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Legend of Shen Li, Chinese period fantasy drama Finished Shen Li and that's because I skipped the musical lovey interludes and the fight scenes. Chinese fight scenes in Chinese period / wuxia dramas for the last decade right up to present is mostly CGI and lots of flying. Hardly a true / beautifully arranged sword dance in present times. Mostly for audience who love flashy lights, flying costumes and like to stare blankly at the screen while munching popcorn. Useful interlude too to go to the restroom or grab a snack. The music is great, honest, but I don't have the patience to sit through the lovey interludes. Story is fine, enjoyable, with good character development. A Journey To Love, Chinese period drama Set in a fictional world where the land is split into warring states. The focus is on the two strongest. The male MC and female MC each belong to opposing groups. The male MC is in charge of a government agency which is geared towards intelligence gathering, etc. The female MC belongs to a group of assassins of whom most members are sold into by their families because they're too poor. None are allowed to leave as their families are also hostages. The only way to leave is to die. I can guess where the story is going with such a title. It's obviously hardly a candy strewn story, I wouldn't watch it otherwise. Watching two main characters develop during the journey is always fun with the end reward that somehow, they'll try to find a way to overcome the obstacles and stay together. In ep 4 now and so far, the writing, dialogues, pacing, characters, costumes and fights are good. Edit. Oh I love it. Omg, it's so hilarious. The humour makes it a little more lighthearted though I think worst things are yet to come. Still, better to enjoy the jokes and light moments while they last! I'd love to know the actress's reactions when she read the script for this ep and the jokes pulled behind the scenes. The director's instructions were probably; ok, ham it up guys!
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Decided to drop it because I discovered the ending isn't what I thought it is so the summary I read before is wrong. The general consensus is after ep 20, the writing of the characters dropped with the focus moving elsewhere and the last five eps are not that good. The ending isn't good either. It's too bad because I'm at ep 15 and everything's very enjoyable with the right dose of humour, everybody gearing to face the challenges ahead of them.
The characters so far are very well written and definitely, the general feeling is for everyone and onboard with their hopes and plans. So I'm not going to continue on to the end where apparently, the beloved characters are gone. The entire team is gone. This is what I dislike very very much. It's too bad because I like both the main lead characters.
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Post by Energizer Bunny 211 on Jul 14, 2024 16:54:26 GMT
ARROW Season 7, and just recently I decided to put on Band Of Brothers (which to me, regardless of genre, still stands as the best miniseries ever in terms of production and accuracy. And as for its subject matter, I think it applies doubly so when looking at historical accuracy/realism etc.) I did not like The Pacific upon first-watch and for the life of me I cannot get into Masters Of the Air on AppleTV. I feel largely the same way about this newest Speilburg/Hands production as I did The Pacific; I did not like any of the characters/actors, I didn't care who lived or died. I felt no connection, unlike I did with the cast of BoB. And I found The Pacific largely boring until the last two or three episodes where the Marines landed on places like Iwojima, Okinawa, Tarawa and Tokyo and only then did I start to really find it interesting.
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Re-watched this movie and yes there goes another female superhero ( probably the strongest avenger ever ) so did i liked the movie nope not so much anymore. And that's not the only female superhero that died recently Natalie Portman in the latest Thor movie and she was a superhero for just a few days and only one movie. Not a superhero but she was a badass avenger namely Scarlet Johansson ... so boo to Marvel and also boo to DC. And what does Marvel do they give an 8 year ( superhero ) old girl an axe ( bigger then her ) to KILL. An 8 year old girl should play outside with other 8 year olds and not kill. What also bugs me is the fact that at the end of every male superhero movie they get the message that ( for example ) "Thor will return". I have to say that Captain Marvel also got that message ( in her FIRST movie ) but she got only maybe 3 minutes of time in her prequel and it wasn't even a Captain Marvel movie. And lets continue this rambling of me a little more why oh why do the man get prequel after prequel after prequel etc. etc. and the women get maybe one or two and also yeeeeeaaaaars after. Do they hate us that much ... sorry guys. I can continue with my rambling but i will leave it for now.
