THE MANDALORIAN - First look of Star Wars' first-live action series
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Gutted they have overdone the Mandalore thing. It was better having Fett as a one off type character, no idea anything about him I always liked to think his armour could have been cobbled together from his captures. Now he is just one in the crowd - boring. Another example of ooh the fans like this guy let's milk it for everything it's got.
I feel exactly the same way Marv
His armor was unique... now it’s just military issue...
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Strikerkc
Sr Member
This makes indecent parts of me stir.
I like, and have always liked, the idea of the Mandalorians having been a people, or an organization. I enjoyed their portrayal in the comics pre and post Revan. I also like the idea that they're a scattered and shattered people, and all of the "Goons" have since returned to their own lives, died of incompetence, or otherwise left the Mandalorians, leaving you with the cream of the crop, just out there trying to live by their warrior code, but still make a living off of conflict.
Lichtbringer
Master Member
It was just army/mandalorian armor since a long time.
I never got what some have seen in Boba.
I never got what some have seen in Boba.
Scarecrow Joe
Sr Member
The thing has yet to air and it's been already dissed...incredible.
Could you not at least wait for it? This is ridiculous.
Could you not at least wait for it? This is ridiculous.
Strikerkc
Sr Member
As a Boba Fett nerd, I agree with you. I love the character. I love the mannerisms. I even love how he died in the OT. How else could you kill the most competent warrior in the galaxy, besides dumb luck? Plus Boba was a jerk, so he deserved to get finished off, and not left roaming the galaxy. I even liked the story they came up with for his origin in the prequels. While I found it poorly acted, the story of it was still interesting, and explained a lot. You have a merc that started training in his teens, like most soldiers would, and he became incredibly good, and as part of his payment for a crazy over the top job, he gets to see what he could have become by raising a clone of himself to be a warrior from birth, leading to the ultimate, soulless, bad ass.
That said, treating him as sacrosanct, or needing him to have survived, and go on to bigger and exploits was unnecessary to me.
Scarecrow Joe
Sr Member
Incredible. I agree with you. It was known to be just another mandalorian guy for AGES.
Strikerkc
Sr Member
I cannot understand why they don´t making the series between Episode 3 and 4.So they would have all the great figures from the OT to play with.
But NO...they must do "something new"...and after Episode 8 I have really no hope.:thumbsdown
So you'd rather them just have no explanation of what happened in those 30+ years?
Mara Jade's Father
Master Member
I love this whole Lone Gunfighter concept. American Old West mythology is one those many aspects incorporated into the Star Wars universe that I enjoy.
I was never a big fan of Fett. It seems his whole fan popularity was built on the fact that he wore a cool set of armor. Nor was I a fan of the old EU Mandalore story. It seems like a lot of the old EU was built on authors/creators of comic, novels, video games, etc... trying to out-do each other on coming up with cool characters in cool armor for fans to drool over.
I really enjoy the new Manadlore history that has been established thanks to the animated series of Clone Wars and Rebels. It is well thought out with lots of rich content. And because of that, I am very happy to know that David Filoni is going to be involved in directing some episodes because I feel that any new stories will fit in well with what has been established in Mandalorian lore.
I also love the fact that they have established that Jango was not a Mandalorian but a pretender with Mandalorian armor.
And let's not forget... Boba Fett went out like a punk. :lol
I was never a big fan of Fett. It seems his whole fan popularity was built on the fact that he wore a cool set of armor. Nor was I a fan of the old EU Mandalore story. It seems like a lot of the old EU was built on authors/creators of comic, novels, video games, etc... trying to out-do each other on coming up with cool characters in cool armor for fans to drool over.
I really enjoy the new Manadlore history that has been established thanks to the animated series of Clone Wars and Rebels. It is well thought out with lots of rich content. And because of that, I am very happy to know that David Filoni is going to be involved in directing some episodes because I feel that any new stories will fit in well with what has been established in Mandalorian lore.
I also love the fact that they have established that Jango was not a Mandalorian but a pretender with Mandalorian armor.
And let's not forget... Boba Fett went out like a punk. :lol
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Joek3rr
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I cannot understand why they don´t making the series between Episode 3 and 4.So they would have all the great figures from the OT to play with.
But NO...they must do "something new"...and after Episode 8 I have really no hope.
Um it's set just after Ep6 not Ep8........
I cannot understand why they don´t making the series between Episode 3 and 4.So they would have all the great figures from the OT to play with.
But NO...they must do "something new"...and after Episode 8 I have really no hope.
They did both of those things! Check out the TV shows Clone Wars for a couple of Boba Fett stories, and Rebels for Jedi-hunting stories from between 3 & 4.
This can't be stated enough! It seems so many have missed out on Clone Wars and Rebels and what badasses actual real Mandalorian warriors were.
Before the image was released I was expecting the show to be about Sabine Wren, based on the description and given how Rebels ended.
cboath
Master Member
Where was anything about him being the best warrior in the galaxy? He was 'a bounty hunter' in ESB. Nothing much more. Who got the drop on Han Solo and delivered him to Vader. Then in ROTJ was in Jabba's palace and got knocked into the pit. All while wearing a very cool outfit. I don't recall anything expounding his backstory or rep at that time.
division 6
Master Member
One of the old EU stories had Fett as just finding Mando armor pieces on old battlefields, hence why it's all beat up and in mismatched colors.
Also why you see him in different color / part combinations in the films.
I always preferred this back story.
Supposed script ideas floating around before ESB came out was Fett was a clone of Han or one of Han's ex-girlfriends.
Also why you see him in different color / part combinations in the films.
I always preferred this back story.
Supposed script ideas floating around before ESB came out was Fett was a clone of Han or one of Han's ex-girlfriends.
I´m not a fan of the "digital draw style" Clone Wars was done...so I don´t like the series.
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