WHY DISNEY PLUS IS DESTROYING STAR WARS - watch before you assume

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[@daveblackman816]

It’s a cash cow for them. Just put some lightsabers, xwings, tie fighters, pew pew pew and use a name of a character as the title and that’s it. There’s no care into the writing.

[@UnkownSoldier100]

It isn’t. D+ has cost them billions because few too people watch this stuff now.

[@Bear-form]

The regular normie will be pleased.

[@insultlk]

Facts my bro

[@user-hc9qv9yb9m]

I see someone has taken their pew pew juice.

[@crashtestdummy1972]

What did you not like about the shows? Can you be specific? I would think introducing new characters, and even expanding on old characters is a good thing. It helps create new avenues for stories and ideas to come off from. Yes disney dropped the ball hard on the sequels, but honestly, the D+ shows arent as bad as he is making them seem. I feel like he is mad they wouldnt let him monetize that vadar movie and now he has a grudge against Disney but idk.

[@andrewbottesch3062]

Im just glad as a 90s kid i lived through the golden era of Star Wars . We had the 6 films, the 2 clone wars shows and all the greatest videogames like KOTOR , battlefront games, the force unleashed, jedi knight and academy and so much more. Today the star wars medium feels like garbage food in comparison, quantity over quality. It was fun while it lasted

[@Jungoguy]

I still love it and hope for the best, but yeah, I'm glad I grew up in that renaissance era of Star Wars

[@jaggerjackize]

​@@jamesarnold7253*whoosh* Just stop😂

[@Sargy18MPBDE]

90s kids will never know how thrilling it was standing in line for the first three films, hoping they still had tickets available, with fellow SW fans talking about our latest SW figures acquisitions. Ah, good times. 😉 The days of going to the movie theaters are over. You can thank streaming and COVID-19 for that.

[@blazerbeavs2333]

It's not all bad. We have the Jedi video games, Mando S1/2, and Clone Wars S7. :)

[@Darkness1984]

*3 films

[@thesuperdingos]

The Disney Star Wars formula: 1) Take a random character. 2) Make that character the title name of the show 3) Insert characters who have nothing to do with main characters 4) hype the show on social media for 4 months The end.

[@NicoDaNicoo]

You forgot tge pain part: terrible writing and acting+ use nostalgia so delisional Fans like it

[@iNeedaBreakdown]

... and put a chick in it and make her lame and gay!

[@jibril2473]

And don’t forget number 5) you sitting there and watching it.

[@NicoDaNicoo]

@@jibril2473 most importantly 5.1》 streaming itnon illegal sites

[@fatnakedjimmyneutron]

Also the fact where they hype up the finale only for it to suck literally every single time except mando season 2.

[@Murph709]

That's the kicker right there: target audience. Dear Disney, stop trying to make Star Wars for everyone, and make Star Wars for Star Wars fans.

[@billylocke9633]

What a concept… make content for the most beloved IP in history for the folks who made it the most beloved IP in history. Radical idea!

[@bbtank3000]

There's a saying: When you try to appeal to everyone, you appeal to no one."

[@dynastes4938]

One might think that one's a novel idea ... it's baffling, really, since there is no real reason for Star Wars to appeal to everyone either. It already is the most valuable franchise of all time, what more of an audience is there to capture?! :D

[@beskamir5977]

Yeah it's ironic how they're targeting every possible audience except those who actually like star wars.

[@slanphere]

They tried doing that with Last Jedi

[@Packers1919]

Disney doesn’t care what we want. They’ll continue to ruin this franchise.

[@slanphere]

they do, why else would they be doing fan service and spilling billions into Star Wars

[@jarrodmack5344]

Andor is by far the best Disney Star Wars show. I want more shows like it and am so ready for season 2.

[@nocap4557]

The best show but Theory hates on it 🤷‍♂️

[@alexnowicki286]

@@nocap4557he doesn’t hate it, plus Mando is equal to it maybe slightly above idk each day it changes

[@nocap4557]

@@alexnowicki286 I didn’t say he hates it but that he hates on it calling it boring.

[@alexnowicki286]

@@nocap4557 oh true, idk it’s not for everyone it can be slow for some people I personally enjoyed it, I think it’s up there with Mando for sure

[@Mjolnir007]

I truly like you speaking your mind. I get that you wanted to keep the fanbase together, be constructive - but good will has to have its limits. They threw away every credit, spent every goodwill we could give them. its time to demand more, better Star Wars. The stories we deserve. The stories the gave us are a mere shadow of the ones they dismissed, now being Legends former EU. Time to hold them accountable and demand they earn our fandom, our passion, our love. Keep it up, very excited for the Star Grift Mondays with MauLer. May the force serve you well my friend.

