May the bogan be with you. That's the word George Lucas used instead of "The Force" in his original script for Star Wars written in the early 1970's. By the time the first Star Wars movie hit the screens in 1977, Lucas had wisely chosen writing collaborators who turned the script into movie magic. The biggest franchise in movie history returns to screens this week with Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens. Journalist and self confessed Star Wars geek Chris Taylor traces the history of the Star Wars phenomenon and the people who made it happen. His book is called How Star Wars Conquered the Universe.
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