View from the Potting Shed

Okay, I lied, one more episode, this one written by James:
EXT FOREST - LEIA’S CRASH SITE
The Ewok jumps up and grabs a four-foot-long spear, which he holds in a defensive position. Leia watches him as he circles warily and begins poking her with the sharp point of the spear.
LEIA: Cut it out!
[She stands up, and […]

Finally, for today. Imagine if C3PO and R2-D2 were like Andy and Lou, which they are. Kind of…

Artoo stops before the small hatch of an emergency lifepod. He snaps the seal on the main latch and a red warning light begins to flash. The stubby astro-robot works his way towards the cramped four-man […]

Another snippet of Little Empire, this one was written by me (with maybe some help from George Lucas, Matt Lucas and David Walliams):
TROOPER: How long have you had these droids?
LUKE: About three or four seasons.
BEN: They’re for sale if you want them.
TROOPER: Let me see your identification.
[Luke becomes very nervous as he fumbles to find […]

Yesterday, my good friend James Frost and I began rewriting portions of the classic sci-fi film Star Wars in a Little Britain style. Here’s an excerpt. James wrote this bit:
OWEN: What I really need is a droid that understands the binary language of moisture vaporators.
JAWA: Oh, I can’t see anything here. One moment […]

I’ve just read the following distressing news on the BBC News website:
Live coverage of England’s home Test matches will no longer be available on terrestrial TV from 2006 onwards.
The England and Wales Cricket Board has awarded an exclusive four-year contract to BSkyB, which will run until 2009.
Highlights of each day’s play in the Test […]

I like the geek joke in this week’s B3ta newsletter:

Q. Why do maths geeks always get Christmas and Halloween mixed up?
A. Since Oct 31 is Dec 25.

I’m not explaining it! It’s not funny if you have to explain it.

Well, today I finally visited the house that Jane and I have bought, in Cellardyke, Fife. And now I’m excited about it. It was hard to get excited about a property that I hadn’t spent any time in (discounting the 30 minutes we spent there in June, looking around before deciding to buy […]