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Re: Star Wars Discussion Thread v.The Rise of Skywalker (oh, and The Mandalorian)
« Reply #2345 on: September 11, 2020, 08:12:04 AM »
KOTOR would be an excellent idea of where to set future movies.  It's not like the baseline of technology hasn't already been set by the gaming franchises.  The 'Old' Republic may have been 'old' in years passed, but wasn't necessarily 'old' in technology.
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Re: Star Wars Discussion Thread v.The Rise of Skywalker (oh, and The Mandalorian)
« Reply #2346 on: September 11, 2020, 08:50:42 AM »
"Game Of Thrones" set in the Star Wars Universe.

House Skywalker, House Palpatine, a bunch of incest, and some killing.  I'd watch that.

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KOTOR would be an excellent idea of where to set future movies.  It's not like the baseline of technology hasn't already been set by the gaming franchises.  The 'Old' Republic may have been 'old' in years passed, but wasn't necessarily 'old' in technology.

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Re: Star Wars Discussion Thread v.The Rise of Skywalker (oh, and The Mandalorian)
« Reply #2347 on: September 15, 2020, 01:26:06 PM »
Season 2 trailer (Mandalorian)

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Re: Star Wars Discussion Thread v.The Rise of Skywalker (oh, and The Mandalorian)
« Reply #2348 on: September 16, 2020, 07:27:04 AM »
Looks good!
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Re: Star Wars Discussion Thread v.The Rise of Skywalker (oh, and The Mandalorian)
« Reply #2349 on: September 16, 2020, 12:19:02 PM »
Looks good!

Yeah......looks like it doesn't miss a beat. Also.....I think there was some slight of hand going on with that 'jedi' in the dark cloak scene. I think they want us to think that was Ahsoka but that wasn't Rosario Dawson.....it 'resembled' her but it wasn't her. Unless Dawson isn't playing Ahsoka.
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Re: Star Wars Discussion Thread v.The Rise of Skywalker (oh, and The Mandalorian)
« Reply #2350 on: September 16, 2020, 01:37:10 PM »
Looks good!

Yeah......looks like it doesn't miss a beat. Also.....I think there was some slight of hand going on with that 'jedi' in the dark cloak scene. I think they want us to think that was Ahsoka but that wasn't Rosario Dawson.....it 'resembled' her but it wasn't her. Unless Dawson isn't playing Ahsoka.
No sleight of hand, and they don't want you to think that was Ahsoka.  That wasn't Rosario Dawson, it was WWE talent Sasha Banks.
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Re: Star Wars Discussion Thread v.The Rise of Skywalker (oh, and The Mandalorian)
« Reply #2351 on: September 16, 2020, 07:56:20 PM »
Looks good!

Yeah......looks like it doesn't miss a beat. Also.....I think there was some slight of hand going on with that 'jedi' in the dark cloak scene. I think they want us to think that was Ahsoka but that wasn't Rosario Dawson.....it 'resembled' her but it wasn't her. Unless Dawson isn't playing Ahsoka.
No sleight of hand, and they don't want you to think that was Ahsoka.  That wasn't Rosario Dawson, it was WWE talent Sasha Banks.

Cool. Not familiar with her.
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Re: Star Wars Discussion Thread v.The Rise of Skywalker (oh, and The Mandalorian)
« Reply #2352 on: September 17, 2020, 08:10:39 AM »
I’ve said before and I’ll say it again, I don’t know why Rey’s heritage was such a focal point with people. It shouldn’t have had any bearing on the story whatsoever.

I know it became a hug plot point in The Last Jedi, but was it a thing in The Force Awakens? I can't remember. Or was The Last Jedi stuff just a response to fans wanting to know?

I'd rather Rey hadn't been anyone special. It would have made her story better if she was prevailing based on her own talents and abilities rather than because of her bloodline. Besides, it would have subverted the whole "Chosen One" trope that's been done to death.
Oh, and her resurrection was a bit of a cop out - she should have stayed dead.

I feel it was brought up just because of the Luke/Vader arc and people assumed it was important who Rey’s parents were. I for one didn’t care.
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Re: Star Wars Discussion Thread v.The Rise of Skywalker (oh, and The Mandalorian)
« Reply #2353 on: September 17, 2020, 02:19:28 PM »
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Every instrument section is just flawless as far as I can tell. I think my favourite part is just the last few bars with the subtle ritardando, it's so tight and in sync it's almost not noticable.  :tup
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« Reply #2354 on: September 19, 2020, 05:22:42 AM »
Finished watching through the Resistance series. Clearly it was meant for younger audiences given its Y7 rating and the more childish humor. It was enjoyable because its Star Wars, but otherwise it's pretty unnecessary in grand scheme of Star Wars material.

