Moment of Truth Archives - Faking Star Wars

Humor is subjective, and so is satire. But when it comes to Star Wars comedy, parody, and satire, Faking Star Wars is where most fans of the saga will turn. However, fake Star Wars news does hit the mainstream satire news cycle from time to time. Today we will compare parody juggernaut The Onion and scrappy satire punks The Hard Times on their output of Star Wars content. Spoiler alert, Hard Times is funnier at least 12 times… or until I get tired of slogging through the Onion’s archives of unfunny Star Wars themed articles.

Fandom and Nerd Life Moment of Truth

May 15, 2019 Willybobo

Moment Of Truth: Why The Game Of Thrones Finale And Avengers: Endgame Mark The True Beginning Of Disney Star Wars

The last few years have been especially trying for Star Wars fans. While news of Disney’s purchase of Lucasfilm was initially met with joy, the honeymoon was short-lived. The Force Awakens was fine albeit a soulless reboot of the original trilogy. Being the first installment of a new trilogy, you could forgive it for repeating the tried-and-true in an effort to onboard a new generation. However, since then it’s been a very rocky road for the Star Wars galaxy on the big screen.