I for one really wish they would have just used Lucas’ treatments, brought in some good writers, and directors, and given us a new story, rather than regurgitating an old one. I really don’t see the point in rebels beating an empire, and Palpatine again, or having another Jedi apprentice turn bad, and be redeemed. All they ultimately have done is greatly diminish the importance of many of the story arcs, and characters in the OT, introduce the nihilisric idea, that the same evil has to be beaten over, and over again, and have new less interesting characters fulfill the destinies of the old ones. I really believe the Star Wars universe, and lore would have been greatly expanded upon, if Lucas’ story would have been followed, and we would have gotten a real sense of finality to the story, rather than having more or less the same ending, which the ST has already proven does not have to be the end. There’s nothing in the ST story, that would prevent Palpatine from returning again, as the means of his return is so vague, that it can be used again, and again.
Agree 100%. At worst, a competent execution of Lucas’ concepts would’ve been of Rebels quality. I could’ve braved the likes of helicopter lightsabers and light-slingshots so long as I was spared green milk.
Fortunately for me, I’m capable of unplugging myself from shit I don’t care for and discarding it as negligible apocrypha*, so the ST as-is isn’t as great a burden on my soul as it may be on others’.
*On my good days, anyway.