Skeleton Crew Episodes 1 And 2 Review

[@robd72uk]

"I will say this once" and then says it every single time he's talking about Star Wars on Disney+

[@richardjohnson9543]

It's like what we would've gotten if Spielberg did a SW project in the 80s

[@thefakepatriot6881]

thats what they said they were going for

[@Dec4AllTimeAlways]

Sean Chandler gave The Skeleton Crew a glowing review yesterday as he’s seen the first three episodes. I guess you can say TSC is making up the disappointment from The Acolyte so far. The keywords are “so far.” I haven’t seen it yet. I did watch The Goonies last night to prepare myself from getting in the mood…. *The* *Goonies* *(1985)* To me, this is a grade A kids’ movie that still holds up. I keep forgetting Robert Davi is in it. Between The Goonies, The Sandlot, Super 8, and Stranger Things, The Goonies is the closest to how kids talked in the 80s. How they dressed. Closest to capturing my childhood nostalgia. The Sandlot came out in 1993 but was set in the 1960s. Super 8 was JJ Abrams’ tribute to Spielberg’s movies like Close Encounters and E.T., was set in 1979 but was released in 2011. Super 8 is probably the closest to the look and feel of The Goonies. Kids around 1979 did banter like that. Then Stranger Things is for Gen Z but I don’t believe it captures the 80s as well. The technology they have is way beyond what the true 1980s had. Don’t sleep on Flight of the Navigator (1986). Another charming 80s kids movie. The Goonies came out in 1985, the story was written and produced by Steven Spielberg, and it’s the essential 80s kids movie because it’s not traveling 10-30 years back. That’s how they talked and dressed and it was released in the decade it represents. I remember thinking as a kid, what the hell is a goonie? Isn’t a goon a bad person? Now I just think of a goonie as a child adventurer. A young treasure hunter. My favorite Goonie is Jeff Cohen’s Chunk. Childhood obesity! Jeff is a skinny guy now and grew up to become a lawyer. Is Ke’s lawyer. He’s the funniest Goonie followed by Mouth and maybe Data or Bran. “Is your mommy home?” “No, she’s down at the market to buy Pampers for all us kids.” But the best line came from Data…. [watches goons carrying a BODY bag into the back of a car] “I’m wondering, what’s in the bag?” 🤣🤣 Better than the booby/booty traps line or his $50 dolla bill. I listened to the DVD commentary in the early 00s, and both Martha Plimpton and Kerri Green, egged Ke to say it again. That wasn’t intentional to be funny. I know Ke was kinda getting mocked for that line, but he was kind enough to say it again. I was watching Scrooged (1988) for the first time in my life last night and recognized an actress I had seen before. Then I watch The Goonies right after and realize it’s the actress portraying Bran and Mikey’s mom! I didn’t know she passed away already in 2015 from pancreatic cancer. RIP to Mary Ellen Trainor Josh Brolin obviously had the best acting career out of that Goonie bunch. A new generation now sees him as Thanos. Then Cable. And in the DVD audio commentary done in 2001 when they’re all sitting there and watching it next to the late Richard Donner, he’s actually quite a funny guy. He’s very witty. The most grown up among them all as Josh was born in 1968. Kerri is actually older by a year. My Favorite Goonies 1. Chunk (Jeff Cohen) 2. Mouth (Corey Feldman) 3. Data (Ke Huy Quan) 4. Bran (Josh Brolin) 5. Mikey (Sean Astin) 6. Andy (Kerri Green) 7. Stef (Martha Plimpton) Hey, no diss to Martha as Stef. She’s also quite hilarious in the audio commentary. Ashley from The Boys reminds me a lot of Martha Plimpton. Kerri Green got more beautiful as she got older. She’s 57 and maybe passed her prime, but she was still hot in her 40s. Her other big movie was Lucas (1986) with Corey Haim and Charlie Sheen. I love the story of Ana de Armas telling Jimmy Fallon not recognizing Ke Huy Quan from The Goonies the first time they took a selfie. The Goonies weren’t the original kids gang. It dates back to Our Gang aka The Little Rascals back in the 1920s. But The Goonies remains timeless even nearly 40 years later like Back to the Future is. There’s a certain magic from the 80s that will never go away for future generations. “Hey you, guys!” “Goonies never say die.” “I’m wondering, what’s in the bag?” 🤣🤣 “The Goonies ‘R’ Good Enough” kzbin.info/www/bejne/iZTYaWR7jJmIeZosi=FX_8fE815Xq287oP Four waters. Is that all? No! I want the veal scalopini. Shut up Mouth. I want a good fettucini alfredo. I want a bottle of fettucine, a 1981. The only thing we serve is tongue.

