Nobody likes waiting in line. It's not quite as bad, though, when you're surrounded by fellow fans in colorful costumes -- and you're all chatting excitedly about the new Star Wars flick you're thisclose to finally seeing.
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That's true of the crowds around the globe who are taking their turns to see Star Wars: The Force Awakens this week -- and it was also true of the crowds who turned out in droves to see the original trilogy in the '70s and '80s. Times change; nerding out over Star Wars doesn't.