Star Wars: This is The Way

[Tarsonis]

wait there's a resistance cartoon as well? oh boy

I've never watched it, but haven't heard that much good about it so idk.

hence my concern.

CWs was awesome.
Rebels was a step down, but still decent.
I dont think there's room for a further step down to still be good.

[Ameriganastan]

No one watched Resistance. Disney barely even acknowledged the thing. Like I never recall seeing one commercial for it, and I watch a lot of Disney channel.

[Tarsonis]

No one watched Resistance. Disney barely even acknowledged the thing. Like I never recall seeing one commercial for it, and I watch a lot of Disney channel.

once you take away the "top crtics" ratings it seems to have been universally panned

[Cannot think of a name]

I suspect that it skewed young and a bunch of older fans perhaps got a little pissy that it was aimed at where they were but not where they are. Like, I'm not particularly fond of Superhero Squad, but I'm also not 10 so I understand I was never the target audience.

[The first Galactic Republic]

I actually watched a few episodes of Resistance on Disney Plus just to see what it was like. I don’t think the hate for it was warranted, since it seemed like a pretty standard show for ten year olds.

As for the quality and whether older fans should watch it... it’s a pretty standard show for ten year olds.

There are a few things going for it. It eventually develops a serialized plot with character arcs, and that puts it above some of the worse Clone Wars episodes in the first two seasons of that show imo. I also kind of like how it fleshes out the First Order. Some FO characters are more developed than the cartoonish bad guys of the sequel movies while still being unrepentantly fascist, and you have a few “Episode 1 era Darth Maulish” characters in that they’re memorable for just being cool, like the Red Baron ace or the unapologetically gaudy gold version of Phasma.

And there are a few serious moments, like Kylo telekinetically forcing two FO characters to point their weapons at each other. There’s also an off screen genocide of fish people for what that’s worth.

[Andsed]

So uh, I have been reading the new High Republic book, and my long held head-cannon about people writing stories and fanfics about the Jedi has officially become cannon. Like there is canonically an entire Jedi romance genre. Oh and I like the book so far. I just really love the fact that people in the SW universe write romances about Jedi like how we write things like fucking viking romances.

For those curious you can read the first 8 chapters here for free

Merven glanced over at his colleague, Scantech (second-­class) Vel Carann. He wanted to ask her if he could check out a little early that day, take the shuttle back to the Rooted Moon. She was reading something on a datapad, her eyes rapt. Probably one of the Jedi romances she was always obsessed with. Merven didn’t get it. He’d read a few—­they were all set at outposts on the far Republic frontiers, full of unrequited love and longing glances . . . ​the only action was the lightsaber battles that were clearly a substitute for what the characters really wanted to do.

[Tarsonis]

I suspect that it skewed young and a bunch of older fans perhaps got a little pissy that it was aimed at where they were but not where they are. Like, I'm not particularly fond of Superhero Squad, but I'm also not 10 so I understand I was never the target audience.

#originalteentitanswaswaybetterthanTTGOandiwouldhaveknownthatatageten.


I dont really by into the "it's for kids" schtick. When I grew up we had bitchen cartoons like Batman the Animated Series and Teen titans.

At age 7 I watched Two Face murder the Riddler by dropping a giant statue book of law on him, and understood the pun reference. Just cause it's "for kids" doesn't mean it has to be super dumb and low brow. Granted I haven't watched resistance so I dont know if its the case, but still.

[The Huskar Social Union]

I suspect that it skewed young and a bunch of older fans perhaps got a little pissy that it was aimed at where they were but not where they are. Like, I'm not particularly fond of Superhero Squad, but I'm also not 10 so I understand I was never the target audience.

#originalteentitanswaswaybetterthanTTGOandiwouldhaveknownthatatageten.


I dont really by into the "it's for kids" schtick. When I grew up we had bitchen cartoons like Batman the Animated Series and Teen titans.

At age 7 I watched Two Face murder the Riddler by dropping a giant statue book of law on him, and understood the pun reference. Just cause it's "for kids" doesn't mean it has to be super dumb and low brow. Granted I haven't watched resistance so I dont know if its the case, but still.

Metal.

[The Huskar Social Union]

I didnt watch Resistance because i thought it wouldnt be my cup of tea (definitely seemed like it was aimed at an even younger audience than Rebels imo) and the Art Style just completely threw me off.

[New haven america]

I didn't watch Resistance because I didn't even know it was airing.

Like I saw a commerical for it once or twice, thought "Ok", and then barely heard of it again.

[New haven america]

I suspect that it skewed young and a bunch of older fans perhaps got a little pissy that it was aimed at where they were but not where they are. Like, I'm not particularly fond of Superhero Squad, but I'm also not 10 so I understand I was never the target audience.

Not an excuse, kids shows can be mature and well thought out. (I actually find them a lot more well written and produced than most adult animated shows, which for some reason can only be sitcoms)

Avatar TLA and LoK, The DCAU, Teen Titans and Young Justice, Regular Show, Adventure Time, Generator Rex, Thundercats 2011, etc...

Hell, around the time Superhero Squad Show was airing, Avengers Earth's Mightiest Heroes and Spectacular Spider-Man were also airing. Guess which ones were more well liked and remembered?

[Cannot think of a name]

I suspect that it skewed young and a bunch of older fans perhaps got a little pissy that it was aimed at where they were but not where they are. Like, I'm not particularly fond of Superhero Squad, but I'm also not 10 so I understand I was never the target audience.

