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The Mandalorian

I have been reading Star Wars books, magazines, and comics after it was first published in Readers Digest. I imagine that many did not know that Star Wars came out in Readers Digest before the book (I think). I was a teenager and enjoyed Readers Digest. At the time I did not see Star Wars as a fantasy space opera, I saw it as hardcore science fiction. I am an Avid Reader of hardcore science-fiction. As of today, I no longer see Star Wars as hard science fiction. I see it more like fantasy. And I do have mixed feelings about fantasy construed as science fiction. The more Star Wars has evolved over the years the more I consider it to be a fantasy; fantasy while entertaining is not science fiction. When Disney acquired the rights to Star Wars well... it definitely killed what little of Science Fiction remained. Most of Disney's Movies rolls into mysticism. The Mandalorian series ran by Disney proves my point.

Is the Mandalorian a good series? I think so. Is it science fiction? Take out the tech gadgets like landspeeders and rocket ships, droids, and space crafts and replace them with horses, sailing ships, different lands, and different islands on the same planet, and you basically end up with an Arthurian, medieval quest similar to Lord of The Rings. Will I see season 2 of The Mandalorian? If there is not any hardcore science fiction on Netflix or Amazon Prime...Maybe... If I want to see Fantasy.

In the meantime have a great day!

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