These days, everyone has an opinion of the Star Wars franchise. But even with poking fun at the most recent attempts to bring the magic of this institution back to another generation, could there have been some follies that Lucas missed the first time around as well? It would appear so!

As a very young boy, I seem to remember playing with my Star Wars toys as we were on our way to see Star Wars for the first time back in the 70’s. I was pretty young, so I do not remember that much of it. But by the time The Empire Strikes Back rolled onto the scene, I was old enough to really enjoy what Star Wars had to offer. Ah yes, that was a magical time in my life. That and there was no Jar-Jar to be seen anywhere at all. [Read the rest]