Star Wars Mainstream Media CHAOS: Forbes Writers BATTLE Over Who Is Responsible for LOSER Lucasfilm!

[@kpsk8031]

It's very simple: The guys who decided not to reunite Luke, Han and Leia destroyed Star Wars. This was the beginning of the end.

[@TiaraStarbrighter]

Also, the same ones who decided: 1. to make a boys franchise a girls franchise 2. make Luke and Han losers who fled their responsibilities 3. made Han Solo walk into his son's lightsaber, make the latter irredeemable to the fans 4. admitted that they DID NOT HAVE A PLAN when they started to make movies for their 4.1 billion dollar investment. Three different writers-directors were at odds with each as each spent $250 to $275 million per film (on the low end) on their drek.

[@harrymills2770]

It's because they despised what went before.

[@harrymills2770]

@@TiaraStarbrighter Actually, Disney bought the property, but maybe the property, itself, was damaged before they got it, with Kathleen Kennedy at the helm. Of course, backing her for years is insult to injury. She clearly should've been canned by Episode IX, if not before.

[@Crystalgate]

I think that the reason for not reuniting the heroes is more damning that the decision itself. JJ said that he found that when the legacy characters were used, they tended to overshadow the new characters. This is a sure sign that the new characters are weak and with that whole sequel.

[@harrymills2770]

@@Crystalgate Yep. The next-gen Skywalker needed to learn at the knee of the master, Luke, who was minted in the Return of the Jedi. They actually DID have some GREAT sequels, including ones featuring female leads. There was so much potential in the Pincess Leia character, and they wasted 20 years ignoring Carrie Fisher! LOL! But seriously, that was the natural progression, because as Luke's sister, Leia had The Force in buckets. Training her up, and sending her on some adventures would've been quite a natural thing to do. It didn't even have to be hostile towards men to be females with Force powers. Just another Jedi in the same tradition who happened to be a female, and who probably used the Force in more subtle ways, changing the way people think, nudging them in the right direction without coercion or violence, instead of fighting with swords all the time. Anyway. Enough Fan Fiction. The opportunity was squandered. The fact that, as was said, they didn't have a plan beyond the acquisition. Just figured they'd hire a hot director/producer and it would all be perfect, and the corporate heads just wanted them to stay ahead of the social justice thing, because it was "the right thing to do," according to the beancounters.

[@hgwells35]

Disney tombstoned the Stsr Wars brand. Until KK is gone and everything she did erased, they have zero chance of reviving it.

[@foxboy6145]

Even IF she leaves, SW will never be fixed. It's been damaged beyond repair.

[@Slitheringpeanut]

And that's never happening.

[@LordStrell]

@@foxboy6145eh that’s not true at all. If they can recover as something as abominable as the dc movie universe they can fix star wars. It will just take A LOT of work.

[@tjjordan4207]

Even when she’s gone they can’t change it because everyone else there is exactly like her.

[@ASNS117Zero]

Provided everyone involved in the current... slop... is removed, the brand is given a break, and we're allowed to move on past the Skywalker story arc, Star Wars as a setting can be salvaged. The Skywalker era/story arc though? That's dead and buried. If they put Star Wars to bed for the next ten years, canned KK, and come back with an entirely new crew to do an adaptation of KOTOR, or a true sequel set hundreds of years in the future? That could work. This continuous OT adjacent storytelling after the OT has been so thoroughly butchered by these clowns though is just going to make the problem worse.

[@Necron-ez2cc]

They had treatments from George Lucas himself. They had a wealth of Lucas sanctioned material in the Expanded Universe. They had all the lore from the Lucasarts Video Games. They had living breathing icons from the Original Trilogy signed on to come back. And they threw it all away to feed their own ideological hubris and personal egos.

[@napoleon1992]

Yup!!!

[@DarthVoxyn]

Yeah it’s basically willingly self deleting

[@Nyet-Zdyes]

They put a modern feminist in charge of a "boy brand". In fact, they've done it many times... and it hasn't worked.