[@117MasterSpartan]

It’s impossible to keep a fandom together. There will always be people who think palpatine returning even though makes no sense… makes for a good movie

[@sssspider]

You’re never going to get better Star Wars as long as the IP is under the control of this current iteration of Disney.

[@SomeOrangeCat]

Then go watch something else.

[@DakPrescottlol]

Not until they remove kathleen palpatine

[@joelt2002]

Disney seemed to decide to use their "Big Name" characters from Marvel and Star Wars to promote their "new" characters. Even Mandolorian did this even though he was a new character. It's like an immediate cash out and was very obvious.

[@Intranetusa]

Their new characters media like Andor and Mandalorian are actually good shows. The same goes for the Rogue One movie (sequel to Andor). Their garbage shows are the ones with old characters - Kennobi and Bobba Fett. Another show with old character, Ashoka, is mediocre. So the "new character" stuff needed actual writing, plot, good dialogue, etc. while the old character stuff was running on nostalgia bait and put in the bare minimum effort because they thought nostalgia + pewpew & lightsabers were enough to make up for everything.

[@FriarJoe66]

@@Intranetusathey’re not ready for that conversation 👀

[@CNC-Time-Lapse]

I feel like Disney has focus groups watch their shows... but not just any focus groups, they select people in the group like lawyers select a jury... they have no prior knowledge of the subject and thus no love for Star Wars. Then the ask the group what they liked about the characters and if they could guess what the show was about. It's bewildering what Disney is doing to Star Wars. It's like watching a plane crash from 30,000 feet... its wings fell off and all you can do is stare at it as it approaches the ground at 500mph.

[@TheMeta141]

the problem is multi fold. 1. people who either don't care or actively despise Star Wars are making decisions. 2. low budget. it looks cheap and the quality suffers. 3. political messaging. 4. destruction of Legacy characters. constantly insulting or degrading established beloved characters to prop up new unliked ones. 5 the over focus on the movie timeline. as we've seen Disney cannot handle Legacy characters and attempts to try end badly. but instead of using the 25 thousand years BEFORE the movies with all the possible characters they could want to make they're focused on the already established characters and setting. and the overreliance on cameos and established characters to save the shows proves how low the quality is. but the biggest problem isn't 1 of these. it's ALL of them. because they all feed into eachother which results in shows that have fans either disappointed, angry or in some cases depressed. we WANT to like the shows. we really truly do. but Disney won't get out of its own way.

[@Hohrd]

Very well said.

[@bobaoriley1912]

Genuinely curious, what of it is political messaging?

[@TheMeta141]

anytime Disney star wars gets heat they throw racism or misogyny as the reason people don't like it. probably the biggest example is Reva in Kenobi. there's also the very easily edited out lesbian kiss scene in TROS that was in Western cinemas but suspiciously absent in Chinese cinemas. or the poster for Force Awakens that prominently featured Fin in the West but had him much smaller in Chinese posters. there are alot more but these should help clarify. @@bobaoriley1912

[@Moon_Speir]

Ah yes, Star Wars, a franchise well-known for its lack of political themes, political undertones and political messaging

[@TheMeta141]

@@Moon_Speir there's the political etc etc of pre Disney and then there's the blatant politics of post Disney. moreover there's entertaining political themes/undertones/messaging. and then there's attacking and insulting politics. made worse by IRL political attacks whenever people voice dislike of something

[@bretr7327]

Neither Disney nor Lucas Film have the interests of the Star Wars legacy or the Fans in mind. I seriously think they hate both with a passion.

[@fussiesthydra9216]

I think the biggest problem’s isn’t the shows it’s the writing of the shows if they were good and faithful to what George created and had good writing like Shows like Better Call Saul,Breaking Bad,GoT,House of the Dragon,Buffy,Old Doctor who then this wouldn’t be a problem.

[@TRC296]

There’s no passion for the lore in these new series. It’s a bunch of checkboxes in a corporate board room and nothing more to keep the Disney + subscribers from cancelling.

[@achaudhari101]

Not entirely true.

[@achaudhari101]

@@Webhead259 I was talking about the shows but okay.

[@Intranetusa]

In terms of shows: Andor is amazing. Mandalorian is good. Ashoka is mediocre. Bobba Fett and Kenobi are bad. In terms of movies: Rogue One is amazing. Han Solo is ok. The new trilogy ranges from ok to bad. Watch the good stuff and skip the bad ones. That is how Disney will learn. Tony Gilroy made Andor and co-directed Rogue One.

[@stephenholland3801]

Sam Witwer has been GM-ing pen and paper Star Wars RPGs with his buds since he was in junior high (knowledge courtesy of the Order 66 podcast). That’s more Star Wars writing experience than anyone has currently writing for Disney Star Wars.

