Mandalorian Season 3

Also, as a chubby man I can tell you we don't make great fighter pilots. Cockpits a very small and flight suits do not favor the more round among us.

I got into the cockpit of a Blackhawk at 20, just out of the army. Awesome. Flash forward 10 years and 30 pounds and trying to get in and out of a Blackhawk helicopter cockpit, I looked and felt like a beached whale or a turtle flipped over on it's back. I rarely get embarrassed, but I was so embarrassed I just wanted to curl up and die right there.

Also that leather flight jacket looked beyond stupid on an X wing pilot.
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Agree, me too,....theres more and more things getting passed that George would have stopped

J

Yeah, but lets not re-write history. Most were happy when Disney took over as most were not happy with Lucas' vision. We had no idea Disney would suck so bad, however that does not change that the last thing Lucas did that was good was Last Crusade. IMO of course.
 
George peaked with Last Crusade and he was replaced with a dumb clone.

Same with James Cameron after Titanic. Blue lizards,...yeah.

I would say that about Spielberg, especially after AI, Weird freak movie, and KOTCS. The problem is the man made Lincoln and that is one of the best things ever made.
 
I think Aliens take our best talent when they feel they peak to entertain themselves and replace with bad clones.

I think they took Spielberg, but then brought him back sometimes as a gesture of kindness.
 
The leather jackets don't really bother me that much but I do think I'd have rather seen something akin to the yellow jacket Luke wore at the end of ANH or some lighter version of the orange Hoth jacket.
 
That's what I said the other day. I'm guessing that they might have been alert pilots who have to be ready to go jump in their fighters. They're just hanging out waiting. OTOH, I could also see Disney going "This is what X-Wing pilots look like so put all the gear on".
I used to rent out rooms to student pilots, I was surprised how they had to be in uniform at all times during school, in class and in the air. It’s not top gun flight suits buts uniforms nonetheless. They had lunch in them and dinner if they had flights that pushed that late in the day. We see Star Wars characters pretty much only when they are “working” so expect uniforms, their days off don’t make good television.
 
Modern star wars all around has had huge issues with being over tailored and over done wardrobe and over propped characters. Why would casual pilots be treated any differently. I was expecting to see a one eyed dog, a perfectly tuned piano and a plethora of war prize helmets and equipment lining the bar... They held back on the one eyed dog and piano at least.
 
Per Shawna, the Costume Designer on The Mandalorian and BoBF, the explanation for the Foundling with the leather helmet that everyone in this thread was ripping apart a few pages back, is that it was a Special Needs Child whose costume and helmet were modified and designed in order for him to be comfortable for filming.

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Aircraft need thorough pre-flight inspections (walk arounds you see pilots doing, poking around,) and to follow cockpit checklists or you can die. It's regulations. It's boring. So you don't see it most of the time in movies. Kick the tire light the fire.
Of course ground crews could do much of that for the pilots (now your are trusting others) but at some point you need to make sure your aircraft is airworthy. Military is going to want an interceptor up as fast as possible in a serious situation. I'm sure they have as much done for the pilot's as possible.

I was thrilled with Dunkirk because he was calculating his fuel burn.

I don't even know what fuels Star Wars ships. LOL Liquid Schwartz I guess.
There are also different levels of alert based on how long it will take for the plane to get off the ground and into the air. The least, I believe, is a 5 minute strip alert. This means the pilot is in the cockpit, strapped, and possibly with the engines already idling. Other alert levels can see the pilot suited and ready to go nearby but not in their plane. So I saw the scene with the pilots hanging around in the bar while wearing their flight gear to mean they were on a low level of alert. Somewhere between off duty and on 5 minutes strip alert.
 
This past episode was definitely the best one this season
Yes definitely, but still think Mando is disappearing into the background, he doesn't seem to be the lead anymore
Loved the Pirate ship, but the helm (wheel) was pretty daft, just groaned when I saw that & what appeared to be a peg leg on the captain

Effects were first class

J
 
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