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Thanks for the support dazk and thank you to colfoley ... to bad that it's all true the movie world is still a man's world.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2024 1:16:12 GMT
I'll likely give it a try. Never been a huge Terminator fan, I watch em but they're just fluff for me. The teaser was kinda "meh" in my opinion. But then again it's only a teaser not a full trailer. (For whatever reason?...)
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Post by Obsidian Gryphon on Jul 16, 2024 2:19:20 GMT
Maiden Holmes, Chinese period drama
Rewatching this. As the title suggests, it's about a lady detective. I like it because the female MC is matter of fact / down to earth, no frivolous mannerisms or silly girlish attitudes. Male MC is also steady and supportive. The secondary lead characters are the hamming it up side kicks but luckily, didn't take it overboard.
The investigative cases are good and interwoven into the main plot.
Having watched it before, I know it's a good ending. I tried to get this on DVD as I feel it's worth keeping but sadly, there's only the Japanese versions.
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The Boys S4 Behind-the-scenes shot I rather like. The reddit post it's from is titled "Girls get it done" which for a reddit post title is actually pretty good. Ashley just thumbs-upping and chugging is fuckin' alright. PS: The girl in the black shirt you probably don't recognize (I didn't) is apparently a "still photographer" for the series.
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Post by colfoley on Jul 16, 2024 11:52:20 GMT
So I have so far finished three things in the last two days, and its actually kind of funny how thematically related the three things have ended up being over the last few days as well, granted with one of these projects does not really hit this particular theme hard till the later seasons, so maybe I will get there if I keep this up...but for now. Finished Dragonball Super with the Tournament of Power...bit of an abrupt ending. Overall I don't think Super quite hit the same note as Z did, but it certainly made up for a lot of lost ground with the final ToP, it just dug too much of a hole in its earlier arcs and the later ones didn't quite hit as hard as the Cell arc or maybe even the Buu arc. Still, the Tournament's themes of friendship and teamwork really hit strong throughout the work. Saiyans tend to be a proud, invididualistic people, to an extreme, so at first even with Gohan trying to formulate a team first plan the rest of the Saiyans and the Androids were like 'well lets go off and fight this on our own.' Which was quite effective at first but as the Tournament wore on the Z fighters of Universe 7 were forced to work together more and more as their opponents continued to grow stronger and stronger as the weaklings were eliminated. All this came to a head as Jiren was extremly individualistic himself, believing in 'might makes right', because of his past and was off on his own, not fighting with others or relying on them. This theme was masterfully brought to the forefront as even in the final moments Goku, having reached the next level of Ultra Instinct, was able to get one up on Jiren but wasn't able to finish the deal as his new form used up a lot of energy causing him to collapse. So this forced him to now work with Android 17 and Frieza to finish the deal as the three of them stood together one more time, Android 17 and Frieza were mortal enemies of Goku's and even Frieza was actually kind of a CURRENT enemy of Goku's promising no reform at all. But at the end it was Frieza and Goku who stood together, shoulder to shoulder, and in one last burst of energy threw Jiren from the ring. I must say overall this is the end of my Dragonball journey...at least until maybe Daima comes out this fall (Fall is going to be the season of the dragon it seems) and have surprisingly really enjoyed it. Its not perfect, but its odd just how much I love this collective cast of characters. Goku, Vegeta, Gohan, Picolo, etc, etc, etc, etc, all represent some of the best characters I have seen as a collective cast throughout fiction. And finished Arrow season 1. Now the first season of Arrow, like most first seasons, is very rough. I have often commented to the wife that despite how much I love Stephen Amell's acting and overall performance of him as Oliver Queen the first season of his was pretty rough and wooden at times. No wonder to since this was Stephen's first big role and he was getting paid less then some of the other actors! And it shows. So Season 1 really isn't my favorite....but the last few episodes of season 1 really started to show how it would grow and change over the years Stephen even started to feel a lot more natural as if he were coming into his own as well. So it feels like the show really hit its stride at the end of season 1 and would continue on, aside from a few bumps in the road here and there. But once more most of the rest of the cast also shines through and this cast of characters also really shines throughout the last few episodes and throughout the show. Really wanna call out specifically in this case Susanna Thompson's Moira Queen (RIP soon enough) and John Barrowman's Malcolm Merlin. "They deserved to die! ALl of them!" Love John in this role to.
