Star Wars - Kathleen's Firehose of Fun! What is going on at Lucasfilm???

[@ParumPirum]

Here’s a crazy idea: Perhaps people who hate Star Wars shouldn’t be writing scripts for Star Wars movies and series?

[@markserv9434]

That might just be crazy enough to work!

[@Gundam4]

indeed

[@SwordTune]

Dave Filoni: I smell a job opportunity coming my way.

[@winternow2242]

Here's an even more insane idea: people who hate large numbers of Star Wars fans, and think that nothing is more important than "subverting their expectations", shouldn't be writing scripts...at ALL!

[@HappyTheOrdinaryCat]

@@SwordTune sorry, its was just a cat fart

[@AchtungEnglander]

Harrison Ford's "I got paid" pretty much sums up the creative juices of the Star Wars Disney franchise.

[@SalinaMoonfall]

That's been his attitude concerning Star Wars in general for a loooong time now, not sure about other characters he's played but yeah he's been done with Star Wars since before ROTJ finished filming. Probably the most heartbreaking crime of this mess is squandering having the original trio back together one more time.

[@bobrew461]

He wanted to quit while shooting Empire, because of Carrie Fisher's sniff-sniff sick days off! :-0

[@cle_brendan8631]

So Mando isn't creative? Or Rebels?

[@AchtungEnglander]

@@cle_brendan8631 lighten up.

[@aaron75fy]

whatever he was paid it wasn't enough

[@kickytink]

Making Rey a Palpatine who calls herself a Skywalker was one of the most insulting parts of the last film. Just pathetic.

[@elLooto]

A fantastic parallel to marxist strategy, though.

[@tena2013]

1 of many insulting issues but yes I agree

[@kickytink]

@@tena2013 It's sad but I'm starting to think the prequels were not that bad, lol.

[@tena2013]

@@kickytink they never were lol give it another shot (ignoring jarjar and the weird rapey anakin parts in episode 2) and its a great trilogy

[@ClockworkWyrm]

@@tena2013 Yes, if you just ignore all the terrible parts the prequels were pretty good. :P They do have their moments but they're not great. Anakin for instance in the prequels is an obnoxious, whiney, self-absorbed idiot which is a shame because he could have been an epic tragic hero. The Clone Wars series at least gave us the competent, selfless, powerful yet ill-fated hero Anakin should have been prior to his fall from grace, which makes his fall that much more impactful.

[@Hal-kc5bk]

Disney: the Happiest place on Earth Fans: You will never find a more wretched Hive of Scum and Villainy

[@V2011F]

We must be on our guard.

[@aravinz_hd]

@@V2011F i feel only in the Star Wars fraction 'cause Marvel stuff is awesome

[@whateversomething5852]

I guess Disney did buy the death sticks after all...

[@airekblade5036]

@@aravinz_hd Marvel will fall just like there comic version. Phase four is going woke good luck with your marvel movie.

[@thedarkknight5239]

@@aravinz_hd i agree

[@SylentEcho]

"It's hard to make movies without source material" - Kathleen Kennedy (actual quote) This is why Shows/Movies suck these days - people like that are in charge.

[@xenxander]

She said in that one line, that 'there is no source material' outside the movies.. She ... I thought honestly she was trolling because no one in CHARGE of star wars would not know about the ENCYCLOPEDIA of material available.. right? That should have been all anyone needed to know, to fire her before she even began.

[@Noitartst]

It's hard to believe ANYONE could be that stupid-the EU worked-yes, it had plenty of stinker stories, but not in a way to diminish its immense success in the hardcore fanbase, such that you never found many Star Wars books in second-hand bookstore, because fans wanted to fill out their collections. The stories mattered, and built on each other-the hardcore fans could be pleased without pandering and by risks being taken-Thrawn, and later, the Vong, foes different from yet another Sith user or turncoat Jedi. Kennedy should have atleast incorporated the EU's greatest hits, and used them-but didn't think to, becaus all she was was a film gal, and a shallow one at that.

[@phoenix5054]

There's corporate demand to make a movie, but they have no story to tell.

[@wilmagregg3131]

@@Noitartst the last stand of star wars is SWTOR and thats sad its one of the best ROLE PLAY mmos out there but the graphics and gameplay arnt exactly "modern"

[@mariocontiki]

@@wilmagregg3131 that games lacks soul, it has a great story, but that is.

[@Hehe.3.]

The saddest part of all this that we will NEVER have a positive story featuring the main trio again. The sequels squandered it, Carrie is dead, Mark has ben stabbed in the back and betrayed, and I don’t think Disney could pay Ford enough to even so much as take a look back at Star Wars.

[@NJ0912]

They killed him (Ford) I mean what more does that say about how they felt about Han Solo

[@danandtab7463]

@@NJ0912 to be fair Harrison Ford wanted Solo killed off since the beginning lol but yeah how they did this was a terrible choice. Meant to show what an irredeemable bad guy Kylo Ren became but they negated that in later films.

[@otsenres1636]

"How does it feel to live long enough to see all your favorite franchises go down in flames?!"-Rich Evan's RLM

[@brothermouzone1307]

Movies and televisions.

[@JDRedgrave]

& comics novels video games merchandise & on and on and on! 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@LloydWaldo]

“It’s ok.” - rich evans

[@marsfreelander5969]

All things die ... even stars.

[@brothermouzone1307]

@@marsfreelander5969 True.

[@J-T-A]

Remember, remember, the hate Disney engenders, the subversions, mismanagement, and rot... I know of no reason why the fan anger accretion should ever be forgot.

[@ranekeisenkralle8265]

Agreed.

