[Tsundoku]

Just watched The Book of Boba Fett ep 1. Good stuff, although giving Boba's back story is a two-edged sword as in it humanises him a little bit too much IMHO.
He should just stay an awesome semi-mythic character who causes people to crap their pants and look about fearfully at the mere mention of his name.
Before dropping in occasionally to remind people why.

The background doco (22 min I think) is an interesting watch too, well worth it for any SW fan.

This post has been edited by Tsundoku: 29 December 2021 - 01:36 PM

[worry]

Don't worry, he's actually a space alien from an entirely different galaxy, so humanizing him is actually itself quite alienating from that perspective.

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Tsundoku, on 29 December 2021 - 01:35 PM, said:

Just watched The Book of Boba Fett ep 1. Good stuff, although giving Boba's back story is a two-edged sword as in it humanises him a little bit too much IMHO.
He should just stay an awesome semi-mythic character who causes people to crap their pants and look about fearfully at the mere mention of his name.
Before dropping in occasionally to remind people why.

The background doco (22 min I think) is an interesting watch too, well worth it for any SW fan.

Agreed on it being a solid ep. Morrison does a great job and o wonder at what sort of mystery they will set up beyond Fett and Shand vying to hold power in the face of other criminal obstacles.

[Traveller]

What a great second episode!

Love the world building and development of the Tuskens. Great pacing.

And those cameos...

[Tsundoku]

Traveller, on 06 January 2022 - 09:07 AM, said:

What a great second episode!

Love the world building and development of the Tuskens. Great pacing.

And those cameos...

Hmmm ...it was OK, a little too much "Dances with Tuskens" though.

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Traveller, on 06 January 2022 - 09:07 AM, said:

What a great second episode!

Love the world building and development of the Tuskens. Great pacing.

And those cameos...

Spoiler

I'm going to have to show my wife the deleted A NEW HOPE scene from Tosche Station and point out Fixer, and Luke's teenage crush Cammie!

[Traveller]

I am undecided on certain aspects of ep 3. Some of it was great. Some of it was very much like a clone wars episode which would have worked in animation but looked bad in rl. It was also a pointless chase as Boba just used his jetpack.

I'm really looking forward to some masked Fett action like the Mando episode, this is his own show after all.

[QuickTidal]

The Power Rangers/Griff Tannen BTTF2 bikers sequence was...amusing but not in a good way.

[Traveller]

QuickTidal, on 13 January 2022 - 01:53 PM, said:

The Power Rangers/Griff Tannen BTTF2 bikers sequence was...amusing but not in a good way.

I was with it until that point. It was just so slow. Sort of cringy bad. Then I started feeling a bit embarrassed for the show because it just gave any doubters all the reason they'd need to quit it there.

I'm more annoyed about the Tuskens. What an utter waste of such a great set up and character investment.

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Traveller, on 13 January 2022 - 03:10 PM, said:

I'm more annoyed about the Tuskens. What an utter waste of such a great set up and character investment.

Yep, best part of the show iced WAY too early. I don't think Favreau anticipated that the flashbacks would be everyone's fave part.

[Traveller]

It would have been just about ok if the present day had been more like the Boba in the mando episodes. He just walked in and shot Bib Fortuna. I guess they're lining everything up for Qu'ira or another Solo related syndicate, even Solo, but Fett should have just killed that Mayor's assistant.

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Traveller, on 13 January 2022 - 05:22 PM, said:

It would have been just about ok if the present day had been more like the Boba in the mando episodes. He just walked in and shot Bib Fortuna. I guess they're lining everything up for Qu'ira or another Solo related syndicate, even Solo, but Fett should have just killed that Mayor's assistant.

The thing that I think bothers me most is that Fett calls himself a Daimyo (hearkening back to the Japanese origins of much of Lucas's Star Wars)...but doesn't act like one. Like I get that they want to humanize him and make him into this dude who's seen enough death to kind of want to move past it...but you don't get to be a Daimyo of anything if you refuse to take out the people nearest you who mean you harm. The mayor's assistant should have been killed in that first episode. Like I get he doesn't want to rule by fear like Jabba did....but there's a difference between killing anyone who looks at you funny like Jabba, and killing the threats in your orbit.

A real daimyo would absolutely kill threats in their orbit.

It all makes me feel like we're watching a guy struggle to change his stripes from his bounty hunter days...and maybe that's the point? Maybe we are meant to watch him struggle t be that, and in the next episode he'll just realize he is who he is?

I dunno. I don't see what the endgame is at this point.

This post has been edited by QuickTidal: 13 January 2022 - 05:40 PM

[JPK]

Part of the problem for me is that you just can't see what he's up against 3 full episodes in.

