Star Wars VII ****contains spoilers****
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@taniwharugby said in Star Wars VII ****contains spoilers****:
Thought it was a fun series, too much crossing over which was padding?
They could have done more back story on Boba if they needed storyline surely?
Nice little earner for Tems retirement though I guess!
I've come to the conclusion that it should have been called "The Mandolorian - Book of Boba Fett" as the expectation that it was simply a BF tale didn't pan out.
It really was Mando 2.5 with a poorly managed flow.
Mando needed a gap to re-unite with Grogu and set up Mando 3. It was good that they didn't stretch that out. They took the chance to flesh out what happened to BF before Mando 2 and show what he was then going to do but much was padding.
In other words I get what they were doing but don't think it was done that well. Enjoyed watching it though (as long as I used my child brain) -
@mn5 said in Star Wars VII ****contains spoilers****:
Shit that is Gold!
I wonder who actually captured them at the start. The palace was empty and it seems that the only people working for Boba were Fenic and white droid. Seriously, Boba is up there with Rick Grimes in terms of leadership and complete and utter tactical incompetence. Fenic is more Boba than farking Boba is. This series reeks of Disney just wanting to pump out more SW content for Disney+. Right now the only cash cows are Mando and Grogu. The sequels are already forgotten.
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I’ve sat down and had a good think about the series…….and overall it was good but far from great…..I loved the attention to detail, Easter eggs, sound effects, special effects, Cad Bane, Bad Chewie, the Rancor, the Gamoreans, the little rat catcher droid, Fennic, Mando, Grogu and the Marshall were all terrific.…Boba was at times too.
….but the story wasn’t that amazing, compelling or original. The pykes were a very ho-hum bunch of bad guys ( in the end they were basically stormtroopers who looked different ), no compelling lead villain ( when you take into account Cad Bane was a henchman more than main protagonist and the mayor was instantly forgettable ), the mods were offensive and sooooo irritating and the mechanic lady was a pain too.
But then I’m 44 years old, this is a show I might have absolutely loved if it came out in the mid to late 80s it’s probably too much to ask for it to really wow me.
Being the Star Wars fan I am I’ll eagerly await the Obi Wan show ( a wonderful character who everyone loves )…..and less eagerly await the Cassian Andor show ( a guy with no lightsabre, armour, force powers or any unique skills )
We’ll see how they pan out.
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@crucial said in Star Wars VII ****contains spoilers****:
Kenobi will be the big test. Get that wrong and they will kill the goose.
Yeah fair call, it SHOULD be amazing but that’s not a given.
I’m far more worried about the Andor show, that has the potential to be a real fizzer
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@mn5 said in Star Wars VII ****contains spoilers****:
@crucial said in Star Wars VII ****contains spoilers****:
Kenobi will be the big test. Get that wrong and they will kill the goose.
Yeah fair call, it SHOULD be amazing but that’s not a given.
I’m far more worried about the Andor show, that has the potential to be a real fizzer
No one cares about Andor. That’s just a filler in the SW universe. May include the odd piece of information between Rebels and Rogue One but no worries either way.
Kenobi is a character that fans care about and with Vader being part of the story this one has to be good or the mob will March on Disneyland -
@crucial said in Star Wars VII ****contains spoilers****:
@mn5 said in Star Wars VII ****contains spoilers****:
@crucial said in Star Wars VII ****contains spoilers****:
Kenobi will be the big test. Get that wrong and they will kill the goose.
Yeah fair call, it SHOULD be amazing but that’s not a given.
I’m far more worried about the Andor show, that has the potential to be a real fizzer
No one cares about Andor. That’s just a filler in the SW universe. May include the odd piece of information between Rebels and Rogue One but no worries either way.
Kenobi is a character that fans care about and with Vader being part of the story this one has to be good or the mob will March on DisneylandIn true MN5 fashion I can’t remember if I’ve said this or not but the Andor series MAY be good because he is so “normal” and situations that others would scoff at are genuinely dangerous for him ie hemmed in a shootout with five stormtroopers might be really tough going.
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@mn5 said in Star Wars VII ****contains spoilers****:
I’ve sat down and had a good think about the series
Me too, and I've decided it's near the bottom of the Star Wars camp for me (down with prequels and TROS).
The worst thing about it was starting off as one show and then morphing into another mid season and then coming back to wrap up the other show in an episode.
I'm also bemused that the talent involved in this show (Favarau, Rodriguez, Filoni - well I'm less sure of Filoni as I'm not an animation guy, but he seems to be a messiah to a portion of the Star Wars fandom and I've liked him discussing Star Wars on podcasts) could turn out something so disjointed. How did the CGI go backwards to 2000 level, how did Favarau write whatever the fuck this was and was he deliberately trying to approximate George's dialogue (poor Tem had to say clunker after clunker), how did Rodriguez manage to direct action scenes that look like kids playing war in the backyard?
Unlike lots of the fandom I didn't want to see Mando 2.5, I wanted an actual Boba story and was invested in that story before it became another show altogether.
It doesn't take away my love of Star Wars, the saga has always had hits and misses, the biggest misses being the prequels for me personally, so I'm going to watch the next series that comes out either way. I'll just file this in the don't need to watch again basket.
