Skeleton Crew. Like a lot of people, I have been a Star Wars fan for essentially as long as I’ve been alive. The franchise is only a couple of months older than I am so I grew up with the Original Trilogy.

It’s been just over 12 years since Disney acquired the rights to the Star Wars license from George Lucas. These 12 years have had some high points and low points, but it has become increasingly obvious that the franchise is in the best place it’s been since the original trilogy ended in 1983.

Kid-oriented Star Wars stuff has been around forever, and Disney has specifically never shied away from selling Star Wars to children, but this is one of Disney’s first (and most successful) attempts to actually use the power of Star Wars to say something to kids.

This story includes major plot developments for the entire first season of "Star Wars: Skeleton Crew," currently streaming on Disney+. In 2017, when filmmaker Jon Watts and his writing partner Christopher Ford first approached Lucasfilm with their idea for a new standalone "Star Wars" movie,

Star Wars Skeleton Crew just wrapped up its first season but is a second coming? The showrunners chime in and hint at what Season 2 could be about?

I'm always hesitant to claim that a show -- especially a Star Wars show -- is near-perfect. All creative endeavors are both open to and worthy of criticism because constructive feedback is how stories and their creators continue to shift and evolve.

Skeleton Crew has gotten good reviews, but its double-premiere was the least-watched of any Star Wars TV show to date.