Spoiler

The Mayor? The Twins? The Mayor again? Oh now the Mayor ran away to partner with the Pykes?

At least they have strong supporting cast with Matt Berry and then the new addition that came with his gift this episode. But let's be honest, who didn't cheer as soon as they spotted him?

[Chance]

QuickTidal, on 13 January 2022 - 05:31 PM, said:

I dunno. I don't see what the endgame is at this point.

Hard to even see the point so far.

It also feels a bit childish or something? Not a badass bounty hunter taking over a criminal enterprise which at least I kinda expected, even if it is disney it could be a bit more...

This post has been edited by Chance: 14 January 2022 - 08:02 AM

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Chance, on 14 January 2022 - 08:02 AM, said:

QuickTidal, on 13 January 2022 - 05:31 PM, said:

I dunno. I don't see what the endgame is at this point.

Hard to even see the point so far.

It also feels a bit childish or something? Not a badass bounty hunter taking over a criminal enterprise which at least I kinda expected, even if it is disney it could be a bit more...

It's weird, I expected more out of Favreau. I mean maybe he's playing the long game, but yeah at this point this show is just kind of "there". It's not a dud or anything, but it's very rote.

[Traveller]

QuickTidal, on 13 January 2022 - 05:31 PM, said:

Traveller, on 13 January 2022 - 05:22 PM, said:

It would have been just about ok if the present day had been more like the Boba in the mando episodes. He just walked in and shot Bib Fortuna. I guess they're lining everything up for Qu'ira or another Solo related syndicate, even Solo, but Fett should have just killed that Mayor's assistant.

The thing that I think bothers me most is that Fett calls himself a Daimyo (hearkening back to the Japanese origins of much of Lucas's Star Wars)...but doesn't act like one. Like I get that they want to humanize him and make him into this dude who's seen enough death to kind of want to move past it...but you don't get to be a Daimyo of anything if you refuse to take out the people nearest you who mean you harm. The mayor's assistant should have been killed in that first episode. Like I get he doesn't want to rule by fear like Jabba did....but there's a difference between killing anyone who looks at you funny like Jabba, and killing the threats in your orbit.

A real daimyo would absolutely kill threats in their orbit.

It all makes me feel like we're watching a guy struggle to change his stripes from his bounty hunter days...and maybe that's the point? Maybe we are meant to watch him struggle t be that, and in the next episode he'll just realize he is who he is?

I dunno. I don't see what the endgame is at this point.

Reading Shogun at the same time probably highlights the problem. Daimyos and Lords were all samurai class - top of the feudal system through blood. Using the name in SWs is a bit odd; as is Boba saying he wants the respect without the fear. He stops Fenec from shooting anyone, and doesn't call himself a bounty hunter anymore - why is anyone going to give him respect and tribute?
If he takes a title like that he needs to provide protection to subjects, and his palace is all but empty apart from 2 bodyguards, and now his weird little mod gang. To control a city.

He could really use a shitload of Tuskens to fill that palace. If only he'd formed a connection with some and been initiated into their culture...

[Malankazooie]

Is this a serious project or is this a wind up? If it's real, man, I might actually watch one of these new Star Wars shows/movies.



Question for you Boba Fett viewers. Sounds like it's not all that good, but how is Ming-Na Wen in it?

[Cause]

To rule tattooine he will need dessert power! He will unite the tribes, and fight the pikes, to keep the spice flowing.

I’m not sure we are done with tusken

[Chance]

Not sure I want Knights of Ren even if that trailer looks a bit fun.

But that would connect directly to the "new" trilogy which should just be forgotten I think until Disney can do what really happened in a few years and pass those three movies on to an alternative reality or something

Malankazooie, on 14 January 2022 - 07:36 PM, said:

Question for you Boba Fett viewers. Sounds like it's not all that good, but how is Ming-Na Wen in it?

No one is exactly impressive in the series so far, so as lackluster as the rest?

The show is watchable but not much more so far, if you're not in for some Star Wars nostalgia I don't think it would be worth watching.

This post has been edited by Chance: 15 January 2022 - 06:53 AM

[Malankazooie]

I don't know about all that. I personally enjoyed the last trilo films for what they provided - simple entertainment for children that adults can munch popcorn to and enjoy the ride. I go into anything Star Wars with a low bar of expectations, so I'm not at all bothered by expanded universe inconsistencies and such. Hell, I'm not at all invested in it like that and have no knowledge of those types of aggravations a devoted lifelong fan lets bother them.

I just want something like Knights of Ren to take SW to brutal and violent territory. Wishful thinking and will never happen, but the world needs an R rated Star Wars.