Star Wars Skeleton Crew - Who Is This For?

[@RobotHead]

Happy New Year my fine friends! Let me know in the comments if you have bothered with Skeleton Crew (I’ve got to get back on KZbin's good side). Give us a like for the New Year and make your friends and family watch the video! Cheers All! 🍾🎉🍻

[@blacksamurai76]

Happy new year mate, now let’s roast this shit on the barbie 😂😂😂😂😂

[@Shrike1988]

No one cares about andor. Sorry I mean skeleton crew. I got my dumb vapid Disney star wars shows confused

[@connorbohl2355]

Happy new year to you @RobotHead

[@Inoname-kw9yu]

I like skeleton crew because of it’s treasure hunt like story

[@andrewphillips8341]

Cause I want to see where Jude Law's story is going? Yeah I know Disney will flame out, but I still want to watch the story/

[@zlostnypopolnik]

All of Disney is like when Rey screamed "I bypassed the compressor!".

[@TheBigExclusive]

I don't care enough to hate it anymore

[@daviddiggens8841]

Nevertheless Disney cares enough to hate you

[@MiraSubieGirl]

The opposite of love is not hate, its indifference.

[@chasehedges6775]

@@MiraSubieGirl Exactly. “Apathy is death.” - Kreia

[@schnek8927]

Then that means they’re winning. Turns out that the way to filter out the ”haters” (critics) was to overfeed them.

[@JustaFairyStory]

@@TheBigExclusive well the good news is this is actually a project you don’t have to hate. But good for you, don’t waste your energy. I haven’t cared for a long time, but maybe it will come back to bite me because this show is making me care again, and making me want to enjoy the Star Wars universe again, and be a fan again and play SWTOR and reread a bunch of legends novels

[@Vicious0Sephiroth]

It's like every major IP is now under the control of someone who has either never watched the originals, or hated how popular they were.

[@Lobsterwithinternet]

You're close but it's worse. They're under control of the most unimaginative and boring people imaginable: Corporate Finance.

[@chasehedges6775]

@@Lobsterwithinternet Exactly. People with no creativity

[@The_Lucent_Archangel]

Either that, or people so bereft of talent that they need to hitch their lackluster story ideas onto an established IP lest they gain zero traction.

[@chasehedges6775]

@@The_Lucent_Archangel True

[@oskar6661]

You have people who are writing and working on Star Wars who were born...after the prequels. Let that sink in. Imagine being born in the late 90's or early 2000's and growing up in the creativity void that is Reddit/Twitter/Internet, etc.

[@angellohector]

Luke landing on a Comedy variety planet is the missing link to the alternate dimension that all these shows take place in

The hit and miss average of improv comedy does not make for a pleasant or even entertaining experience. (please no / the horror) Then again the line with satire has been crossed and I feel that is a sad thing that has been done wilfully and on purpose.

[@LouieD85]

I’m not interested whatsoever. They can announce a redo of episodes 7, 8, and 9 and I will never go and see them. Star Wars is a dead brand and dead to me

[@HULK-HOGAN1]

I'll see Star Wars like George Lucas' episodes 1-6 which embrace spiritually of the Force and which leave woke rubbish like purple haired boss lady at the door and only after release and being approved by trusted, based reviewers

[@scurvy998]

That's good. No more bitching.

[@LouieD85]

@ I know. Went through all the stages of grief.

[@LouieD85]

@ exactly! This whole anyone can be a Jedi bullshit I didn’t like at all. They just couldn’t help themselves having girl bosses telling men how stupid they are. The people who waited since return of the Jedi to see Luke Skywalker again I feel bad for. We got a depressed man who resulted in almost killing his nephew which is completely out of character.

[@KuchiKopium]

It's hard for me to even watch videos about this stuff anymore. I used to enjoy the memes, but I've lost so much interest in Disney Star Wars that I don't even enjoy watching videos about something so mid as this show

[@dlxmarks]

I didn't like kid characters when I was a kid and their appeal to me has only gone down since then.

[@teresadalton741]

100% agree!

[@zachrohler1047]

Kids in movies are usually used for stupid plot points no adult would ever do. The stupid kid trope

[@MaxChampagne69]

​@@zachrohler1047 You just described rey to a tee.

[@patrioticcat5768]

True. I never met anyone who said they wanted to be a certain kid character, even as a kid. Luke was too old to be a child. Kids understand adults. That's why I hate "it's made for kids" therefore the quality can be lacking.

[@BenWalton-Scott]

I totally agree. Kids don’t like to see people just like them. They want to see people they can look up to and aspire to be like.

[@floydffrogfloydffrog7453]

I blame Disney for making me watch commentary about shows that I have have zero interest in and that I will never watch.

[@JurassicRod]

I start watching these commentary videos but can't even get through them as I have such little interest in Star Wars now. Can't imagine sitting through the actual series.

[@shinobi-no-bueno]

It's far more entertaining. If you like this check out Mauler ( if you haven't already) he makes very long reactions (like longer than the film he's responding to) that are more entertaining than the actual film

[@ackbar1138]

I watched them most of the way through just because it validates the truth I've come to know about these ridiculous Disney shows

[@METERMAN215]

Anyone know how much Lucas sold to Disney for ?

[@scarecrowsurprise]

Until Kathleen Kennedy steps down, the main fanbase won't return.

[@sphyre1196]

That fan base is gone for good. It moved on to other franchises.

