This happens in many fandoms, over generations. They get too drunk on nostalgia, to the point of hating minute differences/inconsistencies. Especially the most active members, which (I theorize) tend to be fondest of the originals.
Andor is good precisely because it’s nothing like most other Star Wars media, so there’s a lot of people who enjoy it that aren’t part of the Star Wars fandom.
Andor is a SW show for people who hate Star Wars, and it works. (Not unlike how the Nolanized Batman was a superhero movie for people who hate superheroes.)
It’s not my thing, but no one’s making me watch it, so no big deal.
This happens in many fandoms, over generations. They get too drunk on nostalgia, to the point of hating minute differences/inconsistencies. Especially the most active members, which (I theorize) tend to be fondest of the originals.
See: the hate for Andor.
Andor is good precisely because it’s nothing like most other Star Wars media, so there’s a lot of people who enjoy it that aren’t part of the Star Wars fandom.
Andor is a SW show for people who hate Star Wars, and it works. (Not unlike how the Nolanized Batman was a superhero movie for people who hate superheroes.)
It’s not my thing, but no one’s making me watch it, so no big deal.
Yeah, that fits me.
I mostly only liked the Old Republic stuff, but Andor floored me.
Andor is good precisely because the writing is great with good character arcs and it never leans on nostalgia or fan service.
+1
It’s grounded, too. Which I guess falls under ‘good writing’