How The Book of Boba Fett Could Have Been Good Fixing a Star Wars train wreck. March 12, 2022March 10, 2022 by Oren Ashkenazi in Analysis
Five Villains With Contrived Wins When the villain wins, it builds tension - but only if it's a credible win. September 4, 2021September 4, 2021 by Oren Ashkenazi in Analysis
Episode 258: The Star Wars Sequel Trilogy A short time ago, on a podcast quite nearby, two hosts talked about STAR WARS. January 19, 2020August 26, 2021 by Oren Ashkenazi and Chris Winkle
Episode 256: The Mandalorian There’s a possibility that you just might have heard about this latest entry into the Star Wars media family. January 5, 2020August 26, 2021 by Oren Ashkenazi and Chris Winkle
Seven Unanswered Questions From the Original Star Wars Films June 9, 2018June 8, 2018 by Oren Ashkenazi in Analysis
Six Stories With Contrived Conflict Conflict is the engine that moves the plot and lights up characters. February 24, 2018May 16, 2018 by Oren Ashkenazi in Analysis
Five Retaliatory Plot Points to Expect in Episode IX After The Last Jedi chose a new direction for Star Wars, here's how Abrams might strike back. January 26, 2018February 5, 2022 by Oren Ashkenazi in Commentary
Episode 154: The Force January 21, 2018August 26, 2021 by Oren Ashkenazi, Chris Winkle, and Wes Matlock
The Last Jedi and the Power of Failure As much as we want the good guys to win, sometimes they—and we—can learn more from their screw-ups. January 12, 2018June 28, 2021 by Mira Singer in Analysis
Episode 99: Making Secondary Characters the Protagonist January 1, 2017August 26, 2021 by Mike Hernandez, Oren Ashkenazi, and Chris Winkle
Five Tips for Telling Prequel Stories How to make a jump into your storytelling time machine more than just a walk down memory lane. December 30, 2016July 13, 2021 by Oren Ashkenazi in Storytelling
Episode 94: Heroes With Evil Reflections November 27, 2016August 26, 2021 by Chris Winkle, Oren Ashkenazi, and Graham Swanson
Episode 91: Democracy in Spec Fic November 6, 2016August 26, 2021 by Mike Hernandez, Oren Ashkenazi, and Chris Winkle
Episode 10: Last Stand The exciting conclusion of Last Ship of the Republic! Will our heroes triumph in their battle against the evil Empire? August 21, 2016August 26, 2021 by Oren Ashkenazi, Chris Winkle, Chloe Jandsten, Mike Hernandez, and Rhys Subitch
Episode 9: Power Play At last, our heroes start to think big picture. August 7, 2016August 26, 2021 by Oren Ashkenazi, Chris Winkle, Chloe Jandsten, Mike Hernandez, and Rhys Subitch
Episode 79: Scifi Roleplaying Systems Do you like dice? July 31, 2016August 26, 2021 by Mike Hernandez, Chris Winkle, and Oren Ashkenazi
Episode 8: The Best Laid Plans At last, we return to our good friends, the Ryn. July 24, 2016August 26, 2021 by Oren Ashkenazi, Chloe Jandsten, Chris Winkle, Mike Hernandez, and Rhys Subitch
Episode 78: Does Authorial Intent Matter? Is the author dead or have reports of their demise been greatly exaggerated? July 17, 2016August 26, 2021 by Chris Winkle, Dash Buck, and Oren Ashkenazi
Episode 7: The Droid of the Hour At last, our heroes have finally met up with the actual Rebel Alliance! But is that only going to cause more problems? July 10, 2016August 26, 2021 by Oren Ashkenazi, Chris Winkle, Mike Hernandez, Chloe Jandsten, and Rhys Subitch
Episode 6: Space Sick So remember when we said we weren’t ripping off Battlestar Galactica? Well, we still aren’t. June 26, 2016August 26, 2021 by Oren Ashkenazi, Chris Winkle, Mike Hernandez, Rhys Subitch, and Chloe Jandsten
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