This episode is spoiler free for the latest Star Wars movie.  This week Chris runs down fan reaction to the Star Trek Beyond Trailer, Lawrence Kasden stating that he is nearly finishing writing Star Wars, and an engineer who created who own working lightsaber.  The featured news is that Star Wars The Force Awakens crushed it at the box office this weekend.  Chris will rundown all the record breaking numbers.  To get more information on any of the articles referenced in the show, check out our shownotes: https://goo.gl/mwJV8dIf you want to get in touch with the show there are a variety of ways to do so:Web: http://nerdalertnews.comShownotes: http://shownotes.nerdalertnews.comE-mail: nerdalertnews247(at)gmail.comTwitter: @NerdAlertShowFacebook: www.facebook.com/NerdAlertShowVoicemail: TBDSubmit Your News: http://submit.nerdalertnews.com