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TBH this more or less describes the problem at least for me. I'm like 3 Star Wars series behind. Catching up at this point feels more like a chore than entertai

TBH this more or less describes the problem at least for me. I'm like 3 Star Wars series behind. Catching up at this point feels more like a chore than entertainment. Forget Marvel.

warent 4y ago
I agree with this and would add (perhaps partially and naively in the hopes of some Disney executive seeing this) that I feel very little excitement at the idea of watching any more super hero / jedi movies anymore. Somehow the branding has become severely distorted, so now these movies make me feel like the studio sees me as a barrier between them and my money. If Disney can once again make me feel like they're producing content because it's what they love to do, and because they love how we enjoy it, then I'll go back to giving them my money.
- karmakurtisaani 4y ago
  The "Mickey Mouse shit machine" (to quote Rick and Morty) never loved to produce content. They love to make money with endless sequels.
aidenn0 4y ago
That's always been an issue with shared universes. I remember trying to follow X-Men in the 90s. You couldn't just read X-men, you had to read Gambit, Wolverine, &c.
- ghaff 4y ago
  Or even just a TV series you didn't watch at the time. For a traditional 1 hour drama on TV, that could be 7 seasons times 20 hours per year even absent any spinoffs. I'm unlikely to catch up on 140 hours of past content.
wnevets 4y ago
> I'm like 3 Star Wars series behind. Catching up at this point feels more like a chore than entertainment. Here let me get you caught up. Blue laser sword is good, red laser sword is bad.
- akiselev 4y ago
  Is green laser sword ecofriendly and organic?
  - wnevets 4y ago
    They are marketed as an ecofriendly alternative but that is just greenwashing by the kyber crystal mining industry.
cwmma 4y ago
here's some advice, skip everything else, just watch Andor, it's fantastic, best Star Wars since Empire. Other stuff has been hit or miss.
- BurningFrog 4y ago
  Andor reinvented the spy thriller in the Star Wars universe. Mandalorian reinvented the Western in the Star Wars universe. Both are superb. The other Star Wars series are not.
  - ghaff 4y ago
    In general, over the last decade+ the more peripheral Star Wars content is to the central storyline, the better it is.
  - slowmovintarget 4y ago
    We got both a heist, and a prison break from Andor. The Mandalorian is Western + Ronin / Samurai. And yes, they're both great.
- the_doctah 4y ago
  Star Wars: Visions is good if you like anime.
- slowmovintarget 4y ago
  Half the season is an amazing heist story, the other half an amazing prison break story. It was truly excellent. For a complete surprise, do not watch Rogue One first.
- duderific 4y ago
  My gosh, I thought Andor was just a horrific bore. I literally couldn't stay awake for it. It felt like about four episodes worth of story stretched out to 12 episodes. I feel like with all the glowing reviews, people are watching it through the lens of being Star Wars universe fans, and not judging it objectively against other content. I did enjoy the Mandalorian series because at least it had the comic relief of Grogu, if the rest was a bit of a slog.
taco_emoji 4y ago
Marvel seems like it'd be even worse since A) the storylines all intertwine, so you feel like you have "homework" to watch before seeing the latest one, and B) they're all pretty much superhero movies. With Star Wars, creators can ignore the tired Skywalker storyline, plus there's no genre expectations tying creators down (IMO sci-fi is not a genre so much as a meta-genre or motif). At least in theory--they've been pretty reluctant to spread their wings until recently.
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travisgriggs 4y ago
Add to that the fact that Disney productions feel very formulaic and redundant, and you know you're not really missing anything. Just same ingredients stirred in a different bowl each time.

TBH this more or less describes the problem at least for me. I'm like 3 Star Wars series behind. Catching up at this point feels more like a chore than entertainment. Forget Marvel.

warent 4y ago

I agree with this and would add (perhaps partially and naively in the hopes of some Disney executive seeing this) that I feel very little excitement at the idea of watching any more super hero / jedi movies anymore. Somehow the branding has become severely distorted, so now these movies make me feel like the studio sees me as a barrier between them and my money. If Disney can once again make me feel like they're producing content because it's what they love to do, and because they love how we enjoy it, then I'll go back to giving them my money.

karmakurtisaani 4y ago
The "Mickey Mouse shit machine" (to quote Rick and Morty) never loved to produce content. They love to make money with endless sequels.

aidenn0 4y ago

That's always been an issue with shared universes. I remember trying to follow X-Men in the 90s. You couldn't just read X-men, you had to read Gambit, Wolverine, &c.

ghaff 4y ago
Or even just a TV series you didn't watch at the time. For a traditional 1 hour drama on TV, that could be 7 seasons times 20 hours per year even absent any spinoffs. I'm unlikely to catch up on 140 hours of past content.

wnevets 4y ago

> I'm like 3 Star Wars series behind. Catching up at this point feels more like a chore than entertainment. Here let me get you caught up. Blue laser sword is good, red laser sword is bad.

akiselev 4y ago
Is green laser sword ecofriendly and organic?
- wnevets 4y ago
  They are marketed as an ecofriendly alternative but that is just greenwashing by the kyber crystal mining industry.

cwmma 4y ago

here's some advice, skip everything else, just watch Andor, it's fantastic, best Star Wars since Empire. Other stuff has been hit or miss.

BurningFrog 4y ago
Andor reinvented the spy thriller in the Star Wars universe. Mandalorian reinvented the Western in the Star Wars universe. Both are superb. The other Star Wars series are not.
- ghaff 4y ago
  In general, over the last decade+ the more peripheral Star Wars content is to the central storyline, the better it is.
- slowmovintarget 4y ago
  We got both a heist, and a prison break from Andor. The Mandalorian is Western + Ronin / Samurai. And yes, they're both great.
the_doctah 4y ago
Star Wars: Visions is good if you like anime.
slowmovintarget 4y ago
Half the season is an amazing heist story, the other half an amazing prison break story. It was truly excellent. For a complete surprise, do not watch Rogue One first.
duderific 4y ago
My gosh, I thought Andor was just a horrific bore. I literally couldn't stay awake for it. It felt like about four episodes worth of story stretched out to 12 episodes. I feel like with all the glowing reviews, people are watching it through the lens of being Star Wars universe fans, and not judging it objectively against other content. I did enjoy the Mandalorian series because at least it had the comic relief of Grogu, if the rest was a bit of a slog.

taco_emoji 4y ago

Marvel seems like it'd be even worse since A) the storylines all intertwine, so you feel like you have "homework" to watch before seeing the latest one, and B) they're all pretty much superhero movies. With Star Wars, creators can ignore the tired Skywalker storyline, plus there's no genre expectations tying creators down (IMO sci-fi is not a genre so much as a meta-genre or motif). At least in theory--they've been pretty reluctant to spread their wings until recently.

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travisgriggs 4y ago

Add to that the fact that Disney productions feel very formulaic and redundant, and you know you're not really missing anything. Just same ingredients stirred in a different bowl each time.