[@wyrdflex5863]

Nailed it.

[@MikaTuukkanen]

I was actually surprised that Andor was a really good show. I have watched 6 episodes now, and I have enjoyed every single one. And I usually am picky in what I watch.

[@lordsidious83]

The only way they can move forward is by going back. Somehow they need to decanonize the sequels, or at the very least have them in an alternative universe. I think fans would be more forgiving of some of the shows but knowing where it all leads taints that. Also they have simply been coasting on nostalgia. That'll only last for so long.

[@halloweenjack95]

100% agreed

[@Mr6Sinner]

I’m so glad to see this channel moving in a more critical direction, instead of the coping of the past.

[@slanphere]

still arguably coping with the past. Actual quote from this guy "we should assemble the original team for the prequels."

[@chrisedwards6606]

You can tell that there was moments that were good in Ahsoka and Mandolorian season 3. The problem is where you can clearly tell people interfered to make a point or put things in to fill certain quotas. Wish we could just have a good show without having to make a point or fill quotas. Theory has many good points throughout this video.

[@HunterAnsorge-ok9jk]

Bro didn’t just say Filoni has done great things AFTER the Disney acquisition ☠️

[@ETF810]

We love you Theory, you are the voice of many of us lifelong fans

[@aresdesiderata8959]

Good job brother. Star wars fans will always vote for independent creators such as yourself, over the soulless, corporate greed of Disney.

[@CornyBum]

I understand what he means by narrowing it down to the best people to take _Star Wars_ forward (i.e. Dave Filoni, Tony Gilroy, Jon Favreau, Sam Witwer), but as someone who loved _Andor,_ I do wanna remind people of the other directors and writers on that show: Dan Gilroy (Tony's brother), Toby Haynes, Susanna White, Benjamin Caron, Stephen Schiff, and Beau Willimon (who wrote all three episodes of the Narkina 5 prison arc, including Luthen's famous monologue). Furthermore, I think there are some good writers/directors for _The Clone Wars._ I basically just wanna remind people, especially when it comes to _Andor,_ that the great creative minds named in this video cannot and have not done it alone.

[@Redcell6A]

I was there in 1977 as a kid and couldn't get enough. Star Wars was magical and it lit the fire of science fiction for me. I saw it more than a dozen times in the theater. I did whatever odd job I could to raise the $2.50/ticket. I had the Story of Start Wars LP and wore it out. Santa brought the Kenner early bird certificate at Christmas for the action figures. I built the plastic models of the x-wing and Vader's tie fighter and hung them from my bedroom ceiling. I have a lot of empathy for you since you've stuck with it for longer than I did and you have so much more invested. I bailed after EP 1 (EP III was tolerable and I was OK with Rogue One since it led right into IV). It just wasn't the same. I despise what they've done to the original character-rich franchise. But hang in there, brother... you're a good man with a big heart.

[@Blacknerd1]

We need to stop dissing Andor. But I see your point.

[@chasethechosenone8478]

It’s getting dissed for a reason it’s not that great

[@colinhamm633]

I was extremely excited for the kenobi show and got a subscription just for that show. Disney could've done so much more with that show than the disaster we got. Week after week I watched, hoping for more but extreme disappointment is what I was left with. It's a shame

[@AD-cy7wx]

YES. I was SOOOO disappointed with the lack of obi-Anakin flashbacks. So annoyed with the characters that had nothing to do with the main characters. So much missed opportunity with Hayden coming back on with possible looks into what Vader was going through… etc etc

[@sokit2em]

terrible writing and character development. Obi Wan became a side character in his own show to Leia and Reva. Only saving grace were the Vader scenes

[@s_baller4116]

Man imagine if George Lucas bought back Star Wars

[@rodemus18]

There’s a ongoing rumor he’s teaming up with Nelson peltz and Ike to overthrow Bob iger by buying up shares so they have boardroom seats

[@josermaiz]

He sold Star Wars

[@stephenappleton117]

Like a new car it lost 20% value when Disney bought it. He’d probably make a profit

[@halloweenjack95]

​@jamesarnold7253that is not true lmao. He never wanted her to make the chosen one. She became a politician who fought the crime mafia created by darth Maul.

[@nocap4557]

Never happening move on or just watch his work

[@Jamie7]

You hit the nail on the head with this one and with such clarity, please keep up the intensity and staying true to what Star Wars is.

[@introspectivedude]

In Kenobi we should have gotten the black krrsantan fight like in the comics, that speech about how he was taught alot of things just not how to disappear would have been great.

[@Natsirt666]

I really like this take and the whole 'feel' of this vid. Super constructive, but critical where it needed to be. Well done mate!

