It’s Cosplay Monday! No wait, that’s not right. Today’s Sunday. Actually, we’ve got something better for you than just Cosplay Monday: it’s Cosplay Week! Between Celebration VI and Dragon*Con, we at Tosche Station have seen a TON of fantastic costumes lately and we couldn’t wait to share some of them with you. So for this week only, we’ll be posting an awesome costume that we saw these past two conventions every day! We don’t know who the cosplayers were for most of these so if you recognize the costumer, please let us know so we can give proper credit!
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Tosche Station Radio #29: Dragon*Con Special
On this week’s Tosche Station Radio, we’re recapping Dragon*Con 2012 and attempting to recover from Con Plague!
Kicking off the show, Nanci highlight’s what’s new on the blog. There was all sorts of convention coverage that you can find in the archives. Brian bought a toy at Celebration VI that made him cry. Meanwhile, Bria looked into gender-swapped cosplay. Yes, there’s even a picture of us in costume at Dragon*Con.
In Deak’s Dirt, news dropped that ABC has officially picked up a pilot for a Joss Whedon-led S.H.I.E.L.D television series. In other TV news, The Clone Wars is heading for syndication and airing in chronological order. Finally, Lucasfilm President and COO Micheline Chau is retiring and will be replaced by Kathleen Kennedy on an interim basis.
This week’s Camie’s Concerns looks back at the hosts’ visit to Dragon*Con 2012, highlighting the sights and sounds of the four-day fan convention. They spend a lot of time talking about three Expanded Universe panels featuring authors Aaron Allston, Michael Stackpole, Timothy Zahn, and Kevin J. Anderson. Will they ever go to back-to-back conferences again? Listen in and find out!
Wrapping up the show, the hosts dive into the Trope of the Week and answer questions from listeners and readers.
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Darth Maul Returns Director’s Cut DVD to be Target-exclusive
Jawajames over at Club Jade noticed that fans of Darth Maul may want to visit Target on September 11th to pick up an exclusive Director’s Cut edition of the Darth Maul Returns episodes from The Clone Wars. You’ll be able to pick up the four episodes for $10 through Target’s online store.
Season five itself will go onsale on DVD and Blu-ray on October 23.
Lucasfilm President Micheline Chau Retiring
After nearly two decades with Lucasfilm, President and COO Micheline Chau is retiring. The Wrap reports that Kathleen Kennedy will serve as interim president and by the sounds of it, a reorganization of the company will occur on at least a temporary basis.
Kathleen Kennedy, who joined Lucasfilm as co-chairman in June, will serve as interim president. The heads of the various departments, such as Industrial Light & Magic animation, LucasArts (gaming) and licensing, will report to Kennedy for the time being.
The company has no plans to name an immediate replacement for the COO position.
If I were to wager a guess, the Interim tag will be removed from Kennedy before long.
News Station Bullies Star Wars Fans, Ashley Eckstein Not Amused
And frankly, neither are we.
Earlier today, the good folks at the Star Wars Report alerted me to some rather lousy behavior by WPLG Local 10. Suggesting that someone dressed up in Jedi robes has their schedule built around Dungeons and Dragons. Really clever.* Sadly, I think as fans we’re all used to this kind of dismissive treatment. Even though I wrote about how baffling the disconnect between sports fandom (socially acceptable) and geek fandom (shun the weird people), this sort of behavior is something I just come to expect. That’s wrong of me, of course.
*And so what? Dungeons and Dragons is fun.
Edit: This story has gotten long and crazy, so continue under the cut.
Gender Swapped Costumes And Why They’re Cool
If you’ve been paying attention to costuming photos from conventions, you’ve probably noticed that one of the cool new trends in costuming is to gender swap a costume. It’s gone from being something you see every now and then at a convention to a sort of costume that you now expect to see at conventions. Some groups, such as the fantastic Gender Swapped Justice League, have become far more internet famous than others but gender swapping certainly is not limited to just superheroes. (Just ask the Doctor Who fandom.) For everyone person who thinks that these costumes are cool, there’s probably another person tilting their head in confusion and asking “why?” If you’re one of those people, you should absolutely keep reading.
‘Clone Wars’ Heading to Syndication in Chronological Order
At Celebration VI, it was announced the first two seasons of The Clone Wars would be moving to syndication. Yesterday, Keeper of the Holocron Leland Chee dropped an interesting tidbit regarding the move to broadcast television:
First two episodes to air are “Cat and Mouse” (S216)and “Hidden Enemy”(S116).Mull that over for a little bit.#tcwsyndication
— Leland Chee (@HolocronKeeper) September 4, 2012
Well how about that, it looks like TCW will be airing in chronological order. Lucasfilm and Cartoon Network appeared to have learned their lesson about airing things out of order a while back, and it’s good to see that’s going to be translating into the move to syndication.
No release date has currently been given for the syndication premiere of The Clone Wars. The Clone Wars moves to syndication on September 16.
Dragon*Con Recap: Aaron Allston’s ‘Mercy Kill’ Q&A
Dragon*Con might be over, but we still have one last recap for all of you. The final event we attended was a Q&A with Expanded Universe author Aaron Allston to talk about his latest book, X-Wing: Mercy Kill. Highlights and commentary under the cut!
Dragon*Con Recap: Expanded Universe Authors talk Masculinity in Star Wars
It’s day two of Dragon*Con! Nanci and I are settling in for the second major Star Wars Expanded Universe panel, Masculinity in the Star Wars universe. Once again, Expanded Universe authors Timothy Zahn, Aaron Allston, Michael Stackpole, and Kevin J. Anderson are on hand for the discussion. Also here is Doctor Carol White. Highlights under the cut:
Dragon*Con Recap: Star Wars Expanded Universe Author Q&A
It’s day one of Dragon*Con! Nanci, Bria, Maggie, and myself are at the first big Expanded Universe panel (in costume) to cover all the fun. Aaron Allston, Kevin J. Anderson, Timothy Zahn, and Mike Stackpole are on hand. Highlights below the cut!