They're FINALLY doing something different...

[@MrTragedious986]

There’s something very sus about the planet At Attin, like it feels like no one from the outer rim has heard about this “Treasure Planet”.

[@Panda-0183]

I think it’s because of the barrier

[@Panda-0183]

They even said it’s a crime to go past it

[@chewy99.]

It seems to be a surveillance state of a planet, made to create professionals useful to the Galaxy

[@backyardfilmz6526]

A hidden planet that all of the bad guys are searching for, kinda like Hoth was for the Empire, and it’s called “AT-AT-in” you say? This is some George-level, right on-the-nose shit again, and I’m here for it

[@kellyalejandroedwards2974]

@@Panda-0183 $5 on the barrier serving as a sort of "time capsule" isolating the planet from the wider galaxy for centuries

[@theknightofdoom260]

I like the little blue chap.

[@baalfgames5318]

Kinda glad they remembered that species. Who didn't feel just a tiny bit bad for the guy on Jabba's Barge? He didn't do anything. He was just part of the band that played there, but he got blown up with everyone else on the barge, including his crew.

[@kevint1911]

I wanted this to be fun, and so far it has been.

[@hopduncan7905]

But we know how this ends don't we?

[@catalystcorp]

@@hopduncan7905 With credits, rip

[@joshdartist]

Pleasantly surprised by Skeleton Crew, I had major reservations but it's really just got a good adventure storytelling vibe. (Yes, with major references to Goonies, Stranger Things, etc) They made a FUN, kid centered story that is just focusing on the STORY of it all, the adventure of these kids thrown into a strange environment on an adventure... I'm excited for the next episode (which is saying ALOT since I had NO hopes for this show whatsoever)

[@trimbod2212]

Loved Skeleton Crew. Looking forward to see where the story leads.

[@madelinegarber7860]

I agree. I immediately thought of Ahsoka when thinking about shows where it really helps to have the background knowledge. This you could truly go in knowing very little or nothing and be fine. Like I know the show runners said that would be the case, but even I was surprised by how accessible the show is and how the kids know almoost nothing about the wider galaxy. Bot even what hyperspace is something we take for granted.

[@kirkdarling4120]

"Hyperspace" has been around since the 1940s, essentially since Einstein's theory became popularly known that the speed of light is the universe's top speed, and that the speed of light is too slow. We can safely say that anyone who could become interested in any kind of science fiction would already be aware, or will quickly accept "hyperspace" as a trope. Otherwise, this show doesn't presume the audience knows any more about the setting than the young main characters know, and that's also a good way to start a series. It's essentially the same as A New Hope, working from tropes we already know, such as "farm" (it doesn't matter what they're producing, a farm is a farm) and "evil empire" and "rebellion."

[@eljohndoe6109]

Goonies in Space

[@UTU1O]

This far, with how little we still have of it, I love this show.

[@raphaeltouron9149]

Only watched the first episode yet, but this one, even for kids feel like a real story... Unlike Kenobi, Book of Boba Fett or Ahsoka... I appreciate the kids, they are very expressive

[@lazymansload520]

I dunno, I mean, Ahsoka was entertaining. The other two…

[@timezerohour8864]

I got money on that the story started in the old republic and the big surprise will be that kids somehow ended up in the new republic era.

[@blakplanit]

Nah. My money is on it being a Kamino situation, where somehow they’ve been cut off from the main galaxy and have missed the fall of the Republic, the rise and fall of the Empire and the birth of the New Republic. No time travel, just isolation.

[@timezerohour8864]

@@blakplanit Well not to say time travel but more along the lines of a bad hyper space jump and time dilation moving at near light speed during that first jump.

[@blakplanit]

@ Lol. So… time travel. Haha. I knew what you meant. I just think they’ve been cut off from everyone and over time they’ve slipped into legend. Look how fast the galaxy forgot about the Jedi.

[@americantitan2190]

The show may not be for me, but I can appreciate the fact that it’s able to stand on its own. As much as I like the big picture, some of the best Star Wars stories are those that can stand on their own and not be tied down to the greater universe.

[@M-elephant7777]

No conversation about SW trying something kind of new is complete without Andor, especially compared to R1

[@ARCReviews]

Good, well-paced beginning, but there was something very familiar about it. Then I realized that this was a live-action Star Wars version of Star Trek: Prodigy. Not necessarily a bad thing, but I'm wondering if anyone else sensed a similar vibe.

[@kirkdarling4120]

I hadn't thought about it before, but you're right.

