Obi-Wan Kenobi

Masakari said:

Is it worth watching?

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Yes. More mostly solid stuff from Filoni.

Obi-Wan Kenobi star Moses Ingram said that Lucasfilm warned her about the potential for racist backlash from certain Star Wars fans.


"It was something that Lucasfilm actually got in front of, and said, 'This is a thing that, unfortunately, likely will happen. But we are here to help you; you can let us know when it happens,'" Ingram said in an interview with The Independent. She also stated that Obi-Wan Kenobi director Deborah Chow has put "the proper systems in place so I feel safe as we do the work" during production. "Of course, there are always pockets of hate," Ingram continued. "But I have no problem with the block button.”
"Obi-Wan is going to bring the most diversity I think we've ever seen in the galaxy before," said Ingram, who will portray the Inquisitor in the upcoming Disney+ series. "To me, it’s long overdue. If you’ve got talking droids and aliens, but no people of color, it doesn’t make any sense. It’s 2022, you know. So we’re just at the beginning of that change. But I think to start that change is better than never having started it."


In recent years, franchise stars Kellie Marie Tran and John Boyega have been open about the racist harassment they've received from Star Wars fans during their time in the Skywalker sequel trilogy, which began with Star Wars: The Last Jedi in 2017. Tran, who first appeared as Rose Tico in The Last Jedi and again in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, experienced significant online harassment from fans for her race, gender and appearance, which caused the actor to leave social media entirely in 2018. In a May 2021 interview, Tran discussed the toxicity she experienced from the Star Wars fandom and how it impacted her overall mental health.
"I recognize my own privilege and understand that there are some people who have to be on social media for their work and their positions," Tran said at the time. "The thing about it that makes me really upset is just what you were saying in the beginning of us initially speaking, where it's like, why are we as artists, or as writers, or as creators in the spaces on social media, why are we the ones that have to normalize receiving harassment? That should not be OK."


Boyega, who made his debut as Finn in Star Wars: The Force Awakens in 2015, has criticized how actors of color in the Star Wars franchise have been handled by Disney in the past. However, in May 2021, Boyega revealed that he had "a really nice, transparent, honest conversation" with Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy about the racial issues within the franchise. "I think these kinds of conversations, you can go into the realm of sounding like you’re just trying to save your own career, but what is great now is that it is a conversation that anyone has access to," he said at the time.


Obi-Wan Kenobi premieres on Disney+ on May 27.

Planting the seeds early, oh joy. Show is gonna be shit.

Chukzombi said:

. "To me, it’s long overdue. If you’ve got talking droids and aliens, but no people of color, it doesn’t make any sense.

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Apparently Lando never existed

Masakari said:

Is it worth watching?

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Same format as Clone Wars in that the first season is more kid orientated; then they get the numbers back on who is actually watching, and it gets more serious.

Fogel said:

Apparently Lando never existed

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its the Batwoman excuse, "our show didnt suck, y'all just racists/sexists/homophobes/toxic"

Burns said:

Same format as Clone Wars in that the first season is more kid orientated; then they get the numbers back on who is actually watching, and it gets more serious.

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First season was also neutered by movie release schedule wasn't it? Like they had to keep things boom boom simple until TFA came out or some shit?

yeah if you liked Clone Wars Rebels is 100% worth a watch, it really grows and the characters from it seem to be some of Filoni's favorites as they have popped up in live action Mando/Boba a few times now and will continue to do so.

remember, 2 episodes of Obi Wan will drop this friday, along with 7 episodes of Stranger Things and Top Gun in theaters. crazy long weekend

spronk said:

yeah if you liked Clone Wars Rebels is 100% worth a watch, it really grows and the characters from it seem to be some of Filoni's favorites as they have popped up in live action Mando/Boba a few times now and will continue to do so.

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Kanan top 5 Jedi.

there is no way Yoda is top 5 jedi, little fucker had millions of people including 99.99% of all jedi die under his watch, he worked daily with the Sith Lord and couldn't figure out shit other than "the dark side is around", didn't detect that anakin was fucking padme, ran the fuck away when Palps beat his ass, just all around utter and complete shit Joe Biden vibes leader.

for me its ez, first anyone who was a Jedi with real power during clone wars/prequels is auto excluded for reasons above

Luke
Revan (kotor)
Ahsoka
Qui-Gon (this is a bit iffy for same reasons above but he did re-discover force ghosting)
Obi-Wan: jury is still out, TV show will redeem him or not

honestly most of the jedi are shit. Mace Windu couldn't detect Anakin, right behind him, being consumed by the dark side. While Kit Fisto or Plo Koon seem great they died in dumb ways in Revenge of the Sith. There's that hottie with the head tentacles but she didn't really do much but i think she was in clone wars a bit.

I do like Cal Cestis from Jedi Fallen Order but need the sequel to make the list. Can't remember too many others from video games, SWTOR had a ton but don't remember their names.

Miguex said:

Also, Hera fucking rules.

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Truthfully, the whole crew is pretty awesome. There are even a ton of great side characters on the show like Hondo and Kallus.

My top 5 is the same as yours. I think Ahsoka is probably the best Jedi to come out of the Clone Wars. Her leaving the order actually strengthens her character. She was one of the few that knew there was something wrong with the Jedi, as did Qui-Gon, and just gtfo.

Fadaar said:

First season was also neutered by movie release schedule wasn't it? Like they had to keep things boom boom simple until TFA came out or some shit?

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Sounds about right, I vaguely remember reading something about TFA messing with Rebels, but it seems that my brain is successfully dropping useless information about TFA and TLJ (I would like to forget about them altogether).

Some of the shit with him watching young Luke and having the flashbacks to young Anakin look very well done. This show could be really hit or miss, though. They could nail it, but it could also flop really, really hard.

Masakari said:

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Rebels was good

Merrith said:

Some of the shit with him watching young Luke and having the flashbacks to young Anakin look very well done. This show could be really hit or miss, though. They could nail it, but it could also flop really, really hard.

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I have to imagine McGregor wouldn't have attached himself if the script was dogshit. Especially considering how much he hated filming the prequels.