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Star Wars is an American epic space opera franchise consisting of a film series and other media created by George Lucas. The film series has spawned a media franchise outside the film series called the Star Wars expanded universe including books, television series, computer and video games, and comic books. These supplements to the film trilogies have resulted in significant development of the series' fictional universe. These media kept the franchise active in the interim between the film trilogies. The franchise portrays a universe which is in a galaxy that is described as far, far away. It commonly portrays Jedi as a representation of good, in conflict with the Sith, their evil counterpart. Their weapon of choice, the lightsaber, is commonly recognized in popular culture. The fictional universe also contains many themes, especially influences of philosophy and religion.

The first film in the series was originally released on May 25, 1977, under the title Star Wars, by 20th Century Fox, and became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon, followed by two sequels, released at three-year intervals. Sixteen years after the release of the trilogy's final film, the first in a new prequel trilogy of films was released. The three prequel films were also released at three-year intervals, with the final film of that particular series released on May 19, 2005. In October 2012, The Walt Disney Company acquired Lucasfilm for $4.05 billion and announced that it would produce three new films, with the first film Star Wars Episode VII planned for release in 2015. 20th Century Fox still retains the distribution rights to the first two Star Wars trilogies, owning permanent rights for the original film Episode IV: A New Hope, while holding the rights to Episodes I-III, V and VI until May 2020.

Reactions to the original trilogy were mostly positive, with the last film being considered the weakest, while the prequel trilogy received a more mixed reaction, with most of the praise being for the final movie, according to most review aggregator websites. All six of the main films in the series were also nominated for or won Academy Awards.

All of the main films have been box office successes, with the overall box office revenue generated by the Star Wars films (including the theatrical Star Wars: The Clone Wars) totalling $4.49 billion, making it the fifth-highest-grossing film series. The success has also led to multiple re-releases in theaters for the series.

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Seth MacFarlane
"Blue Harvest" is the hour-long premiere of the sixth season of the Fox animated comedy series Family Guy and the first part of the series' trilogy Laugh It Up, Fuzzball. It originally aired on September 23, 2007. The episode is a retelling and parody of the 1977 blockbuster film, Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, recasting the show's characters into Star Wars roles. The plot follows Peter as he retells the story of Star Wars while the electricity is out in their house. The episode is a parody of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, which the show's creator, Seth MacFarlane (pictured), is a fan of. To produce the installment the staff had to ask Lucasfilm, the company who owns the rights to the Star Wars franchise, for permission. "Blue Harvest" guest starred Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Mick Hucknall, Leslie Nielsen and Rush Limbaugh. The episode contain various references to the popular culture, specifically, Star Wars film series. It was viewed by 10.86 million viewers on its original broadcast and it received mixed to positive reviews from critics.
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Astronaut Jim Reilly helped welcome R2-D2 and Luke Skywalker's lightsaber from Star Wars to the Kennedy Space Center. The lightsaber is being taken into space aboard the real-life spacecraft Discovery during mission STS-120.
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Astronaut Jim Reilly helped welcome R2-D2 and Luke Skywalker's lightsaber from Star Wars to the Kennedy Space Center.

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Carrie Frances Fisher
B. October 21, 1956

Carrie Fisher is an American actress, novelist, screenwriter, and performance artist. She is best known for her portrayal of Princess Leia in the original Star Wars trilogy. She is also known for her bestselling novel Postcards from the Edge and screenplay for a film of the same name, as well as her autobiographical one-woman play, Wishful Drinking, and the non-fiction book she based on it.
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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Box-header/colours' not found. The Hutts are a fictional alien race in the Star Wars universe. They appear in The Phantom Menace, Return of the Jedi and The Clone Wars, as well as the special edition release of A New Hope. They also appear in various Star Wars games, including those based on the movies, and the Knights of the Old Republic series. None of these, however, are very friendly and all are criminally involved. However, in the comic book series Tales of the Jedi: Golden Age of the Sith and Tales of the Jedi: The Fall of the Sith Empire, there is a Hutt character named Aarrba who is sympathetic to the main characters, Gav and Jori Daragon.

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Template:/box-header I: The Phantom Menace (1999)
II: Attack of the Clones (2002)
III: Revenge of the Sith (2005)
IV: A New Hope (1977)
V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
VI: Return of the Jedi (1983)
VII: The Force Awakens (2015)

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Star Wars (Book)
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Episodes The Phantom Menace | Attack of the Clones | Revenge of the Sith | A New Hope | The Empire Strikes Back | Return of the Jedi | The Force Awakens
Spin-off Holiday Special | Caravan of Courage | The Battle for Endor | The Clone Wars
Television Droids | Ewoks | Clone Wars | Live-Action
Books Jedi Prince | Splinter of the Mind's Eye | The Thrawn trilogy | X-wing series | Jedi Academy | The New Jedi Order | Dark Nest | Legacy of the Force | Fate of the Jedi
Comics Tales of the Jedi | Dark Empire | Legacy | Knights of the Old Republic | Invasion
Games Knights of the Old Republic | KotOR II: The Sith Lords | Dark Forces | Dark Forces II | Jedi Outcast | Jedi Academy | Galaxies | Lego Star Wars | Lego Star Wars II | Battlefront | Battlefront II | The Clone Wars | Empire at War | Forces of Corruption | The Force Unleashed
Other Shadows of the Empire | Clone Wars | Star Tours | Star Wars Trading Cards

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