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StarTopic Star Wars |ST| SW fans cannot help what they are. Their passion leaves a trail. The enthusiasm for Star Wars is like an itch. They cannot help it.

This was not meant to be posted yet and might not even be complete for some time still. I'll try to finish it asap.




You most certainly can. His performance was absolutely a highlight there, filled with a gravitas. He would like to see the baby, whereas we would like to see The Client.

It retails for around $25.00 USD but might sometimes be found cheaper if you are willing to make your soul a sunless space.

I don't know what you're typing up, but I do hope that it's not another attempt at using detailed "facts and logic" to "prove" to Phos or I that we are wrong to feel the way we feel about a corporation.

More on topic, it's a great performance! Herzog's Client is just instantly memorable. It's the voice that does it. He just has such a distinct speaking voice, the same one that makes even his lesser documentaries a pleasure to watch. As for the figure, $25 is certainly a lot cheaper than I expected. I don't own any Star Wars figures anymore, but the sheer novelty of having a miniature Werner Herzog that I could pose next to say, Robocop or Crystal Bowie makes this one really tempting to track down.
 
If I may,

My intent was not to cause offense, nor is that my intent now, but rather to inquire about and allow for elucidation upon certain assertions-- particularly that a piece of media (in this case Andor) would necessarily be improved by removing it from its context and preexisting universe, hence the closing questions being framed around that point -- and to dismiss the unsubstantiated "Star wars sux" as sufficient reasoning.

At the beginning and end of the post, though, it states the original post's conclusion (clearly demarcated in the aforementioned post with "in conclusion") has no real support. The inflammatory reference to a "hot take" specifically calls to this conclusion and mirrors it to draw attention to the fact that the hot take in question is "in conclusion: Star wars sux."

(We can reasonably assume this is, indeed, a hot take because it is degrees removed from any support, needlessly tacked on to the end of the comment, and is dismissive of the entire thread. And yet still wouldn't have elicited a reply if not for the questions about a piece of media being made better or worse simply by virtue of its relation to a preestablished universe. Feel free to correct me if this is incorrect.)

Now, obviously this did not come across as intended, and the wording of this closing was received especially poorly, and for that I am sorry.

But the message of the post was never "Yay, media singularity! Heat death of all culture!" nor was it ever "you're wrong to feel a particular way about a corporation." It was more "these details don't contribute to whether the show is better outside its universe, and these concepts suggest removing it might not be as simple as suggested, so how will removing it necessarily improve the show itself? Also, did you just dismiss an entire thread you sought out?"

If you feel the need to eviscerate me with that in mind, please, do commence.




I do hope that it's not another attempt at using detailed "facts and logic" to "prove" to Phos or I that we are wrong to feel the way we feel about a corporation.
someone trying to own me with facts and logic.
The flagrant misread or misrepresentation of the post's purpose aside, there's no "owning" here, no "look at me destroy this," just a response to some assertions and an invitation to discuss, if one so chooses.

All that said, this "owning with facts and logic" language generally pops up in some certain contexts. Please tell me this wasn't specifically chosen as loaded language to carry with it some particular connotations and suggestions.

In any case, that invitation remains open:
What about removing a story from an established universe would always lead to its betterment?

How does the idea of this media singularity necessarily mean an individual project must be bad, entirely divorced from any details about the piece of media itself?
(This was about Andor -- or, I suspect, anything Star Wars -- and is thus still very much on topic.)

I'm still rather curious about why the show would be better if ripped out of its established universe, assuming, of course, the answer is more considered than "Star wars sux."

SO drops frickin MLA formatted dissertations three times a day
I appreciate the vote of confidence, but I fear you might be overselling my capabilities a tad. Regardless, this seems an opportune time to review the Overlord's modus operandi.
 
If I may,

My intent was not to cause offense, nor is that my intent now, but rather to inquire about and allow for elucidation upon certain assertions-- particularly that a piece of media (in this case Andor) would necessarily be improved by removing it from its context and preexisting universe, hence the closing questions being framed around that point -- and to dismiss the unsubstantiated "Star wars sux" as sufficient reasoning.

