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We're well over twenty-four hours since the news broke that George has "passed on" the rights to the Star Wars universe to Disney for a paltry four BILLION dollars. As part of that announcement, Disney immediately said that Star Wars: Episode VII is in the works, and Episode's VIII and IX are not far behind. Exciting news for a lifelong geek like me.
For me, Revenge of the Sith was the end. I've seen Star Wars, Empire, and Jedi countless times. When word broke of Episode I being worked on, finally, I was among the masses who waited impatiently for it. Before the days of broadband internet being everywhere, the trailer for Episode I leaked to a few certain theaters three days before wide release. It was playing with Meet Joe Black and The Waterboy, and the nearest place to me (in Lexington, KY) showing the trailer was in Erlanger, just south of Cincinnati. A solid hour and a half away was playing a two minute clip that was a continuation of the movies I grew up on.
Yes, I made the trip, and sat through a full Adam Sandler movie. I saw the trailer twice that day, once before the movie and once after. Then, several months later, I was in the theater for the opening night midnight shows of The Phantom Menace, and every opening night since for Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith.
But, as I mentioned, Sith was the end. We all knew George had said for years that Sith completely the story, and that was it. Kind of like knowing what day someone is going to die....and then it actually happens. You were prepared, and acted accordingly afterward. Sith was the end, and seeing whatever cartoons, Family Guy episodes, or Robot Chicken is like seeing home movies of the person who passed away. But it's never the same as sitting with them, having a chat.
But now...it's all coming back. And I, for one, couldn't be happier about it, and am greatly anticipating Episode VII, even though it's two and a half years away. More later on the Star Wars continuation, and speculation on who will helm the franchise going forward.
Life is good.
