sentences:  It is difficult to accurately judge the total worth of each franchise as television series, memorabilia and video games must be taken into account.Science fiction writer David Brin criticized "Star Wars" at the time of the release of "The Phantom Menace", arguing that while the "Star Wars" movies provide special effects and action/adventure, audiences are not encouraged to engage with their overriding themes.Among his issues with "Star Wars" and George Lucas, whom he accused of "having an agenda", is that the "Star Wars" galaxy is too "elitist", with arbitrary rulers on both the evil and good sides, replacing one another without any involvement of the population.