Star Wars: Skeleton Crew
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I am really digging this. The production values look way better than Acolyte/BOBF/Kenobi. I liked the slow start establishing the main players.
It’s scratching that Goonies/ ET nostalgia itch so far. If my kids were small again i am betting this is an instant all time classic for our fam-might still be even with them grown-ish.
The city of the home planet gave me pre meltdown Chernobyl vibes with the busses and all the concrete.
I’m in till the end on this one and optimistic.
It’s scratching that Goonies/ ET nostalgia itch so far. If my kids were small again i am betting this is an instant all time classic for our fam-might still be even with them grown-ish.
The city of the home planet gave me pre meltdown Chernobyl vibes with the busses and all the concrete.
I’m in till the end on this one and optimistic.
ScourgiousJinx
Master Member
The good things about this are everything that's original. The bad are everything thats blatantly copied. So far the unnecessary copies and member berries out number the originality. Maybe that will change, maybe it won't, doesn't really make a huge difference to me either way. I'm hoping kids will like it and it will be the impetus for many to explore the rest of Star Wars.
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Jodo
Master Member
Well, I would have never expected this, but I love it.
Not a fan of Amblin movies at all…So I’m not sure why I like it so much, LOL. It’s just a fun show. Surprisingly, I don’t mind the kids. I love the pirates. Everything just seemed super good about the story and intrigue about their planet.
Glad to see a few very cool Easter eggs too. The Holiday Special reference was completely unexpected. The POTC ride whistle in the brig was cool too.
Not a fan of Amblin movies at all…So I’m not sure why I like it so much, LOL. It’s just a fun show. Surprisingly, I don’t mind the kids. I love the pirates. Everything just seemed super good about the story and intrigue about their planet.
Glad to see a few very cool Easter eggs too. The Holiday Special reference was completely unexpected. The POTC ride whistle in the brig was cool too.
sparkmatter
New Member
I think if it was like 2% more different color-wise I would have been obsessed with it, my brain is getting stuck on that for whatever reason
(Edit: btw I am not saying this as a serious criticism of the show this is me kvetching about my personal totally non-objective dislike aesthetically)
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ScourgiousJinx
Master Member
One thing that stood out to me was ships usually maintain logs of their coordinates/flight paths in SW. I will be interested to see how or if this is addressed in the next few episodes.
If they do, it could be an easy 4th wall edu bit about how pirates know how to disengage such things.
I was positively surprised too. Looks a lot better than Kenobi, Boba Fett, Ahsoka and Acolyte. A lot of animatronics and practical effects. And I think I'm already in love with the new droid SM-33.
What I didn't really like was the green screen effects, especially in the bike race scenes. And the american suburban looking world still feels wrong (felt more like it belongs to the new Star Trek). It looks too much like Earth.
Besides that, I'm really interested in how the story will unfold.
What I didn't really like was the green screen effects, especially in the bike race scenes. And the american suburban looking world still feels wrong (felt more like it belongs to the new Star Trek). It looks too much like Earth.
Besides that, I'm really interested in how the story will unfold.
NakedMoleRat
Master Member
I like that the droid has a peg leg.
It’s both weird and cool to see Urkel as a pirate.
It’s both weird and cool to see Urkel as a pirate.
joberg
Legendary Member
Well, it seems that after the nostalgic/easter eggs smorgasbord of Prometheus, the writers have pivoted and gave audience exactly that: copies/slices of nostalgia by the pound...I'm not complaining at all, don't get me wrong
Their planet has a ‘barrier’, no ships go in and no ships come out…
Did you notice their credits have the old pre-Empire Republic symbol? Their planet may have been so isolated they have no idea the Clone Wars happened, or the rise and fall of the Empire, and no idea that the Jedi Order was destroyed. Plus post-ROTJ no one else seems to know who the Jedi are anymore, like the Mandalorians (in ‘The Mandalorian’) or anyone in the ST.
Did you notice their credits have the old pre-Empire Republic symbol? Their planet may have been so isolated they have no idea the Clone Wars happened, or the rise and fall of the Empire, and no idea that the Jedi Order was destroyed. Plus post-ROTJ no one else seems to know who the Jedi are anymore, like the Mandalorians (in ‘The Mandalorian’) or anyone in the ST.
The lady at the school referred to "The Great Work".
I didn't finish them, but in the High Republic stories, The Great Works, plural, were a series of projects the Chancellor started to better the galaxy. This place could be one of those projects that fell between the cracks & was forgotten.
Wim's Dad seemed to not realize there were areas that were 'restricted', & if there's something jankey going on, it would explain why that 'truant officer' droid found Wim so quickly in the forest. He wasn't looking for him, but Wim stumbled into an area no one was allowed & both he & his father just ran into the security droids that were sent to check out a perimeter breach.
Just my thoughts anyways.
I didn't finish them, but in the High Republic stories, The Great Works, plural, were a series of projects the Chancellor started to better the galaxy. This place could be one of those projects that fell between the cracks & was forgotten.
Wim's Dad seemed to not realize there were areas that were 'restricted', & if there's something jankey going on, it would explain why that 'truant officer' droid found Wim so quickly in the forest. He wasn't looking for him, but Wim stumbled into an area no one was allowed & both he & his father just ran into the security droids that were sent to check out a perimeter breach.
Just my thoughts anyways.
CadetTK2386
Sr Member
Captain Silvo from the opening is definitely Jude Law's character, I'm not sure if that is supposed to be mystery or a twist with how it is telegraphed, so I wonder if the Twist will be how much of his actions are under the orders of Brutus and the other Pirates to get the location of At Attain from the kids and if when he changes his mind and helps them altruistically. Plus whether or not his Force Powers are a con meant to make the kids trust him.
As for At Attain, with the description of the "eternal treasure," the pristine Old Republic currency, and all of the talk in the classroom in relation to economics, ledgers, and the fungibility of currencies, I wonder if it is bank, vault, or investment planet where the Old Republic stashed a bunch of money and erected The Barrier to shield or hide it from the rest of the galaxy so no one would be tempted to rob the place, but then it's coordinates were lost in some bureaucratic mix up or natural disaster and they were left to just continue on oblivious to the rest of the galaxy.
As for At Attain, with the description of the "eternal treasure," the pristine Old Republic currency, and all of the talk in the classroom in relation to economics, ledgers, and the fungibility of currencies, I wonder if it is bank, vault, or investment planet where the Old Republic stashed a bunch of money and erected The Barrier to shield or hide it from the rest of the galaxy so no one would be tempted to rob the place, but then it's coordinates were lost in some bureaucratic mix up or natural disaster and they were left to just continue on oblivious to the rest of the galaxy.
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I just rewatched episode 2 & had subtitles on this time.
I feel like an idiot, because, as a huge pirate film/lore fan,I was trying to keep an eye out for any & all references. Anyways, until I saw it in print onscreen, I didn't catch that SM-33 is probably a direct reference to Smee from Peter Pan.
LOL
I love it 10× more now!
I feel like an idiot, because, as a huge pirate film/lore fan,I was trying to keep an eye out for any & all references. Anyways, until I saw it in print onscreen, I didn't catch that SM-33 is probably a direct reference to Smee from Peter Pan.
LOL
I love it 10× more now!
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ScourgiousJinx
Master Member
I totally missed it on the first watch but they did address the ships log, sort of. The pirate droid couldn't find a record of their last location.
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