Judging from these replies and my own experience, I would say that for a lot of people, things which go against the expectations of the theme do indeed detract from the 'fun'.
As with all things, it really depends on your audience. But if (for example) you're creating a Star Wars themed mud then I think it's fair to say that Star Wars fans will probably make up a sizable portion of your intended audience - and such people are likely to play with the expectation of the mud being relatively faithful to the books/movies.
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