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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IX “The Rise of Skywalker”

From Famdom WIKI Directed by J.J. Abrams Produced by Kathleen KennedyJ.J. Abrams (executive producer) Written by J.J. AbramsChris TerrioGeorge Lucas (story treatment) Starring Daisy RidleyAdam DriverJohn BoyegaOscar IsaacLupita Nyong’oDomhnall GleesonKelly Marie TranJoonas SuotamoBillie LourdNaomi AckieRichard E. GrantKeri RussellMark HamillAnthony DanielsBilly Dee WilliamsCarrie FisherIan McDiarmid Music by John Williams Studio(s) LucasfilmWalt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Distributor Walt…  MORE q

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CannonTimeline.

Was Luke Skywalker Under-Powered in “The Last Jedi”?

I will directly answer the question, but first, I think the following is super important to establish. Luke used the Force to travel telepathically to a specific time and place in the universe. He then projected a Force representation of himself, both visual and audible, which he then moved fluently and believably. He was also…  MORE q

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How Can a New Star Wars Movie Make All Star Wars Fans Happy?

I think we would all like to think there is a right way to make a Star Ward movie that will grab the hearts of all fans: old, new, casual or crazy-into-it. Thinking through this question, and starting form the perspective that it IS possible, I am having trouble finding any path that leads to…  MORE q

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Theory.

Why Were Luke & Leia Not Trained As Kids?

Let’s get this out of the way first: For those assuming that the reason she was not trained in the in the story was because George Lucas was not thinking of Leia as Anakin’s daughter when he wrote A New Hope, we need to correct that whole line of thinking right here. While Lucas did…  MORE q

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Why Did Yoda Need to Remind Obi-Wan About Leia, the “Other”?

Note: This post works as a stand-alone article or as a second part two of Why Were Luke & Leia Not Trained As Kids? Feel free to read that first or read on now. Too often questions like this get a reaction analog to: “George Lucas meant a different person! He changed it after the…  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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