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#1346939
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<strong>The Mandalorian</strong> - a general discussion thread - * <em><strong>SPOILERS</strong></em> *
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I remember watching an interview with Filoni and a few cast members from the animated series talking about Filoni’s “circle of trust” where he keeps track of exactly who he’s told certain plot points to so if a spoiler gets out, he has an idea of who leaked it. I think he even circulated a few incorrect rumors just to test people. Anyone else remember anything like this?

I imagine keeping secrets with a much larger live-action crew is near impossible, but I bet he’s still not happy with all the current leaks.

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#1346026
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<strong>The Mandalorian</strong> - a general discussion thread - * <em><strong>SPOILERS</strong></em> *
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I loved the cast surprises in the first season.

Horatio Sanz - Mythrol (blue alien bounty)
Brian Posehn - speeder pilot
Amy Sedaris - docking bay mechanic
Ming-Na Wen - Fennec Shand
Bill Burr - Mayfeld
Clancy Brown - Burg
Richard Ayoade - voice of Zero
Matt Lanter - prison guard
Jason Sudeikis - biker scout
Dave Filoni - X-wing pilot
Rick Famuyiwa - X-wing pilot
Deborah Chow - X-wing pilot
Jon Favreau - Paz Vizla

As for season 2, Katee Sackhoff would obviously be portraying Bo-Katan Kryze, and Rosario Dawson would most likely be Ahsoka Tano. Everyone seems to think Temuera Morrison will be Boba Fett, but I think he’s going to be Rex, but I’m up for anything.

It will be very interesting to see Michael Biehn and Timothy Olyphant in Star Wars too. I wonder if any more directors or voice actors will make cameos?

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#1343171
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The 2 Ewok Films - '<strong>Caravan Of Courage</strong>' (aka 'The Ewok Adventure'), &amp; '<strong>Battle For Endor</strong>'
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I’ve seen a DVD set of both movies on amazon and ebay for around $30-$40. Thought about buying many times but always procrastinated. I do not see them at all on amazon now. At one time they were also available to purchase digitally on amazon, but I don’t see them there anymore either. Checked ebay for the discs and prices have went up around $80-$100.

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#1343107
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The Essential Star Wars Animated Series Episodes for Movie Marathon Inclusion
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Resistance

S1E1, S1E2 The Recruit
Kazuda Xiono is recruited by Poe Dameron.

S6E6 The Children From Tehar
Kaz learns of a bounty on two runaway children.

S1E7 Signal From Sector Six
Kaz goes on a training exercise with Poe.

S1E9 The Platform Classic
Yeager’s estranged younger brother visits the Colossus.

S1E11 Station Theta Black
General Organa has an assignment for Poe and Kaz.

S1E6 The New Trooper
Kaz infiltrates the First Order.

S1E17 The Core Problem
Kaz accompanies Poe on a mission to the Unknown Regions.

S1E19 The Descent
S1E20,S1E21 No Escape
The Colossus meets up with events from The Force Awakens.

S1E1 Into the Unknown
The Colossus comes out of hyperspace in an unknown region.

S2E5 The Engineer
Kaz and Synara rescue an engineer.

S2E7 The Relic Raiders
An ancient Sith temple is discovered.

S2E8 Rendezvous Point
Captain Doza uses a signal beacon for a reunion.

S2E11 Station to Station
Kaz, Neeku, and CB-23 go on a mission to steal parts for the Colossus from the First Order.

S2E12 The Missing Agent
S2E13 Breakout
Kaz, Yeager, CB-23 and Synara travel to rescue a Resistance operative.

S2E17 Rebuilding the Resistance
S2E18, S2E19 The Escape
Tam leads a mission to stop the evacuation of Resistance recruits on Dantooine. Supreme Leader Kylo Ren orders Pyre and Tierny to destroy the Colossus.

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#1343089
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The Essential Star Wars Animated Series Episodes for Movie Marathon Inclusion
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Rebels

S1E1, S1E2 Spark of Rebellion
Introduction to Ezra Bridger and the crew of the Ghost.

S1E6 Breaking Ranks
Ezra goes undercover at the Imperial Academy.

S1E8 Empire Day
S1E9 Gathering Forces
Ezra learns more about what happened to his parents.

S1E15 Fire Across the Galaxy
Season one finale and more information about certain characters.

S2E1, S2E2 The Siege of Lothal
The Empire launches a campaign on Lothal. A few characters from the original trilogy make an appearance.

S2E3 The Lost Commanders
The crew encounters a group of clone troopers from the Clone Wars.

S2E10 The Future of the Force
A confrontation with the Inquisitors.

S2E13 The Protector of Concord Dawn
More about Sabine and the Mandalorians.

S2E14 Legends of the Lasat
More about Zeb and his people.

S2E15 The Call
Ezra’s connection to animals and nature is an important part of his character.

S2E16 Homecoming
More about Hera and the Twi’lek people.

S2E18 Shroud of Darkness
Visiting a Jedi Temple on Lothal where they have Force visions.

S2E21, S2E22 Twilight of the Apprentice
Multiple characters and stories converge around a Sith holocron with an eventful confrontation.

S3E1, S3E2, Steps into Shadow
The Bendu and Thrawn join the series.

S3E5 Hera’s Heroes
Thrawn invades Hera’s home.

S3E15 Trials of the Darksaber
S3E16 Legacy of Mandalore
More on Sabine and the Mandalorians

S3E20 Twin Suns
Maul is obsessed with Obi-Wan.

S4E1, S4E2 Heroes of Mandalore
The Mandalorian storyline comes to a climax.

S4E3, S4E4 In the Name of the Rebellion
The Rebellion grows on Yavin IV.

S4E10 Jedi Night
The crew attempt to rescue Hera.

