Other reports were serious: We covered President Ronald Reagan’s “Star Wars” antimissile system in the 1980s, the “Star Wars” “piracy menace” of bootleg films in Hong Kong, and the obituaries of franchise stars like Sir Alec Guinness, in 2000, and Carrie Fisher, in December.

We also tried to be playful. We covered the recent campaign to make Jediism a religion, and the “Star Wars” socks worn by the prime minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau.

And maybe we got a little obsessed, too. Last year, we offered “Star Wars” teaching ideas — from “Tackle Shakespeare With Yoda, You Will” to an economics primer, “The Death Star, Too Big to Fail?”

In any case, may The Force be with you.

Charles McDermid contributed reporting.

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