This is the Most Realistic and Complete Depiction of the Galactic Empire

[@GenerationTech]

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[@GenerationTechShorts]

@Michael Bishop I think its also scale thing, the galaxy is just too big for them to control

[@flitzfretren4779]

, I, can we@ozzymandius666XD😂 XD,w

[@Dagenspear]

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[@Legitpenguins99]

@Dagenspear your insane. Are you ok?

[@omegasauce6172]

I have to say, putting saw Guerra in andor and rogue one has to be one of the most genius finesses of Star Wars. They took a character who’d run along the line of sanity and insanity, and made him work in the larger story

[@owensmith8607]

He was from Clone wars originally

[@connernickerson5509]

Nah, he sucks

[@CATDRL2]

Oh Please, he has one of the better character-building stories than others except for the main SW-Skywalker legacy characters, as Owen Smith mentions below. Watch him evolve in The Clone Wars "The Rebellion of Onderon" Eps 089 thru 091, Bad Batch Ep1, The Rebels S3E12-13, "Ghosts of Geonosis" and again in S4E4-5 In the "Name of Rebellion". That will bring Saw right up to Andor. Lot's of back story on him. Interested in Yularan, then watch the entire Clone Wars series. There's tons of him in there working right along side Anakin.

[@owensmith8607]

@@CATDRL2 truthful

[@Commander_Shepard.]

@@owensmith8607 It's true, but initially, they already made Forest Whitaker's character for Rogue One; linking him to be Saw Guerra from the Clone Wars was an afterthought.

[@JonMcMenamin777]

Even aside from how amazing this whole show was, I was so fucking delighted there wasn't a single scene on Tatooine.

[@GenerationTech]

lol do you hate sand?

[@JonMcMenamin777]

@@GenerationTech hahaha *Anakin dislikes this*

[@ZenMonkeyGod]

@@GenerationTech Looking at past SW shows, sand seems to have... *gotten everywhere.*

[@juantony]

@@GenerationTech Any planets that’s related to Desert environment, is what I hate the most.

[@Tarumarugan]

I like how the recent Star Wars media has been slowly attempting to make the stormtroopers seem less like meat for the grinder, and more like a dangerous military unit.

[@thedapperdolphin1590]

Unless it’s Dave Filoni stuff. He likes to treat them as a joke.

[@ThatAsianKid32]

@@thedapperdolphin1590 I love what Dave has done for Star Wars, but yeah. You're absolutely right.

[@Sorry_2026]

Wish they did it faster

[@an0gr0br]

@@thedapperdolphin1590 It's not exactly surprising. I like Clone Wars and Rebels as much as any other 35 year old Star Wars fan, but at the end of the day, and I think we tend to forget this, they're still kids shows, and Mando has those shows in its DNA. Are we really going to show squads of hyper-competent, murderous stormtroopers mowing down civilians in a show for kids? Andor gives us a grown-up adversary for a grown-up show, and it's great.

[@michaelwong8083]

It's one of my longstanding gripes that while nameless soldiers in EVERY sci-fi and action-movie franchise consistently miss heroes with their shots, only stormtroopers are notorious for doing so.

[@jasonmyneni8605]

the ISB scenes are my favorite. It shows what intelligence work is. It’s mostly meetings and sitting behind a computer looking at reports and tying together threads. Unlike most sci-fi examples of intelligence work, where the officers are in the mud kicking the shit out of people. while there is an occasional interrogation, most intelligence work isn’t like that.

[@RobbbbM-qk3ei]

100% yes! Me too. Lots of competence in that big white conference room

[@EFSpartan]

Written by people who did Jason borne makes sense

[@paulk.dicostanzo2279]

While Andor has been some of the best Star Wars we’ve had in years, it has also lead to some of the best Generation Tech videos I’ve ever seen.

[@kfeltenberger]

Well said!

[@JZHerrenberg]

Great art creates great criticism (paraphrasing T.S. Eliot).

[@soakedbearrd]

Yeah the amount of depth and intelligence he brings from his insights are honestly the best I’ve seen. He understands not only technical and logical aspects with an impressive understanding of lore but he also understands deeply he psychological and motivations and intentions that are just as hard to see. You can tell he’s a guy that operates at both right and left brain hemispheres. That’s a rare individual.

[@Antesyd]

What make Andor so good is that we don't get legend characters every 5 minutes and that fan service is not a thing.

[@TheDrover15]

Nobody is talking enough about how Mon Mothma threw her entire family away for this rebellion, she threw her husband infront of the ISB radar to protect her shady banking decisions and threw her daughter into her culture's traditions, which she[Mon Mothma] clearly dislikes, and into the hands of a mob boss. She gave it all away for the rebellion, it's crazy to think about that while rewatching the OT

[@White_Recluse]

From what I’ve seen her daughter did that on her own

[@jacobrobinson787]

@@White_Recluse yeah, her daughter is a bit of a rebellious brat.

[@spaceengineeringempire4086]

@@jacobrobinson787as the senate said “ironic”

[@Mjsmecha]

Yeah honestly I feel like the companion point to GT's video about the depiction of the empire, is that Andor is one of the best depictions I've ever seen about the compromises good people have to make in their morality in order to fight tyranny. Frankly its the kind of writing I'd expect on some of HBO's best shows.

