This has been a wild decade
for Star Wars fans and I have tried to follow all the crazy twists and turns
with my blog. I’ve been diligently keeping up with the Expanded Universe. The
books. The comics. The cartoons. The Mandalorian. And I’ve been Blogging.
Coming up with new ideas to write about and often more ideas than I can keep up
with. That’s why I’m going to slow down- for real this time.
My New Years resolution for
the new decade is to only publish one blog post per month for the next 12
months. I love blogging. It is a great creative outlet for me. But sometimes it
gets in the way of some of the other things I love.
Before I slow down, I’ve had
to speed up- furiously capturing my thoughts on “The Rise of Skywalker”, “The
Mandalorian”, and all the wonderful books I’ve read this year. And there are
just a few more things I want to say before this Decade’s End.
Everything that Ended
2019 wrapped up so many
fictional universes. There was the X-Men prequel series, which began with “First
Class” in 2011. There was Game of Thrones, which launched in 2011 and was the
defining TV series of the decade. There was the Marvel Cinematic Universe,
which saw the first Avengers film hit cinemas in 2012 and “Avengers Endgame”
hit cinemas this Spring. All in all the 23-film “Infinity Saga” defined the
movie culture of the whole decade.
Finally, the Star Wars sequel
trilogy (Which began development when Lucas sold Lucasfilm to Disney in 2012)
has come to a close.
All of these things will
continue in some form. But the Golden Age of these franchises is now behind us.
Whatever Marvel or Lucasfilm cooks up for the future of the MCU or Star Wars-
it’s going to look quite different. The biggest difference is that we are
heading into an Age of Streaming. Streaming will define the next decade as
surely as Social Networks defined the 2010-2019 decade. The Mandalorian is only
a sneak preview of everything to come.
Kathleen Kennedy vs. Toxic Fandom
Toxic Fandom has also defined
the 2010 – 2019 decade. It was felt in many fan circles including Rick and
Morty, Doctor Who, and Star Wars. Even “Game of Thrones” fans turned on the
creators when the creators ran out of source material. Toxic Fandom is a direct
consequence of the anonymity of the internet. It is very sad that so many fans
expect creators to directly pander to their individual wishes and desires.
Among this insanity has been
constant reporting for five straight years that Kathleen Kennedy is going to be
fired. Rest assured, the producer who helped develop Indiana Jones, ET,
Jurassic Park, Back to the Future, The Goonies, and everything else you’ve ever
loved as a child is the best person to steer this franchise. Disney knows it. George
Lucas knew it when he appointed her. If you have enjoyed any of the five recent
Star Wars films or The Mandalorian, please thank Kathleen Kennedy.
With “The Rise of Skywalker”
set to bring in the biggest Star Wars Box Office since “The Force Awakens”
(which will make it one of the most successful films of the decade), there is no
way Disney is going to can Kathleen Kennedy. Anyone who thinks differently is
probably sexist.
This is It!
I started this decade
believing that there would never be more Star Wars movies. I remember the exact
moment that I heard differently and from whom heard it (thank you Grant Welsh).
Now, at the end of the decade, I have five new Star Wars movies and an amazing
TV show. Those are things to be thankful for.
Someday we will get a new
theatrical film. Probably in the next five years. Someday we will even get an
Episode X. Probably in the next fifteen years. For now, I’m going to sit back
and enjoy the closure that Rise of Skywalker has given me.
Until next time Star Warriors!
Until next time Star Warriors!
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