Justin Posted December 27, 2019 Report Share Posted December 27, 2019 The Mandalorian is the first live action "television" series set in the Star Wars universe. It just wrapped up its first season on Disney+ so now maybe we can discuss this show without spoilers. Is anyone else watching The Mandalorian, and did you like it? MaximumRD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted December 27, 2019 Report Share Posted December 27, 2019 Not yet! My plan is to get Disney+ in January after things have quieted down and I'll have time to watch. I'm very much looking forward to watching this show!!! Justin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaximumRD Posted December 27, 2019 Report Share Posted December 27, 2019 We watched and absolutely love the series, it just got better every episode and Jon Favreau has already announced season 2 for fall 2020 woo hoo! Sure there's a lot of fan service and I certainly don't mind that but so many call backs to series characters, honestly this is the most Star Wars feeling thing Disney has put out. Justin 1 Quote I am Rob aka MaximumRD aka OldSchoolRetroGamer and THIS is my world http://about.me/maximumrd "For you, the day Bison graced your village was the most important day of your life. But for me, it was Tuesday." - M. Bison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted December 28, 2019 Report Share Posted December 28, 2019 I haven't gotten around to watching it yet. I need to! Justin 1 Quote 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco1019 Posted December 28, 2019 Report Share Posted December 28, 2019 The Mandalorian is a really, really good show! It has just enough of spaghetti western in it while keeping to the Star Wars universe. While the middle episodes slow down a tad, the last few really pick up and set the table for Season 2. The musical score is amazing! The list of guest stars is pretty impressive. RickR and Justin 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted January 22, 2020 Report Share Posted January 22, 2020 My wife and I started watching last night, getting through 2 episodes. It's awesome so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Stilphen Posted January 28, 2020 Report Share Posted January 28, 2020 On 12/27/2019 at 5:08 PM, MaximumRD said: We watched and absolutely love the series, it just got better every episode and Jon Favreau has already announced season 2 for fall 2020 woo hoo! Sure there's a lot of fan service and I certainly don't mind that but so many call backs to series characters, honestly this is the most Star Wars feeling thing Disney has put out. Agree. It's more Star Wars than anything since Return of the Jedi IMO, even down to the use of the old-fashion screen transition 'wipes'. Some of the shows were 'meh' and many of them were clearly based on old stories. Some worked (such as the prison ship ep, which is a nice Dirty Dozen spin), and others not so much (such as the Seven Samurai-esque episode). At times, a little too much fan service (surely the Galaxy far, far away has other planets to visit besides Tatooine... right?). It'll be interesting to see where they go with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted January 29, 2020 Report Share Posted January 29, 2020 We finished it last night and loved it. I think it's great that each chapter is only 30 minutes. The stories are kept simple with minimal dialogue. Perfect! It's being described as a space western, and even compared to the old spaghetti westerns, and I think that's perfectly appropriate. Smart, fun, and not time consuming is a winning combo. And oh yeah...BABY YODA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted January 29, 2020 Report Share Posted January 29, 2020 Ah, I didn't know the episodes were only 30 minutes long. That's good to know. I still haven't watched it but I'm eager to do so. Quote 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted January 29, 2020 Report Share Posted January 29, 2020 1 hour ago, TrekMD said: Ah, I didn't know the episodes were only 30 minutes long. That's good to know. I still haven't watched it but I'm eager to do so. Hopefully we didn't spoil it for you. One more thing...Then end credits of each episode were so cool too. I think it was a series of storyboards. Mesmerizing to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted January 29, 2020 Report Share Posted January 29, 2020 PS - we are now watching season 2 of "Star Trek Discovery" (I got the DVD's from the library). I just can't get over how incredible the effects are on this show -- cinematic, really. If ST:Picard is this good, holy cow! Picard will probably be next on our list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted January 29, 2020 Report Share Posted January 29, 2020 I haven't read much in the posts to not get spoiled. Just wait until the final two episodes of Discovery Season 2! You're going to see something never before seen in any Star Trek show. As for Picard, the first episode was really good. I can hardly wait for tomorrow! RickR 1 Quote 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted February 13, 2020 Report Share Posted February 13, 2020 We just finished Discovery Season 2. I loved it, although the ending was strange and unsatisfying. The character of Captain Pike was truly incredible. And the visit to Talos IV??? AWESOME. Best not to think about that last episode too deeply though -- plot holes galore! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted February 14, 2020 Report Share Posted February 14, 2020 Well, I think the goal for the finale was to move them out of the 23rd century, which they've done. I believe once Picard ends its run, they will start to air season 3 of Discovery. RickR 1 Quote 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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