Fridging Leia Organa: The Failures of The Rise of Skywalker, Part 2
From its inception almost a decade ago, an unfortunate recurring theme of our commentary at FANgirl Blog involves the poor
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Rey Deserved Better: The Failures of The Rise of Skywalker, Part 1
From its earliest incarnations, in the ideas generated by George Lucas and the blue sky imaginings of J.J. Abrams and
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Mastering Two Worlds: Concluding Rey’s Hero’s Journey in The Rise of Skywalker
We have previously analyzed in detail how The Force Awakensand The Last Jedi rely upon the Hero’s Journey framework in
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Kevin Feige is Working on a Star Wars Movie
On September 25, reporter Kim Masters at The Hollywood Reporter broke an incredible news exclusive, confirmed on the record by
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SDCC 2019: Higher, Further, Faster: Are We There Yet?
The team at FANgirl has many great memories from GeekGirlCon conventions over the past decade, including panels we’ve hosted and
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SDCC 2019: Judges on The Clone Wars
At last year’s San Diego Comic-Con, the Legal Geeks presented a well-received panel featuring a mock court-martial of Poe Dameron
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SDCC 2019: Star Wars Audiobooks: Behind the Scenes
Although print prose fiction and comics receive the most attention in the Star Wars publishing program, Penguin Random House Audio
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SDCC 2019: Step Inside ILMxLAB’s Star Wars Stories
One of the main goals for Galaxy’s Edge in the Disney Parks is to give guests the experience of entering,
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SDCC 2019: Previewing “Evil” on CBS
The writing and producing team of Robert and Michelle King created and led the entire series run of The Good
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Comparing Two Fresh Starts: Captain Marvel and Star Wars
In longstanding ongoing serial storytelling franchises, eventually the inclination to make a fresh start with iconic characters will arise. It
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