Can't see a thread up yet - I'm not a full on Star Wars nerd but I've enjoyed most of the Disney+ spin offs.
First episode shaping up nicely in the new slow burning style.
La la la, watching both tomorrow on the projector with sound through the hifi. MrsF is out.
Apart from the lightsabre fizzle and the spaceships, I found the cgi a bit weak. The plot started nicely. It was always going to be hard bringing anime characters to life. I hope Zeb comes back - his appearance in the Mandalorian was all too brief. There is really no need to reference every scene from Lucas' originals. And don't get me started on the length of Ahsoka's leku.
The Guardian review isn’t great, which is a bit of a concern.
Wife (who has no interest in Star Wars) was meant to be out tonight but that’s been cancelled so going to have to wait until tomorrow to find out…
BBC reporting very mixed reviews, which was how I realised it was out. I've never seen any of the animated series so don't really know the characters and no preconceptions - just want 45 minutes of escapism at a time.
If you know your Stars Wars it's loaded with stuff, I thought it was pretty good, more Mandolorian than Andor but I'm good with that.
What we need to know is whether there are ysalamiri
What we need to know is whether there are ysalamiri
I'm not a fan of octopus.
I’m feeling a bit of Star Wars fatigue really. The last series of Mandalorian was pretty average.
Will probably try this at some point. The guardian review is a bit harsh, especially given they have reviewed based on 2 episodes.
Hopefully it’ll be more Andor and less Mandalorian
It’s neither so far. It’s more Star Wars than either.
Andor is great but Star Wars should be something you can watch with your young kids. All three series of Mando and Ashoka tick that box. Between them I think they’re the best Star Wars has to offer since Clone Wars and Rebels. The prequel and sequel films were a bit shit.
Would be good if they do more stuff like Andor and Rogue one too. A mix of more slower, serious stuff and pew! pew! Force and lightsabers is a good balance
Well my son and I enjoyed the first two episodes a lot. He's grown up with the Clone Wars and Rebels though, and having that background means we're already invested in the characters.
Sabine Wren has been a favourite in this household for years, and Ahsoka before her.
Guardian review was by someone who probably sees the animations as beneath them, when Clone Wars series probably has some of the best Star Wars stories to date.
+1 to @FunkmasterP
This feels like Rebels series 5.
Guardian review was by someone who probably sees the animations as beneath them
Or just an honest review of the never ending, dead horse flogging, that is the Star Wars franchise.
First episode shaping up nicely in the new slow burning style.
Ah, so its a snorefest
I liked it, I had watched all the animated stuff during the pandemic so most of the references made sense to me.
It's more like Star Wars for millennials who grew up with the cartoons, It's not bad (IMO).
Or just an honest review of the never ending, dead horse flogging, that is the Star Wars franchise.
The films have been like this for decades withnthe exception of Rogue One, but the animated stories have been telling Star Wars stories well for decades also. Dave Filoni has shaped and curated Star Wars in a masterly fashion now for a while, glad to see him directing live action but his animated stuff truly widened the star wars galaxies.
Trying not to come across as a fan boy, must remember not to have these conversations IRL 😀
Guardian review was by someone who probably sees the animations as beneath them
Guardian regularly has positive reviews of superhero rubbish
A lot of green screen filming, excessive colouring, and ridiculously clean surroundings.
It was like a live comic book.
The dark side's Padawan is hot, though!
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Full MemberA lot of green screen filming, excessive colouring, and ridiculously clean surroundings.
They have a really clever LED screen "virtual set" that literally runs on the Unreal game engine, that they're obviously very much in love with, but which nobody seems completely sure how to use yet. It works great a lot of the time- like, there's a load of stuff in the Mandalorian especially that you'd think is an oldschool fully built set and it turns out to be the screen + some fairly basic postprocessing- but every so often you get something really odd looking (which I think is partly deliberate, Book of Boba Fett has loads of odd moments that seem like they might be intentional).
Trying not to come across as a fan boy, must remember not to have these conversations IRL
Hiw long have you been single?
So I watched the first two episodes and it's. not. too. bad.
Certainly not as bad as Boba Fett or Mandalorian, but some of the acting is a bit staged and wooden, and the plot and story lines don't really run smoothly, but the Star Wars universe has been recreated well with enough depth.
The 'baddies' are a bit predictable, their background and story is now so old its as ancient as the Jedi order itself.
I was a bit concerned it was going to be a single stage set like Boba Fett, but its closer to Andor in that respect with a good number of larger sets being used.
Not as good as Andor, but not far off it.
The dark side’s Padawan is hot, though!