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Re: Star Wars Discussion Thread v.The Rise of Skywalker (oh, and The Mandalorian)
« Reply #2355 on: September 19, 2020, 09:29:22 AM »
Finished watching through the Resistance series. Clearly it was meant for younger audiences given its Y7 rating and the more childish humor. It was enjoyable because its Star Wars, but otherwise it's pretty unnecessary in grand scheme of Star Wars material.

Yeah......I just can't do it. Clone Wars started rather simple and geared towards kids but it evolved as it went on to a solid series that was worth the watch. Resistance just doesn't have that appeal or promise for me to invest the time. Plus, I'm not all that interested in those characters.
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« Reply #2356 on: September 19, 2020, 09:31:50 AM »
Finished watching through the Resistance series. Clearly it was meant for younger audiences given its Y7 rating and the more childish humor. It was enjoyable because its Star Wars, but otherwise it's pretty unnecessary in grand scheme of Star Wars material.

Yeah......I just can't do it. Clone Wars started rather simple and geared towards kids but it evolved as it went on to a solid series that was worth the watch. Resistance just doesn't have that appeal or promise for me to invest the time. Plus, I'm not all that interested in those characters.
I wasn't really invested in the characters either. I generally had it on in the background while I was working, so I caught the basic plot, but wasn't watching in great detail. Although Clone Wars and Rebels were the same way and I enjoyed those a lot more.

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Re: Star Wars Discussion Thread v.The Rise of Skywalker (oh, and The Mandalorian)
« Reply #2357 on: October 01, 2020, 02:13:54 PM »
I couldn't get very far into Rebels.  I thought Clone Wars was hit and miss, with the good episodes sometimes being REALLY good, but the bad ones being really bad.  A few episodes into Rebels, and it seems to pretty consistently be as good as the lower-tier Clone Wars stuff. 
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Re: Star Wars Discussion Thread v.The Rise of Skywalker (oh, and The Mandalorian)
« Reply #2358 on: October 01, 2020, 02:29:10 PM »
Rebels get's really good. I think it's easily on par with the best Clone Wars.

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Re: Star Wars Discussion Thread v.The Rise of Skywalker (oh, and The Mandalorian)
« Reply #2359 on: October 01, 2020, 02:40:11 PM »
Rebels get's really good. I think it's easily on par with the best Clone Wars.

Agreed. I’d say Rebels was a more solid series overall because there was no real ‘weak’ parts. There was good, better and awesome.
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Re: Star Wars Discussion Thread v.The Rise of Skywalker (oh, and The Mandalorian)
« Reply #2361 on: October 16, 2020, 02:04:04 PM »
Anyone seen the Uber Eats commercials with Mark Hammill and Patrick Stewart?   I think they're funny.    "I AM my daddy... wait, wut?"

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Re: Star Wars Discussion Thread v.The Rise of Skywalker (oh, and The Mandalorian)
« Reply #2362 on: October 16, 2020, 06:21:13 PM »
Anyone seen the Uber Eats commercials with Mark Hammill and Patrick Stewart?   I think they're funny.    "I AM my daddy... wait, wut?"

Very funny commercials. Sir Patrick is one funny dude.
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Re: Star Wars Discussion Thread v.The Rise of Skywalker (oh, and The Mandalorian)
« Reply #2363 on: October 27, 2020, 04:12:36 PM »
Mrs. Orbert couldn't resist the deal that Disney+ was offerring, so we started watching The Mandalorian.  We're four episodes in so far, and it's really good.

When it first started, there was a huge buzz about it, and of course "Baby Yoda" memes all over the place, so I've been basically avoiding this thread ever since, because I always intended to check it out and didn't want to be spoiled.  Apparently they're already done three seasons and are getting ready to drop the fourth, so I guess I have to go back to avoiding this thread.

Anyway, The Mandalorian is really good so far.

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Re: Star Wars Discussion Thread v.The Rise of Skywalker (oh, and The Mandalorian)
« Reply #2364 on: October 27, 2020, 04:18:20 PM »
Season 2 comes out Friday. They may have confirmed future seasons, but you’ll be caught up by this weekend.

Also, been watching the behind the scenes series. Some stuff flew over my head, but for the most part it’s been quite fascinating.
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Re: Star Wars Discussion Thread v.The Rise of Skywalker (oh, and The Mandalorian)
« Reply #2365 on: October 27, 2020, 04:21:29 PM »
I wonder what the next STAR WARS movie will be ?