At the beginning and end of the post, though, it states the original post's conclusion (clearly demarcated in the aforementioned post with "in conclusion") has no real support. The inflammatory reference to a "hot take" specifically calls to this conclusion and mirrors it to draw attention to the fact that the hot take in question is "in conclusion: Star wars sux."

(We can reasonably assume this is, indeed, a hot take because it is degrees removed from any support, needlessly tacked on to the end of the comment, and is dismissive of the entire thread. And yet still wouldn't have elicited a reply if not for the questions about a piece of media being made better or worse simply by virtue of its relation to a preestablished universe. Feel free to correct me if this is incorrect.)

Now, obviously this did not come across as intended, and the wording of this closing was received especially poorly, and for that I am sorry.

But the message of the post was never "Yay, media singularity! Heat death of all culture!" nor was it ever "you're wrong to feel a particular way about a corporation." It was more "these details don't contribute to whether the show is better outside its universe, and these concepts suggest removing it might not be as simple as suggested, so how will removing it necessarily improve the show itself? Also, did you just dismiss an entire thread you sought out?"

If you feel the need to eviscerate me with that in mind, please, do commence.






The flagrant misread or misrepresentation of the post's purpose aside, there's no "owning" here, no "look at me destroy this," just a response to some assertions and an invitation to discuss, if one so chooses.

All that said, this "owning with facts and logic" language generally pops up in some certain contexts. Please tell me this wasn't specifically chosen as loaded language to carry with it some particular connotations and suggestions.

In any case, that invitation remains open:

(This was about Andor -- or, I suspect, anything Star Wars -- and is thus still very much on topic.)

I'm still rather curious about why the show would be better if ripped out of its established universe, assuming, of course, the answer is more considered than "Star wars sux."

I appreciate the vote of confidence, but I fear you might be overselling my capabilities a tad. Regardless, this seems an opportune time to review the Overlord's modus operandi.
I already said I wouldn't post here anymore, you have to calm down with this stuff.
 
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If I may,

My intent was not to cause offense, nor is that my intent now, but rather to inquire about and allow for elucidation upon certain assertions-- particularly that a piece of media (in this case Andor) would necessarily be improved by removing it from its context and preexisting universe, hence the closing questions being framed around that point -- and to dismiss the unsubstantiated "Star wars sux" as sufficient reasoning.

At the beginning and end of the post, though, it states the original post's conclusion (clearly demarcated in the aforementioned post with "in conclusion") has no real support. The inflammatory reference to a "hot take" specifically calls to this conclusion and mirrors it to draw attention to the fact that the hot take in question is "in conclusion: Star wars sux."

(We can reasonably assume this is, indeed, a hot take because it is degrees removed from any support, needlessly tacked on to the end of the comment, and is dismissive of the entire thread. And yet still wouldn't have elicited a reply if not for the questions about a piece of media being made better or worse simply by virtue of its relation to a preestablished universe. Feel free to correct me if this is incorrect.)

Now, obviously this did not come across as intended, and the wording of this closing was received especially poorly, and for that I am sorry.

But the message of the post was never "Yay, media singularity! Heat death of all culture!" nor was it ever "you're wrong to feel a particular way about a corporation." It was more "these details don't contribute to whether the show is better outside its universe, and these concepts suggest removing it might not be as simple as suggested, so how will removing it necessarily improve the show itself? Also, did you just dismiss an entire thread you sought out?"

If you feel the need to eviscerate me with that in mind, please, do commence.






The flagrant misread or misrepresentation of the post's purpose aside, there's no "owning" here, no "look at me destroy this," just a response to some assertions and an invitation to discuss, if one so chooses.

All that said, this "owning with facts and logic" language generally pops up in some certain contexts. Please tell me this wasn't specifically chosen as loaded language to carry with it some particular connotations and suggestions.

In any case, that invitation remains open:

(This was about Andor -- or, I suspect, anything Star Wars -- and is thus still very much on topic.)