Concurs.
I really enjoyed it, had a good cartoony feel to fit into rebels. I like the way that Andoor, Mando, Obi Wan and this all feel a bit different yet they all join up.
Not sure about the whole force sensitive Sabine thing but happy to see what happens.
Hiw long have you been single?
Funny you should mention that, hopefully not for much longer, but need to avoid talk of Star Wars 😀
Funny you should mention that, hopefully not for much longer, but need to avoid talk of Star Wars
May the force be with you!
I thought episode 3 was great, but short though...
I do wonder how much I like it because it's a Rebels sequel though. I wonder what those who have not seen Rebels think.
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And where has Zeb got too!!
I'm really enjoying it, but agree, if each episode is going to get 10mins shorter, the finale will be about 30s long...
Mrs V hasn't seen Rebels and is enjoying it.
I'm assuming there'll be a Zeb cameo at some point (Gov won't send support, but a New Republic fighter could decide to come along anyway). I'm also holding out for a Kanan force ghost, but that might be expecting too much...
The plot started nicely. It was always going to be hard bringing anime characters to life. I hope Zeb comes back – his appearance in the Mandalorian was all too brief. There is really no need to reference every scene from Lucas’ originals. And don’t get me started on the length of Ahsoka’s leku.
Is it OK if I just quite enjoyed it without really understanding any of these references?
I do notice the obvious "fan service" bits in these Star Wars shows, and can feel the director saying "ooh look, here's that thing you like" - but I very rarely get them.
It is what it is though and they do a decent job of making stuff that appeals to the geeks and the general viewer.
Not seen the third episode yet but I agree with cha****ng. If I can enjoy it wothout being a nerd and getting the references then its doing OK
Not seen rebels, I'm enjoying it.
Good to hear it's being enjoyed by those who haven't seen Rebels...
Cetainly not watched much of the animations, so all good here ! Not seen Ep 3 yet !
We’re split here. I’m loving it. Family haven’t seen Rebels and are asking why should they care about the characters we haven’t yet seen but everyone is talking about…
Still, it’s properly fun… Ashoka fighting and floating outside the ship was just silly… smiling just thinking about it. Brain out smiles on…
Still, it’s properly fun… Ashoka fighting and floating outside the ship was just silly… smiling just thinking about it. Brain out smiles on…
Very much so. Yawning plot holes shouldn't stop us enjoying the franchise at this point. Nor should I go on the Lego website and buy all of the starfighters that I didn't know about until now.
Another good episode this week.
Shame we're not in the US for the cinema showing of ep5!
LINK CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR EP4!
https://screenrant.com/star-wars-ahsoka-episode-5-theater-showing/
Episode 4 was great, have no idea where it will go from here!!
Episode 4 left me wondering quite what crazy leaps of faith are needed to keep it going.
Reintroducing the world between worlds will come as no surprise for anyone who watched Rebels. Must be quite a “WTF” for others.
We watched the first few. Really annoying how stupid the combat sequences are. I know people want to see tension and spaceships whizzing about, but whoever planned this out put absolutely zero thought into it which really does irritate and frustrate me. It's just really lazy. I know it's obviously not hard sci-fi but put use your bloody imagination and try and think how a space battle would actually go not just re-hashing WW2 plane sequences.
I've not been able to get into any Star Wars after the horrific final 3 movies, i have tried with the mandolorian, but it's just a bit off, the spin offs are worse, Andor was decent, but it was a bit hit and miss as well, i'll give this one a try, but i do feel these shows are being less aimed at the older Star Wars fan, and when you strip away the SW bit, they're fairly bland sci-fi series, there's just a lot better out there just now and in the past to watch.
I’ve not been able to get into any Star Wars after the horrific final 3 movies
then this pile of unremittingly boring POS isn't going to change that. I'm not one for SW bashing as a general rule, it is what it is, but no TV should be dull when you've got this universe to work with, and this is turgid. Everyone speaks their lines like it's most portentous thing ever "I'm going to the loo, now" as if you're ordering troops to their deaths...yeah, not working. But the most unforgivable turd is the "don't say it; show it" rule of TV which they're breaking constantly, we're four eps in now, half way through. I know what's going to happen in the next four, (they keep telling us) haven't seen either the major baddy or the missing member of the gang.
It's not as bad as the Book of Fett, but only just.
laboured clichéd crap.
Love the way she folds her arms to indicate some serious talk coming up.
It's really bad
Futurama isn't too great either.
They seemed to have killed off the good sci-fi like Raised by Wolves and The Peripheral. I think the next series of Severance is happening at least.