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Post by gibroon on Mar 20, 2024 15:08:31 GMT
I think it's time for me to be honest with myself. After being a lifelong Star Wars fan, I'm bored of it all now, other than the original trilogy. There's too much of it and not enough quality or scope. It's just the same themes over and over and over, designed by committee, with no creative flair or character. I did enjoy Andor but it is such a shame that so much money has been spent on very mediocre series. Can someone, incredibly wealthy, for the sake of humanity, make an Iain M. Banks film/series before I die. |
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Post by simple on Mar 20, 2024 15:26:15 GMT
There's nothing in the trailer that really does show it's hundreds of years before the prequels, I bet most people watching it don't even realise. I didn’t until I read this thread. Although I’m not sure directing all their subscribers here would be a viable marketing strategy. |
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Post by 😎 on Mar 20, 2024 16:14:03 GMT
To be fair I’m not sure that there’s anything in High Republic that really makes it that distinguishable from Phantom Menace era anyway. It’s not like it’s going back thousands of years to Old Republic times.
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Post by rhaegyr on Mar 20, 2024 16:25:01 GMT
I don't really see the appeal of Star Wars without the Jedi.
Without them we end up with boring slogs like Rogue One, trade agreements and Andor.
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Post by technoish on Mar 20, 2024 16:27:13 GMT
Rogue one and Andor are the best two star wars things for 30 years...
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Post by Whizzo on Mar 20, 2024 16:28:10 GMT
The Bad Batch, after the very start, is Jedi free too and that's pretty damn groovy.
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Post by simple on Mar 20, 2024 16:32:34 GMT
To be fair I’m not sure that there’s anything in High Republic that really makes it that distinguishable from Phantom Menace era anyway. It’s not like it’s going back thousands of years to Old Republic times. I kind of assume, based on the old EU and KOTOR content, that Star Wars adheres to the same rough rule high fantasy fiction does where the prevalence of magic negates the need for rapid technological progress. Plus once you’ve cracked faster than light travel and have laser guns how much more advanced are you really going to get? |
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Post by rhaegyr on Mar 20, 2024 16:43:39 GMT
Rogue one and Andor are the best two star wars things for 30 years... KOTOR and Jedi Knight 2 beg to differ. |
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Post by technoish on Mar 20, 2024 17:58:59 GMT
It's clearly obvious games were not included else at least TIE Fighter would have been in the list.
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Post by Syrette on Mar 20, 2024 20:06:40 GMT
Lego Star Wars games the pinnacle, shirley.
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Post by 😎 on Mar 20, 2024 20:08:25 GMT
If it helps, TIE Fighter is right on the border being released 30 years ago this summer.
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Post by Lizard on Mar 20, 2024 20:38:33 GMT
I don't really see the appeal of Star Wars without the Jedi. Without them we end up with boring slogs like Rogue One, trade agreements and Andor. Rogue One is the epitome of average Star Wars content |
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Post by Bill in the rain on Mar 21, 2024 5:54:43 GMT
There's nothing in the trailer that really does show it's hundreds of years before the prequels, I bet most people watching it don't even realise. I don't need to turn in my geek card then? I guess the same could be said for KotOR. Jedi, Lightsabers, Blasters, Fashion etc.. were basically the same as the movies, other than maybe a few things with Mandalorian armor. But it feels like for a TV Show or Movie they could have put in a few things to more clearly differentiate it and give it a slightly unique style. I guess the prequels tried to do that and had limited success, so maybe they just didn't bother. Maybe it's in the show but not the trailer, but you'd think it'd be something they'd want to emphasize in the trailer. [edit:] Actually, maybe I do need to turn in my geek card. When is the High Republic supposed to be anyway? I assumed it was hundreds or thousands of years ago. Is it just 30 years before Ep1 or something? |
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Post by Bill in the rain on Mar 21, 2024 5:59:14 GMT
To be fair I’m not sure that there’s anything in High Republic that really makes it that distinguishable from Phantom Menace era anyway. It’s not like it’s going back thousands of years to Old Republic times. I kind of assume, based on the old EU and KOTOR content, that Star Wars adheres to the same rough rule high fantasy fiction does where the prevalence of magic negates the need for rapid technological progress. Plus once you’ve cracked faster than light travel and have laser guns how much more advanced are you really going to get? They could work on their iPad bezels a bit.  |
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Post by britesparc on Mar 21, 2024 9:41:00 GMT
I think the High Republic is supposed to be a couple of hundred years before TPM but I don't think it really matters does it? It's set in The Past but to all intents and purposes it just lets you play with the iconography of the Republic and the Jedi as seen in the prequels.
