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That would be an interesting series. Whatever it ends up being, apparently both the Ahsoka and Rangers series are going to cross-over somehow for a climactic finale if I understood the statements they made correctly.

 Compel wrote:
I think Rangers of the New Republic is going to be following along with the sort of space cops X-Wing pilots.

A pair of space cops whizzing about in their X-wings and stopping at a different planet each week to sort out whatever problems have cropped up there certainly seems like a valid outline for an episodic serial.

Every stop they make, they make a new friend. Can't stay for long, just turn around and they're gone again?

And along the way, these two mismatched pilots learn the true value of friendship!

I wonder how many of these projects will be put on hold indefinitely if, somehow, the finale to Mando S2 ends up as a fiasco.

Why is nobody talking about the Rogue Squadron movie coming from Patty Jenkins?

https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/patty-jenkins-star-wars-rogue-squadron-greatest-fighter-pilot-movie-all-time/

 Graphite wrote:
Have they actually ditched her? I know she's made a fairly large number of people angry

Real people or Twitter people?

I haven't looked at Twitter for a couple of months and suddenly I've become less aware of drama and offence in the world. The only reason that I know anything about some people being angry with her is because I watch too many YouTube videos.

Not watching attention grabbing videos with titles like "Gina Carrano hits back!" means that I really don't have a clue and can continue to enjoy watching the Mandalorian without distractions.

I think that avoiding Twitter has been one of the smartest things that I've done over the past couple of years - just too many negative waves, man...

Twitter people. And I've generally avoided even finding out what's going on with Gina.

And yes - Rogue Squadron movie! Missed that somehow.

Sooooo....

Chapter 15, eh?



Finale next Friday, and I’m pumped.

Plus, though it’ll be 10 or so months until Season 3, we’ll at least have Andor to tide us over.

It really Was a nice shot.

 insaniak wrote:

 Compel wrote:
I think Rangers of the New Republic is going to be following along with the sort of space cops X-Wing pilots.

A pair of space cops whizzing about in their X-wings and stopping at a different planet each week to sort out whatever problems have cropped up there certainly seems like a valid outline for an episodic serial.

I hope they have cool jet cycles like from the definitive season of the real BSG but with pod race style whomp whomp whiiiisssss engine sound effects.




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 Graphite wrote:
So Disney just announced Obi Wan. With Hayden as Darth.

And The Bad Batch.

And Andor.

And Ashoka, to take place in the same timeframe as Mando.

Jeepsy peeps.

I think they've abandoned movies altogether and gone full TV.


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Oh, and Rangers of the New Republic, again in Mando timeframe, which could be _anything_

I'm really glad Iger said they were stepping back and not overloading fans with content otherwise we'd have too much.

I imagine Disney are probably thinking they have relatively delineated audiences, with the biggest crossover being Marvel / Star Wars, and even then, it's not entirely guaranteed...

So a 'The Mandalorian' fan probably won't stay subscribed if the next release after the show finishes for the year is, The Return of the Mighty Ducks, but might do, if it's only a couple of weeks until 'Rangers of the New Republic' comes out.

And don’t forget the marketing. That’s where the big money is made after all - and when licensed, relatively risk free.

Grogu - He Is Money.


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And don’t forget the marketing. That’s where the big money is made after all - and when licensed, relatively risk free.

Grogu - He Is Money.

Hopefully a GONK droid series will spin off the droids show.

A GNK series, self-propelled spare phone battery, with an array of connection types?

I’ll buy that for a dollar!

 gorgon wrote:
Hopefully a GONK droid series will spin off the droids show.

Spin off? Sounds more like BB8. Waddle seems more appropriate a term. I could see an odd couple sitcom with gonk and the whack a mole prequel pod repair droids though. Queen Kathleen, hire/call me please! I'm full of ideas and I'm willing to debase myself on twitter too!

