Star Wars: The Mandalorian

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Jon Favreau is directing this live-action TV series.

Looks TIGHT.

Production on the first Star Wars live-action streaming series has begun!

After the stories of Jango and Boba Fett, another warrior emerges in the Star Wars universe. The Mandalorian is set after the fall of the Empire and before the emergence of the First Order. We follow the travails of a lone gunfighter in the outer reaches of the galaxy far from the authority of the New Republic.

The series will be written and executive produced by Emmy-nominated producer and actor Jon Favreau, as previously announced, with Dave Filoni (Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars Rebels) directing the first episode.

Additional episodic directors include Deborah Chow (Jessica Jones), Rick Famuyiwa (Dope), Bryce Dallas Howard (Solemates), and Taika Waititi (Thor: Ragnarok).

It will be executive produced by Jon Favreau, Dave Filoni, Kathleen Kennedy, and Colin Wilson. Karen Gilchrist will serve as co-executive producer. Stay tuned to StarWars.com for updates.

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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Yep, which is actually really cool.

The one character that I’ve always wanted to see onscreen, whether Live Action or animated, is Jorj Car’das, so there’s still hope we might see him someday.

I agree, that's Filoni's influence

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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Spoiler!

I stayed up late last night to watch the episode and my brain is still processing what I saw.

First off, this episode was mostly predictable, which isn't to say it's not good, just that at some point in time, we'd see Greef, Cara and Din take on the remnants of the Empire at some point but man, was it awesome! I was slightly apprehensive about a Carl Weather directed episode but he delivered big time, as those action sequences were among the best in all of Star Wars. It was nice to see competent Tie Fighter pilots and for me, it harkened back to the original Star Wars movie, A New Hope, in that the Imperial Tie Fighters were just relentless.

Now, on to the HUGE revelations in this series. First off, we witness an Imperial Cloning facility! That was a shocker, considering that the Republic used "secret" cloners on Kamino in the prequels and we'd never seen an Imperial cloning facility in the films. The very first tube looked exactly like Snoke and his musical motif played briefly under that scene. It wasn't exact but it also wasn't subtle, either. That in itself might put to rest that the idea of XII-IX being discarded, which is another subject altogether but still a very important and likely lively discussion for another time.

Secondly, here we go again with Midiclorians "M. Count". It certainly looked like a few of those objects in those tanks could be what eventually becomes Supreme Leader Snoke but they're having difficulty with these clones handling the high Midichlorian count, which led to their failure. Dr. Pershing indicates they need more blood from "The Donor", which I initally took to be someone other than Baby Yoda but that may have been a misinterpretation.

After seeing those suits, the first thing that came to mind was the old EU "Dark Troopers", which changed over the years to become a Biological/Mechanical Hybrid and it "appears" as if they're trying to create Dark Force Clones for those suits, which could lead to an epic showdown between elite Mandalorian and Imperial forces.

Anyway, I need to watch it a few more times because as Keg said, there's a LOT to unpack. But in short, WOW!!!!

One last note: It certainly appeared in this episode that they're setting up Cara Dune for a spinoff in which she joins the New Republic as some sort of warrior/leader.

Great thoughts.

Spoiler!

I don’t know if they’re clones or just what sort of genetic engineering but I definitely took it as they needed more blood from Baby Yoda. That’s what they put the tracker on.

Initially I thought Carl Weathers betrayed him, glad he didn’t. It’s interesting they went the “turned the place around approach. They’ve done it with CobbVance and Cara Dune. Not what I expected but I like it. Nice to see a positive message without Jar Jar-ing it to bad.

The action scenes, especially with the Razor Crest taking on the Ties was really ****ing good. They dropped coin where it needed dropped. I’m impressed.

Tracker was a nice plot device. Although just sabotaging the thing would have been easier, it’s a clean device to move the plot forward once they find Asoka.

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The Imperial officer at the end was a main character on Z Nation’s final season.

Yeah, that’s right, I still watched Syfy post BSG.

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Originally Posted by notorious

The Imperial officer at the end was a main character on Z Nation’s final season.

