Palpatine gets asked what his real name is all the time, but you know what? He can’t remember. So go to the forums, and suggest a name for him. He’ll use his favorite one as his name, on the show!
http://www.forum.askpalpatine.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=5
It’s our first Ask Palpatine contest, and this one has prizes! Details are here:
http://www.forum.askpalpatine.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=3
Design a new suit for Darth Vader, and win prizes!
Because no one demanded it, we’ve added forums to Ask Palpatine. Check ‘em out here: http://forum.askpalpatine.com/
This is a test of publishing photos to the blog using the new wordpress app for the iPhone. It’s informationally sparse.
After much soul-searching, we decided to shelve our first slogan, which was “Purveyors of the finest things to stick your hand into.” I really liked it, and I think it fit pretty well with our comedic sensibilities, and gave a pretty good sense of the tone we’d be tending to go for. Plus, it has [...]
Watching this clip from the Muppet Show today, I’m in awe of the creative and technical aspects of it (it’s such a complicated production, and it looks so seamless!), but when I was a kid, and saw this on television, it scared the hell out of me:
Speaking as a puppeteer, I love the fact that [...]
The set is finished, and it’s up on the framework:
Which means, of course, that the framework works! I’m pretty excited about that. As I may have mentioned before, I was worried that it would fall apart. But it didn’t, thankfully, and everything’s good. It looks pretty shiny, too.
Having the set up at the proper height [...]
Hey all,
Phase one of the new set for Ask Palpatine is nearly complete. It’s not quite as polished as I’d have liked, but I think it’ll do nicely, and photograph well (especially on the web-sized resolutions we’re pumping it out as). Today’s got me a bit nervous, because as I finish the set, the next [...]