I see this discussion still goes on.
During my computer issues a new bit of commentary from someone with in the Star Wars writing group posted some rather controversial statements. That’s nothing new of course but this one speaks to a questionable approach to storytelling and franchises, and something that needs to be discussed. At issue is his statements about canon. This one in particular is what gets me.
To me that’s a terrible approach. If you go into something treating it as fake you’ve already lost the audience. Yes, good stories are important, but to ignore canon…actually the problem is continuity more than canon since canon is pretty obvious; it’s the movies and the last three cartoons. (I’m not sure where Forces Of Destiny lies but Clone Wars, Rebels, and, Resistance are canon.) The question is whether or not something makes sense in that particular continuity. At least he notes that the creators need to keep that straight but if they’re doing it wrong we as the audience know it because that continuity is important to us for different reasons. Andre Einherjar over at Midnight’s Edge goes over the full Twitter thread, an article from IO9’s “Gizmodo” site, and actual fan complaints and tries to find neutral ground while bringing the appropriate parties to task for the current trend. Since I’m not just simply posting the video in the daily special, you know I have a few thoughts of my own.
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