The Mandalorian (TV series)
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Utinni
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It's a half hour show, at $15 million per episode, same cost as the 80 min final couple of game of thrones episodes. I'd rather have shorter highly funded episodes than longer ones with less quality. And in the end, it will be a 4 hour start to finish show... so there's that. And it's meant to be an "old-school serial story".
And with the success so far, the Cassian Andor show that's in the works, might have more of that Rebel/Smugger feel.
So far, to me, this has brought SW BACK. Rogue One was good, and I actually liked most of Solo ( it had it's problems). I just started watching Rebels, and WOW that's an awesome series too!
Potroclo
Well-Known Member
Is that from the new canon? I think in old EU the jawas had up to scavenging starships, like space-faring sandcrawlers...sigh.
I also thought "oh jawas... how original" when I first saw them. But by the scene where the mando bumps his head in the tiny driving room of the sandcrawler I realized I was actually enjoying very much getting to know more about them.
I think that's why it doesn't feel like heartless fan service when they reuse something SW in this show. Its not just recycling the ideas with a design update (e.g.: every new ship/vehicle in ep. 7&8 ), they actually expand on the concept in a way that makes it even more interesting.
Also I have to say the music is growing on me. What is not is the sensation that what we're seeing is actually a full length feature film hacked into 30 minute-ish parts, that takes advantage of this format to expand a bit on some scenes (at 8 episodes x 30min = a 4hour film would be too much)... Were it not for the spoilers I would wait for all 8 episodes to be out and see them all at once. I wouldn't be surprised if Favreau's first pitch was for a complete movie. This episode 2 for example, as much as I enjoyed it, is total filler plotwise. Don't get me wrong, I love it that way, and the fact that this streaming age of entertainment allows for this kind of expanded content. I just wanted to point it out.
Put him on display next to a 1/6 HT Deadpool or Mr. Bean and you'll have a ton of laughs
Joek3rr
Master Member
Lucasfilm loves to reporpose unused stuff(George did to). But until we get a book or something, I think they pulled out some old 1313 stuff.
There was more fun in episode 2 than TFA and TLJ combined.
So far, for me, this is still the best Star Wars live action material being made in a very long, long time.
No disrespect to “The Ewok Adventure: Caravan of Courage”, of course.
Psst...he’s only keeping you close to eventually roast and eat you, sweetheart. Just look at those cold, unblinking, crazy eyes—yikes!
“Yub-Nub”, translates, to “Roast Human”. They wrote an entire celebratory song about it. It’s why all the Ewoks have hands that shake like the cannibals in “Book of Eli”.
Anyway, you obviously don’t need the Skywalker soap opera (which was really tied up nicely in 1983) to make good stories.
I also hope the misguided creators of “Star Trek: Discovery” are taking notes and realizing that you don’t have to make your main character an abrasive, unlikable, messiah-like center of the universe being to make them compelling. And look folks...no long-winded hectoring speeches being given by the Mandalorian. Wow.
So far, for me, this is still the best Star Wars live action material being made in a very long, long time.
No disrespect to “The Ewok Adventure: Caravan of Courage”, of course.
Psst...he’s only keeping you close to eventually roast and eat you, sweetheart. Just look at those cold, unblinking, crazy eyes—yikes!
“Yub-Nub”, translates, to “Roast Human”. They wrote an entire celebratory song about it. It’s why all the Ewoks have hands that shake like the cannibals in “Book of Eli”.
Anyway, you obviously don’t need the Skywalker soap opera (which was really tied up nicely in 1983) to make good stories.
I also hope the misguided creators of “Star Trek: Discovery” are taking notes and realizing that you don’t have to make your main character an abrasive, unlikable, messiah-like center of the universe being to make them compelling. And look folks...no long-winded hectoring speeches being given by the Mandalorian. Wow.
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Ok this is the part of the score that is giving me so many problems. It sounds as if it was written by Bill Conti and part of a “training montage” from Rocky IV...
“You Are A Mandalorian” at around the 2:00 mark:
I’m sure it will grow on me, eventually. For right now, this is what I see in my minds-eye whenever I hear it being played in the show...
“MANDOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!”
“You Are A Mandalorian” at around the 2:00 mark:
I’m sure it will grow on me, eventually. For right now, this is what I see in my minds-eye whenever I hear it being played in the show...
“MANDOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!”
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Jaitea
Master Member
I love the whole concept,...short, stylish chapters
I glad of the lack of Star Wars motifs & I love the new direction of the music
I was prepared for no Force in the story, but what we got surprised me, & I like it
It just gives me renewed hope that with a bit of thought & creativity SW can continue
Still not going to see TROS, not even for the comedy factor
J
I glad of the lack of Star Wars motifs & I love the new direction of the music
I was prepared for no Force in the story, but what we got surprised me, & I like it
It just gives me renewed hope that with a bit of thought & creativity SW can continue
Still not going to see TROS, not even for the comedy factor
J
Please let it be the chef....please let it be the chef. “Stir-whip-whip-stir-whip!!” Comedy gold.
