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November 6, 2014 8:36 AM

Nerdist Presents: "All About That Base: No Rebels" Star Wars Parody, starring Team Unicorn! Also, scantily clad Vaders and Astromechs.
posted by quin (44 comments total)

Also, dancing Porkins!
posted by TheWhiteSkull at 8:51 AM on November 6, 2014 [4 favorites]

This made me laugh more than I expected. Thanks for this. The bit about the odds that the same Jedi would destroy the base twice was the best.

Despite loving Star Wars like every other kid of my generation, I've been a Star Wars hater for a long time. The prequels really burned me. But the deLucasification of the franchise gives me enough hope that I'm really softeneing. And having a kid who's getting to that age makes me much more amenable to the entire SW universe.

My secret hope is that they manage a Marvel-like level of quality in their next incarnation.
posted by DirtyOldTown at 8:59 AM on November 6, 2014

About a minute too long, but still pretty great. And maybe this is just my jaundiced eye, but it's also one of the rare internet parodies that respects the lyrical sounds and prosody of the original. Respect.
posted by uncleozzy at 9:15 AM on November 6, 2014

Also I was debating this morning whether "All About That Bass" or "Shake It Off" would be my Official Jam of 2014.
posted by uncleozzy at 9:15 AM on November 6, 2014 [3 favorites]

Ugh, no.
posted by koeselitz at 9:15 AM on November 6, 2014 [8 favorites]

> "The bit about the odds that the same Jedi would destroy the base twice was the best."

Didn't Lando and Wedge destroy the second Death Star?
posted by kyrademon at 9:22 AM on November 6, 2014 [8 favorites]

Episode VII gets an official title: Star Wars: The Force Awakens
posted by DirtyOldTown at 9:31 AM on November 6, 2014 [1 favorite]

Episode VII gets an official title: Star Wars: The Force Awakens

8(
posted by prize bull octorok at 9:35 AM on November 6, 2014

I'll get the MetaFilter stamp of approval ready for that title.
posted by TheSecretDecoderRing at 9:35 AM on November 6, 2014 [1 favorite]

"Father, the Force has awakened!!!"
posted by kmz at 9:37 AM on November 6, 2014 [2 favorites]

Is this the Metafilter Stamp Of Approval?
posted by Ian A.T. at 9:38 AM on November 6, 2014 [6 favorites]

I kind of like the title
posted by saturday_morning at 9:48 AM on November 6, 2014 [1 favorite]

It's not a bad title, but it makes me wonder - has the Force been having a nap? Was the whole Sith extermination of the Jedi kinda a little dream that the Force was having? Will it wake up cranky?
posted by nubs at 9:59 AM on November 6, 2014 [2 favorites]

Star Wars: The Force Awakens: Origins

It's going to be about the Rebel Alliance racing to contain a virulent midichlorian outbreak.
posted by straight at 10:02 AM on November 6, 2014

AW SHIT, SOMEBODY WOKE UP THE FORCE
posted by Strange Interlude at 10:08 AM on November 6, 2014 [4 favorites]

To be continued in Star Wars Episode VIII: The Force Hits The Snooze Bar
posted by prize bull octorok at 10:10 AM on November 6, 2014 [10 favorites]

Episode IX: The Force Brushes Its Teeth In The Shower
posted by saturday_morning at 10:11 AM on November 6, 2014 [4 favorites]

Episode X: The Force Still Has Time for a Starbucks Run, Right?
posted by Metroid Baby at 10:15 AM on November 6, 2014 [11 favorites]

Eh. I get that scantily clad is what they do, but couldn't they at least have made the cheerleaders Twi'leks or something?

Episode X: The Force Has Vague Memories of What It Was Doing Last Night And Takes Three Aspirin
posted by theweasel at 10:16 AM on November 6, 2014 [2 favorites]

For those of you who swing it Trek-style

All About That Space (Love Tribbles)
posted by briank at 10:32 AM on November 6, 2014 [1 favorite]

Didn't Lando and Wedge destroy the second Death Star?


Wedge, Lando, and Nien Nunb.

