Saga Why does Disney seem to shun the prequels for fear of fan reaction, but not the ST?.

I heard a big reason PT elements were left out of the ST was because Disney thought they were unpopular.
Out comes the Sequels, along with similar disappoint from fans. The only difference is, Disney just shrugs ST hate off as "Trolls".
I just don't understand how they're worried about reactions to PT content, but could care less about reactions to ST content.

 

I think that JJAbrams was ant-PT, but otherwise PT stuff has been turning up a lot in other projects.

 

Andor builds on the prequels a lot, so does Obi-Wan Kenobi. But I agree more stuff set during, just before or just after the prequels would be good.

 

I would love an Andor type show set between Episodes I and II.

 

Yes that sounds interesting. Do you have a specific idea?

 

How the Invasion of Naboo affected trust in the senate and it's accelerated crumble into the Clone Wars.

I mean it's one of the largest gaps between episodes and there's next to no content about it.

 

Interesting, the political side is one the most fascinating aspects of the PT to me. I guess there's Palps accumulation of power, the gradual rise of authoritarian measures, the Senate turning on itself, yes I think there's lots of material there.

 

That was mostly in the initial production of episode 7 to avoid the toxic fanbase that had revolted against the PT. By episode 8 they were referencing anakins laser sword phrase and Darth sidious

 

JJ is actually a PT fan and likes ROST very mutch, he was at the Clone Wars movie premiere.

 

He was trying to appease the prequel haters which is why parts of TFA were said to be too similar to anh

 

What are his favorite scenes of the PT? also - what's ROST?

 

The opera scenes when talking about Darth Plagueis is one i remember him talking about and i meant ROTS.

 

I think it's because they used a lot of OT elements in the ST, less cgi, brought back the old cast and thought it would be enough to become popular so they think they did everything right and the people disliking must be sexist or racist. TFA was fairly well received but TLJ was hugely divisive due to Luke and Rey's treatment. By the time of TROS a lot of the hype was lost so they brought back Palpatine to generate interest.

 

Why? Because most of the people who signed off on the ST still work at Lucasfilm, so they have a vested interest in pretending it wasn't a steaming pile of trash.

 

I understand your perspective, but I don't think it's accurate to say Disney "shunned" prequel content. What we saw with the sequel trilogy was more of a deliberate stylistic choice to recapture the feel of the original trilogy rather than an attempt to distance themselves from the prequels.

The sequel trilogy actually included several prequel references – from Kylo Ren referring to a "clone army" in The Force Awakens Ewan McGregor's voice cameos as Obi-Wan during Rey's Force vision, the mention of Darth Sidious and the "revenge of the Sith" in TLJ, Palpatine's return incorporating elements of his "unnatural" powers mentioned in Revenge of the Sith. Hell, the fact that Palpatine was brought back can likely be attributed to a lot of the narrative cache the PT gave to his character. Plus, TROS featured MOST of the prominent Jedi from the PT chiming in to guide/help/inspire Rey.

Beyond the ST trilogy, Disney embraced prequel content in projects like Rogue One (bringing back Jimmy Smits as Bail Organa), Solo (featuring Darth Maul and references to the criminal organizations from the prequels), and most significantly by reviving The Clone Wars for a final season and continuing that era's storytelling with The Bad Batch.

It's worth remembering that the prequels faced much harsher criticism in their time than the sequels did. Lucas has spoken in interviews about his frustration with the fan backlash to the prequels, which reportedly contributed to his decision to sell Lucasfilm. The sequel trilogy, despite its divisive reception among some fans, performed better commercially and critically overall. Yeah, fans pissed and moaned...but it wasn't nearly what the PT (and it's fans) had to endure.

Generally, I think SW fans tend to draw much harder lines between Star Wars iterations than Disney does. At the end of the day, Disney is a business looking for storytelling opportunities that will resonate with audiences and generate revenue. They'll incorporate elements from any Star Wars era if they see potential there. These rigid distinctions between prequel, original, and sequel content seem to matter far more to certain segments of the fandom than to the company actually making the creative decisions.

What we're seeing now with shows like The Mandalorian and Ahsoka is Disney gradually incorporating elements from all eras of Star Wars storytelling – not playing favorites, but drawing from the entire saga to build something new.

 

I also think its interesting to see how little merch the ST has gotten in recent years compared to the PT

 

Also I think the toys have been reduced in importance as the original fans and even their kids have grown up... think it's why Andor has hit a nerve..new star wars for a more adult perspective.. looking to the past for inspiration but not nostalgic

 

I thought toys were for kids.

 

Not many kids play with toys anymore, they got smart phones now

 

It always amazes me when people still have carded figures hidden away from when they were a kid. All of mine were ripped open on the day I got them (more often than not Christmas Day) and I played the hell out of them..... and enjoyed every single minute of it creating different scenes. What a time to be alive.

My mum and dad were never well off enough to buy 2 and put one of them away for the future, let alone to consider that they may be worth something somewhere along the line. Especially as there were thousands upon thousands of them in shops. Now you've got people scooping these new ones off the shelves and keeping them boxed. But I do think the price tag is aimed at these people with that disposable income, rather than kids. Will these modern figures ever be worth something?

 

Haven't those "collectors" watched Toy Story 2? Shame on them!

 

I think what happened was come the PT fans were now aware that un-opened SW toys were worth a fortune, and so they/we bought tons of TPM toys to keep in speculation, but of course it never became valuable because too many of us kept them unopened.
Then we get to the ST and Disney knew we weren't gonna do that again and produced less merch.