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Originally Posted by Mennonite
Hmm...that's tough. I like a lot of older shows mainly. I like the original Twilight Zone quite a bit. I'm a fan of the older Trek shows, TNG and DS9 in particular. I like Gunsmoke both on tv and on radio. Breaking Bad is probably the newest show that I've really enjoyed; it was fantastic. Let's see...I also like the original run of Columbo, the first 8 or 9 seasons of The Simpsons. Those are some of the shows I can usually watch again and again.
As I said, my main problem with The Mandalorian is that all the plots (that I watched) are very familiar to me.
In five episodes you have:
- Hired gunman turns against his employer plot
- Killer becomes protector of the defenseless.(Lonewolf & Cub redux)
- Seven Samurai/Magnificent Seven save the village plot
- Inevitable betrayal by younger partner plot
I do think this is the best SW product since the mid 80s. the production values are fantasic. The eclectic guest stars are interesting. But if you grew up on a diet of westerns, both traditional and spaghetti, have seen the half-dozen Lone Wolf and Cub movies, The Mechanic (1976) and assorted Kurosawa flicks it's hard to not find the show a little predictable.
P.S. They should have had Werner Herzog direct an episode instead of being a guest star. You let him direct "Mandalor, the Wrath of God" featuring a cgi Klaus Kinski squeezing the shit out of Baby Yoda and I'll sign up for Disney+ in a heartbeat.
Edit: I said that I thought this was the best SW related thing I've come across, but that isn't true; I really like the original KOTOR game.
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Funny, I was thinking the very same thing. Of course, I'm an old man and have seen these same plots (westerns) since I was a kid, but I have honestly expected to see Yul Brenner, Steve McQueen, Robert Vaughn, Charles Bronson and the rest of the cast to pop up again in the Magnificent Mandalorian............or, as known back in the early 60s - The Magnificent 7....
