By Chris Snellgrove
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With Kathleen Kennedy who withdrew from Lucasfilm, many fans hope that we could start getting better films and television shows in a galaxy far, far. Unfortunately, it could take a long time, and there is no guarantee that the franchise will reach the creative heights that he knew under George Lucas. In the meantime, here is good news for Star Wars fans: there is decades Dramas audio killers so that you can catch up.
Star Wars audio dramas rule
Interestingly, the phenomenon of Star Wars audio dramas dates back to the first days of the original trilogy. In 1981, NPR published an audio drama recreating A new hopeAnd we then obtained adaptations of The empire strikes And The return of the Jedi. Each of them has a complete distribution of votes actors who includes faces of familiar franchise like Mark Hamill and Billie Dee Williams as well as fun new arrivals like Brock Peters and John Lithgow.
These first Star Wars audio dramas launched a narration tradition that continued in the 90s with adaptations of some of the best comics of Dark Horse from that time. This includes adaptations of Black empire,, Crimson empireAnd many others. As a person who grew up reading these impressive comic strips, it’s great to hear them give life in a way that I can enjoy during walks, gymnasium visits or late evening video games.
For Star Wars fans who do not care to take advantage of non -canonical stories, there are many other audio dramas to choose based on characters and legends stories. This includes stories related to Dark forcesThe emblematic shooter in the first person of Star Wars who recently obtained a remaster. There are also adaptations of the tales of the Jedi comics which gave fans our first real overview of what the Jedi looked like at the strongest of their power.
Regarding the non-cannon Star Wars audio dramas, many would say that gold standards are those created Kyle Newman. He recorded and / or released these tales for various Star Wars celebration conventions, and each drama focuses on Han solo And the adventures of Chewbacca after A new hope. As a bonus, these dramas featured the vocal talents of the actors of the voice of the beloved Clone wars Series of cartoons.
There are, of course, canonical Audio Star Wars dramas, including those who focus on Count Dooku and Doctor Aphra (a favorite fans who made his debut in comics). There are also several audio dramas during the era of the High Republic. If you hated how Acolyte depict this period, you can take advantage of the most coherent audio dramas, which are 100% less Mysteries and confusing flashbacks.
If you want to consult these Star Wars audio dramas, your best bet is to explore them via Audible, which has made a lot of them in one button. If you feel old, you can always find the cassettes or vintage CDs for older productions. No matter how you live these dramas, you can be sure of one thing: they are far away, far better than what Disney Try to push our throat for a few years.
