Even here, weren't there people expecting to see Bothans show up in Andor?
Spoilers Andor - Season 2
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Bothans: No, seriously they didn't change a thing!!!!
Rebels: But...
Bothans: Yeah, we were shocked too!
Nah, the Bothans were more heavily involved in the 3-4 ABY period. We're too early for them, unless one showed up as a random background Rebel and they had the classic EU alien design.
I think people just want to see a Bothan.
Random dialogue:
Driven: we need more spies.
Mon Mothma: Go I will. Good relations with the Bothans I have.
Just been having a google for the filming locations. Definitely a fan of the use of real life locations and how they integrate them with cgi. Gives it all a grounded look.
I dare say it's better than stagecraft tech, which is still very clever bit of filming.
But how they blended real place in Valencia, for Coruscant is fantastic.
Also I never knew in season one the planet Niamos is English seaside town of Cleveleys, only a few hours drive from where I live. Lol.
I dare say it's better than stagecraft tech, which is still very clever bit of filming.
But how they blended real place in Valencia, for Coruscant is fantastic.
Also I never knew in season one the planet Niamos is English seaside town of Cleveleys, only a few hours drive from where I live. Lol.
The mixture of locations, VFX-altered backgrounds, and sets was masterfully done.
I know that's something that should just be expected, but I really do think Andor pulled it off better than almost all.
Edit: I just realized that reads like I just mean the mixing of the three, but I also mean the execution of all of them. The locations were well chosen and well shot, the VFX backgrounds blended seamlessly and believably, and the sets were well made, looked great, and were often hard to distinguish from location work.
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For sure. All very clever.
Also they had some great sets. Ghorman and Ferrix for example.
Hey, if you're going to be utterly, spectacularly, stunningly, and embarrassingly wrong, at least you made a good joke out of it.
Because a lot of people who are some combination of toxic, racist, sexist, or just plain not very bright, aren't capable of appreciating true quality, even when it's staring them in the face.
In each season, they clearly spent scads of money on gorgeous practical sets which they filmed the hell out of. God bless 'em.
Ferrix and Ghorman are the most detailed, immersive and fully "alive" locations in SW history.
Ah yes. If people don't like something they must be stupid.
This is why Andor keeps dropping down my list. In order to build it up people punch down.
This is why Andor keeps dropping down my list. In order to build it up people punch down.
Finished it a few days ago and the best aspect of Andor is that it runs with the old concept of the Galactic Empire being a slightly cartoonish pastiche of Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan (but in space) but depicting it in a more adult, banal, sinister, and poignant way.
The Empire's a semi-competent, fairly efficiently run, and very well resourced regime, but from as long ago as Order 66 and the events of The Bad Batch, it was ideologically flawed and rotten at its very core (by selecting too many corrupt or over competitive bullies), and was slowly sowing the seeds for its own downfall for two solid decades (with too many millions of little trash fire insurgencies galaxy wide eventually culminating into the Galactic Civil War).
You sensed the slowly growing panic already amongst the Empire's top brass with that last amazing scene between ISB Director Krennic and Major Partagaz...
The Empire's a semi-competent, fairly efficiently run, and very well resourced regime, but from as long ago as Order 66 and the events of The Bad Batch, it was ideologically flawed and rotten at its very core (by selecting too many corrupt or over competitive bullies), and was slowly sowing the seeds for its own downfall for two solid decades (with too many millions of little trash fire insurgencies galaxy wide eventually culminating into the Galactic Civil War).
You sensed the slowly growing panic already amongst the Empire's top brass with that last amazing scene between ISB Director Krennic and Major Partagaz...
Disney is going all in for Emmy considerations. Granted, For Your Consideration doesn't mean much and some of the categories might be a little saturated with options but I'm thrilled they're pushing the show for the award season.
Major categories:
Of course, ultimately none of this means anything and it's not like winning would help garner more seasons, but I would love to see this show get some serious recognition, especially after the first season was largely shut out (outside of drama, writing, and directing nominations only).
Major categories:
- Outstanding Drama Series
- Directing for a Drama Series: Janus Metz for episode 208, “Who Are You?”
- Writing for a Drama Series: Dan Gilroy for episode 209, “Welcome to the Rebellion”
- Lead Actor in a Drama Series: Diego Luna (Cassian Andor)
- Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Stellan Skarsgård (Luthen Rael); Kyle Soller (Syril Karn)
- Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Genevieve O’Reilly (Mon Mothma); Denise Gough (Dedra Meero); Adria Arjona (Bix Caleen); Faye Marsay (Vel Sartha); Elizabeth Dulau (Kleya Marki)
- Guest Actor in a Drama Series: Ben Mendelsohn (Orson Krennic); Forest Whitaker (Saw Gerrera); Benjamin Bratt (Bail Organa)
- Guest Actress in a Drama Series: Varada Sethu (Cinta Kaz)
- Character Voice-Over Performance: Alan Tudyk (K-2SO)
- Casting for a Drama Series, Cinematography for a Series (One Hour)
- Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes
- Period of Fantasy/Sci-Fi Makeup (Non-Prosthetic)
- Period or Fantasy/Sci-Fi Hairstyling
- Production Design for a Narrative Period or Fantasy Program (One Hour or More)
- Music Composition for a Series (One Hour or More)
- Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)
- Original Music and Lyrics (“We Are the Ghor”)
- Picture Editing for a Drama Series
- Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour)
- Sound Mixing for a Drama Series (One Hour)
- Special Visual Effects in a Season or a Movie
- Stunt Coordination for Drama Programming
- Stunt Performance
Of course, ultimately none of this means anything and it's not like winning would help garner more seasons, but I would love to see this show get some serious recognition, especially after the first season was largely shut out (outside of drama, writing, and directing nominations only).
Apparently, the Emmys have done a voice-over award since 1992, but until 2008, it was apparently a "juried award" and had no public nominations and sometimes multiple winners. Apparently, in 1992, six Simpsons actors were awarded the prize, and there were some years where the prize wasn't awarded at all. In 2014, the award was split into the separate categories of best voice-over performance and best narration.
Information courtesy of Mr Google.
Information courtesy of Mr Google.
If Genevieve O'Reilly and/or Stellan don't get Emmy nominations for Season 2 of Andor then the Academy just needs to shut down and forget trying to award excellence. 
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