What’s confusing about this entire situation is that Disney and Lucasfilm apparently had plans for The Acolyte’s future. Just last month at San Diego Comic Con, Lucasfilm Publishing announced spinoff books and comics related to The Acolyte, mainly focusing on the characters that died in the series. But the four main characters that are still alive – twins Osha and Mae, Qimir and Vernestra – are stuck on the shelf. So what does this mean exactly? Did Disney believe the deceased Yord and Jecki were far more worthy of investment? On the surface, that would be an easy guess. But the real problem lies with Disney and Lucasfilm succumbing to the pressure that the poisonous side of the Star Wars fandom laid on them.
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Story-wise, it wasn’t going to be for everyone, but it was definitely for a lot of people. The amount of positive reviews by critics and Manny Jacinto acquiring new fans proved as such. But as more shows led by women, LGBTQ+ creatives and POC get canceled, it sends a signal to other networks or services that people aren’t interested in their stories. It limits the amount of diversity allowed in the entertainment industry. It also permits the obscene animosity that’s fragmented the Star Wars fandom. If Star Wars wants to continue to be a dominating franchise in this industry, it has to learn to take chances and stick with them. Otherwise, the world will move on while it’s stuck in the past.
I’d add that the writing and characters were kinda poop. Barely any of them had any consistency, or real redeemable qualities, and if any did they were killed off. I cringed really hard on episode 3, and just kinda gave up on it.
I loved everything about Pushing Daisies. I looked forward to it each week. Great writing. Great stories. Wonderful characters. That narrators comforting voice. Everything about it was somehow heart warming and macabre at the same time. Im not a big fan of musicals, but the musical scenes in those few episodes worked. Probably because Kristin Chenoweth is a national treasure. Perhaps if more people knew about it, then it would never have been canceled.