I’m a fan. Been one since ‘77. Not happy about what Lucas put out in the early 2000s. Liked 7 and 9. Like Rogue 1. Solo was ‘ok’
Like the mandalorian......so far.
The most interesting thing about the Mandalorian is how it is tying so many various Star Wars stories, characters and lore from different sources outside the 11 theatrical features into one cohesive tale.
I’m one of those fans that can avoid the rumors, the leaks, the casting decisions etc that would have ruined more than one episode for me. I can just sit back and go “Oh wow they put that in the show?”
I didn’t watch much of The Clone Wars animated show and don’t think I’ve seen one Rebels. It was a fluke that I caught the fact that Darth Maul was on one of those animated shows (Though I have no idea which one.) so apparently Sith can be cut and half and fall hundreds of feet without dying and in the case of Palpatine be blown up in a Death Star explosion after falling hundreds of feet as well.
So who knows what else may come next from the weaving of mediums of Star Wars stories.
It looks like Disney tried to use up all the crap in their warehouse, from medieval armor to anti-gravity rocket sleds.
Anyone else notice that the Mandalorian seems like Clint Eastwood’s Man With No Name in space armor?
The sequel trilogy was doomed the moment they decided to go for something that would artificially hit all the beats of the original trilogy and was closely tied to it plot wise but would also create an entirely new generation of main characters so that they could sell lots of plastic crap and create endless spin-offs for years to come. It ought to be a crime what the Disney-era films did to Luke, Leia, and Han. And then there’s the absurd abilities of the protagonist, the return of the Emperor, and so many more bad ideas. Just a total mess of a trilogy that makes the prequels look brilliant by comparison.
The Mandalorian, on the other hand, is great. This is the way.
One thing The Mandalorian taught me was that I need a bounty hunter robot. An IG-11 would suffice, but I’d really like to get an IG-88. This is the way!
I gotta hand it to the writers of the show ... they know their lore and are making a great series out of the smaller parts of Star Wars that needed some expanding.
How can he mention JJ Abrams a dozen times but never mentions Jon Favreau ONCE?
It’s Favreau whose brilliance is keeping The Mandalorian going hot. Not some failed big-screen directors.
As much as I despise a lot of what Disney does and represents - the last two mega-efforts in Star Wars land, the video game Jedi: Fallen Order and The Mandalorian give me hope.
“Rian Johnson’s “Episode VIII: The Last Jedi” was as divisive as it was because”
Why do people defend this horrible movie??? It completely wrecked the whole new trilogy. It was supposed to be a keystone episode. They made it into a frigging convoluted mess with no real plot and added a bunch of characters that weren’t needed. It didn’t set up anything for Episode IX.
If it was a standalone movie it might have been forgivable. It still would have been bad, but it wouldn’t have been a formal part of the saga.
Oh well, in the end it’s just another work of fiction. TLJ is the last movie I saw in a theater. I have no plans to go back after that lecture.
I’ve been wanting to watch it, but refuse to pay for a, “Subscription,” to do it.
It’ll eventually come out on DVD.
I’m a patient man.
Indeed they are. And I have never understood the depth of devotion to these updated Buck Rogers serials.
THRAWN!
There always should have been a Star Wars movie trilogy with Grand Admiral Thrawn (Mitth’raw’nuruodo). The Mandalorian will eventually deliver a live action Thrawn. Best decision made by Disney concerning Star Wars in years - at least from the diehard fans’ perspective.
the disney sequels are pure pc garbage.
Rey is a toxic marrysue.
ANYTHING associated with Kathleen Kennedy is toxic to the brand and toxic to profits.
I have notice how she may be a “producer” in credits of the Mandalorian but in the behind the scenes pr and documentaries she is specifically minimized.
I thought Ahsoka in live action was not believable. It is obvious Rosario Dawson has zero fighting skills and she has no athletic tone in her appearance. Also the costume is weak at best as cosplayers do a much much better job. Also her headress is the wrong length in apparent concession to the actresses lack of fighting skill.
To preserve the story and profitability, The Disney Company needs/must keep Kathleen Kennedy and the Star Wars (woke) story group far far far very far away from the mandalorian and spin off stories.
BTW Footnote: Grogu is “yellow” in corsican and also the name for an alcholic beverage made out of sugar cane...
What I find fun about The Mandalorian is how it builds story out of very small things from the Star Wars universe that you don’t even have to know. Like the 1st episode of season 2 when they fight the Krayt dragon. That’s a reference all the way back to the first movie and the skeleton the droids wander past on Tatooine. You don’t have to know what it is to enjoy the episode, but if you do (or you look up recaps like I do) it just adds a little something.
Meanwhile they tell good stories.
I’m glad they finally gave the Child a name. I was getting sick of the stupid “Baby Yoda” crap which made no sense. The species wasn’t called “Yoda”, that was his name.
Favreau and Filoni obviously love Star Wars.
Whoever was responsible for the last trilogy obviously hated Star Wars.
It’s also The A Team and The Incredible Hulk and a bunch of other 70s TV shows.
I tried and got bored after 3 episodes. I’m sure it’s good, I think I’ve just outgrown the genre.
This blend of science fiction and western hails back to Star Trek, originally pitched by Gene Roddenberry as “Wagon Train in space”. The Mandalorian is more Have Gun, Will Travel in space, built neatly on the Star Wars canon developed by the original movies and Clone Wars series. This is not at all a bad structure, though perhaps a little unfamiliar to a modern audience. (An aside: if you haven’t, give old western TV series a chance. The storytelling is much better than the average show today, and the themes are usually strongly conservative without preachiness.)