TV: The Acolyte (Star Wars/Disney+)

[Power Man]

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[LarKing]

I really like that we're finally away from the skywalker eras with this one. Praying the lightsaber choreography is actually good and nothing like Ahsoka.

 

[RandV]

But how can I possibly enjoy Star Wars without OT or related tie ins? Please tell me we'll at least see someone building R2D2 in this!

 

[Bowski]

So this is a bunch of Jedi AOTC stand-ins 100 years before TPM where no one cares?

 

[MadDevil]

It looks good. Hopefully the story matches the visuals (which has been an issue in recent series).

Also Carrie-Anne Moss as a Jedi looks amazing.

 

[tacogeoff]

looks alright. very reminiscent of a crouching tiger, hidden dragon fighting style. very martial artsy. will def give it a go.

 

[NyQuil]

So this is a bunch of Jedi AOTC stand-ins 100 years before TPM where no one cares?

You mean where they have free reign to define a story without it turning into Skywalker fan service yet again?

 

[KallioWeHardlyKnewYe]

Looks good. May the name "Skywalker" never be uttered.

 

[trojansoilers]

Looks interesting! Nice to finally have a story set in another era.
If it’s only a hundred years before The Phantom Menace, I wonder if we’ll get cameos of a younger Yoda or Darth Plagueis.

 

[NyQuil]

If it’s only a hundred years before The Phantom Menace, I wonder if we’ll get cameos of a younger Yoda or Darth Plagueis.

 

[Hivemind]

Some of the early quotes about this gave us indication that it may be more of a slow-burn thriller ala Andor, and I hope that's the case. But the amount of light saber porn in the second half of that trailer makes me skeptical. Hoping for some real substance, and not a repeat of Ahsoka.

 

[Osprey]

Some of the early quotes about this gave us indication that it may be more of a slow-burn thriller ala Andor, and I hope that's the case. But the amount of light saber porn in the second half of that trailer makes me skeptical. Hoping for some real substance, and not a repeat of Ahsoka.

Most of the characters in this are described as Jedi, former Jedi or witches, so I'm afraid that it'll be closer to Ahsoka.

 

[Hivemind]

Most of the characters in this are described as Jedi, former Jedi or witches, so I'm afraid that it'll be closer to Ahsoka.

I'm fine with the characters being Jedi or other force users, I'm just hoping that there's a lot more substance to it than just eye candy and fight choreography. There's a lot of room to play with the internal politics of the Jedi order and how force users fit into the universe beyond just having engage in martial arts and swing laser swords.

 

[kingsholygrail]

Why do I get the feeling this is going to be a "Jedi are bad" thing?

 

[Bounces R Way]

If Carrie-Anne Moss is on board then so am I.

Happy they're finally doing some branching out to subject matter beyond the Skywalker bloodline. It has more than served its purpose. There's a whole rich galaxy to explore with tons of groundwork laid to do so in the EU. Hoping this show is more like Andor than Ahsoka or Kenobi. I'm not super huge on the Jedi stuff but a bad Sith mfer done properly always makes for good content.

 

[Power Man]

Looks interesting! Nice to finally have a story set in another era.
If it’s only a hundred years before The Phantom Menace, I wonder if we’ll get cameos of a younger Yoda or Darth Plagueis.

So would be like 764 years old in the Acolyte, don't know how much younger he would be in Yoda species years tbh

If Carrie-Anne Moss is on board then so am I.

Happy they're finally doing some branching out to subject matter beyond the Skywalker bloodline. It has more than served its purpose. There's a whole rich galaxy to explore with tons of groundwork laid to do so in the EU. Hoping this show is more like Andor than Ahsoka or Kenobi. I'm not super huge on the Jedi stuff but a bad Sith mfer done properly always makes for good content.

92 years before Anakin's "miraculous" birth so I doubt we'll have anything Skywalker related.

Also : X-Files FTW

 

[johnjm22]

Meh. It's fine.

But it needs to be more than "fine" to get me excited for a Star Wars show.

I think too many of the characters look visually uninteresting. It looks like a bunch of normies doing cos play.

 

[Jovavic]

I think too many of the characters look visually uninteresting. It looks like a bunch of normies doing cos play.