S4E12 Wolves and a Door
S4E13 A World Between Worlds
Ezra enters a very special Jedi temple.

S4E14 A Fool’s Hope
S4E15, S4E16 Family Reunion and Farewell
Storylines come to a close while new ones are alluded to with a touching epilogue regarding the characters.

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#1343085
Topic
The Essential Star Wars Animated Series Episodes for Movie Marathon Inclusion
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The Clone Wars

S1E9 - Cloak of Darkness
This is a great episode that features Ahsoka Tano, Jedi Master Luminara Unduli, and Asajj Ventress.

S1E22 - Hostage Crisis
Anakin takes on a group of bounty hunters including Cad Bane who have taken over the senate building.

S2E4 - Senate Spy
Some interesting drama between Anakin, Padme, and a former acquaintance of hers.

S2E10 - The Deserter
Insightful look into clones and choices.

S2E11 - Lightsaber Lost
A fun Ahsoka Tano episode.

S2E13 - The Mandalore Plot
S2E14 - Voyage of Temptation
S2E15 - Duchess of Mandalore
A trilogy of episodes full of important information regarding Obi-Wan and the Mandalorians. These are some of my favorite episodes.

S3E9 Hunt for Ziro
More Cad Bane and Quinlan Vos.

S3E12 Nightsisters
S3E13 Monster
S3E14 Witches of the Mist
Another trilogy of episodes that take a look into Count Dooku, Asajj Ventress, and her home world.

S3E15 Overlords
S3E16 Altar of Mortis
S3E17 Ghosts of Mortis
A three episode arc that deals with Anakin, the prophecy of the chosen one, and impactful information down the line for the Rebels animated series.

S4E7 Darkness on Umbara
S4E8 The General
S4E9 Plan of Dissent
S4E10 Carnage of Krell
A four part story focusing on clones that raises more thought provoking questions regarding their roles, personal identities, and freedom.

S4E21 Brothers
S4E22 Revenge
An important character returns.

S5E14 Eminence
S5E15 Shades of Reason
S5E16 The Lawless
An impactful group of episodes for multiple characters and storylines. A must see in my opinion.

S5E17 Sabotage
S5E18 The Jedi Who Knew Too Much
S5E19 To Catch A Jedi
S5E20 The Wrong Jedi
The Jedi must solve the mystery of a terrorist bombing at the Jedi temple. These are my very favorite episodes of the entire series.

S6E1 Unknown
S6E2 Conspiracy
S6E3 Fugitive
S6E4 Orders
More information on Order 66.

S6E10 The Lost Ones
Who was Sifo-Dyas?

S6E11 Voices
S6E12 Destiny
S6E13 Sacrifice
Yoda goes on a journey to learn more about the Force.

S7E9 Old Friends Not forgotten
S7E10 The Phantom Apprentice
S7E11 Shattered
S7E12 Victory and Death
The Ahsoka and Mandalorian plotlines collide with events from Revenge of the Sith.

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#1340248
Topic
Ultimate Star Wars Chronological Marathon
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oojason said:

Fair play to you Rodney - and that is an impressive list.

Thanks!

oojason said:

It is your list and how you want it of course, yet I personally like to ignore the canon thing - if Lucasfilm made or released it (Holiday Special, Caravan Of Courage, Battle For Endor, Droids, Ewoks, 2003 Clone Wars) then they shouldn’t take it away - seemingly almost hiding it…

I really like those too, and I always include them whenever I post a Star Wars ranking:
https://originaltrilogy.com/topic/Ranking-the-Star-Wars-films/id/47377/page/171#1330123

oojason said:

…they put these releases out there for us to experience and buy at the time - along with the all various tapes, discs, toys and merchandise etc - then they shouldn’t ask us more or less to forget about them.

One of the main reasons I went with current canon only is the availability of those other titles. I know a few are available on youtube and/or DVDs on ebay, but I wanted to make a list of what is easy to find and in good quality.

oojason said:

For me they should release them once in a while just for us all to watch again on whatever various modern format is available. Or, as there is indeed a market for these films & shows, and now they have a substantial distribution platform in Disney+ too… all these so-called ‘non-canon’ releases could quite easily be screened up on there if they so wanted.
 

I wish they would. I’d definitely buy them. I think some of the non-canon books are still available. They coud release a “Legends” line of discs.

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#1339333
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Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga 4k UHD -- 27 DISC Boxed Set -- 3/31/2020
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MikeMatt101 said:

Rodney-2187 said:

1080p blu-rays (2020)

even bigger gap

old 1080p blu rays (2011)

Are the new BDs really that much of an improvement? I know the colour grading is better, but all the screenshots I’ve seen haven’t been that amazing, though I know screenshots can be misleading.

Yes, the better colors alone of the new 2020 1080p blu-rays are worth the upgrade in my opinion. The HDR of the 4K UHD is worth upgrading your TV and player to 4K with decent specs (check technical reviews). I would advise anyone to just purchase the 4K discs to future-proof with eventually upgrading equipment in mind.

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#1339324
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Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga 4k UHD -- 27 DISC Boxed Set -- 3/31/2020
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As far as official releases go, in my opinion, the new 4K discs are the absolute best in resolution, color and sound. I have my Harmy discs for when I just don’t feel like tolerating the special edition changes, but the gorgeous colors and sounds of these new discs undeniably bring a huge smile to my face, even with George’s tinkering.

I’m sure they’re not perfect because nothing ever is, and when something better does come along, I’ll be right there watching that too. Until then, I will enjoy what I have and be thankful they did as good of a job as they did.

4K UHD discs (2020)

4K UHD streaming (2020)

huge gap

1080p blu-rays (2020)

even bigger gap

old 1080p blu rays (2011)