The Mandalorian (Star Wars Live Action Series)

[abake]

 

[Khev]

xipo and ajp watching the next episode and seeing a scene that gives them ammo for another anti-fan service rant:

 

[xipotec]

xipo and ajp watching the next episode and seeing a scene that gives them ammo for another anti-fan service rant:

Closer to this Khev.....Fan service makes me cringe.

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[FlyAndFight]

The fan service scenes are running on fumes after this last episode.

"Oh look, its Tatooine!"
"Oh look, its a similar docking bay to '94'..."
"Oh look, its THE cantina."
"Oh look, its Jabba's torture droid now as a bar-keep."
"Oh dear, its the cubby where Han shot Greedo..."
"Oh my,"its speeder bikes..."
"Oh boy, its Sand People..."
etc...

Interspersed, they are little nods. Having a flood of them hit in one episode is like a neon sign in Vegas.

I'm surprised Toro didn't refer to Mando's ship as "a piece of junk"...

 

[jye4ever]

The fan service scenes are running on fumes after this last episode.

"Oh look, its Tatooine!"
"Oh look, its a similar docking bay to '94'..."
"Oh look, its THE cantina."
"Oh look, its Jabba's torture droid now as a bar-keep."
"Oh dear, its the cubby where Han shot Greedo..."
"Oh my,"its speeder bikes..."
"Oh boy, its Sand People..."
etc...

Interspersed, they are little nods. Having a flood of them hit in one episode is like a neon sign in Vegas.

I'm surprised Toro didn't refer to Mando's ship as "a piece of junk"...

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[Khev]

Word is that Filoni is reworking the scene where Toro smashes the tracking fob to have him shout "Maclunkey!" right as he does it.

 

[ajp4mgs]

Word is that Filoni is reworking the scene where Toro smashes the tracking fob to have him shout "Maclunkey!" right as he does it.

And the scene gets extended to show that the smashing of the tracking fob created a frequency disruption that causes R5-D4's bad motivator to pop. That leads to spooked patrons spilling drinks, and the reworked scene ends with Toro flipping his Republic credit/coin to the bartender after saying, "sorry about the mess."

Filoni must be cursing the fact that these episodes aren't longer; so much more he could've crammed in there.

 

[jye4ever]

That is an epic post ajp i?m crying

Just wait until they show Cara Dune?s backstory...

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[Khev]

ajp.

"Oota goota Toro?"

"I don't have the tracking fob WITH me..."

All kidding aside I do get rolling your eyes at jarringly forced callbacks. The biggest example of that even comes from my favorite Disney SW film: Rogue One with that stupidly inserted scene of Walrusman and Dr. Evazan. They literally just stop the movie to say "hey let's break from the plot of stealing the Death Star plans for a second, remember us? Okay proceed with the movie." I mean come on...

But nothing in Mando so far crosses that line for me. Obviously they wanted to do a desert planet episode so why not have some fun with Tatooine. And he's a bounty hunter needing cash so why wouldn't he hit up the local bartender of the main bounty hunter's hangout. There are probably hundreds or thousands of bounty hunters that pass through the cantina so I don't see why that would be off limits for the show that's centered around one.

 

[ajp4mgs]

"Oota goota Toro?"

"I don't have the tracking fob WITH me..."

Obviously they wanted to do a desert planet episode so why not have some fun with Tatooine. And he's a bounty hunter needing cash so why wouldn't he hit up the local bartender of the main bounty hunter's hangout. There are probably hundreds or thousands of bounty hunters that pass through the cantina so I don't see why that would be off limits for the show that's centered around one.

But they already *did* have a desert planet in the first two episodes. A lot of people probably assumed it *was* Tatooine.

And going to Tatooine is fine if it specifically serves the story (the way Lucas used it in ROTJ and the PT - always with a connected story/plot or thematic purpose). Plus, most of the times that George brought Tatooine back, he did it without revisiting anything (except the Lars homestead for obvious reasons). Our first return on screen was Jabba's palace; then the sarlacc pit; Watto's shop; the marketplace; the Boonta Eve stadium; the Tusken Village . . . all on Tatooine, but deliberately exploring new areas so that it was more than just a callback.

 

[jye4ever]

ajp.

"Oota goota Toro?"

"I don't have the tracking fob WITH me..."

All kidding aside I do get rolling your eyes at jarringly forced callbacks. The biggest example of that even comes from my favorite Disney SW film: Rogue One with that stupidly inserted scene of Walrusman and Dr. Evazan. They literally just stop the movie to say "hey let's break from the plot of stealing the Death Star plans for a second, remember us? Okay proceed with the movie." I mean come on...

But nothing in Mando so far crosses that line for me. Obviously they wanted to do a desert planet episode so why not have some fun with Tatooine. And he's a bounty hunter needing cash so why wouldn't he hit up the local bartender of the main bounty hunter's hangout. There are probably hundreds or thousands of bounty hunters that pass through the cantina so I don't see why that would be off limits for the show that's centered around one.

Holy **** dude that quote is off the charts lol


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[Khev]

Holy **** dude that quote is off the charts lol

But they already *did* have a desert planet in the first two episodes. A lot of people probably assumed it *was* Tatooine.

