by O.Supreme » Thu Jan 18, 2018 3:29 pm
^ This 100%, thanks for articulating a similar sentiment so well. A close friend of mine who is a way bigger SW fan than I has actually stopped watching the films, he had no desire to see TLJ, which is sad in a way, but I get it. I will continue to enjoy SW, to a degree, but when Disney made the choice to render the EU as "non existent", that changed my whole concept of any film coming forth form them. I know many people don't care about the EU, never read a single entry, and that's fine. But in the early 90's when SW was all but dead, and Tim Zahn released that first Novel, Heir to the Empire was, for all intents and purposes Episode VII, and I've never felt any different. The Disney Movies are a nice little *what if*, but its not MY SW canon. In fact, its odd because to me, in their effort to undo the EU, Rogue One was pretty much a near-perfect representation of a EU Novel realized on film, something I thought we'd never get. It was wholly unnecessary, but I enjoyed it for what it was.
Again, its the law of diminishing returns. You CAN have too much of a good thing. When something special becomes commonplace, it no longer is special anymore. case in point:- I spent more hours and money than I care to admit trying to get nth level generation bootleg copies of the original Ultraman series on VHS for over a decade, many many years ago because that series was so strongly engrained in my childhood. Now new Ultraman series come and go, and are practically free to stream online, and while I still have interest, its certainly not a priority. I still have many series and films to view, when I get around to them.
I enjoyed Clone Wars, and am enjoying Rebels, but if SW does become so commonplace that its not special anymore, that will be a sad day.
There are no more good TV Shows, only ones that haven't disappointed me yet.