Posts Tagged ‘ Star Wars ’

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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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'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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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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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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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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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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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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