[@jonath1982]

​@@sphyre1196No, we are still here, holding, waiting for A New Hope. After the last executive board scare, hopefully things will trend to things that people actually want. It's hard to move on to a different franchise when so many of them are ruined.

[@Joe-Przybranowski]

Fraid not- im out

[@juliofigueroa1377]

KK leaving will make no difference. As long as Disney continues with its stupid agenda they will only replace KK with another purple haired lgbt feminist man hater who knows nothing of SW.

[@sphyre1196]

@jonath1982 You are....I am not. I moved on the 40k and am happy there. Sincerely wish you luck in waiting.

[@AnotherVessel]

10:55 They wrote a girl who was trying to be like what a girl thinks boys are like and not a girl who happens to act like one. Which isn't a tomboy. It's just an insecure girl.

[@maineiacman]

"Makes enemy at the gates look like the wiggles" fantastic line

[@kpsk8031]

The only people I know who are watching this are a few older Star Wars guys who find it "ok". Teens and kids have ZERO INTEREST in Star Wars.

[@Sean51745]

Very true. My kids are not interested in any of the characters and just wanna see cool looking Luke fighting or using the force.

[@juanjosedelatorre7644]

​Well, most kids dont even care about Luke at this point​@@Sean51745

[@JustaFairyStory]

22 year old who hasn’t payed much attention to Star Wars in the past few years here. I was uncertain about this at first, but this is honestly the second best written Star Wars project next to Andor. Honestly, and maybe it’s just because I like space pirates, but the fun adventure vibes of this means I’m enjoying this show more than Andor. Last’s nights episode was really solid and did some really cool things like exploring what it’s like for cyborgs to live on the Star Wars universe. It’s weird, yes, and I do NOT love the design of At Attin, but I am sold on the characters and can appreciate that the mystery writing in this is actually well done and interesting. This show probably reminds me the most of reading old EU content growing up out of all the extra stuff Disney has done. It is a weird concept, it’s a big swing, and it is trying to seek you on nostalgia, and sure, maybe it’s not for everyone, but it is actually really refreshing. It captures that sense of magic and whimsy that you have as kid watching Star Wars for the first time. Because we see the galaxy being discovered through these sheltered kid’s eyes, it feels like watching a new hope and being introduced to those new concepts and elements of the universe in a way that makes sense. I’m not saying it’s the best thing since sliced bread, I’m not saying to suddenly trust Disney again because I’m certain there’s a bunch of disappointing projects in the pipeline. BUT I am saying that all the effort and love that is clearly being bc put into this show should not go under appreciated. And maybe Disney won’t listen to us, but I know the only way they will listen is money. And if any Star Wars project of recent years does deserve watch time, it’s this one.

[@JustaFairyStory]

22 year old who hasn’t payed much attention to Star Wars in the past few years here. I’m not a teen anymore (but definitely had a heavy interest between the ages of 8-18) And I’m definitely not a Gen-X dude just getting sucked in by a cheap promise of 80’s nostalgia. I was uncertain about this at first, but this is honestly the second best written Star Wars TV project next to Andor. Honestly, and maybe it’s just because I like space pirates, but the fun adventure vibes of this means I’m enjoying this show more than Andor. Last’s nights episode was really solid and did some really cool things like exploring what it’s like for cyborgs to live on the Star Wars universe. It’s weird, yes, and I do NOT love the design of At Attin, but I am sold on the characters and can appreciate that the mystery writing in this is actually well done and interesting. This show probably reminds me the most of reading old EU content growing up out of all the extra stuff Disney has done. It is a weird concept, it’s a big swing, and it is trying to seek you on nostalgia, and sure, maybe it’s not for everyone, but it is actually really refreshing. It captures that sense of magic and whimsy that you have as kid watching Star Wars for the first time. Because we see the galaxy being discovered through these sheltered kid’s eyes, it feels like watching a new hope and being introduced to those new concepts and elements of the universe in a way that makes sense. I’m not saying it’s the best thing since sliced bread, I’m not saying to suddenly trust Disney again because I’m certain there’s a bunch of disappointing projects in the pipeline. BUT I am saying that all the effort and love that is clearly being bc put into this show should not go under appreciated. And maybe Disney won’t listen to us, but I know the only way they will listen is money. And if any Star Wars project of recent years does deserve watch time

[@doro626]

Thats me. I think its fine. Cool at times.

[@chrisfraser5088]

I can’t even be bothered to watch it, much less hate it. My apathy for Star Wars is now complete.

[@Toraryuko]

The apathy side of the Force is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be unnatural.

[@chrisfraser5088]

@@Toraryukoso true 😂

[@earthwalker7992]

The Grey Side of the Force!

[@connorveach5986]

So apathetic you made this comment about your own apathy.

As long as they keep coming up with wacky nonsense people will keep shrugging their shoulders. Perfectly natural.

[@aster4jaden]

I forgot about Skeleton Crew. Happy New Year Robot Head!

[@_Dovar_]

Whoever trusts Disney with anything having to do with children, is insane.

[@TheSniperGTO]

The original Star Wars, made for kids. 1. Stormtroopers board the rebel ship and shoot people to death. 2. Darth Vader chokes a man and audibly snaps his neck 3. They find a bunch of dead Jawas and burn their corpses in a pile 4. Luke finds the people who raised him burned alive, their corpses still smoldering 5. Obi Wan cuts a guys arm off 6. Han shoots a guy to death 7. Leia is tortured 8. They kill a dozen people before making their way to the detention block. 9. They kill a dozen more in the detention block 10. They attack the Death Star and practically everybody on the mission is violently killed. Yep. Sounds like a children’s movie. Granted, I saw it when I was 5 back in 1977, and I’m fine. Kids today are weak and coddled, so they should probably be 23, have a therapist on speed dial, and a safe space to retreat to if needed when it gets to be too much.

