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With Kathleen Kennedy stepping down from Lucasfilm, many fans hope we could start getting better movies and TV shows set in a far away galaxy. Unfortunately, that could take a long, long time, and there is no guarantee that the franchise will never hit the creative heights he experienced under George Lucas. Meanwhile, here’s a little good news for Star Wars fans: There decade From the sound plays of a murderer you caught up on them.
Star Wars Audio Plays Rule
Interestingly, the phenomenon of Star Wars sound plays goes back to the early days of the original trilogy. Back in 1981, NPR released an audio drama second -creation New hopeand we had adjustments of The empire strikes and The return of the Jedi. They all have a cast full of voice actors that include familiar franchise faces like Mark Hamill and Billie Dee Williams as well as funnious newcomers like Brock Peters and John Lithgow.
These early Star Wars audio plays began a storytelling tradition that continued to the ’90s with adaptations of some of the best dark horse comics of that age. This includes adjustments of A dark empire. Crimson Empireand much more. As someone who grew up reading these amazing comics, it’s great to hear them come to life in a way that I can enjoy during walks, gym visits, or late night video games sessions.
For Star Wars fans who don’t mind enjoying Non-Canonian stories, there are plenty of other audio plays to choose from based on the characters and legends. This includes stories associated with Dark forcesThe iconic Star Wars first -person shooter recently received a remaster. There are also adaptations of The Tales of the Jedi Comics that gave fans a real insight into what the Jedi was at the height of their power.
In terms of non -canon Star Wars sound plays, many would say that the gold standards are those created Kyle Newman. He recorded and/or released these stories for the various conventions of Star Wars celebration, and each drama is focused Han solo and the adventures of Chewbacca left New hope. As an additional bonus, these plays featured vocal talents of voice actors from the beloved Clone wars Cartoon Series.
There are, of course, the canonical sound plays of Star Wars, including those focusing on Count Dooku and Doctor APHRA (a fan favorite character found in the comics). There are also several sound plays set during the age of the High Republic. If you hated how The acolyte Portrayed that time period, you may enjoy the more cohesive sound plays, which have 100 percent smaller mysterious boxes and confusing flashes.
If you want to check these Star Wars audio plays out, your best bet is to explore them via Audible, which has a lot available when clicking a button. However, if you feel old school, you can always track the cassettes or vintage CDs for the older productions. No matter how you experience these plays, you can be sure of one thing: they are far, far better than what Disney been trying to push down our necks for the past few years.
