Disney has killed Star Wars. The word just hasn't quite gotten out yet.
In theory, it doesn't have to be dead dead—it's just in critical condition in the intensive care unit of the hospital. It's possible to revive it and return it to health. It's just unlikely, because Disney itself—and LucasFilm specifically too (even before the buyout by Disney)—is completely and totally unsuited and unwilling and unwitting when it comes to the solutions needed.
Instead, do your own thing (AD ASTRA) or read a "fork" of it (GALAXY'S EDGE) and let Star Wars go off into the sunset with a little bit of dignity.
Not saying that I won't still watch the movies when they come out. But, I won't really expect much of them, or go beyond them at all anymore.
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It's a zombie brand, like when that company bought Tab cola a few years back. Dead to fans, undead to marketers.
Indeed. Too bad, too. It was the coolest thing I'd ever seen for literally decades, before the special editions and then the prequels made me wonder what kind of hideous alien reptoids had stolen George Lucas and replaced him with something that doesn't understand what it means to be human.
Sadly, I've had to admit now that Lucas never did have any understanding of human emotion; he got lucky by leaning on talented colleagues, friends and even his wife, and imitating much better writers from the past.
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