You must log in or # to comment.
So basically we’re getting a live action season 5 of Rebels.
All for it. I wonder how they feel this would appeal to more casual users though…
What’s Rebels?
Animated series set in the Ep3 - Ep4 gap about an early rebel cell and a surviving Jedi.
It’s an animated Star Wars series that takes place between the Original trilogy and the Prequel ones, closer to the Original, largely focused on the rise of the Rebel Alliance by following the crew of one Rebel starship.
Nice one; worth watching?
Yes. The first season seems a bit geared toward children, but that improves in seasons 2-3.
I would watch through at least Season 3 of Clone Wars first (and preferably all the way to the end) as Rebels resolves Darth Maul’s storyline from CW.
I thought it was fun. Nothing super amazing, but solidly enjoyable. I also liked it a lot better than Clone Wars (which started too slow, felt too predictable, and had pacing issues).
I didn’t watch Rebels until earlier this year when I was on a SW kick and absorbing lots of EU stuff. I spent years thinking the show would be a Disneyfied kids show due to when it was made, but it ended up being one of my favourite entries in the franchise. Kanan and Ezra’s arc may be one of my favourite Jedi stories in the series. Hyped for this show.
Here is an alternative Piped link(s): https://piped.video/watch?v=J_1EXWNETiI
Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube.
I’m open-source, check me out at GitHub.
I’m not mad about it since I think it is the nature of being a fan, but I don’t think Star Wars is really for me anymore. I never saw CWs or Rebels, and I don’t really have any inclination to, but it seems that someone needs to consume all SW media to enjoy the new stuff. Eh, but what do I know? I liked TLJ. I hope Ahsoka is good for those that enjoy it.
Did you at least try Andor? Because that’s the best Star Wars show I’ve ever seen, and honestly I’d even say I enjoyed it more than most movies.
I’ve admittedly seen nearly ever Star Wars show, but can’t recommend them all. It’s often a pretty shallow series, with comically evil villains that have no depth. But Andor is chefs kiss.
I’m not sure how Ahsoka is gonna be. I sure hope it’s closer to Andor than the other recent shows (most of which were only middling quality in my book).
I have also fallen out of fandom for SW. I love the original trilogy and I really loved Rebels, but they’re squeezing the franchise to death milking every penny out of it they can. And, in doing so, they’re diluting and de-flavoring something that was once special and awesome, into just another consumerized product.
It’s started to happen to Marvel, too, with all the special interest pandering - not to diminish those special interests because they’re important, but do it in a way that’s not at the expense of quality, and storytelling.
So much of pop culture is being harvested like fucking corn, just squeeze every ounce of value out of it and leave a rotting husk in its wake. They don’t care; they got theirs.