Yeah, that’s right, I still watched Syfy post BSG.

lol

I haven't watched the final season, but that show was a guilty pleasure.

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Originally Posted by Hammock Parties

IT'S MANDO NITE IN AMUERICAAE

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Originally Posted by Red Dawg

Hanks is great. I feel the same about Julia. She is not worthy of her status. Never understood what the big deal is. She's not pretty but has played a bunch of roles like she is some irresistible bomb shell. Yuck.

Alright, let's not go too far. Prime Julia Roberts was a pretty woman.

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Originally Posted by unlurking

lol

I haven't watched the final season, but that show was a guilty pleasure.

Z Nation is just plain good old-fashioned fun. It never took itself too serious.

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Originally Posted by ThaVirus

Alright, let's not go too far. Prime Julia Roberts was a pretty woman.

A little to mannish for me. It was always like looking at Erich with a wig on.

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by Hammock Parties

IT'S MANDO NITE IN AMUERICAAE

Kathleen Kennedy and Disney get a lot of shit on here about ****ing up the last trilogy. And rightfully so but lest we forget that 90’s trilogy mess was on the founder, Lucas.

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by BigRedChief

Kathleen Kennedy and Disney get a lot of shit on here about ****ing up the last trilogy. And rightfully so but lest we forget that 90’s trilogy mess was on the founder, Lucas.

All of the kids under 30 that I've met, especially at Disneyland and Galaxy's Edge, feel like the Prequel Series is their Star Wars, not the OT and especially not the S.T.

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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

All of the kids under 30 that I've met, especially at Disneyland and Galaxy's Edge, feel like the Prequel Series is their Star Wars, not the OT and especially not the S.T.

ROTS is a cult favorite among Millennials and Gen Z kids

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Good lord.

Spoiler!

Biker scouts going down the side of a ****ing hill AND RUNNING INTO EACH OTHER.

Baby Yoda doing exactly what I would have done in school if I had the force.

BABY YODA PUKING AFTER MANDO FLEXES AIR SUPERIORITY NUTS

STORMTROOPERS DROPPING OFF THE SIDE OF AN IMPERIAL BASE LIKE MANDO WAS PLAYING DARK FORCES II

Oh, and major ****ing advancement of the plot.

HOLY SHIT THIS SHOW IS SO AMAZING

It just boggles my mind every day that they botched the sequel trilogy so bad. Everything else Disney has done is pure sex cake.

I also love the way they're treating the New Republic in this. There is a lot of potential here for Thrawn era movies.

I'm really hoping that in 10 years Favreau is directing the REAL sequel trilogy with CGI Han, Luke and Leia. The technology is going to be there.

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Originally Posted by BigRedChief

Kathleen Kennedy and Disney get a lot of shit on here about ****ing up the last trilogy. And rightfully so but lest we forget that 90’s trilogy mess was on the founder, Lucas.

The prequels have aged incredibly well.

They aren't perfect, but at least they were original, and The Clone Wars cartoon series was amazing.

All of it deserves to be treated canon.

NOTHING Jar Jar Abrams has shat out should ever be.

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I'm still thinking about how good that ****ing episode was.

I was laughing, crying and fist pumping hard.

I'm definitely emotionally attached to Mando, the kid, Carl Weathers In Star Wars and Cara Dune now.

When Ashoka shows up I am going to be a mess.

This show is just ****ing cool. It's the Han Solo of post ROTJ content.

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Just a lot of fun shit in this.

Spoiler!

The reactor controls being on the edge of a GIANT CHASM with NO GUARD RAIL is, like, only the third or fourth time, at least, that that's happened in Star Wars.

The Imperials have a real talent for shitty base design.

I also laughed out ****ing loud when the fishman's speeder got crushed. And again with Baby Yoda did exactly what he wasn't supposed to do - almost a callback to "THAT ONE GOES THERE, THIS ONE GOES HERE...RIGHT?"

There's a lot of slapstick in this show that is redefining how funny you can be in Star Wars without ruining it. Lucas got it wrong with Jar Jar. Favreau has gotten it right with the humor in this.