[@tonyhoban6600]

The kids haven't changed . Their parents have . Something went wrong somewhere .

[@LudwigPaiste28]

Excellent list! Don’t forget the Rebel pilots screaming to their fiery deaths .

[@TehRealRedbeard]

Probably has something to do with their parent's generation watching Jawa genocide at 5 yo 😅

[@AlecFortescue]

Anyone saying that something is devoid of any complexity, degree of violence and is insultingly stupid by saying that "it is for kids" just holds kids in extremely low regard.

[@Awkci_gaming]

You forgot the 2 Billion people on Alderaan who got atomised by the planet-destroying laser of the Death Star.

[@TK-11538]

I don’t think that original Star Wars was “made for kids” it was just a great move that appealed to kids and adults alike. The problem these days is that Disney is focused on making it for kids. Just make a show/movie that’s appealing to grown ups and kid. Instead of making kids shows that only appeal to adults who like kids shows.

[@HULK-HOGAN1]

I feel like it was normal for kids pre-2010 to watch more mature content whereas in today's snowflake society, they make movies for kids and expect the same draw of interest and sales without the adults who are rightfully disinterested. I'm burnt out on G rated kids content disguised as mature rated for adults. The softness has been pushed so hard now that I'm waiting for movies/shows that are gritty as F like the original Gears of War games.

[@keyaamabrahams7984]

ThearignalStar Wars was made for kids, as its creator stated-made for 12-year-old boys. Inspired by books, comics, and movies George enjoyed as a kid, it’s complete nostalgia bait. Action, adventure, romance, and drama-it was for the child at heartt.

[@KenjaTimu]

Star Wars was all ages. Hollywood can't understand that concept today because they're ideologically captured by identity politics.

[@thomaslucas7050]

Andor definitely wasn't made for kids

[@OG-ColorfulAbyss.]

Yeah, we all know the alphbetards love to twist words to suit their stupid ass agendas. Lucas said that he based Star Wars on movies that HE watched as a kid. Not that he made them exclusively for kids to watch and be into.

[@Darth_Lex]

Not-Ahoska doing that flip in space. Then, slicing a ship with her saber would have sent her into deep space. Too bad, that didn't happen.

[@masaharumorimoto4761]

Instant warping has ruined not only Star Wars scale, but also most MMORPGs have been completely ruined by warping to everything, no one runs, it destroys the scale of the world, space trucking kicks ass, chocoing to a party, it's all part of the fun.

[@nephicus339]

legit spent 3-4 hours on horseback walking the roads and paths in random directions in Red Dead Online with a friend, we never said a word the whole time, only shot enemies or animals when we were attacked, no missions were done or anything. It was honestly one of the most memorable and enjoyable moments i've had in a video game with another person. And yeah, everyone I've mentioned this to, except one, said that sounded like a nightmarish waste of time not darting as quickly as possible from mission to mission.

[@OffendEveryoneImmediately]

@@nephicus339I think there’s a relation between social media addiction and lack of patience to enjoy playing a game or watching a movie. Most people want things to happen instantly these days.

[@AnthemAnimation]

Travel time in this show seems to take a really long time though, between point A and B, there's scenes of the characters eating meals or going to bed for the night, expecting to arrive at their destination the next morning, that seems like quite a long trip, especially with the implication that the planet they're searching for is in the same area of the galaxy as the area they're in

@@nephicus339 "I've been through the desert on a horse with no name..." -America 1972

[@Fei_PL]

"alcoholic that avoids sucess at all cost" - I be damned mate - you described my whole life in one sentence :D

[@go-nogo1475]

It's why we trust 'im -- e's one of us!

[@luna-hw9li]

you could argue that original SW was more Sci-fantasy than real Sci-fi... but modern SW has completely dropped the "sci" part and replaced it with "dumb". All the arguments in the style of "but the OT wasn't scientifically accurate..." generally fall short in the main thing: True, but we didn't notice. The world still felt intact and believable.

[@michaelwills1926]

The OT spoke to a multitude of higher principles and that’s why it worked. When Joseph Campbell can identify archetypes in your work you’ve got a classic on your hands

[@luna-hw9li]

@ so true.

[@klyles70]

Yes, I've always said star wars was more Lord of the rings than Star Trek. But people like JJ can't understand the difference between sci-fi and fantasy. He managed to make star trek more fantasy in order to "simplify" story themes and complicate star wars by moving away from classic good versus evil themes.

[@natxosuren]

Star Wars never was si fi. Just fantasy. Zero Sci fi.

[@Pathfinder_7]

I like to say that what makes a world believable isn’t how “realistic” it is, but rather how consistent it is with itself ie: Not establishing “lightspeed skipping” as a thing when the first movie went out of it’s way to tell you that hyperspace is something you have to be careful with.

[@hellsummon]

Rogue One was the only disney star wars movie worth a damn.

[@michaelwills1926]

Yeah they usually give you one good one to set the hook and then shovel in the DEI garbage hoping it sticks because, the one good one

[@Rorywizz]

and andor was the only show really worth watching

[@phaolo6]

And mostly for the cool ending appearance, the rest was okish.

