Nope. Sorry. The fans have ruined it, starting with the Ewoks and slowing eroding it from there. TIme to move on if it gives no more joy.
Then it will stop making money. Too bad, so sad, bye-bye. Even if I believed there was pandering (I don't) I have yet to hear how inclusion is bad. At all. Especially after watching things like Forces of Destiny and seeing my daughters enjoy that series quite a bit. Not like we don't have a ton of SW content already. Life is too short to complain about something we don't like, and ignore things we actually do.
I have a question. What current day shows or movies do you like? Also do you like anything outside of the sci-fi/fantasy genre? I think many people who have these issues tend to be genre locked I guess you could say. That means they have not opened themselves up to stuff outside of the type of shows they might have liked as a kid and teen. As you get older your tastes tend to get more sophisticated and while people still can and do love the old stuff it means that it does tend to play to a younger audience and Generation X is not the youth market anymore. Sure we were the coolest greatest of generations as proven through science but we aren't the young anymore. Go try some newer and different types of stuff and then enjoy the old stuff that still plays way to your interests. Jason
No, if anything has damaged cinematic Star Wars it's been mediocre storytelling, not Disney's ownership nor Kathleen Kennedy. The Disney Era of the franchise has also given us The Mandalorian, Rebels and the final episodes of The Clone Wars so even if one doesn't like the adventures of Rey, Finn, Poe and Kylo they have other adventures that not only strongly echo the feel and delivery of the Original Trilogy and even the Prequels but give us characters that you can consider to be "more traditional." So, no, Disney didn't ruin anything any more than George ruined Star Wars by basing three entire movies on trade blockades, Senate politics and droids that can barely win at arm wrestling and repeatedly say "Roger, Roger!"
First, I want to thank you for your posts and replies. They have been thoughtful and respectful, and I really appreciate it. I guess I just love a good story, and one that is well-told. What I've found is that the usual criticism of "that's predictable" - which leads to people enjoying twists and films that subvert their expectations - has not really been a problem for. I don't mind surprises, but I also don't mind finding myself watching a story that it's obvious how it will play out, especially if the story is well-told and I like the characters. I don't constantly binge new shows or movies because i try to to write as much as i can, but it makes it that much more of an occasion when i set the time to do so, and I shut the lights, and get a snack, get the sound system ready and focus on something new. I don't being a bit behind on new material. But, like most people here returning yo familiar worlds - worlds I grew up on and that mean something to me - like Star Wars or Star Trek or Lord of the Rings- is just as important to me.
But, even if the worlds are important (certainly they are to me) that doesn't mean there isn't room for change.
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If only they'd sell blu-ray remasterings of the original films, without the CGI blobbed in. That would get even the biggest "Reylo" haters to splurge! Advertising and building up interest from an audience? Times have changed.