The Andor Blog
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The Void left by Cinefex
John Knoll of ILM recalled in an interview of reading issues of Cinefantastique with the articles covering science fiction, fantasy and horror movies during the height of Star Wars in the late 1970s. The magazine made its debut in 1967. There were other magazines like Starlog that focused on science fiction films and TV series.…
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Late to the Game: Discovering Andor Season 1
In this blog I have already described my first film experience with Star Wars in 1977 and the unforgetable impact it had on me, and in fact everyone who watched it. And, to repeat, I naturally watched the second and third episodes. These were science fiction filmmaking on an epic scale with superb production values.…
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It’s Called Science Fiction for a Good Reason
In the world of literature, there is fiction and nonfiction, and within the field of novels, there is the subset of science fiction. Growing up, I enjoyed reading the Tom Swift Jr. novels written for a juvenile audience. This series had titles like Tom Swift and his Rocket Ship, Tom Swift and His Outpost in…
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The Genesis of Rogue One
Which Became the Genesis of Andor The creation, production and release of a major Hollywood film involves anywhere from dozens to perhaps hundreds of people. Many promising film projects are started but undergo disruptive personnel changes, multiple screenplay rewrites, struggles for financing, production problems and other unforeseen events. Those who work in the filmmaking industry…
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The Missing Backstory of Jyn Erso
Why is Felicity Jones not in Andor? It had been years since a Star Wars film had been released when I learned in 2016 that Rogue One would be in theaters. That year I was living and working in Jupiter, Florida and located the theater where it would be playing. Unlike my first film experience…
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My Beginning with Star Wars
Watching Star Wars in 1977 In 1977, I was two years out of college, working as a freelance industrial designer in Stamford, Connecticut. Looking through a Sunday New York Times Entertainment section, I saw a full page ad for a new science fiction film: Star Wars. The ad listed the film premier would be shown…