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Tag: A New Hope

A New Sith; or, Revenge of the Hope

Posted on Jul 9, 2009Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

Who were the heroes of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope? Luke Skywalker and Han Solo? Think again.

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The Circle Is Now Complete

Posted on May 25, 2007Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

At last, this is the day we've all been counting down to: the 30th anniversary of Star Wars. On May 25th, 1977, A New Hope debuted, forever changing the scape of film and American culture. I don't remember Star Wars having ever been in the news this much — not even when the prequels were…

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This Will Be A Novel Long Remembered

Posted on Dec 29, 2006Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

I recently watched all three original Star Wars films for the first time since seeing them in theaters in 1997 (I bought the DVD set in the fall of 2004). But before watching episodes IV and V, I read the novelizations, as I also did immediately after episode VI. In any such converstion of media,…

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