 
2012-02-28 06:02:50 AM
Damn, I want all of them. And I find that sad. =(
 
2012-02-28 06:22:48 AM
The R2-D2 Portable Wetbar. No more discussion needed.
 
2012-02-28 06:44:49 AM
0Icky0: Needs a Fleshlight with a full-size Princess Leia attachment.

I was going to go with 'inflatable Princess Leia replica', but that works too.
 
2012-02-28 06:54:23 AM
mongbiohazard: Some of those would have been great back when I was still willing to pay money for Star Wars things. The Han Solo mold and the flashlight I'd have bought.

/no more $$$ for George Lucas


Well, what you might not know is that George Lucas used the dark side of the force when arranging his marketing rights. They're so twisted and evil now, he makes money just by having people think his name. Lucas. LUCAS!

/STOP IT! HE'LL MAKE ANOTHER MOVIE!!
 
2012-02-28 06:58:15 AM
I want an R2D2 trashcan, with a pedal to open the lid!

Did you know that in the french synchronised version, R2D2 was called D2R2?
Is this somehow relevant?
 
2012-02-28 06:58:40 AM
I'd love one of the Imperial class rings.

Surprised a lot of the stuff isn't on ThinkGeek yet.
 
2012-02-28 07:21:30 AM
George Lucas doesnt usually approve every single piece of Star Wars merchandise, but when he does, it usually sucks ...
 
2012-02-28 07:33:04 AM
Sign me up for the cloud city lamp too.
Also the Han-in-carbonite mini fridge.

/I'll admit that the Jabba bean bag would be kind of creepy.
/Unless you bought it with a full sized Liea-in-gold-bikini body pillow.
/...never mind Jabba, just want the body pillow.
 
2012-02-28 07:33:10 AM
img.gawkerassets.com

I shall make it approved.
 
2012-02-28 08:03:19 AM
img.gawkerassets.com

And why was this rejected? I almost remember this existing.
 
2012-02-28 08:06:36 AM
All pretty good ideas. Now if we could only get an inflatable Princess Leya doll (gold slave bikini version)....Um, well I guess that could go in the wrong direction.
 
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