[@shunter2678]

Agree. I’ve watched it multiple times just for domestic of that old excitement of seeing a Star Wars film.

[@zachrohler1047]

And even rouge one was tweaked compared to the original lore. I'm pretty sure it was originally a dude named Kyle katarn who stole the plans for the death star not jyn erso

[@LamiNalchor]

Only that is not how girls turn out with such a backstory. That only happens in the minds of Hollywood people. So, sorry Little Platoon. You are wrong. Your opinion is still valid as yours privately, of course.

[@silvernova354]

Look, I was 10 when The Goonies came out and I liked that, but Star Wars is not The Goonies.

[@diegeticfridge9167]

Womp womp

[@remuslazar2033]

I even forgot what the Goonies are about 😂😂

[@Raximus3000]

The goonies was aimed at boys, that is why.

[@pr248]

@@remuslazar2033 It was about a willy with one eye.

[@karekarenohay4432]

Lucas' Star Wars is not the Goonies, but Skeleton Crew is.

[@user-yo8ab1ys9e]

I've lost all interest in Star Wars and I don't want to watch videos about the current state of Star Wars, but yours are so entertaining I can't resist.

[@RobotHead]

Cheers Man!

[@FoulPet]

Just watch the old movies to clean your mind.

[@Raycheetah]

@@RobotHead I'm subbed to you; I only see Little Platoon on The Critical Drinker. =^[.]~=

[@antonyloc]

Ray wasn’t a tomboy, she was a sueboy.

[@robertlupa8273]

suebway

[@hermaeusmora2945]

Thank god she wasn't a tomboy...then leftists would have screamed "she's really trans" and then we would have gotten an even worse star wars.

[@Quetzalcoatl_Feathered_Serpent]

Ray was origianlly a tomboy. She became the other in the 2nd film.

[@hermaeusmora2945]

@@Quetzalcoatl_Feathered_Serpent Very true. The first movie set things up so her character had potential story lines to be explored in later movies but Disney pooped the bed and went full mary sue.

[@Quetzalcoatl_Feathered_Serpent]

@@hermaeusmora2945 Nah not Disney. Kennedy was the one that decided to hire and run with a director that was not compatible to making a sequel to a trilogy who was also known for making films his way, and style. Had they kept the series with directors that wanted to continue the storyline from the first one correctly its likely it could have been a fairly decent film and perhaps the fan and anti-fan situation wouldn't have been as bad.

[@alexdahlin8562]

1:02 So childish today. When you were a kid in the 80's you saw movies and shows that dealt with death and other adult themes. You of course had parents (usually a father and a mother) and the people making the art was hired based on merit.

[@michaelwills1926]

That’s because society hadn’t been reengineered yet and hero archetypes meant something. None of this degradation is accidental

[@JokeofAllButts]

dont forget about the boobs!

[@alexdahlin8562]

@@michaelwills1926 True.

[@JohnDoe-vm5rb]

Zeta gundam sticks in my mind for this sort of thing. Protagonist is thrown in jail, beaten and watches both his parents get killed in front of him within the first... four episodes?

[@alexdahlin8562]

@@JohnDoe-vm5rb Is it western entertainment?

[@acrovader]

I hate the parallels to Earthy stuff, like suburbs, eye glasses, etc. So much for a 'galaxy far, far, way..'. And I hate this thing about Easter eggs in EVERYTHING.

[@corduroycal]

Yea I was in the same boat

[@ramblinnernd5905]

@@acrovader Not shilling. I think the whole point about the Earth parallels is to make it so that it seems the lost kids in the show are from Earth and have 0 knowledge about the actual galaxy. To make the kids feel relatable to the audience. Because we have absolutely no idea of what to do in these situations either.

[@leonardoespino9780]

⁠​⁠​⁠@@ramblinnernd5905 WTH you’re talking about. Episode IV (and the story it told) was relatable and we could relate to it not because it was done in a earth setting like skeleton crew but because you took a character who had aspirations of his own (like we all have) but was overtaken by events that defined his character and took him into another route (like we are in real life) and also because we aspire to be a heroe. I’m sure all heroes don’t know what to do. It’s not like they are given a special lecture about “to be a heroe you must do x,y, and z.” They do deeds that are considered heroes. You don’t really need to put dum characters (because basically, that’s what these kids are, a bunch of kids pretending to be space pirates stumbling their way into situations they shouldn’t be in the first place) to say “oh i kinda relate to that”. Probably for average kids ok sure. But as the video ends, for us the star wars audience who is way past 7 years old, this is dumb to say “oh we would not know what to do in those situations so let’s write some dum kinds stumbling on dangerous situations to have the audience relate to them” as if we have all gone through dangerous situations like going to space or being shot at

[@JoeLigmama]

@@ramblinnernd5905that doesn't mean it has a place in star wars and there are a myriad of ways to accomplish the idea.

[@ramblinnernd5905]

@@JoeLigmama I could say the same thing about the brothel in Andor. It’s got no place given that Star Wars is a family oriented brand yet it’s glossed over because of how well received the show is. The familiar setting of At Attin is not necessarily a bad thing. Sure it parallels suburbs but it’s a fresh take on what an isolated yet self sufficient planet could look like in universe. There’s already a few “Earthy” locations in the movies like how Luke’s home is literally a retro futuristic Tunisian homestead, Naboo is literally space Italy, and Coruscant as Manhattan. Star Wars has tons of Earth like inspiration already. I think the whole point of At Attin is that it doesn’t belong. There’s no telling what future Star Wars locations will come in to play. Hopefully this is the only planet with the “suburbs” aesthetic just for the sake of distinction.

