STAR WARS: The Mandalorian

[nvrstopworking]

Didn't see a thread on this so......

I have to admit... I've been against the Star Wars franchise since they started the stupid reboots after the original 3 movies. Every movie since then has been an absolute cringefest filled with wasted opportunities, idiotic writing, bland characters and SJW virtue signalling.

HOWEVER

After watching The Mandalorian my interest has been rekindled. It's been excellent (IMHO). Just a shame that each ep is so short.

[Retoaded]

Only watched first episode which was pretty solid. Not much dialogue, alot of action. Cool premise especially the little guy. Looking forward to watching the next 2 or 3 over the holiday.

[Destor]

Fantastic show so far, has kind of a Marvel-y feeling to it while still seeming more like Star Wars than the most recent movies

[MetalliNattyCa]

I´m loving it so far, the more ground and audience the Star Wars movies try to cover, the worse they turn out, this one is keeping it simple for now, and works so good. It´s been years since the last Star Wars toy i bought, but wouldn´t mind getting some mandalorian related stuff this christmas (THAT one character you know lol)

[wincel]

definitely not gonna pirate it because i definitely don't hate disney forever for what they did to star wars

[AltarOfPlagues]

i liked it and i hate everything after the OT.

just seemed like a typical space western set in SW universe. they shoulda used the yoda egg as a macguffin instead of yet again creating this forced nostalgia kluge. they just cannot help themselves can they.

b minus for yoda and for the flashback scene of the mandalorians foundling origin story, better to leave it ambiguous.


now how fukkin hard was that? to follow a standard narrative?

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i liked it and i hate everything after the OT.

just seemed like a typical space western set in SW universe. they shoulda used the yoda egg as a macguffin instead of yet again creating this forced nostalgia kluge. they just cannot help themselves can they.

b minus for yoda and for the flashback scene of the mandalorians foundling origin story, better to leave it ambiguous.


now how fukkin hard was that? to follow a standard narrative?

I like yoder. the flashback scene was pointless because it didn't really give you any details or plot addition. UNLESS its setting up something for later.

[AltarOfPlagues]

I like yoder. the flashback scene was pointless because it didn't really give you any details or plot addition. UNLESS its setting up something for later.

i really wanted to hate it, i was blown away that its good

[Avalanche3319]

just seemed like a typical space western set in SW universe.

Glad I'm not the only one who felt this. It seriously has a "Firefly" vibe.

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i really wanted to hate it, i was blown away that its good

dude I haven't even watched a single one of the disney movies and I grew up watching the OT non-stop and have watched those movies hundreds of times. I even forgave GL for Jar Jar since we got the Darth Maul fight. But sorry, I cannot get into the little SJW kiddy star wars of disney.

[nvrstopworking]

I´m loving it so far, the more ground and audience the Star Wars movies try to cover, the worse they turn out, this one is keeping it simple for now, and works so good. It´s been years since the last Star Wars toy i bought, but wouldn´t mind getting some mandalorian related stuff this christmas (THAT one character you know lol)

Exactly this. They've done a great job of sticking with a relatively simple story thus far and it's paying off. I don't know who's doing the writing but PLEASE hand any future movies over to them and be done with it.

I'm betting that Baby Yodas are going to be a hot ticket this Christmas lol.

[SazabiBrah]

You ****s actually purchase Disney +?

[Destor]

Exactly this. They've done a great job of sticking with a relatively simple story thus far and it's paying off. I don't know who's doing the writing but PLEASE hand any future movies over to them and be done with it.

I'm betting that Baby Yodas are going to be a hot ticket this Christmas lol.

The show is created (and partially writen) by Happy from the Marvel movies, this dude



And the chick from Jurassic Park is one of the directors


And one of the other directors is the dude who directed Thor Ragnarok

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^^^yeah dude that is John Favreau...he directed Iron Man....

[Destor]

^^^yeah dude that is John Favreau...he directed Iron Man....

And a few other gooders like the Jungle Book remake plus some chit like the Lion King remake


Pretty cool team they have working on this show

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And a few other gooders like the Jungle Book remake plus some chit like the Lion King remake


Pretty cool team they have working on this show

Wife had jungle book remake playing in the background the other day...I could not believe that was CGI...scenes looked real as fuk.

[DesiredUserphag]

I think it's good because not much SJW BS yet and it's nice to get a story that isn't a continuation of the old movies. SW seems to be better suited as a show since movies have to jam the whole story into 2 hours rather than a 10 hour season or whatever it will be.