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@crucial said in Star Wars VII ****contains spoilers****:
@taniwharugby said in Star Wars VII ****contains spoilers****:
Thought it was a fun series, too much crossing over which was padding?
They could have done more back story on Boba if they needed storyline surely?
Nice little earner for Tems retirement though I guess!
I've come to the conclusion that it should have been called "The Mandolorian - Book of Boba Fett" as the expectation that it was simply a BF tale didn't pan out.
It really was Mando 2.5 with a poorly managed flow.
Mando needed a gap to re-unite with Grogu and set up Mando 3. It was good that they didn't stretch that out. They took the chance to flesh out what happened to BF before Mando 2 and show what he was then going to do but much was padding.
In other words I get what they were doing but don't think it was done that well. Enjoyed watching it though (as long as I used my child brain)Yes, “the mandalorian: the book of boba fett “ would have a great call
One the the biggest things I’m worried about with obi wan is another series at least partially set on fucking tattoine
Andor at least has the opportunity to be something different, hopefully more on corosant, maybe less western and more spy thriller…will they mail it? Who knows
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@nepia said in Star Wars VII ****contains spoilers****:
@mn5 said in Star Wars VII ****contains spoilers****:
I’ve sat down and had a good think about the series
Me too, and I've decided it's near the bottom of the Star Wars camp for me (down with prequels and TROS).
The worst thing about it was starting off as one show and then morphing into another mid season and then coming back to wrap up the other show in an episode.
I'm also bemused that the talent involved in this show (Favarau, Rodriguez, Filoni - well I'm less sure of Filoni as I'm not an animation guy, but he seems to be a messiah to a portion of the Star Wars fandom and I've liked him discussing Star Wars on podcasts) could turn out something so disjointed. How did the CGI go backwards to 2000 level, how did Favarau write whatever the fuck this was and was he deliberately trying to approximate George's dialogue (poor Tem had to say clunker after clunker), how did Rodriguez manage to direct action scenes that look like kids playing war in the backyard?
Unlike lots of the fandom I didn't want to see Mando 2.5, I wanted an actual Boba story and was invested in that story before it became another show altogether.
It doesn't take away my love of Star Wars, the saga has always had hits and misses, the biggest misses being the prequels for me personally, so I'm going to watch the next series that comes out either way. I'll just file this in the don't need to watch again basket.
Good Christ. Apart for the last para, I agree with every word. This must be some type of watershed moment. As a massive Boba fan this was an equally massive disappointment.
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@kiwiwomble said in Star Wars VII ****contains spoilers****:
@crucial said in Star Wars VII ****contains spoilers****:
@taniwharugby said in Star Wars VII ****contains spoilers****:
Thought it was a fun series, too much crossing over which was padding?
They could have done more back story on Boba if they needed storyline surely?
Nice little earner for Tems retirement though I guess!
I've come to the conclusion that it should have been called "The Mandolorian - Book of Boba Fett" as the expectation that it was simply a BF tale didn't pan out.
It really was Mando 2.5 with a poorly managed flow.
Mando needed a gap to re-unite with Grogu and set up Mando 3. It was good that they didn't stretch that out. They took the chance to flesh out what happened to BF before Mando 2 and show what he was then going to do but much was padding.
In other words I get what they were doing but don't think it was done that well. Enjoyed watching it though (as long as I used my child brain)Yes, “the mandalorian: the book of boba fett “ would have a great call
One the the biggest things I’m worried about with obi wan is another series at least partially set on fucking tattoine
And or at least had the opportunity to be something different, hopefully more on corosant, maybe less western and more spy thriller…will they mail it? Who knows
Yeah this. Enough of the farking desert planets. Done to bloody death.
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@rancid-schnitzel said in Star Wars VII ****contains spoilers****:
@kiwiwomble said in Star Wars VII ****contains spoilers****:
@crucial said in Star Wars VII ****contains spoilers****:
@taniwharugby said in Star Wars VII ****contains spoilers****:
Thought it was a fun series, too much crossing over which was padding?
They could have done more back story on Boba if they needed storyline surely?
Nice little earner for Tems retirement though I guess!
I've come to the conclusion that it should have been called "The Mandolorian - Book of Boba Fett" as the expectation that it was simply a BF tale didn't pan out.
It really was Mando 2.5 with a poorly managed flow.
Mando needed a gap to re-unite with Grogu and set up Mando 3. It was good that they didn't stretch that out. They took the chance to flesh out what happened to BF before Mando 2 and show what he was then going to do but much was padding.
In other words I get what they were doing but don't think it was done that well. Enjoyed watching it though (as long as I used my child brain)Yes, “the mandalorian: the book of boba fett “ would have a great call
One the the biggest things I’m worried about with obi wan is another series at least partially set on fucking tattoine
And or at least had the opportunity to be something different, hopefully more on corosant, maybe less western and more spy thriller…will they mail it? Who knows
Yeah this. Enough of the farking desert planets. Done to bloody death.
Ha ! Better stay clear of the Obi Wan show then, I’m sure he stayed there his entire exile !