[@farwoodfarm9296]

Really like this show so far….This is what Disney needs to do, separate away from the Skywalker timeline……Ahsoka is a jumbled mess to keep Filoni’s Waifu around, but the audience is ready for something else.

[@wickdaline8668]

I imagine Fara has been a harsh but caring mother to Fern.

[@OptimusWombat]

More like a "Tiger Mom".

[@mansnotbot4160]

I love it. But different. The thumbnail is literally a George Lucas design. Again, love the show. And I've generally liked what Disney has done, despite being an OG trilogy guy. But the strength of this is partly the nostalgia (which is why people loved Force Awakens before pretending they didn't); but mainly that it's going for the kids adventure angle, a la Goonies, etc.

[@deltavagen9796]

Practical Outfits? Nice

[@shrapnelbmg6267]

Good so far. Looking forward to watching how this story progresses.

[@LotBFOC2]

I hope that James Mangold's Project about origin of force and first users will be also great

[@hoder1_]

It's out? Thanks, I forgot

[@Gallus11B]

I've liked most of the Disney star wars projects and I have been enjoying Skeleton Crew as well.

[@meiray]

96% now.

[@Lil_Peps3]

I thought i wouldn't be into it but im actually really interested as to whats to come. Something that has not quite been done in star wars and im all for it. That being said i've only watched the 1st episode so far.

[@brandoncoradi9557]

This show has been solid through 2 episodes but can’t lie some of the newer fanbase that rides hard for Disney SW makes me so mad, I got into a twitter argument with some idiot bc they said the teacher droid was “mean and should be nicer” like please focus on the writing/plot 😂

[@DecoderWalrus]

Something different? I don't know if I agree that it's very different. Luke was a young man longing for adventure on an alien world that was alien but it still had bars and vehicles and farms etc etc. I like Skeleton Crew, I'm glad others are enjoying it.

[@timewizardking]

We are back they cooked, the disney piece is real

[@random135246]

The only time Ive ever heard someone say they were confused about what was happening in Ahsoka were enfranchised fans projecting what they think new people would feel. Love that people seem to be enjoying Skeleton Crew though.

[@ryangale8745]

ok but ahsoka does expect you to know a lot about previous shows that lots of people wouldnt get, my mom watched with me and was consistently confused

[@JohnJ-p7o]

Theres a way to beat a lightsaber weilder. You need your teams to fire in unison instead of fire at will. They can stop blasts one after another but not 4 or 6 fired together.

[@kirkdarling4120]

Unless it's Ahsoka, who had been specifically trained by Anakin for that tactic.

[@benironside1264]

I don’t think projects being part of the wider universe is the barrier to entry and to blame for the decline of Star Wars.. it’s said universe being butchered by people who don’t understand it alienating pre existing fans and brain dead, nonsensical writing making potential new fans not want to get on board.

[@randynewman6626]

Ima be real in had no idea this was out

[@mongoriansrus]

You're not missing much, don't worry

[@Poopseatschips]

This might be peak Star Wars 🤩

[@mongoriansrus]

Not trolling or being mean. What makes you say that about this show? What about it says star wars to you? Which would you say was the most enjoyable movie or series from star wars for you? Actually curious

[@AIMusicMaster1997]

I loved seeing the werwolf looking species again I would love to see more rare species probably the one I want to see most is the starweird a very ghost/demon like species that lives in the vacuum of space and can manipulate gravitational anomalies and emit one of the most powerful force screams ever that is said to make victims ears bleed

[@chaseeggleston8814]

okey hold on when you say 80% on RT is that audience or reviewers because if you're using the tomatoes score let me remind you that it gave the acolyte 87%.

[@cyborgparrot1996]

Currently it's 87% from critics and 94% from audiences.

[@trekanderson6701]

Both are positive as of right now

[@AAhmou]

The audience score is great too.

[@chaseeggleston8814]

Yes that is true i checked however not alot of people have review or gave it a rateing so far kind of need to get a few hundred more people to do that in order for a more accurate rateing.

[@UltraBrian]

@@chaseeggleston8814be quiet! the audience rating is great!

[@notabannedaccount8362]

The power of One! The Power of TWO! The POWER OF MA-NY!!!

