Back to the Future...what happens after 2015? Warning: Star Wars "The Force Awakens" spoiler...and Marvel Universe previews: Alternate post title, "when Rachel gets her geek on..."
Manufacturers fell over themselves rushing hoverboards to market in time for the 2015 holiday season. Small wonder the contraptions have turned out to be a fire hazard. http://www.wired.com/2015/12/why-hoverboards-keep-exploding/ Really, 2015 was a bittersweet year for this Age of Aquarius baby turned forty-something. From now on, the time in the DeLorean will always be in the past. 2015 was the year we found out what happened since we left Luke, Leia, and Han partying with the Ewoks back on Endor in 1983. The thrill of seeing characters I first met in 1977 back on the big screen after so many years was tempered by watching Han Solo's death. Sure, I get all the parallels with Obi Wan Kenobi's death in the original 1977 movie but we did not spend years with Ben Kenobi the way we did with Han! And what surprises do we have to look forward to in 2016? For starters, there will be another Star Wars prequel. This franchise is starting to feel like the Marvel universe....