- Star Wars Disney Plus shows should move away from Jedi-centric stories and explore other aspects of the Star Wars universe
- Andor is a successful example of a Star Wars show without Jedi, focusing on the Empire’s control and morally gray characters
- Suggestions for new Star Wars show ideas include Pod Racing, Jawa Storage Wars, and One Man and His Droid, among others
I really feel like somewhere along the line they forgot that what made Star Wars cool was the gritty ‘Han shot first’ scifi spaghetti western stuff. The Jedi are an important piece of that but it’s so sanitized now - ain’t nobody suddenly finding their bloody arm laying on the ground anymore.
“Sanitized” is the best way to describe everything Disney puts out these days, whether it’s Marvel, Star Wars, or even Pixar.
They feel designed-by-committee, unassuming, uncontroversial, flat, easy. There’s little experimentation in story-telling, filming techniques, dialogue, and pacing. It’s always the “conversation, action, witty remark between characters, action, conversation, witty remark” formula.
It’s all so predictable and boring.
I loved the franchise when I was a kid for exactly those reasons, and then Star Wars started talking about failed trade negotiations and midi-chlorian counts. I haven’t paid too much attention since then, but I get the impression I haven’t missed much.