It was a Star Wars event sixteen years in the making. It was eight years after Timothy Zahn’s Heir to the Empire novel filled the void some wondered if anyone wanted filled. It was two years after the triumphal return of the original trilogy returned to the theaters with new content. And that first trailer was spectacular. Everyone in my office all but crashed the system downloading it and watching it over and over again. New worlds. A young Obi-Wan. And a double-bladed lightsaber! This was going to be an awesome movie! My wife and I went on opening day. We were engaged and this was the first new Star Wars movie…