ABATTBQ11 said:

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I'm gonna go out an a limb and say at least one of those two will suck and they should bump them instead of Andor. That's just me being selfish though...

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This.

Disney should be extremely deferential to Andor. Best Star Wars since the original trilogy.

Interesting thing I read about the debut of ANH back in 1977. All the footage we see of the giant lines and the cameras and C3PO and R2D2 at the premiere happened in August of that year. Only 32 theaters in the entire country signed up to get Star Wars on the date it debuted, with 8 more the next day.
Mann's Chinese Theatre was one of them, but only promised a two week run because it had made a deal with the movie "Sorcerer" to be shown after that. The Mann company put Star Wars at another theater during that time, then brought it back for the big second premiere to attract media attention.

Word of mouth right away bumped the # of theaters up to 43 by the end of the first week, and those 43 theaters hauled in $1.554 million, a staggering average of $36,151 per theater.

By Jun 17, it was 157 theaters, then 360, then 452, 689, 757, 843, 950, and hit a high of 1,074 in August of 1977. More than 60 theaters kept it playing daily for more than a year, and they all got special copies of a poster called "Birthday Cake" to hang in the theaters.

After leaving the theaters in April 1978, it returned for a one-week engagement in July 1978 and made $10 million, and came out again in 1979 about 6 months before empire, and in August 1982, about 10 months before Jedi.

When it debuted as a special edition in 1997, it made $35.9 million across 2,104 theaters in its first week, and piled up $138 million in the span of Januay 7 - May 2.

Edit: Here's the poster that the theaters that showed it for a year got.

Finally watched Ashoka.

I'll be honest, I'm not sure what else you could want from a SW show. It is up there right behind Andor and Mando S1 in the top 3.

I could understand not liking it if you didn't watch the cartoons, but, having just recently done so, I found it to me a great continuation of the Rebels story and crew. With Filoni writing, I felt the story was well done. It was logical from a plot point of view and made sense for the characters.

If I had to pick three nitpicks, it would be:

1. End of E1 was annoying. Either you just killed off a character the Rebels audience loves, or, once again, you've demystified the power of the light saber. Sure enough it was the second. I feel like they could have knocked her out in another way without her having to survive a saber through the belly. I was also weary of yet another map, but they wisely got rid of that in a couple episodes and moved on to the destination.

2. Loved that they got Thrawn voice actor to play him but his hair was a bit fake and he had a belly. Thrawn was always portrayed as disciplined in all aspects of his life and kept in shape.

3. I wish Ashoka had a little more playfulness. She is playful as hell in The Clone Wars, then grows up a bit in Rebels, but she is so serious in this. I wish she had just a little bit of a twinkle in her eye more.

But those are being picky. Overall I loved it and think it sets up great for a second season. Visually it looked cinematic. It didn't have the over digital/super clear look that some of the other series have had that makes practical effects and makeup look really bad. All the new actors were great as well. Also it low on fan service, which has been a complaint of recent SW. I haven't ventured to the Ashoka thread because I am sure there are some people butt hurt over casting even though they all very much looked the part.

Honestly kind of surprised the audience RT is under 70%. It was a great story and ride!

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I haven't ventured to the Ashoka thread because I am sure there are some people butt hurt over casting even though they all very much looked the part.

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I think only 1 or 2 people had REAL issues with the casting, and a couple smaller comments. In general the bigger complaints were Ahsoka's stoicism and Sabine getting to use the force

Pointless to watch Ashoka without having seen Clone Wars and Rebels. Might as well watch Empire without having seen Star Wars.

Kadarius Toney in the neutral zone with the game on the line pic.twitter.com/JmGogW6WZn

— Dave Kluge (@DaveKluge) December 11, 2023

Made a quick run to Disneyland last week, didn't see Mando, but ran into Ahsoka, Boba Fett and Fennec. Pretty cool.

redline248 said:

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I haven't ventured to the Ashoka thread because I am sure there are some people butt hurt over casting even though they all very much looked the part.

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I think only 1 or 2 people had REAL issues with the casting, and a couple smaller comments. In general the bigger complaints were Ahsoka's stoicism and Sabine getting to use the force

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Including one dude calling them all ugly, as I recall

Interesting but can't say I'm a fan. IMO what made Mando S1 so great was the serialized nature of it, it was a little Star Trek-y (blasphemy I realize) where they made their way through different adventures week by week. Star Wars had never done that before.

The bigger arcs in S2 and S3 and what they appear to be aiming for here are a very different direction.

Apparently the redemption of Ben Solo was never in the cards when Driver first signed on. Not surprised in the least.

https://www.starwarsnewsnet.com/2023/12/adam-driver-on-signing-to-play-kylo-ren-before-ben-solos-redemption-was-planned-that-was-never-a-part-of-it.html

Brian Earl Spilner said:

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Apparently the redemption of Ben Solo was never in the cards when Driver first signed on. Not surprised in the least.

https://www.starwarsnewsnet.com/2023/12/adam-driver-on-signing-to-play-kylo-ren-before-ben-solos-redemption-was-planned-that-was-never-a-part-of-it.html

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I think that is kinda wild.

Making Leia and Han's only child the ultimate villain that must be defeated, while creative, seems like a tough narrative to sell and land. I understand why they changed course. It also makes Adam Driver's performances make more sense.

I still cannot grasp not having a general outline for the main characters in the story. How some of the execs still have a job is equally unfathomable.

When you possess the Panderstone you are immune from firings.

Flashdiaz said:

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I still cannot grasp not having a general outline for the main characters in the story. How some of the execs still have a job is equally unfathomable.

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It was inspired by A&M football.

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That cat is thinking, I know where you sleep pal, you won't hear me coming when I come to rip out your throat.

Want to share my completed Mando kit. I am now an official member of the Mando Mercs Costume Club, which does charity events and appearances. My name is Lau'ryn Ruuder (play on a certain Aggie's last name)

This is the Way.