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Originally Posted by AkibaSilver

Last I checked, saying "Star Wars was killed by the prequels" was objectively wrong, considering it's still around, especially when you're acknowledging the popularity of Clone Wars right there. Just because you think it, doesn't make it "obvious". And George Lucas has been "milking" it since it began, there's a reason he took a cut of merchandise sales back from Star Wars. It's one of the reasons people saying Disney are making films "for the money" just makes me laugh - Star Wars has always been about making big toy bucks.

Not at first. George Lucas expected it to flop. He only got toy sales because Fox also expected it to flop so George was like why not keep the toy rights if Fox doesn't want them? And about killing franchises, just because something is still around doesn't mean it's a thriving entity. For example Voltron never truly went away. It's had many different toy and series incarnation from the original Japanese anime GoLion and Dairugger to it's most recent incarnation on Netflix. Its toy license has hopped around from Bandai to Mattel to Playmates. It peaked in 1984-1985 and quickly became overshaddowed by Transformers and later Power Rangers. It's effectively a dead franchise. Other examples include The Jetsons and The Flintstones. Two well known Hanna-Barbara properties (now owned by Warner Bros.) that have never left the public eye but are nevertheless dead franchises that don't appear anywhere in entertainment besides niche projects. Star Wars in terms of a narrative died with Attack of the Clones. The films financially have diminished since Solo. Toy sales are also down. If Disney doesn't do something the franchise could face obscurity. That's what death of a franchise means. It doesn't mean it disappears. It means it stops being a cash cow, so merchandising diminishes.

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Originally Posted by AkibaSilver

Ah yes, a piss poor film... with 91% on Rotten Tomatoes, 7.1 on Imdb, greatly enjoyed by many people that aren't you. Seems legit. And if you really think it adds nothing to the franchise, you obviously missed all the stuff with the Jedi backstory, or the evolution of Luke's character. Not to mention all the sequel characters who the movie's actually about.

44% audience score. If the film in a franchise doesn't connect with audience then it fails to add to the franchise. Narratively it did nothing either.

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Originally Posted by AkibaSilver

Look, you can hate TLJ all you want, fine, for whatever reasons. But saying it killed Star Wars is just whining that because you didn't like it, no-one else is allowed to and anything else they make is just "money grabbing".

I never said TLJ killed Star Wars. Again look at the first paragraph of this response to you. Again I state you are speaking purely based on emotions.