Star Wars: The Mandalorian [** Spoilers **] [Disney+] (US Pace)

Foxtrol wrote: »

For some it is more than just trolling but even if she is one of the true believers, trolling is a key feature of what she is doing. I think for a large majority they don't truly believe much of what they are saying, like a sports fan they just believe whatever the opposite of the enemy- 'the liberals'. We've seen Trump supporters flip flop on their opinions of things as he has and time and again without any concern. Most of what she has gotten herself involved in is the right wing version of 'virtue signaling' (how I hate all these terms).

I strongly disagree on your point about trolling and Trump - the main problem isn't that what most of Trump was doing was trolling, it is not understanding how the media (traditional and social) are completely incapable or unwilling to deal with it in a way that doesn't amplify the problem further.

I think it’s got very little to do with trolling. While I agree politics is very partizan, especially in the US, and both parties tend to flip flop depending on which way the wind is blowing, I think in Gina Caranos case, it’s is a great example of why it isn’t just trolling. I mean Trump did get almost 75m votes in 2020. This alone should raise some red flags.

Having watched the Ben Shapiro interview it explains it a bit more for me.

Carano comes across as someone who is not the brightest bulb in the pack, but also someone who means to cause no offence, She says that 2020 was her first time voting, she’s not very political, but seems like a susceptible person. She genuinely thought her posts where think pieces

I can see how someone like Carano would subscribe into this way of thinking, and I do think with today’s technology, it is in large parts a big problem, for instance, after watching that interview, my YouTube feed keeps recommending me Ben Shapiro and cancel Disney videos. If I clicked a flat earth videos it would do the same. Social media reinforces my line of thinking, giving me tailored, biased news based on something I was curious about, add this to the very addictive nature of social media and people like Ben Shapiro who are only too happy to gain from peoples vulnerabilities and it’s a recipe for disaster.

I’m in no way trying to defend Carano but I would like to understand situations like this a bit more.

CastorTroy wrote: »

Since the next season is due in December, is there any Star Wars planned before then or will it be all Marvel?

Season 3 doesn't have a release date yet, just some time in 2022. Boba Fett is next December. Any yea as mentioned above, just the Bad Batch until then, no live action unfortunately.

flazio wrote: »

To be fair, there wasn't anything between season 1 and 2 anyway.

We got season 7 of the Clone Wars between season 1 and 2, and that was some of the best Star Wars I content I have ever seen.

flazio wrote: »

Never seen Clone Wars before so now you have a near 40 year old taking up a Saturday morning cartoon regime.

It starts off a bit rocky, and has the odd bit of filler, but it is an amazing show for all age groups.

Relikk wrote: »

Easily the best Star Wars we've got from Disney since Rogue One. It was perfect.

Definitely, I am a big fan of TLJ so I would have that up there too.

If the last 4 episodes of Clone Wars S7 were edited together as a movie, it would only be second to Empire IMO.

CastorTroy wrote: »

Since the next season is due in December, is there any Star Wars planned before then or will it be all Marvel?

Next season isn’t in December.

We are getting a Boba Fett series for Christmas. There is an end credits acne in the last Mando episode.

I think Bad Batch might be coming before that.

ixoy wrote: »

As much as I like the idea of 'The Clone Wars', its intimidating in its length especially when you factor in the Rebels TV series as well. I've a lot of TV to watch (even still!) so 150+ episodes is a big undertaking.

The best thing about Clone Wars is that each season is broken is broken up into 2-4 episode arcs, and many of these can be watched individually. Obviously you won't get as much out of it as you would be watching all of it, but you can still enjoy large chunks of it without committing to watching ALL of it.

The second battle of Geonosis arc (season 2 episode 5-8) and The Umbaran arc (season 5 episode 7-10) are particularly good arcs that can be enjoyed independently from the rest of the show. Just start there and see how you go.

flazio wrote: »

Really? I just assumed that Clone Wars was been and gone long before Disney got involved. I seem to recall there was concern that it was going to be dispelled from canon once the Disney deal was done or am I thinking of another Star Wars branded property? It started out Warner Bros. didn't it?
I'm about halfway through season 3 at this stage anyway. I'm a completist so no skipping for me.
I'm also doing similar in Star Trek, running through every episode and movie in first transmission order. Up to Voyager/DS9 at the moment.

It started before Disney but they included it in their canon (unlike a lot of other elements, like most books). Disney even released the last season of the Clone Wars last year on Disney+

PespiChallenge wrote: »

Will the Bad Batch have any tie in to the live action series?

It is possible.

It is set in the early days of the Empire so about 25 years before Mando.

It is possible that the Bad Batch could cross paths with characters like Gideon or Karga. And Bo-Kataan.

As I type I have a notion that the Bad Batch might be the ones who took Grogu from the Jedi Temple and transported him to safety.

I hope not though. I don’t everything explained and crossovers can make the Galaxy seem small.

The Mandolorian has shown that the Galaxy is so big that there are people who don’t know what a Jedi is, that the man who took down Vader and the Emperor is not recognised. Even Rebels established that Vader was not a figure that was known throughout the Galaxy.

Character crossovers can be fun but too many can spoil things.

Of course then Lando, Hondo, Ashoka, etc show up in stuff and I love it

So if I wanted to start watching the animated shows where's the best place to start?

RedRochey wrote: »

So if I wanted to start watching the animated shows where's the best place to start?

This is the chronological order for Clone Wars

https://www.starwars.com/news/star-wars-the-clone-wars-chronological-episodeorder

The order isn’t essential and it is only few stories “mixed up”.

Main cause is just that they decided to launch as feature film which affected the order at first. Then as I recall Lucas would often want to revisit some previously abandoned ideas or want to see more of a character who had already been killed. That kind of think.