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When Star Trek came premiered on Television in 1966, it dominated the world of Science fiction, that is until Star Wars came out. Since then the two franchises have been battling for dominance of the pop culture realm. In this retrospective you will hear from, fans, directors and the actors themselves discussing the phenomenon that they are in the center of.
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Borderland volume 4
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Deutsch
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Leni goes undercover to infiltrate a drug ring.
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When Star Wars landed in theaters, audiences discovered a galaxy filled with heroes, villains, robots, space ships, and aliens. But when the lights came up, they disappeared. Unless you had the toys! Like none before them, Star Wars toys were a phenomenon that swept the nation, permanently transforming both the toy and movie industries, and creating a hobby that, 30 years later, still holds sway over pop-culture. Plastic Galaxy: The Story of Star...
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Sci-Phi Science Fiction as Philosophy volume 15
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English
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The original Star Wars trilogy is not morally ambiguous, but many other entries in the franchise present complicated gray areas when it comes to good versus evil. Professor Johnson demonstrates how the 21st-century films in the series, especially Rogue One, create a more complicated view of morality - and what Nietzsche can tell us about space politics.
7) Elstree 1976
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In this fascinating documentary, go behind the scenes of one of the most iconic film series of all time: "Star Wars." The actors and extras who played aliens, storm troopers, rebels and even Darth Vader in George Lucas's "Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope" reminisce about their time on set and how making the Sci-Fi classic affected their lives and careers, for better or for worse.
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Action Figure Adventure volume 6
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English
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Jay wrestles with acquiring pricey G.I. Joe Figure then lands in torment when he has the opportunity to buy a rare Star Wars playset.
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Action Figure Adventure volume 2
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English
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Jay returns to his hometown store and must decide if he should stick with his game plan or go down a different road thanks to the opportunity to buy a rare Star Wars figure.
12) Santa and Pete
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It's the first Christmas without Grandma and a difficult time for the family, until Grandpa (James Earl Jones, Star Wars, Field of Dream) decides to share a story with his ten-year-old grandson Terence.
13) American Jedi
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AMERICAN JEDI is a documentary film about three Star Wars fans who become candidates for knighthood and must confront the darkest issues from their past in order to be accepted into a real-life Jedi community.
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Great Courses volume 13
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English
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See how data from the Kepler spacecraft confirms a scenario straight out of the movie Star Wars: a planet with two suns. Investigate the tricky orbital mechanics of these systems. A double star also complicates the heating and cooling cycle on a planet. However, the view is spectacular!
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Explore the concept of individual fate through the film The Adjustment Bureau and the larger concept of universal fate in Star Wars. Along the way, take a look at the ways conspiracy theories and supernatural claims invoke "fate" to explain real-world happenings and how philosophers handle these "explanations."
18) Dante's Inferno
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Based on EA's must-have game, the animated feature Dante's Inferno follows Dante on a stunning journey through the nine circles of Hell. Watch as he travels through limbo, lust, gluttony, greed, anger, heresy, violence, fraud and treachery in search of his true love, Beatrice. Starring Mark Hamill (STAR WARS), Victoria Branch, Graham McTavish, and more.
19) Mad God
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Follow The Assassin through a forbidding world of tortured souls, decrepit bunkers, and wretched monstrosities forged from the most primordial horrors of the subconscious mind. Directed by Phil Tippett (Star Wars, Jurassic Park), the world's pre-eminent stop motion animator, every set, creature, and effigy in this macabre masterpiece is hand-crafted and painstakingly animated using traditional stop-motion techniques.
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How to View and Appreciate Great Movies volume 22
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English
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Professor Williams demonstrates how all great villains are a distorted reflection of the hero, through movies including The Wizard of Oz, Star Wars, The Silence of the Lambs, and Rocky. He unpacks why the antagonist may not always be bad, but must be present. Additionally, you'll explore the four thematic groupings (pathways) and how the protagonist and antagonist are utilized in each.
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