I can just imagine the type of bitching and complaining that went on back in the 2000s. It hit peak in the 2010s when there were no new movies coming out. If only the fans knew.Del Rey, Dark Horse and LucasFilm Publishing used to fucking spoil us man, let me tell you.
It's hard to imagine ESB ever being a "new" movie. It's hard to think about any of the OT movies being new, they've always just existed to me. I'm still kicking myself for not getting to see ESB for the 40th anniversary a few years back (I don't care it was the special edition).You guys remember when the actors did phone calls to people for Empire Strikes Back?
Not having internet must have made the movies more exciting to watch, considering we can know how much Star Wars sucks instantly thanks to social media.
Having Republic planets being run by such incompetents proves the sequels are still canon, since the only way they could have fallen to the Not Empire is if everyone was completely stupid.Putting Jack Black and Lizzo in charge of such a world made perfect sense because they're portraying aloof goofballs who live for pleasure.