Overall, Has Disney Helped or Hurt Star Wars?

I am an OT guy and was very skeptical when Lucas sold it all to Disney. I had no interest in any sort of remakes or even a new bunch of movies that were just teenage-pandering characters in a new hip version of the galaxy with everything that went on in the first six movies…  MORE q

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How Can Rey’s Parents Be “Nobody” in a Story Built on Significant Lineage?

I hate to start an answer with a question, but why would anyone think that Rey is “nobody”? Is it because the evil and ruthless murderer and Dark Force user Kylo Ren said so? Why would anyone find him credible? Still, there was so much complaining about this after The Last Jedi, that an answer…  MORE q

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Why did the Character “Rose” make people mad? Was she cut from Episode 9 promos to Appease Angry Fans?

When The Last Jedi introduced the character Rose, she became an unexpected target for angst by a small set of fans. It seemed the general reasons were that they thought her role was forced in to the storyline for no other reason then to add an ethnic token. I personally think that when Rey was…  MORE q

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Did Introducing Hyperspace Fuel in “Solo” & “The Last Jedi” Create Plot Holes for Other Star Wars Movies?

My little boy once asked me “Dad, in Star Wars, why don’t they have to go to the bathroom”. I think my answer to him applies here: They always needed to, but we don’t need to see it. Fuel is reference directly and indirectly a few times in episodes one through six, but we don’t…  MORE q

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Is George Lucas is a Bad Screenwriter?

Here is the general rumor that will be challenged: Star Wars was successful because of special effects, timing and other people who stepped in to help, but, otherwise, George Lucas couldn’t write a decent movie to save his life. To put this question in perspective, there is almost no other movie that has enveloped the…  MORE q

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Profile: Princess Leia Organa (Skywalker)

Homeworld Alderaan Born 19 BBY, Polis Massa (2 days after Empire Day) The following is an excerpt from the great public wookipedia: “I would rather be a monster that believes in something, that would sacrifice everything to make the galaxy better, than be someone who sits on the sidelines and watches as if it has no consequences to them.“―Princess Leia…  MORE q

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Profile: Han Solo

Biographical information Homeworld Corellia Born 32 BBY Died 34 ABY, Starkiller Base “Never tell me the odds!“―Han Solo Han Solo, known only as Han until being given the surname Solo by chief recruitment officer Drawd Munbrin, and also known as Cadet 124-329 when serving as an Imperial cadet, was a smuggler who became a leader in the Alliance to Restore the Republic and an instrumental figure in the…  MORE q

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Profile: Chewbacca

Homeworld Kashyyyk Born 200 BBY, Kashyyyk Species Wookiee The following is an excerpt fromt eh great public Wookipedia: “Chewbacca here is first mate on a ship that might suit us.“―Obi-Wan Kenobi Chewbacca, known affectionately to his friends as Chewie, was a Wookiee warrior, smuggler, and resistance fighter who fought in the Clone Wars, the Galactic Civil War, and the conflict between the First Order and the Resistance. He…  MORE q

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Profile: Luke Skywalker

Mother: Padmé Amedala Father: Anakin Skywalker Sibling: Princess Leia Organa Close Associates: From: Tatooine Born: 19 BBY Died: 34 ABY, Ahch-To Species: Human The following is from fandom.com’s public WIKI: Never. I’ll never turn to the dark side. You’ve failed, your highness. I am a Jedi, like my father before me.LUKE SKYWALKER, TO DARTH SIDIOUS…  MORE q

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