[@TorontoJon]

Remember, remember, cash is legal tender, And Star Wars merch need not be bought. I know of no reason why we should still be appeasing, A franchise devoid of great plots. ;)

[@jeremysnead9233]

It's not a conspiracy it is a narcissist's fantasy. One person wants to steal the spotlight from another.

[@ztol4_i126]

Nice!

[@theeholygoalie]

Nice Guy Fawkes bit

[@anthonygonzales207]

Is nobody seriously going to give RetroBlasting credit for that AMAZING SHOT FOR SHOT PARODY, OF "THE DOMINOS FALL" SCENE FROM V FOR VENDETTA!? You sir! Are a legend! I got chills! "Wait is he doing- HOLY SHIT NO! YES! YES HE IS!"

[@ajanis95]

As someone who has never seen V for Vendetta I had no idea what was going on. Mind explaining what he was leading up to exactly with that whole end scene?

[@brett9675]

@@ajanis95 It's kind of hard to explain exactly but the dominoes are the people or "fans" who have to stand against tyrants, the fallen dominoes are the people or "fans" who have given up hoping for something better, the domino left standing represents the lone rebel (fan) who will lead the rebellion against the tyrants and maybe, just maybe win, you really got to watch it, it says a lot about what's going on in the world. P.S. True fans must "gatekeep".

[@ajanis95]

@@brett9675 Gotcha.

[@SplatteringDonkeyNuggets]

@@ajanis95 just rent the movie. It's worth a couple bucks to see it.

[@robertmurrell3852]

I was wondering what he was spoofing there. Now I need to go rewatch V :)

[@MichaelJShaffer]

It's as if an entire group of thinking Star Wars fans cried out in one voice. Absolutely loved this. Thank you for beautifully capturing how so many of us feel. Brilliant!

[@kaylemathewcomendador6964]

Weird Star Wars fans to be more specific.

[@tadpolegaming4510]

@@kaylemathewcomendador6964 go watch something else, then. KZbin is a big site.

[@kaylemathewcomendador6964]

@@tadpolegaming4510 It’s hard to when your recommendations keep giving you stuff like this. Seriously, first I got nothing but countless Captain Marvel rant videos, now this “I hate Lucasfilm now” stuff.

[@stijnvdv2]

I think the firing of Gina Carano has an even bigger effect then of Luke. Mainly because it was based on extremely hypocritical political reasons and especially if you take into account that what Gina said is extremely benign to all the vermin the rest of their new brought in actors & writers have been saying over twitter. Personally I think Lucasfilm is done. They even managed to sour any interest over Indiana Jones by going to the press and proudly proclaim how woke & 'the fedora is female now' the next instalment is gonna be, which for normies means: absolute dumpster fire garbage!

[@kaylemathewcomendador6964]

@John jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt My dad visits me regularly. So no need to jump to conclusions there.

[@kennayres6132]

I'm a Gen x'er that saw A New Hope in theaters when I was 8....I've been sitting back watching the madness that the franchise has become. Thank you for this video RetroBlasting, it feels good to regain some perspective....and the theatrics at the end of the segment.....Priceless.

[@slyfenrys4442]

I started collecting SW figures when I was 6 (I still have them), and even if I had to wait until I was 9 to see The Empire Strikes Back in theaters... I feel the exact same way.

[@evertonporter7887]

Star Wars: The Universe Of Madness!

[@PelinalDidNothingWrong]

How Kathleen Kennedy hasn't been fired yet,I will never understand. She's killed everything she touches

[@ianmurray8925]

"It will take your entire life to keep up with star wars lore" [Me] looks at warhammer 40k. They have no idea.

[@lasksi]

I really really really hope 40k stays out of the hands of people like these Disney freaks. But we all know hope is the first step on the road to disappointment

[@itmademesignup9508]

@@lasksi None of these woke idiots will touch 40k. It is far too nasty and completely real for these freaks. Even the hippie Tau wrangle their subservients through direct mind control. Though, maybe these dopes will think Slannesh is a positive influence.

[@xelldincht8149]

@@lasksi as far as i know, Marvel makes Warhammer 40,000 comics...

[@DustinBarlow8P]

The Rebels defeat the Emperor and bring down the Empire Saving the Galaxy! Space Marine: (Looks at Tyranids, Orks, Eldar, Chaos Cultists, Demons, Evil Dark Gods, Tau, Dark Eldar and Rogue Generals) Must be nice...

[@clarkkent1253]

@@itmademesignup9508 Dude are you talking about the game with guys in blue power armour right? How nasty and real could that actually be. I have zero knowledge of warhammer, but from the surface, lore wise it looks like halo mixed with doom. Is there rape? child murder? I doubt it, it is most likely a game where overly buff men shoots aliens? thats what it looks like to me. I mean mind control? seriously, ive seen children's shows use mind control as a plot point. What are you nine? I bet you thought the undertaker in WWE was actually buried alive as a kid, am i right?

[@joeyunger6460]

To see a video explaining this in a quality manner, not clickbait or trashy, is so needed for this situation. It's an objective mess that cannot be excused. Thanks, Retroblasting.

[@forceghostburtreynolds]

well said 👏

[@dsamh]

"there are time where mystery is more important than knowledge." JJ Yeah genius, it's called Act I

[@dudester873]

Lol 😅

[@JeremyBelpoisX]

Literature Devil said it best, Abrams is like a man who promises dinner, never delivers, and thinks the mystery of what dinner COULD have been will fill his family's stomachs.

[@Warmaka]

J.J: "So you're saying I should mystery box the entire trilogy. Got it."

[@galenjoyce8452]

JJ Abrams just needs to shut the fuck up about his stupid mystery boxes.

