Yeah Filoni and Favreau have a clear and deep passion for Star Wars and I really hope they get more say over its future.
Man, I was truly impressed by Filoni’s passion and understanding of the GFFA. I’ve known who he is on a surface level for years, but this is my first real exposure to him as a person and creator. I don’t agree with everything he says and he’s far more of a PT apologist than I’ll ever be, but he clearly “gets it” and he obviously completely loves the material and what he’s getting to do with it. Heck, at one point as he was explaining how Qui-gon was the father Anakin needed but never got and tied it into Anakin’s fall and all the way thru the end of ROTJ I was sitting there thinking, “crap, this is amazing stuff. Maybe i should rewatch the PT with these ideas in mind.”