You do understand that “what ifs” are the entire point of discussion boards and why they became popular, right?
I think it’s more constructive - fans or not - to hear your opinions. That can be specifically about a single line/look/wave of a hand by an onscreen character…OR it can be about the production design…story angles…or it’s management by THE COMPANY.
I don't think that's what is going on here though. I've said multiple times that while I like the show, it is very closed off and that could really hurt it. Especially since they just jumped in blind, no prologue, recap... Something to help the average person understand. That also plays into why we were talking about if this will all end in the Mando-verse film.
You don't need to keep quiet in my opinion. Like @Sirwalterraleigh said, it's a discussion forum, that's the point. It would be rather boring if everyone always agreed on everything all the time. Personally I don't mind when I'm disagreed with or challenged on a negative opinion, or positive for that matter. As long as it's in good faith. And a lot of the people who challenge the negative, do so with zero interest in hearing what is being said. If it's not pro Disney, it's not acceptable.
This is the thing.
Sometimes something just isn’t someone’s cup of tea and there really isn’t anything to say about it. There’s not a whole lot to discuss if someone’s reaction is just sort of “meh”. People don’t talk about things that don’t interest them.
They’ve started bouncing movies like lead filled balloons.
Everything is unknown with everything in Hollywood until the strikes are over.
But in the end…rumors “a season 2 is coming” are the same as the ones that popped up the first week that the viewership isn’t gonna cut it….
You can be cynical about it if you want. But as you said, discussing "what ifs" is the entire point of these discussion boards, which would also include rumors.
I agree with that…it is just I don’t know if I have much too add… as I feel not as informed as someone who has not watched the animated shows… but I do think the show could have filled in the gaps better with either a dream sequence or flashback or something… because I get the feeling we are expected to just pick up directly after Rebels
Very true. Sometimes though, you hope it would be your cup of tea and it's not. No one should not talk about it because someone might jump down their throat because it isn't pro Disney enough.
I agree. It happens on both sides. Just go back to the mermaid threads. A lot of discussions came up having to do with box office performance. Something you didn't need to see the film to talk about. It was told that box office should not be discussed in the spoiler thread because people couldn't talk about the content of the film. So it moved to the general discussion thread. And wouldn't you know it, the same group of people decided to come into that thread to shout down anyone who wasn't only talking positive, leaving the other thread to die.
100%. I really thought when they showed Sabine kind of sleeping restlessly, that it was going to go into a dream sequence flash back that filled in some of the gaps. It would have been perfect.
Which is really the trouble with short “intro seasons”…especially in sci fi
I'd say yes and no. It's hard to compare the very first entry into the series with this. With a new hope you were introduced to Vader right off the bat. And as soon as you saw him it was clear, this is the big bad of the story. They gave you the information you needed for the story being told. With this, a lot is unclear or makes little sense if you arent familiar with the animations. Why should someone care about Thrawn if you haven't seen rebels? A simple 5/10 min intro explaining why we should care would have made a big difference.
A New Hope let you know the stakes immediately. That opening shot of the small rebel ship being chased by a massive star destroyer instantly told you who the good guys and the bad guys were and the huge power imbalance between them. Then, Darth Vader and Princess Leia's first appearances tell you everything you need to know to establish the story. Even though we knew nothing about the larger Star Wars fictional universe in 1977, the first scene told us all we needed to know to become engaged in and follow the unfolding story.