[@mongoriansrus]

Made for people that aren't fans, weird

[@tonysladky8925]

I find this "lack of references to the wider lore" explanation to be... insufficient. Like, sure, absolutely, it's good to have shows that casual or non-fans can just jump into without having watched, read, and played everything that came before it to understand who that character is and why everyone else in the audience is so excited to see them (or why they're alive when the last time you saw them, both halves of them were falling down a very deep hole). But on the other hand, I don't think that's what the noisily complaining fans want. There's no way in Hell that the people who are "furious" about the Acolyte getting Ki-Adi Mundi's age wrong would be satisfied with a lack of references. There's gotta be something else going on (yes, those people being such a tiny minority that their rants get drowned out if enough other people are watching could explain this discrepancy). I dunno. I think fresh and original and not bogged down by fanservice to other series aren't the whole explanation. Acolyte had that too (stupid rants about Ki-Adi Mundi and Darth Plagueis' tiny tiny cameos aside), and everyone but me apparently hated it.

[@aurorauplinks]

you know what. Kathleen Kennedy did good with this one. She helped and supported a good team to build this. Thank you to everyone involved. Favreau, Filony, everyone. this was nice. I havent even watched it, and I just feel good knowing so many people are speaking well of the first episode. I look forward to resubbing to Disney+ (was broke, have some pocket change again.)

[@mongoriansrus]

I really feel that this is ONLY going to appeal to the not Star Wars fans and not the original fans. There's a HUGE line that was drawn in the sand with quality, plot and love of the series and that was when Disney bought it. Star Wars from that point on was literal garbage. 90% waste of money and time. I'm all for something different, but how about something that feels like it belongs in the universe? Maybe featuring a character or location from fan favorites. No no, let's just write some random as crap for no one and hope they all like it because we slapped "star wars" on the cover. T__T It doesn't look, feel or sound like star wars to me at all. If you didn't have the name attached, I'd guess it was some random movie in space. Nothing says star wars to me. For those that enjoy it, I'm legit happy you're getting something from the series, it's written for someone.

[@RebelDrifter]

Is it a wolf or is it a bat? Or something else?

[@ilovedemocracyy]

Skeleton crew is pulling some of the lowest views and people who aren’t interesred are not even going to bother watching it. People who like goonies etc… are going to give it high score for nostalgia. This show isn’t made for majority of the fan base.

[@paininthepatoot]

Think this will go over well with the target audience, i.e. kids.

[@mongoriansrus]

Kids and adult children XD Not sure about fans of Star Wars, but someone has to like it

[@JimP-tc7gg]

For the longest time, I really wanted to see more serious, grittier Star Wars movies, that appeal to older fans such as myself. However, I'm starting to think that maybe the franchise is better off simply focusing on younger children now. This show already comes across as a more well throughout production than anything Disney has released since they bought the IP. They have a long history of catering to this audience after all.

[@UltraBrian]

There’s Clone Wars, The Bad Batch, Andor. Don’t watch Skeleton Crew if you don’t want a kids show

[@JimP-tc7gg]

@@UltraBrian I don't intend to keep watching it personally but I am acknowledging that it does seem to be well made and great for young children.

[@UltraBrian]

@ then you don’t need to watch.

[@JimP-tc7gg]

@@UltraBrian lol yes, i'm not suggesting otherwise...I dont know what your problem is. There's no argument here.

[@not_ian5543]

From a glance, I'm not a fan of the "sci fi suburbia" thing they have going on. That being said, I'm not going to let that spoil any enjoyment I get from the series.

[@kirkdarling4120]

Thousands of planets...gotta happen _somewhere._

[@_Pepe_.]

“Introduces people” yappa yappa, they gotta lean into the hardcore fans more, sequels tried to be ultra Star Wars and failed so now they just want to make mando,skeleton crew type shows cuz it’s for more audience, sure more money but not what the real fans want, refreshing sure, but the main thing they need to be focusing on is how to make real good Star Wars

[@josemengelez6947]

tHe REal fAnS

[@Nathan90op]

Disney aint gonna care bout anything other then money its reality and I like the show

[@kirkdarling4120]

"More audience, sure more money" is how to get what "real fans" want. Otherwise the franchise just goes out of business.

[@pyeitme508]

Hmm

[@buzzfunk]

Ah another opinion of the toxic SW gutter that is youtube.

[@josemengelez6947]

you're mad he liked it? what does the breedable twink in your profile pic think?

[@pcb462]

It was so good that I’m bracing myself for the alt right fan base to wake up this morning after the premiere and start trashing it.