I'm still rather curious about why the show would be better if ripped out of its established universe, assuming, of course, the answer is more considered than "Star wars sux."

I appreciate the vote of confidence, but I fear you might be overselling my capabilities a tad. Regardless, this seems an opportune time to review the Overlord's modus operandi.

Phos isn't going to post here anymore, but perhaps I can respond to at least some of this. If your intent wasn't to cause offense, why respond to an older, fairly short post with this sort of long-winded diatribe? It's condescending, and the way you ended that post (regarding "giving marks") reeks of arrogance. To your credit, you do seem to regret that part, but it definitely tinted your entire post, which came across to me as a sort of hostile "I will destroy this dissenting opinion for not being backed by logic" sort of deal, long after the issue seemed "settled" by moving on. You don't like us bringing up the "destroyed with facts and logic" archetype, but that genuinely is how you are coming across to both of us (and others I know who happened to see it). Both Phos and I have dealt with these types before; we are familiar with their behavior. If that's truly not what you're trying to do, then I apologize.

You also talk about us "misrepresenting" or "misreading" your posts. There's a simple solution at hand, which also would clear up the issues I mentioned previously. Write concisely. Not all posts warrant an essay length response. If you want to make your point understood, make it simply. There's nothing wrong with longer posts in themselves, don't get me wrong. A long post can certainly warrant a long response, or a long post can be used to start a complex discussion (which you claim to have attempted here?), and sometimes, a short post might have something so truly vile that it needs a lengthy reprimand. But I don't think Phos' post needed that sort of response. I think a short and easy to understand response is perfectly fine for a short and easy to understand post... at least, if you want to ensure that you're being understood.

There's certainly some irony in me advocating you to write more to the point while typing up all of this, but you'll have to forgive me just this once. I hope now you understand our perspective of things and can move past this. Phos wants no part of this anymore, so if you still want to continue this discussion direct it towards me only. Otherwise, maybe we can all move on and talk more about Werner Herzog.
 
(Adding this up top where it won't require being searched for)
I wasn't going to bring the topic back up, but I jumped back to check something out of curiosity and there really is quite a bit more between the post and reply than I'd thought. More important, though,
is that, yeah, I can see how things would have gotten muddled; it didn't flow nearly as clearly or connect as strongly as it seemed to before being typed. I still question
how the strong insistence on the particular reading carried so much (particularly after someone clearly took away a different meaning almost immediately), using that as reason to insert rather nasty implications, and unilaterally determining that (these as clear fact) everything is resolved
], but I do see how my writeup contributed to the initial response, and as such I do apologize for my part in that.

@Clov, it is, it's the voice and cadence that instantly draws attention to Herzog's client. I suspect how little we end up knowing about him likely plays a role in the character's allure, the mystery. In a galaxy where everyone gets receives a name, even if only relayed through merchandising, he remains The Client. Perhaps he fancies himself a Man with no Name sort of person.




Andor looks like it's really good so maybe I'll give it a watch? I didn't like Rogue One as much as everyone did so Andor-the-character really says nothing to me. Is it that good?
I don't know if you've decided on this yet, but I'd suggest it is just legitimately good -- and it's not uncommon to find people who didn't care for -- or even so absolutely detested -- Rogue One who have come to that same conclusion, so finding that underwhelming isn't automatically a detriment to enjoyment and appreciation of this show.

Overall, it's a very deliberately paced series, a bit low for much of its run on what some people generally look for in action but more than making up for that with a deft hand on dialogue and tension.

There's absolutely a reason the first three episodes were released in one chunk.

Really, though, the writing, acting, cinematography, set design, sound design, costume design, it's really well put together.

If it looks good to you, yeah, check it out. That's no guarantee you'll end up liking it, of course, but let us know either way.




My opinions on Luke aside, my main qualms with Johnson will always be focused on what he did with Finn. Or rather, what he and the writers didn't do. I keep thinking back to what Boyega said at the BLM rally in London and in following interviews, years back.

