Fans have been divided over some of the recent “Star Wars” films with “The Last Jedi” appearing to be the most controversial. Some fans absolutely loved while others thought it was terrible. However, “The Mandalorian” (a tv spin-off of “Star Wars”) has received almost universal praise.
This may signal a change in direction for “Star Wars” going forward. Instead of focusing on big movies that get released theatrically, the makers of “Star Wars” may shift their attention to making more tv shows. It could be interesting to see them focus less on connecting things to the earlier films and instead, explore the whole galaxy. There is certainly a lot of potential.
However, why not do both? With all the films, tv shows, comics, novels and videogames, there seems to be no sign that “Star Wars” fans are struggling with fatigue so why not just give them more of what they want. If they’re not so into the new movie, they might like the new show and if they’re not so into the new tv show, they can still check out the new movie. The “Star Wars” fanbase and the wider audience is a diverse as the “Star Wars” galaxy so you may actually be able to keep just about everybody happy by offering such a great variety of content. A lot of fans that bashed “The Last Jedi” may have fallen in love with “The Mandalorian” so their interest in “Star Wars” is never diminished.
I myself certainly look forward to seeing the possibilities of more “Star Wars” content.