[@Mouse_Metal]

Dave Failoni is a massive narc. He has been rewriting the "legends" stuff since the time he started to work on the animated shows. He will never allow the "legends" to be canonized again and overwrite his glorified fanfics. He is not a Star Wars fan. He is a fan of his fanfic Mary Sues and the whole SW universe has to revolve around them.

[@SilverSidedSquirrel]

1. George Lucas for selling it 2. KK for ruining it 3. Bob Iger for allowing it 4. REYLOS for existing

[@darex0827]

Since George created it, he had every right to destroy it.

[@AlbertusMagnus_44]

Calling Tassi a "journalist" is a stretch. When one's sole focus is the "narrative" one is by definition a propagandist (e.g. liar) not a journalist. "Toxic fans" is a myth created to blame everyone except the incompetents who make this trash.

[@kreese-yi2nb]

Kain is now to Tassi what Tassi had been to Scotty Mendelson years ago. Looks like Forbes are fiery disciples of mantle strategy in press environment.

[@nadtz]

The thing is there are toxic fans, the problem is when you call any and all criticism toxic instead of listening. Kain wasn't the first but being a Forbes writer people noticed when he called out Disney for putting out shows that were mid at best and the journalists who were calling fans toxic instead of actually critiquing the shows.

[@John-fk2ky]

@@nadtz I don’t believe any fans are toxic, not because I don’t believe there aren’t any fans that aren’t jerks or what have you, but because the term has lost all meaning. I can barely figure what toxic is even supposed to mean due to the people most often using it to describe others are people I would have otherwise described as highly toxic.

[@nadtz]

@@John-fk2ky I'll agree the term gets overused and or misused but that doesn't change the fact that there have been toxic SW fans going as far back as Usenet and it only got worse after the prequel trilogy.

[@cmbaz1140]

You got it wrong they are not journalists they only identify as such.

[@robsan52]

I think of them as stenographers and -urnalists!!

[@harrymills2770]

How dare you dead-name them!

[@Mrkalm007]

Nah!. Erik Cain is fighting the good fight

[@l33t007]

😂😂😂

[@tommix6016]

I'm impressed how many people hinder their reputations and careers in the thankless task of supporting the Disney/KK disasters.

[@gallendugall8913]

The accountants. You can't convince me any of these films cost a third of what was spent. There has been overt embezzlement.

[@crazyman8472]

But will there be an audit of Lucasfilm’s finances? I rather doubt it. 🤑

[@Richard-gw2lr]

Maybe. Trumps new admin just might send the feds

[@theterribleclaw4285]

If this was still 2008 and someone told me that Star Wars can be destroyed I wouldn't believe them who would? But it turns out you can kill Star Wars and the saddest part is that it doesn't take very long to do it.

[@rogerapierre7533]

I no longer care for Star Wars.

[@Rickydiculus]

The legends books and stories of Luke as grandmaster Jedi including thrawn and clone boba Fett and clone luuke anf Palpatine are still enjoyable. Go read the books before 2015 and you'll find you may still care about star wars more than you think.

[@jacobgordon7998]

George Lucas deserves some credit for selling Lucasfilm to Disney and for appointing Kathleen Kennedy to run Lucasfilm. That said, Kathleen Kennedy and Bob Iger own all of the credit for everything that has happened since the sale became final. They needed to hit a home run with the sequel trilogy and they failed. Then they octupled down on their original failure with even more failures. Disney chose the foundation of Disney Star Wars to be built on a sinkhole of their own making rather than to continue building upon the rock-solid foundation of George Lucas' Star Wars.

[@DarthVoxyn]

Nothing Disney makes is canon. The only canon material for Star Wars is contained in the George Lucas movies and the EU books.

[@LocomotiveThought]

The Expanse was Cancelled. The Mandolorian was Cancelled. These "people" don't like good shows, they like the adverse effects of the drama caused by the shows. It's agenda, not entertainment.

[@altarush]

They don’t like money, entertainment or audiences.

[@LocomotiveThought]

@altarush Disney is a tool for these people. Disney got played.

[@altarush]

@ Yup.

