A great exploration, Christian! This definitely shed more light on the situation. I still really wish they hadn't thrown out the EU storylines from the books, though. The books accomplished the handoff from Luke, Han, and Leia to the Solo children, Ben, and the new generation of Jedi very well. And they brought in a really cool story device with the Yuuzhan Vong, which would have been excellent film material.
I’m still torn on the Thrawn Trilogy. I enjoyed reading it back in the day and I still hold it in high regard but my thoughts about it have changed quite substantially. There’s a lot in there that doesn’t quite feel right, even if most of it works well. I’ve never really examined it any further though, and now that I think about it, that might actually be a great idea. So thanks for that!
The thing I’m actually most curious about is the trilogy that Lucas had set up for Disney, before they declined. No disrespect to Lucas, but I really hope it gets leaked at some point.
The Thrawn trilogy is also a tough one for me! It's also been a long time since I've read them. Maybe this isn't the best analogy, but it strikes me as being the book equivalent of Andor. A well-written and enjoyable work, but emptied of much of the mythology, mystery, and spirituality that characterizes the Lucas films.
You should totally do an exploration of Thrawn! I bet that would be an illuminating exercise, and it would be interesting to compare them with the Disney films as an alternative sequel to Return of the Jedi.
A great exploration, Christian! This definitely shed more light on the situation. I still really wish they hadn't thrown out the EU storylines from the books, though. The books accomplished the handoff from Luke, Han, and Leia to the Solo children, Ben, and the new generation of Jedi very well. And they brought in a really cool story device with the Yuuzhan Vong, which would have been excellent film material.
Thank you very much!
I’m still torn on the Thrawn Trilogy. I enjoyed reading it back in the day and I still hold it in high regard but my thoughts about it have changed quite substantially. There’s a lot in there that doesn’t quite feel right, even if most of it works well. I’ve never really examined it any further though, and now that I think about it, that might actually be a great idea. So thanks for that!
The thing I’m actually most curious about is the trilogy that Lucas had set up for Disney, before they declined. No disrespect to Lucas, but I really hope it gets leaked at some point.
The Thrawn trilogy is also a tough one for me! It's also been a long time since I've read them. Maybe this isn't the best analogy, but it strikes me as being the book equivalent of Andor. A well-written and enjoyable work, but emptied of much of the mythology, mystery, and spirituality that characterizes the Lucas films.
You should totally do an exploration of Thrawn! I bet that would be an illuminating exercise, and it would be interesting to compare them with the Disney films as an alternative sequel to Return of the Jedi.