The Book Of Boba Fett (December 2021)

[Wor-Gar]

YOU wanted Mandalorian stories? You got it -- from Disney!

The Mandalorian
Book of Boba Fett

and now...

Bo-Katan the Conqueror


Yes, if you wanted to know more about Mandalore, then you're going to be sad. But if you wanted more and more of helmeted space knights wandering through inexpensive desert-scapes with your favorite Star Wars characters -- Tuskens, Jawas and Cantina critters -- then you're in luck with yet a third try at the same series!!!

 

[matticus]

There was a video of a Knights of Ren Disney+ show that made it onto YT last night. It looks fake to me, but interesting that another D+ show rumor is making the rounds.

 

[Bo Shrek]

We all need to see the Disney+ Era of Star Wars as visual expanded universe novels. Off shoots of our loved OT!

 

[ZE_501]

YOU wanted Mandalorian stories?

Actually no, I didn't.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Actually no, I didn't.

But how can you resist???

SEE -- aimless walking through streets of Mos whatever

HEAR -- the familiar echo of Tusken Raiders howling for some reason

SMELL -- the feces-ridden Jawas giving directions when needed

REJOICE -- at an even lower budget series now that Disney has you hooked

LEARN -- how the Disney business model is run: each series, halve the budget, double the camp!

 

[ScoutingForToys]

YOU wanted Mandalorian stories? You got it -- from Disney!

The Mandalorian
Book of Boba Fett

and now...

Bo-Katan the Conqueror


Yes, if you wanted to know more about Mandalore, then you're going to be sad. But if you wanted more and more of helmeted space knights wandering through inexpensive desert-scapes with your favorite Star Wars characters -- Tuskens, Jawas and Cantina critters -- then you're in luck with yet a third try at the same series!!!

They're going to ram Mando's down our throats until the very sight of a T visor makes us vomit.

 

[Sachiel]

Another Mando show?

 

[Wor-Gar]

They're going to ram Mando's down our throats until the very sight of a T visor makes us vomit.

I'm actually already tired of it. I got tired of it with Jango Fett and the clones to be honest.

 

[ZE_501]

But how can you resist???

How much is Disney paying you and how can I get in on that action? I'll recant everything I've ever said on this forum ... for a price.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Looks preposterous. DarthKostos should love it -- evil Space Wizard doing impossible things.

 

[Wor-Gar]

How much is Disney paying you and how can I get in on that action? I'll recant everything I've ever said on this forum ... for a price.

A respectful price.

 

[ZE_501]

A respectful price.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Seriously though, "Boba Fett" -- the one-time mystery of the galaxy -- has become over-used since Jango Fett -- basically a repeat on the character. Then his visor is used for clonetroopers.

Imagine if they used Vader's mask design as an entire army's helmet. Imagine it being diluted in comics and cartoons to the point that its originality becomes cookie-cutter.

Now look at Fett...

 

[ZE_501]

Seriously though, "Boba Fett" -- the one-time mystery of the galaxy -- has become over-used since Jango Fett -- basically a repeat on the character. Then his visor is used for clonetroopers.

There are those who would argue we would have seen T-visored 'super-troopers' en masse in ESB if they'd only had the budget.

When I think about that ... and AOTC ... I am reminded of how important it is for someone like Lucas and things like Star Wars ... to operate within contraints, be they budgetary, creative or what-have-you.

 

[Wor-Gar]

One of the new things I hated early on with the PT was taking Vader's first name and making it a title.

That took a long time to get used to. And I held a grudge against Darth Maul for it.

 

[darth dennis]

One of the new things I hated early on with the PT was taking Vader's first name and making it a title.

That took a long time to get used to. And I held a grudge against Darth Maul for it.

They tried Kevin Maul but that just didn't strike fear in anyone...

 

[chrisstbh]

There was a video of a Knights of Ren Disney+ show that made it onto YT last night. It looks fake to me, but interesting that another D+ show rumor is making the rounds.

Yeah that screams fake, looks like a video game trailer

 

[ajp4mgs]

Through three episodes, I'm trying to understand the purpose of this show by looking for common themes. A prevailing one seems to be that things you knew from the OT aren't what they seemed to be. Rancors aren't vicious monsters; they're docile unless provoked or trained to be violent. Tuskens aren't savages; they're cultural victims of a changing world and technologically-driven outsiders. Boba Fett wasn't a ruthless and willing gun-for-hire; he was struggling to find himself and his place in the world without his clone father.

Why? Why do any of this rebranding? None of it helps make any of those more compelling than they were in the OT.

If the argument with Fett is that you couldn't make a compelling 7-episode series (totaling about 4 hours) about a mysterious badass with equally ambiguous morality, then Sergio Leone should rise from the grave to slap these guys in the face and remind them what Fett was inspired by. They turned "The Man With No Name" into "The Man With No Balls" and I'm struggling to understand why.

What's with all the softening of OT context? It can't be as simple as Disneyfication, since Favreau and Rodriguez wouldn't need this specific gig to get the same kind of paycheck. It's just baffling to me. I'm hoping the last four episodes will make the purpose clearer. If not, then what a bizarre waste.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Disney: softening the edges for 98 years.

 

[The Buffinator]

I'm actually already tired of it. I got tired of it with Jango Fett and the clones to be honest.

That's the PT part of your aforementioned PTSD, right?