[@____K_____989]

The Expanse was so good. The show was good. I have the book series and thankfully it was cancelled before they could ruin it. Let it go on a high note before the claws can ruin it. Surprised they didn’t after six seasons. Season one of Mando was the only one worth a crap. I hate to say it.

[@LocomotiveThought]

@____K_____989 👍 I was so stoked when they gave us a sneak peek at the Mythosaur on Mandalore & then.... nothing. Cade Bane was awesome & Mando got a pet Rancor, not to mention IG-11. I really enjoyed it. Now I don't know why Amazon cancelled "The Expanse" but if it wasn't for that hotshot with the crop duster, we wouldn't have got the last season of that show.

[@laranmithras7496]

DISNEY has zero chance (read that again) of reviving Star Wars.

[@garronnsilverpaw3977]

At this point I just want Disney to just box up Star Wars and put it in the attic of a couple decades.

[@ralphthewrecker302]

Disney deserves to GO BROKE for GOING WOKE. Bob Iger needs to flee to France as he has ruined a previously awesome business.

[@neoware9030]

So simple: Bob Iger, Kathleen Kennedy, Jar Jar Abrahams, Rian Johnson, Leslye Headland, Amandla Sternberg, Dave Filoni and even George Lucas himself (he should never "sell his babies to the white slavers" in the first place). All of them destroyed Star Wars and turned it into Star Wokes.

[@Mouse_Metal]

Don´t forget KatREEEE Suckhoff and Lizz0.

[@AlexanderFort]

Can we get a “Toxic Dudebro” shirt in the Star Wars font made? I’d wear that.

[@Tonyrg1988]

The only way this brand survives is for new owners to hold a press conference declaring the decanonization of everything disney made.

[@chrisd9012]

If Disney or any other studio hires Leslye Headland for any project they get what they deserve.

[@itsabouttthattime]

She and her wife got like 70-80 million between them😂. She fkin robbed Disney

[@oscarcabrera6475]

Disney SW Is Nothing But A Dumpster Fire!! I Couldnt Care Less!!😂😂🤣🤣🤣

[@scottcheg9]

It’s funny that they think being honest matters now, it doesn’t. Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me.

[@bullmoose5574]

Honestly, Andor fans have never been able to give me a reason to watch it. I ask why I should, and they just respond with "You have to see it yourself" or, "It's well written" or, "everyone is morally gray" Non of which sell me on watching it. I watch Star Wars for Jedi, Lightsabers, and Space battles. Without that, it's just a sci-fi, if that.

[@goldman77700]

Me, I never cared about Andor or the rest of Rogue One's cast. Not gonna waste my time on a character I didn't care about when he bit the dust.

[@jassuyt6357]

Andor is trash and even if the writing was thr best why do I care about a character who dies in a movie that was only good because of the Vader scene.

[@goldman77700]

@@jassuyt6357 Amen.

[@donkeysaurusrex7881]

Because it is really good. You have very shallow reasons for watching SW it seems.

[@ajdz1840]

Because it evokes the era of the Empire very strongly and makes the new hope of Luke Skywalker more impactful to a galaxy suffering under oppression. After the overexposure of the Jedi in the prequels it also makes them feel special again

[@michaelblackett8195]

It's wrecked, they lost the audience through cultural agenda the mess of the sequel trilogy and undoing George Lucas foundation. Now even though Skeleton Crew may be worthwhile, no one is watching. In 2025, big questions need to be answered, as the franchise is in need of life support.

[@mikeholloway2625]

'member when a movie tanked the people that made it were blamed for it being crap.

[@Nyet-Zdyes]

Yeah... but you can't blame THESE people... because they have their "diversity armor" and "virtue shield". They REALLY should have had a half-way competent marketing professional in the room, when KK sold Iger the idea of turning Star Wars into a "girl brand". Which tells you a couple of things about both of them.

[@slimbombur7922]

Lack of accountability killed Star Wars.

[@DanielCasilli]

Or lack of respect for the source

[@docsavage8640]

Making movies without a story already written/planned seems like a big mistake.

