The thing about the Star Wars expanded universe that most i… - James Nicoll

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The thing about the Star Wars expanded universe that most impresses me is how the need for endless sequels has taken what was way back in the late Disco a fairly upbeat series where the good guys eventually prevailed and turned into a crapsack setting that's grimmer than the disintegration of Yugoslavia, Congo Wars I & II and the Mongol Conquests combined.

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James Davis Nicoll (born March 18, 1961) is a Canadian freelance game and reviewer, former role-playing game store owner, and also works as a first reader for the Science Fiction Book Club.

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Hell, Chuck Yeager could do it in his sleep while on fire, I'm sure.

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