Star Wars: Skeleton Crew

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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.

 

[slynger]

Not great, but not terrible. Nothing noteworthy that I have to see again.

I will say, I enjoyed seeing those B-Wings unleash hell!!

 

[SpiderBat]

I liked it more than I figured I would but still mostly thought it was middling. None of the mysteries are particularly mysterious, with them panning out exactly how you think they will, none of the more interesting narrative aspects are fleshed out much (they could've done a whole lot more with the lost old Republic planets and the 'Great Work', all of it having a very Vault-Tec feel to it), and none of the characters are given much depth. Also, yeah, the lack of any sort of wrap up or epilogue sucked.

It was fine. Good for a kids show, with some fun moments here and there, but I can see why it didn't catch on and why it probably won't get a second season.

 

[davejames]

Thought it was a pretty good finale, and I liked the different ways they found for the kids to contribute and help save the day. And I thought Jod's backstory did a reasonable enough job explaining why he had a soft spot for the kids and didn't want to actually hurt them.

Overall it was a decent enough show, and I'd probably tune in for a second season if they make one... but I also wouldn't be remotely sad if they didn't. Lol

 

[davejames]

Not great, but not terrible. Nothing noteworthy that I have to see again.

I will say, I enjoyed seeing those B-Wings unleash hell!!

Seriously, every time an X-Wing or B-Wing pops up in one of these shows, it just makes me wish we could get a freakin series about THEM already! Since they're always the coolest part of any given episode.

 

[Sassafras]

Binge watched. Uneven, without charm or humor. Sloppy. No character was appealing or memorable. Well, that's over, onward to Andor.

 

[Otomofan]

I thought Andor was also uneven and without charm and not even a hint of humor. No memorable characters either. But at least it wasn't sloppy.

 

[Bo Shrek]

As bad as The Book of Boba Fett was it has to date contained the best Star Wars feeling scenes:

Sand Creature (best scene in Disney SW to date)
Slave One firing at the bikers
Train Scene with the robot driver who jumped out and walked away (comedy)
Rat catcher Kitchen Scene (comedy)
The two Hutts
Not all but the Rancor in the city

So far I have not felt "Star Wars" is any other Disney+ show. Most of it is remember berries or shows required for streaming with no soul.

Finished Skeleton Crew. This should have been a motion picture and told in 1.5-2hr. So many scenes dragged on way too long just to fit into a 8 episode show. Much could be on the cutting room floor. Maybe the real soul of Star Wars is in the editing.

 

[davejames]

As bad as The Book of Boba Fett was it has to date contained the best Star Wars feeling scenes:

Sand Creature (best scene in Disney SW to date)
Slave One firing at the bikers
Train Scene with the robot driver who jumped out and walked away (comedy)
Rat catcher Kitchen Scene (comedy)
The two Hutts
Not all but the Rancor in the city

So far I have not felt "Star Wars" is any other Disney+ show. Most of it is remember berries or shows required for streaming with no soul.

Finished Skeleton Crew. This should have been a motion picture and told in 1.5-2hr. So many scenes dragged on way too long just to fit into a 8 episode show. Much could be on the cutting room floor. Maybe the real soul of Star Wars is in the editing.

A movie is actually what Jon Watts originally wanted to make, but I guess he got talked into a series version instead.

And I will admit BOBF had some pretty cool Star Warsy moments, which makes me think that's another one they should have kept as a tightly edited, two hour movie, instead of letting it drag out the way they did.

 

[Bravomite]

As bad as The Book of Boba Fett was it has to date contained the best Star Wars feeling scenes:

Sand Creature (best scene in Disney SW to date)
Slave One firing at the bikers
Train Scene with the robot driver who jumped out and walked away (comedy)
Rat catcher Kitchen Scene (comedy)
The two Hutts
Not all but the Rancor in the city

So far I have not felt "Star Wars" is any other Disney+ show. Most of it is remember berries or shows required for streaming with no soul.

Finished Skeleton Crew. This should have been a motion picture and told in 1.5-2hr. So many scenes dragged on way too long just to fit into a 8 episode show. Much could be on the cutting room floor. Maybe the real soul of Star Wars is in the editing.

That's actually a really interesting observation of the Star Wars feeling. When you put it like that then it really strikes home that this is a fundamental problem.

Luke in mando season 2 was the biggest for me and boba wrecking the stormtroopers in mando season 2 was second. Seeing anakin with hood up as a mirage of sorts in Kenobi was another short lived moment. Mando going after the jawas in season 1 was another, there are quite a few in mando seasons 1 and 2. Book of boba fett strangely does have quite a few for me now that I reflect on it! Ahsoka was quite good but I've not seen rebels so it was always slight at arms length for me though the clone wars flash backs did provide the feeling.

I think they need to do a trilogy of clone wars movies before hayden and ewan get too old. That might even get normals to come back

 

[davejames]

Makes me wonder how well the OT movies would have worked if those stories were spread out over an 8 episode season, with only the occasional action sequence here and there. I'm guessing not nearly as well.

 

[Bo Shrek]

That's actually a really interesting observation of the Star Wars feeling. When you put it like that then it really strikes home that this is a fundamental problem.

Luke in mando season 2 was the biggest for me and boba wrecking the stormtroopers in mando season 2 was second. Seeing anakin with hood up as a mirage of sorts in Kenobi was another short lived moment. Mando going after the jawas in season 1 was another, there are quite a few in mando seasons 1 and 2. Book of boba fett strangely does have quite a few for me now that I reflect on it! Ahsoka was quite good but I've not seen rebels so it was always slight at arms length for me though the clone wars flash backs did provide the feeling.

I think they need to do a trilogy of clone wars movies before hayden and ewan get too old. That might even get normals to come back

Another that I felt contained the spirit and joy of Star Wars was was the reveal of the Little Rock creates in Asoka. That scene took me to my childhood. Many of the scenes you mentioned like Boba smashing Stormtrooper I felt was wasted and should have been on the big screen. Other would have been Anakin face revealed under his helmet in Obi Wan. Great scene with his voice changing but wasted for streaming. It needed to reach out to a bigger audience on the big screen. The speeder bikes coming off the cliffs in Mando. Perfect for the big screen. It's funny because I don't feel that way with Andor. The best show for Disney SW however nothing is wasted because it feels like it was made for TV. Unlike Obi Wan, Skeleton Crew etc.