The next Star Wars series, Skeleton Crew, will premiere on Disney+ on December 3rd.
The next Star Wars series, Skeleton Crew, will premiere on Disney+ on December 3rd.
With The Acolyte wrapping up this summer, Lucasfilm is turning its attention toward the next live-action show from the galaxy far, far away: Skeleton Crew, which today received an official premiere…
I'm real tired of this 8 episode "seasons" who somehow tell less with their hour long episodes than TNG did in 30 minutes.
This is a major problem in any disney+ series. They all look like a movie stretch into 8 episodes. Mandalorian more episodic in season 1 and Andor are the exception.
With the Kenobi show they wasted so much potential in doing this. That should have been a movie or 10 episode 45 minute episodes at least, just because of all the extra nonsense they crammed in there.
TNG episodes are typically about 45 minutes.
I think the reason TNG did so well is that they had 22-27 episodes per season. This let them really take their time with character development so that a given episode could focus on a self contained story.
Agreed. Isn't one episode of The Acolyte just about three Jedi's walking through the first to a house?
I've only got two episodes left and in struggling to bother concluding the series.
I am with you there, though 8-10 episodes can be perfected these days as long as they are proper 45 minute episodes. With that you can tell epic stories.
Not this 27 minute nonsense that Disney keeps doing with big Star Wars shows...
And with that I am forced to mention The Acolyte's 8 episodes of ~27 minutes with a budget of $180 million....
Had a big problem with this watching Andor.
It would have been so much better condensed into half as many episodes.
I like Jude Law as an actor but I'm not getting my hopes up. It's quantity over quality lately.
Kind of hilarious when you think about all the content that has been cancelled.
That's all nice and stuff but what about second seasons?
I don't think they know about second seasons, Pip.
What about holiday specials? Surprise episodes? Feature length movies? They know about them, don’t they?
When four kids make a mysterious discovery on their seemingly safe home planet, they get lost in a strange and dangerous galaxy. Finding their way home, meeting unlikely allies and enemies will be a greater adventure than they ever imagined
Sounds interesting! Probably aimed at a slightly younger demographic than the typical SW fan, a bit like Acolyte was, but I’m sure it’ll still be enjoyable at least.
I’m wondering if we’re going to see the Chiss ascendency.
I’m doubtful we’ll see the Chiss, but I share your enthusiasm. I’m excited.
I suspect the Chiss Ascendancy are deemed too complex yet boring to be made a viable culture in Disney shows, unless they give them a rework that comes with the danger of gimping Thrawn. But they might go with a Chiss character here and there.
My guess is that Disney saw Prodigy in Star Trek had promise to reach a younger audience, well, before they cancelled and moved the show around streaming networks...
The director watched Stranger Things and wanted to create something like it in the Star Wars universe.
My doubt-o-meter is over 9000
I honestly haven’t watched anything since Mando Season 1 ended. And I probably should watch Mando season 2 and Andor, but who on earth has enough time to watch all these shows?
Andor starts off slow, but it's one of the best pieces of Star Wars media ever produced. It's about the only thing worth watching that Disney has produced thus far.
Andor is great, probably the best Star Wars content in years, actually it doesn't even need to be Star Wars content, it's just that good as a sci fi series...
Mando s2 is okay, but I recommend you don't go beyond it if you value your sanity.
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I am getting modern Ewok Movie vibes ... and that is not a good thing.
It really feels like another step to remake Star Wars into a more children focused affair, after they laid waste to their more adult fanbase. Now I will await Disney to start throwing toxic sludge at the fans months ahead, so that when the show releases they can blame the fanbase for the failure.
That said, ignoring its copy-paste setup from the Acolyte trailer, for now this teaser did intrigue me, I am curious where the next trailer will take it. But I can't be bothered any more to get hyped up prematurely.
I only watch series when they are complete, so I don't have to wait for new episodes, and I can check ratings of all of it before I commit my time.
Are the other ones finished yet? There was the Mandalorian, I think an Obi Wan one, and about the guy from Rogue One? Or are there now 4 Star Wars series being made concurrently?
The first three seasons of Mandalorian are done. I believe another is on the way at some undetermined point. The first two seasons both end at good stopping points and can be watched and left alone easily afterward. The third season feels more like filler to set up future stories.
Andor has had one season. Another season is coming at some point. The first season has a satisfying ending to the main story beats, although it leaves some things open for the future.
The Kenobi show is self contained, no future installments planned. I personally do no recommend it though, as outside of seeing McGregor and briefly Christiansen return, it doesn't have much in its favor.
Thank you for the info!
