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06-04-2021, 07:52 AM | #2 |
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Finally watched episode 1 of the bad batch.
Wow! Just an amazing job of expanding on the post episode III lore. Super super interesting. Filoni needs his own movie very soon. |
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06-04-2021, 02:41 PM | #3 | |
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It's not even close to Filoni's best work, which shouldn't be surprising because he isn't writing and directing every episode . He's taken on more of a producing role, much like the failed Resistance animated series. I'll continue to watch, mainly because there's very little new content available these days, but my kids were bored after the first episode, so I have very little incentive to continue watching because there's just nothing of any importance or significance happening so far. |
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06-04-2021, 04:43 PM | #4 |
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With the exception of the series finale episode, I like the Bad Batch so far much more than I did the final Clone Wars season.
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06-04-2021, 06:28 PM | #5 | |
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I just don't think there's any reason for The Bad Batch to exist at this point in time. Do I really need to know how the Rancor ended up in Jabba's Palace or that Fennec Shand was a bounty hunter 30 years before The Mandalorian? IMO, they're approaching the "we're doing it because we can" and not because it's important in the overall Star Wars Galaxy. Hopefully, that changes but my expectations are very low. |
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06-04-2021, 06:30 PM | #6 |
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It's just OK. Haven't seen today's episode yet though. Not really wild about the Omega plotline thus far.
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06-05-2021, 01:16 PM | #7 |
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After last night’s episode, I’m out. It’s simply not even worth 22 minutes of my time.
I’ll monitor this thread, just in case anything of significance happens but to me, it is by far the worst TV series produced by Lucasfilm because there is absolutely no point to this series (and, to top it off, the music is god awful. It’s Kevin Kiner’s kids scoring the show and it sounds like it). |
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06-05-2021, 02:25 PM | #8 |
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I started watching the first episode, then got tired and went to bed (kind of a warning sign when it couldn't hold my interest). Never picked it up again. And I think I won't bother with it now.
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06-05-2021, 02:47 PM | #9 |
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It's not produced by Dave Filoni, either. He's the Executive Producer, which is basically a hands-off consulting role.
The first episode was co-written by Filoni but every other episode has been directed and written by other writers. There have been seven different writers and 5 different directors for the initial six episodes. I haven't heard anything about the ratings, which is never a good sign, because all of the streamers love to boast about their ratings when they're high. Unless the series does a 180 and introduces Vader, The Emperor and/or The Inquisitors, I'll be surprised if it gets another season. |
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06-07-2021, 03:21 PM | #10 |
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I recently re-watched the entire Star Wars film saga and came away a revelation or two.
First off, how was Vader's Imperial Star Destroyer able to instantly follow Tantive IV from Scarif to Tatooine? Hyperspace tracking wasn't "a thing" at that time and I don't recall seeing anyone plant a homing beacon the Rebel ship. And secondly, man, the backlash to The Last Jedi really killed a great movie in Solo. I hadn't watched it in a few years but after seeing it this past weekend, wow, is it a great Star Wars film! The acting, direction, VFX and cast were perfect, IMO, even Alden Ehrenreich. Sure, he's not Harrison Ford but he does a really, really great job with a really difficult role. The only aspect of Solo that doesn't meet expectations is the score. The first ten minutes, which were composed and conducted by John Williams, is fine. But John Powell's score is weak at best and some of the choices made by the director and editors weren't good, IMO, specifically, the use of Han's Theme in the asteroid field in The Empire Strikes Back. That music fit the scene in Empire perfectly but now, that's ruined because they repurposed the music while Han was making the Kessel Run. Otherwise, I think it's the second best of the new movies, just a hair behind Rogue One although R.O. isn't nearly as "fun" as Solo. As most people know, there's a Lando series in development right now but I've heard some whispers about brining back A.E. for a Solo series as well. I would love to see the seedy underworld under the Empire's control and a Solo series would kill it, IMO. |
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06-07-2021, 04:08 PM | #11 | |
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06-07-2021, 03:25 PM | #12 |
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If you listen to the Star Wars radio drama they seem to think there was a spy on board the Tantive IV.
Agreed on Solo. Nothing wrong with that movie. |
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06-07-2021, 03:35 PM | #13 | |
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And the idea of a tracker is becoming an overused plot device in Star Wars. We can block advertising on the web and find viruses in our computers while our cars can almost drive themselves but people capable of creating starships that are faster than lightspeed can't detect a tracker on its hull? Between those issues and Obi Wan's outright lies about R2D2, C3PO and Anakin really messed everything up, IMO. Then, add the fact that Owen Lars doesn't instantly recognize C3PO, when he was their droid for at least 10 years, which is extremely odd as well. I'll be curious to see how many changes are made to the OT once Andor and the Obi Wan series air. |
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06-07-2021, 05:22 PM | #14 | |
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They act like it's a plan, but the plan is like, let's hide Luke on Anakin's home planet, living with Anakin's family, and make no attempt to conceal his identity. No attempt will be made to train Luke or Leia in the force. Obi-Wan and Yoda will go into hiding for no apparent reason. And we'll all just wait around for something to happen. To me, Owen not recognizing C3PO is one of the easier things to explain away, since protocol droids look the same. I assume the Obi-Wan series will fix and/or explain some of it, but still. George really should have thought this stuff out when he started working on the prequels. |
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Complete lack of respect for the fans and their passion for the story and the characters. |
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