[@AnalogToys]

A superbly glorious production. RetroBlasting should be very, very proud!

[@randallguzik3764]

It was very well done. Never was bored once...cheers to the entire crew.

[@kamandi1362]

Yes, great video. Summed it up nicely.

[@rikuruohomaki3230]

Yes. At least comparable to Rewriting Ripley videos, if not better.

[@Bat_Boy]

I agree. This is one of the better Star Wars critiques.

[@soras7183]

How in the hell did this video end more dramatically and held my interest longer then the sequel trilogy ever did ( I’m so glad my most popular comment is on my favorite channel, thank you retroblasting for everything you do)

[@cdawg2467]

Facts-aint that the truth (typing while drinking out of my ROTJ burger king coca cola glass)

[@AL-ws5yi]

Absolutely true. The end was brilliant.

[@sophiam2095]

Because it was made with passion and love and he put a little of his soul into it. Especially the end, that little bit was art. And there was no art in the sequel trilogy. KK would not allow it.

[@101Mant]

@Disney Luvs Big Dix I've seen you post then exact same comment on other videos. Disney Plus is well ahead if its plan and projects, like millions more users than they were expecting. Its doing well, fastest growing streaming service. HBO max is doing well too but has something like half as many subscribers. Plus some of those didn't actually subscribe but got it with other existing packages. Dunno who your "friends" at Netflix are but maybe checkout the actual numbers.

[@tomseiner281]

Your not wrong, I thought the same thing

[@thechroniclegamer4285]

My favorite part of legends/EU is how writers will actually include other people's (original) characters into their own stories and it connects everything together.

[@xenocyde8498]

EU is and will always be the canon for me because there is love and passion put into the stories

[@der_benson4478]

This was beautiful in so many ways, it moved me more than the whole Disney trilogy combined...

[@donmiles4581]

Literally NO exaggeration! I watched this TWICE in a row, [yes, a full hour!], and it still feels like it was too short! I almost SWEAR this should be an OFFICIAL television program of some kind! A+! Case in point: As a Trekker, Star TREK is going through virtually the EXACT same thing since Paramount/CBS bought it! The corporate producers and directors BOAST about how they are going to take Trek in whole new directions, [almost bragging about proverbially SPITTING IN THE FACES of the decades long loyal fanbase]but then when their corporate vision doesn't pay off....they start bringing back all the vintage characters and actors, they arrogantly turned their back, as damage control! Again, I think Michael has possibly outdone himself....again!

[@Mocha69A]

Disney = garbage

[@donmiles4581]

@Vili T Excellently put! On all points. 👍 As Michael has said before (paraphrasing) "I'm not afraid to confront my interests.....for what they ARE. Too many people let their interests be their proverbial security blanket.....for what they are NOT. It's like if I tried to sell you a literal bag of crap, you would refuse and turn away because it would rightfully be utterly disgusting. But I guarantee you that if I put an official Star Wars logo on that same bag of crap.....I guarantee you that about a hundred people out there would be like 'Take my money! I know it's a bag of fowl crap! But now that I know that it's LUKE'S excrement? I GOTTA have it!' " 😂👏👏👏

[@jameskent248]

Wait, wait, wait! Did you just V for Vendetta this whole Star Wars drama? (Stands)...... Slow claps

[@SiriuslyBlack7]

I KNOW,RIGHT??!!I'M STILL TRIPPING OUT OVER IT!!!

[@Ryan_Gutz]

@@SiriuslyBlack7 truly excellent and so well edited

[@rbu2136]

Whoa. I’m still sitting here staring out into space.

[@bdtuttle]

Well done.

[@siegel947]

Die Leistung war auf den Punkt...👓🤵🏻👏🏻

[@lsporter88]

Wow. You did an absolutely thorough job of exposing and explaining the complete incompetence of Kathleen Kennedy. So much so that it actually looks like she is deliberately trying to tank the Franchise. Great video.

[@harrypartridgelive]

The Rise of Skywalker may not answer anything...but this video sure does, and Lucasfilm only has more to answer for as a result. Great work.

[@kenriven5237]

That's only if you care what they have to say... or trust anything that's said. Lucasfilm and Disney are soul-sucking vampires of creativity... at this point, best to let them die... kill them if you have to.

[@1944_D-Day]

O

[@nickc5054]

That ending surpassed the new trilogy. I felt more hope an inspiration in the final scene of this video than any scene that involved Rey.

[@jacquelyynorgana77]

Same here.

[@kerythan]

I don't get it, he's too high minded for me...

[@aakarshasoka6335]

@@kerythan It's from the movie V for Vendetta.

[@kerythan]

@@aakarshasoka6335 so forcing fan unity to push the revolution??

[@richardbergh3995]

I was just contemplating how to say that and I saw this post. All I'll say is... "what (s)he said".

[@cutlerhanks926]

“I’m Not The Only One That’s Ever Been Bullied By This Company”- Gina Carano.

[@robertmaybeth3434]

when they try to blame the fans for not liking movies that are crap? Pretty much the ultimate in attempted bullying. Not to mention utter gall. I take some consolation knowing I haven't paid for anything Star Wars for a long time... boring me senseless is one thing, paying for that privilege something else entirely. I wanna pt out i saw Ep IV at least 20 times in theater - my point is I'm very happy to pay for something as good as "A new hope". WHERE ARE THESE MOVIES?

[@Vespyr_]

Can't these people take accountability for what they do?

[@chadcreamer8146]

@@robertmaybeth3434 nah they just blame it on misogyny or racism

[@minnion2871]

@@Vespyr_ These people equate "accountability for failure" to "Losing their jobs and admitting when they are wrong" They don't want to loose their jobs and are too prideful to ever admit to their faults.