The Brahma Bull
Sr Member
Great Morricone vibe. Love it so far. Dunno what they'll do with the Yoda clone. But I enjoyed the first two episodes. The characters are written so much better than in the (B)ST. When they announced Favreau I thought it could be good. Until now it is.
Toadmeister
Sr Member
I am so satisfyingly entertained by this show, I can't hardly put it into words.
May have literally saved Star Wars for me.
May have literally saved Star Wars for me.
Scarecrow Joe
Sr Member
I want that blaster!
This is an entertaining review that cracked me up in a few spots. I appreciate the humor.
HMSwolfe
Master Member
I think this review is a perfect example of how the term “general audience” means nothing anymore, which is why even franchise movies have trouble pulling in crowds. Everyone is a critic, and everyone has their incredibly niche and personal view of everything. To this reviewer, the show is terrible because it either “has to show us a character we know, or come up with something entirely new”. Whereas I think that a show based around a Mandalorian, yet not Boba Fett, is a perfect way to balance telling a new story with a new character, but having that nostalgia factor for those who want it. I mean, if we follow his logic all the way down the line, does that mean there are only two types of films? Sequels that do the exact same thing or entirely original stories? Yes, buying Star Wars and making more Star Wars content was a corporate business decision by Disney. But all films and TV shows have to have some business involved in order to get made. Having this binary, reductive view of the film and TV industry is why so many corporate execs just want to play it safe and not do anything risky, which is how we get terrible live-action remakes from Disney, and horrible flops like the Tom Cruise Mummy.
Furthermore, I don’t think the reviewer really gets the whole point of doing the Mandalorian. First of all, he keeps complaining about how “everything that comes out of America is a damn Western”. Western films have in fact been pretty dead for more than twenty years for general audiences, with a few exceptions, so while there might be a few shows, it’s because there are niche audiences that want to see Westerns and can’t get their fix from movies. On top of that, anyone who’s seen the OT knows that the Western genre influenced a lot of Star Wars. It might not be the only influence, but it’s a big one. And that’s the point of doing a show. They want to focus on one side of the universe. You want a space fantasy? You claim that “Disney says that’s too hard”? Well, I guess the two Guardians of the Galaxy movies don’t exist, and there actually won’t be a Rogue One show or a Kenobi show. The entire point of doing several shows is to focus on aspects of the movies that the movies don’t have time to delve into. Were the first two episodes of the Mandalorian perfect? No, nothing is. But they’re entertaining and they promise a smaller scale story about a type of protagonist that feels very refreshing when compared to his peers in the modern blockbuster world.
I don’t know who I’m kidding with this rant, though. Trying to change a SW fan’s mind is like trying to get someone to change their political affiliation. Everyone has their own, unique, non-overlapping reasons why they like Star Wars and that’s why there will never be any entry in the series that people agree on. I just thought I’d address some flimsy arguments/bad logic in the review. I try not to be an apologist—some of the decisions made don’t sit right with me, like where the soundtrack dips a little too Blade Runner, or how each episode is less than half an hour long. But to come up with such an intense review of the show one episode in just seems like he’s either pumping out videos for that sweet sweet YouTube money a la Mike Zeroh, or he got super pissed after the first episode that Disney didn’t ask him his personal opinion on how the show should be. If anyone of you watch RedLetterMedia and have seen the most recent Half in the Bag, I think we’re really getting closer to that “Tailor Made” cinema they joked about.
Furthermore, I don’t think the reviewer really gets the whole point of doing the Mandalorian. First of all, he keeps complaining about how “everything that comes out of America is a damn Western”. Western films have in fact been pretty dead for more than twenty years for general audiences, with a few exceptions, so while there might be a few shows, it’s because there are niche audiences that want to see Westerns and can’t get their fix from movies. On top of that, anyone who’s seen the OT knows that the Western genre influenced a lot of Star Wars. It might not be the only influence, but it’s a big one. And that’s the point of doing a show. They want to focus on one side of the universe. You want a space fantasy? You claim that “Disney says that’s too hard”? Well, I guess the two Guardians of the Galaxy movies don’t exist, and there actually won’t be a Rogue One show or a Kenobi show. The entire point of doing several shows is to focus on aspects of the movies that the movies don’t have time to delve into. Were the first two episodes of the Mandalorian perfect? No, nothing is. But they’re entertaining and they promise a smaller scale story about a type of protagonist that feels very refreshing when compared to his peers in the modern blockbuster world.
I don’t know who I’m kidding with this rant, though. Trying to change a SW fan’s mind is like trying to get someone to change their political affiliation. Everyone has their own, unique, non-overlapping reasons why they like Star Wars and that’s why there will never be any entry in the series that people agree on. I just thought I’d address some flimsy arguments/bad logic in the review. I try not to be an apologist—some of the decisions made don’t sit right with me, like where the soundtrack dips a little too Blade Runner, or how each episode is less than half an hour long. But to come up with such an intense review of the show one episode in just seems like he’s either pumping out videos for that sweet sweet YouTube money a la Mike Zeroh, or he got super pissed after the first episode that Disney didn’t ask him his personal opinion on how the show should be. If anyone of you watch RedLetterMedia and have seen the most recent Half in the Bag, I think we’re really getting closer to that “Tailor Made” cinema they joked about.
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