Star Wars: Skeleton Crew

[ShiftRefresh]

Show was ok overall. Had some high moments and some lulls. I didn't scrutinize it too heavily as it's really a kids show more than anything. I enjoyed watching with my son and tried not to be too critical.

Jude Law's character felt really wish-washy in terms of his motives and constant changes from hinting at being evil/greedy, to being kind and not wanting to hurt anyone. I feel this was mainly due to the episodic nature of the storytelling and to try and end each episode on a cliffhanger (and again, being a children's show).

Would be happy for a second season, but not too fussed if they left it here and put the resources towards another SW project...

 

[chrisstbh]

That ending was way too abrupt.

Also not sure what the credits art is supposed to represent? A story Wim made or something?

 

[Matt S]

Watched first 6 episodes. It's not offensive, but forgettable. If I had kids, I'm sure they would have liked it.

Disney needs to sell Star Wars. They've lost.

 

[Asta]

While it finished with a bang - the pirate invasion - the mysteries didn't really amount to anything in the end.

The 'Great Work' really was just maintaining the Old Republic mint, and the Supervisor was an AI with no extra significance.

When the series began it gave me Fallout 3 vibes from the feeling that the world was cut-off and trapped inside a virtual vault. Then the careers test that seemed inspired by the G.O.A.T. (Generalized Occupational Aptitude Test).

The reveal of the Supervisor also recalled similar encounters with computers in positions of power in Fallout 3 and New Vegas.


As Otomofan wrote, the journey was better than the destination. I thought this would be more like a Lost in Space scenario, but the journey was over too soon.


I liked that it was a Star Wars 'side story', a window into a different world but one that didn't feel out of place. As I've written before, from its inception Star Wars was our world transposed to another galaxy so the familiar is never far away.

The OT was practically Earth with it's desert, desert towns, green forest worlds, jungle and snowy landscapes. I'd find it more surprising if there weren't suburban worlds that we would find familiar. Since At Attin had been cut off for a thousand years or more it was the ideal place to set a retro '80s themed series, where designs had stood still and were no longer prevalent elsewhere in the galaxy.

 

[The Buffinator]

While it finished with a bang - the pirate invasion - the mysteries didn't really amount to anything in the end.

The 'Great Work' really was just maintaining the Old Republic mint, and the Supervisor was an AI with no extra significance.

When the series began it gave me Fallout 3 vibes from the feeling that the world was cut-off and trapped inside a virtual vault. Then the careers test that seemed inspired by the G.O.A.T. (Generalized Occupational Aptitude Test).

The reveal of the Supervisor also recalled similar encounters with computers in positions of power in Fallout 3 and New Vegas.


As Otomofan wrote, the journey was better than the destination. I thought this would be more like a Lost in Space scenario, but the journey was over too soon.


I liked that it was a Star Wars 'side story', a window into a different world but one that didn't feel out of place. As I've written before, from its inception Star Wars was our world transposed to another galaxy so the familiar is never far away.

The OT was practically Earth with it's desert, desert towns, green forest worlds, jungle and snowy landscapes. I'd find it more surprising if there weren't suburban worlds that we would find familiar. Since At Attin had been cut off for a thousand years or more it was the ideal place to set a retro '80s themed series, where designs had stood still and were no longer prevalent elsewhere in the galaxy.

Yeah, that finale was not what I was expecting, nor did it leave me completely satisfied. It was fun and I'm fine with leaving the show as a self-contained story, but I was still surprised that there were no bread crumbs dropped that would tie At Attin to the say S2 of Ahsoka and/or the Filoni Mandoverse movie.

Given that Jod was the first "Emissary" to visit since prior to the fall of the Empire, it's apparent that the only folks that have been using those Old Republic credits live on At Attin. Of course now that the veil around the planet has been dropped I suppose someone could target their vaults again, but if those credits have been out of circulation for so long would they even be recognized as an acceptable form of currency anywhere else? Sure they're valuable, but in the way Spanish doubloons are to us. It's not like Jod could use them to buy power converters at Tosche Station on Tatooine lol. It makes one wonder what his plan for them would have been had he actually succeeded with his heist. I suppose if they were made of gold or some other universally valuable material he could have melted them down and then traded for other forms of currency. IDK, It seems a rather big plot hole to me lol...

I guess I'm diving too deep into what is essentially a show for kids, but if those 1,139 vaults are full of nothing more than a legendary pirate treasure it kind of makes this whole exercise a bit of a lark for me.

 

[darthviper107]

Also, while I can give them some slack since they're kids, the kids aren't that great of actors, Wim in particular is a bit painful to watch sometimes.

 

[Buttmunch]

Yeah, the timeline of At Attin being lost and hidden seems all over the place. They kept saying ‘old Republic’ credits, which made me think something like Revan’s time period, long before even the Acolyte. But then Jedi are identified as traitors by the supervisor, which means they got the Order 66 message. Why would they have been completely cut off then? Or is there some other Jedi traitor moment in the EU I’m not aware of? Most would assume Order 66 though, right?

Plenty of storylines to build upon and wrap up. The biggest being Jod is just left standing there in the tower? No escape or prison scene to wrap him up? Just really oddly ended without wrapping things up naturally.

 

[jaztermareal]

Yeah, the timeline of At Attin being lost and hidden seems all over the place. They kept saying ‘old Republic’ credits, which made me think something like Revan’s time period, long before even the Acolyte. But then Jedi are identified as traitors by the supervisor, which means they got the Order 66 message. Why would they have been completely cut off then? Or is there some other Jedi traitor moment in the EU I’m not aware of? Most would assume Order 66 though, right?

Plenty of storylines to build upon and wrap up. The biggest being Jod is just left standing there in the tower? No escape or prison scene to wrap him up? Just really oddly ended without wrapping things up naturally.

I assume when characters say old republic they mean old (not current, outdated) republic (pre empire), not "Old Republic" the label we use for the republic as it was thousands of years prior. Order 66 would likely be when last official broadcasts were sent perhaps.

 

[Bo Shrek]

Watched first 6 episodes. It's not offensive, but forgettable. If I had kids, I'm sure they would have liked it.

Disney needs to sell Star Wars. They've lost.

I realize that this show is not for my age demographic however the bigger question is do kids today watch TV? They certainly do not buy the toys. I’m on the sixth episode. I decided to hold back a few weeks (fifth week) until the show had finished before watching. The only thing that connects me to this show is the name “STAR WARS”. I feel this show would be more impactful and entertaining if it was condensed into a movie. More of an event (if that’s a thing anymore). Something about telling a story through 6 to 8 episodes bores me. Make each episode a stand alone adventure (beginning middle and end) with 22 episodes a season. Everything today is just for content for the companies streaming network and it’s boring.