Andor [Disney+]

pixelburp · 15-08-2022 10:39am

It was coined by the video-game "Borderlands", but I quite like the term pre-sequel to refer to this kind of production; being a sequel to the prequel, but also a prequel for a character in the prequel.

peteeeed · 24-08-2022 5:10pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5S9Vx3-QM0

new clip

pixelburp · 24-08-2022 7:13pm

Damn but my expectations for this keep rising; tentatively but definitively.

breezy1985 · 24-08-2022 8:24pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119516790#Comment_119516790

I'm the same. I have to keep reminding myself that the Obi-Wan trailers failed to mention a stupid romp with a child Leah.

pixelburp · 25-08-2022 8:21am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119517069#Comment_119517069

That clip weirdly, retroactively contextualised that really awful moment in Obi-Wan and the Great Trenchcoat Caper; that the Empire are so arrogant, is such a dehumanising and vast apparatus that yeah - maybe nobody would have noticed a scruffy man hiding a child under a coat lol 😂

Trying to keep the hype in check but it really does look like it could be a good one. But then such is the power of a well-edited trailer.

TheIrishGrover · 25-08-2022 1:53pm

Excellent clip. I am SO looking forward to this. BUT with a big But, I have been burned before. Boba Fett was pretty poor. I wasn't really expecting much but they made the character pretty pathetic and incompetent and the less said about his spunky mid-20's "teenagers" quadrophenia Power Rangers the better. The Mandalorian is enjoyable enough but we need to see more exploration of him and his place in the universe (I'm assuming that is coming after last season's actions/Boba Fett episodes). I enjoyed Obi-wan much more but it was not without its flaws. Young Leia was great but, no offence to the girl, I don't want to see her again. Want them to move on.

So I want a story that's not all about Skywalkers or Jedi or Sith Lords. I want a story that's about the down-in-the-trenches grunts who have, up to now, been ignored. The many Bothans :D I sound like a broken record but I would love to see a cop show set thousands of years before. Jedi all around but not about these Generals and their political machinations. But deal with the aftermath/their impact of everyone else.

I loved the start of Spiderman Homecoming where you saw the salvage crew losing their contract because Tony Stark's company took over. Wrecks the gaff and then profits off it. Dick move :)

Slydice · 25-08-2022 7:50pm

I ain't gettin on no ... eh I mean.. I ain't watchin no clip!

AMKC · 01-09-2022 8:40am

I so thought this was supposed to be out yesterday and was really looking forward to it :(

Can't believe we still have nearly 3 weeks to wait before it's out :(

breezy1985 · 01-09-2022 9:07am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119520209#Comment_119520209

R.I.P. Manny

TheIrishGrover · 01-09-2022 9:24am

Hahahahah

BruteStock · 01-09-2022 9:29am

10 years after acquiring the rights and Disney still can't move away from the George Lucas time line. Comics , games and books have done a far better job at expanding the Star Wars universe than Disney.

Andor is more content for the sake of content thats predictably and tediously attached to a very small time time in an expansive universe.

Id honestly be more excited to watch those mooted Rian Johnson films than anther woeful tv show that's still feasting off the carcass of the original time line

breezy1985 · 01-09-2022 10:27am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119552452#Comment_119552452

How many of the Andor episodes have you seen ?

BruteStock · 01-09-2022 10:33am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119552754#Comment_119552754

How many have you seen?

peteeeed · 01-09-2022 11:50am

Rogue one was superb, cant wait for this

pixelburp · 01-09-2022 1:33pm

Mod: @BruteStock @breezy1985 Quit bickering, and especially wind back the personal attacks from you, Brute.

Posts deleted, consider it a warning.

EoinMcLovin · 10-09-2022 6:29pm

https://youtu.be/PboKpnin_Wg

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pixelburp · 10-09-2022 6:58pm

The trailers really do make it look the business. Obi-Wan made me ready to give up Star Wars for a few years; this may yet pull me back in

breezy1985 · 10-09-2022 7:55pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119600787#Comment_119600787

Obi Wan trailers were very good at leaving out the annoying child Leah.

This could yet be about some stupid "cute" memberberry but there is hope

pixelburp · 12-09-2022 4:16pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119600969#Comment_119600969

Obviously we'll see how it all pans out, but I think the starting point is a better place than Obi-Wan ever could have hoped to be. It's still another prequel, but Cassian Andor has more options than fellow blank slate Boba Fett; and the trailer seems to hint towards a much stronger sense of self, and what the story will be to be about. Obi-Wan was always on a hiding to nothing in trying to write excuses so the Jedi paused a known exile and hermit life, all that the the series could happen.

