Darth Vader's Psychic Hotline 2002 Official Star Wars Fan Film Awards. Darth Vader's Psychic Hotline Darth Vader's Psychic Hotline is a fan film that made its debut on the Internet on April 16, 2002, created by fans of the "Star Wars" franchise. It is a spoof of "Star Wars" and Miss Cleo-type psychic hotline infomercials, with Darth Vader taking calls and giving advice to various "Star Wars" characters. While the film primarily spoofs the "Star Wars" universe in the format of an infomercial, there are several other notable targets, including subtle references to "Star Trek", "Babylon 5", "Back to the Future", "Red Dwarf", "Battlestar
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace Lucas decided the movies would work best as a trilogy. In the final act of the trilogy's final episode, "Return of the Jedi", Vader is ultimately redeemed through an act of sacrifice for Luke. This was in 1983, more than six years since the release of "Star Wars". Lucas admitted to being "burned out" and announced he would take a break from working on the saga. Throughout the 1980s, George Lucas remarked he had no desire to return to "Star Wars" and had unofficially canceled his sequel trilogy by the time of "Return of the Jedi". Because Lucas had developed