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Where The Sequel Trilogy Went Wrong

joecarro

Posted on April 14, 2020

It’s all over. The Skywalker journey is complete. Well, sort of… Way back in December of 2015, droves of people showed up to watch Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens. Now, it’s been a few months since the December, 2019 release of Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker. Fans have had lots of time to watch these films if they haven’t yet, what with the plague upon us *cough*COVID-19*cough* so with all that time to watch the films and digest the message the films conveyed as a whole, I wanted to personally take a look back at the Sequel Trilogy (ST) as compared to the Original Trilogy (OT) and the Prequel Trilogy (PT). We know that some dislike various films in…

Categories: Opinion

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Away With Words Is One Year Old – Thank You

joecarro

Posted on May 7, 2015

Wow – a lot has happened in a year. I switched job locations so that I’d cut out 100 hours of driving time per week. I graduated from Stonecoast, my MFA program. I moved in with my girlfriend to one of the biggest cities in Maine (yeah, yeah – I can hear you laughing from here…but it’s a cool city). I also had lots of fun and attended many conventions and family events. And, of course, my blog slowly made changes, too. I added the feature called Friend Files where I showcased one of my friends with each entry and why I appreciate them. I added the feature called Cosplay Confessions where I interviewed a cosplayer and asked them some basic questions about their…

Categories: Update

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