And Star Wars is just fascinating to me, both because it’s a great potential fantasy setting and because it’s a case study in franchise mismanagement. (I’m not just talking about post-2012 Star Wars. The problems started in 1997.)
Yeah. The first visual hint of the catastrophe to come happened in 1997 when a CGI droid on the outskirts of Mos Eisley punched another smaller droid. Although some would argue it started in 1983 after Leia got lost in the woods.
The beginning of the Force Awakens seemed promising. After 3 movies of maximum Lucas quirkiness, watching Finn and Poe escape a Star Destroyer while exchanging rapid quips with decent chemistry seemed like a really good sign. But then Star Wars started to suck in exciting new ways!