tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post1450082511240582637..comments2024-03-22T12:11:58.453-06:00Comments on Michael Offutt: Let's compare notes on the Mandalorian which wrapped up its second season in December.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-15994133449158000692021-01-08T10:49:41.173-07:002021-01-08T10:49:41.173-07:00First off the national debt is national, not state...First off the national debt is national, not states. Second if states hadn't shut down we'd be looking at far closer to a million deaths. Hospitals in many parts of the country are already overloaded because people refuse to wear masks, social distance, and stay at home. It still baffles me that people can't understand that.PT Dillowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09394481476862013009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-37892672855258873732021-01-08T10:45:26.756-07:002021-01-08T10:45:26.756-07:00I heard Mark Hamill was there so he was probably t...I heard Mark Hamill was there so he was probably the voice. It's probably cheaper to "deep fake" than to hire Sebastian Stan for one scene. I did like this season, though I was never one of those fanatical Boba Fett fans so I didn't care if he survived or not. But now they have a miniseries for him.<br /><br />What annoys me is that Disney seems to going back to its bad pre-Solo habits. I mean Taika Waititi is supposed to be doing a movie and Patty Jenkins is doing a movie and some other people are doing a movie and they want 10 series in the next 5 years or whatever. It seems the success of this show has them convinced again they can just churn out anything with the Star Wars name and make a bunch of money. I don't think it's sunk in yet that they need decent stories to go with it.PT Dillowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09394481476862013009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-69171812068752599392021-01-08T09:39:15.935-07:002021-01-08T09:39:15.935-07:00Okay, I didn't know that. But I bet Kathleen K...Okay, I didn't know that. But I bet Kathleen Kennedy (without even knowing much about her other than she's been incredibly influential in Spielberg collaborations for forty years) is a Star Wars nerd. She's probably on the level with Abrams, Filoni, and Favreau (and with all of us for that matter). Which means she'd be in a room, keeping up with the conversation, and we'd think, "Hey...this is the right person for the job." My point is that being a nerd and having the resources DOES NOT make you the right person for the job. And it's easy to make that mistake, because they pass the smell test really well.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-24208316700941650832021-01-08T08:50:10.570-07:002021-01-08T08:50:10.570-07:00Oh, and Dave Filoni is the man.Oh, and Dave Filoni is the man.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-88627569644413400292021-01-08T08:49:26.576-07:002021-01-08T08:49:26.576-07:00You can't really blame Abrams for what happene...You can't really blame Abrams for what happened with Star Wars. It's 100% on Kathleen Kennedy. She was the guiding hand who refused to guide.<br />Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-26951154349415891612021-01-08T08:47:16.573-07:002021-01-08T08:47:16.573-07:00It may have been Hamill. He was in the credits.It may have been Hamill. He was in the credits.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-57569414084500047212021-01-08T03:53:16.718-07:002021-01-08T03:53:16.718-07:00We're in that much debt due to governors who s...We're in that much debt due to governors who shut down.<br />You know Grogu will be back. He's the heart of the story even though he's not the star.<br />Eight episodes is perfect even if we want more - which we do. Long enough to tell a long story without overwelcoming its stay.<br />They could've got Mark Hamil himself, like they did with Jeff Bridges in Tron: Legacy. Although it also looked a bit weird.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com