Star Wars: The Acolyte

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Who knows.

We’ll find out tonight. As noted I’m more curious about next week’s episode. We’ll see then if it is another line where fans step off.

Previously:
The Ewoks
The Sequels
The Last Jedi
Etc.

I’m not one of those folks who are “you ruined my childhood!” What Disney Star Wars is to me? It’s simply making me apathetic.

After the first two episodes tonight I’ll likely watch the first episode of Obi Wan, who along with R2 is my favorite character. As I noted in the other thread I’ve see a few snippets and understand the lightsaber duel is very good so we’ll see.

Forgot the prequels, solo and jar jar in particular, boss

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Also, my guess on the hysteria- there are other interpretations of the force in both Canon and the EU. We'll probably be introduced to a people (witches) who see and use the force in a way different from that of the Jedi. Doesn't mean that they're way is the one and only way. If true, the only people who will be really upset are the same that kept yelling that Midichlorians were the force (they're not)

Don’t know how deep they’ll go into the witch thing?

Filoni already has used that one

 

[AdventureHasAName]

That's one my favorite things Kennedy said. We don't have years of books and comic like marvel has to pull from. Uhhh, that's exactly what you have. Lol

It's what happens when you put a backup dancer in charge of a five billion dollar company.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

It's what happens when you put a backup dancer in charge of a five billion dollar company.

She was NOT a backup dancer

 

[Phroobar]

While working under Milius during the production of 1941, Kennedy caught the attention of Steven Spielberg,[9] who stated in 2015:

She was horrible at taking notes... but what she did know how to do was interrupt somebody in midsentence. We'd be pitching ideas back and forth, and Kathy—who was supposed to be writing these ideas down—suddenly put her pencil down and would say something like, "And what if he didn't get the girl, but instead he got the dog?"[10]

In 2018, Kennedy's contract to remain president of Lucasfilm was extended another three years, through October 30, 2021.


So how can someone who produced the most loved feature films in history fail so completely on her own with television?

 

[MisterPenguin]

While working under Milius during the production of 1941, Kennedy caught the attention of Steven Spielberg,[9] who stated in 2015:


In 2018, Kennedy's contract to remain president of Lucasfilm was extended another three years, through October 30, 2021.


So how can someone who produced the most loved feature films in history fail so completely on her own with television?

I've enjoyed the SW streaming shows. So, I wouldn't call it a complete failure.

The streaming stats for the shows also tell the tale of mass appeal.

And their critical scores.

So.. in what way were the complete failures?

 

[AdventureHasAName]

She was NOT a backup dancer

Perhaps, I should have said chorus girl? Showgirl? What did Busby Berkeley call them?

 

[MisterPenguin]

Perhaps, I should have said chorus girl? Showgirl? What did Busby Berkeley call them?

You're talking about Kathleen Kennedy, right?

Here's a long list of her roles as a backup dancer/chorus/spear character from which one can mine a million insults...

Kathleen Kennedy (producer) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[AdventureHasAName]

You're talking about Kathleen Kennedy, right?

Here's a long list of her roles as a backup dancer/chorus/spear character from which one can mine a million insults...

Kathleen Kennedy (producer) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

In order to do a proper retrospective of Kennedy's managerial career, I recommend taking her list of credits and separating them into "Involved Speilberg, Zemekis, Donner or Favreau" and "Didn't involve one of those four" ... then compare and contrast. When viewed this way, it's easy to understand why she has credit on some of the best films of the last 50 years ... and why her resume of projects she had full control of is turd city. She's a hanger-on who failed up the ladder. Now she is on her own and she sucks.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Perhaps, I should have said chorus girl? Showgirl? What did Busby Berkeley call them?

You're talking about Kathleen Kennedy, right?

Here's a long list of her roles as a backup dancer/chorus/spear character from which one can mine a million insults...

Kathleen Kennedy (producer) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

She certainly was never a dancer

She started as George’s best friend’s secretary

 

[AdventureHasAName]

She certainly was never a dancer

She started as George’s best friend’s secretary

Well, it was her most successful contribution to Lucasfilm ...

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Well, it was her most successful contribution to Lucasfilm ...

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Shenanigans…that’s Willie Scott

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

In order to do a proper retrospective of Kennedy's managerial career, I recommend taking her list of credits and separating them into "Involved Speilberg, Zemekis, Donner or Favreau" and "Didn't involve one of those four" ... then compare and contrast. When viewed this way, it's easy to understand why she has credit on some of the best films of the last 50 years ... and why her resume of projects she had full control of is turd city. She's a hanger-on who failed up the ladder. Now she is on her own and she sucks.

I don’t blame her for a lot of that

It’s an AWFUL ceo giving directives/approvals and some really awful directors…

Did they let JJ out of witness protection yet?
I hope not

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

So the hours draw thin…

How we feeling?

I just saw that “anyone a Star Wars fan prior to Disney will be done after episode 3” thing…

…so then no fans anymore? Active destruction/corporate malfeasance?

I hope not…but it totally scans

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

While working under Milius during the production of 1941, Kennedy caught the attention of Steven Spielberg,[9] who stated in 2015:


In 2018, Kennedy's contract to remain president of Lucasfilm was extended another three years, through October 30, 2021.


So how can someone who produced the most loved feature films in history fail so completely on her own with television?

My money is because an uncreative has been paid $4,000,000,000 for her to stroke his ego some more and it’s way out of his league having any involvement in the property at all…

 

[AdventureHasAName]

Did they let JJ out of witness protection yet?
I hope not

He sucks too. He can write an excellent opening paragraph and then quits and let's someone finish it poorly. Every. Single. Time.

 

[AdventureHasAName]

My money is because an uncreative has been paid $4,000,000,000 for her to stroke his ego some more and it’s way out of his league having any involvement in the property at all…

Lucasfilm and Marvel are like having two money-printing machines ... and then taking them both and pointing the spout (where the fresh money comes out) directly into a furnace. And then wondering where the money is (and why it is so hot in the room).

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

He sucks too. He can write an excellent opening paragraph and then quits and let's someone finish it poorly. Every. Single. Time.

One of the positives here is he was exposed for being just another hack.

Mr “lifelong Star Wars fan”

A lifelong Star Wars fan never agrees to a reboot. Period.

Which means he was what I feared: a lifelong fan of his Idol Steven’s wallet

 

[Phroobar]

Shenanigans…that’s Willie Scott

I don't think that is Kate Capshaw. She is wearing the red outfit as she runs pass those dancers during that scene. I don't know who that is other than she has great legs.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

I don't think that is Kate Capshaw. She is wearing the red outfit as she runs pass those dancers during that scene. I don't know who that is other than she has great legs.

…joking

Though we know Steve likes to poo where he eats