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I'm working from home (as ever) and self-employed AND up to date with all my work. So when I get a Disney+ alert that Mandalorian is now streaming what else could I do but reheat some Hogs in Blankets, fry some corned beef hash and heat some peas.
Right, time to switch off the brain and have some fun.
I’m looking forward to watching it with my son when I get home
That's my evening viewing....
The Mandalorian managed to go from very promising to pretty dull in its first short run so I'll probably be giving it a swerve this time around. Mind you, I'm totally on board with
Hogs in Blankets, fry some corned beef hash and heat some peas
and doubly so if those peas are mushy.
Ready for tonight also. Do we know if its one episode per week as yet or can we watch multiple episodes tonight?
This. Too much other great telly to watch!The Mandalorian managed to go from very promising to pretty dull in its first short run so I’ll probably be giving it a swerve this time around.
Ready for tonight also. Do we know if its one episode per week as yet or can we watch multiple episodes tonight?
Looks like only the first episode is available
First run? First episode 😞
Enjoyed Mando 1 with my boys, but I think it suits binge watching personally, so I'll wait until they are all available.
It was the first Star Wars product since Return of the Jedi that I enjoyed without cringing.
one episode per week
The Mandalorian managed to go from very promising to pretty dull in its first short run so I’ll probably be giving it a swerve this time around.
We got bored with Season 1 fairly early, then stopped watching after the stupid awful prison ship episode. Went back after a few months to watch the last few for some reason and they were actually pretty good.
Well I my son was looking forward to watching S2 Ep1 this weekend. Unfortunately a minor behavioural indiscretion from my son last night means Mrs F has banned any TV for him this weekend. He may be allowed dessert though.
Do I watch it without him?
The Mandalorian managed to go from very promising to pretty dull in its first short run so I’ll probably be giving it a swerve this time around.
This. Too much other great telly to watch!
Id like to know what tv im missing thats better 🤷
Thought the Mandalorian was excellent...sure, you can pick holes like with an prog, but probably the best from last year
Pegg/Frost Truth Seekers also released today on Prime ...be giving that a go too
Might get round to it tonight but lunchtime is for the DH 🙂
Do I watch it without him?
Err......yeah
It was ok, but the biggest surprise was in the credits.
Looking forward to watching it when my boy gets back from rugby. They had better not ruin Ahsoka!!!
No spoilers please.
Pretty please.
We only got halfway through the first series and just never got round to finishing it. I really enjoyed it, really reminded me of watching Westerns with my dad as a kid - improbable action, gaping plot holes and cheesy acting - but somehow just never finished it.
Discovery next episode is tonight though
It’s more of the same which is good my books, it’s family viewing so not at all taxing.
Pegg/Frost Truth Seekers also released today on Prime …be giving that a go too
Seems not too bad loads of geeky references as per Pegg and Frost normally do.
Stupid prisson ship episode, how can you say that, it had X wings blowing stuff up.
Just closing ones eyes and simply listening is condensed sound of star wars, it's amazing 🙂
I really like the soundtrack. Being reductive, it’s basically just a western movie soundtrack with some arpeggiated synths to make it sound more space-y but then that’s pretty much the tone of the series anyway.
It’s great imo. Basically a western that’s taken some influence from Shogun Assassin with a good soundtrack. Best Star Wars live action since the originals. It’s worth it just to see how excited my son is to watch it with me.
but then that’s pretty much the tone of the series anyway.
It's Cowboys in Space. I'm ok with that 🙂
Can’t wait. The only real Star Wars I’ve enjoyed since Return of the Jedi too.
Not trying to be too clever / long. Just super simple plot lines in short episodes. If people can’t suspend reality for an episode or think the acting is poor... How did you manage the last 6 + Solo / Rogue 😂
As a bit of a geek when it comes to cameras and VFX, the way that some of the shots were done in Mandalorian were particularly fascinating. It made everyone try and recreate it at home, which is pretty rad.
It’s Cowboys in Space. I’m ok with that 🙂
No, cowboys in space was Firefly.
It’s worth it just to see how excited my son is to watch it with me.
Yep enjoyed that. Those red eyes were good, reminded me of an episode of Rebels, plus the graffiti....incoming awesomeness I reckon.
There was a big dose of Tremors in there too.
First run? First episode
Trailer?
References to Tremors, spaghetti westerns, and all sorts.
Just good fun stuff!
Enjoyed that. But as it's one a week we're going to need some other star wars fix. Got a 6 and 8 year old interested.
What's the better bet - clone wars or rebels?
Clone Wars then Rebels
Clone Wars kind of passed me by and I vaguely gather it may taken a bit of a while to get into its stride. Rebels clicked for me immediately, I liked the smaller scale that it started with, just a small group of characters pretty much on their own, fighting for a small part of the galaxy. The story grew as it progressed and while it did so organically and continued to be enjoyable I most liked the small scale of the first season or so.
The Mandalorian I think also does well because it's telling a fairly small story. It may end up having big ramifications but it's primarily about one man trying to do what he feels is right, and the responsibilities he's picked up along the way. The Star Wars movies have often tripped up over the weight of continuity and the need to rest plots of galactic importance on the shoulders of a few characters.
Stupidly, because I haven't really watched that many Westerns I associate the incidental music in The Mandalorian mostly with the background music of the Borderlands video games.
That's it Stumpyjon.
Some of the detail in Rebels, especially in later obnes will be lost on you if you havent seen clone wars. Maybe even watching the last season of clone wars that was released in april ish would do..Rebels is better but the context will help.
Clone Wars is immense when you get absorbed into it. It rehabilitates Anakin as a character and makes his journey to the dark side more nuanced, the story arcs are brilliant.
I struggled with Rebels to start with as the Ezra character is another annoying star wars brat, luckily my own annoying brat enjoyed it so we stuck with it and it becomes another great series.
I think we watched Rebels first, or at least series 1 and 2 and then binged on the clone wars. Definitely recommend Clone Wars first, it's the best Star Wars to date.
I thought Season Ep1 was bloody fab personally. The great big Easter Egg of The Marshalls speeder - from The Phantom Menace Pod Race? Timothy Olyphant as The Marshall. The Tuskan Raider getting munched instead of the Bantha. And the final theme tune is just awesome, my favourite since The Wire.
Thanks all, good to know a little about what comes up and that they're worth it. I think we'll go clone wars then rebels.
But first I guess, if it involves anakin, that clone wars would be better avoided until after New hope and empire at least.
So I'm thinking well be watching new hope later today, quite excited.
🙂
Well I enjoyed last week's episode and I've got my work up to date so its time for a break from the election results and time to fire up the bacon sandwich and Disney+
Brilliant stuff.
The order I'd watch them in is;
Phantom Menace
Attack of the Clones
Clone Wars
Revenge of the Sith
Solo
Rogue One
A New Hope
Empire
Jedi
Rebels
Having said that I won't be watching Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones or Revenge of the Sith again. I actually did finally get round to watching Revenge of the Sith with my son after the Clone Wars as I gave up on the prequels after AotC.
I haven't got round to watching Rise of the Skywalker yet, I'm in no hurry, the recent films didn't inspire either...
The Mandalorian however has been great.