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  • Star Wars post by TheNewTK421
    Public • May 26, 2026, 8:06 pm
    Saw The Mandalorian and Grogu in theaters last Friday.

    It was a pretty okay movie. Definitely not the best movie (my favorite movie is Return of the Jedi) but it was enjoyable enough. It's kind of weird that it sort of relies on context from the show up to the final season yet doesn't really involve many of the characters from the show at all. It involves a few minor characters from the show as well as two characters from the Boba Fett spinoff, but a lot of the Mandoverse's major recurring characters apart from the title characters of the film are nowhere to be seen. I won't go too deep into the specifics of that as to not spoil the film for people who want to go see it, of course.

    There's a lot of people being weirdly negative about the movie online for either one reason or another, but you know whatever. People can think what they want of it of course, and there are some valid criticisms that can be made of it, but I kind of think people could be less annoying about it. I know obviously some of this comes from people who intend to be negative about new stuff no matter what and maybe aren't discussing things in good faith, but another part of this discourse seems to come from pretentious people who apparently got too attached to the writing of Andor and now are a bit up in arms that a movie which never intended to imitate Andor isn't imitating Andor. I'm not saying this to dunk on Andor as a show since I haven't actually seen enough of it to have an opinion on it one way or another, but good grief can the fans online be insufferable sometimes. You know, I'm not against deep social commentary, as the original and prequel movies had a fair share of that, but it's also okay to have things that are fun even if they don't have too much to say. This isn't to say that I think Star Wars should turn into a mindless action figure mashing franchise or whatever, but a movie isn't "slop" simply because it doesn't meet the standards you got from another thing that was deliberately meant to be different. It's good for Star Wars to have variety, and while that means not every project should be like The Mandalorian, it also means not every project should be like Andor.

    Anyways, I had a good time watching despite all that and here's a blurry picture of a sign at the theater:

    Anyone have any thoughts on the movie (if you've seen it)? Agree or disagree on anything I've said? I'm open to discussion.
  • Star Wars post by TheNewTK421
    Public • May 19, 2026, 3:50 pm
    Yesterday, voice actor Tom Kane sadly passed away at 64 years old.

    In the Star Wars franchise, he was known for providing the voice of the opening narrator in Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008), as well as Admiral Yularen and Yoda in the same series and some other media. He also voiced Yoda in the previous Star Wars: Clone Wars miniseries from 2003. For a while, he was kind of the main go-to guy for Yoda when Frank Oz wasn't available. He also sometimes did the voice of Admiral Ackbar in some stuff, though not in The Clone Wars (Ackbar appears there but is voiced by a different actor), as well as Qui-Gon Jinn in some Lego Star Wars stuff. Sadly, his voice acting career ended after a stroke in late 2020, with the video game Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, which released in 2022, being his final role, where he provided the voices of Yoda, Admiral Ackbar, and Qui-Gon Jinn.

    Outside Star Wars, he was known for his voice acting roles in cartoons such as Professor Utonium and Him in Powerpuff Girls and Mr. Herriman in Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends. He also sometimes voiced Gandalf in some The Lord of the Rings video games (and Lego Dimensions) as well as Commissioner James Gordon in a few Batman video games, namely Batman: Arkham Asylum and Lego DC Super-Villains. He also sometimes voiced characters in the Marvel Universe, such as Magneto and Ultron. He also voiced Takeo Masaki in Call of Duty from World at War up to Black Ops 4 as well as the robot character Lok in Fortnite: Save the World. There's a lot more stuff I could mention, but I think I've gotten the point across: he was in a lot of stuff. (Added note: he was also the guy who does the Disney FastPlay voiceover.)

    Even though his career had already been over for some time by this point, it is sad to know the man behind these voices is now gone. The Star Wars galaxy, as well as the wider universe, won't be the same without him. Rest in peace, Tom Kane. May the Force be with you.
  • Star Wars post by TheNewTK421
    Public • May 14, 2026, 10:46 am
    Happy 82nd birthday to George Lucas, creator of Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and Lucasfilm!
    ScotsMiser • 2026-05-14 12:06:19
    He now looks oddly like I imagined hobbits looking…
  • Star Wars post by TheNewTK421
    Public • May 7, 2026, 6:32 pm
    Been watching through my 2006 Limited Edition original trilogy DVDs and amidst a lot of the prequels vs sequels debates and stuff like that I've been kind of reminded just how amazing and in a sense comfortable the original films are. I do enjoy the prequels and appreciate how they expanded the lore, and as messy as they were I wouldn't say I hate everything that came out of the sequels, but I kind of think the original trilogy really is the best one, and I say this even despite the controversial Special Edition changes. Feel free to disagree of course, these are just my thoughts.
  • Star Wars post by TheNewTK421
    Public • May 4, 2026, 11:39 am
    May the 4th be with you!
  • Star Wars post by TheNewTK421
    Public • April 11, 2026, 11:37 am
    People argue over whether Han or Greedo shot first, but meanwhile the actual worst Special Edition change is when they replaced "Lapti Nek" with "Jedi Rocks". At least that's how I see it.
    EliTheShyGuy • 2026-04-11 12:09:54
    Agreed. Pretty much all of the cgi in the special editions didn't age very well imo
  • Star Wars post by TheNewTK421
    Public • December 22, 2025, 12:06 pm
    You can think whatever you want of the sequels and the current era of Star Wars, but personally I'd rather watch them a thousand times than watch the weird AI-generated alt timeline slop people are trying to promote even once.

    And yeah I know Disney has done some AI-related stuff with Star Wars before, but that stuff is still at least mostly human-made. I still like The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett despite the weird deepfake Luke. I don't like that Disney is pivoting more towards AI in recent times, but at least the upcoming projects I know of still have the human touch.