[@damiandekker474]

Love that the droid is literally called Smee lol

[@eskiltester3913]

I'm 51 and this show is near perfect star wars. I felt ET vibes. I can't name one thing that wasn't good. The dialogs make it even better. They really say something and not the over serious crap from previous stuff. I watched both episodes 3 times in 24 hours.

[@LostUtopiaFilms]

I loved how they did the opening text, it was like the intro to an old sci-fi comic. That style should be the standard opening for any of the Star Wars shows.

[@AutsistcAnimationdan101]

Now that’s classic Star Wars

[@christopherpearce688]

I was enjoying the show until the circus recording from the Star Wars Holiday Special started playing. From then on, I LOVED it!

[@JustWasted3HoursHere]

I thought that looked familiar! Isn't that the one Lumpy was watching? (Another weird thing about that special is that Boba Fett is seen in a "fictional" cartoon and yet he turns out to be a real person!)

[@avidediter66]

Finally a Star Wars project I can enjoy. I was all smiles watching this

[@thuanchau7042]

yes watching the first 2 episodes brought me joy and smile on my face. goonies meets explorers 80s vibe.

[@cjrebirth]

The first episode alone is much more better than the acolyte series overall, and the 2nd eps left me wanting more by the end It's like Star Wars mixed with the Goonies, E.t., Pirates of the Caribbean, Peter Pan and John Hughes

[@Maximo_ari]

SM-33 standing for Smee from Peter Pan is so clever.

[@GeekyMedia]

These episodes were absolutely fantastic. Genuinely loved them. Excited for the rest of the season

[@neonvandal8770]

Loved it! - watched them twice already - What a lovely bunch of characters. AND the little Holiday Special easter egg was funny. ❤

[@AnalogOcean]

I absolutely LOVED These episodes! great beginning to a show! I hope its great!

[@JAF729]

Loved it - In the future this will be the perfect entry point for kids to get into Star Wars. I saw Star Wars when it first came out, I was six, and I fell in love with it. If I saw this show when I was six I'd have the same reaction. Finally a show that adults and kids alike can enjoy (much like the original trilogy). You can tell that the makers of it grew up with Star Wars and want to create that same magic they felt.

[@GEEKFLAGwithNATEKNOWS_]

Skeleton crew made Star Wars fun again.

[@AverageJoetheAverageGeek]

At Atan seems to be compeltely unaware that the Republic gave way to the Galactic republic, then the empire and now the New Republic. This means they have been separated from the galaxy for at least a 1000 years.......MUST. KNOW. MORE. On another note, I sat down with my wife and kids last night (12 and 9) and we all loved every frame of the show. It was such blast. Cannot wait for more.

[@elenavorobeva6747]

The kids' casting is great, I wasn't sure when the first reviews called it a "Spielberg Star Wars", but the execution is top notch (I would prefer less Spielberg though) and elephant sidekick came straight from the Spiderman. Very pleasant surprise

[@alpine_newt]

My only gripe was the idea that you study for an aptitude test.

[@JustWasted3HoursHere]

Well, it's a contained society where people are not allowed to come into or leave the planet so who knows what kind of societal rules they've concocted to maintain control.

[@burgerbeard1359]

You’re definitely not Korean.

