October 25th, 2017473Ok, here goes. We’ve made our way through the original trilogy, so that means it must be time to go back to the very beginning. It’s obviously not ALWAYS a very good place to start, since George Lucas didn’t start there, which is why we’re discussing it now. And I promise that’s the last Sound of Music reference I’ll make for...
October 2nd, 20171339These reviews of Star Wars Forces of Destiny will contain spoilers. The Star Wars Forces of Destiny: Volume One premiered on the Disney Channel Sunday night, and it showcased a mix of old and new. Some episodes from the first run released during the summer were interspersed with new episodes, along with interludes featuring the...
September 29th, 20170146While I am a bit surprised that today, in late 2017, gender biases still exist in some circles, as I pointed out in the middle post of this series: the more things change, the more they stay the same. Still, it is heartening to learn female fans of Star Wars care not one whit about what anyone thinks. We like what we like, and we make no...
September 17th, 201735215How Deep Did George Lucas Go with the Hero’s Journey in Star Wars? -- A Guest Blog by Tomas Pueyo Much has been said about George Lucas and the Hero’s Journey. He discovered Joseph Campbell’s idea while the script for A New Hope and became instantly fascinated: so many elements of his movie fit in the Hero’s Journey framework!...
August 31st, 2017172Years ago, when I was substitute teaching , one of my favorite assignments was filling in for the primary grade teachers. Those little tykes were so much fun to be around! Before I’d head off to school, I’d fix my lunch, and tuck it into my trusty Star Wars lunch box. At school, that lunch box – featuring R2D2 and C3PO – sat...
August 18th, 20173972Jay's Galactic Espressions Now that I have the attention of the Star Wars shippers out there…! August, 2017 marked the nine-year anniversary of the theatrical premiere of Star Wars: The Clone Wars. On March 11, 2013, it was announced that Lucasfilm would be cancelling the beloved television series. Anyone who knows me well, knows...
August 15th, 2017078“Wesa goen home!” Jar Jar Binks exclaims jubilantly moments before Queen Amidala and her entourage board her sleek starship for their return journey to Naboo. Can you blame Jar Jar for his unrestrained enthusiasm? He is akin to a fish out of water while on the daunting, intimidating city planet Coruscant. He is thrilled to be...
July 21st, 20173299Star Wars has many themes, and one of them is family. It’s relatable. It’s honest. And that's powerful. Since the very first film, Star Wars introduced us to a new family, the Skywalkers. A family that lives in a galaxy far, far away, but at the same time, that family feels like home. Sometimes, it feels or has felt more...
July 18th, 2017569Jay's Galactic Expressions Warning: Major Spoilers ahead for Spiderman: Homecoming! Everywhere I look in our society today, I am bombarded by messages of “girl power.” Some are very positive, encouraging and empowering. Others leave me – a grown woman – with the proverbial “very bad feeling” about what my younger female...
July 6th, 20172350***This is a review of Star Wars Forces of Destiny episode four, "The Padawan Path." There are spoilers! *** The fourth episode of Star Wars Forces of Destiny, "The Padawan Path," features Ahsoka Tano, voiced by the delightful Ashley Eckstein, back in her Jedi training days when she was still Padawan to Anakin Skywalker -- voiced by...
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