An epic space opera film series created by George Lucas.
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Could the Death Star travel faster than light?
Almost every ship (excluding speeders and small fighters) in the Star Wars universe can travel at light speed. As far as I'm aware most space stations can't (Bespin certainly doesn't seem to).
The ...
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Why is the death star in “Star Wars” shaped like a sphere?
Is there any mention in the Star Wars movies about why a sphere-shape was chosen? It would seem that that shape in unreasonably hard to make. Molding perfectly all the outher plates does seem to ...
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How much of Star Wars did George Lucas actually write?
I got into a semi-argument with a friend recently regarding how much credit to give George Lucas for Star Wars. She was commenting how he's an awful director and that's why the new Star Wars trilogy ...
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Where does the name “Ewoks” come from?
Everyone knows that the cute, fuzzy critters from Return of the Jedi are called the Ewoks... but how does everyone know that? If you watch the movie carefully, you'll notice that they never use the ...
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Rebel in opening scenes of Star Wars Episode 4
At the beginning of the movie, Vader and the storm troopers board Princess Leia's ship. At one point Vader was holding a rebel in the air and was interrogating him, and then throws him away after he ...
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Use Force Lightning can Yoda?
In Star Wars Episode II, battling with Count Dooku Yoda was. Force Lightning against Yoda Dooku uses. The lightning from affecting him Yoda stops. Then Force Lightning back at Count Dooku he uses.
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Star Wars IV : Why was the princess rescued in the first place?
In the 1977 movie release of Star Wars Episode IV, Why was the princess rescued in the first place?
As the required information was with the droid and a lot of time had passed since she was captured, ...
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Star Wars IV : Why is the princess not executed?
In the 1977 movie, Star Wars Episode IV, orders to excecute the princess are given several times. Once an order to execute her "immediately" but still she was not executed and was later rescued. Why ...
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Has any actor appeared in all of: Star Wars, Star Trek, Stargate?
A recent HowToGeek post called out Deep Roy as being the only actor to have appeared in all of the Star Wars, Star Trek, and Doctor Who franchises. A comment on that post mentions that Simon Pegg has ...
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Star Wars: why is Leia, the twin of Luke, not a Jedi?
Why is Leia, the twin of Luke, not a Jedi? Is she not supposed to be the "one other" to whom Yoda refers in Star Wars Episode V?
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Which film has the most direct sequels/prequels?
With the recent news that Disney has bought LucasFilm and plans to make at least 3 new films in the Star Wars series, that would make 9 films in total (presumably all linked story-wise). Would this ...
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How did Kenny Baker play R2-D2 in Star Wars? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How were R2D2 and C3PO made in the original trilogy?
I found out that R2-D2 was played by Kenny Baker and I am surprised. How did he control it? Did he really get inside ...
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What Else (Other than Star Wars) Has Lucas Retconned?
We know Lucas has a habit of making a movie, then changing it every time he re-releases it. (If you're not clear what I'm looking for, Google "Han Shot First.")
Does he do this with only Star Wars ...
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Why did three actors play Darth Vader?
In the original Star Wars movies (IV, V, and VI) three actors ended up playing Darth Vader. David Prowse was the actual physical body for the most part, James Earl Jones was used for the voice, and ...
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Why Obi-Wan says: “If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine”?
When Obi-Wan fights Darth Vader in the New Hope, he says:
You can't win, Vader. If you strike me down, I shall become more
powerful than you can possibly imagine.
What does he mean by that? Is ...
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In what order should a newcomer watch Star Wars episodes?
I have a friend who has never seen Star Wars and he wants to watch it.
I am unsure which order should I suggest. Should he watch the old or new Trilogy first? Or some kind of mixed order? I am ...
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How were R2D2 and C3PO made in the original trilogy?
I know they used a lot of mechanics back then, but were R2D2 and C3PO mechanical, a costume, or something else?
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What was the line that David Prowse said on Bespin set?
In various Star Wars documentaries it is mentioned that Mark Hamill and George Lucas were apparently the only two people on set who knew that James Earl Jones would eventually dub Vader with the ...
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Does George Lucas have a plan for how The Clone Wars series will continue into the movies?
Is there a continuity plan to end The Clone Wars Series and tie it up to the movies?
As I imagine there are many unanswerable questions related to the star wars universe from the tv series.
Or is ...
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Star Wars-Who REALLY shot first, revision by revision: Han or Greedo?
There has been numerous debates about who shot first in Star Wars Episode IV: Han or Greedo. It's also been rumored that who shoots first has changed between each subsequent release of Star Wars.
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When was the Star Wars Chasm Fail edited out?
I saw Star Wars the weekend it was released in L.A. I distinctly remember Luke trying to rope the scaffolding and missing when crossing the chasm with Leia. Leia gives him a kiss and says, "For Luck" ...
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Empire Strikes Back - Scene in Dagobah with Darth Vader
I have never understood why Vader appears in Dagobah in TESB, I understand that the cave Yoda takes Luke to is strong with the dark side of the force but don't understand why the rest of the scene at ...
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Why did the Senate stick around?
From the beginning of the "I find your lack of faith disturbing" scene in "A New Hope":
"The rebellion will continue to get support in the Imperial Senate.."
"The Imperial Senate will no longer be ...
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Were the 3 prequels intended?
After the making of Episode IV V and VI of star wars, was it immediately decided to make the 3 prequels or was it due to some other factors (eg: financial)?
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What's the purpose of Aurra Sing appearing in Star Wars Episode One?
In Star Wars Episode One, the bounty hunter Aurra Sing can be seen for a few seconds watching the pod race on Tatooine. She never reappears again in this episode or any other episodes, though later ...
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What changes were made to the Star Wars Blu-ray and what effect did they have on the plot?
The recently released Blu-ray edition of Star Wars has a few changes made personally by George Lucas. The most striking is Darth Vader's "No!" in episode VI. Why were these changes made, and do such ...
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Why was Prowse chosen to play Darth Vader?
Everybody knows that David Prowse played Darth Vader in the old Star Wars episodes. He was a weightlifting champion and a bodybuilder.
Does anybody know who and why actually chose him to play this ...
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Evaluating characters by means of description
In his Star Wars Episode 1 review/analysis, Mike Stoklasa used a certain challenge as a device to illustrate how poorly thought out the characters were: "Describe the following characters without ...
