The Failures of The Rise of Skywalker, Part 6
The fundamental problem with The Rise of Skywalker is simple: a disappointing but not terrible movie finishes the Sequel Trilogy.
Read moreThe fundamental problem with The Rise of Skywalker is simple: a disappointing but not terrible movie finishes the Sequel Trilogy.
Read moreIn longstanding ongoing serial storytelling franchises, eventually the inclination to make a fresh start with iconic characters will arise. It
Read moreMirroring of visuals, parallelism in themes, rhyming story beats. The Star Wars franchise has become famous for the way it
Read moreThe contemporary entertainment industry – not only movies and television, but also prose fiction, comics, and gaming – sometimes finds
Read moreWhen the Star Wars Rebels Season Three trailer played at Celebration London, you could feel the energy in the room.
Read moreThis month’s episode of Hyperspace Theories centers around recent novel Star Wars: Bloodline by Claudia Gray. The book debuted at
Read moreAs a child I outlined plots for sequels to movies I liked, you know, as totally normal children do. Star
Read moreIn Star Wars lore, Yoda famously described a variation on path dependence, too: “Once you set foot down the dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny.” Path dependence has a long history in prior Star Wars stories, and its impact will be felt on all of the new Star Wars stories coming in the years ahead.
Read moreLast week when the announcement about the status of the Expanded Universe broke on StarWars.com, Lucasfilm’s decision was what I expected.
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