"Not the last of the old Jedi, Luke. The first of the new." The new trilogy did tell an interesting new story, but a part of me will always mourn what we lost. Luke Skywalker, building a new Jedi Order that grows beyond the flaws of the one that came before. Would have made a great trilogy itself.

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Autoganz on January 15th, 2020 at 20:33 UTC »

My memory is fuzzy because I read it when it first came out, but I remember bits and pieces of the Jedi Academy Trilogy. Luke had his Jedi Temple on Yavin IV, and Admiral Daala was approaching with her Star Destroyers. One of his Jedi turned to mush using The Force to push back her ship. It was incredible, moving, and made my imagination soar.

I need to reread those books again.

MaximusPaxmusJaximus on January 15th, 2020 at 21:12 UTC »

Its things like this that frustrate me about the Disney trilogy. There is so much blatantly wasted potential for a unique setting in Star Wars.

What would Star Wars look with a infantile Jedi Order too weak to defend the Republic, but nonetheless there? We've seen the Jedi at their peak, and at their lowest, what would a middle-ground, reclusive order look like? People who enjoyed The Last Jedi wanted to see him as a flawed hero; so what about a struggling teacher?

What would it be like for the good guys to be in charge of a dysfunctional galactic government, tasked with keeping order in a massive galaxy, while the bad guys are the scrappy rebels; the dangerous unknown quantity capable of subtle devastation?

Some truly lost potential. We could have had a very unique trilogy, but instead we got something very samey and unorganized.

Raven_Crows on January 15th, 2020 at 21:38 UTC »

Star Wars with OT aliens? It can't be done I tell you, the technology just isn't there yet.