Say Star Wars Starfighter to a big Star Wars fan and they will more than likely start talking about X-Wing, Rogue Squadron & Wedge.

I fear a missed opportunity to keep building on bringing mature fans back, continuing the success of Andor with another gritty story based in the Star Wars universe.

Instead another youngling requiring protection? An overused trope at this point.

And in the post RotJ era? 12 year olds who liked Rise of Skywalker are now 18 and probably view it and the other "Rey'verse" movies differently. Considering there is a Rey movie coming, another part of the rich timeline could have been explored.

Just throwing a big star into a genre movie doesn't necessarily mean box office success. But new Star Wars is new Star Wars, I'll always be excited even if a little bit fatigued and disappointed they are not tapping into the EU. It's proven successful with Thrawn.

What has me worried is companies using the "Tariff" buzzword to up their prices even if not applicable.

As they are fluid due to negotiations, I don't see big tech firms developing new products triggered by a moving target.

We've seen the ups and downs of chip availability. There will be similar ups and downs with tariffs and then we'll settle into a new norm of RRPs.

Ooh, that's tricky -

For pure fun it would have to be Delta 7 Jedi Starfighter (Obi-Wans ship from Attack of the Clones) with Tie Defender (Rebels) a close 2nd.

For a road trip with friends - T-6 Jedi Shuttle (Ahsoka ship)

To get my neighbours to keep the noise down - Venator class Star Destroyer (Clone Wars era), not too big, not too small.

Hard to argue against the Battle of Coruscant. It's easily the best opening scene after a New Hope and styled after it very much to achieve the same impact. Still hair raising after so many viewings.

I think it captures the same "wow factor" as well as providing evidence to Obi-Wans quote "he was the best starpilot in the galaxy..."

Otherwise, non animated viewers would only have The Phantom Menace "now this is pod racing" image in their head when they hear Obi-Wans quote.

It's got to be 40k, the lore and world building is huge. I'm a big fan of Mass Effect but 40k offers so much more. 10k of history. In fact, the biggest problem facing 40k is where to start. I have read nearly all the books, played most of the computer games as well as playing tabletop as a kid and have picked it up again 25 years later. The scope is mind boggling. Even if you avoided any story already fleshed out in novels, the additional lore referenced in the novels & games (online & tabletop) is still incredibly large.

Personally I think it could be possible to start with Indomitus and use flashbacks to inform the watcher regarding the Horus Heresy and other key events. I believe this would garner the most from Games Workshop as it would be one great big ment for the tabletop game.

Once established, many spin-off series are possible - Commissars & Inquisitors have great established characters and could be more accessible to new viewers as well as potentially cheaper to produce than huge scale Space Marine/Primarch stories.

Many of the alien races could easily stand alone with shows from their perspective too.

Grimdark is a lot more accessible after the dark stories from Westeros.

Take a look at Warhammer TV. There isn't a huge amount of material but there is some quality there. It also makes the argument for animation possibilities alongside live action.

My greatest fear is tinkering with the IP in order to attract new fans. I'm unfamiliar with the stats but between tabletop, books and computer games, there is a considerable fan base already. Please don't alienate us in order to get those new fans.

Expanse is the best sci-fi on TV since Battlestar.

I think sci-fi still has "geek" stigma that fantasy has left behind thanks to the likes of LotR, GoT and Harry Potter.

Trying to get people to give quality sci-fi such as the Expanse, Silo, Foundation etc a chance is a lot more difficult than WoT or Rings of Power.

It doesn't help when you have big budget flops either on the big screen or small. I'm hoping the success of Dune and Andor will engage more people.