As amazing as the different species of earth are, there were so many more that are no longer with us. In some cases, that’s fortunate for us, because many were huge and predatory. In other cases, it would be so cool to have them around now. And then there are some that are just too weird to contemplate, like the shark with a circular saw in its mouth and the poop-eating snail that fossilized in place to show how it was done. Emily Graslie of The Brain Scoop guest-hosts this week’s mental_floss video from the Field Museum in Chicago. -via mental_floss
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The frontier aspect was also important. There are planets run essentially by criminal cartels, like Tatooine, because the Empire was unraveling at the seams. Such uncontrolled areas are the breeding ground for revolution.
Make a movie or sell toys? Post-cinema marketing is everything today, and so characters and extras are made to be easily translated into a line of action figures. The movie becomes a vehicle for selling stuff to kids, and is diminished. It is a gigantic product placement.
It also works this way for making money, so it's not likely to end.