[@thesithkilla]

At first I wasn’t sure about it. I thought it was gonna suck. I just finished watching both episodes and love it. It was different and now I’m hooked. Hope the whole season is like the first two episodes.

[@AutsistcAnimationdan101]

This show is for everyone not just kids To people think that this is just for 10 year olds is complete idiot even animation is not just for kids either I’m 30 and still like cartoons and I’m in art school 😊 And watching Nickelodeon is not childish either I love loud house paw Patorl TMNT and Bluey And just so you know I’m autistic And plus I’m seeing flow on Thursday then lord of the rings on the 13th then sonic 3 tell me again that animation is just for kids it’s not And btw Kris loves the loud House like I do even Hilda

[@coachmiller5226]

I loved this as well. Watched it with my niece who’s 15 and she loved it as well. Neel was our favorite character. The other’s were great but we loved Neel.

[@dewaynedawkins4573]

It’s perfect. I finished the 1st episode with a big stupid grin on my face.

[@shinobi-Wan]

The dad is the lead singer of the super underrated awesome band TV on the Radio

[@jacketernity4609]

What a surprise this show is so far! Really liked the premiere episodes. Hoping the show doesn't go off the rails like a lot of Disney + shows do. Hoping this turns out more like Agatha and less like Secret Invasion.

[@deanrwatson]

Just fed up, with these Disney run times...Episode 2....basically after you cut out Recap etc, 22 minutes.

[@alpine_newt]

I think Nick Frost has now already had more lines in a Star War than Simon Pegg.

[@JustWasted3HoursHere]

Whoa! I had to look that one up: He's the voice of SM-33!

[@GEEKFLAGwithNATEKNOWS_]

I think this World is an isolationist world. And the barrier Cloaks the entire planet.

[@johnsalvi2273]

You know Hondo is going to pop up if this show is about pirates

[@someoldguyinhawaii4960]

Oddly enough, episode 2 didn't 'feel' short - or too short. I felt like we got an awful lot. I didn't realize how short it was until you folks brought it up. That counts for something.

[@SpurCoyote]

There is so much Goonies influence in this show, I was absolutely giddy watching this. I absolutely enjoyed the 1st two episodes. The Goonies in Space!!

[@patrick2099_]

Gonna grade it like an o.w.l exam, outstanding.

[@crypticghost6810]

I didn’t enjoy the trailers for this show. Maybe this was because of my hatred for the acolyte I was ready to throw the towel in with everything to do with new Star Wars content. Maybe this blinding my judgement on the trailers for skeleton crew. I watched the first two episodes this morning after the good reviews came in and I immediately clicked with it, the show was so captivating and entertaining that I couldn’t stop smiling all the way through the episodes felt like I was back in the world of Star Wars with a unique twist on it. The characters are great the story is really good the vision and writing are really strong. But also how it’s directed how it’s set up it does so many good things I really hope it can keep this up and almost become a sleeper hit like Agatha with fans

[@andrewb-e8l]

"sleeper hit like Agatha" . Now I can disregard everything you said before that. Unless you mean sleeper like it makes you sleep.

[@davematias7925]

I thought the droid was one-eyed Willy. I mean he did have only one eye after all.

[@alpine_newt]

But no willy.

[@Gooofballll]

Liked it didn’t love it. It’s cute and harmless, but it hasn’t gripped me after the first 2 episodes. Will definitely check out episode 3 though

[@ramboluib2752]

2 episodes in and I'm already liking the cast. Unlike the last few Star Wars shows.

[@living4speed680]

LOVED IT, finally something fresh and new. this could be a new starting point for star wars

[@robertdickson9319]

I'm in the minority but I'm not a fan of the Goonies/E.T/1980's suburbia in space vibe. Once again, Disney cheaps out on the runtimes. And we again seem to be presented with yet another Jedi that "somehow" avoided Order 66. That being said, I am intrigued by the apparent mystery of At-Attin and how they seem to be cut off from the rest of the galaxy - I hope this gets paid off in a satisfactory fashion. It does look nice, it's generally well acted & the music is good. Despite some minor story/continuity issues it was entertaining and I'll watch to the end.