 Compel wrote:
I imagine Disney are probably thinking they have relatively delineated audiences, with the biggest crossover being Marvel / Star Wars, and even then, it's not entirely guaranteed...

So a 'The Mandalorian' fan probably won't stay subscribed if the next release after the show finishes for the year is, The Return of the Mighty Ducks, but might do, if it's only a couple of weeks until 'Rangers of the New Republic' comes out.

I know people are afraid of hitting a CW overload, which is entirely possible. Currently though, we're getting a Star Wars show for 2 months out of the year. I'll take 6 of them just to have 1 thing each week.

I'm a bit so so on what was announced overall. Excited for it but I'll be more excited once I see more. The fear of everything being on Tatooine feels real. Still, largely optimistic.


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 Chillreaper wrote:

I think that avoiding Twitter has been one of the smartest things that I've done over the past couple of years - just too many negative waves, man...

I like the scene,

 LordofHats wrote:
I like the scene,

Spoiler:

where he takes his helmet off in front of everyone to get the coordinates he needs. Such a subtle but huge moment. I like this sort of understated character development, where someone does something huge but it's not treated as some huge thing with background music and panning around and gak. I hope this moment comes back in the future in some equally subtle ways.

He’s also now met two other sects of Manddalorians happy to take their kids off.

 warboss wrote:

 gorgon wrote:
Hopefully a GONK droid series will spin off the droids show.

Spin off? Sounds more like BB8. Waddle seems more appropriate a term. I could see an odd couple sitcom with gonk and the whack a mole prequel pod repair droids though. Queen Kathleen, hire/call me please! I'm full of ideas and I'm willing to debase myself on twitter too!

I picture 35+ minutes of watching the GNK droid do its business. Walking around, pausing for 5-10 minutes at a time to charge something up. Each week an exciting new facility. Oh, some episodes might have battles going on in the background, etc. Or maybe some drama or uncomfortable situations. But the focus and foreground stays on the GNK doing its thing...just being awesome.

Now that's a Star Wars project that David Lynch might actually take, and it'd be wonderful(ly strange/uncomfortable/amazing).

so we're done ripping off westerns and samurai films, and now we've moved on to ripping off Sorcerer

Seriously though, another great episode. this season has been overall much better than the first IMO, and I loved the first. I just hope all the new shows they have announced are of a similar quality...

I'm curious how Kenobi will be framed. Will it be focused on his time on Tatooine, or will it be about something the 20 years between RotS and ANH that took him off into the stars? Vader has been cast for the series I heard, so I'm wondering what the actual premise is supposed to be.

It's notable that I don't think anything in ANH forbids Kenobi and Vader crossing paths in that time period. I don't think. They could clash in the series and be aware of each other without falling into contradictions.

I like that Fett took the time to give his armor a brand new paint job.

I *guess* something needs to happen to convince the Empire that Kenobi might as well be dead rather than an ongoing threat to The Empire, even if Vader doesn't quite believe it.

Thinking back to Chapter 15...

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
Thinking back to Chapter 15...

Spoiler:

I’m kinda torn. On one hand, chuffed that it’s not immediately become “Boba Fett, feat The Mando”, focussing largely on Din.

On the other? I think Boba could’ve been given a bit more to do than sweep in and drop a bomb?

When you’re the guy with the ship, you get to play chauffeur.

If you don't want to help your friends move don't buy a truck lol.

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
Why is nobody talking about the Rogue Squadron movie coming from Patty Jenkins?

https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/patty-jenkins-star-wars-rogue-squadron-greatest-fighter-pilot-movie-all-time/

Fingers crossed but that trailer was uncomfortable to say the least

I liked it! She’s a solid director (even managed the best/least worst in the turd fest that is the DCEU), and she’s clearly got a passion for dogfighting films.

The dead dad bit but just seemed clumsy, and treading carefully here as no disrespect intended but I'm not sure we needed to know that, but maybe that's just the culture gap of the pond and military family ways