Kulturkampf

[HaughtyFrank]

Been checked out of Star Wars for some time. There’s a new show or movie or something causing a stir for, really, hitting all sorts of topics. From the black guy in it having the side dreads. To mostly non-white women led. To being set during the prequels. To admitting there’s a gay agenda with it. To the creator being, uh, Harvey Weinstein’s personal assistant during his heyday. And somehow there’s a conspiracy that she’s his daughter. And searching for context shows this particular culture battle has been going on since 2020??

All that aside, the creator in question made Russian Doll. Good show. And Kogonada got roped in to direct some episodes. I’ll be watching it. Actually I’ll probably forget by the time it’s out.

There's even more. The creator also talked about how there was specifically a writer in the writers room who isn't star wars fan which I don't think is a terrible idea but naturally rubbed hardcore fans the wrong way. 
There's also the star of the series talking about how happy she was how women centered the show is, which seems a bit odd when we just had a trilogy starring Rey and shows like Ahsoka.
Going by the trailer it also looks like none of the important characters is a white dude so I imagine there'll be lots of angry dudes on one side and lots of shoulder padding on the other.