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I'll Give You A Reboot All Right
Jun. 9th, 2009 07:51 pmWith the success of the new Trek movie, it was inevitable that the devil finds work for idle fanboy bloggers to do. I saw a link to a post about another post on why SW needs an Xtreme!Trek-style reboot. I shouldn't have read it because I knew it would make me mad. But I did and not surprisingly, it indeed made me mad.
No, oh God no.
Rebooting the post-ROTJ EU would be a good idea given it has been painted into a dreary corner. But even so, I'm aware there are still many fans who are invested in the current storyline. It won't happen until fans are ready for it.
But the saga itself? Not until I'm cold in the ground, buddy. And you're lucky if my ghost doesn't torment you until you go mad. Here are five reasons why "rebooting" SW is a worthless and stupid idea:
1. They have been changing SW since 1977 anyway
From title changes to editing changes to sprucing up effects to adding scenes to retconning parts of the mythos, SW has been in flux since its inception. When the peanut gallery says it wants a "reboot" what they mean is, THEY want to do the altering. If George Lucas changes even the littlest detail only an obsessed fan would notice, it's a crime against humanity.
2. Don't mess with success
Before the new Trek movie, there hadn't been a hit Trek flick since 1996 and no new Trek on t.v. in a few years. It needed to reintroduce itself and compete with films younger people are used to watching. All six SW films were blockbuster hits, they sell well on DVD, and they attract an audience on cable. The merch still sells. Clone Wars's first season was a big success. Don't fix what ain't broke.
3. Face it, fanboy, most of humanity accepts the PT
The chorus of rebooters only wants to reboot one thing about SW and that's the prequel trilogy. Basically, they want to pretend it doesn't exist, so that they "win" in their bizarro war against a set of movies that aren't part of their overrated childhoods. Sorry, but Lucas won't abandon the PT and the movies are becoming as iconic as their predecessors, slowly but surely. Complain and bash all you want, but I saw the evidence at SW Weekends. Ha ha.
4. It still won't make everyone happy
Your idea of what SW "should" be like might make me run for the exits. And vice versa. If Lucas can't please everyone, why do you think you can?
5. If the new Trek film failed miserably, you wouldn't have even considered this lame idea
That speaks for itself.
No, oh God no.
Rebooting the post-ROTJ EU would be a good idea given it has been painted into a dreary corner. But even so, I'm aware there are still many fans who are invested in the current storyline. It won't happen until fans are ready for it.
But the saga itself? Not until I'm cold in the ground, buddy. And you're lucky if my ghost doesn't torment you until you go mad. Here are five reasons why "rebooting" SW is a worthless and stupid idea:
1. They have been changing SW since 1977 anyway
From title changes to editing changes to sprucing up effects to adding scenes to retconning parts of the mythos, SW has been in flux since its inception. When the peanut gallery says it wants a "reboot" what they mean is, THEY want to do the altering. If George Lucas changes even the littlest detail only an obsessed fan would notice, it's a crime against humanity.
2. Don't mess with success
Before the new Trek movie, there hadn't been a hit Trek flick since 1996 and no new Trek on t.v. in a few years. It needed to reintroduce itself and compete with films younger people are used to watching. All six SW films were blockbuster hits, they sell well on DVD, and they attract an audience on cable. The merch still sells. Clone Wars's first season was a big success. Don't fix what ain't broke.
3. Face it, fanboy, most of humanity accepts the PT
The chorus of rebooters only wants to reboot one thing about SW and that's the prequel trilogy. Basically, they want to pretend it doesn't exist, so that they "win" in their bizarro war against a set of movies that aren't part of their overrated childhoods. Sorry, but Lucas won't abandon the PT and the movies are becoming as iconic as their predecessors, slowly but surely. Complain and bash all you want, but I saw the evidence at SW Weekends. Ha ha.
4. It still won't make everyone happy
Your idea of what SW "should" be like might make me run for the exits. And vice versa. If Lucas can't please everyone, why do you think you can?
5. If the new Trek film failed miserably, you wouldn't have even considered this lame idea
That speaks for itself.