We'll see, but my hype has definitely been on an upward trajectory. Boba Fett and Obi-Wan both kicked my fandom into touch and then some. I was ready to just move on from this franchise TBH - then Andor quietly tapped me on the shoulder.

breezy1985 · 12-09-2022 4:31pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119608391#Comment_119608391

Andor himself was a very good character and actor who like you say is a bit of a blank slate which creates less issues.

Another plus is the cast looks good. Skarsgard is always great, Shaw is back and Withaker I suppose will run around doing his eye thing.

The problem with Fett was we only just before had the character and show Fett should have been.

Loafing Oaf · 18-09-2022 2:13pm

Three episodes dropping Wednesday morning. Not especially psyched about this, didn't find him a hugely engaging character in Rogue One, but will give it a whirl

peteeeed · 20-09-2022 7:51am

https://www.shortlist.com/news/andor-first-reactions-are-in-heres-what-the-critics-think-of-the-gritty-star-wars-series-403378

reviews so far are very good

Mr.Nice Guy · 20-09-2022 11:28pm

I watched Rogue One this evening for the first time to see if I'd be interested in this. I thought it was alright and so I'll give the series a look. I didn't find Andor a very compelling character though and I would have preferred a series from the perspective of Jyn. I liked the robot sidekick and I hope he's involved in the series.

Agent Coulson · 21-09-2022 12:53pm

Watched the three episodes and that was brilliant.

liamtech · 21-09-2022 12:56pm

Episode one - Poor - very little happens -

watching episode 2 now

NOTE: These episodes are VERY short - episode one was roughly 35 minutes of story

Just beginning Ep2, and taking 5 mins of creds - and a 4 min intro - the story part looks to be 25 odd mins long

Not impressed so far

I loved Rogue one, i consider it Disney's only good addition to Star Wars

liamtech · 21-09-2022 1:26pm

Episode 2 - very poor - once again nothing really happens

What does happen is incredibly predictable - no spoilers but you can literally tell by peoples body language what they are going to do several scenes in advance

EP2 is about 28 mins of story - it is FAR FAR too short

liamtech · 21-09-2022 2:09pm

Ep3 - a slight pay off but the pacing is dire in this show

Episode 1,2, & 3 could have been a single 50min episode, with much of the padding removed - it would have been... OK (ish)

The episodes are bland.
The dialogue is tedious at times
the story so far is very poor
As stated pacing is dire - it makes the Hobbit look like a Fast moving thriller by comparison
The flash back scenes dont belong in the show - if necessary for the plot they should have saved it for episode 6(ish), and just gave you the prequel piece for Andor
The Villains of the first 3 episodes are dull, uninteresting, and incompetent -
Things happen which are supposed to have emotional resonance (people die, and are pushed around etc) - the music lingers on these moments - and i feel like fast forwarding -

This show is thus far very unimpressive. There is nothing canon objectionable yet (Kenobi wise, it should be stated that 3 eps in, we had nothing objectionable either so)

Quite frankly i would be bemused to find anyone who enjoyed it ALL - there is hope it will improve but, meh - i dunno

sekiro · 21-09-2022 2:43pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119646272#Comment_119646272

Any thoughts on why they are doing this with the short episodes?

A lot of things on Disney+, mostly Marvel and Star Wars, seem like they are movie ideas that have been made this way because it costs less to make things for TV and the number of episodes usually means you'd need more than a single months subscription to see them all.

12 episodes at 30 minutes each is still a solid 6 hours of content but if they are padding it out and just wasting time then it just seems like they are taking movie ideas and trying to stretch them out into TV shows.

21-09-2022 2:56pm

Kravas shot first.

liamtech · 21-09-2022 3:06pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119646521#Comment_119646521

I have no idea RE the short eps - its not the first Star wars show i have seen to have this problem - i seem to recall the Mandalorian having several abruptly short eps - just checked wiki and yes Mando says 30-50mins

TBH i think it is what it seems to be - an attempt to take a 6 Episode season and stretch it to last 12 episodes - Remember when you look at the episodes run time - you have to account for

Previously On 'THIS SHOW'
Then the Star Wars Lucasfilm intro chime
The credits at the end in multiple languages

It facilitates them to take a 25 minute segment - and stretch to an apparent 40 minutes

So when you see a show that is 35 minutes in Totality - that is a mere 25 odd minutes of story telling -

Very poor - these three episodes should have sucked is in to Andor, and had us hungry for more - i cannot speak for the rest of you, but im kinda full now

Will just wait n see

Interested to see what others think

Andor [Disney+]

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