[@Ricardo-cl3vs]

@@chadcreamer8146 They are creating misogyny and racism! I have been constantly accused of being an "...ist" or a "...phobe" for years now, I have actually begun to hate women in leading roles and I'm refusing to buy movies or games where I'm forced to side with yet another strong female character, I'm sick of it. And being a straight, white male that watched ANH in the cinema back then I have been bombarded with so much sexism and racism towards me, I have become exactly what the screeching blue-haired Twatter mob sees everywhere: A pissed off, deeply racist old, white man. And I have learned it from them: "What, the lead character does not look, talk and vote exactly like me?! REEEEEEE!!" and I hate them for ruining everything!

[@icepicjoey]

My favorite part of anything from Disney Star Wars is the last 3 minutes of rouge 1... when Vader tears through the rebels.

[@BennyLlama39]

I gotta admit, that's probably my favorite Vader scene, with Ep. 3's butchering-the-Trade-Federation in close second. : )

[@brothermouzone1307]

Nah! Another example of butchering a legend. He was turned into a low level thug. I will give a poor example as I don't have the space for a detailed explanation. A New Hope: Vader presences is the sense of something special. If you watch Rogue One before a New Hope; Vader is just a mindless thug who kills indiscriminately, as if he retrograde back to prequel trilogy.

[@jon_do]

@@brothermouzone1307 you have a point. I think we like the vader thug scenes because its the closest we get to the good characters lol

[@adrianwiles1]

That's the only good part in this whole Disney mess.

[@brothermouzone1307]

@@dennisivan85 Just because you can't understand it does not make it dumb. I will offer another one. It would be the equivalent of Michael after becoming the Godfather him pulling the trigger on Moe Greene. I would suggest you choose your words wisely not just now also the future comments and observations you may have regarding someone opinions. It cheapen the character.

[@lantcm613]

Fun thumbnail: Yes Clickbait: No States facts, not biased viewpoints: Yes Personal attacks: No High quality content: Yes This is one your best videos to date, and I love your other videos. Good job man!

[@jtcob8486]

The only criticism I have of this video is that I'm pretty sure The Mandaloraian wasn't a re-skinned Boba Fett Movie because of Loyalty Reasons. If that was the case, why are they making a Boba Fett Series?

[@Baalur]

@@jtcob8486 Because The Mandalorian firs had to prove that a series like this is profitable.

[@LouisWritingSomethingCrazy]

The sad thing, I bet there was someone who was so proud of that "Geode" character.

[@UNOwen-gl8cg]

Hey now, I worked hard on that character. Though his original name was going to be "Rocky" but Stallone wasn't playing ball.

[@lowstringer3138]

“It’s not just a Boulder… it’s a Rock…”

[@tdegrddeehjgd]

I bet their mother was massively disappointed though.

[@Anonymous-iw4hx]

i bet he was originally just a joke in a pitch meeting

[@eastlynburkholder3559]

And Geode had to approved by about 6 persons I bet for us to see Geode.

[@vociferon-heraldofthewinte7763]

In most small and medium sized businesses, the executives at Disney-LucasFilm would’ve been fired almost immediately for such poor performance and blunders. Disney shareholders should be livid.

[@Ironcabbit]

Unless Disney bought LucasFilm with the ultimate purpose of destroying Star Wars - removing a competitive popular fantasy property to the Disney empire… 🤔

[@daleford8621]

@@Ironcabbit why destroy your competitors when you can profit off of them?

[@LudwigPaiste]

Exactly! Why hasn’t this woman answered to the shareholders?

[@TAPriceCTR]

You can't usually get away with this level of incompetence outside of government.

[@TheRenofox]

This is what baffles me too. They're obviously not even ruining things for money, because this isn't even making money anymore. They're actually SPENDING money just on being evil.

[@emancoy]

When JarJar Binks action figures outsold the entire Disney Trilogy characters.

[@poisonousarrow]

JarJar has more of a personality than Ray Palpatine

[@koshar44]

Mesa been tinkn...yousa been sayum. Um..beesa day. ....issa ok dokay.

[@pedrokantor3997]

Hmm. That reminds me to purchase a Jar Jar action figure at my earliest convenience.

[@rattis]

I think the thing about Prequel characters like Jar Jar is that even though adults hated them, they were still very popular with children. The Sequel characters meanwhile were popular with no-one.

[@emancoy]

@@rattis the prequels got yung children hooked to starwars. The sequels hooked the much older Raylos that do not buy starwars toys.

[@nightmarefreddy0422]

I still think of the expanded universe as canon

[@RoderickPenTheThird]

So do I

[@HistoryNerd8765]

Me too. Kyle Katarn is fucking awesome.

[@derrickbonsell]

The EU gave us the single best Star Wars game of all time: TIE Fighter. Imagine a game that dared to let you play as a loyal Imperial pilot.

[@deralbtraumritter8573]

Even if it isn't canon... Ppl hate when something is or isn't canon. I was like that. But there wss something that changed my mind. I remember seeing long ago, how someone explained some of the Terminator movies and The Sarah Connor Chronicles: alternate universe, parallel realities and all that. So technically it can be ALL canonical, just from different universes, realities, even time-lines. I mean the OG Battlefront, Rogue Squadron, Republic Commando (even the PSP game), SW Galaxies, even Force Unleashed have ppl arguing about the canonical nature, but they're still good, and they're still a part of our lives. And still awesome. So wether it's canonical or not, it's still awesome. And one can always explain wether it's canon or not, we can say it's a different universe or whatever... And still enjoy it. And I can agree with you...

