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Galloping galaxies! Here come that midget robot and the tin man with the English accent again, along with Luke, Han Solo and the rebellious rose of Alderaan, Princess Leia. Star Wars is back, but with a difference. This time it is on National Public Radio, and instead of being presented within the confines of a two-hour movie, it has been expanded into a serial: 13 half-hour cliffhangers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: And Now, Star Wars on the Air | 4/13/1981 | See Source »

There is one gesture of Obi-Wan's, however, that he still regrets. When the planet Alderaan blows up, Obi-Wan reels backward and clutches his forehead, an unpardonable cliché in Guinness's opinion. "I still go hot and cold when I think of that scene," he confesses. During those awkward moments, he has at least one consolation: his 2¼% of the film's profits...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: Second Strike | 1/2/1978 | See Source »

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