Breaking News: The First Teaser Trailer for Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens Released!!!

"There has been an awakening. Have you felt it?"

• October 2012 - Disney buys Lucasfilm. Announces Star Wars Episodes VII, VIII and IX.
• January 2013 - J.J. Abrams announced to direct.
• May 2013 - Pre-production begins.
• October 2013 - Screenwriter Michael Arndt leaves production. Lawrence Kasdan and Abrams take over his script duties.
• November 2013 - Release date of December 18th, 2015 was announced.
• January 2014 - Abrams announced the script was completed. Casting begins.
• April 29th, 2014 - The cast list was officially announced.
• May 16th, 2014 - Principle photography begins.
• November 3rd, 2014 - After injuries and re-shoots, principle photography wrapped.
• November 6th, 2014 - Star Wars Episode VII gets the subtitle Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
• November 28, 2014 - We have our first teaser trailer:

I don't think I have ever felt this much emotion for a single minute and a half long teaser trailer in my entire life. Emotions of excitement, happiness and joy yet also nervousness, skepticism and even a slight bit of fear. Who knew that an 88 second trailer could bring me to tears of happiness?

What blew me away was seeing how different yet very similar everything looked to the original trilogy. It's been more than 35 years since Star Wars was releases in 1977 so of course the technology and visuals were going to improve. I was surprised at how almost simplistic the shots looked. Think about the prequels and even the "Special Editions" of the original trilogy. There is so much unnecessary CGi effects thrown into the shot that it becomes overwhelming. Almost to the point of looking like a Baz Luhrmann film. And while I can't say that the entire movie will always look less cluttered, this trailer makes me think so. If the most crowded shot in the trailer is that of three X-Wing fighters flying over a lake in a row, then I believe Episode VII won't be a CGI-fest like Attack of the Clones was.

I also found it interesting that we didn't see a single shot of the original cast. The only actors in the trailer were that of John Boyega in a Stormtrooper uniform, Daisy Ridley on a bizarre landspeeder, Oscar Isaac piloting an X-Wing and a shadowed figure that I believe is Adam Driver as our main antagonist.

It was also cool how there was no dialogue other than a narration from someone who sounds like Smaug the dragon. It set the tone beautifully unlike the corny dialogue from the Jurassic World trailer.

There's a ton more to talk about like the soccer ball astromech droid, the X-wings, the new Stormtrooper helmet designs, the triple-edged lightsaber (!!!) and of course, that gorgeous, triumphant moving shot of the Millennium Falcon doing battle with Tie Fighters. There's so much to take in in such a short time. need I go on?

What are your thoughts? Excited? Nervous? Optimistic? Skeptical? Well so am I.
December 18th of 2015 can not come fast enough.