The last decade has seen the Star Warsfranchise more active and ubiquitous in media than ever before. In addition to the Disney-produced sequel trilogy, numerous TV shows, including The Mandalorian,Obi-Wan Kenobi, The Acolyte, and Andor, have been released on streaming platforms — not to mention all the video games. But, despite this proliferation of Star Wars media, none of them have managed to come even remotely close to the 45-year-old masterpiece whose success made all this new Star Wars content possible in the first place: The Empire Strikes Back(1980).