[@The_Texorcist]

Did anyone at Disney remember that while the original trilogy was meant for kids and sci fi nerds it really worked for everyone and that when the original trilogy specifically went for the younger audiences (Ewoks in RotJ) it wasn’t really warmly accepted by the majority of the audience.

There is this expression "The price of everything, the value of nothing". I think there is not the insight or experience to comprehend these factors. Spreadsheets have limitations.

[@DarkTakanuva]

Somehow Little Platoon returned

[@GameplayVidHub]

so little that I don't even watch his vids anymore

[@ggrarl]

I'm reminded of two things. The first is Treasure Planet, which this show is kind of emulating (on the basis of being a Treasure Island adaptation), which naturally had space pirates. Characters didn’t seem to have trouble breathing in space, they just had to worry about everything else, like gravity or lack thereof and explosions. It was basically original, so no canon to break. The second is Transformers: Fall of Cybertron. The Decepticons attack the Autobot ship, The Ark, with giant grappling hooks. It looks similar to what the pirates did, but it makes a lot more sense because they're robots, thus no need to worry about breathing in space. Also, your sponsor commercial is funny, because I just re-watched "On Her Majesty's Secret Service".

[@andrewbrennan2891]

I've never watched it, never going to watch it - the 'You got your spot back, you're top of the class' bit confirms my choices and I can't help thinking Mary Sue's are getting younger.

[@Emanon...]

Mary Sue is inherently misogynistic. It's just bad writing that happens to be for a female character. It happens.

[@andrewbrennan2891]

@@Emanon... That's your opinion and the writers at The Mary Sue ( I get their use is ironic) didn't get the memo. I think it's an excellent short hand term for many characters and I will continue to use it where, I think it's appropriate. If you think that makes me a misogynist my counter would be I don't care.

[@Emanon...]

@@andrewbrennan2891 Wow, so brave. I don't care either, bruv. Just wanted to give you the chance to learn and show care. Instead, you doubled down on bigotry.

[@andrewbrennan2891]

@@Emanon... Says the judgmental insult thrower.

[@atrocious7766]

@@Emanon... Happy New Year! Fortunately, 2025 is the year that the glorification of thin skin comes to an end. You don't have to do this.

[@bloodrunsclear]

6:09 Little alien dude just jump cut out of existence

[@carlsoll]

6:10 Oh mann, well yeah everything needs Lightspeed now, we gotta get to all the fun places they wrote about :D

[@burritoboy2751]

"What's an idea?" 😂😂😂

[@kirstenb1913]

That was the funniest part of the vid 😂 classic Robot Head

[@LimitedCheetah]

I have no...something

[@Steril707]

At this point, Star Wars is dead and buried to me. I am just along for the ride and watching reviews like this... :D

[@JDHart-w6x]

Why does Disney hate luke and the new republic

[@daviddiggens8841]

Lo to those who call evil good and good evil seems apt here

[@ZackExplorer28]

because Luke is a male and the New Republic is a government.

[@robertagren9360]

The irony, new republic was created because they hate it.

[@Dumb-Comment]

If you include Luke in the story you people call it nostalgia baiting, nothing pleases you shitheads

[@OffendEveryoneImmediately]

Because they are both racist and sexist.

[@ArcNine9Angel]

Skeleton Crew is good, genuinely. It has it's own spark of wonder that we haven't really seen out of most of the series, like from Mando s1.

[@Inoname-kw9yu]

It feels like they tried to dodge combat scenes like they are the plague.

[@OG-ColorfulAbyss.]

Just like they dodge good writing and good acting.

[@ThegrandKrild]

Yes because kids obviously should be able to fight against people with blasters

[@ZackExplorer28]

@@ThegrandKrild didn't stop Anakin from getting involved in a space battle when he was a kid.

[@zachrohler1047]

​@@ThegrandKrildtheres like 6 other star wars shows that have this very scenario being the main theme lmao

[@Kehvan]

4:20 - Oh, come now... Of all things to nitpick. In Star Wars, it's well known through the lore that they have these things called force fields. These force fields can seal a huge hole in a ship, so the atmosphere doesn't escape. Maybe you've heard of them.

[@deedas]

Happy New Year. I hope this year sucks a little less.

[@rquile1]

People that like a fun 80s inspired romp. That's who it's for. Lol.

[@kirkdarling4120]

Yes, and they said that up front. This show is kind of like Muhammad Ali calling the round he was going to knock out his opponent or a pool player calling his shot...and then doing it.

[@C-M-E]

D- still doesn't get a pass for being trustworthy for making acceptable 'kid programming' other than hosting Bluey. That programming part is particularly worrying as double entrdre.

[@LateralTwitlerLT]

Why's the elephant kid dressed in normal clothes, when it's obvious it would be impossible to fit that enormous head through the neck-hole on the sweater it's wearing, and everyone can see it's only possible if they put on the head after they've put on the clothes? As if different alien species wouldn't have their own specific culture and clothing fitted to their bodies and lifestyles? It's all so lazy and unimaginative I can't believe someone's getting paid for coming up with it.

[@ScottishAtheist]

touch grass.