[@JustWasted3HoursHere]

I had not heard that it was compared to The Goonies, which is funny because that's exactly how I described it to my friends after watching the first two episodes. So, on-point for that comparison. After just the first two episodes I already think it's better than the entire one and only (probably) season of The Acolyte. I didn't hate The Acolyte as much as some people (though it has many problems), but this is much better. Andor is still the best Star Wars series so far though, hands down IMO. Can't wait for season two starting April 22, 2025!

[@rsrocha1984]

The answer is sense of wonder. No "we gonna change everything you know about the jedi", no "sad old man Obi wan", no depressed Ahsoka. Just what has always worked with Star Wars. Sense of wonder, thats what worked even in Force Awakens, we had Rey, new to the wide universe, spark eyes, amazed with the jedi, with everything. Something that they immediatly throw away for the sequels. Star Wars needs a sense of wonder, of mistery, good mistery, not "everything is horrible" mistery. Even the darkest movie of the original trilogy had a sense of wonder. A city in the clouds, an old wise master that do jokes but hides an immense power. Yes, now and then is good to change a bit, with Rogue One, with Andor, but those moments should be the exception not the rule. I hope they keep this tone and the series is a hit and disney finnaly learns that about Star Wars. We dont want everything we know about the jedis to be change, we want heros, we want a samurai, a gunslinger in a western. We want adventure.

[@mjkcomposer]

What if their planet is the one from the end of jedi survivor.

[@VillageIdiott]

I just hope they leave the 4 kids as regular kids , I hate the idea , we find out one has , surprise , surprise , Jedi powers , I hope they just leave them as 4 regular kids

[@PowerLineOfficial]

Mary Sue Hermione has lesbian parents and is force sensitive. Book it.

[@curtis4176]

I ain’t watching until I hear 👂 this show doesn’t unravel itself like toilet paper 🧻 into a toilet 🚽 bowl

[@brettbadac4970]

Overall I enjoyed the first two episodes. I would rate the first two episodes 7.5 out of 10. I hope the show continues to get even better. I recommend watching it

[@luisfcocontreras]

When is it in the timeline? Like in between which episodes?

[@turvey12]

5 years after return of the jedi

[@eiden5778]

same year and mandalorian

[@dub88acc]

Definitely different vibes from the acolyte...that's all that matters

[@BUDDYCB4]

The fact that the planet doesn’t know about the empire, that explains why the kids only have old republic credits

[@1848432]

They literally referenced the empire in the episode lol

[@PapaPalps84]

Only one word to describe this show - FUN

[@damiandekker474]

Trailer showed the ship getting eaten by some massive machine, but other than that i feel like we've seen most of the trailer footage already which is great

[@Hadd-N-FieldKid]

I've yet to see it. I'm going to tonight soon. I'm not too excited. I'm not a fan of following kid characters. Even when I was a kid. I've generally preferred adult Characters. Of course there's a couple exceptions like ET. The Lost Boys. Arguably the Best Vampire movie That's about it. Goonies, Stranger Things, Modern Ghost Busters Ghosts. IT ect... eh... I take that back I do enjoy the kids in the MiniSeries IT a little bit, I can stomach that. But yeah. I'm hoping Skeleton Crew with be another Exception. The main Reason I'm watching is cause of Jon Watts or however he spells his name, I love his Spiderman Movies so. Hopefully so... Hopefully this will be no different, at least... The Episode he directs 🤞🏻

[@CassieButterfly89]

I Loves Two Videos Skeleton Crew Series too But I See More too

[@nathanstar2000]

I loved it

[@tahir-dm5es]

I Just watch this as a standalone series no connection with other star wars stuff low thought and it was fun and entertaining

[@PuertoGeekan]

Could At Attin be a nod to AT-ATs?

[@justinmeeks303]

It seemed shot awfully dark. Like it so far but just couldn't see some of it.

[@GeekyMedia]

What are watching it on?? Looked great on mine, but I’m on an OLED

[@damiandekker474]

Yeah, watched first ep on TV and second on my phone, and both looked perfectly fine.