[@mephistopheles1765]

“Only through destruction can we bring about change.” - Kathleen Kennedy

[@ianpg9891]

4:04 you were just talking about how all the Disney Plus shows end of a cliffhanger and I started thinking about how most Breaking Bad episodes end that way and then you mentioned it as an example of shows that don’t do that lmao

[@sectorsecurity4701]

Do you you want to make money, or divide your fan base? DISNEY: "YES"

[@nicolasmartinez7639]

The way Walt’s fly episode progressed his character is something disney could never understand. He literally spent a whole episode tryna kill a fly yet we learned so much about him. Meanwhile at disney, Reva is angy and wasted a whole show for obi and anakin/vader fans

[@tupacca5136]

They either need to shorten them into movies, or flesh them out into 12 episode seasons. They are at such an awkward length right now where they have the pacing of a show but the length of a long movie. That, to me, is the real problem here (setting aside the writing and their preaching of The Message ™️).

[@jacobwegener8561]

1) make a random main character 2) put the name of a beloved character as the show title 3) make show about the random main character 4) Make Kathleen Kennedy the director

[@AncestorEmpireGaming]

2002-2004: the best year for Star Wars content. It’s not a disney problem, it’s a corporate culture problem. And unless the mentality of “consume new product” stops, then all franchises will be turned in Mind Flayers.

[@AncestorEmpireGaming]

@@jamesarnold7253 that’s only if you count the films. And to be honest, that’s an Apathy mindset…

[@AncestorEmpireGaming]

@@LooneyVoices6398 so much great SW content during that time. Captain Fordo and General Grievous were the highlights.

[@AncestorEmpireGaming]

@@jamesarnold7253 you still don’t understand. And to be honest, it’s not just you but a majority of the SW fandom. Star Wars is not just films and television. It is a brand, a Mythos. 2002-2004 was a banger that covered all bases on a high level. An actual balance, unlike that wanna be Kreia nonsense KK led Lucasfilm tries to push. Well I do agree that the OT won’t be topped or matched, 2002-2004 was and is a gold age for SW content was regularly coming out.

[@AncestorEmpireGaming]

@@jamesarnold7253 I grew up in the 80’w where everyone basically a SW fan until they grew older and went onto other stuff. Imagine my distain when that other stuff being stale comedy sitcoms on tv.

[@AncestorEmpireGaming]

@@jamesarnold7253 2014-2017? You’re joking right? That’s when the majority of the fandom left. The nuking of the expanded universe by Bob Iger and his Sith apprentices was Rambo first blood for the non casuals. Calling 2014-2017 a gold age is a flat out lie.

[@Rev_Goose]

More happens in an average episode of Game of Thrones than an entire season of Disney+

[@achaudhari101]

Andor begs to differ.

[@eds1942]

Exactly! It’s like they have an hour or two’s worth of tv that stretch out to six or eight 35 minute episode, by having everyone walk slowly, stand around, break up sentences add in some cheesy poorly down action, and then try to convince us that it’s going to be a great season because they are adding a cameo or two.

[@achaudhari101]

@@eds1942 Cheesy poor action? I think you're spoiled on something.

[@eds1942]

@@achaudhari101 Poorly done. Yeah, it’s pretty bad.

[@achaudhari101]

@@eds1942 Not really. Sounds to me like you are confirming you are spoiled on what we saw during the Prequels. Well, I'm sorry they don't use sticks with CGI anymore but actual light sword props for movement.

[@TheJorgSacul]

I don't think we could handle Witwer on the creative team. He is a rabid fan of the OG-LUCASverse, with a three-dimensional grip on the characters and story. We'd come out of the theatre crying and begging for more. We'd go back at watch in the theatre, again. You know, like the old days.. before the dark times.

[@BeytekinConstructionMachinery]

Well, they payed a huge mass of money and they have to earn a lot of money. Simple.

[@housevisand]

Right. I noticed they structured their shows in a way that ends the Finale on the first week of the month. So you HAVE to renew one last time to see how the Season ends. & Then you are stuck with a Disney+ Sub for another 3 weeks that you do not even use. Its sooo annoying!

[@km55111]

i agree that they are hurting star wars but i like the concept of long format tv shows for these vast systems of material. it would take someone sitting down and planning things out down to a tee to do this correctly. id prefer what they are doing where there isnt vast number of years between movies but they would need be be planning 4+ years (in detail) in the future to keep things good and coming out on a set schedule. not sure if its possible in practice but id love to see this done right

[@Dxnttv]

That collab of people would honestly be next level. Tony Gilroy knows how to write at such high quality + the Star Wars knowledge the others know….. we would be in for something insane

[@churro5322]

Gilroy overrated himself.

[@peterkrochmalni673]

Tony Kilroy is the JJ abrams of Star Trek. And we all know how that turned out. Hint: Star Trek is in the toilet.

