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Hello there. Somehow, Star Wars memes have returned. It's not a trap, this is where the fun begins.
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Please do not post the "good friend" or similar copypasta
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The general idea is, if you're looking here for rules, you're probably someone who doesn't need to have them spelled out. You're fine. But anyway:
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This is a community for Star Wars memes. This means typically screenshots of Star Wars media with some text or context that's meant to be funny and/or thoughtful. All SW media is welcome: movies, games, comic books, fanart... Other kinds of content, like video links or meta memes (about this community, or Lemmy), are fine as well, just keep it on topic.
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Just to expand on the concept, Andor was a quality show that demonstrated the IP still has life. It is compelling and well-made, bringing viewers to Star Wars at a time when most enthusiasts are tired of terrible movies.
There are many parallels between Star Wars and the MCU.
By making a completely out of the norm series, focused on a side character from an non-main movie, and not using anything that identifies the universe.
It demonstrated that even Disney can make something good once in a while, but it didn't do anything to the Star Wars IP.
I'm indifferent to whether or not Disney can revive Star Wars (or Marvel for that matter). I've enjoyed the nostalgia and the excitement of it all, and the disappointment of watching a crappy movie (or four) doesn't outweight the fun of Star Wars for me. We've seen all the things we could have imagined when we were kids and full of imagination. Heroes fought villains. Characters matured and died. Villages were destroyed, universes saved.
The thrill of seeing those stories come to life is gone.
So the question remains, is there any point to Star Wars anymore? Are there stories worth telling beyond skweeyoosh fwoom fwoom kszzrt? Or is every new story a retread of the original? The sequels strongly suggested the latter, but Andor proves that it's still all about the writing. Good writing cab cover a lot of deficiencies. Andor would be a good show even if it wasn't connected to Star Wars, because it is made by people who want it to be good and know how to make it good.
But it is a Star Wars property, and it does add to the universe. It does make me want more shows like it, more Star Wars. As long as it's good.
Besides the Death Star, storm troopers, and blasters?
Well, to be fair, it does have stormtroopers and they do say "may the force be with you" to each other.