[@michaelwills1926]

@@ScottishAtheisttouching grass implies getting out and experiencing the real world, where logic and the material plane coalesce. The comment is very real world because it’s based on logical and mechanically sound principles, ergo sick burn fail

[@schnek8927]

@@ScottishAtheistHave you ever even seen grass? It’s out there, go find it. You can do it.

[@Crocalu]

​@@ScottishAtheistratio'd

[@Zyklon_B_still_and_know_God]

​@@ScottishAtheist *atheist in user name *my little pony profile picture *rage bait comment Yeah it all checks out 😂

[@adammichaels109]

I will say Skeleton Crew is the first thing to come out since Mando season 1 that I have genuinely enjoyed.

[@doro626]

I didnt watch the video yet, but I like this show. Its fun. Im not sure if the kids are as likable as the creators wanted them to be, but the situation is interesting to me. "I can't say I remember no At Attin", was a phrase my sister kept repeating throughout the episode. I think there is only one episode left for me to watch, but I would like to see more from this world. I think as a kid this show would have been enjoyable for me.

[@-RedAfro]

It's no different than watching modern Doctor Who. Lazy fantasy story telling.

[@Aronbuddy]

My first YT video of the New Year!

[@infantryrecruited]

I've heard that "Star Wars is for kids" but I've never seen any proof of this. In fact I could make a strong case that most of the themes in Star Wars are geared towards an adult audience. Especially the original trilogy. The whole "it's for kids" thing seems to be a cope that's only brought out whenever someone tries to hold any Star Wars product to any kind of standard for the rhetorical purpose of invalidating your opinion. "t's made for kids (so It doesn't have to be good and as an adult you shouldn't have an opinion on it)". To date, this is the only Star Wars product that seems to actually be primarily directed at children, but I don't know of many children who would be interested. lol. Star Wars is dead and Disney killed it long ago

[@ThePaperKhan]

I would disagree that this is the only show primarily aimed at kids thing. I remember there being some really silly lego star wars specials and a show called "Young Jedi Adventures" existing

[@infantryrecruited]

@ThePaperKhan ok. I'll agree with that. A small amount of things made for kids then, this being one of them.

[@mikesmithz]

Of course Star Wars is made for kids! Just think of the wacky and kid friendly characters Star Wars contains - from Yoda to Chewy, from R2 to the Ewoks. The movies are just giant adverts for kid toys. A movie aimed at adults would be more like the "Phantom Thread" - not the "phantom menace." Nothing wrong with having your inner child enjoy Star Wars, but clearly, they were aimed squarely at kids.

[@infantryrecruited]

@@mikesmithz in return of the Jedi, Han Solo stuffs Luke Skywalker into the corpse of an animal. One of the first scenes in A New Hope, is a dismembered bloody arm lying on the floor, before Han Solo precedes to Fry an alien to death. In return of the Jedi, Leia is essentially kept as a sex slave before strangling her slug captor to death on screen as his eyes pop out of his head and his tongue lolls out of his mouth. The inclusion of "wacky and kid-friendly characters" as you put it, hardly qualifies it for a kids movie. To further this point, the overwhelming majority of Star wars toys are purchased and were purchased by adult fans of the franchise. Not kids.. I would say your take on this is overly simplistic.

[@tonyhoban6600]

​@@infantryrecruitedkids used to like climbing trees and walking to school on their own , playing out on the street . That would be called child abuse these days. The over protective mindset of the modern world is the problem, because it doesn't seem to prevent or protect the abuse and neglect , does it ?

[@lknanml]

When you figure out who it's for be sure to inform Disney as they don't know as well.........

[@maria-sp4lz]

i’ve been loving the show so far. it’s fun and i like the characters

[@nilpointfive]

Sounds like the script was written by an AI that is programmed to think space is a myth.

[@KetsubanSolo]

4:29 if you actually watched this show, in Episode 5, Jod makes it clear that pirates don't value life, just money. This isn't a subversion (so far), that's literally how they circumvent one of the traps: while the clue makes most people think they have to kill someone by throwing them into an acid pool, they actually get in unharmed by dissolving an Old Republic credit. Naturally, they don't really care if the crew dies or if the ship they broke into is gonna have everyone die; they just care that they got treasure.

[@shatter_point]

Me. Its for me. Its lighthearted, there is Good writing, I like the lore and theories it has brought about, characters are fun and well thought out, I like the little nods to mannerisms I had as a child, there is passion behind the incredible practical effects, etc etc etc. I don’t fill myself with an undying bias against everything people make and I find myself pleasantly surprised and excited for each week’s episode

[@yourmother7052]

Good for you.

[@bowseryoutuber3881]

Hell yeah man 🤟

[@socialmediaisterrible]

So i hated acolyte, i hated episode 7,8,9 i hated solo.... I love this. Im nearly 50 and just watched it with my 10yr old. ITS FUN. Its not meant to be clever, its not meant to be original, its clearly intended to be a nod to kids adventure movies and pirate adventures, just go with the fun folks, go with the fun

[@vickslab4608]

it's not a bad show but its not good either. Still better than what Disney has been spitting out.

[@sampletext9455]

The show is good, go and watch it. It's all about pirates in the Star Wars galaxy and it really works. It has heart, it is silly in a fun way and the plot is not idiotic, believe it or not. There is also some mystery about the characters and the lore that will keep you guessing throughout the show. I had zero expectations and I am pleasantly surprised as far as the 6 episodes that have come out so far.