[@sicariodu9546]

One day he says he don’t care no more and the next day he back to with:"disney ruining star wars, here why"🤦🏽‍♂️

[@jpoole314]

I gave up on SW after Ahsoka Spent the last decade sayin "The last one was crap but they're going to get it right this time" 10 years......egg on my face

[@TeamDaemon1980]

What do Prequel fans want out of Star Wars? Revenge of the Sith Part II, III, IV, and V starring Hayden Christensen? What other parts do you want them to explore?

[@LordFoxxyFoxington]

Disney is destroying Star Wars full stop.

[@iwasnevergivenaname7409]

“You have to pull your heads out of your bumholes” had me dead 💀 😂

[@CJH94]

Obi-Wan was the biggest let down. Atleast since the sequels. Once I found out the director I knew it was going to be off but damn.

[@johnny2x47]

You see when Lucas created it it was not just a vision it was a dream something that actually brought a sense of life to such a small world that we started off with something even greater as we continued on. Now with the acquisition Disney doesn't see that Vision because Lucas isn't there when the Creator isn't there to continue his vision it tends to fall apart because there's no sense of coherency of the story so what you means that the Creator isn't there the story is going to fall apart

[@landend7623]

Loving the new theory’s takes channel! I like to see your storytelling skills outside of the Star Wars universe

[@filmrerun1973]

Theory, you are a hero to the Star Wars community. So many of us don’t have a voice and no one listens to us about what we want with Star Wars. You have a voice. Beacsue of people like you I have hope that one day Star Wars will return to greatness.

[@LaraA55]

@Star Wars Theory The problem with corporate companies like Disney is that they see Ip's such as Star Wars as a product to be consumed based on market research, not as a work of art to please its fan base who are the customers. In order for Star wars to thrive again it needs to be kept far away from Disney. A Star Wars TV show can work if it is done properly with good writing and directing, simple as that. We saw that in Mando season One.

[@dylanhalifaux]

Disney is probably the worst offender, but this is not unique to Disney. Hollywood needs to get it's self figured out, before a bunch of studios go bankrupt.

[@Xenobeast78]

Dudes out here saying how all of us real fans feel. Like why tf isn't Sam used more why does it feel like they just can't seem to get it right when it's so obvious what the fans want.

[@NicholasLightTV]

Beating a dead horse at this point. It’s never gonna change. If these movies are made, I promise you we aren’t gonna like it. Star Wars is all over the place right now. Oversaturated like Marvel, to the point people lost all interest. Instead of getting 1-2 great projects in 3 years, we’re getting 5-8 projects per year, and we’re lucky to get 2 good ones.

[@Gauthierbrad27]

It is so bizarre, I get very little in the way of enjoyment from Star Wars these days, but I get massive enjoyment from the KZbin commentary. Honestly, at this point, I’m much happier to be having my views contribute to your income than that of Disney. Thank you for all the great vids

[@mountainmonkey15]

Unpopular opinion; create a whole new Star Wars movie series set during Old Republic. I guess you could call it a reboot, but “reboot” is a strong word kinda. But I would be so excited for a new story line.

[@jeffbrewer1580]

Personally I agree but i don't want to see it created by the current set of personalities at Lucasfilm.

[@Thelorecookie]

They should move away from the sequels era and make some projects set during the old republic

[@lordcarnorjax8599]

@@jeffbrewer1580 Current LucasFilm would butcher it.

[@Ar17778]

@@jeffbrewer1580yeah I really don’t wanna see how bad they could butcher the old republic lmaoo I love some of the stuff in the Disney era but I also hate some as well and what they’ve done to some of the beloved characters is criminal

[@botta88]

100% agree on this.I understand companies need to do things for the sale of revenue. And that's fine. But it feels like that all these are being created with zero care/passion and ONLY revenue. Ironically the revenue is probably doing worse because of this.

[@guillermor9207]

I’m so glad Star Wars Theory is using his platform and voice to speak the truth that Disney needs to hear. He’s not hating either, he’s being completely honest and he’s actually trying to help. Because to him, myself, and millions of other people, the Star Wars story that George Lucas started, is the best story ever told and it’s unfair and selfish that they’re throwing all of that away just for their personal greed and for them to keep pocketing monthly subscriptions and for selling merchandise. As of right now, I think the best movie sequence to ever come out is the MCU from 2002 through 2019. (Spider-Man to Endgame). Star Wars had potential to compete and even be better than the MCU but the last 3 movies really knocked them into ridiculous territory, up there with the Fast & Furious franchise. If Disney had these guys as their head of Star Wars division: Dave Filoni, Jon Favreau, Star Wars Theory and if they can get George Lucas as a part time writer / mentor, that would be the ultimate dream team.

