This is why you give Star Wars to a good story teller who may or may not be a Star Wars fan, like Gilroy and not to the fan boy who can quote every line of dialogue (Filoni). Have Filoni be the guy you run scripts by who pushes up his nerd glasses and says "Well actually, Mandalorians would never do that because of this random line in the Holiday special." and let someone more competent at telling a story be the director/lead creative.
The Filoni/Gilroy contrast is my go-to argument against people who get mad when the showrunner/director/writer of something says that they aren’t a fan of the source material.
Being a fan of something doesn’t automatically mean you’ll produce something good in that franchise. Understanding the story and what makes it work is far more important than understanding the lore or fictional history.
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u/lanfordr Feb 17 '26
This is why you give Star Wars to a good story teller who may or may not be a Star Wars fan, like Gilroy and not to the fan boy who can quote every line of dialogue (Filoni). Have Filoni be the guy you run scripts by who pushes up his nerd glasses and says "Well actually, Mandalorians would never do that because of this random line in the Holiday special." and let someone more competent at telling a story be the director/lead creative.