Because more exposition - telling not showing - is just what skiffy TV needs.
Spoilers The Mandalorian | Disney+ | Streaming Nov. 12
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I remember when damn near EVERYTHING was episodic back in the 80’s, except for daytime soap operas.Then B5 and DS9 came along in the 90’s (which a lot of people accused of being like soap operas back then) and by the 2000’s, damn near EVERYTHING is serial-based. Then the Mandalorian comes along in 2019 and follows the more traditional episodic format employed 30-some years ago (which a lot of people now accuse of being quaint and simple-minded - OUTRAGE!). I welcome the refreshing change. Mandalorian is full of standalone bits, but it does have a subtle underlying thread that helps give it continuity across the episodes. Best kind of storytelling, IMO.
I mean the whole big deal with The Mandalorian is that it was the first ever live action Star Wars tv show. So I'm kind of glad it's got individual episodes, and isn't one long movie split into 8 parts.
It will be interesting to see what we get with the future high profile Disney+ shows. Maybe it'll be a mix. Maybe shows like Obi-Wan and Falcon and the Winter Soldier will be one big story, while shows like WandaVision and Cassian Andor will be individual episodes. Or maybe Loki will have a cliffhanger every week. (Or some sort of dramatic tease or stinger to keep you waiting all week long to see what happens next.)
Either way is fine, so long as it's a good show and I'm being entertained. Though like I said, I am kind of glad that their first ever show made it a point to actually be a tv show.
It will be interesting to see what we get with the future high profile Disney+ shows. Maybe it'll be a mix. Maybe shows like Obi-Wan and Falcon and the Winter Soldier will be one big story, while shows like WandaVision and Cassian Andor will be individual episodes. Or maybe Loki will have a cliffhanger every week. (Or some sort of dramatic tease or stinger to keep you waiting all week long to see what happens next.)
Either way is fine, so long as it's a good show and I'm being entertained. Though like I said, I am kind of glad that their first ever show made it a point to actually be a tv show.
I had the impression the tracker was not a rescue beacon. They all knew a Republic kill squadron was coming.
One can like this episode the least and still think it a solid episode.
Im loving the series so far.
While do love some nice long story arcs, it's still nice to get the occaisional stand alone episodes. I've been pretty happy with The Mandalorian's ratio of arc based episodes to stand alones.
Ugh, the first half a season or so of both series were pretty rough.
Ohh, you nearly got me there.
The Star Wars Holiday Special, of course!
You need to rewatch Babylon 6 as JMS was famous for leaving various questions/threads dangling for seasons.
We should take a vote on how many here saw that when it originally aired.
Damn kids
I saw it. At that age, I thought it was one of the coolest things ever. I also enjoyed the Ewok Adventure after RotJ came out ‘cause, y’know... Star Wars.
Nowadays... not so much. It’s good for a laugh. Not much else.
They should have had Bea Arthur's character tending bar in The Mandalorian. "♪ We have no guild here, friend. There is no work here for you, friend. So please buy a drink or move on, friend. ♫"
I'm sure I watched the holiday special. I must've blocked it out because I don't remember see it. But I devoured anything Star Wars back then so I must have.
I still occasionally go back and watch the Fett cartoon on YouTube. The characters are highly stylized and typical of late 70’s/early 80’s quasi-psychedelic animation fare, but it’s still watchable. Has a tad of Heavy Metal flavor to it. Quite groovy.
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