Understandably, some viewers were confused when the new Force Awakens characters asked Han about the old Galactic Civil War and the existence of the Force. But in a way, that's because these elements have become so ingrained in our popular culture that it's almost inconceivable to come across someone who has never heard the term "Jedi Knight" or knows who Darth Vader is. In the Star Wars universe, knowledge of such things really isn't all that commonplace. It's easy to see how this could all be ...

Understandably, some viewers were confused when the new Force Awakens characters asked Han about the old Galactic Civil War and the existence of the Force. But in a way, that's because these elements have become so ingrained in our popular culture that it's almost inconceivable to come across someone who has never heard the term "Jedi Knight" or knows who Darth Vader is. In the Star Wars universe, knowledge of such things really isn't all that commonplace. It's easy to see how this could all be ...