The following article is an opinion-piece and does not necessarily reflect the viewpoints of That Park Place or its writers. Messages about war are all allegorical in nature in regards to tactics for redirecting the trajectory of Star Wars fiction and narrative....
Stories are important - they may be the most important facet in life. A story can change your beliefs, outlook, or philosophy. They can teach you. They allow the dead to speak to you long past the time that they lived. The best stories give you hope. The stories of...
Star Wars, and perhaps Disney as a whole, are at a crossroads. In the decade since Disney purchased Lucasfilm, there have been both high and low points. This was also true in the old days of Lucasfilm, but back in those days there was enough content released at a...
Hello There! I was at work, going about my normal duties when one of my coworkers asked if I'd seen the new Obi-Wan trailer yet. It's rare that new Star Wars news squeaks by without my hearing about it, so I was a little surprised that I hadn't heard that it had...
"It is a period of civil war. Rebel spaceships, striking from a hidden base, have won their first victory against the evil Galactic Empire. During the battle, Rebel spies managed to steal secret plans to the Empire's ultimate weapon, the DEATH STAR, an armoured space...
Mythology and the Decline of Western Society Myths and legends are important. At their core, they are simple stories with archetypical characters, designed to represent the virtues and flaws of the audience. As a storytelling device, they are used to pass on knowledge...
RIP Tom Veitch "For over a thousand generations the Jedi Knights were the guardians of peace and justice in the Old Republic...before the dark times...before the Empire." Between 1986 and 1991, Star Wars was dead. The Ewoks made for TV movies aired in '84 and '85, the...
When I was a kid, He-Man and Transformers were all the rage. Like most kids at that time, we might have 2 or 3 of each, if we were lucky. Few could afford to buy everything, and so a lot of times you'd end up getting all of your toys from various franchises together...