When J.J. Abrams told Jimmy Fallon that Lin Manuel Miranda had written new music for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the world was not prepared. Star Wars enthusiasts and fans of Miranda's Hamilton -- the year's buzziest Broadway show -- quickly banded together, and the result is the beautiful #Force4Ham hashtag.
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The Internet has a beautiful history of Ham-ifying things, including ParksandHam (mashups of Hamilton and Parks and Recreation) and 30Ham (ditto, but with 30 Rock) -- but #Force4Ham may rule the Empire on this one.
I got the same virtuosity & brains as my pops. The ladies say that's not where the resemblance stops... #force4ham pic.twitter.com/VRdEH7TECp— Hamilton's Squad (@hamiltonssquad) December 1, 2015
"I’m only nineteen but my mind is older Gotta be my own man, like my father, but bolder" #Force4Ham pic.twitter.com/kgvfRNL5FC— Frenchie (@lafemmeluna) December 1, 2015
"I know him. That can't be. That's that little guy who spoke to me..." #Force4Ham @Lin_Manuel @LacketyLac pic.twitter.com/B4LkjrQX72— Jonathan M. Sherman (@improbablyjust) December 1, 2015
The ten-dollar founding father without a father Got a lot farther by working a lot harder #Force4Ham pic.twitter.com/jsNP9WGmBg— michelle buchman (@michelledeidre) December 1, 2015
We had a spy on the inside, that's right...PRINCESS LEIA ORGANA!!!!! @Lin_Manuel @OakSmash pic.twitter.com/NrSOg5njWu— Hamilton's Squad (@hamiltonssquad) December 1, 2015
CALL ME SON ONE MORE TIME #Force4Ham pic.twitter.com/1SweGqe0ZG— Jenny @ReadingtheEnd (@readingtheend) December 1, 2015
Hey yo, I’m just like my country I’m young, scrappy and hungry And I’m not throwing away my shot. #Force4Ham pic.twitter.com/vaGQ33h9Dg— Charles Price (@Chuck_EP) December 1, 2015
"Raise a glass to the four of us; tomorrow, there'll be more of us." #Force4Ham pic.twitter.com/2ULEwoVVyB— Dan P. (@HerculesStone) December 1, 2015
Now I'm the villain in your history I was too young and blind to see... #Force4Ham pic.twitter.com/xBwzllyVLY— Julia/LeDiva (@lediva) December 1, 2015
The Force is strong with this hashtag. May it always be with us.