The Book Of Boba Fett (December 2021)

[ajp4mgs]

Plus it was Filoni who directed the Season 1 episode that showed Fett's boots coming into frame, then Favreau stripped him of his gear and gave it to Cobb, then according to Rodriguez he was brought in as a last minute replacement for whoever was originally supposed to direct "The Tragedy." Then RR made Fett's assault on the Stormies this huge slaughter that wasn't in the script that he choreographed himself so who knows what that episode would have been like had he not come aboard.

Still though, it's hard not to be immensely disappointed with RR regardless. Unless he comes out and publicly states that he had to fight Favreau to prevent BOBF from somehow being even *more* terrible then I've got to imagine that he shares a good deal of responsibility in at least the final result of Episode 1.

Oh, I agree that RR has responsibility for shoddy elements of Episode 1 (like fight scene execution), but I think he's pretty much blameless for Fett's characterization since he had nothing to do with the Tusken backstory that's actually driving it.

And I tend not to blame Favreau because I associate him (maybe wrongly, I admit) with creating and developing a lot of the new characters like Din, Greef, Cara, and Gideon. But when it comes to a legacy character like Fett, I gotta believe that he defers (at least somewhat) to the guy with the title of Executive Creator Director at Lucasfilm. Dave is the one who not only has a prior history writing Fett in canon, but will be the one overseeing characterization and lore long after Jon has moved on to other projects.

BTW, Filoni's Mando episode ("The Gunslinger" - which he wrote and directed) wasn't just where Fett's boots showed up, it was also the introduction of the Fennec character altogether. And as for Fett's gear going to Cobb, that's taken straight from a Wendig novel, which I doubt Favreau would've ever bothered to read. It's similar to how Favreau's name in the credits as writer of these first two BoBF episodes might be deceptive, and I'll give you a specific example why.

The character of Black Krrsantan is from the Disney-era comic books, and the reason Fett calls him a gladiator has its origins in those comics. Who do you think is more likely familiar with that material and thereby incorporating that specific character to be used later: Jon? Or Dave? And don't get me wrong, I dig the character and look forward to more; all I'm saying is that the name on the credits can be misleading when assigning responsibility to certain aspects.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Star Wars doesn’t have to be the same thing over and over .

And yet it is.

 

[Khev]

Oh, I agree that RR has responsibility for shoddy elements of Episode 1 (like fight scene execution), but I think he's pretty much blameless for Fett's characterization since he had nothing to do with the Tusken backstory that's actually driving it.

And I tend not to blame Favreau because I associate him (maybe wrongly, I admit) with creating and developing a lot of the new characters like Din, Greef, Cara, and Gideon. But when it comes to a legacy character like Fett, I gotta believe that he defers (at least somewhat) to the guy with the title of Executive Creator Director at Lucasfilm. Dave is the one who not only has a prior history writing Fett in canon, but will be the one overseeing characterization and lore long after Jon has moved on to other projects.

BTW, Filoni's Mando episode ("The Gunslinger" - which he wrote and directed) wasn't just where Fett's boots showed up, it was also the introduction of the Fennec character altogether. And as for Fett's gear going to Cobb, that's taken straight from a Wendig novel, which I doubt Favreau would've ever bothered to read. It's similar to how Favreau's name in the credits as writer of these first two BoBF episodes might be deceptive, and I'll give you a specific example why.

The character of Black Krrsantan is from the Disney-era comic books, and the reason Fett calls him a gladiator has its origins in those comics. Who do you think is more likely familiar with that material and thereby incorporating that specific character to be used later: Jon? Or Dave? And don't get me wrong, I dig the character and look forward to more; all I'm saying is that the name on the credits can be misleading when assigning responsibility to certain aspects.

Why am I not surprised that Wendig's contribution to the canon lore of Boba Fett was to strip him of his armor, something that literally *no one* ever asked for.

I'm so glad that that guy is gone.

Otherwise very well stated assessment, I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if it was spot on as to who was actually responsible for what.

 

[punisher1974]

Nobody that’s been injured and fallen down a pit or great height has ever died in Star Wars; Maul, Palpatine, Luke Skywalker, Boba Fett, Ben solo…

Han did

 

[Khev]

Han did

And Phasma.

Cassian survived though, lol (well, the fall at least.)

 

[punisher1974]

And Phasma.

Cassian survived though, lol (well, the fall anyway.)

I forgot about Phasma. Fell into flames right? Cassian fell and survived only to die in flames. Han fell and planet incinerated. No body for anyone to clone although maybe disney will still try.

 

[jye4ever]

Why am I not surprised that Wendig's contribution to the canon lore of Boba Fett was to strip him of his armor, something that literally *no one* ever asked for.

I'm so glad that that guy is gone.

Otherwise very well stated assessment, I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if it was spot on as to who was actually responsible for what.

Can’t wait for the Rian Johnson written episode 3

 

[Khev]

Elrond's first words to Fett after watching BOBF:

 

[Khev]

Can’t wait for the Rian Johnson written episode 3

Well he already tossed his helmet the moment the Night Wind appeared so not sure what RJ could do, lol.

 

[The Clown Prince of Crime]

Well he already tossed his helmet the moment the Night Wind appeared so not sure what RJ could do, lol.

Maybe Boba Fett can use a hologram in his final battle.

 

[The Clown Prince of Crime]

Can someone tell me what's wrong with this toy ad?

 

[Khev]

Things Boba has successfully taken on:

• Stormtroopers
• Some drunk bikers
• A tree

Things Boba has been bested by:

• A blind man
• A Jedi with 0 lightsaber skills
• Jawas
• Tusken Raiders
• Overpriced assassins

Tie:

• Random female Mandalorian warrior

He also took out two TIE's at the end of "The Believer" and two more during "The Rescue."

Plus fat Bib Fortuna who at least was a named Legacy character.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Can someone tell me what's wrong with this toy ad?

The heights?

Boba has a ***** on his head?

 

[The Clown Prince of Crime]

OMG, I can't unsee the ***** on his head now.

I was talking about the lack of helmet.

But yeah, now all I see is that thing on his head.

 

[jye4ever]

Fett Smasher

 

[Wor-Gar]

Somewhere, there's a little boy who's saying: Hey... Boba Fett is Aquaman's Dad!

 

[Wor-Gar]

As a little boy I always wanted a toy like that Hayek Shand.

 

[The Clown Prince of Crime]

Somewhere, there's a little boy who's saying: Hey... Boba Fett is Aquaman's Dad!

 

[The Clown Prince of Crime]

I wonder if little boys watching BoBF think he's cool, or do they see him as a crazy old man?

 

[Wor-Gar]

Is he BLM or MAGA?