Like Ring of Power? I watched The Wheel of Time recently and thought it was good for the most part, but the characters in Ring of Power seem to be cosplaying and not acting imo

 

[Power Man]

Like Ring of Power? I watched The Wheel of Time recently and thought it was good for the most part, but the characters in Ring of Power seem to be cosplaying and not acting imo

I didn't hate ROP, but no that you mention it, they were cosplaying lol

 

[johnjm22]

Why do I get the feeling this is going to be a "Jedi are bad" thing?

"This isn't about good or bad. It's about power and who's allowed to use it."

Yeah it kind of sounds like it's going to be a modern take on "power". Jedi are questionable because they have power.

Something more traditional would have been the classic struggle between good and evil.

 

[Osprey]

"This isn't about good or bad. It's about power and who's allowed to use it."

Yeah it kind of sounds like it's going to be a modern take on "power". Jedi are questionable because they have power.

Something more traditional would have been the classic struggle between good and evil.

From a recent interview with the series creator:

So I would say that our show is more on the latter. It’s more about individualized relationships. You’re in the headspace of a lot of different characters. People who are good guys can be bad guys, and people who are bad guys can be good guys. There’s a lot of moral ambiguity, which is why Jodie’s [Turner-Smith] line in the trailer is so important: “This isn’t about good or bad; this is about power and who is allowed to use it.” And I believe, of course, that the Jedi are a benevolent, well-intentioned institution, but they are an institution and they have amassed all the power. So the question becomes when did that happen, and since we know where they’re headed in Phantom Menace, what went wrong? What are the cracks in that? So you definitely get the point of view of the Jedi, especially in terms of Amandla’s character and trying to stop her and hunt her down. But you also get enough of Amandla’s character’s perspective that you can also see how both of them exist simultaneously.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter - ‘Star Wars: The Acolyte’ Creator Leslye Headland Talks the Unique Perspective of Her Upcoming Series

It sounds like the Jedi are corrupted by power and some are the bad guys, while the Sith are the underdogs and some are the good guys. It seems like it's going to be far from traditional Star Wars.

 

[Bowski]

It seems like it's going to be far from traditional Star Wars.

"It was very challenging and interesting to make a Star Wars with no war in it. So the question became, 'Well, what should the show be about if it's not going to be about galactic conflict?'"

Rian Johnson must be doing cartwheels at the idea of the Sith being oppressed victims of the Jedi. That's prime Vince Russo swerve booking right there.

Whatever, if people get a kick out of this new SW:

 

[HanSolo]

I think it has potential but the sheer swaths of people screeching "WOKE" online is f***ing embarrassing

 

[Bowski]

You mean where they have free reign to define a story without it turning into Skywalker fan service yet again?

Oh, Disney hasn't had free reign up to this point?
Curse those Skywalkers for ruining Star Wars, if it wasn't for them...

What exactly do you expect out of this franchise?
-Deep intellectual religious exploration starring dozens of troubled DEI characters not knowing if they're good, bad or misunderstood?
-Lasers/lightsabers/space battle pew pew, with a cast of potential movie legends involved in traditionally successful themes of good/evil/family/salvation?

I prefer the latter, but if this is "evolution" so be it. Kind of like getting healthy food from McDonalds.

SW was a haven for "nerds" who never got any and could escape into the basic lore.
And they were always welcoming of anyone (race/gender/species/etc.) sharing their fandom.
Easy limp-wristed prey for the new enlightened SW "fandom".

Now it's breaking the patriarchy, Skywalker fan service, oppressed Sith, conservative (racist maybe?) Jedi.

As I said above, have fun with it and it's certainly amazing viewership.
I wish all the best for this once-beloved franchise.

 

[MadDevil]

I think it has potential but the sheer swaths of people screeching "WOKE" online is f***ing embarrassing

The "it's breaking canon if all the Jedi in this don't die" take is just as bad. As if the prequels weren't proof the Jedi didn't want to admit that the Sith were back, or that there aren't numerous non-Sith in canon that have red lightsaber blades.

I've been a Star Wars fan on the Internet long enough to know Star Wars fans can be some of the whiniest and bitchiest people on the Internet. And that's not even accounting for all the rage baiters and engagement farmers that populate social media these days.