Quote Originally Posted by Hackmandu View Post
What I'm trying to say (and probably failing to get across as well) is that Star Wars absolutely was made to be generic, but if it's going to continue as a franchise it needs to fill in the world like those two shows did (I should say, like Mandalorian seasons 1 and most of 2 did), not just focus on Force-user stories and pre-existing characters. Jedi are no longer its one true distinctive thing, because Jedi have become too generic for it, especially in a pop culture already saturated with superheroes.
I think this is an interesting take.

How is it more or less generic/specific than Star Trek? Blade Runner's future?

How much is it's genericness is related to having set norms and tropes? Did it "become the baseline"?

How much of it's genericness is related to intentional post-acquisition, finance-influenced design? A homogenization effect?

- M