Evan is a writer and lifelong sci-fi and fantasy fan. His background is in communications, writing tutoring, and songwriting. He majored in history and was a staff writer for the arts section of his ...

George Lucas has spent more than 25 years hearing what fans think went wrong with the Star Wars prequels. Jar Jar Binks became shorthand for the Star Wars prequel trilogy’s sillier instincts, while ...

The Star Wars saga would not be what it is without Jar Jar Binks. The much-memed, oft-derided Gungan is usually positioned as ineffective comic relief, especially in the fandom’s memory, but Jar Jar ...

Jar-Jar Binks death was imagined by a fan who may be among the many who don’t appreciate Binks’ quotes, or how Binks is allegedly a racist. The fan edit of a scene in Star Wars “The Phantom Menace” ...

Look. I knew it would be here. You knew it would be here. The most questionable act of Star Wars merchandising since the C-3PO tape dispenser, the candy tongue Jar Jar is forever burned into our minds ...

When “Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace” debuted on May 19, 1999, few movies before (or since) were greeted with more fevered anticipation. Not only was the movie the first new “Star Wars” ...