Star Wars: a One of a Kind Franchise

I am definitely a Star Wars fan. I wouldn't call myself a hardcore fan, but I am likely a bit above a casual ranking. I have seen all of the episodic movies and most of the others too (I still need to watch Solo and the CGI Clone Wars movie that led into the series). I have seen a little of the Clone Wars show and Rebels (and I want to see more). I have not seen any of The Mandalorian yet, but I want to. My favorite of the TV offerings that I have seen so far is the Genndy Tartakovsky Clone Wars micro series. I have a bunch of Star Wars novels that are on my reading list, and even a couple of Christian devotionals based on Star Wars. I have a bunch of the video games - a few of my favorites are The Force Unleashed, Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike, and the Nintendo DS version of Revenge of the Sith. I can even do an awesome voice impression of Yoda.

I have enjoyed most of the movies that I have seen in all three trilogies, and disliked a couple too (but still consider them important as part of the whole saga). My favorite of all of the movies is The Empire Strikes Back. The whole movie is great, but the lightsaber duel between Luke and Darth Vader blew my high school mind, and is still one of my favorite battles in the franchise. I would rewatch that part over and over again back in the days of VHS's (dating myself now).

I think it is safe to say that Star Wars is a one of a kind franchise that has a little something for everyone, and an old friend of mine said it best: "Star Wars brings out the nerd in all of us." Star Wars has no doubt inspired the Science Fiction, Fantasy, Action and Adventure stories that have followed it, including my own short stories. Now it is time for me to work on some of my Star Wars backlog. "May the Force be with you!"