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From even before the release of The Force Awakens, Lucasfilm was teasing us about Rey’s identity. One of pre-release commercials featured Maz Kanata and Rey speaking in voiceovers – Rey […]
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On the heels of a rumor about a Mandalorian trailer being pulled at the last minute, we talk about how rumors are handled here, overall and also pertaining to the […]
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With all the things that *could* have happened if Celebration Anaheim had happened, there’s a lot of potential for Star Wars surprises in September, in addition to what we already […]
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It may seem crazy to suggest watching something as utterly unwatchable as the Star Wars Holiday Special. And yet, from a certain point of view, it really is worth your […]
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Thematically (sort of) continuing our conversation this week, which began with a review of George Mann’s Star Wars: Dark Legends, I got to thinking about a line from George Lucas […]
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Star Wars: Dark Legends is that rare set of Star Wars stories which can’t be taken literally – as in, can’t be considered “canon” as presented. But unreliable stories have […]
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Of all the kinds of Star Wars storytelling out there, live-action production is the riskiest in terms of keeping people safe during the coronavirus pandemic. Film and TV production in […]
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In another of our “Watch to Watch Now” segments, we take a look at how Willow (the 1988 film from Lucas and director Ron Howard) connects to Star Wars, and […]
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It’s flashback time! Back in 2014, I did a series of episodes looking at interviews conducted with George Lucas by Alan Arnold for the seminal book Once Upon a Galaxy: […]
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It’s flashback time! Back in 2014, I did a series of episodes looking at interviews conducted with George Lucas by Alan Arnold for the seminal book Once Upon a Galaxy: […]