I think Acolyte would have been a good show if they had ditched the kung fu gimmick and concentrated more on the writing. I think the overall story was a good idea that got buried under a mountain of marketing crap.
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It has some interesting parts, but I prefer hard sci-fi over science fantasy. Just my preference.
The best stories are revan and bane. The bane books and Kotor 1. Thats my take on it anyway
I like the prequels, probably because I grew up with them
I didn't mind Episode 7. It wasn't very original, but it was still entertaining imo. Episode 8 had a good message behind it, and the cinematography was great, but that's about it. Episode 9 had Babu Frik and that's about it.
As for the newer series, I like pretty much all of them, though Obi-Wan and BoBF left something to be desired.
I really enjoyed The Acolyte in spite of its imperfections. I think a second season could have totally given writers a chance to work out some kinks in the story. I also think it would have benefitted greatly from being 10 or more episodes instead of eight.
You asked for hot takes, I've had some unpleasant things said to me for some of these.
Edit: forgot about spinoffs: Rogue One was phenomenal, Solo I didn't like at first but it's grown on me a little bit. Still pissed they never went anywhere on screen with the Maul cameo.
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they shouldn't have made the sequel series without George as a consultant.
That is a lukewarm take at best.
My lukewarm take is that the original Star Wars should have been a one and done movie. Perhaps, a longer movie with some elements from Empire Strikes Back to wrap some storylines, but not more.
I never found the original trilogy to be that great or influential as it is made out to be. In my opinion, it does not fully deserve the level of reverence and importance it receives.
A new hope was only good to the extent that a mediocre remake of a Kurosawa film is still good. Empire was slightly downhill from that (sad ending =/= good movie). Everything after that struggles to remain watchable.
They were simply following the classic trilogy arc:
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Plucky heroes score on the big baddies against overwhelming odds.
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Baddies hand our heroes their ass on a platter. Hope is all but gone.
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Heroes come back bigger and tougher, win the whole game by the end.
Judging from the replies, people don't like Star Wars, they like space opera as a genre. Wonder what would have happened if George Lucas adapted H.P. Beam's "Space Viking" instead.