The fan service is strong in this one.
As an aside, the Cassian Andor series has apparently started filming…
the Cassian Andor series has apparently started filming…
Has the obi wan series with Ewan McGregor been canned?
Obi Wan has started filming in boston according to twitter .
Hope the obi wan show is still happening. Watched the prequels this year and he was just about the best thing in them.
Latest Mando was awesome. Fella playing Boba Fett is a badass.
Only criticism is the episodes are starting to feel a touch short. But I think I understand why the creators have done that and I respect it.
My feeling is they are generally going for a 70s/80s teatime family TV vibe.
Assuming they use the same digital stage as the Mandalorian they can probably do a lot of these fairly cheaply.
Supposedly an Asohka series is being developed too…
Fella playing Boba Fett is a badass.
Temuera Morris, who also played Jango Fett. And as Boba Fett was a clone of Jango, literally the perfect person to play Boba.
Fella playing Boba Fett is a badass.
I just wish he'd said **** that warrior shit to Mando!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0NmR4qoHxuo&t=93s
*Morrison.
Also played Jake Heke in Once Were Warriors, and Moana’s dad.
Old Bobba Fett has put on a bit of timber over the years. His armour barely fits him any more.
His most pivotal role however was Dr Hone Ropata in Shortland St of "you're not in Guatemala any more Dr Ropata" fame.
https://teara.govt.nz/en/video/45706/shortland-street
Temuera Morris, who also played Jango Fett. And as Boba Fett was a clone of Jango, literally the perfect person to play Boba.
Aha.
I was impressed with how similar his accent was to Jango's.
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I was impressed with how similar his accent was to Jango’s.
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Another great episode.
Plus This...!!, not a spoiler of anything honest
And there's an Office Space reference!
Bit less heavy on the fan service this week…
Boba got a new paint job, nice nod to operation cinder.
S1 watched, it got reasonable by the last 2 episodes, but by God the writing was lazy and predictable.
Binged S2 1-6 and just watched 7. S2 is great, just needs Wookies.
https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a34940243/disney-plus-releases-news-updates/
Lots to look forward to ... possibly to much , hope they don't over do it .
Milk that cow!
Nobody else picked up on the TPS reports?
"I think they might recognize me" 😀
This is now not just better than all the other Star Wars movies apart from the original trilogy , but any other movie from the last 2 years I can think of. Anyone watched anything I may have missed?
Lates 90’s - 2010 loads of good movies. Can’t even remember the last time I saw a movie that made me think wow.
Come on, Rogue One is on a Parr. Anyway bodes well for all the other Star wars series upcoming.
S1 watched, it got reasonable by the last 2 episodes, but by God the writing was lazy and predictable.
It reminds me of playing witcher 3. Every time he wants something, the person who has it says, I'll give it you if you do this one job first.
Its star wars, I'm loving it! They would have to introduce ja ja binks or similar annoying creature for me to be annoyed.
I dont get why Boba wants to help a Jedi. Killed his dad and helped dump him in the sarlac. I think he's going to turn on mando who kills him properly this time and mando takes slave 1
That didnt cross my little mind at all but Boba being killed and Mando getting slave one might be the way it goes BUT I cant see it that would just be too neat after the Razor crest getting blown up.
Another superb episode.
Didn't know I wanted to see a star wars / mad Max mashup but I'm glad I have done.
This is now not just better than all the other Star Wars movies apart from the original trilogy , but any other movie from the last 2 years I can think of. Anyone watched anything I may have missed?
The Prequel Trilogy is actually the best trilogy, way better then the original and sequel trilogy, Rouge one is a really good movie too.
This weeks episode was okay-ish, hopefully next weeks being the final episode it will be really good!
Is anyone else excited to see Hayden Christensen will be in the Obi Wan series set 10 years after Revenge of the Sith?
The Prequel Trilogy is actually the best trilogy, way better then the original and sequel trilogy
Does anyone know this poster in real life? I'm concerned for his mental wellbeing.
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Actually I would consider the case that the prequel trilogy was better than the sequel trilogy, but perhaps that's for another thread.
Actually I would consider the case that the prequel trilogy was better than the sequel trilogy, but perhaps that’s for another thread.
I agree and its a totally different experience watching them with my young son, they are kids films afterall. The sequel films are not too bad as induvidual films but the overall story is shite!!
The Prequel Trilogy is actually the best trilogy
Prequel vs Sequel, agree with this, after the excrescence of the most recent two (thought Force Awakens was a decent romp).
If the films had been released in the 'correct' order, Phantom Menace would have been the first and final Star Wars movie.