[@audrisampson]

That was always the star wars for me. I loved Jaina solo and growing up with her. Admiral Daala is still probably my all time favorite Star Wars villains. Losing them really hurt my fandom and interest.

[@brickcowboy9994]

Sequel Trilogy: *Wants to recapture the Original Trilogy's fun* Also Sequel Trilogy: *Makes you watch your favorite characters die*

[@evertonporter7887]

It's almost like they took those characters out and publically EXECUTED them!

[@AcesnEights698]

@@evertonporter7887 Only after humiliating them and 100% negating their character arcs.

[@evertonporter7887]

@@AcesnEights698 It certainly feels that way the more I think about it, like these characters were callously dispatched out of meanness and spite. You wouldn't treat a dog the way they were treated in those movies.

[@XX-121]

fun? didn't have ANY fun watching these movies. (sequel trilogy) f-ing cringe fest.

[@Chud_Bud_Supreme]

I've never seen The Force Awakens because I knew it would be design by commitee trash. But I never knew how much worse it could get. Disney is so shallow and heartless, like any corporate machine

[@comichound]

LOVE IT. We simply need to reward the corporations with the money they deserve; none.

[@donfazule6679]

Disney:So how are we supposed to make money off this subscription service if no one is subscribing? Lucasfilm:Easy! We'll just promise content we havent made yet, those suckers will feel obligated to subscribe

[@scipioninja]

And it'll work too.

[@Rac1Recon4469]

Nice idea, fire him

[@GeneralChangFromDanang]

@@Rac1Recon4469 lmao

[@fleetwoodmat8822]

This is like giving someone ownership of your restaurant thinking they are out to satisfy your customers, then returning to find that they poisoned every one of your customers who walked in the door while letting rats into the storage room... and then saying they're running it better than you did

[@MrJordwalk]

This sounds like an episode of Kitchen Nightmares!

[@DickyReeves]

Seriously this expresses so much of the frustration of the fans and does it in a not too impolite or rude way. Thanks for that.

[@tmojizhou3179]

A star wars rendition of the climactic scene from "V for Vendetta" is probably the great thing I've seen in a long time THANK YOU!😍😭😍

[@der_benson4478]

24:47 That Spielberg quote about Kennedy, in a way, explains everything....

[@blaazepower386]

Yeah but on the plus column, she makes one hell of a cup of coffee !

[@RyoMassaki]

No it doesn't. I have questions. If she was that bad, why didn't he fire her? If she was that bad, why did he recommend her to Lucas, aren't they friends? What exactly did she do that Spielberg kept her in the game, knowing that she is actually useless?

[@MMTrigger]

@@RyoMassaki Probably threatened a lawsuit.

[@TheMaleRei]

@@RyoMassaki She probably has dirt on a *LOT* of people in Hollywood, and can leverage that as continued employment and payoffs, erm, salary & compensation as a result.

[@Niemand]

@@RyoMassaki well, she probably was somewhat decent at her job, bide her time till she got to her momentary position and collected some dirt on peoples... and now, for now, she has them all im her pocket. Hollywood and LA have allways been a cesspool, not hard to get dirt on the peoples wjen you are inside that circle.

[@ben678]

Mel Brooks could make a more authentic, true to Star Wars, Movie than Disney's 'Woke' Directors these days.

[@frankieb9444]

@@ducklord8819 Yes, because there is so many examples of woke movies that have rich detailed scripts that weren't written a day before filming

[@rev.jonathanwint6038]

Actually Spaceballs kind of was. And that's really sad

[@winternow2242]

You make it sound like he didn't. Mel Brooks made a damn good SW movie, albeit one larded with pop culture references.

[@simonn2045]

It had a solid plot, characters developed, zero mcguffins and had entertainment value. Mel Brooks made one of the better Star Wars movies

[@richardhockey8442]

I want to see a Monty Python version of Star Wars 'No-one expects the Death Star!' 'He's not the Emperor, he's a very naughty boy'

[@jamessmith563]

I’ve been tracking this video for months. I hope it gets to a million views. It deserves it and so does the channel

[@pdtraill]

You put in more effort for a thirty minute video than JJ Abrams has put in his whole career, to make it more entertainer then the the sequel trilogy. If I had a hat, it would be off to you Michael.

[@latestred6510]

Well said.. Thanks for all that effort RetroBlasting, BIG PAY OFF HERE!

[@somjayguha]

JJ did what he was told...the cycle needs to exist.

[@venomromulus]

Let’s not forget that TROS was the first SW movie that did NOT have a dedicated figure line. They only released a handful of misc figures then it died.

[@mediawarrior5957]

Because Stores such as Wal Mart did not want more walls of peg warmers after the last few films

[@evertonporter7887]

I saw a few TROS trading cards alongside Match Attacks months ago. The kids just ignored them and bought the football cards instead. They're probably being recycled into toilet paper now.

[@TheSwartz]

WoW, this is actually one of the better (if not the best) summary of this topic I've seen yet. Good job.

[@ncopictures7182]

Kathleen Kennedy isn't using a firehose. She's playing a fiddle while the franchise burns.

[@gokaury]

A very apt comparison. Nero, eat your heart out.

[@toweypat]

She's the one burning it. She has a flamethrower, not a fiddle.

[@fulconielsgawein]

O she is using a hose allright but this baby does not hose water but kzbin.info/www/bejne/kGqqk3qFbKh-mrM

[@ketchupcommander]

Her new characters have firehoses but reserve the right to want to have babies.

[@combatking0]

Firehoses supplied from a septic tank.

[@jasonknight8581]

Watching this was like watching Perry Mason wrap up his closing argument against the guilty party. Sheer perfection RetroBlasting crew!