[@JEMullins]

I disagree Andor was the best thing to come out Star Wars since the original 6 movies. The reason no one is watching anything is because everything else sucks big time and everyone has given up on Everything Disney

[@jrossofskb]

To hell with the lamestream media!

[@thorshammer7883]

We were better off in the glory days of the Expanded Universe. The 1990s writers are far better people then modern Lucasfilm. Kevin J. Anderson is far better then Dave Filioni who likes dark side witches which is messed up.

[@OrangePopAndBirthdayCake]

The planet Dathomir and Nightsisters ARE from the early 90s EU novels, specifically David Wolverton's *Courtship Of Princess Leia* a book I first read in '93. I agree tho, that talented storytellers such as Zahn, Anderson, Luceno et al created far superior and multi-layered storylines than anybody on the KK LFL story group has ever come up with. I bliv this is not only a generational issue, but moreso due to the fact group writers were cherry picked based upon their immutable characteristics rather than their portfolios.

[@thorshammer7883]

@OrangePopAndBirthdayCake One crucial difference though. The EU writers didn't glorfy them nor did they obsessly focus on them. Not like Dave Filioni is doing.

[@itsabouttthattime]

Not everything from the EU is good and the dark side witches are terrible

[@thorshammer7883]

@itsabouttthattime Even the most stale of EU stories are better then the vast majority of modern Lucasfilm stories. Which shows a massive decline of quality.

[@geoffborlinghaus3082]

I don't want them back because disney is incapable of a good story and thoughtful caretaking of canon and continuity.

[@theterribleclaw4285]

I so badly want them to sell Star Wars to someone who actually cares about the Franchise but in order for that to happen KK would have to ether die or retire because she's not gonna let Disney do something like that.

[@dr.medieval1131]

I've now NOT watched more Disney Star Wars than watched, and they are to blame.

[@francoiseeduard303]

Andor turned Mon Mothma into Nancy Pelosi, don’t believe me Genevieve O’Reilly said so. “Tony [Gilroy] has written a great, scurrilous [take] on the Trumpian world,” and “I was impressed by Tony’s social-realist intentions,”

[@cormoran2303]

That's sure to sell people on it! 😅 I just never bothered with it because it was about the one character in Rogue One that I actively disliked.

[@danmchugh7106]

Mon mothma is guilty of insider trading in Star Wars ? 😂

[@donkeysaurusrex7881]

I don’t believe you because I actually watched Andor.

[@francoiseeduard303]

@donkeysaurusrex7881 “Anyone who follows the canon - she’s sort of a Nancy Pelosi character, isn’t she?”-Genevieve O’Reilly

[@donkeysaurusrex7881]

@@francoiseeduard303 I wasn’t aware an interview is considered canon of any sort, but beyond that it isn’t the first time people associated with a film or tv have pushed political nonsense that isn’t found in the actual product. Even in SW alone Solo was promoted as Woke: The Movie in the final weeks before it was released, and then there was nothing of that sort in the film.

[@CornballLyric]

Well said to the entire Pro channel 😊

[@bigbear7076]

Outside of the original Trilogy, the only Star Wars story that has mattered IMO, was Rogue One.

[@slyktech1860]

The reason Star Wars is failing is because we didn’t get enough of Luke, Han and Leia. You don’t do a DC Universe without Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman.

[@slimjimnyc270]

Just read Erik Kane's article & he's 100% correct.

[@bluestripetiger]

It's a shame because Andor is a great show, but so much brand damage has been done by Kennedy and her insistence on forcibly injecting agenda into Star Wars. She unintentionally killed the brand to where nothing SW has any momentum anymore. SW of course has been dead for a long time in the toystores. Hasbro is living a nightmare having to make SW toys for sale.

[@altarush]

Hasbro should have stuck to Transformers and G.I Joe .

[@BeyondDaX]

​@@altarush You know they won't. Corpos want more money.

[@themoviereviewwarriors939]

I tried to watch it Bro, but the show seemed kins of boring. Honestly, I am not sure what segment of the audience is so obsessed about watching Star Wars without Jedi, Sith or the usual elements. I keep hearing how fans want this, but based on the rating I do not think this is the case.