[@cwalker228]

When are we getting the video of the Anakin/Palpatine opera scene you teased?

[@jaketylenol]

I love how you just snapped one day and became an Anti-Disney Star Wars 100%. Don’t get me wrong it’s your opinion, it’s your channel, do what you want, don’t see this comment as a means of trying to change you. It’s just crazy as an outsider looking in how the content direction seemingly changed out of nowhere

[@bobaoriley1912]

Watching this channel for like 2+ years, it’s crazy how much Theory has been critical of everything Disney does. I believe that Disney deserves some negative feedback, but not to the degree he talks about . I feel like these days, like 40% of what he talks about is hating on Disney, calling Disney what he believes to be “woke”, and generally just talking bad about Disney. It’s getting tiring.

[@jaketylenol]

@@bobaoriley1912 it’s crazy cus half of the stuff that’s happened with Star Wars under Disney i think most of the fanbase enjoys. We got the Jedi Games, Lego Star Wars games, Battlefront 2 all under the Disney Era, We got Star Wars Rebels, the first two seasons of Mandalorian, Bad Batch (which I don’t love but fans seem to love it), we got Visions season 1 and 2, Clone Wars season 7, I mean I’m just saying it’s not perfect or the best it can be but I feel these things are worth mentioning in the conversation

[@Ar17778]

@@jaketylenolI agree I love s lot of the stuff Disney has done, but some of the biggest things they’ve like obi wan and book of boba have been massive disappointments and could have been something to truly bring the fanbase together instead the inconsistency has ripped it apart even further, a lot of the stuff does seem politically motivated and it’s just sad because of the potential it all has ruined

[@Allmightyimortal]

Here is the problem with the movies though. They are chosing identity politics and whatever Ryan Johnson thought he was doing over having a good story. Plots don't make sense. Everything gets retconned and when anyone calls them on it they are racist/sexist/etc. They can't look past themselves to make good characters and tell good stories.

[@wuhhhhhhh]

Have you actually tried running that logic through your head? How does the inclusion of a person of color or a woman affect the quality of the story at all? Does casting a woman somehow take budget away from the writing team? It makes no sense, y’all just see a mediocre movie, blame the minority who is just in the film and run with it. It’s insanely dumb if you think about it even a little bit. Get over it, women and black people exist

[@Allmightyimortal]

@wexler8368 you didn't read what I said did you. No crap women and black people exist, might want to tell Disney's China division that though. The problem isn't they are in movies, I was looking forward fo Rey and everyone in the movie. The problem is the characters were bad. Fin was screwed over by Disney since movie 1. Rey has no character development and is just a terribly written character. Heck poe was wasted. Not one of the characters in the movie was good and the plot was a broken mess. Does not matter gender or skin color. If the original trilogy was as poorly written as those 3 movies were, there would be no starwars after the first movie. People like you are why we can't have these conversations. You either incorrectly or intentionally assume any criticism of a female or non-white character is people being racist/sexist. Literally called you out in my first comment. Cast all the women/ people of color you want. Just make them good characters and give them good plots. If you don't your going to be called out on it. So yeah women and people of color in movies are not a problem. Bad characters, plots, identity politics and people like you are.

[@wuhhhhhhh]

@@Allmightyimortal i did read your comment, otherwise i wouldn’t have responded. Frankly i completely agree with you that they wasted both rey and finn, but your comment clearly states the problem is identity politics, which when boiled down, barely exist or don’t even exist in these films. Anytime, and i mean a n y time “people like you” since we’re apparently generalizing see a new movie/game with a nonwhite or male protagonist, y’all immediately jump on the boycott wagon “oh wow they’re so WOKE and focused on IDENTITY POLITICS the movie is bad because they’re woke woke woke” and the main lead is just black

[@Allmightyimortal]

@wexler8368 they literally went around with shirts saying the force is female and claimed anyone who didn't like Rey was sexist, and unless they were from China, anyone who had problems with fin were racists. That is quite literally identity politics. Literally, every woman/ person of color in these films is "perfect," while any white man is an idiot, washed up, pathetic, or evil. If a film doesn't want to be accused of being wokr, don't act like it. Do people jump on that boycott wagon to soon, yes. But it's because of movies like these 3. Also that not generalizing "people like you" if you act like them and take any criticism as sexism/ racism. It's not.

[@m00nchile1]

Remember when a TV show season had 22-26 episodes? And now-a-days, even 8 is too much for the writers, the stretching and filler is painfully visible.

[@5ccsomat]

Now in hindsight that was more likely Favreau, not Filoni..... I would love to see the franchise in Jon's hand....

