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quipxoticHi! I'm still alive and kicking and finally getting back to writing, etc., etc.
Over the last two weeks I've been watching reaction videos for The Mandalorian since I don't have and don't plan to get Disney+. The show looks fantastic (other than the nearly complete lack of women through 3 episodes) and most of the fans reacting to it have been enthusiastic and fun. But there's a small sub-group of male fans who've said variations on "this is great, it's going to save Star Wars." Which just makes me laugh, because Star Wars doesn't need saving. The Last Jedi grossed $620.2 million just in the U.S. and Canada, then there's the books, the video games, the cartoons...
They seem to think one of the most profitable media franchises in the history of everything is on the verge of collapse without any actual evidence that that's actually true.
Of course, what they really mean is "this will save Star Wars for people like me." Fresh from the trauma of being "forced" to watch two films not focused on their needs, they're finally getting something made for them. First time since...*checks watch*...an hour ago on any streaming platform/cable network/video game/[insert your media of choice here]. Well, I'm glad their long, dark nightmare of the soul is over. I just hope they know how silly they sound when they say this stuff.
Over the last two weeks I've been watching reaction videos for The Mandalorian since I don't have and don't plan to get Disney+. The show looks fantastic (other than the nearly complete lack of women through 3 episodes) and most of the fans reacting to it have been enthusiastic and fun. But there's a small sub-group of male fans who've said variations on "this is great, it's going to save Star Wars." Which just makes me laugh, because Star Wars doesn't need saving. The Last Jedi grossed $620.2 million just in the U.S. and Canada, then there's the books, the video games, the cartoons...
They seem to think one of the most profitable media franchises in the history of everything is on the verge of collapse without any actual evidence that that's actually true.
Of course, what they really mean is "this will save Star Wars for people like me." Fresh from the trauma of being "forced" to watch two films not focused on their needs, they're finally getting something made for them. First time since...*checks watch*...an hour ago on any streaming platform/cable network/video game/[insert your media of choice here]. Well, I'm glad their long, dark nightmare of the soul is over. I just hope they know how silly they sound when they say this stuff.