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Post by Energizer Bunny 211 on Jul 16, 2024 14:08:21 GMT
Season 1 is one of my favourite seasons, but I do see your points. I really like Susanna Thompson and all the other actors....the only actor I loathe is Echo Kellum- he's frickin annoying as hell, the way he blathers on like an idiot. Tries to be funny but never lands anything and the way he rambles mindlessly- you just wanna reach for a roll of duct tape or wish that one of the other characters would just knock him out.
He reminds me a lot of Jacob from ME 2. Useless as a character. But all the others I really like, especially Juliana Harkavy as Dinah Drake. My favourite of the supporting cast though is Emily Bett Rickards. Ive seen her in other things and I just really like her as an actress.
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Post by DragonKingReborn on Jul 16, 2024 20:36:43 GMT
My wife will watch...pretty much anything (she doesn't play games), whereas I am a bit more picky. I'd generally rather play a video game than watch TV/movies, so the list of shows I watch is pretty much confined to the ones I have/do talk about here.
Just added another - Supacell.
More superhero/super powers viewing, but more Umbrella Academy than The Boys. Set in London, a couple of the mains have really thick accents that I am struggling with, but I was hooked come the end of the first episode. It got crazy good reviews from critics. The audience reviews were more mixed, but you really only have to look at the promotional poster and the - potential - reason for that becomes clear. I'm going to give it a chance, the acting was solid and the mystery behind the how/why of the powers, and what connects the people that get them is engaging.
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My wife will watch...pretty much anything (she doesn't play games), whereas I am a bit more picky. I'd generally rather play a video game than watch TV/movies, so the list of shows I watch is pretty much confined to the ones I have/do talk about here. Just added another - Supacell. More superhero/super powers viewing, but more Umbrella Academy than The Boys. Set in London, a couple of the mains have really thick accents that I am struggling with, but I was hooked come the end of the first episode. It got crazy good reviews from critics. The audience reviews were more mixed, but you really only have to look at the promotional poster and the - potential - reason for that becomes clear. I'm going to give it a chance, the acting was solid and the mystery behind the how/why of the powers, and what connects the people that get them is engaging. Was wondering about that. Might try it. Saw the poster for it while looking for something else yesterday. I'm rewatching Halo S2, I feel like some higher budget pop'n'chips sort of mindless sci-fi fun lately. Seeing a couple things differently now that I'm binge watching it. Early on the company guy tells MC he's "just a suit." MC then goes on to not bother wearing his suit for like, 90% of the season. Personally I thought that was a bad choice but at least they hung a lantern on it.
I tried Succession last night, couldn't get into it. Wasn't bad, but that rich-family pecking-order dynamic wasn't what I was feeling.
Oh, I'm thinking of trying Banshee since Succession didn't stick, maybe after I burn thru HaloS2. It's not sci-fi nor fantasy but I've heard lots of good things over the years. And... Homelander! Been kinda sleeping on it. *** My wife will watch...pretty much anything Anything?
But really, if you haven't watched Star Wars: Andor because it's under the SW franchise, seriously give it a shot. It's one of the only TV shows where I am experience actual distinct hype, for the next season. (Which is its planned conclusion. A planned conclusion! In this day and age!? Miraculous.)
