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Episode 1 is up on Disney+
A good start, it's even managed to engage my 11year old daughter, I think she likes the violence 😄.
Robert Rodriguez directed the opener.
Might be a better option to forgo the first episode and wait till next month so you have the next installment ready to view.
Always better watching two than one 😉
How often is it dropping?
I'd also be minded to let a few episodes build up first.
Weekly drops I'd expect.
I prefer old school weekly episodes so me and the boy, and possibly girl as well now, sit down and watch together.
Great start. Loved the nod to Ray Harryhausen with the desert monster.
Was worth getting up early for.
The Ray Harryhausen monster was great. Nice Matt Berry cameo too.
Loved it Favreau is such a great writer, director and producer. Love the way he uses different directors for this Star Wars projects.
Hey Hey, no spoilers allowed.
Flash dance!!
That was very good, can’t wait for the rest of the series.
Have to admit im not 100% convinced. First episode was good but .... I dont know something wasnt right for me but as usual with anything new ill give it time and see how it goes.
I'll watch it but .. is it of similar vein to Mandalorian? That's a bit tiresome I'm finding (finally).
Do I need to watch Mandalorian first?
No, so far completely self contained. Helps if you've seen return of the Jedi though.
Interesting, if a tad slow.
Helps if you’ve seen return of the Jedi though.
That's a given 🙂
I thought it was great. Also picked up on the Ray Harryhausen tribute!
The Star Trek Lizard man.
Interesting, if a tad slow.
Now I'm a bit older I'm all about the slow
The Star Trek Lizard man
I thought it was pretty good.
Definitely got potential.
I’ll watch it but .. is it of similar vein to Mandalorian? That’s a bit tiresome I’m finding (finally).
It's basically a kid's show. It's entertaining enough but it's fairly predictable.
It’s basically a kid’s show
Technically yes, but it's appealing to 40+ yo men who are still kids (me)
Technically yes, but it’s appealing to 40+ yo men
Rated 12+
Pretty much suits everyone here.
Is it as bad/written by AI as the Mandalorian?
Is it as bad/written by AI as the Mandalorian?
It's more of the same - it's a good kid's show, adults will find it predictable. It's entertaining though.
Is it as bad/written by AI as the Mandalorian?
Yes it’s part of the Star Wars saga so of curse it is.
@Shermer75 that’s the one, Gork or something he’s called.
Just watched the second one and Liked it, not sure its too much like the mandalorian though.
Thought this week's was good 👍
I'm enjoying it but I'd love it if it was a bit less of a space Western and had some original ideas. Waiting for some underlining storyline to kick in.
Found this week's stage coach robbery a bit meh....
I’m loving the Western in space.
Loved that second episode
It's Star Wars so of course it's for kids.
It's Star Wars so of course it's predictable.
It's Star Wars so of course it's great fun.
I (37) watched it with my mum (68) and daughters (7,4) and we liked it. 4 year old likes explosions.
pretty good so far. I feel the star wars TV shows have been much better than the marvel ones. Hawkeye was pretty good though.
Was the dark triangular hood a reference?
Bad Wookie?
Just watched the first one and thought of Harryhousen without reading this thread before so happy to see he’s been namechecked already. I enjoyed it. My wife thought it very odd (she loved Manalorian).
The wookiee was from a Star Wars comic apparently. I enjoyed it apart from the disjointedness of the flashback and present day and it did slow down a bit in parts. Much better than the first episode.
pretty good so far. I feel the star wars TV shows have been much better than the marvel ones. Hawkeye was pretty good though.
If you like simple action stories, sure. Something like Wandavision is a much more subtle concept (it was about a woman overwhelmed with grief inventing a fantasy world). If you're not into that, you're not into it, but the Star Wars stuff is very simple, predictable children's stuff. Entertaining, but very predictable.
Thought this week’s was good 👍
Yeah, the Tuskan raiders had the best dialog.
I think its going to be more of the mandalorian type of set up. Short stand alone episodes.
But honestly, back to the dialog, or lack of it rather. Nobody gives a good speech, its just short grunts or 2 lines and thats it. You need to be able to relate to the character, and with nods and grunts the main speaking parts thats never going to happen.
Acting 😕
Was there any or did i just miss it ?.
Watched the first episode yesterday, am I right in thinking this is based after the OG trilogy, but just before the Mandalorian? If so, I dont get the scene when they are crossing the dessert and see what I thought was Luke's uncle being murdered, but didn't that happen in New Hope?
Acting 😕
Was there any or did i just miss it ?.
Temuera Morrison has never exactly been a highly expressive actor.
It's set after the Mandolorian, and that was not Lukes uncle being murdered.
It is set directly after the Mandalorian series, some time after Return of the Jedi. Empire is dead, many antagonists trying to fill the power void.
However, when Boba is sleeping in the Bacta tank we see his memories or flashbacks to directly after the fall of Jabba. First him escaping the Sarlacc Pit then being captured by the Tusken Raiders.
If you have seen the Mandalorian you may remember him retrieving Boba's armour from the Jawa's, then Boba chasing him down to retreive his armour.
I don't think that scene was the Skywalker family being killed. They weren't stormtroopers. I think it was a random settlement being raided just to illustrate the lawlessness of the time after the empire has fallen.
I don’t think that scene was the Skywalker family being killed. They weren’t stormtroopers. I think it was a random settlement being raided just to illustrate the lawlessness of the time after the empire has fallen.
It may have just been a way to set up the swoop bike gang taking a beating to get the bikes to take the train
So far so good, I like all the Tusken Raider stuff and expanding the scope of Tattooine, more Hutts, deception here and there and all that good stuff. Interested to see when he gets Slave 1 back.