And going to Tatooine is fine if it specifically serves the story (the way Lucas used it in ROTJ and the PT - always with a connected story/plot or thematic purpose). Plus, most of the times that George brought Tatooine back, he did it without revisiting anything (except the Lars homestead for obvious reasons). Our first return on screen was Jabba's palace; then the sarlacc pit; Watto's shop; the marketplace; the Boonta Eve stadium; the Tusken Village . . . all on Tatooine, but deliberately exploring new areas so that it was more than just a callback.

Fair enough but I like I said before since we've had 10 films and 42 years since last seeing Mos Eisley on screen I considered it fair game for a long delayed revisit. We all have our individual preferences and thresholds with this stuff though.

jye and I are just enjoying the show so much that this is us whenever it goes too far with the callbacks, lol:

 

[a-dev]

 

[Sassafras]

But they already *did* have a desert planet in the first two episodes. A lot of people probably assumed it *was* Tatooine.

And going to Tatooine is fine if it specifically serves the story (the way Lucas used it in ROTJ and the PT - always with a connected story/plot or thematic purpose). Plus, most of the times that George brought Tatooine back, he did it without revisiting anything (except the Lars homestead for obvious reasons). Our first return on screen was Jabba's palace; then the sarlacc pit; Watto's shop; the marketplace; the Boonta Eve stadium; the Tusken Village . . . all on Tatooine, but deliberately exploring new areas so that it was more than just a callback.

Don't know if a lot of people did but know I instantly didn't. Maybe 'coz I am tree-hugger and also like landscapes. Navarro to me instantly screamed something like Volcano National Park in Hawaii (not black lava tho). But something like that. Not Tatooine with Navarro bein' reddish with lots of canyons etc.

And if if Lucas also re-used Tattooine; also re Jakku whatever that watering hole was - these are sizable enough settlements that would be known by a lot of travelers.

Anyway what folks are naming callbacks I call re-hash, and a lot of the time for me it's a negative. (Esp. if I've spent time on DeviantArt (where, to be fair, there is a lot of sh*&) and random unknown artists are churning out and posting spectacular dreamscapes and environments. No excuse for pros not to be able to come up with something original.)

Nothing about using Tattooine bothered me; it wasn't a copy like TFA pretty much was, for ENTIRE movie *friggin' spacebawls again* (and even that had the Kylo/Han thing). Just felt like Mando landed in a tired light industrial section post-Empire. Things have changed. I wasn't bothered by it, and I wasn't thrilled with it (except for the speeder shots with all the sand *great aesthetics*. And I REALLY liked a totally different dynamic with the sandpeople - interesting perspective, and unexpected).

Think the biggest thing for me with re-watches is Toro (Cannavale) 'coz to me the script is actually pretty good, and so is the story concept. And IMO Cannavale has potential as an actor. Unfortunately since series has probably a tighter schedule than a film, probably (where u can re-shoot) there's no time for actor training ground. I mean, IMO the little girl in Episode 4 was better for what she was asked to do, overall. Going forward hope the guest actors hit the ground running like Ming-Na Wen. Also I didn't like the imitation Han pose at all - c'mon. Overload.

But the 3 droids and an epic shot of Mando on a dewback thrill me, as well as Toro's satisfying stupidity in the end.

 

[jye4ever]

@ khev perfect lol

when he saw Canto

ajp when Mando arrived in tattooine:

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[Wor-Gar]

Canto Blight is the worst expression of Star Wars yet put on film. It just beat out Dex's diner.


Let's play a game everyone can play: name your Top 3 WORST places in the SW Saga (movies only)

 

[Khev]

ajp when he saw Canto

ajp when Mando arrived in tattooine:

 

[jye4ever]

Canto Blight is the worst expression of Star Wars yet put on film. It just beat out Dex's diner.


Let's play a game everyone can play: name your Top 3 WORST places in the SW Saga (movies only)

1. Canto
2. Dex
3. AOTC

I?m just messing with ajp I know he hated Canto just like everyone else with a pulse did.


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[ajp4mgs]

Don't know if a lot of people did but know I instantly didn't. Maybe 'coz I am tree-hugger and also like landscapes. Navarro to me instantly screamed something like Volcano National Park in Hawaii (not black lava tho). But something like that. Not Tatooine with Navarro bein' reddish with lots of canyons etc.

No, no, no . . . Nevarro is the *other, other* desert/rocky planet in the show. It's the one with the bounty hunter cantina. The desert planet with the Jawas (and where Mando found baby Yoda) is called "Arvala-7."

Neither of which are to be confused with the desert planet of Tatooine. Dave Filoni made sure of that by clearly reminding us exactly where we were in Chapter 5. And I do mean reminding us *very* clearly!

@ khev perfect lol

when he saw Canto

ajp when Mando arrived in tattooine:

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I?m just messing with ajp I know he hated Canto just like everyone else with a pulse did.

I do hate all things Canto Bight, but if it has one thing going for it, it's the fact that it definitely wasn't there for nostalgia or fan service.

 

[jye4ever]

No, no, no . . . Nevarro is the *other, other* desert/rocky planet in the show. It's the one with the bounty hunter cantina. The desert planet with the Jawas (and where Mando found baby Yoda) is called "Arvala-7."

Neither of which are to be confused with the desert planet of Tatooine. Dave Filoni made sure of that by clearly reminding us exactly where we were in Chapter 5. And I do mean reminding us *very* clearly!







I do hate all things Canto Bight, but if it has one thing going for it, it's the fact that it definitely wasn't there for nostalgia or fan service.

Ohhhhhh snap lol


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