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Post by DragonKingReborn on Jul 16, 2024 21:19:43 GMT
Was wondering about that. Might try it. I've only watched the first episode so far, and a lot of worldbuilding took place, but I am in. Halo S2, I feel like some higher budget pop'n'chips sort of mindless sci-fi fun I tried to watch S2E1 the other day when I had some time at work and the stream just wouldn't start *shrug*. I'll try again at some point. Mindless sci-fi fun is pretty much the vibe, there. I never played the games, so don't care about the "canon", or that he takes his helmet off, but I do remember wishing they'd stop pretending to be smart sci-fi. You're dumb sci-fi. Own it. There's nothing wrong with that. Wife watched it, she liked it, but I couldn't be bothered getting invested. I know they deliberately modelled the family after some real life shit stains, and I don't watch entertainment to be reminded of the outsized and diabolical influence said shit stains (and others like them) have on the world. Oh, I'm thinking of trying Banshee since Succession didn't stick, maybe after I burn thru HaloS2. It's not sci-fi nor fantasy but I've heard lots of good things over the years. And... Homelander! Been kinda sleeping on it. 10/10 recommend. Of a time and place, with regards to sex/nudity, but the show is fantastic. Classic serialised Western mythology. Very, very good. Anything? But really, if you haven't watched Star Wars: Andor because it's under the SW franchise, seriously give it a shot. It's one of the only TV shows where I am experience actual distinct hype, for the next season. (Which is its planned conclusion. A planned conclusion! In this day and age!? Miraculous.) Mehhh, maybe. I am not opposed to Star Wars content. I watched the Acolyte (in part from curiosity at the disparity between the critics and "audience" scores) and wasn't disappointed. It wasn't "great", but I haven't thought Star Wars was great - S1 & 2 of The Mandalorian aside - since I was 15 years old and realised that all of it was sci-fi fantasy schlock. OT, Prequels, Sequels. All of it. Nothing wrong with that, like with Halo, just wish people would stop pretending like - imagination and production craft required to make the originals aside - that they were any great works of cinematic art.
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Post by Energizer Bunny 211 on Jul 17, 2024 2:09:12 GMT
The OT will always be groundbreaking pieces of Cinema, and in that respect...you could go as far as call thing "cinematic art".
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Post by Obsidian Gryphon on Jul 17, 2024 3:19:29 GMT
Maiden Holmes, Chinese period detective Finished the drama. An enjoyable watch. Legend of Fei, Chinese period wuxia Story is about Zhou Fei who's born in a fort commissioned by the Emperor. Under the Emperor's aegis, her grandfather was ordered to form a stronghold of "bandits" at the mountain range. The main mission is to protect the realm from invasions. The chieftain seat was passed to her mother after her grandfather passed away. The stronghold became known as the 48 strongholds which prosper and is manned by loyal men and women. When she reached 16 years of age, Fei tried numerous times to escape her stifling home. She was finally able to one day and made a break for the world beyond.
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Post by dazk on Jul 17, 2024 3:21:46 GMT
My wife will watch...pretty much anything (she doesn't play games), whereas I am a bit more picky. I'd generally rather play a video game than watch TV/movies, so the list of shows I watch is pretty much confined to the ones I have/do talk about here. Just added another - Supacell. More superhero/super powers viewing, but more Umbrella Academy than The Boys. Set in London, a couple of the mains have really thick accents that I am struggling with, but I was hooked come the end of the first episode. It got crazy good reviews from critics. The audience reviews were more mixed, but you really only have to look at the promotional poster and the - potential - reason for that becomes clear. I'm going to give it a chance, the acting was solid and the mystery behind the how/why of the powers, and what connects the people that get them is engaging. What platform is Supacell on?
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Post by dazk on Jul 17, 2024 3:26:24 GMT
DragonKingReborn @ghostoffuckit starting from The Mandalorian what should I watch Star Wars wise and in what order. Like you DragonKing I'd rather play a game or read a book (my first preference) that watch TV but I really don't want to fall any further behind in the Star Wars universe.
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Post by DragonKingReborn on Jul 17, 2024 3:43:25 GMT
What platform is Supacell on? Netflix. what should I watch Star Wars wise Anything you want, mate. I think The Mandalorian is great. I have enjoyed 6 of the 9 'Skywalker Saga' movies without thinking any of them were great (as an adult). The 3 I didn't enjoy still had some redeeming moments, so it depends on the mileage you get from those moments. And all three trilogies are represented in the 6 I like. I thought Rogue One was good, but overrated. I thought Solo was better than its reception. Of the live action series, skip Boba Fett - I love our Kiwi boy made good Tem - but that was awful. I haven't seen Andor, but it has been positively received. I'm enjoying The Acolyte - but the dialogue in the first few episodes was very questionable, and not a big fan of the male leads acting, but I think he is new to the English language, so that probably plays a part.
