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- #1638646
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- <strong>Tales of the Underworld</strong> <em>(animated series)</em> - a general discussion thread
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/1638646/action/topic#1638646
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30 bucks says Ahsoka shows up. đ
30 bucks says Ahsoka shows up. đ
Just a lazy, unappealing title.
Yeah the song in the trailer was CRINGEâŚbut the season looks fantastic. Why couldnât they just put orchestral SW music in the trailer? Disney is soo tone deaf
Itâs a trailer for people who havenât seen Season 1, who arenât Star Wars fans, to try to get them interested.
Yeah I got thatâŚstill an awful choice. đ¤ˇââď¸
Yeah the song in the trailer was CRINGEâŚbut the season looks fantastic. Why couldnât they just put orchestral SW music in the trailer? Disney is soo tone deaf
This still isnât going to save this franchise.
The Franchise is 46 years old and includes 12 films, 16 television shows, 110 video games, 380 novels, and nearly 1000 comic books (maybe more, Iâm not too sure about my arithmetic). This far in, thereâs something for everyone regardless of story preference, age, format, etc. No one thing can save it or sink it at this point. It doesnât even need saving. Itâs a product now, like potato chips. Sometimes they release a Lobster Roll (vile) and sometimes itâs a Salt & Pepper (delicious).
As has long been my thought on the matter - watch what you like, ignore the rest. I canât fathom why some fans still do battle with a franchise.
Oh, and one awesome 6-hour radio version of the original story. đ
I wasnât referring to itâs deep pastâŚthe last 4 Disney + SW shows have sank and sank in interest and viewership. Some people are still feeling the damage from the last 4 years and are hoping for something great to change. Iâm not waiting on it, but there is alot of discussion online about it. Even I didnât think I would have to watch soo much bad Star Wars the last 7 years but here we areâŚand youâve gotta watch to find out if itâs good for you or not. đ¤ˇââď¸
Speaks alot when everyone has been so let down and disappointed for the last 4 years that they can be elated over a new product thatâs âfineâ. This still isnât going to save this franchise. Iâm interested to see the numbers of viewers for this seriesâŚI imagine the interest is extremely low. At my job there are about 4 casual SW fans and they either havenât heard of thisâŚdidnât know it was outâŚdidnât know what it was aboutâŚor just werenât interested. Disney plus just increased itâs monthly rate, pretty hard to hook people now with just âanother SW tv showâ. đ¤ˇââď¸
Rather than worry or even think about viewing figures, why donât you just watch it for yourself (or donât). Rather than be concerned with what the wider world is or isnât enjoying, experience it for yourself, and if you enjoy it, good for you, if you donât then thatâs fine too.
Thanks for the lecture. We were just having a discussion and since you didnât read furtherâŚI AM going to watch it tonight. So instead of âbeing concerned with the wider worldâ of other commenters you could just not reply to everythingâŚor if you do âthatâs fine too.â đ
Having said thatâŚhahaâŚmy friend has Disney plus and Iâm going to watch the two episodes tonight.
Speaks alot when everyone has been so let down and disappointed for the last 4 years that they can be elated over a new product thatâs âfineâ. This still isnât going to save this franchise. Iâm interested to see the numbers of viewers for this seriesâŚI imagine the interest is extremely low. At my job there are about 4 casual SW fans and they either havenât heard of thisâŚdidnât know it was outâŚdidnât know what it was aboutâŚor just werenât interested. Disney plus just increased itâs monthly rate, pretty hard to hook people now with just âanother SW tv showâ. đ¤ˇââď¸
A film should work within itself regardless of what Episode it is or something. ROTS is quite competent at establishing their relationship and what is it that falls apart - ditto for Anakin!s relationship to PadmĂŠ. Not a surprise it was reviewed more positively than all other Lucas SW films upon release - with the exception of the original.
Well, establishing what âit isâ and the audience actually experiencing and feeling itâŚare two different things. And I wouldnât say Episode 3 does the job well considering Anakin and Obiwan separate on their own missions for a majority of the film. Obi-Wan isnât even present during the whole âturnâ and major plays that went down on Coruscant. Obi-Wan basically fights him just because heâs on an assigned Jedi mission from Yoda to take out the âother halfâ of the Sith duo situation. I think itâs a stretch to say ROTS stands on its own. And these movies KNOW they are parts of a trilogy. Return of the Jedi doesnât really stand on its own.
Câmon back Andor! I need a breathe of fresh air since all the mediocrity that came after the first season.
Lest we forget, the movies absolutely didnât BOTHER to tell us how the hell that lightsaber was found and brought back into the plot 30 years later. Remember that awful idea they had for the opening of TFA where after the crawl youâd think you were seeing a giant spaceship, but it turns into a force perspective gag where it would reveal its Lukeâs lightsaber from ESBâŚfloating through space for 30 years with Lukeâs severed hand still on it. Then it hits Jakkus atmosphere and the hand disintegrates but the lightsaber falls to the ground. And someone immediately picks it up. Just so dumb and awkward.
Who would have thought soo many of these directors would be so completely out of touch with making further stories and films?? Abrams talked about loving SW OT for years before there was a sequel trilogy and his work on Star Trek showed that heâd rather be making SW films. How could he have started Episode 7 like that? Now when directors get on an IP and mention being âhuge fansâ it makes me worry.