[@americancapitalist9094]

Putting all of this together just makes me sad. I didn’t have a lot of hope when Disney acquired Star Wars, but I didn’t expect it to be this bad.

[@worldsgreatestchannelinthe4234]

"You know what I'd REALLY like to see? A Cassian Andor series" -No one.

[@TheCoderaven24]

how that wasn't leia prequel political thriller I will never understand.

[@TheMaleRei]

​@@TheCoderaven24 The idea of political machinations, infighting, disloyalty, and the quite possible byzantine intrigue of an Authoritarian State in the hands of Darth Sidious sounds *awesome* - if competent writers were in charge. You want to go somewhere else than Disney for that. Even the fanfiction community.

[@simplegarak]

I did. When he was called Kyle Katarn.

[@IcefisherTenacity]

I do

[@eliasripley2357]

It's my suspicion that the reason Disney de-canonised the expanded universe so that they could cherry-pick and steal ideas from all the writers and artists and programmers etc to pepper their "spreadsheet-dominant, demographic-obsessed and committee-created" films, and not have to pay any royalties. That's why we have Han n Leia having a boy, who trains with Luke and falls to the darkside; or taking a character like Kyle Kattarn, as you said, and repurposing him into a bland cardboard cut out in a film composed of bland, one dimensional characters and constant call backs n references, to tell a story that we already knew from the first SENTENCE of the original opening crawl; and just basically rinse-and-repeating the same tired old story, or telling stories that no one wanted (like, prequels in general are shite. Because they fundamentally lack any tension as we know what the ultimate outcome will be. Han Solo's alive in the OT, 🙂so no worrying there. Chewie? He'll be fine too. Lando as well. All the Rogue one characters : never appeared in the OT, so they obviously all die. And we know that the Rebels succeed with the plans. I don't need to know how Han got his gun. Or how he calls Chewie "Chewie" because it's quicker than saying "Chewbacca". It's tediously mundane and there's simply no stakes or suspense. Creatively bankrupt as Rich Evans says. Christ, what a long, looong rant... X

[@AComellas90]

This was the most elaborate and well spoken burn of all time. I loved this!!

[@stewartmcminn7773]

Hit with facts

[@AnalogToys]

Wow, over half a million views! Congratulations RetroBlasting!

[@retroblasting]

Thanks!

[@jjones2582]

The amount of Star Wars content wasn't the problem. It was the fact that most of that content was borderline not fun. Probably because it felt like cookie cutter pandering and literal stupid decisions. On the other hand Star Trek or Stargate every week was pretty great back in the day even with overlapping series, and three Marvel movies a year plus the Agents of Shield show was also fun back in the day. Other than that I think you nailed most of the problematic points in Disney's Star Wars division.

[@davidmcfadden1763]

In all honesty, after watching this twice, it felt like a winning short film at a film festival. It somehow captured my sentiments about the state of the franchise and fandom to the letter. Blown away by how good this was!

[@disneyboy3030]

Well why not just do that.

[@plantemor]

the part where you talk about how much content these companies are making is literally the reason why I don't get into tv-shows or franchises unless I feel they give me something beyond mindless entertainment. Which is rare.

[@OnlyOneKenobi]

Hahaha 😆 "Another Disney Princess factory!" This is a great essay man, bang on! 👏😉👌🏼

[@ricklipa2024]

This might be the best Retroblasting video to date. Seriously there have been so many that have been spot on and helpful to me in many ways. This video is 100% true in the description of the recent history and current state of Star Wars. I think the prediction of the future - Disney/Lucasfilm leadership doing something stupid, is an inevitability.

[@TheLikenessOfNormal]

Scrapping the Extended universe wasn't about non-canonizing it, it was about disrespecting one of the key things that kept the whole Franchise alive. And the fact that there was already written gold in the form of novels, ready to be turned into films. That they had great characters, great stories, all ready to be made and introduced into film and everyone else.

[@KhiemNguyen-ly1wz]

Yeah, it's honestly baffling why Disney just throw away a gigantic gold mine like that. They could've made it so much easier on themselves and just plain adapt works from the extended universe. They don't even have to think that much

[@cypherian2]

I cannot count how many times I have and to explain to people why I am a “CLASSIC” STAR WARS fan; and NOT a DISNEY STAR WARS FAN! Now I can just send them a link to this video and let it do all the talking for me! Thank you Micheal, and the WHOLE RB Family, for doing this!

[@kaylemathewcomendador6964]

Your wasting your time explaining if you ask me. Not every fan is gonna be a fan of everything you know.

[@rcdune7132]

Amen brotha! Star Wars and Disney star wars are 2 very different entities

[@kaylemathewcomendador6964]

@@rcdune7132 I honestly don’t even care about the differences. (Amen random person online)

[@koshar44]

What's his stance?

[@ufo1667]

They gave Katherine Kennedy The power of A tyrant ,That's how she ran the show

[@brettgarcia1128]

All i have to say is bravo. You were so on point with it all and even though i found myself disagreeing at certain points the facts you then stated had me questioning my own opinions i had formed before coming across this video. I am now subbed and only wish to say i look forward to more of your content and thank you for the greatest break down of what can be considered the worst pillaging and literal cadaver-selling a company has done with the beloved franchise.

[@adeladevere2013]

The biggest mistake George Lucas made was selling SW to Disney. Disney just wants to milk SW for as much as they can get.

[@30noir]

How was it a mistake? He made billions of dollars. He didn't do it to make better stories.

[@zerosaber257]

Wrong! They don't want to milk or not doing it right(by selling to fans what they want). They use the name Star Wars as a vessel for their woke propagandas and indoctrinations aimed at younger generations and to and to distance themselves from the old fans in an attempt to destroy existing Western culture. Their goal is control of opinions.

