Back when I was a youngling, getting information about new Star Wars movies in the run-up to their release required networks of Bothan spies. Then the Internet became a thing, and everything changed. Those of you old enough to remember the pre-YouTube days of Internet video may well remember downloading the Episode I trailer from Apple. At the time I was in grad school and fortunate enough to benefit from Imperial College London’s rather fat pipes, yet it still took several hours. That all seems like it happened a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, though.
Earlier this week, Lucasfilm and Disney used a Star Wars convention in Southern California to unleash a torrent of information about the next installment of the space opera franchise on the world. There was the new teaser trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which at this point has racked up more than 36 million views on YouTube.
There was much to love in the new trailer. The crashed Imperial Star Destroyer and Super Star Destroyers on the surface of desert planet Jakku were particular favorites in the orbiting HQ’s editorial office, sparking a vigorous debate among a few of us about whether or not there was any sign of technological progress during the sixty-odd years that span the Star Wars cinematic universe. Another office favorite was an Interstellar/Star Wars mashup, showing Matthew McConaughey’s reaction to the trailer:
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