[@Lt_Rik]

Exactly, I bet I'd like Andor, but I don't care about Disney's version of Star Wars at all.

[@Nyet-Zdyes]

I refuse to give Disney LucasFilm my money... until KK and Iger are gone. THEN... I'll *think* about it. I'm not buying nine crap sandwiches in order to maybe get one good burger.

[@dgumbrecht]

The thing is, even if we give the Paul Tassi's of the world the benefit of the doubt and accept their premise as the truth; that "toxic dudebros" are the reason Star Wars has failed since Disney took over the IP, that leaves us with only one possible conclusion. That the dudebros are, or were, the actual fanbase for SW, and the decision by KK to not only not cater to them but to actually intentionally alienate them could only be considered malpractice at best, or intentional sabotage of the IP at worst. The first couple of films could be seen as an experiment to see if they could diversify the fanbase, but as the failures continue to pile up and Disney/Lucasfilm under the administration of KK and BI decide to hold the course even in the face of abject failure after failure only proves their incompetence at steering this large a ship. I still can't believe we haven't seen a large class action lawsuit on the behalf of Disney's investors on the grounds of gross incompetence of the management not only of Lucasfilm, but arguably the entire Disney empire.

[@yotaiji012]

How does she still have a job? I don’t understand it.

[@MFJones1]

Who cares anymore. They have drained any fun out of the franchise I enjoyed. It’s over never to return to what it used to be. All things come to an end

[@mudhutproductions]

Guilt is all the hacks at Disney have to throw at people who won't hang their sloppy, half assed art on the refrigerator. Artists they ain't.

[@MasticinaAkicta]

Well it s known for Vultures to fight over food. Yeah by now Star Wars is Carrion.

[@AliceHolbrooke-lc4ty]

Yeah, the activists that took over Disney ruined every IP they touched, (good luck Bluey). We can't even enjoy the OG trilogy anymore. We will not return to the SW fold as these activists have screwed up so bad we don't trust anything they do. Same goes for Hollywood. This once cinephile/disneyphile has lost all faith and interest in anything new coming out. The fact so many have accepted the dumbing down, means I don't trust reviews either. I don't even watch trailers anymore. Movies and Disney were my church...and those idiots destroyed it all. Honestly, it's probably for the best across-the-board for our country, we're paying attention and truly aware now we aren't so easily distracted by entertainment. Now we're distracted by truth and getting our country/people back on track! ! 💪😉❤️🇺🇲👍

[@9abuilder]

Well said.

[@harrymills2770]

Their failures only convince them that their world view is correct, and most of US are trash!

[@bigbear7076]

Absolutely true. The original Star Wars no longer feel special. They have been crushed under the weight of all the crap that followed.

[@benkelly5123]

They accomplished their mission.

[@texasbeast239]

Ahem. LaReina and Force of Light Michelle are most def NOT DudeBros or DudeBruhs or DudeBrehs. Star Wars offends the♀️and the ♂️, alike 😂!

[@microcomic]

so no one has noticed..the only time we see these articles is when you bring them up..I think they (the publications with these stories) owe you money

[@tjjordan4207]

I’m so sick of these so called journalists and media reporters that just hearing them immediately makes my eyes roll and go listen to literally anything else.

[@rogerapierre7533]

A dead and damaged franchise.

[@greenjihad3390]

Pffffft! The MSM encouraged Disney's woke direction but now hope the stink of the rotted corpse they created doesn't stick to them. Too little too late.

[@pqsnet]

WDW pro. Do watch Andor, if not for the second coming season. Its arguably the best Disney has put out Star Wars wise. Its in paar with Mando s01 and Rogue One and the way Disney should have gone to make stand alone shows building on and expanding the OT universe.

[@danielsims3673]

Bottom line is that Star Wars cannot be saved. At least it cannot be saved in the short term and it's time to accept that it's been so completely damaged that it cannot push forward as it is. So, at this point the only options is to shut it down and allow a new generation to actually make something new and accept that it's gone. Or, the second option is that it has to go on ice for MANY years and perhaps in the future a totally new/not crazy/not ideologically driven team can take over with it then and perhaps revitalize it years down the line. But in it's current form it's basically dead. So behold this is the legacy of Kathleen Kennedy... the woman that managed to destroy that which was thought to be undestroyable. That is her legacy.

