ChiliIrishHammock24 Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 (edited) On 12/5/2020 at 3:41 PM, Tony said: They were supposed to be “volunteers.” The story goes the clones became very expensive to make and additionally Palpatine thought the clones could be too easy manipulated to they switched to a non-clone army. This is mostly expanded universe stuff anyway. Captain Rex sort of talks about it in Rebels that the Empire has retired the original clone army also due to age. But everyone seems to agree “stormtroopers” in the OT were not clones. Expand Ok, got it, thanks. I don't consume any expanded universe stuff outside of some of the video games, so I couldn't remember this ever being addressed in the movies, which are the only things I've seen outside of this TV show. Edited December 6, 2020 by ChiliIrishHammock24 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose Abreu Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 Huge news dump of upcoming Disney+ releases, but most notably (IMO), Hayden Christensen and Ewan McGregor are officially returning for an Obi-Wan Kenobi series. Very excited about that one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 Lando Andor Rogue Squadron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 About time Disney created some new content that isn't the Mandalorian. Maybe there is something that I"m not aware of (and don't get me wrong - Mando is awesome). But outside of the handful of episodes I watch during the year of Mando - the whole rest of the year Disney+ is basically only used by my kids. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 On 12/11/2020 at 1:41 AM, Chisoxfn said: About time Disney created some new content that isn't the Mandalorian. Maybe there is something that I"m not aware of (and don't get me wrong - Mando is awesome). But outside of the handful of episodes I watch during the year of Mando - the whole rest of the year Disney+ is basically only used by my kids. Expand Yeah Disney plus is not great...yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 On 12/11/2020 at 1:41 AM, Chisoxfn said: About time Disney created some new content that isn't the Mandalorian. Maybe there is something that I"m not aware of (and don't get me wrong - Mando is awesome). But outside of the handful of episodes I watch during the year of Mando - the whole rest of the year Disney+ is basically only used by my kids. Expand It's been a slow burn for Disney + no doubt but they've really seemed to focus on their infrastructure and planning the last year, and officially announced a ton of that planning today. 10+ Marvel Series, 10 Star Wars series plus a host of Disney and Disney animation content was announced today and is coming over the next "few" years as they put it. By the end of 2021, they are going to be a force, no pun intended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShoeLessRob Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 I hope the quality remains the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShoeLessRob Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 This was 40+ minutes of the best Star Wars I’ve seen since the OT. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 Give Jon Favreau the keys and get the f out of the way 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 I can't believe they did that, in all the best ways possible. Jaw was on the floor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEANS Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 So good!!! Did everyone watch the post credit scene? That is who I thought would show up but it was even better than I thought it could be. This could almost be a series final... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 Oh damn. I am just blown away. This series has kept the plot lines nailed down better than pretty much anything in the last four decades. Wow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBlackSox8 Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 Where are we sitting if Filoni or Favreau made Episode VIII? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greasywheels121 Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 Impressive. That was a finale. I wish that's how I felt when I left the final movie last year. Question - I've seen all the movies (minus Solo) and been invested in the Mandalorian. With all of the upcoming movies/shows on the horizon, are Clone Wars, Rebels, Resistance worth digging into? If so, do you have a suggestion on importance or priority? I've never seen a lick of those or read any of the comics or books. Curious to see what you guys think. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 On 12/19/2020 at 11:20 AM, greasywheels121 said: Impressive. That was a finale. I wish that's how I felt when I left the final movie last year. Question - I've seen all the movies (minus Solo) and been invested in the Mandalorian. With all of the upcoming movies/shows on the horizon, are Clone Wars, Rebels, Resistance worth digging into? If so, do you have a suggestion on importance or priority? I've never seen a lick of those or read any of the comics or books. Curious to see what you guys think. Expand Yea, it will give you a lot of background on Ahsoka, the Mandalorians, and Obi Wan. There is a lot of story they put in those cartoons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 On 12/19/2020 at 11:20 AM, greasywheels121 said: Impressive. That was a finale. I wish that's how I felt when I left the final movie last year. Question - I've seen all the movies (minus Solo) and been invested in the Mandalorian. With all of the upcoming movies/shows on the horizon, are Clone Wars, Rebels, Resistance worth digging into? If so, do you have a suggestion on importance or priority? I've never seen a lick of those or read any of the comics or books. Curious to see what you guys think. Expand I’m a giant Star Wars fan, but I haven’t seen all the animated stuff. Seen a bunch, but it’s sometimes hard for me make the jump to animated. There are a few lists out there about essential episodes to watch. