By Chris Snellgrove
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Star Wars followers consistently debate what sorts of reveals Disney ought to create…like, contemplating how unhealthy the Sequel Trilogy sucked, simply what sort of sequence wouldn’t it take to deliver again the outdated magic? Because it seems, the outdated magic lay within the golden age of franchise books, comics, and video games that got here out within the ‘90s. What Disney must do is create a Star Wars Expanded Universe present, however this may by no means occur as a result of its very existence can be complicated to extra informal followers.
A long time in the past, Timothy Zahn’s Thrawn Trilogy kicked off a sequence of interconnected tales from a galaxy far, far-off…the literary equal of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Sadly, Disney de-canonized all of those tales once they purchased the franchise, which is why they’re now printed underneath the Legends imprint. But when the Home of Mouse desires to deliver that franchise again from demise like a Pressure ghost, they have to create a Star Wars Expanded Universe present that focuses on what occurred to our favourite heroes and villains after Return of the Jedi.
The Star Wars sequels already lined this floor, which is why Disney will probably by no means produce an Expanded Universe present based mostly on these earlier tales. Such a present would supply a wholly totally different continuity for the studio’s greatest IP and confuse followers who (like the common Marvel fan) would shortly fret over what they do and don’t want to look at to know the most recent Star Wars film. That’s unlucky, although, as a result of such a present is likely to be the one factor that may deliver collectively whole generations of indignant followers for a number of totally different causes.
First, a Star Wars Expanded Universe present would supply a sort of various ending to what we noticed within the sequels…within the books, Luke Skywalker is a profitable Jedi Grasp as a substitute of a hermit failure, and Han is a fortunately married hero somewhat than a useless, divorced dad. That alone would please followers of the traditional Star Wars EU books in addition to those that hated how the sequels did our characters soiled. For that matter, this present may successfully ship the sequel-era storyline most of us had been hoping to see onscreen after studying the books.
Second, a non-canonical Star Wars Expanded Universe present would give Disney the proper alternative to deliver again fan-favorite characters with out worrying about what that may do to the canon narrative. Followers liked the return of Grand Admiral Thrawn, however such a TV present may additionally give us onscreen portrayals of fan favorites like Mara Jade and Corran Horn. Plus, we may see the sorts of tales that may by no means seem on the massive display screen, like Luke Skywalker getting married and having a baby.
Lastly, this Star Wars Expanded Universe present would just about need to be animated, and that gives the proper excuse to deliver acquainted actors like Mark Hamill again to voice their iconic characters. It will be the perfect of each worlds, permitting Disney to offer us contemporary Luke Skywalker tales with out having to fret about bringing the character again to life or animating him with some soulless CGI. Plus, let’s be sincere…after the Sequel Trilogy, we may all use a palate cleanser on the subject of the onscreen portrayal of LukeSkywalker.
Whereas such a Star Wars Expanded Universe present may unite hardcore followers, Disney won’t ever create it as a result of having two totally different continuities can be complicated for informal viewers. That’s a disgrace, although, as a result of this may very well be the animated franchise renaissance we’ve been ready for. And it will let each the followers and Disney take Kylo Ren’s recommendation on the subject of this franchise’s most up-to-date historical past: let the previous die…and kill it if you must.