Sure, I'm glad that Disney and SW apparently got "the message" when it came to Boyega's remarks in wake of his (and his fellow minority actors') soured experience with the recent Star Wars films. And I would certainly hope that if Johnson's supposed trilogy ever materializes, he'll do better, next time.
While I appreciate what Johnson was trying to accomplish within that part of the plot, this always was one of the weaker elements of the movie.

I did wish there'd been more done there when the movie released -- and some of the cut content would have at least edged things further in that direction -- but it was easier to accept because The Last Jedi made it really clear where his character would go. Unfortunately, that never materialized after all.

Basically, while I think it would have been better to take that arc farther in The Last Jedi, even if it wouldn't have solidified the endgoal, I did find it more egregious when The Rise of Skywalker tossed aside the clear setup for the character.

Boyega was absolutely underused in that trilogy as a whole. There was a lot of potential for the character, too.




Andor continues to solidify Andy Serkis as one of my favorite actors. Goddamn.
To think, this could refer to multiple actors in the series. The casting was on point, and the acting is so good.

But, yes, The Serkis is incredible and so versatile. From traditional acting and voice acting to narration, and so forth, I wish I had even a modicum of that talent.
 
I think what I like about Herzog's Client is that he's just a sort of faceless representation of a larger evil. He does come across more as mysterious than outright villainous, but it really works for the role he's playing. He doesn't have much individuality, it's Herzog's performance that makes the character what he is. Without him I don't think anyone would remember who The Client is in the first place.

Though mainly I like him because it's literally just Werner Herzog in Star Wars!
 
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Boyega was absolutely underused in that trilogy as a whole. There was a lot of potential for the character, too.
Absolutely.

Like Boyega's entire beef was that he was trotted as a signal for representation, and also being the main hero of TFA, with the way he was holding the lightsaber. And then just made a cruel joke, which I didn't find funny at all.

I'll continue to hope he, Rose and others get their due, someday.
 
I don't know if you've decided on this yet, but I'd suggest it is just legitimately good -- and it's not uncommon to find people who didn't care for -- or even so absolutely detested -- Rogue One who have come to that same conclusion, so finding that underwhelming isn't automatically a detriment to enjoyment and appreciation of this show.

Overall, it's a very deliberately paced series, a bit low for much of its run on what some people generally look for in action but more than making up for that with a deft hand on dialogue and tension.

There's absolutely a reason the first three episodes were released in one chunk.

Really, though, the writing, acting, cinematography, set design, sound design, costume design, it's really well put together.

If it looks good to you, yeah, check it out. That's no guarantee you'll end up liking it, of course, but let us know either way.

I haven't gotten around to it yet (too much work, too many pokémon to catch) but I am starting to get really hyped about it. Hopefully I can get too it soon-ish.
 
The space battles in this series are more satisfying than those of some whole damn movies.

And they only further cement my desire for Rogue Squadron to come out like right damn now please
 
I don't expect the next Star Wars movie to come out before 2025 tbh.
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New Star Wars Show Depicts Sith Infiltrating Jedi, Reveals Acolyte Actor

The Acolyte star Dafne Keen reveals that the upcoming Star Wars Disney+ series, described as a mystery-thriller, is actually Sith-focused.


From Dafne Keen:

I can tease that it's a prequel! No, I mean, as you know, it's set 100 years before the prequel movies, and it's kind of an explanation of how the Sith infiltrated the Jedi. It's a Sith-led story, which has never been done before. It's been really fun to film – the cast is amazing, and the director and crew are just lovely. The whole experience is wonderful, and I'm already excited for people to see it.
 
New Star Wars Show Depicts Sith Infiltrating Jedi, Reveals Acolyte Actor

I actually thought this was going to be what brought the thread back from its short slumber.

I also thought this was information we essentially knew, though (along with the general mystery-thriller vibe with some sort of wuxia influence), which would be entirely unsurprising considering how carefully managed what people working on on the show can say must be.

