Star Wars: The Acolyte

[Sirwalterraleigh]

So we have a weather man and a dancer running things. What is next?

Probably another fool that used to sell ketchup?

 

[Disney Analyst]

We both really enjoyed this last night. Felt very old school Star Wars to me. Loved the vibes, I’m intrigued by the characters - can’t wait for more

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

We both really enjoyed this last night. Felt very old school Star Wars to me. Loved the vibes, I’m intrigued by the characters - can’t wait for more

It has some promise. Let’s see if they can stick it?

 

[networkpro]

So we have a weather man and a dancer running things. What is next?

I have a suspicion that Matt Stone and Trey Parker hope it never ends, they are great source material for South Park.

 

[networkpro]

The deus ex machina PDA/Bot/Universal tool is a bit too much. When in doubt, whip it out.

 

[Disney Irish]

The deus ex machina PDA/Bot/Universal tool is a bit too much. When in doubt, whip it out.

Welcome to something Who fans have known for 56 years with the Sonic Screwdriver. But hey at least Pip has more personality than a SciFi looking pen.

 

[MisterPenguin]

Yeah but if you filter the score by clicking Top Critics it’s actually a 74%.

That’s a large discrepancy and actually very unusual. The difference between “All” and ”Top” is usually 2-3% at most.

Something suspicious about how the score is boosted so high.

The difference between the number of thumbs-down critics from All Critics and Top Critics is 3 reviewers. Seven thumbs down in the Top Critics group and 10 thumbs down in the All Critics group. Stuff like that happens with a small sample size.

Of course, for years people never made mention of Top v. All critics until certain people found they can cherry pick a score more suited to their opinion by doing so.

 

[MisterPenguin]

So we have a weather man and a dancer running things. What is next?

Randos on the internet who think they could do better would be really wild!!!

 

[MisterPenguin]

I have a suspicion that Matt Stone and Trey Parker hope it never ends, they are great source material for South Park.

I didn't know they were the ultimate arbiters of criticism.

Especially since they admitted they felt foolish years after making fun of Al Gore and the "supposed" global warming non-issue given the light of what reality has dished out since then.

 

[Wendy Pleakley]

I've said it before and I'll say it again. Can we please lose the stupid skip credits pop-up for these shows with opening credits that are literally seconds long?

Seems decent so far. Good performances. Good production values. Story seems interesting Intriguing enough that I want to see where it goes.

What's up with this thread? I started to skim it and it's just pages of the usual whining about Star Wars in general?

 

[networkpro]

What's up with this thread? I started to skim it and it's just pages of the usual whining about Star Wars in general?

IMHO, it's for discussions about this series as it unfolds. With only two episodes released, it will have more comparisons with other Star Wars stories from different eras than the story line as much hasnt been revealed.

As this is set during the High Republic preceeding all prior movie and non-comic/book stories, the immediate takeaway is that whatever government and society existed, it wasn't sustainable. Now we get to watch these failing constructions fall apart. What it does show, no matter what the show runners want to portray, is that these organizations, both good and bad, as populated did not work. The Jedi myth as successful peacekeepers is false as well as the Sith rule of two.

Like Rogue One, a better movie in that every main resistance character dies, I see that so far, individuals don't matter in the long run.

Kind of fitting IMHO in that Lucas used Kurosawa's The Hidden Fortress as a template and replaced the Yamma clan with the the Empire and the Akizuki with the rebellion but a rebellion styled after the Vietnamese Civil War.

 

[Trauma]

The difference between the number of thumbs-down critics from All Critics and Top Critics is 3 reviewers. Seven thumbs down in the Top Critics group and 10 thumbs down in the All Critics group. Stuff like that happens with a small sample size.

Of course, for years people never made mention of Top v. All critics until certain people found they can cherry pick a score more suited to their opinion by doing so.

Just brining it up.

With Disney recently posting fake reviews and influencers talking about all the bribing that goes on, I’ll just stick with the score from the people not on the Disney payroll.

The audience score.

Currently at 32%.

 

[DKampy]

Just brining it up.

With Disney recently posting fake reviews and influencers talking about all the bribing that goes on, I’ll just stick with the score from the people not on the Disney payroll.

Proof

The audience score.

Currently at 32%.

How about the barrage of YouTubers complaining about the lack of white men without watching a single episode in a story that does not talk about race or gender at all… so I am not sure what that has to do with anything

I am not saying most people watching the show are agreeing with those YouTubers…but they post videos trying to prove the audience agrees with their thoughts…I don’t think it is a huge jump that them and their followers would influence the audience ratings

 

[Hawkeye_2018]

It has some promise. Let’s see if they can stick it?

This is how it will ultimately be judged IMO.

 

[CinematicFusion]

Maybe episode 3 brings the Star Wars audience together for the first time since The Force Awakens….

 

[Trauma]

Proof

How about the barrage of YouTubers complaining about the lack of white men without watching a single episode in a story that does not talk about race or gender at all… so I am not sure what that has to do with anything

I am not saying most people watching the show are agreeing with those YouTubers…but they post videos trying to prove the audience agrees with their thoughts…I don’t think it is a huge jump that them and their followers would influence the audience ratings

Tired talking point.

I read the first 15 or so negative reviews on RT and they where all valid reasons to dislike the show.

Also there are plenty of YouTubers who give glowing reviews that have massive audiences.

As far as proof of fake reviews evidence was just posted the other day in the Tiana thread. We also have prominent influencers talking about how they
Receive special treatment from Disney.

At the end of the day it doesn’t matter anymore does it ?

Star Wars is a corpse of its former self.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Maybe episode 3 brings the Star Wars audience together for the first time since The Force Awakens….

…that didn’t last

 

[Disney Irish]

Just brining it up.

With Disney recently posting fake reviews and influencers talking about all the bribing that goes on, I’ll just stick with the score from the people not on the Disney payroll.

The audience score.

Currently at 32%.

Hmm, hasn't this been brought up before, even as recent as last year, and debunked time and again.

So Disney is running an influence campaign and a "payola" bribe scam at the same time just to get higher RT scores? Have any actual proof of that?

Sounds like the stuff of conspiracy theorists that "just don't like that critics rate something higher than they feel it should be" rather than being true. And if true it would be the biggest scandal since the payola scandals of the 1960s. One wonders why if its true there is not a suit filed and investigation opened up by the DOJ right now against Disney (and any other studios involved or is it only Disney that does this "supposed" campaign) for this practice? Or could it be that critics really do just like/rate things differently than the regular audience?

 

[networkpro]

-3

So far its costume manikins wandering through scenery interspersed with "fight" scenes taken from a 1970's Hong Kong Kung Fu flick. Did I mention the Haley Mills trope poorly executed ?

 

[sedati]