Not an excuse, kids shows can be mature and well thought out. (I actually find them a lot more well written and produced than most adult animated shows, which for some reason can only be sitcoms)

Avatar TLA and LoK, The DCAU, Teen Titans and Young Justice, Regular Show, Adventure Time, Generator Rex, Thundercats 2011, etc...

Hell, around the time Superhero Squad Show was airing, Avengers Earth's Mightiest Heroes and Spectacular Spider-Man were also airing. Guess which ones were more well liked and remembered?

You guys keep conflating shit and doing exactly what I thought was happening. Literally everything you listed was meant for a slightly older crowd.

And yes, you all probably watched stuff for an older audience when you were younger, take a bow for being Literally Everyone Fucking Ever. I was watching Soap when I was 8. This is also what fuels those silly lists where they go "15 things that happened in x that went over your head" because you watched them young and that shit went over your head.

At no point did I suggest that something skewing young had to be insipid, but it's also going to be stories that don't go as over a younger audience's head. That are more straight forward so that the younger audience isn't just watching color go by. So when you compare it to a later stage Clone Wars or whatever it won't be what you expect and you'll have this, the exact reaction I predicted.

None of you have had to sit through Doc McStuffins with your friend's 5 year old and that shit shows.

Anyway, that's why I'm not taking your recommendations on Resistance. I decided to go through everything, that means everything.I don't expect to be blown away, I will be watching for what it is and reminding myself it wasn't made for someone who is old enough to have watched A New Hope in theaters.

[Andsed]

So I just finished Light of The Jedi. I liked it quite a bit. First and foremost it was really nice seeing the Jedi as their best self, protectors of the innocent and peacekeepers. Also of interest is just how much more powerful the force seemed. In Revenge of The Sith Mace and Yoda were talking about how the Jedi ability to use the force had been weakening so getting to see the difference between the Jedi near the end and the Jedi in their prime was nice.

I like the Great Disaster stuff and the Nihil were intriguing. Especially that pathway stuff. Cannot wait for more stuff on that. Characters were pretty likable if nothing special and I would say the book was pretty well written.

I would give it a 8/10.

[Saiwania]

Some memes could maybe be made of when Wat Tambor was telling Count Dooku about the "exit strategy taking more time to implement" when he refused to leave Ryloth because he was too greedy.

It seems nearly every place the US invades, the US government never wants to allow the military to leave the place entirely. Hence why Afghanistan war is still going on in the background, but no one really ever paying attention to it unless or until the US efforts actually are facing defeat on the field of battle instead of just wanting to leave because the attrition can't be tolerated anymore because there is a lack of any end plan or purpose for it continuing as other priorities become more prominent.

[Tarsonis]

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[Ameriganastan]

Is Ghost Rider considered MCU canon? or is it seperate?

He showed up in Agents Of Shield, so he's canon to the MCU.

Also, wrong thread.

[Tarsonis]

Is Ghost Rider considered MCU canon? or is it seperate?

He showed up in Agents Of Shield, so he's canon to the MCU.

Also, wrong thread.

fuck my bad

[The Derpy Democratic Republic Of Herp]

ok i know you guys on ns are not the biggest fans of the new trilgoy but i just watched lego starwars chistmas special and i fucking loved it


eeee it was great

[The Huskar Social Union]

ok i know you guys on ns are not the biggest fans of the new trilgoy but i just watched lego starwars chistmas special and i fucking loved it


eeee it was great

A decent number of us do like them

Ive not watched the christmas special but saw a few clips, seemed entertaining enough.

[The Derpy Democratic Republic Of Herp]

ok i know you guys on ns are not the biggest fans of the new trilgoy but i just watched lego starwars chistmas special and i fucking loved it


eeee it was great

A decent number of us do like them

Ive not watched the christmas special but saw a few clips, seemed entertaining enough.

Oh, cool! I don't rember alot of love for the ST here, more aruging and stuff but cool! I'm not the only one.

And my man, you need to watch it asap.

It is fantastic.

[Aeritai]

A decent number of us do like them

Ive not watched the christmas special but saw a few clips, seemed entertaining enough.

Oh, cool! I don't rember alot of love for the ST here, more aruging and stuff but cool! I'm not the only one.

I think the ST hate has kinda died down in this thread... As far as I'm concern Reach is the only one here who dislikes the ST movies.

[The Derpy Democratic Republic Of Herp]

Oh, cool! I don't rember alot of love for the ST here, more aruging and stuff but cool! I'm not the only one.

I think the ST hate has kinda died down in this thread... As far as I'm concern Reach is the only one here who dislikes the ST movies.

I'm happy to hear that! I enjoyed all the starwars movies I've seen and it's really nice that the st isn't shit on here much anymore.

[Tarsonis]

Oh, cool! I don't rember alot of love for the ST here, more aruging and stuff but cool! I'm not the only one.

I think the ST hate has kinda died down in this thread... As far as I'm concern Reach is the only one here who dislikes the ST movies.

The ST is pretty shit, not gonna lie.

[New haven america]

Oh, cool! I don't rember alot of love for the ST here, more aruging and stuff but cool! I'm not the only one.

I think the ST hate has kinda died down in this thread... As far as I'm concern Reach is the only one here who dislikes the ST movies.

You sure 'bout that?

[Cannot think of a name]

I think the ST hate has kinda died down in this thread... As far as I'm concern Reach is the only one here who dislikes the ST movies.

You sure 'bout that?

Any comment section on the st will have a bunch of whiners saying the sequels have been 'decanoned' etc.

To be clear, I didn't like 2/3rds of The Last Jedi and found Rise of Skywalker confounding but rather enjoyed The Force Awakens. But I'm not a fan of how self important fandom can get. Not liking something doesn't make you a crusader.