5 Reasons Star Wars Sequels Would Be Worse Than The Prequels

[Abacus]

I find it interesting that Mark had wanted to do one-handed style lightsaber duels but that Lucas wouldn't let him. Now is that because he knew that when he wanted to do the prequels that they would use one-handed styles and so by not using a one-handed style, Luke would look more authentic as a new-learner (which he was) or was it simply that Lucas at the time really believed what Mark said, that a lightsaber should be heavy and double-handed at all times? Interesting interview.

It's almost certainly because using a two-handed grip allows more precise strikes with greater power and finer control of the blade's motion. It seems that Darth Vader only fought with one hand to show that even one handed he was able to strike powerfully, and because swinging in broad strokes with one hand looks more menacing, increasing (subtly) the threat to our hero.

I don't think that's correct. It was more an example of the erosion of skills and lightsaber forms from the Old Order to Luke's New Order. Luke had to reinvent lightsaber combat forms since, after all, no other jedi were alive to teach him. So its understandable if Luke always used it two handed from lack of experience. It doesn't have anything to do with looking menacing.

[blacksun2175]

what amazes me is that George has this entire universe created where he can do stories from any time period but he constantly only makes them around one what 60 year span. He should be doing what they did with Knights of the Old Republic and really get into the history of the Star Wars Universe. How about a movie about the first Jedi or the first Sith. Either one would have been much better then the Prequels or Sequels.

[YT300000]

what amazes me is that George has this entire universe created where he can do stories from any time period but he constantly only makes them around one what 60 year span. He should be doing what they did with Knights of the Old Republic and really get into the history of the Star Wars Universe. How about a movie about the first Jedi or the first Sith. Either one would have been much better then the Prequels or Sequels.

He leaves that to other people. As far as George Lucas is concerned, Star Wars is the story of the Skywalkers; and he's not interested in telling anything beyond it.

[Darth Hoth]

More exactly, "Just Anakin Skywalker's story!" Luke is, in the mind of the "brilliant" Lucas, an unimportant nobody who make up part of the extras cast set up to emphasise his tragic hero. See my signature.

[The Romulan Republic]

Zahn is admirable in many areas, but he does have one troubling aspect to his writing: he made "minimalism" acceptable in canon. Zahn had trouble grasping the sheer scale of the Star Wars universe, and it is evident if he thinks that 200 Dreadnoughts is going to be a game-changer in a Galaxy that had 250,000+ ISDs.

Where are you getting 250,000+ from? The only canon number I'm aware of for Star Destroyers is 25,000.