Ashoka Disney + Series

[Autbot_Benz]

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

Am I the only one that thinks that Lars Mikkelsen looks ridiculous as Thrawn there? I really think Benedict would have been perfect.

He looks like Blue Elon Musk. I think Cumberbatch would have made a great Thrawn

[IMJ]

Originally Posted by Autbot_Benz

He looks like Blue Elon Musk. I think Cumberbatch would have made a great Thrawn

omg he does.....

[Autbot_Benz]

Disney+ is changing the way they release their Star Wars TV shows. The streamer has announced that instead of premiering at midnight PT/3 a.m. ET as other series have, Ahsoka will now premiere on August 22 at 6 p.m. PT, for fans who don't want to stay up all night to see their favorite Jedi. This mirrors release strategies for other streamers, including Apple TV+ and more.

https://collider.com/ahsoka-release-...ange-tuesdays/

[Andrew NDB]

I mean, I'm looking forward to the show but I'm hardly like, chomping at the bit to see the episodes. I can wait.

[CyberCubed]

Should be interesting at least. I'm sure the illegal streaming websites will have the eps uploaded within an hour of it going up on Disney+ so we can all watch them right away without paying for a subscription. God bless online streaming.

[Andrew NDB]

Also, I know, I know this is Dave Filoni's baby and the furthest thing we can get right now that's away from Kathleen Kennedy's influence... but damned if it doesn't look like Kathleen Kennedy Star Wars, from the previews.

[Barkworm]

I used to love Star Wars so much but now when I look at a trailer like that it's... there's just nothing. No disgust, annoyance, just a void.

[Andrew NDB]

Originally Posted by Barkworm

I used to love Star Wars so much but now when I look at a trailer like that it's... there's just nothing. No disgust, annoyance, just a void.

Yeah. You think of something like Obi-Wan. Obi-Wan! We finally got a bunch of Obi-Wan with Ewan MacGregor and even Hayden last year... and it barely even registered. Some parts were kind of cool I guess, but overall? It felt like not much of anything -- like all Star Wars since maybe the end of "The Force Awakens" left us with interesting possibilities.

It's taking me a while to get through them, but I AM greatly enjoying The Clone Wars cartoons, which I arrived late to the party for. Some of these are just amazing, and they tonally can be so different from one another.

[IMJ]

Originally Posted by Barkworm

I used to love Star Wars so much but now when I look at a trailer like that it's... there's just nothing. No disgust, annoyance, just a void.

It's better this way. That way when you do watch something maybe it feels like a welcome surprise again.

[CyberCubed]

It's the oversaturation of Star Wars. In a way people are getting almost everything they wanted or dreamed about, but now it's just that it's either not done the way they wanted or there's just too much of it.

[Sabacooza]

Reasons I'm usually not excited for any Disney Star Wars streaming series.

Lack of color
Lack of aliens
Lack of exotic planets. Everything looks like earth.
No new technology.
Lack of epicness. No big battles.
Everything feels like I've seen it before.
The world seems very small.

[Barkworm]

Originally Posted by IMJ

It's better this way. That way when you do watch something maybe it feels like a welcome surprise again.

This was true for when I watched Snyder's Justice League but with Star Wars I feel like Disney has successfully destroyed any interest I had. It's different with IPs where you can just ignore versions you don't like but in Star Wars everything seems canonically connected and the dumb **** that happens to beloved characters makes me even enjoy the classics less.

[IMJ]

Originally Posted by Barkworm

This was true for when I watched Snyder's Justice League but with Star Wars I feel like Disney has successfully destroyed any interest I had. It's different with IPs where you can just ignore versions you don't like but in Star Wars everything seems canonically connected and the dumb **** that happens to beloved characters makes me even enjoy the classics less.

I agree with this 100% Both on the Snyder cut as well as Star Wars as a whole. I can go back and watch The Force Awakens to some extent, but the other two I don't even touch.

[Andrew NDB]

For sure. The Force Awakens made some bad choices I don't like, but it isn't a bad movie. And you can at least watch it and imagine a pretty good 8 and 9 coming after it, in another universe.

[TheCanadiandrome]

I’m going to give this a chance. I didn’t watch and haven’t watched any of the Star Wars animated shows (tried but couldn’t get into them), so this is kinda more or less my intro to the character outside her brief appearances on Mandalorian and couple Eps of Clone Wars

[Mayhem]

Know someone who went to see it at the cinema last week in Germany. He's keeping quiet on anything so I can't gauge whether he liked it or not!

[Andrew NDB]

Saw the first episode. idk. It's not bad but nothing really wowed me in it. I was hoping for a little bit more momentum and as for Ahsoka herself, 90% of the episode is just her standing around with her arms crossed. The Sabine "I'm a cool loner who does what she wants" stuff was a little bit overdrawn.

[Zulithe]

I watched every episode of SW Rebels back when it was airing, so I was ready for this show. I really liked everything about it. Good score, love seeing the animated characters in live action who mostly match well with the animated counterparts (though Ahsoka is a little more stern than she feels in animation), like the new characters and their motivations... overall one of the best star wars items in some time for me. Other than Andor. Only two eps in though so we'll see.

I really hope they show Jacen Syndulla soon because he is a major new character that should be more prominent here, we know he is there they just didn't show him yet.

If you don't like SW Rebels or haven't seen it then i'd skip this till you do. you'll get way more out of it that way.

[Autbot_Benz]

Originally Posted by Zulithe

I watched every episode of SW Rebels back when it was airing, so I was ready for this show. I really liked everything about it. Good score, love seeing the animated characters in live action who mostly match well with the animated counterparts (though Ahsoka is a little more stern than she feels in animation), like the new characters and their motivations... overall one of the best star wars items in some time for me. Other than Andor. Only two eps in though so we'll see.

I really hope they show Jacen Syndulla soon because he is a major new character that should be more prominent here, we know he is there they just didn't show him yet.

If you don't like SW Rebels or haven't seen it then i'd skip this till you do. you'll get way more out of it that way.

Agreed on all fronts I loved seeing live action Sabine Hera and Chopper.

[oldmanwinters]

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

90% of the episode is just her standing around with her arms crossed.

They really are taking inspiration from action anime shows, aren't they!