George Lucas

‘Droids’ (1985-86) continues adventures of C-3PO, R2-D2

There are two categories of old “Star Wars” stuff: That which you consume as entertainment, and that which you consume purely for nostalgia. “Droids,” the 1985-86 animated

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Boba Fett makes ‘Star Wars’ debut in ‘Story of the Faithful Wookiee’ (1978)

Ah, Christmas Day. For a “Star Wars” fan, that means listening to Chewbacca croon “Silent Night”and watching the “Star Wars Holiday Special” on YouTube, right? On

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‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars’ goes out on an incomplete, but high, note with ‘Lost Missions’ and story reels (TV review)

While I and most fans will always be irked that “The Clone Wars” wasn’t allowed to bring its character threads to natural conclusions, I have

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Dark Horse’s ‘The Star Wars’ gives fascinating insight into Lucas’ writing process (Comic book review)

When I first heard Dark Horse was doing an adaptation of George Lucas’ May 1974 rough draft of “A New Hope,” I had two reactions:

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Ewoks’ Season 1 (1985) (TV review)

Being on the tail end of the “Star Wars” Generation (born in ’78), I loved “Ewoks” — and, among the films, “Return of the Jedi” — before

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Ewoks: The Battle for Endor’ (1985) a heartfelt improvement on the original (Movie review)

Whenever someone brings up the topic of sequels that are better than the original, I always mention “Ewoks: The Battle for Endor” (1985). One, because most likely

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure’ (1984) is an Endor travelogue (Movie review)

The six episodic “Star Wars” films, adhering to George Lucas’ philosophy of putting story first and not getting too showy about the artistry, don’t wallow

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The top 20 people responsible for the success of the ‘Star Wars’ saga (Commentary)

A great debate recently popped up at my office: Who deserves credit for the success of “Star Wars?” Well, George Lucas, of course, because he

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30 reasons ‘Return of the Jedi’ rocks (and no, ‘Jedi Rocks’ is not one of them) (Movie commentary)

“Star Wars: Episode VI — Return of the Jedi” turns 30 on Saturday, and it’s still looking good. So much so that George Lucas recently gave

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‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars’ gets mysterious heading into 5th-season finale (TV commentary)

Although the four-part “droids in the void” arc was by far the worst in the series’ run, “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” Season 5 (8:30 a.m. Central

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