“I’m a freakin’ Jedi!”

“To the hand you must talk”

I’ve always loved Star Wars fan films. I remember watching Hardware Wars back in the 70s. Then, there was the classic T.R.O.O.P.S., a spoof on C.O.P.S. that followed Imperial Sand Troopers as they patrolled Tatooine. Recently, one of the more popular videos on YouTube has been a series of Spoofs that follows Darth Vader’s less successful younger brother, Chad, in the series “Chad Vader: Day Shift Manager.”

One of my favorite fan films is Pink Five. Pink Five follows the adventures of Stacy, a “a fast-talking Valley Girl-type dropped into an X-Wing cockpit during the Battle of Yavin, and presents familiar events and story points from Episode IV from a very different point-of-view.” This was followed with “Pink Five Strikes Back” and the three part “Return of Pink Five.” Finally, I noticed today that part 2 of Return has been released:

http://www.atom.com/funny_videos/return_pink_five_2/

To see all of the Pink Five series, go here: http://www.trudang.com/pinkfive/

To see a list of Star Wars fan films, see this list on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Star_Wars_fan_films. Some are serious, some are funny, some are down right bad, but there is plenty of home-made entertainment to be had.