[@gabrielperez-ze9tk]

I am someone who is a massive Star Wars fan but just hated the horrible direction of several disney shows and movies, especially Obi Wan, BOBF, TLJ and ROS were just atrocious, but have enjoyed disney SW when they actually do good, specifically Mando 1, Rogue One, Solo was good, Andor was divine and probably the best SW show of them all. I hope I speak for a majority of SW fans when I say if a show is good then it is worth watching and praising, how else will we get the best possible SW content? Hating all of it is just foolish and doesnt achieve anything tbh. I for one hope disney knocks it out of the park from now on, and will criticize fairly when they do a horrible job, and hope they do better. I think the majority of haters of shows like the acolyte are not alt right, but are fans who feel disrespected when they are expected to enjoy trash. That show trashes on the jedi and has a weird infatuation with the sith, without doing the sith justice at all. Tell a good story where the Jedi are shown to be competent but the Sith stay one step ahead with Plageous at the helm, and you have a winning show. Focusing on a mystery that is shown right away and is riddled with plot holes and incompetent characters, and the audience will obviously hate it. Thats at least how I think it is

[@Jetwolf]

A misconception is that it's only the alt right who critique newer Star Wars, or any Star Wars for that matter. All walks of people world wide critique Star Wars, especially when the Star Wars universe is dear to their hearts; it's not just that group. Some folk like Ewoks, some folk don't. It's always been this way, since the 80's, regardless of politics.

[@josemengelez6947]

@@gabrielperez-ze9tk he's not talking about you. if you consider yourself "alt right" but describe Andor (unabashed marxist agitprop) as "divine"... then buddy, you ain't right wing on any level beyond 'surface aesthetic'.

[@dillydraws]

@@Jetwolf The difference is. The alt right mainly focus on character's gender, race or sexuality. Like (speaking as a lesbian) the Acolyte has a lot of issues, but the race or gender of the characters is not. Plus the lesbian evil doctor from the Vader comics is pretty and I wanna see her more.

[@mongoriansrus]

@@Jetwolf Agreed. I don't care who or what is in it as far as superficial matters are concerned. I want lore accurate, well written, no mary sue, no politics or modern day messaging movies and series, that's it. The direction KK took this franchise is is one of the saddest instances of my childhood pop culture being dragged through the metaphoric mud only to be tarred and feathered for modern amusement.

[@mleadenham1]

Suburbia in space is "different?" You and I must have differing definitions of "different." I'm not unhappy with the first episode, but I wouldn't describe it as "different."

[@kirkdarling4120]

All Star Wars has given us before has been jungle, desert, or inner city...so, yeah, this is different for Star Wars. Out of thousands of planets, suburbia has to happen somewhere.

[@Alexzander1989]

Wait this show came out? 😕 Oh well

[@jx6135]

Just two episodes, not to worry you have until next Tuesday to catch up

[@Alexzander1989]

@ Nah, I think I’ll pass. Besides, no Disney+ 🤷‍♂️

[@ravneiv]

it's like $9 for 3 months right now.

[@youcantalwaysgetwhatyouwan8419]

What was the point of saying that aside from being unnecessarily snarky?

[@UltraBrian]

Yeah, it came out!

[@Veopoz]

Star Wars Sucks

[@RozielTV]

Noone is exited...

[@movielover7565]

Lol wrong again.

[@UltraBrian]

We are excited, stop spamming negativity.

[@RozielTV]

@@UltraBrian 1 message is spamming? You became so complacent when reading 1 message that is not agreed with you taunts your ego?

[@jackomo1387]

​@@RozielTV ooh look at me! I'm so cool and edgy

[@josemengelez6947]

@@jackomo1387 he's russian. he's just mad seeing kids having an adventure instead of sniffing glue and eating sunflower seeds.

[@Stevie8654]

I don't watch Star Wars for something different. I watch Star Wars for good space wizards fighting evil space wizards. Disney sucks so bad.

[@playframe6231]

there is a big problem with acting.

[@UltraBrian]

Just let it go bro! Enjoy the show!

[@Nathan90op]

There kids what you expect

[@williamswain2303]

Lmao tired of these sorry little cash grabs lmao promising us an acolyte show then giving us a recut and post of the kenobi show just with way less likable characters, they showed us lightsaber bleeding but it was like the avengers hulk transformation quick and awkward you don't just Chang lightsaber colors instantly baised on whos holding it I've always wanted a show that would follow some darksider the sith side and instead we got a bull arc that's about how kiadimudi caused order 66

[@SocalCoyote]

Never hold your breath for a "dark side" show or movies. Lucasfilm from the very beginning keep their materials family friendly and hopeful.

[@UltraBrian]

Then don’t watch party pooper.

[@driloh-nx8ld]

Nah this shit is made for kids

[@Jamusse]

Can’t say I don’t like it…

[@Jamusse]

About to watch it again with the wife and kids.