‘Skeleton Crew’ Soldifies a Wizard Time of Adventure and Mystery

December 4, 2024December 3, 2024 Lauren Lola

There’s something splendidly meta about seeing kids pretend to have a lightsaber battle, in a galaxy where there actually are Jedi and lightsabers. That’s what came to mind while watching the premiere of the newest Star Wars live-action series, Skeleton Crew, where a group of kids come across an abandoned starship and accidentally launch themselves into space.

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‘Skeleton Crew’ Trailer Brings the ‘80s Vibes in Story and Sound

November 1, 2024November 2, 2024 Lauren Lola

The official trailer for Star Wars: Skeleton Crew is out, and… wait, is that Peter Schilling’s “Major Tom (Coming Home),” I hear? Already it was something to behold to have an artist create a song for the previous live-action series, The Acolyte, with Victoria Monét’s “Power of Two,” but to actually license a song for a trailer for a Star Wars series is very unusual.