[@whitedude6602]

Only way to get people back. Fire Kennedy’s Kunty crew retcon all Disney shit and start over. Base it off of Star Wars and the EU. Period. No pms joke intended

[@sneeson]

We had books, comics and video games for decades that showed us exactly what happened to Han, Luke and Leia after ROTJ. We eagerly awaited Disney bringing that glorious gift to the big screen. Instead, JJ and Rian farted and asked us to applaud. Favreau gave us hope for a minute, then Kathleen elbowed him aside and let another one rip.

[@jasonlawler9674]

The pendulum is gaining mo mentum. Iger should duck or get waxed

[@timothywilliams2252]

The only thing that even has a hope of saving Star Wars is for Iger to publicly announce a total woke purge of Lucas Film. That means KK, and all of her little woke minions

[@sophist4u]

Used to be a huge Star Wars and Disney fan. Wont🎉watch any Star Wars until KK is gone. Once people start com8ng back to Star Wars, KK will start push8ng an agenda.

[@crazyman8472]

Tried to warn you… 🤦‍♀️

[@Rockstar-bq5fm]

Eric Kain is quite a liberal dude but he’s always been fair and critical in his takes. He has a channel on KZbin as well.

[@louc8782]

It's simple. A lot of those shows sucked. I actually liked Andor, but I dumped Disney+. Apparently, I'm not their target audience anymore.

[@Nyet-Zdyes]

If you have dangly bits and aren't at least half-soy, then no, you aren't their desired audience. Their preferred audience doesn't have dangly bits.

[@Michael-wh1vs]

Let's not forget that community notes have made hiding behind lies hard. KK has used lies sense she started running things.

[@yodagremlin5570]

Can't fix it either since certain people passed on that to js

[@jasonmckenzie2835]

Guess taking a boy brand and turning it into a girl brand didn’t work out so well for Lucasfilm.

[@hoshimoshy]

The final words from Pro at the end of the vid hit the spot. 😍

[@ettubrutus4173]

Star Wars has been completely destroyed.....All that remains now is for it to be forgotten.....fade into your well earned sunset as a new day promises new quests.

[@unsane78]

Expanse cost 5-10 million an episode. Why the hell did Acolyte cost like 40 per??

[@jasonmckenzie2835]

I'm convinced Lucasfilm is laundering money.

[@ASNS117Zero]

Key points that need to be addressed for Star Wars to move forward - 1: The people responsible for the failure need to face accountability. Kennedy, her crop of creatives, and the various directors/producers need to be given the boot. 2: The brand as a whole needs a break, in terms of TV/Film. Too many people have strong negative feelings about the brand, and people need time to let those negative feelings simmer down. 3: More emphasis in non-film media that still has a positive reputation should be pursued. The only healthy bits left in all of Star Wars that is still ongoing are pretty much *just* Drew Kerpeshyn's works. And even that is kind of a mixed bag because of the MMORPG. Release a single player director's cut of the MMO that allows us to have a proper KOTOR 3. 4: Building on 3, work on pursuing more non-film, non-Skywalker adjacent Star Wars media. Books, comics, and games which don't involve the OT but are set in Star Wars. Find out what sticks through cheap products. 5: Once you have a good idea of what'll work, once the TV/Film break has passed, build on that with some low budget TV adaptations. Do animation and live action. 6: Figure out who's doing the money laundering and fire them. Stop hiring overpriced people. Crack down on waste. Get the god damn budgets under control.

[@bestlexluthor7596]

I liked Andor but I don’t know why anyone listens to critics

[@toonytube2444]

I think we have a much bigger Problem now than just "bad quality of new shows/movies". The franchise has no direction. It has no identity. Why should we watch the next STAR WARS-thing? Is there a continuation of the stories and ideas which where presented to us before? NO! Its just the name STAR WARS on it (on the bad ones and the good ones). It has nothing to do with anything STAR WARS. They just force some cameos in and other memberberry-stuff and call it good.

