It's a new season, and what better than to draw parallels to our first season by talking about Star Wars fans!
What do you call Star Wars fans? Is there really a big difference between them and Star Trek fans? How have they kept fans interested in the 40 years of Star Wars??
May the force be with you on this week's episode!
Everyone's a fan!
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Play-by-play 00:07 - Theme Song 00:00 - Introduction 01:27 - Who are Star Wars Fans? 03:34 - Trivia 20:06 - Why are people fans of Star Wars? 38:36 - Gender segregation in (Star Wars) Fandom 44:09 - Fans of the week 56:07 - Spotlight: [The 501st Legion!](http://www.501st.com/) 59:32 - Where can I learn more about Fanthropological / The Nickscast 1:01:19 - Outtakes
Citations ["Meet the Star Wars Fans Who Lined Up Two Weeks Before the Premiere"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuVrWbc9ijo) ["Why we love Star Wars: an explainer for 'normal' people"](http://www.wired.co.uk/article/why-i-love-star-wars-explained) ["People Watch Star Wars For The First Time | Syfy Wire"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BVxK0GUpWI) ["I watched all 6 'Star Wars' films for the first time, in one sitting"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ni7mxRCBrA) ["STAR WARS subreddit, I need your help! Why do you love STAR WARS?"](https://www.reddit.com/r/StarWars/comments/34agxp/star_wars_subreddit_i_need_your_help_why_do_you/) ["This Is What It's Like To Watch Star Wars For The First Time"](https://www.reddit.com/r/StarWars/comments/34agxp/star_wars_subreddit_i_need_your_help_why_do_you/) ["'I Got Emotional Reading This': Diego Luna Shares Touching 'Star Wars' Fan Tribute to Importance of Diversity"](http://ktla.com/2017/01/04/i-got-emotional-reading-this-diego-luna-shares-
touching-star-wars-fan-tribute-to-importance-of-diversity/) ["An Unofficial 'Star Wars' Convention in England Was Incredibly Depressing"](https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/people-are-really-mad-at-an-unofficial-star-wars-convention-because-dreams-are-very-foolish-109) ["Carrie Fisher's Unsung Legacy"](http://legit-writing-tips.tumblr.com/post/155032253840/carrie-fishers-unsung-legacy) ["Culture Wars"](https://thewalrus.ca/culture-wars/) ["Fanlore - Don't Call Me "Widow""](http://fanlore.org/wiki/Don%27t_Call_Me_%22Widow%22) ["Fans Reconstruct Authentic Version of Star Wars, AS It Was Shown in Theaters in 1977"](http://www.openculture.com/2014/08/fans-reconstruct-authentic-version-of-star-wars.html) ["Hardware Wars: The Mother of All Star Wars Fan Films (and the Most Profitable Short Film Ever Made)"](http://www.openculture.com/2014/06/hardware-wars-the-mother-of-all-star-wars-fan-films.html) ["Hundreds of Fans Collectively Remade Star Wars; Now They remake the Empire Strikes
Back"](http://www.openculture.com/2012/10/hundreds_of_fans_collectively_remade_istar_warsi_now_they_remake_ithe_empire_strikes_backi.html) ["Reylo: The 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Fan Fiction Ship Between Rey and Kylo Ren is Popular and Controversial"](http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2016/03/reylo/471768/) ["Selling the Soul of Star Wars"](http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2014/09/the-most-soulful-soulless-reboot-of-star-wars-yet/380054/) ["Star Wars Gets Dubbed into Navajo: A Fun Way to Preserve and Teach a Fading Language"](http://www.openculture.com/2013/07/star-wars-gets-dubbed-into-navajo.html) ["The Force of Collecting Star Wars Cards"](http://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/an-interview-wit...
