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Star Wars has a long and rich fandom stretching back to the release date of A New Hope. [1] Fan clubs popped up almost immediately, like The Royal Order of the Rebel Forces in 1977, and Forces of the Empire in 1980. Unlike much of the science fiction fandom of the time, it quickly spread beyond the niche boundaries and into popular culture. The now ubiquitous "May the Fourth Be With You" phrase came not from an in-joke of fan-speak but from a political ad that ran on May 4, 1979, congratulating Margaret Thatcher on her election the day before. [2]
=> https://nitter.net/HamillHimself/status/1357410671772585987 [1] Mark Hamill reacts to a photo of a fan who built an X-Wing jumpsuit in 1977
=> may-the-4th.jpg May The Fourth Be With You, Maggie. Congratulations. (IMG)
=> may-the-4th.jpg [2] May The Fourth Be With You, Maggie. Congratulations. (IMG)
The fandom is incredibly broad and distributed. Based on GlobalWebIndex polling and analysis done in 2019, the demographics of Star Wars fandom is nearly even in its distribution among Gen-Z, Millennial, Gen-X, and Baby Boomer generations. Likewise we see only about a 10% bump in fandom in North America over APAC, Europe, MEA, and Latin America. How much penetration does the fandom have? 1 in 4 internet users globally, and 1 in 3 internet users in North America. Definitely not niche.
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* 2008 - (TV) Clone Wars (Filoni)
* 2014 - (TV) Rebels
* 2015 - (Film) The Force Awakens
* 2016 - (Film) Rogue One
* 2017 - (Film) The Last Jedi
* 2018 - (TV) Resistance
* 2019 - (Film) The Rise of Skywalker
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Many wanted to like these films, but few did. They were bad. Badly written, badly directed, badly acted. The only thing truly redeeming was the score. [3]
=> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_2bluVPsb0 Duel of the Fates (Youtube)
=> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_2bluVPsb0 [3] Duel of the Fates (Youtube)
### The Filoni Era
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1 in 4 internet users are Star Wars fans. How do we bridge the gaps? How do you introduce these characters? How do you get them on board with a richer history offered from the TV shows if they don't want to watch them?
Well, in a way, the pathway of the Mandolorian is a pretty good one. Bring in a character here and there, but make them work on screen without all the background knowledge. I would suggest the model of Fennec Shand here as a good example. She was given a stand-alone appearance which worked to test her character and interactions. Then later she was able to expand in several storylines and timelines.
Well, in a way, the pathway of the Mandolorian is a pretty good one. Bring in a character here and there, but make them work on screen without all the background knowledge. I would suggest the model of Fennec Shand here as a good example. She was given a stand-alone appearance which worked to test her character and interactions. Then later she was able to expand in several storylines and timelines. Perhaps an even better example is Saw Gerrera as he appears in Rogue One. Here we have a stand-alone Star Wars story establishing new heroes and zero Skywalkers and it manages to pull in and effectively use a TV show character. Saw is well introduced so that no prior knowledge of him is needed for you to understand who he is and what he's about. For a film fan, learning later that he has more story available in the other series may even draw them into watching.
Who works less well? Cad Bane pops to mind. He had a long history in the cartoons but his appearance in the Book of Boba Fett felt unbalanced. He was given more prominence on screen that seemed warranted to those without background on his character. That unbalancing makes the appearance feel forced and taints reactions to him that could have been positive.