    If you really want to make alt timeline stuff because you don't like the stuff from the current era, then actually make it and don't subcontract a cold and unfeeling clanker* to do the work for you.

    *(side note but the concept of "droid rights" from the Solo film has maybe not aged too well. Like I know the droids in Star Wars are practically sentient and stuff but you know what I mean.)
  • Star Wars post by TheNewTK421
    Public • July 31, 2025, 6:07 am
    Decided to rewatch the sequel trilogy for the first time in years.

    Honestly, despite the bad reputation they seem to have now, I didn't hate them. Never really did. They do have certain flaws, narratively and otherwise, and they definitely have a different feel to them than the George Lucas era films, but all things considered I really don't think they "ruined Star Wars" or whatever. They're not my favorite films (Return of the Jedi from the original trilogy is my favorite film), but they're also not really anything I feel like getting mad over.

    Of course, different people are allowed to feel how they want about the films. There are definitely a lot of valid criticisms that can be made about them, and I'm not making this post to say people who dislike them are wrong. They're just stories at the end of the day. You either accept them or you don't.

    All that being said, what you think of the films or other things in general should be based in honest opinion and not merely going along with what someone else is saying. There's a lot of people who might try to appoint themselves as authorities on these kinds of things, but at the end of the day they don't necessarily know much more than you can decipher through your own experience. It can be good to hear what others have to say, but don't accept everything they say as gospel. It's not up to me whether you like these movies or not, nor is it up to anyone else. It's up to you.

    Think critically, and think for yourself.
  • Star Wars post by TheNewTK421
    Public • July 15, 2025, 12:14 pm
    Random Star Wars trivia:

    The yellow suit that Bossk, the Trandoshan bounty hunter, wears in The Empire Strikes Back was a reused suit originating from the British Royal Air Force. Specifically, it was a High Altitude Windak Pressure Suit used in the 1960s. The suit also appears in the 1966 Doctor Who serial The Tenth Planet, which was the first appearance of the Cybermen and the last First Doctor (William Hartnell) story before Patrick Troughton took over the lead role. The suit's appearance in The Empire Strikes Back, unlike its appearance in The Tenth Planet, is seen in color, shown to be yellow. Other variants of the suit were used elsewhere in the Star Wars franchise, worn by starfighter pilots and random extras.

    https://screenrant.com/star-wars-bossk-bounty-hunter-facts-trivia/
  • Star Wars post by TheNewTK421
    Public • July 9, 2025, 12:09 pm
    These Star Wars Coke commercials that've been coming out recently are pretty neat.
  • Star Wars post by sufiiduhh
    Public • May 16, 2025, 3:35 pm
    favourite starwars characters?
    TheNewTK421 • 2025-05-16 19:09:12
    Boba Fett
    Sithfruit • 2025-05-16 17:47:26
    Cal Kestis and Cassian are pretty solid ones from more modern SW, but overall, I’ll probably always say Vader.
  • Star Wars post by sufiiduhh
    Public • May 16, 2025, 11:19 am
    wanted to thank IGEBM and TheNewTK421 for continuing to post on this beloved group while iv been away tysm ♡
    if anyone new would like to join - dm me or tag me in the guest book
    IGEBM • 2025-05-17 21:47:27
    np! always happy to help lol
    TheNewTK421 • 2025-05-16 12:52:50
    Glad to be of help.
  • Star Wars post by IGEBM
    Public • May 4, 2025, 2:56 pm
    Happy Star Wars Day everyone, and May the Fourth be with you!
    DOOMSTRYKER • 2025-05-04 18:13:52
    May the Fourth be with you as well.
    PredatorMCNuggets • 2025-05-04 15:01:39
    have faith in the fourth
  • Star Wars post by TheNewTK421
    Public • April 15, 2025, 7:19 pm
  • Star Wars post by TheNewTK421
    Public • October 10, 2024, 12:37 pm
    The changes made in the "Special Editions" of Star Wars, starting in 1997 and ending in the early 2010s (though said changes have not since been reverted and are still in all the current releases of the films), have been a point of contention between Star Wars fans and George Lucas for a long time.

    Gary Kurtz, a producer who worked on the original trilogy, shares his thoughts on the changes that were made to the films in this excerpt of an interview.

    Optional thing you don't have to answer: What are your thoughts, if any, on the "Special Edition" changes versus what was in the original theatrical versions?

  • Star Wars post by IGEBM
    Public • September 9, 2024, 5:16 pm
    James Earl Jones just passed away... may the Force be with him, his family, and his friends

    o7
    DOOMSTRYKER • 2024-09-09 18:25:48
    I posted that as well.
  • Star Wars post by TheNewTK421
    Public • June 11, 2024, 5:10 pm
    Well, since Clipchamp sharepages are dead, an old animation I made for my real life friend's birthday last year was reshared onto YouTube, this time with added sound:
    TheNewTK421 • 2024-06-11 17:13:36
    Looking at it now, I realize Vader is holding the lightsaber kind of awkwardly. If he were holding it normally, his thumb would be visible on the front of the saber, but instead he has his thumb behind it. Oh well. Whatever.
  • Star Wars post by IGEBM
    Public • May 4, 2024, 5:52 pm
    Rewatching Episode IV rn with my mom and grandma and now I’m wondering if Tatooine was even mildly inspired by Arrakis
    JustaFlqmingo • 2024-05-04 18:05:37
    everything is dune now

    pretty sure deserts are based off arrakis
  • Star Wars post by IGEBM
    Public • March 11, 2024, 8:25 pm
    o7
    (No, George isn’t dead
    AutumnAura49797 • 2024-04-30 14:22:45
    o7
  • Star Wars post by TheNewTK421
    Public • August 24, 2023, 3:05 pm
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