• UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        2 months ago

        Through no fault of Tony Gilroy’s, Andor’s last few episodes got GoT’d. So much of the story had to be compressed, a bunch of scenes got inserted almost randomly in post production. The narrative fell apart. That final episode was shot with the change in Gilroy’s back pocket.

        Really spoiled what had been up until that point some of the best Star Wars material produced to date.

        I’m less likely to tune into a new Star Wars series after watching Disney dismantle another hit in mid-Production now than I was when the first episode aired. So, I guess, in that sense it has something in common with Secret Invasion.

      • themeatbridge@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        2 months ago

        Just to expand on the concept, Andor was a quality show that demonstrated the IP still has life. It is compelling and well-made, bringing viewers to Star Wars at a time when most enthusiasts are tired of terrible movies.

        There are many parallels between Star Wars and the MCU.

        • mmddmm@lemm.eeEnglish
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          2 months ago

          that demonstrated the IP still has life

          By making a completely out of the norm series, focused on a side character from an non-main movie, and not using anything that identifies the universe.

          It demonstrated that even Disney can make something good once in a while, but it didn’t do anything to the Star Wars IP.

          • db0@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPEnglish
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            2 months ago

            and not using anything that identifies the universe.

            Well, to be fair, it does have stormtroopers and they do say “may the force be with you” to each other.

          • Tamo240@programming.devEnglish
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            1 month ago

            I completely disagree that it is not using anything that identifies the universe. The visual language of Star Wars is very strong, and even besides the obvious storm troopers this show captured it in its’ production design in a way that very few recent introductions have.

            I would argue that almost any frame could be immediately identified as star wars even if you hadn’t seen the show.