[@YY-mi9rf]

Theory, you are missing an integral point: Current Disney doesn't care about money, they only care about "the message" they shove into everything.

[@MrJojoringo]

The sequels are better than the prequels and maybe even of the original trilogy, people not admitting how good the sequels are don't want to give them credit because it's a female lead. The way they treated every character is just perfect yet people complain because they can't admit how good it really is, they should make shows and movies about the Sequels and every fan should be happy about that, Ahsoka was also good because it was a female lead, Disney + would do good if they proceed like that 💯

[@alexsawyer9652]

Lmao

[@DarthVenomuss]

😂

[@MrJojoringo]

@@alexsawyer9652 What's so funny about it? Why the sequels are so under appreciated? There are nearly no flaws in these movies compared to the prequel trilogy and yet people complain because they don't like Rey the GOAT jedi that has a way darker story and well written one than Luke or Anakin

[@baconbob901]

@@MrJojoringo Buddy the sequels are terrible, let's not get it twisted

[@MrJojoringo]

@@baconbob901 You just won't admit it because you're some anti-woke guy, if you look at it without all these politics it's near perfection, contrarily to the prequels

[@michaelmoffat7691]

Great video and channel, don't always agree on everything but this video had to be made and I hope the message in this video gets to Disney executives.

[@DrakeBrunette]

Disney would never do this but my dream scenario would be this... They can stick to Animation, Video Games, Star Wars Land and things like that! BUT they should sell some of the rights towards making Live Action Films to other Studios. Much like how they worked alongside Sony to bring Spiderman into the MCU but now they would be dealing SW characters and concepts out to other studios. This would give so many other filmmakers the chance to make something fresh and exciting while simultaneously ensuring that the Disney corporation gets a small percentage of the profits. It's a WIN WIN in my opinion because even if another studio makes a film that is bad or controversial then Disney is still in a good position to distance themselves away from it and have excellent damage control. Example, "We didn't make this... Universal is what handled what you saw on screen". But there would surely be some films that were done well and we as the fans would finally start to see creative and unique interpretations of Star Wars films. In summation, Disney gets $$$ & We get all kinds of new Star Wars material. Universal, Sony, Paramount, Lionsgate, Warner Bros, A24, etc etc etc. Let them have a crack at it. If one company starts doing really well in particular then you can sell the Star Wars brand for Billions of dollars down the road.

[@Darkness1984]

Man this channel used to be fun and positive. Ever since Mauler clawed his hands in here the negativity took over...Sad. Unsubscribed.

[@MoisesZTech]

Yeah - no wonder his videos now get sub 80k views

[@corbinknief6574]

I’m glad you said something about this, it’s not a secret but I’m tired of the people trying to defend it and call you out for not liking it.

[@JeremiahCampbell959]

Due to myself loving grammar of titles and the central ideas of stories, I believe it would be better to have your new channel name be Theoretical Tales, or Tales of Theory, or rather The Tales of Theory. That last ones sounds much more alluring to me.

[@RAWFLAVA]

Wow, your blunt candour from start to finish is so laughably refreshing... May The Force Continue To Be With You!

[@boodamowin]

Another great video SWT! I totally agree about the character development. They should be looking at shows like The Walking Dead. There is only so much that you can do with Zombies attacking. Change the location, kill a friend or family member of the main characters. That show had to rely on the depth of it's characters and their believable development. If Star Wars had development like that, they would never run out of stories to tell. They have an entire universe to throw at those characters to see how it would effect their lives. Any Star Wars show would end up being a longer running series than the Simpsons.

[@Solo-Skywalker]

6:00 we know exactly what happened to Mandalorian season 3 Dave filoni walked away from it to work on Ahsoka and it shows.

[@TheArthoron]

The Mandalorian Season 2 came out while KK was ruining Episode VIII.

[@billybong50]

I put off watching Obi Wan for a long time as I knew the reviews for the show were pretty bad, most people saying exactly what you pointed out in the video about the formula for the show being stretched out with unnecessary rubbish. I recently got curious though and decided on watching the Patterson Cut, as I figured Obi Wan would work better as a movie. I feel like the cut did an amazing job at condensing the story down and I actually really enjoyed it for what it was. All of the best moments were highlighted and not tarnished by needless narratives that went nowhere or mean nothing.

