Unpopular Opinion: This has always been the state of Star Wars. The only difference is that before, it was books. Now it's TV and movies. Someone saying there is too much Star Wars now hasn't looked at how bonkers the old Legends chronology was before Disney bought it. If anything, the quality of the offerings we've gotten from Disney for Star Wars is, on average, better than what we had pre-Disney. For every Thrawn Trilogy in the old days, we had 15 Crystal Star level pieces of garbage.
I would disagree, because the Legends continuity was just generally permitted fanfiction more or less. Not to say it wasn't bad stuff, but even the Heir to the Empire trilogy was not explicitly sanctioned by Lucas, and later turned out to contradict his vision actually (regarding the Clone Wars). I also think comparing derivative content in a different medium doesn't work. When was the last time you saw an ad for a Star Wars book? It's supplemental content, like the games and toys were before Disney (though it's not as much anymore, looking at you Resistance Reborn, plothole-filling book for The Rise of Skywalker). While Legends had its fair share of low-quality material, its status as essentially fan-created supplemental content meant it was never intended to carry the same weight or visibility as the main films. Disney’s approach has elevated these spinoff and anthologies series to the forefront of Star Wars storytelling, making them integral to the canon. And I don't think they by and large stay true to the original vision while being implicitly touted as such.
I enjoyed Rebels a lot, but other than that I agree, I'd prefer just the first six movies, (plus Rogue One, Solo can stay or go because I enjoy it but it's wasn't necessary) Clone Wars, Rebels, Mandalorian, and Andor.
I feel like a lot of the time we can get too trapped into “universes” and “canon,” when these are first and foremost artistic endeavors. People talk a lot about a sequel or remake “ruining” a previous film when you can still experience it in a vacuum. I think of how the Halloween franchise has at least 3 different timelines of what “actually hapened.” Canon is whatever you want it to be.
That's fair, and that's not unlike what I do. I rewatch The Empire Strikes Back and think nothing of that ridiculous nostalgia-bait attempt that was The Rise of Skywalker. In fact, despite still liking the 2000s content enough, I mostly just watch the original trilogy (or listen to the score) if I'm going to engage with Star Wars. But I feel like people who resonated with Lucas’s creative vision shouldn't have to just ignore the significant shifts the franchise has undergone. Like Gibs said, the franchise is an artistic endeavor, so to me it's difficult to ignore when the artistry seems secondary to a corporate bottom line. It seems like so often, across all these revived franchises, artistry or creativity is no longer the priority, favoring content-churning mandated by the entertainment conglomerates that have bought up the rights and seek to exploit intellectual properties until they've pushed the limits too far. Many of these anthology or spinoff projects have only been salvaged by the actual real passion of the creative personnel they hire on—who they often still screw over for a dollar, like John Boyega—but the cracks still show. Star Wars shouldn’t just be a budget line that gets evaluated on Disney’s profit & loss statement. They've siloed it into its own content and income-generating machine, and the creativity and artistry has suffered for it. And even if I can ignore the canon or any other things like that, that part aggravates me.
Casualty is one of the most convincing/best heavy songs LP has written. (Maybe not fully unpopular, but a split-opinion for sure ^^)
I didn’t realize this is an unpopular opinion! I agree so much! A lot of their heavier stuff, especially a lot of The Hunting Party, feels like the band cosplaying as a metal band, where Casualty feels genuine and not just an imitation. I love this song so much, I listen to it at least five times a day. it could be easily in my top 10 from the namd.
As someone who worked there for a bit...yeah, they're definitely not worth the price. I did the burgers a couple of times and I thought the buns were the best part of it. The meat is delivered fresh but it didn't seem to be that markedly different in quality, so I don't feel like that part matters. As a seasoned fry cook there though...if someone is on those fryers and knows what they're doing? Hot damn, some of the best fries you can get. The handbook way of cooking them makes them come out magnificently. Of course, in my experience it's 50/50 on if someone actually goes through the proper steps. Most people didn't care as much about nailing the quality like me.
Popeyes chicken (especially their Sandwich) and fries > premium offerings from Arby's, Applebee's, Burger King, Mcdonalds, Wendy's, KFC, and yes even Chick-fil-A. Haven't tried Raising Canes. And it's been years since I've had Rallys/Checkers so I dunno but I doubt they're even part of the competition. Carl Jr's/Hardees Chicken Sandwich is pretty good tho. Arby's curly fries may be tied with Popeyes Cajun fries. Maybe.