If the films had been released in the ‘correct’ order, Phantom Menace would have been the first and final Star Wars movie.
Ha. But if it came out in 1977 it would still have been a massive hit.
I agree and its a totally different experience watching them with my young son, they are kids films afterall. The sequel films are not too bad as induvidual films but the overall story is shite!!
Yes, I re-watched with my daughter and was pleasantly surprised by the prequels, bringing much lower expectations to them, obvs.
My view is that George may have got a bit self-indulgent and confused with the prequels, but at least his intentions were true. By contrast, I liked The Last Jedi a lot - but the other JJ-directed sequels came over like cynical pastiche - with lazy, semi-coherent plotting.
Which is a shame, since there was a very strong cast and it could have been so much better if they'd come up with a decent plot.
Ha. But if it came out in 1977 it would still have been a massive hit.
Indeed, come for the weird CGI, stay for the trade negotiations.
I've enjoyed S2 sooo much. Got better and better each episode.
Actually I would consider the case that the prequel trilogy was better than the sequel trilogy, but perhaps that’s for another thread.
The prequels probably aimed higher, but didn't meet their mark. Portraying the corruption of a democracy from within, the fall from grace of a destined hero and the manipulations that caused it all to happen is certainly more ambitious than what at least 2/3rds of the sequel trilogies were trying to do.
I wouldn't say that the prequels achieved their lofty goals, the last time I tried to watch Attack of the Clones I just couldn't stick at it and I don't think I've seen Revenge of the Sith since I saw it at the cinema.
The Force Awakens felt like a relatively safe romp, and pretty well executed. The Last Jedi had some interesting ideas but I struggled with its pacing and the decision to keep previous movie's main characters apart for most of its duration. The Rise of Skywalker was another enjoyable romp, but suffered mightily from the decision to practically ignore The Last Jedi, making the sequel trilogy feel doubly disjointed.
On the other hand, I did like this week's episode of The Mandalorian.
I dont get why Boba wants to help a Jedi. Killed his dad and helped dump him in the sarlac. I think he’s going to turn on mando who kills him properly this time and mando takes slave 1
I'm not sure that Disney would be willing to definitively kill off Boba Fett. He's worth more to them alive.
How did Boba Fett survive though?
Has that ever been explained?
I’m not sure that Disney would be willing to definitively kill off Boba Fett. He’s worth more to them alive.
Haha.
I think their intention has been to rehabilitate him, rather than set him up for a showdown with Mando.
The showdown's gonna be with Gus Fring, surely?
How did Boba Fett survive though?
Has that ever been explained?
weapons. Lots of them.
weapons. Lots of them.
Well that's not an explanation!
He got eaten by a giant plant.
I'm pretty sure Boba escaped the Sarlacc using a thermal detonator. Think it was in the bounty hunter spin off book from the early 90s... kicking myself as I think I took it to Oxfam this summer, it'll be worth at least 50p now I reckon.
However this would now be no longer canon, so I suspect he tickled the tummy lining of the Sarlacc with a Porg wrapped in a wookie blanket until it burped in delight, soon to be a table top game like hungry hippos, hasbro are all over it....
The first explanation of how Boba Fett escaped the Sarlacc may have been in the Dark Empire Sourcebook for the old West End Games Star Wars RPG. In that he cut his way out of the side of the Sarlacc and tunnelled his way up through the sand. Apparently most people who were eaten by the Sarlacc tried to climb out of its mouth, and that was their mistake.
Apparently Boba Fett had time to formulate his plan to escape from the Sarlacc partly because of his armour and also because the Sarlacc digests its food via some sort of very slow acting neuro toxin (hence Jabba's claim about being its victims being digested for a thousand years).
This is obviously all very early Expanded Universe stuff, so could well have been retconned multiple times in the intervening years.
Apparently he used his jetpack.
Back to the quality of all the films,
Phantom Menace, not good, not good at all.
Attack of the Clones, ok, quite impotant to the whole story arc.
Revenge of the Sith, excellent, lots of story, probably 30 mins too long.
Solo - not bad, good story.
Rogue One, possibly the best of the lot.
A New Hope, - still surprisingly good despite it's age.
Empire Strikes Back, excellent, good story etc.
Return of the Jedi, 1st half was ok, second half was guff and the ending terrible.
Force Awakens, visually good but a complete copy of a New Hope, didn't add anything.
Last Jedi, aimless mush.
Rise of Skywalker, great visuals, garbage story.
So prequels and originals both had highs and low, spin offs have been good, sequel trilogy not good at all.
