The last Star Wars sequel left a bad taste in my mouth, and for many of you that bad taste has been there since The Last Jedi. However, it was not that long ago that we felt this way about the Star Wars prequel trilogy, but one major thing redeemed it in fan's eyes: Star Wars the Clone Wars cartoon.
Even right now, the much anticipated Siege of Mandalore is already delivering, and for many of you not in the know it actually takes place minutes before and during Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith. The animation is brilliant, the characters are lovable and engaging, and the story is exciting and intriguing. It has brought a fervor back in the Star Wars community in addition to the set up it got from The Mandalorian and Jedi Fallen Order and similar to when it gained good will after it first premiered.
I'm wondering if the same kind of thing can be done with the Star Wars Sequel Trilogy. For those not in the know, it actually does have an animated series at the moment called Star Wars Resistance which is...OK. I've only caught a few episodes, but generally I'm not impressed since it's more kid focused.
I'm pitching a new Star Wars animated series whose role is to flesh out the sequel trilogy and ultimately redeem it. What would it look like and when would it take place?
My idea: obviously to have it take place during the gap between Episode 6 and 7. In fact, I wonder if this will be what we'll get in the rumoed Ahsoka and Sabine series. We can see Luke going on adventures and training his young Jedi, we can see the Solo family interacting more (I know this is covered in the novels a bit), we can see a young Ben Solo with hints of his turn to the Dark Side just like Clone Wars. Ultimately however, it has to be unapologetic about the sequel trilogy. The reason the Clone Wars cartoon worked to redeem the prequel trilogy is because Dave Filoni worships George Lucas and loves the prequels, so he unashamedly doubled down on the supposedly bad ideas of the prequels and made them work much better. So here in this series you can have the background set up of Palpatine clones and Snoke for example. It can also build on wherever The Mandlorian ends because it takes place during the same time period. What do you all think?
Even right now, the much anticipated Siege of Mandalore is already delivering, and for many of you not in the know it actually takes place minutes before and during Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith. The animation is brilliant, the characters are lovable and engaging, and the story is exciting and intriguing. It has brought a fervor back in the Star Wars community in addition to the set up it got from The Mandalorian and Jedi Fallen Order and similar to when it gained good will after it first premiered.
I'm wondering if the same kind of thing can be done with the Star Wars Sequel Trilogy. For those not in the know, it actually does have an animated series at the moment called Star Wars Resistance which is...OK. I've only caught a few episodes, but generally I'm not impressed since it's more kid focused.
I'm pitching a new Star Wars animated series whose role is to flesh out the sequel trilogy and ultimately redeem it. What would it look like and when would it take place?
My idea: obviously to have it take place during the gap between Episode 6 and 7. In fact, I wonder if this will be what we'll get in the rumoed Ahsoka and Sabine series. We can see Luke going on adventures and training his young Jedi, we can see the Solo family interacting more (I know this is covered in the novels a bit), we can see a young Ben Solo with hints of his turn to the Dark Side just like Clone Wars. Ultimately however, it has to be unapologetic about the sequel trilogy. The reason the Clone Wars cartoon worked to redeem the prequel trilogy is because Dave Filoni worships George Lucas and loves the prequels, so he unashamedly doubled down on the supposedly bad ideas of the prequels and made them work much better. So here in this series you can have the background set up of Palpatine clones and Snoke for example. It can also build on wherever The Mandlorian ends because it takes place during the same time period. What do you all think?
