Star Wars should learn from Andor and stop making Disney Plus shows that are so obsessed with the Jedi - eviltoast
Forget the Force and lightsabers – give me more Andor, Imperial security intrigue, and political/spy machinations.
  • Star Wars Disney Plus shows should move away from Jedi-centric stories and explore other aspects of the Star Wars universe
  • Andor is a successful example of a Star Wars show without Jedi, focusing on the Empire’s control and morally gray characters
  • Suggestions for new Star Wars show ideas include Pod Racing, Jawa Storage Wars, and One Man and His Droid, among others
  • IvanOverdrive@lemm.ee
    161·
    6 months ago

    I saw Star Wars in the theater when it was just called Star Wars. I couldn’t agree with OP more. However I have zero trust that Disney will make more adult oriented shows for the simple reason of merch. What’s the merchandising opportunities of Andor? You can’t sell lightsaber replicas when there’s no lightsabers to replicate.

    • ShepherdPie@midwest.social
      3·
      6 months ago

      But you can’t have merch if you don’t have a popular story and they’re jeopardizing the popularity of the whole franchise. I just saw an article talking about the 5 least profitable films from 2024 and 4 of them were from Disney. They make sport of beating dead horses until the world collectively. They’ve already killed Marvel and Star Wars is bound to be next.