OBI-WAN KENOBI Sizzle Reel Gives Us A First Look At Some Concept Art For The Disney+ Series

@Cap1 - I mean yeah for sure. Pointless was probably the wrong word to use, but I'm not sure what word I'm looking for here...

Like there's just kinda no hype there for me? Feels a lot like Solo to me. It COULD be good, as anything can be, but it just feels like a meh kind of concept as it is rn

@PicolasCage - "Like there's just kinda no hype there for me? Feels a lot like Solo to me."

I'm totally with you.

"Pointless was probably the wrong word to use, but I'm not sure what word I'm looking for here..."

Superfluous is how I'd describe it, conceptually.

For me, there's a difference between something superfluous and the "pointlessness" of something like The Mandalorian. With The Mandalorian, I would argue that the opportunity to tell a new story arc exploring a new character is "the point" even though it may lack a higher purpose.

However, in cases when you're going back to an existing character who has already been thoroughly explored, I do believe there's a greater need to justify the why. To have a point. To add something of real value that makes the thing both richer and more complete.

I worry that the series is being made for the wrong reasons. It's an easy sell. Without any real narrative hook, they've got droves of people salivating with anticipation. But when it's that easy to ensure you have an audience, at times the rush towards the commercial opportunity outpaces the need to carefully consider the narrative and craft something meaningful. That's how we ended up with the sequel trilogy. Why work harder when you know you'll have the viewership either way?

I fear that this series will be "more" without adding anything of value. Made a video expressing my feelings about it a while back

@BIGBMH - thank you, this pretty much sums up everything I was trying to convey in a much better way. Superfluous is a great way to describe how I feel about this show.

There's nothing inherently bad about superfluous spinoffs, but I do tend to be a lot more skeptical of them

@BIGBMH - absolutely spot on, I think we're excited because the bar has been set low and the last good live action thing was revenge of the sith. kotor showed us that star wars doesnt have to revolve around the skywalker era.

@PicolasCage - It's ok baby, you will see when it comes out.

@PicolasCage - it will be. I hope we get "hello there"

@hartley07 - sir, this is a Wendy's

@Ha1frican - and if that’s not the case how did he possibly stay on Tatooine to protect Luke and then somehow still remain hidden? He either left Luke on Tattooine which negates the whole reason he was there or Vader would have known he was on Tattoine right by where his extended family was and would have been able to hunt him down

@Ha1frican - something happens with Leia and he’s forced to leave planet. He won’t leave Luke unsupervised

@Ha1frican - my new head cannon is Vader and Ben are just elderly men who can't accurately remember their history by the time ep 4 rolls around lol

@Alkazam - Maul is cool and all but his robo wang has been sucked plenty already the past +20 years, and specially in animation.