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Post by dazk on Jul 17, 2024 3:45:48 GMT
What platform is Supacell on? Netflix. what should I watch Star Wars wise Anything you want, mate. I think The Mandalorian is great. I have enjoyed 6 of the 9 'Skywalker Saga' movies without thinking any of them were great (as an adult). The 3 I didn't enjoy still had some redeeming moments, so it depends on the mileage you get from those moments. And all three trilogies are represented in the 6 I like. I thought Rogue One was good, but overrated. I thought Solo was better than its reception. Of the live action series, skip Boba Fett - I love our Kiwi boy made good Tem - but that was awful. I haven't seen Andor, but it has been positively received. I'm enjoying The Acolyte - but the dialogue in the first few episodes was very questionable, and not a big fan of the male leads acting, but I think he is new to the English language, so that probably plays a part. Cheers
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Post by DragonKingReborn on Jul 17, 2024 3:50:50 GMT
Netflix. Anything you want, mate. I think The Mandalorian is great. I have enjoyed 6 of the 9 'Skywalker Saga' movies without thinking any of them were great (as an adult). The 3 I didn't enjoy still had some redeeming moments, so it depends on the mileage you get from those moments. And all three trilogies are represented in the 6 I like. I thought Rogue One was good, but overrated. I thought Solo was better than its reception. Of the live action series, skip Boba Fett - I love our Kiwi boy made good Tem - but that was awful. I haven't seen Andor, but it has been positively received. I'm enjoying The Acolyte - but the dialogue in the first few episodes was very questionable, and not a big fan of the male leads acting, but I think he is new to the English language, so that probably plays a part. Cheers Oh, and in terms of falling behind, I'd have to double-check, but I'm pretty sure that so far, nothing has been released that takes place after The Rise of Skywalker (which is one of the 3, not one of the 6). So really, anything currently released that you might choose to watch is filling in blanks/back story, rather than keeping you up to date. It is very much not like the MCU in terms of continuity.
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Post by dazk on Jul 17, 2024 4:09:16 GMT
Oh, and in terms of falling behind, I'd have to double-check, but I'm pretty sure that so far, nothing has been released that takes place after The Rise of Skywalker (which is one of the 3, not one of the 6). So really, anything currently released that you might choose to watch is filling in blanks/back story, rather than keeping you up to date. It is very much not like the MCU in terms of continuity. I am trying to remember what the last one I watched was, it may have Been Rogue One which OK. Is there another one between that and Rise of Sky Walker?
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Post by DragonKingReborn on Jul 17, 2024 4:19:15 GMT
Oh, and in terms of falling behind, I'd have to double-check, but I'm pretty sure that so far, nothing has been released that takes place after The Rise of Skywalker (which is one of the 3, not one of the 6). So really, anything currently released that you might choose to watch is filling in blanks/back story, rather than keeping you up to date. It is very much not like the MCU in terms of continuity. I am trying to remember what the last one I watched was, it may have Been Rogue One which OK. Is there another one between that and Rise of Sky Walker? Um - in release date order? Or continuity order? Rogue One was between Force Awakens and The Last Jedi. Solo was between TLJ and Rise of Skywalker. Both R1 and Solo take place before the events of the Original Trilogy. I hate myself, but I went and looked. Here is the timeline order of live action stuff only (no games or animated shows) The Acolyte - 2024 The Phantom Menace Attack of the Clones Revenge of the Sith Solo Obi-Wan Kenobi (forgot about this one - it was good, too) Andor Rogue One A New Hope (the first ever SW movie) The Empire Strikes Back Return of the Jedi The Mandalorian Book of Boba Fett Ahsoka (which I also forgot - it was good, too) The Force Awakens The Last Jedi The Rise of Skywalker There are also a few animated shows in there and the Jedi Fallen Order/Survivor games take place between Revenge of the Sith and Obi-Wan Kenobi. The Bioware and Obsidian Knights of the Old Republic games take place 3 or 4000 years before The Phantom Menace.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2024 4:23:58 GMT
starting from The Mandalorian what should I watch Star Wars wise and in what order. You can watch em in pretty much any order except Book of Boba Fett. While I agree with DKR it's not great, it has a pretty important episode of the Mandalorian in it that happens specifically between Seasons 2 and 3 of Mando. If you miss that episode you'll have a couple weird non-segues from S2 to S3.
