Part 2 of 3 of a series that will continue to look at the history behind one of the defining movies of a generation: George Lucas’s “Star Wars” and its sequels "Empire Strikes Back" and "Return of the Jedi". In this episode, we will take a deeper dive into the innovations that turned a movie treatment into a successful and revolutionary franchise.

Moderator: Jeff Suess is a local author and historian. In his misspent youth, he co-wrote a Star Wars parody musical that was produced by MIT and was featured in the documentary: Jedi Jr. High. Some people say he even looks like George Lucas.