Even though after TROS i'm done with SW.

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Re: Star Wars Discussion Thread v.The Rise of Skywalker (oh, and The Mandalorian)
« Reply #2366 on: October 27, 2020, 04:26:05 PM »
I wonder what the next STAR WARS movie will be ?

Even though after TROS i'm done with SW.

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Re: Star Wars Discussion Thread v.The Rise of Skywalker (oh, and The Mandalorian)
« Reply #2367 on: October 27, 2020, 04:28:31 PM »
Nah I can still WONDER what the next film will be despite not wanting to pay money to see it.

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Re: Star Wars Discussion Thread v.The Rise of Skywalker (oh, and The Mandalorian)
« Reply #2368 on: October 27, 2020, 04:36:16 PM »
Nah I can still WONDER what the next film will be despite not wanting to pay money to see it.

You and I have different definitions of “I’m done”
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Re: Star Wars Discussion Thread v.The Rise of Skywalker (oh, and The Mandalorian)
« Reply #2369 on: October 27, 2020, 05:28:35 PM »
Season 2 comes out Friday. They may have confirmed future seasons, but you’ll be caught up by this weekend.

Also, been watching the behind the scenes series. Some stuff flew over my head, but for the most part it’s been quite fascinating.

That's what I thought, but obviously there's some kind of conspiracy to keep Orbert clueless regarding The Mandalorian.  When we pull it up on Disney+, we can select Season 1, Season 2, or Season 3.  I never actually looked to see what there was for Seasons 2 or 3.  I checked on IMDb, and they list Seasons 1 through 3 as well.  I just checked, and those are just placeholders.

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« Reply #2370 on: October 27, 2020, 05:33:17 PM »
If I were Disney I would take a good look at the previous expanded universe and pick the best story/stories and adjust one or more to fit in the new canon. There are dozens of them. Preferably one far removed from the Skywalker timeline.

Instead of them making safe remake-esque sequels (ep 7 and 9) or experimental trainwrecks (ep 8), I'd now rather see them adapt a cool existing story presented as a blockbuster film. At least until someone comes along with a great new script of a defined story before any production starts. It is painfully clear there was no real gameplan for the latest trilogy.

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Re: Star Wars Discussion Thread v.The Rise of Skywalker (oh, and The Mandalorian)
« Reply #2371 on: October 28, 2020, 04:56:21 AM »
Nah I can still WONDER what the next film will be despite not wanting to pay money to see it.

You and I have different definitions of “I’m done”

I'm done with paying to see the films in the cinema. I can still wonder what films are coming out.

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Re: Star Wars Discussion Thread v.The Rise of Skywalker (oh, and The Mandalorian)
« Reply #2372 on: October 28, 2020, 05:37:58 AM »
Nah I can still WONDER what the next film will be despite not wanting to pay money to see it.

You and I have different definitions of “I’m done”

I'm done with paying to see the films in the cinema. I can still wonder what films are coming out.

That clarifies things.  You'd said "I'm done with SW" earlier, without any specificity about what you were 'done' with.
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Re: Star Wars Discussion Thread v.The Rise of Skywalker (oh, and The Mandalorian)
« Reply #2373 on: October 28, 2020, 10:28:03 AM »
The SW franchise can be easily saved if the ‘suites’ stay out of the decision making process and let the people who know the lore and the SW universe make movies.

I and others have said it a hundred times. Give the creative and story decision making for the SW movies to Dave Filoni......he eats sleeps and breathes SW and knows the universe even better than Lucas at this point.  Allow him to craft the direction and stories going forward with people like Favreau as a partner and there’d be no more things like a trilogy with no plan happening.
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Re: Star Wars Discussion Thread v.The Rise of Skywalker (oh, and The Mandalorian)
« Reply #2374 on: October 30, 2020, 07:44:59 PM »
Dayum!  Great episode.
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« Reply #2375 on: October 30, 2020, 07:56:30 PM »
It airs today right?

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« Reply #2376 on: October 30, 2020, 08:33:36 PM »
Already watched. Dayum fine episode.
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« Reply #2377 on: October 30, 2020, 08:37:26 PM »
Agreed, fantastic episode and leaves me wanting more right away. Looks like they didn't miss a beat.
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« Reply #2378 on: October 30, 2020, 08:52:02 PM »
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Re: Star Wars Discussion Thread v.The Rise of Skywalker (oh, and The Mandalorian)
« Reply #2379 on: October 30, 2020, 10:03:00 PM »
Loved it. Will give it the weekend before discussing further......but I love the tone and atmosphere of this show
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