That said: Andor andor andor andor andor andor andor Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnndor. It's a magnitude of order better than any other SW show out there. It's Star Wars for adults, a human tale of failing to walk the moral line between rebellion and terrorism, and on top of that we get a look into the Imperial mindset from the other side. It has a beautifully tragic monologue, one of the best deliveries of a tough moral decision I've seen on screen, and Stellan Skarsgard just nails his role like you would not believe. I want to spoil ALL OF IT for you telling you how great it is. Amazing characterization and intelligent dialogue. There literally is not a single character that I didn't find interesting to watch. It's #2 in my top three shows of the last decade. (Last of Us and Star Trek: SNW being 1st and 3rd.) Also, Rogue One is amazing. Ahsoka was alright, hits more of the fantastical end of the Star Wars spectrum. Sadly one of the main actors passed away so I'm curious to see how they try and fill that void. (Ray Stevenson, loved him in HBO's Rome.) It's a continuation of the storyline from the animated show Rebels along with Clone Wars, so YMMV on how much makes sense and how much doesn't as the characters are very pre-established. Obi Wan was... rough but had moments. Half of the shots felt like they were this one child slowing running away from inept guards/bad-guys trying to catch her running at half-speed. That part was painful, and it happens with a weird frequency. It does have a few good moments and I liked McGregor's performance though. I rather like the animated show, The Bad Batch. It can get a bit childish at times but it's fairly good. You'll notice a few characters crossing over from other shows in this one. It's nice in that it has its conclusion now as well. S3 was its last, alright ending. Nothing amazing, just some good entertainment. You get a firsthand view to how the Clone Troopers and Senates turned into Stormtroopers and an Empire too.
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Post by dazk on Jul 17, 2024 4:45:15 GMT
I am trying to remember what the last one I watched was, it may have Been Rogue One which OK. Is there another one between that and Rise of Sky Walker? Um - in release date order? Or continuity order? Rogue One was between Force Awakens and The Last Jedi. Solo was between TLJ and Rise of Skywalker. Both R1 and Solo take place before the events of the Original Trilogy. I hate myself, but I went and looked. Here is the timeline order of live action stuff only (no games or animated shows) The Acolyte - 2024 The Phantom Menace Attack of the Clones Revenge of the Sith Solo Obi-Wan Kenobi (forgot about this one - it was good, too) Andor Rogue One A New Hope (the first ever SW movie) The Empire Strikes Back Return of the Jedi The Mandalorian Book of Boba Fett Ahsoka (which I also forgot - it was good, too) The Force Awakens The Last Jedi The Rise of Skywalker There are also a few animated shows in there and the Jedi Fallen Order/Survivor games take place between Revenge of the Sith and Obi-Wan Kenobi. The Bioware and Obsidian Knights of the Old Republic games take place 3 or 4000 years before The Phantom Menace. Thanks mate, that's excellent have printed it out.
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Post by rewindbutton on Jul 17, 2024 5:16:41 GMT
what should I watch Star Wars wise Don't listen to Kiwi the Frog; he's not a SW fan, and only fans know what's best for other people, right? Right. It's a magnitude of order better than any other SW show out there. @ghostoffuckit knows his SW, listen to him. It's Star Wars for adults, But is it Star Wars anymore? I'm inclined to say Andor is it's own thing, hard Sci-Fi made for adults. +1 for Ahsoka. I've said it before, I'll say it again, Ahsoka is my sequel trilogy. +1 as well Clone Wars the animated series has some of the best SW ever, but it's lenghty. I'm sure you'll find a list of essential episodes online.
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