Okay, I know I'm double posting, but this does deserve its own post.
Am I against editing the EU universe? No. I haven't read everything, heck maybe not even some of it with how much there is, but I'll give my peace about the content of what they probably already consider canon.
- Star Wars IV thru VI: Fantastic, canon as far as the whole of all fans is concerned; no arguments there.
- Star Wars I thru III: There are details I'm sure everyone wants to change about these movies. Personally, the guy who played Anakin was perfect for his appearance, though his acting and voice left much to be desired. Honestly, they're probably going to stay canon as far as anyone is concerned, so moving on.
- Clone Wars: I don't know anyone's opinion of the series on here, but I will go ahead and say my peace. It is a cartoon. It was made for children. Star Wars has always, at least in my mind, been a universe that cannot be given a rating like how I'm sure Disney will try to give it. It is for a mature audience in my opinion. There is death; the Dark Side is not something that cannot be turned into a cartoon and get across the full extent of what it is. If they try to give their movies a PG rating, f*ck you Disney. PG-13, it better be a pretty good movie. Yes, Disney has released several movies containing violence, such as the Pirate movies, Lone Ranger, John Carter, etc., and they were all decent to me. But Star Wars can cover, and should cover, the depth of the dark qualities of the universe, and that in and of itself should give it, at the very least, an R rating. I tried watching Clone Wars and to me, it was a money maker. Heck, the purpose of it was to appeal to children and I thought that was the wrong approach. If people want it, I think it should be re-done. Don't make it a cartoon. And if they start on the Mandalorians and don't give them everything they deserve, I'm going to loss faith in them doing anything right at all.
That's my main concern with them making movies and trying to make a more consistent timeline: they won't do it for us. They want money, and that's the only reason George sold the rights. He knew he couldn't do anything else with it, so sold it so that maybe it would go elsewhere. I love creative freedom, but only if it is done with no attachment to whether it will make money. That is where you get the best from, when the people create for the sake of it, and most of the time, what they make is not meant to be put into some system of rating. To get the point across, I'll have to give an example that might not exactly compare to Star Wars but it conveys my point: take the Vampire Hunter D series. Fantastic series, but they made two movies based off the first and third book, and they were butchered, all because they were trying to get it to appeal to the audience viewing them. I feel this is the direction they're going to go. It's how they've acted, and it's how they're going to go based on past behavior.
If they can prove me wrong, I will be happy. I would love to be wrong, and I hope I am, but I'm not confident about it.