[@StickySyrupEverywhere]

No one at Disney can "fix" Star Wars. No one at Disney can "correct" course for Star Wars. No one at Disney understands. You yourself are so uplifting and positive that I hesitate to say the next thing. Disney has tainted all of Star Wars, backwards and forwards. They have stained it. That taint is very possibly indelible, because Disney Star Wars will always be there, in its abominable existence, regardless of any personal or official retcons. Certain people will now forever be known as Those Who Destroyed Star Wars, and as concerned about legacies as they were, they'll have to settle for infamy! What a wretched hive of scum and villainy! At least we of the scattered fandom don't have to live with THAT! You are your own man, a very good man, I am convinced, and some comment from a random person in chat isn't going to crush you, so I said it. What you have here, the enjoyment of the intangible enchantment that Star Wars held for so many for so long is why I watch your videos and listen to your words. As much as they harp about "magic and pixie dust" Disney has no clue about that enchantment! You give us a focus, those of us who remember and knew that magic, savored the fine points of it, and to me that is now the shared enjoyment. Looking back to before the Dark Times of Disney, before the evil Empress, and the transformation of Lucasfilm into Pukeusfilm, that is what we have. Each of us, in some way, knew the enchantment they will never know.

[@MCsCreations]

Add Bryce Dallas Howard to that list. She was the director of TBOBF episode 5.

[@117MasterSpartan]

Disney Star Wars formula: Put that character in this new show for 30 seconds and we will make money 🥰

[@russelstudios2187]

👏👏👏👏👏👏 That’s exactly what I’ve been thinking for ages - Dave, Jon, Sam and Tony

[@moneyandbones]

Andor, Bad Batch and TotJ are objectively the best Star Wars since the glory days of Mathew Stover, James Luceno, and Timothy Zahn.

[@ryansarafin12]

Mando season 1 and Andor are probably the only things I've actually enjoyed, Ahsoka basically killed any hope I had for the future of Star Wars

[@MagicPrepper]

I don't even think Filoni should be involved at this point. Ahsoka lost any faith I had in him.

[@stollerino]

D+ is keeping my money, I have kids. It’s a parenting necessity - I’ll admit it.

[@SkyePie]

D+ is making decent enough content to stay. I can admit it too. Wish they would've picked up Harry Potter instead of Universal getting it.

[@Tint_Guy]

Kenobi was supposed to be a movie That project was scrapped. Then the script was retooled into a series Then production was halted the day they were supposed to begin shooting for a full rewrite

[@mcsstudios101]

I wish we could go back in time and Lucas was still the Man in charge. I was there for the opening for the first movie at the theaters and I can say the excitment was like no other.... "Before the dark times...before the empire." ;)

[@zer0sinder]

My man Theory dgaf anymore! Keep it real bro and keep up the great work up!

[@mstrainjr]

I don't know... Having several scenes of that guy from Andor eating Froot Loops at his mom's house was pretty compelling stuff there.

[@seanv3180]

This isn't just a Star Wars TV problem, it also extends to Marvel shows. I haven't seen any other subscription service that has different run-times for their shows. I have no idea what model they are using but the way they are producing and then editing shows is completely batshit backwards.

[@diegomata1062]

I really miss the time when female characters were awsome to name a few: Ellen Ripley, Sarah Connor, From voyager Captain Katheryn Janeway, seven of nine, Lara Croft (Jolie), Aeon Flux, From DS9 Jadzia Dax, Coronel Kira, Mulan (animated), Major Motoko Kusanagi(ghost in the shell animated, Jackie Brown, Selene from Underworld and the list goes on.....BUT NOW WE ONLY GET MARIE SUES LEFT AND RIGHT

[@younggordan8748]

Looking back on Star Wars since 2015: “Boys, I think we’ve been bamboozled”

[@deavonturenvanjetse]

Hahahaha, “Disney only cares about profit…. Please buy my merch 😂😂😂😂”

[@ianpg9891]

4:52 movie studios don’t get any money from things that aren’t tickets. Food and things go straight to the movie theater itself

[@aresdesiderata8959]

They should focus less on profit and more on proper asset management. Unfortunately they are totally blinded by greed. Funny how the Disney takeover of Star Wars is basically a mirror reflection of the Empire taking over the Galaxy. Don't they see the irony? Now that's a mindfuck!

[@MyNameIsSimon88]

That "I won't be talking about Disney Star Wars" era only lasted about 2 days huh?

[@bighoss45hgaming91]

I'm a big Star Wars fan but with them not having any content recently I just had to cancel Disney Plus

[@SkywalkerOne1977]

I think Disney believes they are "building a new SW community", but what they apparently don't realize is that the crowd they are attracting does not "nerd" out with their money; it's just their social media posts.

[@forrestpelton1199]

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 was pretty good… Also, agree with Theory. I wish they had some more compelling stories. Instead they are just drawn on and on😑

[@TobinPT]

I understand what he say, and makes sense Disney is focused on the quantity and not the quality.... and thats sad....

[@nashzahm]

Mando Season 1 and 2, Clone Wars Season 7 (minus the middle arc), and Bad Batch season 1 (i havent seen season 2) were all great. But now they are throwing literal shit at the wall and hoping it sticks.