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.kotaku.com.au/2020/10/the-essential-clone-wars-episodes-every-star-wars-fan-should-watch/amp/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 On 12/19/2020 at 11:20 AM, greasywheels121 said: Impressive. That was a finale. I wish that's how I felt when I left the final movie last year. Question - I've seen all the movies (minus Solo) and been invested in the Mandalorian. With all of the upcoming movies/shows on the horizon, are Clone Wars, Rebels, Resistance worth digging into? If so, do you have a suggestion on importance or priority? I've never seen a lick of those or read any of the comics or books. Curious to see what you guys think. Expand On 12/19/2020 at 4:00 PM, Tony said: I’m a giant Star Wars fan, but I haven’t seen all the animated stuff. Seen a bunch, but it’s sometimes hard for me make the jump to animated. There are a few lists out there about essential episodes to watch. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.kotaku.com.au/2020/10/the-essential-clone-wars-episodes-every-star-wars-fan-should-watch/amp/ Expand Alright, I'm about to nerd out because after Season One of Mandalorian my fiancee and I decided to watch the animated stuff, because we felt The Darksaber was a sign that Mando was about to tie into the larger universe big time. So gonna add in what we did. I'd recommend watching the entirety of Clone Wars in chronological order. It was released out of order, so if you watch it in release order, characters will die and then come back to life. If you skip any arcs, skip the "D-Squad" and "Water War" arcs. https://www.starwars.com/news/star-wars-the-clone-wars-chronological-episodeorder While this has the essentials, it's missing a lot of the character development that sets up Ahsoka, Rebels, and makes Revenge of the Sith an absolute gut punch. The problem with Clone Wars is it doesn't hit its true stride until Landing at Point Rain. Then you suddenly have a massive tonal shift from a sort of kid's show to massive battles, decapitations, al-Qaeda-esque hostage situations, and just all around some of the most tense situations in Star Wars. This video contains (seconds long) spoilers, but basically is "get ready for lots of animated violence." Rebels explains how the Rebel Alliance got formed and wraps up loose ends in Clone Wars. It's fun in season one, but focuses on setting up the latter seasons. Season Two's finale onward is some of the best Star Wars content out there and will most likely be the setup for the plot to Ahsoka's show, based on her mentioning Thrawn in Mandalorian. The show also has a ridiculously stacked cast - David Oyelowo, Jason Issacs, and Lars Mikkelsen are all regulars. Resistance can be skipped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiliIrishHammock24 Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 Was hoping and preferred it was Cal Kestis instead of Luke, but can't say I was disappointed. And watching reaction videos to Star Wars fans bawling their eyes out when Luke showed up was pretty cool, so I'm happy for those people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greasywheels121 Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 On to the football now, but I'm good for at least 20-40 min of fly on the light anytime Star Wars is in TNT when I channel surf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Middle Buffalo Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 On 1/24/2021 at 8:26 PM, greasywheels121 said: On to the football now, but I'm good for at least 20-40 min of fly on the light anytime Star Wars is in TNT when I channel surf. Expand I stumbled across Jedi yesterday and watched 20 minutes. Probably haven’t seen it in 10 years. Thankfully it was the first 20 minutes and not the last. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longshot7 Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 On 1/24/2021 at 10:30 PM, Middle Buffalo said: I stumbled across Jedi yesterday and watched 20 minutes. Probably haven’t seen it in 10 years. Thankfully it was the first 20 minutes and not the last. Expand It holds up remarkably well. At the risk of heresy, I think it's a better story than Empire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 On 1/25/2021 at 1:46 AM, longshot7 said: It holds up remarkably well. At the risk of heresy, I think it's a better story than Empire. Expand The last twenty minutes are original Star Wars fan heresy. Hayden Christensen spirit ghost, Jar Jar cheering, Episode 1-3 retrospectives. He Lucas-ed it to death. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 On 1/25/2021 at 1:46 AM, longshot7 said: It holds up remarkably well. At the risk of heresy, I think it's a better story than Empire. Expand I’ve always really, really liked ROTJ. For me, it’s Empire-ROTJ-ANH. I think the planet building is better is ROTJ. Fun stuff at Jabba’s, Dagobah, Endor, the Death Star. Never been a huge fan of Bespin in Empire, so I think ROTJ has the best locations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 Bye bye Gina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 On 2/11/2021 at 4:27 AM, Tony said: Bye bye Gina Expand Remarkably dumb to throw away those paychecks just so you can be a bigot online Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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