Post by Galdaart Fel on Feb 7, 2024 10:55:07 GMT -8
Hey there, JvS. Been awhile, as usual.
I'm intrigued to know something. And intrigued enough to actually sign in and post it, something I haven't done in a long, long time.
I suppose it's a multi-part question.
With the recent (ok, recent spanning the last five years... a drop in the ocean as far as my lifetime, or even JvS for that matter) surge in popularity of the Mandalorian, it's pretty safe to say that general interest in the Space Western is alive and well, and that at least a portion of the galaxy is happy to see stories about average Joes, non-Force individuals. That stories that exist on a Micro level are interesting to many, and that empire-building and planet-control is not necessarily the be-all, end-all.
This was always the way I wrote on JvS. All that empire-building and political intrigue was fine and all, but I could never get into it, because I was always more concerned with the Micro stories. How to write a battle of the scale of a fleet of Star Destroyers, when I want to know the story of trooper TK989, dorsal gunner #24 on the fourth SD from the right (in formation.) Alas, that meant there was often a divide between the writers who wanted to be in control of their worlds, be the Jedi Council, or be the Supreme Ruler, etc.. and those of us who just wanted to write about someone making their way in the 'verse. (not my 'verse... I just live here...)
So with stories like the Mandalorian, and Andor... Star Wars IP's that are definitely about "the little guy," does that trickle down to this site? Are there once more, writers who are just looking for a group to smuggle, or exist in the underbelly of society? Underdogs?
I'm just curious.
I'm intrigued to know something. And intrigued enough to actually sign in and post it, something I haven't done in a long, long time.
I suppose it's a multi-part question.
With the recent (ok, recent spanning the last five years... a drop in the ocean as far as my lifetime, or even JvS for that matter) surge in popularity of the Mandalorian, it's pretty safe to say that general interest in the Space Western is alive and well, and that at least a portion of the galaxy is happy to see stories about average Joes, non-Force individuals. That stories that exist on a Micro level are interesting to many, and that empire-building and planet-control is not necessarily the be-all, end-all.
This was always the way I wrote on JvS. All that empire-building and political intrigue was fine and all, but I could never get into it, because I was always more concerned with the Micro stories. How to write a battle of the scale of a fleet of Star Destroyers, when I want to know the story of trooper TK989, dorsal gunner #24 on the fourth SD from the right (in formation.) Alas, that meant there was often a divide between the writers who wanted to be in control of their worlds, be the Jedi Council, or be the Supreme Ruler, etc.. and those of us who just wanted to write about someone making their way in the 'verse. (not my 'verse... I just live here...)
So with stories like the Mandalorian, and Andor... Star Wars IP's that are definitely about "the little guy," does that trickle down to this site? Are there once more, writers who are just looking for a group to smuggle, or exist in the underbelly of society? Underdogs?
I'm just curious.
