A Question About the Future of Star Wars

[Winter]

The Legend of Korra is a Sequel Series that has a notable mixed reception among fans of the Avatar series with some strongly disliking to the point of outright refusing to acknowledge it as canon it while others enjoy it with some feeling it's even better then the Original. However, at the end of the day TLOK WAS well received by general viewers & critics and the show itself had a notable impact on pop-culture thanks to it's greater emphasis on realistic portal of PTSD in what is considered a kids show and it having the first open same-sex couple again in what is considered a kids show.

Even the focus on politics is something that most kid shows didn't really explore all that much and yet in shows like Steven Universe and She-Ra and the Princesses of Power is not pretty common. And for all her faults Korra herself has been praised as a well rounded character along with Asami, Tenzin & Lin and all of them are as well known as Aang, Katara, Sokka, Toph and Zuko. And like The Last Airbender there has been many fans and creators who WANT to explore the world of Korra after the series ended because there's these worlds and it's characters struck a chord with people that there was so much more to explore and do.

I bring this all up because with TDST no one really seems to want to explore what happens after That story. I haven't seen many fans writing up tons of fan fics and creating tons of fan art that goes into what happens after the First Order falls and the heroes win. Outside of the Lego Star Wars Holiday Special there hasn't been any real attempt to explore the Universe of Star Wars post Rise of Skywalker. There has been little to no talk about Disney or Lucas Film making anything TDST related.

And yet, despite it being declared non-canon after the Disney Buyout the influence of The Thrawn Trilogy is still being felt to this day and there are rumors (nothing confirmed yet) that the Big Climatic Story Event that Disney is building up to with The Mandalorian and it's spin-offs is an adaptation of TTT. And there are also the growing rumors that Disney is planning to reboot the Star Wars Universe that will either erase TDST out of canon or will establish it in a different timeline.

Now that has been discussed to death on this forum but what I want to explore is WHY are there so many rumors about said an adaptation of TTT and a reboot of Star Wars so popular right now? Again, for all it's flaws The Legend of Korra still has fans and creators wanting to explore more of it. Whether it's Korra and Asami's relationship, the rebuilding of Republic City, Kuvira's redemption and remnants of the Earth Empire. These are questions that most want to explore and explore in as much depth as possible.

Contrast this with the Lego Star Wars Holiday Special. That film spent most of its time in the past via time travel and while Rey was actually given some genuine flaws and a character arc the rest of TDST cast was sidelined in favor of spending time with Luke, Vader and Palpatine. Even Kylo Ren was kicked out of the film before act 3 started in favor of spending more time with Vader. Even The Prequel Trilogy Era had more involvement in TLSWHS then TDST did.

So, with all that in mind why do you think about these rumors and why they've gained so much traction in the past year?

[Captain Crimson]

I think LF should stick to their guns and keep the ST in the timeline. Work more within Mr. Abrams' framework than Mr. Johnson's. A reboot is just a bad idea all around, yet soft retcons can do wonders. I mean, they're already referencing Mr. Wendig's Aftermath even though he was fired for wanting to invite violence. So I see more evidence the ST are here to stay, but to be tinkered with.

And yet if there is a decanonization coming, I'd really like to hope they don't just shove it off into SWL. That's such a bad business decision from a marketing perspective that strikes me as little more than spite, I don't know how they'd think it would end well, but that pretty much sums up Disney LF. Because that's the thing? If you're going to remove the ST from the timeline, where do they go? They weren't made for SWL, so keep them out of it! And yet the DSWC is built around them, so you can't escape them.

I personally don't want LF to try and actually write within the SWL now. They are not suited to that as a big-budget live-action TV and movie production company, and they don't care about it anyway. They'd water it down. And though Mr. Lucas considered it no less SW and he did have final oversight, he was still very candid that was more Del Rey and Dark Horse's creations than his, kinda like TESB.

So let Del Rey, and now Marvel, handle it. Will they? I have no idea. LF has severe problems that run far down into its DNA.

[Winter]

@Captain Crimson (sigh) That's not the point of this post, the point is to ask Why is there so little interest in TDST from both fans and creators and why there are so man rumors of a reboot and an adaptation of a TTT coming? It's not a question of if this is going to happen (though reboots are, as a general rule, inevitable) but why there so many think it's a possibility.

Why is there so few interested in talking about what happens after ROS? Why are most of the projects taking place post Return of the Jedi and Post Revenge of the Sith? Why are there no plans for anything related to Finn, Poe, Rey and Kylo Ren? Why do people thing that the big event is a reboot or adaptation of TTT?

Again, TLOK still has people A) Wanting to know what happens after the series finally. B) Wanted an Adaptation of TLOK after the live action Netflix was planning for The Last Airbender (I say wanted because the rumors for Netflix plans for the series (which includes aging the characters up so they can have sex (hurl) have REALLY turned people off from said adaptation along with the original series creators leaving on poor terms)). And C) There are STILL tons of fan works about the series post finally and the influance of Korra can still be felt 6 years later.

Why then is the Sequel Trilogy to Star Wars, one of the most popular series of all time (which were ALL hits at the box office and generally well received) so rarely talked about and when it is brought up most of it is everyone talking about there being a reboot of some sort?

This isn't about what we want it's asking why these rumors are so popular right now! Everyone here knows what everyone else thinks about TDST I want to know why a reboot is being talked about even though it's JUST a series of rumors.

[Captain Crimson]

I'd say it just depends on the corners of the web you're in.