Posts Tagged ‘ Star Wars ’

The Force Re-Awakens: Star Wars, Repetition, and Nostalgia, Part 2

January 6, 2016
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The Force Re-Awakens: Star Wars, Repetition, and Nostalgia, Part 2

In Part 2 of 2, it's asked what repetition or originality even mean in a sequel, and how The Force Awakens is "nostalgic."
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The Force Re-Awakens: Star Wars, Repetition, and Nostalgia, Part 1

January 5, 2016
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The Force Re-Awakens: Star Wars, Repetition, and Nostalgia, Part 1

What's new about The Force Awakens? Amidst criticisms of the film's adherence to A New Hope, is it all just repetition?
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Disney Deletes TRON 3: End of Line?

June 5, 2015
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Disney Deletes <em>TRON 3</em>: End of Line?

Disney's hesitation to move forward with TRON 3 is symptomatic of the company's inability to find an appropriate strategy to bridge disparate pieces under one unified brand.
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Star Wars Now: Fan Creativity and That Trailer

December 17, 2014
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Star Wars Now: Fan Creativity and <i>That</i> Trailer

As a researcher, the rich and creative fandom discursively surrounding a text that does-not-quite-exist yet provides a mélange of data.
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Creating is Collecting

May 2, 2013
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Creating is Collecting

The culture of contemporary baseball card collecting is an excellent example of how creativity can serve as a satisfying replacement for traditional economic incentives.
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When the Magic Kingdom Ate the Galactic Empire

November 2, 2012
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When the Magic Kingdom Ate the Galactic Empire

For many, the announcement of the sale of Lucasfilm to Disney for over four billion dollars may have come as a shock.
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Lost Wednesdays: A Very Special Episode

May 12, 2010
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<em>Lost</em> Wednesdays: A Very Special Episode

It might be the most divisive, bold, and risky episode in series history. What can we make of it the morning after?
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Laugh it Up, Fuzzball: Star Wars as Sit-com

April 16, 2010
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Laugh it Up, Fuzzball: <em>Star Wars</em> as Sit-com

The news of a greenlit sit-com based on the Star Wars saga is liable to set millions of eyes rolling and heads shaking, but while comedy and Star Wars are uneasy companions, it may be worth giving this latest venture a chance.
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