[2RDEYE]

i love it. it's kind of it's own genre. it's like an old western but sci-fi and modern. it's got a totally different feel. the problem i find is that the episodes are too ****ing short. i think it's a major problem. ep 1 is 37 minutes, ep 2 30 minutes, ep 3 37 minutes. and then u cut out time as well for the credits and opening. surely disney could have afforded more.

I think it's good because not much SJW BS yet and it's nice to get a story that isn't a continuation of the old movies. SW seems to be better suited as a show since movies have to jam the whole story into 2 hours rather than a 10 hour season or whatever it will be.

that's exactly what they shoulda done with rogue one. brilliant movie, easily the best for me, but it would have been amazing as an HBO or TV series.

[nvrstopworking]

You ****s actually purchase Disney +?

No..... I find it online and stream it.... Like I do for all of my shows.

Disney's only $8.99/mth or something though... I'll consider getting it if they add some more good content.

[Avalanche3319]

You ****s actually purchase Disney +?

I didn't want to, but my wife is a Disney nut so didn't have much choice.

[Kev1972]

It's okay. Honestly feels like I'm just watching a bunch of video game cutscenes though. Doesn't seem very epic.

It's more like "world of star wars". Go on fetch quest. Come back. Upgrade armor. Go on fetch quest. Acquire vanity pet. Upgrade armor.

[Destor]

It's okay. Honestly feels like I'm just watching a bunch of video game cutscenes though. Doesn't seem very epic.

It's more like "world of star wars". Go on fetch quest. Come back. Upgrade armor. Go on fetch quest. Acquire vanity pet. Upgrade armor.

I actually like this side of it, brings back memories of playing Star Wars games

Minor spoilers

Spoiler!

Crafting Mandalorian armor was a big fukn deal in Star Wars Galaxies (old MMO) back in the day and the main character chasing Beskar to finish his suit made me nostalgic af

[Kev1972]

I actually like this side of it, brings back memories of playing Star Wars games

Minor spoilers

Spoiler!

Crafting Mandalorian armor was a big fukn deal in Star Wars Galaxies (old MMO) back in the day and the main character chasing Beskar to finish his suit made me nostalgic af

That's what I mean. It isn't very original, it's borderline cliche. Basically old western movie shootouts mixed with a little world of warcraft quest lines. They even do the old saved by the cavalry scene in the latest episode. I guess it's cool because it's star wars and laser blasters but it's been done in at least 100 cowboy movies.

[JamesA1990]

The bounty droid was pretty litty, spinning around and shooting

Reminded me of spin hacks and aimbot on counter strike

[nvrstopworking]

That's what I mean. It isn't very original, it's borderline cliche. Basically old western movie shootouts mixed with a little world of warcraft quest lines. They even do the old saved by the cavalry scene in the latest episode. I guess it's cool because it's star wars and laser blasters but it's been done in at least 100 cowboy movies.

How many movies/shows are out there with 100% original content? This isn't the 1960s.... everything has already been done by this point.

[Kev1972]

How many movies/shows are out there with 100% original content? This isn't the 1960s.... everything has already been done by this point.

Right now? The boys and watchmen are pretty good. Stuff like westworld and true detective had pretty interesting storylines at least for their first season.

I'm not saying the mandalorian is bad. Just seems to have a thin plot. Sfx and action scenes are great.

[AltarOfPlagues]

The bounty droid was pretty litty, spinning around and shooting

Reminded me of spin hacks and aimbot on counter strike

i thought for a minute it would turn into a spacewestern with a buddy comedy subplot, woulda been next level.

[Porridgemonster]

Hesitant on downloading it .

Does it have cheesy 1 liners or endless one upping script like every braindead marvel/superhero/serious disney production?

[DrumsNotDead]

It's a great show imo and i'm enjoying it much more than the last few films. The people working on this show have a much better grasp of what star wars fans want than those working on the last few films. Rise of skywalker looks to be another massive turd so I'm going to laugh when nobody cares about that movie and instead are focused on baby yoda being cute and the mandalorian beating ass.

[nvrstopworking]

Right now? The boys and watchmen are pretty good. Stuff like westworld and true detective had pretty interesting storylines at least for their first season.

I'm not saying the mandalorian is bad. Just seems to have a thin plot. Sfx and action scenes are great.

<Shrug> The Boys and Watchmen were based on comics and Westworld was based on a movie from the 60s or 70s I believe.... TD was a dark cop drama... nothing new there either. To be clear I loved all of those though for the same reason that I like The Mandalorian. They're presented well.

Hesitant on downloading it .

Does it have cheesy 1 liners or endless one upping script like every braindead marvel/superhero/serious disney production?

No. It's well-written and nothing's over the top (imo). Like polar opposite from the Star Wars movies.