Speaking of which, I have come to the conclusion that it's the Jedi stuff in general, and the more granular, weird lore established by the prequels in particular, that sets Star Wars apart from other sci-fi for me. I know that there have been good non-Jedi stories, but I can get broadly the same stuff from the likes of Star Trek, Guardians, Firefly, etc. But only Star Wars has the Jedi and all the associated bonkers batshit bollocks that Lucas dreamed up. That's what I love to see, and that's what I'm really looking forward to in this show.
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Post by Saul1138 on Mar 25, 2024 16:36:29 GMT
I said pretty much the same thing to a friend a few months ago. I was all for genre pieces, in the Star Wars universe, like the heist film that was Solo. But there has to be a hint of 5he force, and/or the Empire. Otherwise it turns into a generic Sci fi show.
The High Republic is set a few centuries before TPM, so it has a certain amount of freedom to be its own thing. But there are problems, in so much as that there are a lot of comics and novels set in this period. I have only read the comic books, but the standard isn’t that high.
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Post by Blue_Mike on Apr 5, 2024 22:14:18 GMT
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Post by LegendaryApe on Apr 6, 2024 4:54:49 GMT
That's looks great. I've only just watched Ahsoka and I've seen Rebels, so I'm certainly going to give that a watch
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Post by Whizzo on Apr 6, 2024 14:06:19 GMT
Getting the writer who did the prison arc in Andor seems like a pretty good move for the 25,000 BBY film.
Going to be a while before that goes into production though so plenty of time for Disney to can it.
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Post by Tuffty on May 6, 2024 17:48:44 GMT
Who would have thought suing Disney wouldn't work out?
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Post by Whizzo on May 6, 2024 17:52:07 GMT
I think Disney will think, nah we're good thanks.
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Post by Blue_Mike on May 6, 2024 18:02:18 GMT
If they'd just recast her character with Rachael Ancheril in the first place, I don't think anyone would have noticed.
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Post by Blue_Mike on May 10, 2024 21:12:35 GMT
Somehow, amid all the other May 4th stuff, I missed a second trailer for The Acolyte:
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Post by Saul1138 on Jun 5, 2024 10:51:48 GMT
First two episodes are up. I quite enjoyed it, though the pace is slow. The fight scenes are really well done. It feels like it hasn’t explained enough yet though.
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Post by Bill in the rain on Jun 5, 2024 12:54:07 GMT
Does it actually do anything with its different time period setting? Cos the trailer made it look like it was effectively the same as the prequels.
Given the hate the trailers received from some quarters, I assume youtube is collapsing right now under the weight of negative responses.
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Post by Saul1138 on Jun 5, 2024 13:04:38 GMT
It isn’t vastly different, but it would be hard to say. The technology seems mostly the same, but it seems like a smaller aspect of the galaxy is being featured. There are times when the settings are reminiscent of Andor. I don’t want to say too much, for fear of spoilers.
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Post by Nemesis on Jun 5, 2024 15:40:22 GMT
I really enjoyed the first episode - Pip is adorable !
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Post by Trowel 🏴 on Jun 5, 2024 22:00:10 GMT
Umm, seems pretty naff so far - the cheap sets and the stilted acting is reminiscent of a CBBC drama, and as for the writing... Scene: "My twin sister who I thought was dead... is alive! Maybe she's behind the murder."
Next scene: "Her twin sister who we thought was dead... Maybe she's still alive and behind the murder?"
Next scene: "Hey, my twin sister who we thought was dead... is alive! I think she's behind the murder."
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Post by Syrette on Jun 5, 2024 22:11:20 GMT
94% on Rotten Tomatoes at the moment.
40% audience score though - what's it done to upset the nerds?
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Post by oldschoolsavant on Jun 5, 2024 23:10:45 GMT
Crouching Tiger Hidden Jedi:Teen Edition based on the first two eps.
As for the 100+ comments on the pirate site I watched it where it's descended into full on war, yeah. It's the "young woke brigade celebrating diversity" vs "whites are going extinct" vs "where's mah white heroes and villians" vs "fuck Disney pedo-corp" madness. Over the latest bloat of a milked franchise where I just thought the script and pacing were weaker than Ashoka...Asoka..? Anyone ?
Wake me up when Andor S2 appears.
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