Pretty nifty. Although, ladies, you don't have to go to this extent in order to attract Trekkies. But it helps.

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Paul Bussiere built a replica of R2D2 and took him to a children's hospital in Bangor, Maine, to amuse the patients:

Bussiere says ever since R2D2 made his debut last Thanksgiving, the star of "Star Wars" has become quite the legend on the pediatric floor of Eastern Maine Medical Center -- and not just with the kids.

"The kids you understand how they're going to respond. It's the adults that are my favorite. I've had people break down into tears. It's like watching someone meet a movie star for the first time,” Bussiere said.

"It brings a smile. They're already bummed out because they're going to be stuck in the hospital for the day. And so when they came in and said R2 was going to be here, Zack was pretty excited to see him,” said one patient’s mother.

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Oh, this is just funny! In reference to the Wikileaks release of thousands of US military documents, many Twitter users are releasing Star Wars secrets and tagging them as #Wookieleaks.

http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23wookieleaks via io9 | Image: Chris Hunt

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Alex Kobbs, a professional LEGO animator who attended film school at Fitchburg State College, made this high-grade depiction of scenes from StarCraft using sounds from the game.

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I've previously mentioned the great Star Wars-themed paintings of Jacksonville-based artist James Hance. Here's his presentation of Kick-Ass. Miss Piggy as Hit Girl? Yes, yes, and yes! This parody must be made.

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Cartoonist Matthew K. Garner reimagined Pokémon as a 1920s-era cartoon, like Walt Disney's Steamboat Willie. It'd be neat to see a full-length Pokémon cartoon made in this style.

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At a wargaming forum, member MarneusCalgar unveiled an amazing 40k casemod. It includes a rotating cannon and lights, which you can see in the video.

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SyFy is producing an online series about the life of William Adama during the First Cylon War. It's called Blood & Chrome and will consist of 9-10 episodes, each of which will be about 10 minutes long:

"Blood & Chrome" is "about a young man's initiation into war: both the realities of war as fought by soldiers on the ground (and in Battlestars and Vipers), and the somewhat less real version portrayed in the media," according to Taylor.

"Blood & Chrome" would consist of nine or 10 episodes of nine or 10 minutes each, and it would make use of cutting-edge digital technology and special effects to depict the Cylon War. If it is greenlit to production, it will be filmed using green screens and virtual sets, not unlike Syfy's "Sanctuary" or James Cameron's "Avatar." Before "Battlestar Galactica" ended, high-tech scans were made of all the show's sets, so that the special-effects team will be able to re-create them (possibly even in 3D).

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Etsy seller YOUgNeek makes clocks that denote the hours with different ships from Star Wars:

This beautiful clear and chrome Sterling and Noble clock boasts 12 vintage classic Action Fleet Micro Machine battleships and vessels. They are hand finished in a black and silver pewter-like color. Each Star Wars Starships and Fighters clock is YOU gNeek and one-of-a-kind. If you have some favorite ships or vehicles in mind, let me know so I can include them if I have them in stock. Time to do battle! Requires one AA battery (not included - I use to include them but it made shipping more expensive a couple times).

She has a similar clock that shows vessels from Star Trek.

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Duke Ferris of Game Revolution noticed that the cover art for the same Kirby games shows a happy Kirby in Japan and an angry Kirby in America. There are four more examples at the link.

It's probably those full-body scanners that the TSA uses now that gets him angry.

http://www.gamerevolution.com/manifesto/happy-japanese-kirby-angry-american-kirby-500 via Digg

deviantART user MoonYen made these cute crocheted Daleks. They'll be on sale at the upcoming Otakon 2010.

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This video is a real gem. In 1978, teenager Rob Hampton and his friends made a Star Trek fan film, including primitive special effects. 25 years later, the original cast reunited to add the voices and sound effects.

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Novelist Ursula K. LeGuin deeply regretted letting the SyFy Network turn one of her Earthsea books into a miniseries, and has been tightfisted about her film rights ever since. But a group of film students was able to persuade her to give them the film rights for free:

The script is based on a short story by sci-fi writer Ursula Le Guin – to whom the pair wrote to in April to ask permission for the rights.

Rob, 27, from West Wycombe, said: “She doesn't usually give away the rights to her material but she let us have it for free – it was amazing when we got the reply.”

The story is called "The Field of Vision" and is about psychologically traumatized astronauts who have returned from Mars.

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YouTube user MeJoolee provides instructions on how to make a huge cookie that looks like a Stargate. I don't think that the glyphs were precise, but the wormhole effect is an impressive piece of cookery.

via blastr | Previously: Father and Son Build Stargate (Replica)

That is Qui-Gon Jinn, right? After enough therapy, I was able to forget about Episodes I-III, so I'm not sure.

Anyway, we can't say that we weren't warned.

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