Racist.
posted by TheWhiteSkull at 10:46 AM on November 6, 2014 [8 favorites]

All About That Space (Love Tribbles)

What was I saying before about prosody?
posted by uncleozzy at 10:58 AM on November 6, 2014

J.J. Abrams' Star Wars: The Force Awakens: Origins - Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
posted by Naberius at 11:03 AM on November 6, 2014 [3 favorites]

Rod Torfulson's Star Wars: The Force Awakens: Origins- Featuring Herman Menderchuck.
posted by TheWhiteSkull at 11:10 AM on November 6, 2014 [4 favorites]

Episode XI: The Force Is Just Really Tired Today For Some Reason
posted by Rock Steady at 11:13 AM on November 6, 2014 [1 favorite]

Well, we were in the right ballpark anyway. The titles for Star Wars movies through XXVI.
posted by Naberius at 11:13 AM on November 6, 2014 [1 favorite]

Episode XII: Force Give and Force Get
posted by GenjiandProust at 11:14 AM on November 6, 2014 [2 favorites]

> "Racist."

Sullustans killed my family.
posted by kyrademon at 11:36 AM on November 6, 2014

Sullustans killed my family.


Were they on the Death Star? Crypto-Fascist.
posted by TheWhiteSkull at 11:45 AM on November 6, 2014

Taking that title seriously though, given the mysterious nature of the midichlorians, a Blood Music set in the Star Wars world, which went as weird and dark as Bear takes it, would be pretty cool.
posted by chortly at 11:50 AM on November 6, 2014

> "Were they on the Death Star?"

Innocent contractors hired to do a job, casualties of a war they had nothing to do with.
posted by kyrademon at 11:55 AM on November 6, 2014 [4 favorites]

If you break the boycott, and take the Empire's credits, you assume a certain risk.
posted by TheWhiteSkull at 11:57 AM on November 6, 2014 [4 favorites]

The worst part is they weren't even supposed to be there that day.
posted by tonycpsu at 11:57 AM on November 6, 2014 [5 favorites]

Tyler Perry's J.J. Abrams' Star Wars: Tyler Perry The Force Awakens: Origins - Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire ft. Iggy Azalea Electric Boogaloo
posted by AzraelBrown at 11:58 AM on November 6, 2014 [3 favorites]

Kris Straub must have the same cultural inputs as the MetaFilter userbase.
posted by Small Dollar at 12:26 PM on November 6, 2014 [2 favorites]

no tribble
posted by mullacc at 12:27 PM on November 6, 2014 [1 favorite]

Once again, Nien Nunb's contributions are completely overlooked.
posted by drezdn at 1:10 PM on November 6, 2014

Episode VII gets an official title: Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Coincidentally, incipient tumescence gets its newest euphemism.
posted by Wolfdog at 1:24 PM on November 6, 2014 [2 favorites]

Getting back to the video for a second - was anyone else disappointed by the lack of scantily clad astromech droids?
posted by nubs at 1:51 PM on November 6, 2014 [1 favorite]

It's important, when parodying a song praising the beauty of women who don't look like models, to use only women who look like models. Goofy looking dudes are fine, of course.
posted by straight at 2:36 PM on November 6, 2014 [4 favorites]

Getting back to the video for a second - was anyone else disappointed by the lack of scantily clad astromech droids?


What are you talking about? Artoo hasn't worn pants for, like, six movies!
posted by TheWhiteSkull at 3:57 PM on November 6, 2014 [1 favorite]

Cortex sings the Taylor Swift Star Wars we all wanted "Choke A Moff"

( To the Jedi over there with the hella evil stare...)
posted by The Whelk at 4:28 PM on November 6, 2014 [2 favorites]

It's important, when parodying a song praising the beauty of women who don't look like models, to use only women who look like models. Goofy looking dudes are fine, of course.

Yeah that tweaked my brain as well. It's the same type of brain tweak when a self-proclaimed patriot screams out lyrics to Born in the USA.
posted by Talez at 7:22 AM on November 7, 2014

It's important, when parodying a song praising the beauty of women who don't look like models, to use only women who look like models.

If you want to really get annoyed, look up their "Geek and Gamer Girls" parody of "California Girls".

I realllllllllllllllly don't like Team Unicorn.
posted by Lentrohamsanin at 8:06 AM on November 7, 2014