Don’t Let One Movie Ruin Star Wars For You

I wasn’t the biggest fan of The Rise of Skywalker, but despite that, it didn’t “ruin” Star Wars for me. And I hope it didn’t for you, either. Oddly enough, it stoked the fire of my love of the franchise and brought it to new heights. It empowered me to seek out the things that originally made me fall in love with a galaxy far, far away. The more I think about it, the more I’m optimistic about the future of the franchise. That’s in part due to the dedication to have one singular timeline actively growing across multiple mediums.  For instance, since November, I have been in absolute heaven. Or maybe just a cantina in Cloud City.  The Mandalorian, Jedi: Fallen Order and it’s tie-in comic, and all of the shows now readily available on Disney+ have dominated my life. These entities, all within their own territory in the timeline, work to flesh out the grand narrative of the galaxy. And I can’t get enough of it. The shortcomings of one movie start to shrink when you’ve got so many other stories to tap in to.  Some History For You, Young Padawan If you didn’t know, Disney acquired Lucasfilm back in 2012. If that’s news to you, then congratulations on waking up from your coma. You’ve missed quite a bit. Anyways, Disney bought Lucasfilm for an insane amount of Imperial Credits. They then reshuffled all of the previous supplemental material (video games, comics, novels) and put them off to the side in a continuity that they call “Legends”. Everything in the Legends continuity ranges f…