And I don't remember what the second thing is...
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I think Filoni had lots to do with The Acolyte . But IMO it isn't about being unqualified for the job. On paper what they have done makes some sense. Split duties were Filoni focuses on the art side of the franchise and the lady who will be his partner will be the bean counter. One of the biggest flaws with Kennedy was she had no artist background. She was not a writer or director or even actor. She was always just a producer. This new situation changes that.
The only reason I see it as a possible problem is Star Wars has become less popular under Kennedy. Even good stuff like Andor doesn't get the ratings. That's why it kind of makes sense that maybe they would want to bring in someone new who has a new vision to pump up some excitement in the brand again. Kind of like what Warner Brothers did when they brought in James Gunn.
It's well documented that Filoni had minimal involvement with The Acolyte. You're just pulling facts out of your ass to fit your preconceived notions again.
What I heard, Leslye Headland saw him as a mentor of sorts when it came to understanding some of the lore from that time period and understanding how the Jedi Council worked and things like that. He was also Lucasfilm's Chief Creative Officer. I would think he would have his hands involved with lots of SW being made at the time. Even though obviously the one he had most impact with would be Ahsoka.
The Acolyte Showrunner Reveals Dave Filoni's Involvement in Making the Series
The Acolyte showrunner Leslye Headland opened up about the involvement of Dave Filoni in the making of the new series.
As I said. Minimal. The fact that she saw him as a mentor does not mean he was at all involved in the day to day production of The Acolyte. It was Leslie's baby. He would have been far too busy working on Ahsoka at that point in time anyway. And, honestly, what's the relevance of whether or not Filoni had anything to do with The Acolyte?
Well I never blamed him for The Acolyte. My only real complaint I ever had with the guy was how he failed to make Ahsoka and the other characters from Rebels as interesting as their cartoon versions in "Rebels." I am not actually against the guy. I think he might do a good job. My only question is will he be enough to bring fans back. The one upside is he at least doesn't have to carry any of the blame for the sequel trilogy. Kennedy never recovered from those failures.
I disagree with almost all of this. Ahsoka and the characters from Rebels were the exact same characters in both shows with the exception that in Ahsoka they had 10 more years of hard-earned life experience on them. I would have complained if they had shown up and been exactly the same people. Season 2 is the future project that I'm looking forward to the most.
Also disagree about Kennedy. If the studio is in a good place to move forward when she steps down, it will be entirely because of her efforts.
The characters just didn't work for me. What is weird is Ahsoka wasn't even as interesting as she was in her Mandalorian episodes. Funny enough my favorite characters ended up being the new characters in Baylon and Shin and David Tennant droid. I also think Thrawn got unfair criticism for not being physically dominating like in the cartoon. To many people made fun of him for having a belly.
I'm assuming since they might have possibly promoted Filoni, then yes that would mean that they are happy with the status quo.
Technically, that is what the big streaming shows are supposed to do.
I am also massively excited for Ahsoka season 2, season 1 was everything I wanted it to be. I do want a live action AP-5 as well, him and Chopper were vastly superior to R2 and 3PO and I make no apology for that.
And all this talk of the Acolyte reminds me how I miss it, there was so much potential there and I thoroughly enjoyed the only season of it.
Makes me wonder if they have problems of getting someone from the outside. I mean whoever takes on the job is going to be under intense pressure to save Star Wars. They will almost instantly be hated by the fans, after just one mistake. Disney is not going to allow you to much creative control.
They were still financial successes, but regardless, Filoni had no involvement with them.
No. There's no mention of The Acolyte anywhere on his IMDB page.
As was explained to you last time you made that claim The Acolyte was already well into production when Filoni was promoted to Chief Creative Officer, and as such can not be counted as a production done on his watch.
Perhaps but Filoni was working with Disney before getting promoted Chief Creative Officer. Do I think he had a hand in the day to day making of the show, No I don't think that but Filoni knows all about Star Wars. Makes sense he would be a guy people turn to for advice when it comes to lore and he wouldn't have any ideas and opinons for the show once he got his promotion. I don't think he deserves any real major blame or anything for it but not sure why it's wrong to think he might have had some input and influence on the show.
And yet, you're the one who keeps trying to blame him.
Ahsoka was amazing. My wife just watched it after Rebels and found it working, beyond Hera's voice.
I am not trying to blame him. Even if he deserved any blame it would be just a small part. Not exactly a reason to not hire him. I actually think he might do a good job. My argument isn't that he is going to do a bad job. Just that it might not be enough to bring back fans who left because going with a insider will feel like more of the same to many people.
Not to mention I know lots of fans are not as big a fan of the cartoons as others. On the other hand a big splashy new name might bring in excitement. Granted the new person could also just as easy to do a terrible job but I am thinking more in terms of Disney trying make the brand more popular again and get it back to where it was. A new person has to prove they can do the job. A insider though not only has to prove they can do the job but they also have to deal with more cynical distrust that they won't be as bad as the person who they replaced. Seems like a taller hill to climb for success.