If we accept all the Star Wars films as the same canon, then a lot that happens in the original films has to be reinterpreted in the light of the prequels. As we now know, the rebel Alliance was founded by Yoda, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Bail Organa. What can readily be deduced is that their first recruit, who soon became their top field agent, was R2-D2. — A New Sith, or Revenge of the Hope In college I was a huge fan of Star Trek the Next Generation , but was still unable to overlook many of the episodes’ convenient glossing over of details. “If Guinan is on board, why don’t they ask her if she’s ever heard of this ancient race?” “It’s a science/math/memorization problem; why don’t they ask Data?” “Why are they taking a shuttle down? Did someone say something about the transporters? Are the transporters not working this episode?” It became a fun game among the truly devoted to try and come up with a set of circumstances,...