Star Wars: Ahsoka

[a-dev]

I'm in total agreement with those saying that SW live action trumps SW animation. It is, and will always be, a live-action cinematic franchise to me. The other mediums are supplementary and even unnecessary.

In general, the broader appeal of live action is easy to understand: We are not cartoons, and we don't live in cartoon environments. A big part of the "magic" of Star Wars is the fusion of fantasy with reality. That's what live action allows, whereas animation can't be anything other than strictly fantasy.

Also, there's a reason why countless documentaries about ILM have been made for people to marvel at the artistry and craft that goes into making fantasy seem real. Watching real people in real environments interact with aliens, spaceships, lightsabers, laser blasts, etc. is inherently cooler than watching cartoon people interact with animated equivalents. And knowing what kind of skill and effort it takes to pull that off enhances the value of it.

Before cinema and television, stage plays had more appeal than puppet shows. It's because of the same fundamental reason: without some sort of tether to our observable reality, there's a natural inclination to regard the material as being too silly. Fine for kids, not so much for anyone else.

Cartoons are intrinsically silly because they only exist in a realm of exaggerated fantasy. That's why animation is so effective for adult satire such as South Park. That show works way better in animation than any live-action equivalent could ever hope to because they utilize the intrinsic silliness to their benefit. SW shouldn't be trying to embrace silliness, IMO. Use *some* silliness? Sure. Be cartoony? No. That's why the phrase "live-action cartoon" is usually meant to be derogatory.

Leave it to ajp to put into words exactly what I couldn't about why cartoons just do nothing for me. Is it prejudice? I guess. But not one I feel a particular need to address.

 

[ScoutingForToys]

Damn this show looks cheap. What's going with the costuming?

 

[The Buffinator]

Damn this show looks cheap. What's going with the costuming?

It would help if it didn't look like she was wearing those clothes for the very first time. A little weathering goes a long way. No saving the brown & blue outfit on that one guy - that looks dreadful.

 

[Johnny Utah]

I'm only watching this for how cool Ray Stevenson looks. That'll be a great figure.

 

[loki2371]

Damn this show looks cheap. What's going with the costuming?

It would help if it didn't look like she was wearing those clothes for the very first time. A little weathering goes a long way. No saving the brown & blue outfit on that one guy - that looks dreadful.

It must be everyone's 1st day at the newly opened Academy of the New Republic...

You know what they say, "Dress To Impress".

 

[chrisstbh]

Damn this show looks cheap. What's going with the costuming?

New Republic operates on a tight budget.

 

[wormlander]

Damn this show looks cheap. What's going with the costuming?

I thought it was low resolution/compression or something at first, but it truly looks like bad cosplay in that still

 

[Johnny Utah]

Sad news. Ray Stevenson who I only posted about above, has died at the age of 58. Loved him in King Arthur, Punisher War Zone and Rome.
https://variety.com/2023/film/people-news/ray-stevenson-dead-punisher-ahsoka-1235621641/

 

[jye4ever]

Sad news. Ray Stevenson who I only posted about above, has died at the age of 58. Loved him in King Arthur, Punisher War Zone and Rome.
https://variety.com/2023/film/people-news/ray-stevenson-dead-punisher-ahsoka-1235621641/

HOLY ****!!!!’

 

[loki2371]

Damn.... No cause reported yet. He was too young at 58.

I hope his character wasn't intended to continue into season 2 of Ahsoka. Would be hard to recast him if his character and the show are successful.

 

[jedibear]

He was one of the only things I was looking forward to in this show. Rest in peace sir.

 

[Jbeltram4]

Way too young. Was hoping he'd be a recurring character...shame

 

[jye4ever]

He was a HUGE nerd at heart.

We just watched his interviews from CELEBRATION celebrating his casting he was like a little kid with a new toy he was so giddy.

Sheesh.

 

[The Clown Prince of Crime]

Disney's casting is on a roll.

 

[Khev]

Damn this show looks cheap. What's going with the costuming?

Hera looks like she just went and picked up an all-in-one Rebels Halloween costume at target.

 

[jye4ever]

Disney can’t catch a break!

First Jonathan Majors arrested and now poor Ray Stevenson.

What’s next the Indiana Jones movie is gonna suck.

 

[ScoutingForToys]

Hera looks like she just went and picked up an all-in-one Rebels Halloween costume at target.

Ha ha it does.
I would say they look like cosplayers but cosplayers put in more effort.

 

[VanHelscwing]

Would've made a good Ernest Hemingway in a bio pic

 

[jye4ever]

I hope they didn’t film him as a force ghost.

 

[jedibear]

Damn this show looks cheap. What's going with the costuming?

They got them here...