According to Blastr, Star Wars: Underworld, the new proposed television series, may be too adult for kids. The long time Lucas producer Rick McCallum stated that adult content is a bigger problem than the financial issues which have all but grounded this series. 50 hours of scripts have already been written. McCallum compared this series to a “Deadwood” in Space.
Some of the allure of Star Wars has always been its family friendliness. Except for Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, I have never hesitated to allow my kids to watch Star Wars. I was only 7 when I first viewed Star Wars: A New Hope. I love the idea of telling great and new Star Wars stories but I hate to see it at the expense of these stories not being accessible to my kids.
The issue of the financing the series is a huge issue. The estimated cost to bring this series to television would be around 5 to 6 million per episode to make this series bigger than any of the films. This will be a huge expense and a challenge to bring this series to production.
Financing a weekly Star Wars series will be a challenge. But Rick McCallum is correct. Star Wars: Underworld’s greatest challenge will be to balance being fresh and new and attempting to remain family friendly. Lets hope they can find a way to do both rather than making a Deadwood in Space. I might find a Deadwood in Space interesting but it would be a disgrace if children cannot enjoy it a Star Wars weekly series with me.