[@daleford8621]

The biggest mistake he ever made was not firing kk back in the 80 when he was making the Indiana Jones movies. I just don't understand how such a worthless human being (that's me being generous) can fail up like that. It's like she was being groomed to destroy everything Lucas built over his lifetime.

[@markozvekic2448]

@@zerosaber257 they wouldn't really have much profit in doing so, and as such they wouldn't really do that

[@justincider8892]

George was milking star wars too. He'd sell the license to anyone with enough money to pay.

[@dustycrosley486]

Everything that has needed to be said ....it's ALL right here. Thank you Michael and the entire RetroBlasting team.

[@Kalckie]

I enjoy your analytical view on the situation at Lucasfims and Disney. And I really like your idea of Gold, Silver and Bronze Age Star Wars :) Sadly we are now at the Dark Ages of Star Wars ...

[@MillywiggZ]

18:00 “They’ve literally made a rock...” “...the very jaded...” Don’t know if this was intentional but you can’t let a good pun go to waste.

[@jon_do]

He did say that! I'm petrified

[@Thomasmemoryscentral]

Guess this is their answer to Plank from Ed Edd N Eddy, just imagine that: "What's that Geo? Should we jump to hyperspace?" ........from Geo "Yep buddy, we'll do that!"

[@nightowl_759]

You didn’t just earn my subscription. You got a standing ovation from me and everyone near me who was listening. Well done.

[@MrFreeeeeedom]

Very impressive video!!! I was glued to the screen for 30 minutes. This guy knows his stuff and must have put som serious effort into making this video. I'm seriously impressed man.

[@markwalker873]

Kathleen Kennedy has no clue about Star Wars. She's a hot mess to have in charge of Lucasfilm and I shudder to think she actually has been putting out creative content.

[@Chasing80sToys]

Excellent video Michael with an excellent ending. Compliments for the edit of this whole video.

[@Comicsluvr]

Can someone PLEASE explain to me why the people at the top can't seem to figure this out?

[@yrooxrksvi7142]

The Expanded Universe DID have some weight on the movies. Coruscant and the 501st Legion came from the Thrawn trilogy. Aayla Secura, the blue Twilek Jedi, was originally a comic character. Lucas himself gave the idea of bringing Palpatine back in Dark Empire. So the EU WAS canon, just not as overtly as the movies. And the most questionable stuff was either non canon to begin with or just retconned. Unlike Disney........

[@hitchville1]

F’ing tremendous Michael. A monstrous, reverberating, collective “thank you” from ALL of us

[@freakshowfilmfestival3591]

Kathleen Kennedy: "Why is there a male hero in this?! You're fired."

[@anthonywhitehead5576]

This was awesome!!! You are so right. I am frightened to see what's next.

[@WhiteysWickedWorkshop]

Its a shame that its all going down like this. We waited a long time for everything to come together and enjoy it. Its been a dumpster fire ever since Disney took over....How can it be so badly managed.....crazy!

[@jt1559]

I'm not, as I don't care and won't be watching.

[@kaylemathewcomendador6964]

I’m not

[@rev.jonathanwint6038]

Ryan Johnson is a hack. I still say they should make the green milk drinking Luke into a misfired clone and say the real Luke is frozen somewhere.

[@deaconx]

"Abrams and Johnsons ideas were as substantive as HOLOGRAMS while the industry that paid top-dollar for them continues to describe these directors as VISIONARIES." - That was a nasty line by you.

[@crash6674]

what happened with the ghost seats that were all bought out for the release of rise of skywalker? there were multiple extremely sus things happening on that release to pad the numbers. I don't believe in a hot second that movie really made a billion dollars.

[@MachineMan-mj4gj]

Funny thing about that: "a billion dollars" is up against an extremely bloated production and marketing budget. Whatever number they tell you the movie cost to make, I guarantee it's much higher. It doesn't matter if you made a billion dollars if it took a billion and a half to make the movie.

[@mikeymy3042]

Didn't Captain Marvel have the same controversy over it's box office sales? I even recall a gofundme was set up to send disadvantaged girls to see it.

[@notatheist]

To this day, I haven’t met a single person who paid money to watch that movie, let alone pay money to see it in a theater. Not a single person.

[@peterk9820]

@@notatheist I personally paid to see it in theaters... I regret that decision, I was cringing so hard in my seat the entire time.

[@Maria_Erias]

I remember in his review of Rise of Skywalker, Nerdrotic mentioned that his theatre was 'sold out', but was only about 2/3 full. He'd said he was going to ask the theatre attendant about it, but the poor girl was so hassled and it looked like she was working by herself that he didn't want to bother her.

[@kevinwilliams7717]

Disney threw out the extended universe. But they have no problem cherry picking it.

[@tadpolegaming4510]

Have you seen that video that explains why they scrapped the EU? There was a theory (proven true) that Disney was essentially broke after buying Lucasfilm and didn't want to pay out royalties to the authors of the various EU books the films were going to be based on. So they did their own terrible knockoff versions in the hopes of saving money while still being able to turn a profit simply because of the Star Wars name.

[@charmandergamer1287]

@@tadpolegaming4510 Disney? Broke? Sadly that’ll never happen

[@QKvox]

The state of Star Wars is much more tragic than i thought

[@justafox5356]

I will NEVER forgive them for cancelling the last few books of the Expanded Universe. I desperately wanted to know how Jag becomes the Emperor. I wanted to see the formation of my favorite force sensitive order the Imperial Knights. I wanted to see if Ben and Vestara could reconcile and come together like Luke and Mara or if their paths weren’t meant to mirror the Luke and his wife’s....now I’ll never know. I’ll never see those characters again. Characters I ACTUALLY liked unlike the hollow husks that Disney has spat out. There’s a reason my avatar is based on Warhammer 40K and not Star Wars. One of those two franchises hasn’t broken my heart...yet.

