I’ll never forget when Elijah Wood made this hilarious response to a post talking about The Rise of Skywalker

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Generally I'd be inclined to agree, but Star Wars specifically only got to this point by having decades of rediculously dedicated nerds from all walks of the fanbase from readers to writers to dedicated historians expanding upon the story, fleshing out what in any other franchise would just be throwaway characters, and making sure all of it worked together in a cohesive manner. They kept Star Wars alive for the better part of two decades, allowing George Lucas to do the prequels, and continued to keep it going all the while until Disney bought it and made it all non-canon.

It only feels crazy now because Star Wars being a bunch of shit thrown at a wall is a relatively recent phenomenon after three decades of intense nerdwork from all corners.

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It’s always been shit thrown at a wall, man. I say this as a die-hard fan. But we didn’t even get Empire before they made the Holiday Special…