In any case, as to the question of what the denizens of this thread are excited for, I've already mentioned this before but I do have an interest in and hope for this Acolyte show.

Definitely hoping this ends up being of quality.
 
I actually thought this was going to be what brought the thread back from its short slumber.

I also thought this was information we essentially knew, though (along with the general mystery-thriller vibe with some sort of wuxia influence), which would be entirely unsurprising considering how carefully managed what people working on on the show can say must be.

In any case, as to the question of what the denizens of this thread are excited for, I've already mentioned this before but I do have an interest in and hope for this Acolyte show.

Definitely hoping this ends up being of quality.
I’ll watch whatever they throw at me. I’m easy to please.
 
Andor is far better than anything under the Star Wars umbrella has any right to be.
It genuinely might be my favourite Star Wars media. As someone who is very much sick of Star Wars and has had no interest in anything released in the franchise since the Mandalorian I’m kind of shocked.
 
It genuinely might be my favourite Star Wars media. As someone who is very much sick of Star Wars and has had no interest in anything released in the franchise since the Mandalorian I’m kind of shocked.
I've always considered myself a fair weather Star Wars fan, never watched the other D+ shows, never really engaged in EU stuff in general, and more or less wrote off the IP after Episode 9, but Andor is just great television. Makes me wish we had more good high budget sci-fi shows.
 
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It genuinely might be my favourite Star Wars media. As someone who is very much sick of Star Wars and has had no interest in anything released in the franchise since the Mandalorian I’m kind of shocked.
See, that's the thing.

I was the biggest Star Wars fan ever and even I was sick of Star Wars.

Now?

I'm... actually interested in Star Wars again.

The only thing I wish they would do already is move onto another era (preferably a future era), but it's understandable that they want to use their the "legacy actors" before they get too old (Ewan McGregor, Mark Hamill, Ian McDiarmid, etc.) to play their roles permanently.

I mean, it's to be expected so I won't judge too harshly, but I would like to see where they take a post-TROS era.
 
Weird thing. I had this thread on watch and for some reason I stopped getting alerts. Thought the board stopped caring about Star Wars until I saw @merp just post this. Paging @bellydrum

Now I found this thread again, I wanted to share a screenshot from my playthrough of Mandalorian Fallen Order on my steam deck

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I was looking at the new canon timeline and happened to notice the ridiculous amount of projects that have been announced with little to no signs of life:

Films (there might be some overlap here):
  • Rian Johnson trilogy: Announced November 2017, postponed indefinitely
  • Kevin Feige produced movie: Announced September 2019, no movement since
  • Rogue Squadron: Announced December 2020, "pushed off to the side"
  • A Droid Story: Announced December 2020, status unclear
  • Taika Waititi Film: Announced December 2020, originally announced for a late 2023 release, doesn't start filming until early 2023 so that original release date isn't looking very realistic. Could this be their 2025 movie?
TV:
  • Lando: Announced December 2020, zero movement, waiting for Glover
  • Rangers of the New Republic: Announced December 2020, not in active development as of May 2021, might be folded into Mandalorian
Too early to say:
  • Skeleton Crew was also announced this year for a release in 2023. I don't think they've started filming yet but it could be a short
  • All the games (Ubisoft Massive's title, Star Wars Eclipse, EA/Respawn's FPS and strategy game, Amy Hennig's game at Skydance) were announced only recently, impossible to tell what their state is
What seems to be actually happening:
  • Star Wars Jedi Survivor: duh
  • Ahsoka: Announced December 2020, production started in May 2022, most likely coming next year
  • The Acolyte: Announced December 2020, production started recently, main cast was revealed

It actually cracks me up that we could go from 5 movies in 5 years to no movie in 5 years, if not more.
 
