Star Wars VII ****contains spoilers****
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@MN5 said in Star Wars VII ****contains spoilers****:
@Crucial said in Star Wars VII ****contains spoilers****:
@MN5 said in Star Wars VII ****contains spoilers****:
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Andor continues at its glacial pace……
Imperial guy and his Mum……who gives a fuck and how is it relevant to the main story ? We never saw Moff Tarkin, General Veers or whoever having family time…..
Mon Mothma and her Hubby and daughter……..see above……
Andor and his gang of rogues……do we really need to see another episode of planning and discussing ? Han and Chewie never fucked around with that shit before a heist, they just got straight in there…..
Fairly sure I didn’t see a single droid or alien…….this is NOT Star Wars.
Rant over.
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I just knew this post would be here.
I get that you like SW as light action based stories but I still quite like this more 'in-depth' story telling for a change.
There are certainly bits that I hope will become relevant as the story progresses and it has probably gone one ep too long before the action.
I am happy to continue the ride.I’m nothing if not predictable when it comes to SW.
But to me the balance is all fucked, they’ve gone from one ridiculous extreme ( Finn screaming Rey, Rose being Rose, Rey being overpowered etc ) to what we have now.
I’m still sticking the course ( because it’s SW ) and I hope it pays off.
I see it as different treatments for different audiences. There's a whole 50+ SW loving audience out there that likes the 'big kid' stuff but can also handle a 'what if this was real' type show as well.
One day I would love to see the sequel stuff somehow relegated but that could also get very messy so best to let it drift away.
Between Mando and the upcoming Ahsoka, with Thrawn and Ezra being brought to life, I think there will be plenty of fast paced action shows. Then there are more animated shows like another series of Bad Batch to fill in some gaps. -
I'm really liking Andor, wish it had been dropped in one go though.
Essentially Star Wars will never keep anyone happy. We've moved on from the previous shows are too aimed at kids to now this one which is more adult skewing is too slow. For me, almost everything Disney has done (bar Rise and the stupidity of making a Boba Fett story not all about him) has been better than the prequels which is my low bar. So I'm happy.
The mother was fucking annoying, but she was meant to be.
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@Kiwiwomble said in Star Wars VII ****contains spoilers****:
Funny and accurate.
Both actors nailed the part perfectly.
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@MN5 i remember hearing mcgregor say he has all of Guinness's line isolated onto a cassette (as it would have been in 1999) and he would site there between scenes listening to it working on all the aspects of the obi wan voice
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@Kiwiwomble said in Star Wars VII ****contains spoilers****:
@MN5 i remember hearing mcgregor say he has all of Guinness's line isolated onto a cassette (as it would have been in 1999) and he would site there between scenes listening to it working on all the aspects of the obi wan voice
…..I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again ( and probably again )……when I read in the Sunday Star Times ( or news ) while having a hungover morning fry up sometime in 1998 that the skinny wasted guy from Trainspotting was going to be playing a character as iconic as that it made me sick to my stomach.
He could not have possibly proved me more wrong.
Ewen McGregor is the fucken man.
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I'm enjoying the more adult and in depth view of the SW Universe.
Just things like watching TIE pilots getting into their craft and launching in a far more realistic way than the quick run and gun we have seen before was pretty cool.
It certainly isn't OG Star Wars in the adventure serial sense, that I get, but SW has built a whole EU over decades and it is big enough to handle a few different treatments.
This is not a series that Hasbro are going to cash in on (or even Lego, although Mon Mothma's car would be cool). It is a drama first and foremost.
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@Crucial said in Star Wars VII ****contains spoilers****:
I'm enjoying the more adult and in depth view of the SW Universe.
Just things like watching TIE pilots getting into their craft and launching in a far more realistic way than the quick run and gun we have seen before was pretty cool.
It certainly isn't OG Star Wars in the adventure serial sense, that I get, but SW has built a whole EU over decades and it is big enough to handle a few different treatments.
This is not a series that Hasbro are going to cash in on (or even Lego, although Mon Mothma's car would be cool). It is a drama first and foremost.
That last episode was so tense, was a great slow burn.
The most Star Wars aspect of it was the "lived in" feel of all the tech, everything was dirty and felt real. Excellent acting across the board too.
Enjoyed this a lot.
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@Crucial said in Star Wars VII ****contains spoilers****:
I'm enjoying the more adult and in depth view of the SW Universe.
Just things like watching TIE pilots getting into their craft and launching in a far more realistic way than the quick run and gun we have seen before was pretty cool.
It certainly isn't OG Star Wars in the adventure serial sense, that I get, but SW has built a whole EU over decades and it is big enough to handle a few different treatments.
This is not a series that Hasbro are going to cash in on (or even Lego, although Mon Mothma's car would be cool). It is a drama first and foremost.
Easily the best part of the show.
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I do understand the more “basic” side of stuff and the need for change but it just needs to be a bit more Star Warsie for me.
No Droids, No Aliens ( apart from four arms at the end )….this doesn’t do it enough for me overall.
The characters are real enough and very “gritty” but not particularly memorable.
The tie fighter scene was good but maybe only compared to the dreariness that came before it ?
Anyway, looks like they’ve finally left Scotland, Coruscant looks like it might provide some fun adventures. Here’s hoping.
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Caught up on Andor, and aside from the tie fighters, it was just pretty much a scifi heist movie.
I did think it was a decent watch and will be interesting to see where they take it.
But needed more Adria Arjona
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@taniwharugby Have you seen Good Omens as she is in that series too? I hope we haven't seen the last of Adria.
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@Crucial said in Star Wars VII ****contains spoilers****:
@Bovidae said in Star Wars VII ****contains spoilers****:
@MN5 Droid alert, and Adria.
Droids,aliens,stormtroopers…..
An episode that takes away most of his moaning factors
Yep definitely a massive improvement.
So……
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I’m slightly confused as to how one minute he’s catching up with the woman who raised him then he’s taken off to the resort looking place to shack up with, well, who is she ?
Seemed like a flashback almost ?
Those big K2SO droids are pretty menacing, great to see them again.
Also what was up with the strange chat with the Scout trooper, what exactly does he think Andor is a part of ?
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