[@cstarr3240]

The observation that this show may have been stronger if it had not been Star Wars kind of parallels what I've thought for a while now: This show was probably pitched as a stand-alone show, or an intro show to a larger universe, but the brass at Disney were too scared to do that, and wanted to tie it in with an existing franchise. A lot of the references to the classic Star Wars may have been written in the same way that similar nods are made in other movies that call on various pop culture genre-defining films (like the movie Explorers or, as pointed out here, in Stranger Things). In all probability, a writer went into a pitch meeting with their own version of Stranger Things, but with space travel, aliens, and pirates, instead of parapsychology, inter-dimensional creatures, and secret government agents, but, true to form, the executives probably wanted something that was "safe," without realizing the full repercussions of what they were asking, and demanded that it be re-written to be set in the Star Wars universe. From when I first saw the previews, I figured that honest reviews would have considered it a fine show, but not a very good Star Wars show, or , to paraphrased Richard Bentley: "It is a pretty show, Mr. Iger, but you must not call it Star Wars."

[@KetsubanSolo]

The show was actually pitched as a movie before Chapek threw it to the Disney+ content machine. That's what happened to the Obi-Wan movie, but SOMEHOW Skeleton Crew has managed to actually kinda work as a TV show???

[@paulodenobrega1500]

Once again Robot Head nailed the analysis of the sorry state of this most beloved franchise. It’s sad to see. My 14 year asked me the other day, “Dad, in 2002 if someone told you Star Wars was dead would you have believed it?” Summed it up really:

[@piccolo1906]

They hire writers that don't care about the lore, or established rules for travel.

[@AnthemAnimation]

how is the lore or travel rules disregarded?

[@piccolo1906]

@AnthemAnimation they are treating star wars like star trek

[@AnthemAnimation]

Name some examples of that

[@Matthew_Lawless]

8:14 "What's an idea?" Asks the average star wars writer.

[@masaharumorimoto4761]

For me it's a Dad issue, nothing could be father from the truth... daddy didn't love me :(

[@jimmydasani8922]

I love how alll these movie youtubers are all so friendly and supportive of each others channels. Keep it up RH

[@CoffeeBrainzz]

I’ve hated pretty much every Disney Star Wars project but surprisingly I actually find this story very refreshing and entertaining. There’s a pretty decent mystery build up. It definitely has Quality and Care put into this series unlike the Acolyte or Kenobi. If you’re having a boring rainy day, I say give it a chance 👍🏻

[@rafaelsays175]

I love it. It's great.

[@filthystu]

Thanks again for enduring this mess so I can continue to ignore it completely and give zero $ to Disney. Insane how much money they are flushing down the drain right now…

[@xenotron1138]

This guy's opinion is... well, just his opinion. My opinion is that it is a great show and much fun to watch. I suggest you form your own opinion and give the show a chance.

[@filthystu]

@ nah I’m good it looks trash from the clips in here. Also in the past when I have watched some of the Disney sludge that has been produced my opinions line up with Robotheads as well as others. I decided right around Book of Boba Fett, Dr strange and the Multiverse and Falcon and Winter Soldier that Disney does not deserve any more of my money. So I voted with my feet and left. I watch reviews like these to see if there is anything worth watching and surprise surprise there isn’t. (Not surprised at all)

[@Celador]

Feels like not a single person here actually watched it. I hate every single new star wars movie and tv show, but I thought Skeleton Crew was excellent. Treasure Island remade in Star Wars universe. Along with Andor, it might be the only good thing Disney managed to squeeze out in recent years.

[@Maybeabandaid9]

Happy New Year RobotHead.

[@DarthBarasthethicc]

Damn Star Wars cannot take a win but to be fair Skeleton Crew is inoffensive to the ears and eyes compeared to the Wokalyte.

[@tigerbread78]

*Crapolyte?

[@oldered5663]

@@tigerbread78 Cropulite

[@omgitsh0udini358]

lol I’m sorry. That Shitavanen is horrid work. An eyesore for sure.

[@Emanon...]

Why is the Acolyte woke? What messages do you seem woke in the show? Or is it solely because there's Black and Asian characters in the lead? It's just plain bad. No reason to mix your disgruntled white male "sensibilities" into all this.

[@michaelwills1926]

Comparative garbage is still garbage

[@darthcadeaus8254]

Really disagree with you on this one. Show gives me treasure planet vibes. To address the piracy tubes, that was something that they consistently did in TCW, so we are aware of how they work in universe. As far as the weird Mary sue/tomboy critique… I think this might be rooted in sexism on your end. She’s a rebellious teen/pre-tween whose parent is overbearing and constantly pressuring her to fit in a very particular box. She’s doing everything she can to not do that, which is the picking fights/acting tough thing. All of the info for her being captain was given in that singular conversation, meaning she didn’t need an in depth knowledge of any pirate code. She has flaws. Those flaws are explored and have consequences, though those mostly show up after the 4th episode, so I want badger you too hard on that. And ffs dude “wim is one letter away from wimp”. No. Just no. It’s whim, as in whimsy. Like childhood stories of great adventures. And only 1/3rd of the Onyx Cinder group is female, but your response is still “too many girls in my Star Wars”. I guess 25% is your threshold. Honestly, the show has flaws. But your critique in particular holds little water under scrutiny. It reeks of sexism and some misguided notion that just because something is stated to be made for children, with kids in the show, it’s bad.