[@vsznry]

Im down

[@fearlesshawk92]

I hope it does amazing! It's not for me, I won't be watching. But if it's our "win" that gets Kathleen to relinquish star wars. Let's go!!!!

[@terryesser3589]

John, I am really getting sick of you bashing Obi Wan. Obi Wan was awesome. It had the best light saber fight ever. It was personal. It finished perfectly. The relationship between Obi Wan and Lea was great. That little girl did a fantastic job playing a young princess. It was a very personal story and concluded setting up the final conflict between Darth and Obi Wan.

[@agnarfranco3661]

Obi wan was terrible, could have been so much better

[@djdmac2417]

Nah, the Acolyte light saber fight in the forest was better.

[@johncampea]

“ I am really getting sick of you bashing Obi Wan” Then go away. I’m giving my honest opinion on the quality (or lack thereof) of a show. That’s my job. If you disagree, that’s great and fair. But if all you want to do is hear people say things you already think and agree with, then go somewhere else.

[@hotglassfilms]

Jon Watts sucks tho. first two spiderman films are trash, wolfs was trash. wolfs 2 was cancelled, so Idk man. seems like another star wars project blown up its ass

[@icantthinkofagoodusername4575]

I’m not going to watch it after The Acolyte I’m done with Star Wars and it has nothing to do with the quality of the show. It was all the fighting between the fan base. It got on my nerves and I can’t deal with it anymore

[@thehacker4012]

No one can blame you.

[@route77productions]

Then comes slithering back after a few weeks when hype keeps building for this😂

[@icantthinkofagoodusername4575]

@ no I won’t.

[@jean-francoisjoanisse1445]

Ok. I wasn't planning on watching this. I did not like the trailers. And I certainly cannot imagine American Suberbs planet in Star Wars. When I watch those stories from a galaxy far far away, I watch it to get away from real life and be entertained. I don't want to be reminded of it. If I want to watch a classic 80's suberb movie, I have plenty of classics to choose from. Let's see how this goes...

[@soundsonic2754]

Attack of the clones has a 1950s diner

[@eiden5778]

the suburbs are only in first episode, its meant to be like kids dreaming about going to adventure then being able to actually do it so after they go to space its all spacey stuff

[@josemaiz1651]

The home planet of the kids look like old republic and high republic that doesn’t fall of republic and rise of the empire and wym will found out of the Jedi are myth

[@travis_mitchell]

Planetary Intercourse.

[@thehacker4012]

I don't think the quality of the show even matters anymore; I have strong suspicion that Skeleton Crew will be the lowest rated Star Wars series since Andor.

[@wreckzc]

Huh? Andor was rated well.

[@thehacker4012]

@@wreckzc No, it wasn't, Andor had one lowest rated viewership on Disney+.

[@3aco]

I think he means viewership wise.

[@TravelsTTG]

Maybe if you are going to be negative, at least get the statement right.

[@JezzaBondiBeach]

This show was a bit too kiddie for me, but I’m glad children can enjoy it 😊

[@davidtreece3922]

Many have also said that about the original trilogy. Bad take imo. George Lucas himself said starwars appeals to everyone but was made for 12 year olds. I definitely like when stawars gets more mature like with andor but I certainly don't want all of starwars to be like that. This to me is different and fun.

[@AutsistcAnimationdan101]

ITS NOT IUST FOR KIDS Remember what Kris says it’s for everyone heck I adore young Jedi adventures

[@AutsistcAnimationdan101]

@ it dosent need to be mature same thing with TMNT I disagree with campea on the cowabunga turtle’s Cuase it’s not just for kids

[@jean-francoisjoanisse1445]

Alright...I went in with better expectations following this review and others that are currently positive. I couldn't get past the 25 mins mark. It felt NOTHING like Star Wars to me. It was horrible. Looking forward to Andor season 2 now.

[@PowerLineOfficial]

Boooooo mary sue Hermione.