Also for the proper Star Wars bores, a real deep cut easter egg in episode 2
!> the two folks in the bar were characters from a deleted scene in A New Hope when Luke went to Tosche Station and met with his friends, the first time you see Biggs Darklighter. The two are Camie Marstrap and her boyfriend Laze ‘Fixer’ Loneozner. <!
If so, I dont get the scene when they are crossing the dessert and see what I thought was Luke’s uncle being murdered, but didn’t that happen in New Hope?
Is what my wife said.
I don’t think that scene was the Skywalker family being killed. They weren’t stormtroopers.
Was my reply (along with stating that although it was a similar settlement, it wasn't the same - being more square with a domed roof whereas the original was more like an igloo).
Have we worked out/any idea how long he was in the Sarlac pit for?
Assuming his 'skin condition' is a result of the Sarlac digestive system......
Loving it so far but the effects are a bit 'Original Trilogy Edit' poor quality.
The 2 Hutts for example were very low res.
And the Gamorian Guards eyes are so deep set and human, it is just too obviously a man wearing a mask (and yes, I do know that they aren't real!).
Otherwise, all good, but if you think back to Boba in the original trilogy, it is hard to imagine him being like this behind the mask.
Maybe just one to enjoy without thinking too deeply about it! It's a cracking bit of popcorn TV set in the nostalgia-rich Star Wars universe and leave it at that.
I'm finding it engaging enough that I'm going to keep watching it. The two timelines stuff is fine but I didn't particularly like the way it was handled in the second episode. The episode felt like it was one really short episode set in the "present" followed by a completely separate, longer "flashback" episode, rather than feeling like it was a single episode encompassing two timelines.
FWIW I'm enjoying The Mandalorian and Book of Boba WAAAAAYYY more than any of the newer (last 20 years worth) films. Loved the Lawrence of Arabia references in the last episode!
How come Boba never wears his helmet, i thought that the Mando's didnt do that (i know they eventually did), i thought it was "this is the way"..?
He’s not really mandalorian though. He was a clone raised on Camino by Jango wasn’t he so prob doesn’t give a shit about ‘the way’.
Its explained in Mandalorian its only a extreme cult that never take their helmet off and Mando do take if off eventually as well.
He’s not really mandalorian though. He was a clone raised on Camino by Jango wasn’t he so prob doesn’t give a shit about ‘the way’.
Jango was a Mandalorian foundling before becoming a bounty hunter, same as Din Djarin (The Mandalorian), and Boba wears the armour to simulate his father/clone.
And as above Din Djarin was a member of one of the more 'extreme' tribes, most didn't go by the same rules.
Watched the first episode yesterday, am I right in thinking this is based after the OG trilogy, but just before the Mandalorian?
The very last scene in the Mandalorian was Bobby sitting on Jaba’s throne.
And a big clue is his armour which was nabbed by the the Jawas on Tatooine just after he escaped the Sarlac pit, and didn't get back until he met Din Djarin.
I am enjoying that the main story is the flashback not the ne in "real" time.. quite liked it so far.
How the hell do you lot know all of this, are there actual books somewhere?
I’m hoping for a CGI Han Solo appearance! Surely Boba wants revenge for knocking him into the Sarlac pit?!
I liked his stick.
@Sui there is an old paperback book, stories of the bounty hunters or something, that explains how Boba got out of the pit. That's no longer canon, strictly speaking, but they have recycled the story. (The book also has stories on all of the other bounty hunters standing about in ESB, wish I still had a copy!)
Edit: Tales of the Bounty Hunters: https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Tales_of_the_Bounty_Hunters
Oh and there's a rumour that Harrison Ford has filmed 3 days in London recently for this show...
Oh and there’s a rumour that Harrison Ford has filmed 3 days in London recently for this show…
So I guess we can expect him in season finale mimicking the Mandolorian?
Still enjoying it, but maybe a bit too much of the Tusken training / initiation scenes. Felt like it was treading water a bit.
It's more fun playing spot-the-influence from other films than geeking out on the Star Wars stuff, IMO.
How long until he fights that badass wookie anyway?
How long until he fights that badass wookie anyway?
Oh and there’s a rumour that Harrison Ford has filmed 3 days in London recently for this show…
maybe some wookie on wookie action ?
Did anyone see the actor in a water butt just before the hutts made an appearance. All that cgi cannot beat a good bit of dr who prop work.
I'm enjoying it
Oh and there’s a rumour that Harrison Ford has filmed 3 days in London recently for this show…
maybe some wookie on wookie action ?
If just filming recently, I expect that'll be for the second series.
looks bloody claustrophobic
That’s a bit tiresome I’m finding (finally).
Thought the Mandalorian got better as it went on.
Hoping this does too because the first two episodes were mind numbing. You could tell my two kids were thinking "wtf" after the end of the second episode...
How the hell do you lot know all of this, are there actual books somewhere?
Mando covered most of it and then BOB has covered other parts.
The walking waterbutt was a bit naff.
The walking waterbutt was a bit naff.
It’s deliberate, a nod to Gonk droid.
I really like the fact that the Hutts and the Gammorean guards are true to the originals.
Sound the Black Krrsantan klaxon!
That is one badass Wookiee! Kicks Chewbaccas arse in the comics etc.
I've got 2 droids in my garden. From Wilkos not the empire.
Could you not find the ones you wanted?
love the ****** trainer 😀
Oh yes when they appeared I shouted their name out.
Cyber punk mods and Danny Trejo. What's not to love
I thought ep3 was pretty bad. The chase scene was like came from the A-Team.
And a cute Rankor? Really?
Meh.
The rancor off return of the Jedi was loved by its owner, Paul Brooke, got quite upset with it dying.