Disney scrapping The Acolyte after just one season is yet another spineless move from money-hungry executives, one that will most certainly come back to bite them as nostalgia runs dry. There’s no denying much of the Star Wars fandom has become a toxic cesspool in recent years. Complaining for the sake of it, any shred of creativity is often stamped out by overwhelming swarms of negativity.
This was never more apparent than with The Acolyte . While flawed in its own ways, the show was all but deprived of oxygen from the very beginning. Simply for venturing into new territory, conveying original ideas – ideas that honestly aren’t even that new for fans of the expanded universe – the series was bullied beyond belief.
Helmed by the first female showrunner in Star Wars history, and led by a queer woman of color, immature backlash was mounting before the show could even prove its value. Now, with Disney execs pulling the plug , refusing to support its most creative live-action endeavor in years, the IP is left at a crossroads once again. Promote innovative ideas and original, diverse content? Why do that when they can take the other path and sell through hits of nostalgia? #StarWars ‘THE ACOLYTE’ has been cancelled after 1 Season pic.
twitter.com/hx3UItKeOV Wringing IP dry The worst offense in canceling The Acolyte is Disney’s ongoing refusal to back original ideas in the Star Wars universe. The Acolyte was fresh.
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