Quoted from benheck:

As a casual SW fan I enjoyed it. It's basically a Western set in SW universe which is a nice change from the movies that just keep rehashing the Empire vs Rebels motif.
Thought it did an excellent job making the characters immediately likeable though I was sad to see the Droid die.
Thought - the early scene where he won't take a shiny Droid vehicle and instead wants a human driving a POS - was that an Uber vs Cabs reference I wonder?

Quoted from wesman:

There have been several large beasties front and center, and at least two "leads" that have been cg, as well as lots of ships, some sets, etc.
I don't know what story there is so far. It's pretty basic, which isn't bad necessarily, but I don't know how much character development has been established to this point.
I feel the lead seems maybe slightly diminutive. His walk doesn't seem terribly tough/masculine. Mind you, I'm not looking for something akin to the Rock, or well....Linda Hamilton, but he seems a bit slight for a physical dude. His voice feels slightly not aggressive enough either, it's somewhat soft. Again, if things were pronounced more in the other direction, it might be more offputting.
I do agree the effects are more buffering, than anything, but the show definitely couldn't exist without cg work or the Star Wars brand.....so far.

Quoted from wesman:

They already did the childhood flashbacks though. Too late!
Man, I still haven't made it through Stallone Dredd after all these years. Karl Urban though, man what a movie! But not taking his helmet off was fine, that movie seemed to take place in a short timeframe, from what I recall.

Quoted from wesman:

I'm not saying I hate him in the role, or love him in it. Like I said, having a buffed Arnie type would be incredibly awkward, but he does seem slight and not terribly masculine.
And Eastwood has a gangly, well had, effeminate build himself, now that you mention it. And besides, Leone's "best" western didn't have Clint in it. Which might possibly be one aspect of it being his best. Eastwood is marvelous in that trilogy, but he's not at all subtle. He was never the best at understated, environmental acting, letting a scene develop emotionally. From what I recall anyway.
Speaking of Dredd..!
https://twitter.com/Wario64/status/1196097915942387712?s=09
I haven't seen Narcos, saw there's a game coming out that looks cool! And I'd been meaning to watch Urban in the Boys.

Quoted from wesman:

Lordy, I haven't ever approached his memoir, haha! If I did, along with Kinski's notorious one, I think my head would explode.
Herzog has always been a sensationalist circus rung announcer of sorts. How else does one get in cahoots for multiple projects with Kinski? I'm sure you've seen this clip from the documentary on Fitzcarraldo, Burden of Dreams.

And I love Herzog, don't get me wrong. He's just an outright, winking at the camera, madman. It's his schtick, god bless him!

Quoted from wesman:

Shocking..!
https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/11/21/baby-yoda-merchandise-from-the-mandalorian
Also.
https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/11/22/star-wars-jj-abrams-responds-to-george-lucas-criticism-of-the-force-awakens?amp=1

Quoted from benheck:

Is that any good? I haven't seen it and all I know is a) they tried to incorporate the first-ever movie hologram (impossible) and b) huge flop.

Quoted from Flowst:

Couldn't agree with you anymore I certainly want our heroes to win, but can't the stormtroopers present a little challenge? How could the empire have gained any control of the galaxy at all if their troops were all this incompetent?
Love the show, so no worries folks Even jokingly call one of my ferrets "Grogu the Blerg"

Quoted from ForceFlow:

TPS reports? Really?

Quoted from ForceFlow:

I still think contemporary references have no place in star wars. It's like breaking the 4th wall. It just doesn't work for the material.

Quoted from Rdoyle1978:

Very little CG, too. NO monsters are CG that I can remember (except the Krayt dragon obviously). Still managed to make that a good episode by not going TOO crazy overdoing it with the CG and violating physics left and right.

Quoted from gdonovan:

I laughed when someone said it was played by Hamill, it clearly WAS NOT.
Hamill is rather portly at this stage of his life, as am I.

Quoted from gdonovan:

Actors are replaced all the time for various reasons, pretending otherwise doesn't change the fact. Disney isn't going to put up with someone having an ego fit on the set with their successful series they desperately need on Disney streaming.

Quoted from Darscot:

Had it out for her... how much crazy shit does Disney have to put up with?! When you just refuse to stop posting Nazi shit on your social media don't be surprised when Disney doesn't feel your the right fit. They gave her an insane amount of white Karen privilege.

Quoted from fosaisu:

Yes. And when she went on to say that people being mean to her about her dumbass tweets was indistinguishable from Nazis beating Jews in the streets, Disney decided they didn’t want to be in business with her anymore.