I was talking to a friend of mine who like me is a fan of the pre-disney expanded universe books and comic books and I was telling him that when Disney bought it, they could've easily made their own stuff but at the same time hire some authors to keep writing stories in the EU/Legends universe. Also, since they knew they were doing a streaming service they could've adapted some EU books to do non-canon animated movies like DC has done.
He told me that the problem with that is that it would make Disney look very bad if they did an animated mini-series or movie adaptation of something like Heir to the Empire or New Jedi Order and people enjoy those much more than the sequel trilogies. I figured that since Disney owns the rights to it they wouldn't care since they get the money.
In hindsight it is probably best Disney didn't try to bastardize the EU with an adaptation although they are doing Heir to the Empire I hear.
Do you think that would've made them look bad to have an EU adaptation on their streaming service that was more popular than what disney star wars produces?
I still will never understand why they didn't at least continue it. They had a built-in fanbase, and you need the hardcore fans because normies will leave once the next popular thing comes around.
And to think I thought it was in good hands because George had glowing praise for Kennedy. I am sure he is under some sort of agreement but when he dies I bet we will hear what he really thinks of disney. Yea, they could've easily expanded their brand and changed their image for boys who saw them as a princess factory, but no. They are obsessed with cramming women into everything. I don't have disney plus so I didn't see Kenobi but when I heard that Leia was in it I knew that the reason behind that was pure agenda.
I'm not going to say Kenobi is good, but on the plus side it didn't feel like constant agenda pushing. Leia is a typical annoying kid that is somehow both "beyond her years" and the dumb kid carrying the Idiot Ball, but she's not always the focus. It's got lots of member berries to the prequels, which is a plus if you liked those, and classic SW settings which will probably leave you wishing they had just made a drama about the lives of meat farmers on Tatooine.
I loved the prequels. I read the EU book Kenobi and it was about him reluctantly getting involved in a local fight between farmers and Tusken Raiders. I also heard Kenobi was originally supposed to be about him on Tattooine. I guess from what I heard it breaks lore since there is a rematch and Leia being involved makes no sense. If they want to do a show on Leia’s early years they should do so. Actually enjoyed the politics of building the new republic in the books.