It says something about the state of the Star Wars franchise that headlines claiming Lucasfilm was 'erasing' the unpopular sequel trilogy took the internet by force this week. Spoiler alert: it isn't actually happening. But the reaction is perhaps more important than the news itself.
The reports stem from a new Star Wars: Visions project, which exists outside the main canon rather than replacing it. But the fact that so many people actually believed Disney might quietly sweep Episodes VII, VIII and IX under the rug speaks volumes.