[@douglasarthur2673]

As if we’re going to forget how they behaved 😂

[@graemeorr5884]

Kk should have retired from Disney a few years ago and the media would never have let a bad word be said about her but she has well and truly over stayed her welcome and now the mainstream media is not going to sugarcoat it anymore

[@scowlistic]

What sparks rebellion in the heart of ordinary people? Some find it fascinating and inspiring. Others don't find it at all. Too often we're willing to look the other way while tyranny tramples the innocent, until it's us under the Imperial boot. That's what I see in the Andor series, Nemik's Manifesto FTW!

[@TiaraStarbrighter]

Star Wars is in shambles due to a lack of talent, woke beliefs, and too many eras for fans to be able to properly focus on. Originally, it was the Empire Era (the times of the original films) that was the focus; we saw that in film, in comics, and in video games. The post Return of the Jedi was also explored but only in novels and some comics. This created a semi-segregation that helped to manage the mini-brands (based on timeline) whether through design or coincidence. With the Prequels, we opened up a new era that was covered not only in live action movies but also video games, comics, and novels. It was a great time to be honest where, while the films didn't match the magic of the old, they were sturdy enough and didn't insult the lore but added to it. Despite the lies they tell you now, nothing from the Prequel era EVER divided he fans the way Disney Star Wars did (and especially The Last Jedi). On topic, we saw much less Empire era content while the post ROTJ continues to be mostly novels. Again, a simple separation that let the fans process and digest. Yes, there was the Old Republic era (comics and then the very popular Knights of the Old Republic games) but the former were not as mainstream and the latter were easy to segregate as just two games. Disney is where we start to really see a breakdown. We overwrite the original post ROTJ novel content with new films... that were mediocre at best and also tore down what came before. That had NEVER happened in Star Wars. We also saw the Empire era emphasized not only through video games and comics but also live action. Again, never before did we have multiple live action Star Wars set in different eras. Then, to make it more complex, we are scatted across the Empire Era with Andor/Rogue One before A New Hope and Mandalorian/Ashoka post ROTJ. Too much, set in too many time periods. Add to THAT the High Republic which is in novel, comic, and live action with the Acolyte. Even then, the Acolyte is set about 100 years after the High Republic novels, which only adds to the confusion. No idea when Skeleton Crew occurs. Don't care. Disney Star Wars made a huge screw up not only in overpaying for Lucasfilm but not having a plan by their own admission. They botched the sequels, effectively salting what should have been fertile ground for new content as the Prequels were. Similarly, they created the High Republic which had no reason to exist nor compelling hook or talent to bring in fans. In less than 10 years, Disney mismanaged one of the greatest IP's of all times. It is both tragic and terrifying.

[@HalfEatenMedia]

The fans wanted Luke Skywalker to be the star of 7-9. They need to rename the sequels while we have George Lucas around still. If not, then they may mot be able to save the brand

[@Radanoz]

The WDW Bro dude❤😂

[@jasonirizarry9619]

Sister Wars is of no interest to the fans that had enjoyed the franchise before the Iger Company purchase

[@nadtz]

I don't think it's just Tassi, Kain has been calling out journalists in general in regards to Star Wars and the lack of critique when the shows have been bad. I think he finally gave up after the glowing reviews for The Acolyte which he was polite enough to not call trash but you could tell he was thinking it.

[@willmathews1559]

I really liked Andor. Didn't even bother with the Acolite

[@Draconisrex1]

It is NEVER THE FANS or the critics. They only observe the results. Ultimately, as the expression goes, 'a fish rots from the head.' That fish is Kathleen Kennedy.

[@terryr7622]

The original Star Wars will always be close to my heart🥲. Besides, all good things eventually have to come to an end.

[@altarush]

Chaos would be something the dark side and Sith would like.

[@Gametester110-qf8vs]

Could not care less about Star Wars. It's a toxic, TAINTED, franchise now.

[@jasonirizarry9619]

I blame Bob Iger and Kathleen Kennedy, nuff said.