You want me to do homework, play every game, read every comic, and novel to understand your terrible movie, you failed.
Their goal is to make you consume product. From that perspective, theyâve succeeded.
Not if he didnât buy any of the product. đ
I was using the generic you, yâknow. đ
The âRoyalâ we.
You want me to do homework, play every game, read every comic, and novel to understand your terrible movie, you failed.
Their goal is to make you consume product. From that perspective, theyâve succeeded.
Not if he didnât buy any of the product. đ
To me personally, the two best movies out of the six are The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi.
Other movies I simply can not count.
InterestingâŚyou cannot count original Star Wars '77?
TCWâs commando droids are what the PTâs battle droids shouldâve been.
That would absolutely have been better than the B1 droids. StillâŚitâs why I like the Umbara arc, it showed the Seperatists doing their own fighting against Republic armies and gave it more stakes. When every other Separatist planet just uses battle droids it makes the whole conflict just feel like The Terminator. Defeat the machines!
I liked the Umbara arcâŚit showed the gritty combat of the war with General Skywalker in the thick of it. Plus the human Umbarans with their âfighting gasâ pumping through their helmets was WAY more captivating to see in battle than the idiotic battle droids. Battle droids in general kinda ruin the idea of the Clone Wars to meâŚespecially with how stupid they are. Itâs just ridiculous to think the SW galaxy was being threatened by spindly robots who were programmed to think and talk like the 3 stooges. When George decides he needs humor he NEVER knows where or how to put it in. đ
Speaking of that, I feel like Iâve heard enough Temuera Morrison impression style dialogue to last a life time. I think thatâs why I had trouble watching The Bad BatchâŚIâm just really over âthe clonesâ and going through soo many ins and outs with them as a fan. Iâve got a couple of friends who grew up with the prequel era and they loved clones individually with a passion. You ever met a Star Wars fan whoâs all time favorite SW character was Commander Cody?? I haveâŚand even he said The Bad Batch was nauseating with the all-out âNew Zealand variantâ Clone stuff.
But yeah, just getting to know soo many clones and the Jedi emphasizing that they be individuals made it hard to just accept order 66. The whole âchipâ thing is the only story device that worksâŚbut that still doesnât make it good at all. I mean, that chip could have been used WAY earlier on and with alot more effect than just shooting Jedi Generals. And why would you bother with dimwit volunteer Stormtroopers after having your own fully bred robot reacting army? The Bad Batch didnât sell me on why they were replacedâŚor why Clones arenât seen all over the galaxy after those events. Youâd think youâd see one of those guys every week on any planet. Oh well.
And there was the whole problem of Lucas writing in the dialogue âThe Sith have been extinct for a millennium.â I donât think anyone was guessing it had been 1,000 freaking years of no conflict with dark side usersâŚitâs really a stretch to portray it like that already. If Ki-Adi had said âThe Sith have been extinct for over 100 yearsâ it just would have been more interesting and a better way to set events for the EU.
I think the old Tales of the Jedi comics did the thing weâre talking about. It felt like older tech and clothingâŚa.more interesting visual style than Jedi robes and Tie Fighter looking ships from the KOTOR style era.
Reminder that George Lucas commissioned several nude twiâlek paintings.
I for one wouldâve appreciated Rian Johnsonâs quote about Ben and Rey touching being taken a lot more literally, but they obviously couldnât in family-friendly Star Wars.
Haha, well I know George was obsessed with his Twiâleks but I never heard of him commissioning ânude paintingsâ of them. You have any evidence for that?
Yeah, Lucasâ spin on Vader even works for his weird midiclorian fixation. Itâs like âWell he lost his arms and legs,so thereâs not enough midiclorians running through his body nowâŚso heâs less powerfulâ. Which isnât great at all.
Thereâs a reason why these things are debatedâŚbecause I was there opening day for TPM and nobody understood the crawl or were excited. Thereâs also a reason why the OT didnât have soo much question about the events during those years. You donât watch ANH OR ESB and go âwait, what?â constantlyâŚlike the prequels, sequels and the majority of Disney+ offerings. When itâs written tight and cohesive the audience isnât pulled out by questioning characters making stupid decisions or dialogue while also being confused what the single plot is doing.
Do you have some examples of the bad arguments? I can see how a lot of it can be less-than-convincing for some.
I saw them once ages ago, I just remember thinking their arguments were a whole lotta nothing so of course none of them stuck in my head.
Nah, the Plinkett reviews had excellent presentation and idiotic arguments.
Thatâs bait. đ
No, I can assure you I am dead serious.
Well, if you canât even remember anythingâŚwhat are we talking about? Hah
Nah, the Plinkett reviews had excellent presentation and idiotic arguments.
Thatâs bait. đ
My original point with the RLM tangent was that the criticisms of the prequels were mostly correct. No one has really disagreed with that, just disliked the presentation.
The criticisms are soo true and precise that when friends would ask me âWhat do think of the prequels?â I would just send them those videos. It was a relief at the time to have those aroundâŚsaved me about 3 hours of ranting. Someone use to have edits on youtube of the RLM reviews where they cut out all the odd Plinkett skitsâŚfar more digestible.
âIt all happens so fast you probably didnât even notice itâŚbut your brain didâ - Mike Stoklaska