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The Acolyte received an absolute bashing from the anti-woke brigade [*] but we thought it was quite good overall, with some really good fight choreography and a few excellent scenes.
[*] I mean, come on ...
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Meanwhile, we just started Skeleton Crew - 2 eps in, and we're just not feeling it yet. Hope the kids' acting settles in, and things improve now that Jude Law has poppped up again ...
Not long till Andor S2 👍
For those keeping track, here's the full lineup of upcoming Star Wars movies and TV shows:
Star Wars: Andor Season 2 (April 22, 2025)
Star Wars: Visions Season 3 (2025)
Jon Favreau's The Mandalorian & Grogu Movie (May 22, 2026) - filming completed
Star Wars: Ahsoka Season 2 (In Development)
Taika Waititi's Star Wars Movie (In Development)
James Mangold's Dawn of the Jedi Movie (In Development) = origin of the Force
Dave Filoni's Mando-Verse New Republic Movie (In Development)
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy's New Jedi Order Movie (In Development) = Ray's story
Simon Kinberg's Star Wars Trilogy (In Development)
Shawn Levy/Ryan Gosling Untitled Star Wars Movie (In Development)
Star Wars: Rogue Squadron Movie (Status Unknown)
The Mandalorian: Season 4 / The Book of Boba Fett: Season 2 (Status Unknown)
Star Wars: Lando Movie (Status Unknown)
Star Wars: Rangers of the New Republic TV Series (Presumed Canceled)
Untitled J.D. Dillard/Matt Owens Movie (Presumed Canceled)
Rian Johnson's Star Wars Trilogy (Presumed Canceled)
Kevin Feige's Star Wars Movie (Canceled)
David Benioff & DB Weiss' Star Wars Movies (Canceled)
Skeleton Crew - 2 eps in, and we're just not feeling it yet
Oh dear ... pretty poor, and about as good as I feared the TV shows would be when I first heard about them years ago.
Too many 'unrealistic' things happen, acting is patchy, it's too dumbed down for small kids, even the CGI is the worst SW offering yet - some of the planetscapes aren't good at all, and there are hardly any worthwhile scenes. Towards the end in particular, the editing is choppy, and it seemed rushed and constrained by time or budget.
9. Mandalorian
8. Andor
7. Boba Fett
6. Acolyte
6. Ahsoka
5. Kenobi
3. Skeleton Crew
2. Bad Batch - I tried to like it, but didn't last more than 1 hour!
I think with Bad Batch it helps if you've seen the rest of the Clone Wars cartoons. I hadn't until Rebels finished and then I hunted them out. The prequel era films didn't do it for me, but the cartoons were much better. Both of those also give more weight to the Ahsoka show (and they're also where we first see the Dark Saber). I may give Acolyte a go if you rate it as high as that - I'd not read great things about it.
Not long till Andor S2
Finally watched it ... quite a mixed bag! We found that much of the first 7 eps were a struggle, with only a few glimmers of interest. What on earth was all that wedding (and dancing) nonsense ?? Were we supposed to feel anything for these characters that we knew nothing about ? Not too keen on the "One Year Later" announcements - very jarring. Also, I'm not really a fan of the lead actor, and they didn't give his girlfriend enough stuff to do - missed opportunity.
But the last 5 eps ... wow ! Really great, making the whole season worthwhile. Eps 8 and 9 in particular were superb TV, both very different to each other, but equally gripping. Pity we couldn't have had more of this brilliance smattered throughout, earlier on.
For those keeping track, here's the full lineup of upcoming Star Wars movies and TV shows:
Star Wars: Visions Season 3 (October 29, 2025)
Jon Favreau's The Mandalorian & Grogu Movie (May 22, 2026)
Maul: Shadow Lord Series (2026)
Star Wars: Starfighter (May 28, 2027)
Star Wars: Ahsoka Season 2 (In Development)
Taika Waititi's Star Wars Movie (In Development)
James Mangold's Dawn of the Jedi Movie (In Development) = origin of the Force
Dave Filoni's Mando-Verse New Republic Movie (In Development)
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy's New Jedi Order Movie (In Development) = Ray's story
Simon Kinberg's Star Wars Trilogy (In Development)
Carlton & Nick Cuse's Star Wars Series (In Development)Star Wars: Rogue Squadron Movie (Status Unknown)
The Mandalorian: Season 4 (Status Unknown)
The Book of Boba Fett: Season 2 (Status Unknown)
Star Wars: Lando Movie (Status Unknown)
Star Wars: Rangers of the New Republic TV Series (Presumed Canceled)
Untitled J.D. Dillard/Matt Owens Movie (Presumed Canceled)
Rian Johnson's Star Wars Trilogy (Presumed Canceled)
Kevin Feige's Star Wars Movie (Canceled)
David Benioff & DB Weiss' Star Wars Movies (Canceled)
Good news about Ryan Gosling being cast, but 2027 seems a long way off !