[@MedalionDS9]

Erik Kain is the only balance to Forbes against Paul Tassi

[@TonyPaulazzo]

The Emporer has no clothes on! 🤣

[@Beavis1]

The only real hope for Star Wars is to bring in people like Lorn Conner and Star Wars Theory - people who really know and love Star Wars, to help them get stories right. Before that they MUST jettison anyone even remotely associated with the Lucasfilm Story Group in any way. Bring in real Star Wars writers to work withreal Star Wars fans on getting the stories right. Small wins at first gradually growing to bigger wins.

[@harrymills2770]

Maybe you're right. Maybe you're not moving the needle. But I think the viewing audience is becoming more selective and is checking the Fandom Menace before even STARTING to watch any of these IPs, because we've been so disappointed, and we remember who said x, y or z wasn't good. You guys shouldn't under-estimate your impact. Of course, you're all in competition with each other, so maybe each of you, except maybe Drinker and Nerdrotic, feels like you're not making a difference. But basically anybody over 10,000 loyal subs is having some impact, and collectively, the impact is enormous, at least amongst the discriminating fans most likely to part with a dollar to check these movies out. I hope all y'all make out well this next year. I think you provide a great service, watching all this content and giving us a report, so we don't have to go to stuff that sucks. If you get it wrong, then you will probably lose subscribers, but so far, you're just head and shoulders above Hollywood, right now. We'd all rather watch a 10-minute Pitch Meeting than most of the new movies of the sort that used to pique our interest.

[@jasonmckenzie2835]

Watching 10 minute Pitch videos is tight!

[@kendrathompson5207]

Before you can even watch a Star Wars series, you have to be subscribed to Disney +. You have to even be subscribed to Disney + to watch some fan fiction, but that's another story. I think the problem is Disney + itself. I had Disney + for a year, and only because it was free, and I have no intention of resubscribing. Even if you told me that Skeleton Crew is the best show ever made, it would not be enough to make me subscribe to Disney + again and then watch it. I think Star Wars should always have been films in theatres. It does not work on streaming

[@Jaxvidstar]

9:17 A One Piece reference? 14:42 some KZbinrs who review comics doesn't want us to do that.

[@Batkoku]

Kathleen Kennedy obviously. And George for selling to Disney in the first place.

[@gridley]

Paul Tassi is a self-described liberal or leftist. Although his honesty about at least his politics is refreshing, people of the left aren't exactly too strong when it comes to ethics, logic, honesty, common sense & integrity. The qualities of empathy, tolerance & compassion - that are truly meaningful - rely upon those traits too.

[@GeraldValentine]

Its called MONEY LAUNDERING. 😏

[@StreamTeacher]

Apparently I’m not in the majority, but Andor struggled to keep my attention. I forced myself to finish it, but would have enjoyed watching any random show on any other platform better. I just thought it was really boring 🤷‍♂️

[@jasonpike5821]

It's obviously the fans' fault.

[@TheHoody999]

I wonder how many have cancelled their Disney Plus subscription due to bad Star Wars like I have ?

[@hamdinger7145]

Gina Carano

[@quahgalaxys4821]

South Park is so spot on the main reasons for the why no one cares for the Star Wars. The Woke DEI message filled stories that is way off the original story arc that fans cannot even recognise the original characters. No one cares.

[@bigbear7076]

Im as excited for new Star Wars content as I am for my next colonoscopy. Light sword sorcerers are lame and can be easily replaced by regular matial arts.

[@cruzerzeitgeist9137]

I have an idea: divorced Star Wars from the Skywalker saga...do more of that Expanded Universe stuff like the video games. KOTOR would be a good start

[@Jiszmo]

Who is responsible for the death of Star Wars? Rachel Zeggler, Leslie Headland, and the other activists at Disney. People have been boycotting it ever since Gina Corrano was fired, and those activists are why. Not to mention that the exact reason given for Corrano's firing was antisemetism. So, I'd throw Bob Igor's name into the list, even though he wasn't even technically woring at the time. He is Jewish though, and the current leader of Disney.