A Long Time Ago In a Galaxy Far, Far Away.... - Star Wars General Discussion

[Steevy Maximus]

Lol. I meant The Acolyte as I haven't seen it but my brother has and he loved it.

It had some interesting ideas…but I was left, largely, as “meh”.

Andor Season 2 is REALLY good, as political/spy thriller series. Especially in light of current events, it hits REALLY hard. I think there is argument to be made it is among the better “overall” Star Wars series, even if I do enjoy the wacky fun of Mandalorian.

But I have a soft spot for Skeleton Crew. It has its flaws, but it really leans into being FUN in ways a lot of recent Star Wars is afraid to. Definitely channeling those old “Amblin” vibes with the kids being caught up in galactic misadventures with space pirates.

 

[Donocropolis]

It had some interesting ideas…but I was left, largely, as “meh”.

Andor Season 2 is REALLY good, as political/spy thriller series. Especially in light of current events, it hits REALLY hard. I think there is argument to be made it is among the better “overall” Star Wars series, even if I do enjoy the wacky fun of Mandalorian.

But I have a soft spot for Skeleton Crew. It has its flaws, but it really leans into being FUN in ways a lot of recent Star Wars is afraid to. Definitely channeling those old “Amblin” vibes with the kids being caught up in galactic misadventures with space pirates.

I like that they're letting Star Wars be a lot of different things right now. "Star Wars" doesn't have to be a specific tone. It can be a setting, with a ton of different types of stories being told that take place in that same galaxy. You can have your adult-oriented political spy thriller like Andor, a kids Space Pirate adventure, a family Lone Wolf and Cub type story. It's a galaxy with trillions (quadrillions? who knows?) different people in it, spread across countless planets with different cultures and feels. We don't have to keep seeing the same story over and over. The sky is the limit.

 

[Axaday]

I wouldn't skip any of them. I liked them all in their way, but Andor is really a lot better.

 

[Donocropolis]

I wouldn't skip any of them. I liked them all in their way, but Andor is really a lot better.

It really is the best Star Wars has been. I'm still 2 episodes from being done (we're slow to watch tv), but it really is so, so good. I would love to see this level of writing and production be a reoccurring thing for Star Wars shows. I'm not at all opposed to the "dumber but fun" Star Wars existing alongside it, I love watching Grogu get into mischief as much as the next guy, but yeah, keep the good stuff coming, too.

Give us an Andor quality show about a conscripted-against-his-will low level Imperial officer trying to make his way in a post-Empire galaxy, or a series about a team of New Republic diplomats trying to restore diplomatic relations with the Hutts and the Twilek, or a "sword-and-sandal" epic set in the days of the Old Republic. I'd watch 'em (slowly.)