Star Wars wouldn’t be the end of the radio drama; the story would continue through George Lucas’ other Star Wars sequels.
The fan had gotten a copy of the Star Wars radio series as a birthday present and later wrote Sachs to describe how it had changed his life; Sachs described this as a powerful message about how the radio drama can connect with the fans even today.
The radio drama, long a staple of stations everywhere, had found itself at a crossroads by the time the Star Wars special was released in 1981.
Working in its favor was the fact that the Star Wars radio drama had gotten back two of the film’s most iconic stars.