Imagine how much attention will be focused on the debut of the first live action Star Wars TV show ever. The premiere episode will break all the records by viewership count. It won't be just highly anticipated project, it will be the very first serialized live action Star Wars story on the small screen. The only chance Disney will have to leave the first impression. There will be a lot of challenges for it to overcome. I think that not all of those challenges will be fair.Despite TV show will obviously be different from movie, many folks want exactly that. A long Star Wars movie with frequent lightsaber duels and space battles. There are some aspects that unlike films no TV show will ever have. With smaller budget and longer screen time the ratio of big impressive action scenes per hour will be lower. It is inevitable flaw that has to be compensated by other well executed details. It seems obvious, but some portion of viewers still will have false expectations.General audience wishes to see a Jedi protagonists right from the get-go. Movies can transform the main character into a Jedi knight in two hours. TV shows will likely stretch that transformation across the course of a season. Audience is learning about the fiction world along with heroes and heroines like Luke or Rey. We identify ourselves with them. A common role of a farmer or scavenger is easier to get used to. The first part of their story, when they don't posses any supernatural powers, is as important as their journey after they learn about the Force. A quick obtaining of those knowledge will also look cheap and undeserved. The only two options to have a Jedi from the start of the TV show is either to have one as a supporting character or tell the backstory in a form of flashbacks.All modern SW canon is set in a single continuity. It's all connected. Both animated series were able to feature cartoony version of famous characters. Movies like “Rogue One” had cameos from Leia and Tarkin due to expensive CGI. TV show won't have that luxury. There won't be many familiar elements for some viewers to believe that it is indeed connected.P.S: This whole post is nothing more than my speculative opinion. I don't claim to be right. I just express what I think will happen when that TV show will debut. via /r/StarWars http://ift.tt/2oHNzfq
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