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There’s good stuff going on in the SW universe. FA was good for what it was (I see it as a letter from Disney saying “we know the prequel trilogy sucked, and we promise we won’t do that”, sure it didn’t carve out any new territory but it was fun and showed a basic understanding of what makes SW fun). I think Rogue One was really good, not Empire good, but better than pretty much every movie not Empire. The Rebels TV show is really good, and if you’re familiar with the Legends universe you see some planet, or character, or event come back to canon almost every episode. Tim Zahn is writing Thrawn books again.

See the problem with expecting crap is that it’s a self fulfilling prophecy. Since all things are flawed when you expect crap you focus on the flaws and you get crap. I keep in mind that the SW series has ALWAYS been basically B-grade exploitation movies with an A budget. They are primarily a fun ride, they often don’t make that much sense on deep contemplation (face it, it’s a sci-fi story with wizards) but that’s not what kind of movies they are. They shouldn’t be analyzed like The Conversation, they’re basically Roger Corman movies. So I go in expecting fun that doesn’t challenge the brain, and I get fun, and challenge the brain with something arty when I get home.

It really is a great time to be an SW fan, if you’ll let it be. Or you can be Simpson’s Comicbook Guy and hate everything, but really that’s a sad life. Why go to movies just to hate them and complain about them. There’s enough stuff in this world to complain about already without seeking to turn something you like into it.