[@RevanR]

"For who is this show?" For Kathleen Kennedy duh, stop thinking Star Wars is for public audience

[@chasehedges6775]

THIS

[@theelder4797]

"It's fine if you're a kid...a simple kid..." 😂

[@Gillymonster18]

Skeleton crew at least ditches the offensive part of their “offensive and talentless” strategy and just goes for boring old “talentless” maintaining most of the same problems they’ve had over the last decade. No sign of a sincere fix but rather just another direction to tug the memberberries from. Only they’ve wasted the Star Wars ones so now they’re having to steal memberberries from other better movies.

[@rowdy8814]

me, i watched it, enjoyed it, you are all weirdos if you cant enjoy a good show lmao.

[@Jabberstax]

I have the feeling someone came in with a spec script for a show set on a future earth, and it was retooled to make it a "Star Wars" show.

[@Resedda]

I've litterally forgotten about this show. Is it still airing?

[@The_Desert_Hero]

Being pegged by Leslye Headland would be a better experience than watching Disney Star Wars!

[@daviddiggens8841]

Leslye headland doesn't peg people though... She arranges people to be pegged by her boss and then gets the leftovers... Which are apparently gumbi rejects. That's Hollywood baby

[@OG-ColorfulAbyss.]

While her dumbass is running the shit, it's the same thing.

[@editorrbr2107]

She can make that happen if you’re young enough.

[@UsualmikeTelevision]

Brilliant Robot Head videos that put a smile on my face!!! Thank you

[@TheBigBigSean]

Not watching Star Wars until they retcon KK's corporate sponsored fanfic of the last 10 years. All of it.

[@OG-ColorfulAbyss.]

and anything Lesbo Headass had a hand in

[@goldfishmentality]

I honestly don't think it's a bad show. A lot of people hate it for just existing, and that's kind of a lame. People loved making this show. As much as people would love to think Disney is just a brainless, amalgamated mass of dead inside human beings, there are in fact real human beings that work there, and they at the very least deserve genuine criticism.

[@davidswarckof8025]

First Star Wars show i haven’t watched one episode

[@baconSlayerX]

Your loss, it's great

[@ColtonDesignsTutorials]

I would recommend you give it a watch.

[@leeg5481]

Not one single skeleton either! 0/💀

[@seanisabel]

I've been presently surprised. I actually really like Skelton Crew.

[@dredeth]

Yeah, it is actually enjoyable, quite a lot. But I guess it's cool to be edgy...

[@hokutoshinken-chrisarmstro131]

The semi-friendly beef friendship with Little Platoon is glorious 😂

[@micahthezilla9432]

Why are there suburbs in Star Wars?

[@MrAsmontero]

this is for the whole family. There, I answered your question.

[@ScooterDoge]

Finally someone with some sense about this swill.

[@vampsith]

I really enjoy it

[@ThegrandKrild]

One moment HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

[@jeremyk9000]

I enjoyed the Little Platoon cameo. Great video.

[@Spagyothegreat]

You know they had a nice idea but while making it they decided to follow there agenda no matter what

[@lenaeliza7230]

Happy New Year, Robot Head. You're one of my favorites and I hope some great shows come out this year so I can hear your hilarious commentary. Try not to let Disney Star Wars get you down. We love ya!

[@satsadarkpath2094]

Who’s it for? Me, for one. I’m friggin loving this show 😅

[@OG-ColorfulAbyss.]

No one cares that you enjoy absolute trash

[@kenwilson8964]

I think that it's a good show. I think that the goonies vibe it gives off is cool, and I'm not a big star wars fan who finds every small detail. I'm a casual fan that just thinks the show is neat. I also like their home planet being like a regular neighbourhood. It's a neat thing to do with star wars. Also side note but the guy that the kids travel with (Can't remember his name) kind of looks like the ninth doctor from doctor who? Like I thought it was the same actor.

[@virtualmanny]

I love Skeleton Crew. It reminds me of the Mandalorian Season 01 where you get to see a different perspective of the Star Wars universe in short bursts. The story is simple which is great for worldbuilding and setting up future story arcs. It's just simple and fun. The sets and interior design/lighting are amazing. I also love that you can feel the emotions the kids are going through as they face challenges because ya know...we've all been there. I also absolutely love how it makes fun of Star Wars (ex. Wim's lightsaber scene) and it is self-aware/honest when its characters are doing something dumb (the dad trying to trick a security droid and fails).

[@dontworry1302]

I don't love it. Its not bad, but also not good. Its entertaining and hasn't hurt my perception of the overall universe which is the baseline for a show.

[@DrFreement]

For one who dislikes almost all the Star Wars content made by Disney, I actually really like Skeleton Crew. It's a good show.

[@maxkore278]

the thing about kids shows is, i regret watching all of them, except the ones that i would still watch today as an adult funny that, how "its just a kids show" is an esxcuse to feed people slop that they will forget while shows that are "for kids" but don't need to hide behind these escuses, all end up beloved even after you've grown up almost like the people who like this slop, still haven't grown up...

[@romiguma]

This show was made for me! It’s probably my favourite media I’ve seen for 2024 outside of Dune Part 2

[@MANDING0]

It's for pirates. Arg matey.

[@Empress_Theresa]

Kids loved original Star Wars...not a single kid in those movies. Odd, right?

[@christophmahler]

While the show is watchable, the points on plot holes, crying Mary Sues and adorable Space Janitors are fair.