Gosh that first episode is terrible at setting up the premise, isn't it? If you were coming to this without having seen Rogue One it must be baffling; coming to it as a casual Star Wars fan, or as someone following the hype, it must be incomprehensible. But I will stick with it, as I am told by everyone that it is very good indeed.
In truth, it will be a bit of a struggle, not least because I can't take the villain Syril Karn seriously. He's basically Arnold Rimmer.
With the protagonist -- opening scene aside -- being portrayed as a cheeky chancer, the whole thing has a UK sitcom feel, which isn't helped by 90% of the cast having appeared in UK sitcoms. We'll see how far I can get.
Yeah Andor season 1 is one of the best Star Wars I've seen, if not _the_ best.
ReplyDeleteI'm currently struggling with season 2 which feels slower and bit all over the place, but still a good production.
You needn't worry about Cyril. He's not exactly the Empire's best and brightest.
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DeleteGood luck! We found Andor to be one of the best as well.
ReplyDeleteGood morning - interesting comparison. I loved 'Red Dwarf' as it stood, though the recent attempts at bringing it back to our screens felt tired and flat - only my opinion, though. Rimmer was a great character to watch, with his snivelling and opinionated persona. So well done. As regards Star Wars, sadly I've been put off the franchise due to the path it veered due to production side of things. Last thing I watched was the first season of The Mandalorian. Never went back for season two.
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All the best from South Wales, UK.
Mark K a.k.a. Tom Railin
Good to see you again Tom/Mark! I sort of lost track of Red Dwarf after it went to Dave. I've seen a few of the post-Dave episodes, but I'm sure I've missed most of them.
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