Colbert to Nerds: Relax! New Lightsaber is Cool

By Conn Ó Muíneacháin on December 3, 2014 in General

So at last there’s a trailer, giving us our first glimpse of Star Wars Episode VII. There’s even a Lego version!

But did you notice the new lightsabre with the sticky-outy bits?

I sensed a disturbance in The Force, or on Twitter, at least.

Toward a theory of lightsaber blade inflation: pic.twitter.com/TUh1yLB9wF

— Forrest Wickman (@ForrestW) November 28, 2014

A meme awakens. #TheForceAwakens pic.twitter.com/qZMCzd5HeT

— Dustin Sandoval (@DustinMSandoval) November 28, 2014

https://twitter.com/BillCorbett/status/538360617229623296

There, there, says Stephen Colbert. It’s going to be OK.

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