"Reconsidering Star Wars IV in the light of I-III"

Oh, man. This is good.

If we accept all the Star Wars films as the same canon, then a lot that happens in the original films has to be reinterpreted in the light of the prequels. As we now know, the rebel Alliance was founded by Yoda, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Bail Organa. What can readily be deduced is that their first recruit, who soon became their top field agent, was R2-D2.

I had it, like, I'm sure so many of us did at the end of RotS. Threepio was wiped, but R2! R2 knew. No wonder why he was such a smug little knowitall. So I thought about it, but Keith Martin has worked it all out. And not only R2's involvement with the rebellion all these years, but Chewbacca's as well. This one's a definite must-read for even the most half-hearted Star Wars fan.

Some clever folks on Wikipedia have taken the time to explain, in great detail, how the Stormtrooper Effect and Character Shields protect our heroes, never letting the bad guys get the upper hand. Meanwhile, back in the real world (or at least in Maine) evil villains have resorted to Craigslist to seek henchmen and beautiful female accomplices.

Courtesy of that morning dose of reddit.

Jean Luc Picard and the crew of the USS Enterprise battle Darth Vader and Emperor Palpatine...

I thought it was entertaining, and the effects were decent, but I know from experience that the cuts - especially the audio - can be done cleaner in Premiere than what you'll find here. Still, this is a pretty good cross-genre parody.