I was looking at the new canon timeline and happened to notice the ridiculous amount of projects that have been announced with little to no signs of life:

Films (there might be some overlap here):
  • Rian Johnson trilogy: Announced November 2017, postponed indefinitely
  • Kevin Feige produced movie: Announced September 2019, no movement since
  • Rogue Squadron: Announced December 2020, "pushed off to the side"
  • A Droid Story: Announced December 2020, status unclear
  • Taika Waititi Film: Announced December 2020, originally announced for a late 2023 release, doesn't start filming until early 2023 so that original release date isn't looking very realistic. Could this be their 2025 movie?
TV:
  • Lando: Announced December 2020, zero movement, waiting for Glover
  • Rangers of the New Republic: Announced December 2020, not in active development as of May 2021, might be folded into Mandalorian
Too early to say:
  • Skeleton Crew was also announced this year for a release in 2023. I don't think they've started filming yet but it could be a short
  • All the games (Ubisoft Massive's title, Star Wars Eclipse, EA/Respawn's FPS and strategy game, Amy Hennig's game at Skydance) were announced only recently, impossible to tell what their state is
What seems to be actually happening:
  • Star Wars Jedi Survivor: duh
  • Ahsoka: Announced December 2020, production started in May 2022, most likely coming next year
  • The Acolyte: Announced December 2020, production started recently, main cast was revealed

It actually cracks me up that we could go from 5 movies in 5 years to no movie in 5 years, if not more.
I guess it helps that Star Wars is pretty great as a serial, so that works in the TV series’ favor imo. Also I’m like 80% sure Rangers isn’t happening if they don’t recast Cara Dune.
 
I guess it helps that Star Wars is pretty great as a serial, so that works in the TV series’ favor imo. Also I’m like 80% sure Rangers isn’t happening if they don’t recast Cara Dune.
There was a rumour floating around about Cara Dune being replaced by Hera but chances are it was bull. I don't expect it to happen either fwiw.
 
Will try to keep my Star Wars posting (mostly) contained to this thread until Jedi Survivor hits but I just watched a fanedit of the Obi-Wan series by an editor named Spence, if you're interested in watching it yourself. It cuts the total runtime from 228 mins down to a single "movie" of 140ish mins (without credits) length. I originally had no intention of revisiting it any time soon if ever so this was mostly out of "academic" curiosity because I want to try my hand at editing stuff myself so here we are.

It probably says a lot about how I felt about the series that aside from two things, one minor the Palpatine scene, and one major Reva kidnapping Luke I couldn't tell you for the life of me what was missing without looking it up. The cuts inevitably cause some gaps or rather shortcuts in terms of character progress or motivation but nothing too egregious. While watching the series I couldn't shake the feeling that this was originally meant as a movie but stretched to fit the mini series format and this edit just drove it home.

I've posted extenisvely about Star Wars fanedits before. The same guy who did those sequel trilogy edits (HAL 3000) also edited the prequels as well as TFA, which have become my preferred way to rewatch those four movies. (For the record, the Despecialized edits are the best way to watch the OT). In the case of the prequels they're streamlined without losing any of the world building and TFA: Restructured makes it feel less like a retread of ANH.

The Obi-Wan edit is in some ways similar... but also not. The series is fine but also somewhat superfluous, mostly an excuse to spend time with some fan favourite characters and to fill out gaps in the saga when it didn't really need to. I liken it to the recent canon comics that are set between the movies. We know where these characters start and where they end up in. And because the character work is often lacking all of this "content" ends up feeling like story for the sake of story. They aren't really about anything except more Star Wars. The biggest achievement of this edit is that it takes the story of Obi-Wan Kenobi the Disney+ series and turns it into something better paced and more entertaining (IMO). It's a decent movie night watch. But it doesn't really fix my fundamental issues with it and how empty it ultimately feels to me.
 
Oh right I forgot Gungi was gonna be in this.

Definitely looking forward to it.
I didn't even know Gungi was going to be in this.

I'm guessing the other Jedi Younglings that were his pals didn't, err, make it... :(
 
I didn't even know Gungi was going to be in this.

I'm guessing the other Jedi Younglings that were his pals didn't, err, make it... :(
Yeah, I wouldn’t count on seeing them again. Darth Vader was pretty thorough and it’s already a miracle that Gungi made it out.
 
