These days, the "Star Wars" franchise is full of anguish: Anguish at how the Skywalker Saga ended after eight movies and never finished the sequel trilogy (I kid), at how Genndy Tartakovsky's miniseries has been mostly ignored by Lucasfilm and Disney, at the cancelation of projects like "Star Wars 1313" and "Detours," and anguish at the fact that not every TV show is as good as "Andor." Most recently, however, there's been anguish over the cancelation of "The Acolyte."

"The Acolyte" was one of the most exciting "Star Wars" projects in years -- maybe ever. Regardless of how you think the show turned out, the very idea of a "Star Wars" project set before "The Phantom Menace," focusing on the Sith, and featuring a Jedi Wookiee felt like a dream come true, especially if you're a fan of "The Old Republic" games and comics. It helped that the show was also very good,...