[@AnikinSolo19]

Same with me. There are nights I lose sleep thinking about those questions also a lot of the questions could have been answered if they would have just gave us sword of the Jedi. I need to know if Alana solo becomes a Jedi Queen sitting on a white Throne surrounded by her closest friends

[@tadpolegaming4510]

You need to be absolutely prepared to give up Warhammer at any time. It's sitting in the exact same spot D&D and Magic The Gathering were before they were infiltrated and ruined by woke idealogues. I haven't seen any serious red flags yet, but it's recently been responsible for a constant stream of successful games. That kind of popularity is never good for a niche hobby/fanbase.

[@DeAngryDan]

I loved this mainly because your not putting out the same talking point every five minutes that I keep scrolling past due to the boring repetitive narrative.. What a great video, more impactfull than a thousand Kathleen Kennedy is gone and star wars is dead videos. A little bit of effort and talent goes along way 👍

[@LloydWaldo]

Also his videos aren’t 4 hours long, and don’t delve into minute dissections of videos that react to their video reactions to videos.

[@whitehuayra]

Never heard of Kathleen Kennedy tbh. But i gave up on star wars when i first disney wanted to rui... own it

[@SkidMan_Jurej]

And now with season 3, the Mandalorian is floundering, especially with recent episodes presuming Din Djarin is being replaced with Bo-Katan Kryze from Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels as the title character

[@skabcat242]

19:30. I don't know about everyone else, that clip of JJ Abrams made me wish I could throw a rock at him.

[@Getterprime]

The Lucasfilm/Disney situation crystallized through your commentary was excellent and spot on. You nailed the landing with that ending.

[@charliebowen5071]

Ok. I saw a reference to big trouble in little China! Subscribed instantly and for life as your movie tastes are holy like mine

[@mr.manfredjensenjen7294]

This is epic in all it’s takes! Someone please put a big screen in the back of your pickup, park in front of KK’s house and blast this on repeat for days.

[@bluehero-96]

I can't wait to see how many of these projects get reneged or rushed into mediocrity. I think you're spot on about the Mandalorian being a reskin of the Boba Fett film that got canned by those incompetent.

[@happytravelling]

You nailed this! Ive seen other videos, but yours is really very good. SUBSCRIBED!

[@Bionicjedi]

"Great shot Mike! it was one in a million."

[@radiofiendify]

I realise that this video is about the destruction of a beloved franchise, but I'm still chuffed to see Support Your Local Sheriff clips in it. My Mum introduced me to that film a few years ago, and I enjoyed it very much 😁

[@sunnu777]

Exceptional critique!!! Thorough and extremely informative. Well done!!

[@therealmoviemaniac]

I JUST found your channel today through one of your TMNT videos. When I went to see what recent stuff you had, this had been uploaded 5 minutes ago. ABSOLUTELY LOVING your content. That ending was great. When people ask why I watch KZbin more than TV, it's channels like yours. This is far better than most stuff on cable. Keep up the great work, seriously!

[@retroblasting]

Thank you!

[@jasonotoole1822]

Great video Michael! The fans are at boiling point over the current state of Star Wars and its nice to see how you pulled this all together into a very succinct argument. This was both entertaining and informative of how the specialness of Star Wars is now being erased.

[@Xtina37]

The “Support Your Local Sheriff” clips are simply golden.

[@pauliegambino7832]

Again, these are the only videos on the internet where I literally stand up from my seat and give a hearty applause.

[@largolore]

Thank you, Michael, for presenting an honest appraisal of the kerfuffle that is Star Wars under Disney. The original trilogy is Star Wars... period. Rogue One, The Mandalorian, and the animated series of the Clone Wars and Rebels are the only content that tries to capture the spirit of what we enjoyed in the first place.

[@KADASUVA]

I’ve been a fan of Star Wars since I was a kid growing up in the 90’s. As much as I want the franchise to flourish, I will never give a single cent to Disney as long as Kathleen Kennedy is in control.

[@ohyea3876]

Disney can burn for all I care , it's not bad enough they brainwash kids , now they got a ruin things for adults too

[@miketwain202]

Damn. Everything I wanted to say but without the cursing and jumping off a cliff into a ocean of fire.

[@marksullivan3273]

Thank You Michael ! You summed up the problem in two words : Kathleen Kennedy ! As a classic Star Wars fan who's followed your channel for years , Thank You for your clarity in presenting this situation in its entirety . May the Force be with you !

[@Wally480]

Oh man this outro was beautiful! Well done sir!!

[@GBoy2974]

I gotta say this was great, and I am a huge Cara Dune fan, my girls love the character. I was sad about the treatment of Carano and now like you said without Grogu and Dune I already heard people show displeasure for disney and the show.🙁

[@disneyboy3030]

Well they didn't say they were writing out the character.

[@brianclifton8423]

Amazing. Michael you outdid yourself. You said what needed to be said.

[@010203109]

This is why in franchises like Battletech growing numbers of fans are starting to develop a hair trigger any hints of the things that ruined other franchises. That is, people who hate and barely understand the franchise but want lots of modern day politics and other bad ideas inserted that have always failed to foster the new audience they promised before; and instead often just killed merchandise sales and turned off and divided the fan base.

[@themaypole]

The ending movie was one of my fave productions this channel has ever put out! I rebel.

[@disneyboy3030]

Then do someone and actually storm their offices.