Filoni + Favreau have been a bit hit or miss for me so I'm still not sure about this series but I think Winstead is gonna do a good job as Hera. She was great in 10 Cloverfield Lane and Fargo.

I guess given the timeframe she's gonna look like she did in Squadrons:

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Filoni + Favreau have been a bit hit or miss for me so I'm still not sure about this series but I think Winstead is gonna do a good job as Hera. She was great in 10 Cloverfield Lane and Fargo.

I guess given the timeframe she's gonna look like she did in Squadrons:

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Yeah, I... haven't really been feeling Filoni lately.

Like, I was a big fan of his during The Clone Wars days, but now, I feel like the usual complaints about him have actaully come true at this point.

I mean, Ahsoka literally won't die, even before TROS, to bring up a very particular complaint about him that we're all familiar with in Star Wars fan discourse.

Frankly, I want them [Disney] to experiment with more "new" talent as well as actual new talent.
 
News in the video regarding Ezra Bridger, if you're interested.

 
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Yeah, I... haven't really been feeling Filoni lately.

Like, I was a big fan of his during The Clone Wars days, but now, I feel like the usual complaints about him have actaully come true at this point.

I mean, Ahsoka literally won't die, even before TROS, to bring up a very particular complaint about him that we're all familiar with in Star Wars fan discourse.

Frankly, I want them [Disney] to experiment with more "new" talent as well as actual new talent.
I'm not really familiar with the discourse surrounding Filoni and Ahsoka tbh, I'm just going off the quality of Book of Boba Fett and some puzzling decisions in The Mandalorian.
 


Jeff Sneider, who is pretty reliable, seems to think that the Damon Lindelof penned movie might go into production next year but is less confident about the Taika and Feige movies (14:18 if the timestamp doesn't work).

Lindelof has done some fantastic work in TV (Watchmen, Leftovers), his stuff that hit the big screen is pretty mid to bad. I'm not familiar with the Obaid-Chinoy's work.
 
Daniel RPK is extremely hit or miss when it comes to actual plot points so I won't put too much stock into this rumour but assuming it is true, I couldn't really tell you how I'd feel about a follow up of the sequels.

I like the new cast and there's a few threads in the sequels that I'd find worth exploring but I simply do not expect a theatrical movie under Disney to go there. My fear is that a post-TROS movie would just be a retread of the Wild West-like post-ROTJ era that we see in The Mandalorian. First/Final Order remnants trying to fill the power vacuum while the Resistance creates another new-but-not-really system that is doomed to fail.

But the destruction of the New Republic, the rejection of the Jedi's more dogmatic teachings and the issue of war profiteering are perfect set ups for interesting stories. Simply the question of how the universe will organize itself is an opportunity for differing ideologies to clash. Imagine the Resistance learning from the mistakes of the Rebellion and trying to establish something like Ian Banks' Culture, a post-scarcity form of "space socialism", if you will. Fat chance of that ever happening, though.
 
Daniel RPK is extremely hit or miss when it comes to actual plot points so I won't put too much stock into this rumour but assuming it is true, I couldn't really tell you how I'd feel about a follow up of the sequels.

I like the new cast and there's a few threads in the sequels that I'd find worth exploring but I simply do not expect a theatrical movie under Disney to go there. My fear is that a post-TROS movie would just be a retread of the Wild West-like post-ROTJ era that we see in The Mandalorian. First/Final Order remnants trying to fill the power vacuum while the Resistance creates another new-but-not-really system that is doomed to fail.

But the destruction of the New Republic, the rejection of the Jedi's more dogmatic teachings and the issue of war profiteering are perfect set ups for interesting stories. Simply the question of how the universe will organize itself is an opportunity for differing ideologies to clash. Imagine the Resistance learning from the mistakes of the Rebellion and trying to establish something like Ian Banks' Culture, a post-scarcity form of "space socialism", if you will. Fat chance of that ever happening, though.
Yes, this is what I'm afraid of.
 
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