[@arcturionblade1077]

@@jacobrobinson787 It's doubly ironic in that Leida was rebelling against her mother by delving more deeply into her Chandrillan culture and basically became a fundamentalist of her people's religion (just like a fundamentalist Christian Evangelical). I was half expecting Leida and the mob boss's son to be sporting promise rings at the end of their little meeting.

[@kkouuy]

Andor's depiction of The Empire makes the idea of jedi/sith and specifically Darth Sidious dressed in a robe being in charge on a throne somewhere feel so weird? haha... for me it shifts my perception of Star Wars; now there's a Eye's Wide Shut (by Stanley Kubrick) vibe; that behind the grounded political power/Empire there's a secret magic worshiping cult(Sidious,vader) controlling everything, that probably sounds so crazy to the average star wars citizen, they wouldn't believe you

[@RinaJosscy]

I guess that explains Han Solo's point of view.

[@scoutdynamics3272]

One can also imagine that the last thing the ISB or any other agency within the Empire would want is a personal visit from Vader. The ISB needs to present the image that everything is ok.

[@christopherwoodbury7520]

Palps is an expert politician who happens to be a Sith all is according to plan

[@kfeltenberger]

For me, the idea of Jedi/Sith and all the trappings would be like of the government started cosplaying D&D characters.

[@scoutdynamics3272]

@@kfeltenberger 85 million Credits heisted, A prison riot shutting down a prison production facility and delaying the Death Star. An Imperial Garrison overrun. We are due for a visit from Vader with "You have failed me for the last time!" Somebody in the ISB is getting Force choked!

[@kingssman2]

The mention that Andor was in a heist for money and not a mcguffin makes the motivation of the heist more real and gives the characters their own individual reasons to participate in the heist

[@ellicel]

Plus the stakes are enormous as you know even as you’re watching the heroes succeed that the empire’s reaction is going to be epic and cause a lot of suffering. This is no mere action set piece, but have effects that will ripple throughout and move the story forward. Therefore this plot point has major repercussions that the viewer can’t wait to see.

[@nagger8216]

Agreed, if this were the Mandalorian or something the heist would probably involve stealing some data that could help Cassian find his sister, which would probably also be the main plot of the show. The moment I heard him mention it in the first episode I was like "Oh no, this is gonna be the whole show isn't it" but I'm so glad I was wrong. I love that we aren't getting any of that cliche, corny shit for once.

[@artarealmblazer]

It reminds me partly of the money train robbery in The Shield, something that exposed all character motivations and had consequences felt throughout the show, like Andor being arrest due to the Empire cracking down on all offenses after the payroll heist.

[@HolyknightVader999]

Tony Gilroy proved that he can surpass Dave Filoni at writing Star Wars. Hopefully, he gets to do more.

[@GenerationTech]

I think actually we’re at a great moment for Star Wars we have Dave, John and Tony all doing amazing content for different parts of the fandom and also attracting new people to the franchise

[@WC1376C22]

@@GenerationTech Yes, "together" they will usher in a new SW era that us "old farts" wanted along time ago 😀

[@HolyknightVader999]

@@GenerationTech Good for the fans, but what happens when Tony Gilroy and Dave Filoni have a little "disagreement"? The old EU was rife with authors in the later eras (2006-2012) that bickered and fought with each other. Book series such as Legacy of the Force and Republic Commando are full of stuff that contradict older EU works or even have infighting between the authors. Troy Denning and Karen Traviss fought with authors like James Luceno and Curtis Saxton. Luceno wanted to get Jaina Solo to marry Jagged Fel, Denning felt otherwise. Karen Traviss famously disparaged Curtis Saxton's works and argued with other fans over things like the Mandalorians and the Jedi. Let's pray to God that doesn't happen with this new version of the franchise. One thing I'm thinking would be a cause of friction is the portrayal of the Empire, since Dave Filoni has a problem with portraying the average Imperials as goofball clowns (Rebels, Mandalorian) while Tony Gilroy wants to make even low-level Empire mooks like Stormtroopers and TIE Fighters seem frightening to the common man. I'd prefer the latter to the former, especially since in the OT, the Empire was menacing to the point where the only reason the good guys didn't get turned into blaster bolt pin cushions on the Death Star and Bespin is because Vader wanted them to be spared and merely driven off, and Princess Leia even notes that the Empire let them go on the Death Star.

[@TheArrowedKnee]

I think they have very different strengths, and there's room for both. Basically, Filoni is the master for anything that has to do with the Force, Jedi etc. But yeah, Tony Gilroy clearly understands how to tell a good story, with a focus on the more "mundane" and "lower" level of the universe.

[@HolyknightVader999]

@@TheArrowedKnee I disagree. Drew Karpyshyn or James Luceno can do that better.

[@deathsquad8891]

The parallel between Syril's shellshocked expression at the end of the deployment to Ferrix and Dedra's terror as she was almost killed by the angry mob is just amazing, it so very well fits that we get to see them together. I have a feeling season two will start with them both at the ISB, that is if they're done making baby banthas in that tool shed in the town

[@rckoala8838]

I predict that by the end of season 2 they will clasp each other and go out in a blaze of glory!

[@Aristocratic13]

@@rckoala8838 Are you saying he’s gonna clasp dat azz?

[@chewiewins]

@@rckoala8838 They will be promoted (killed Luther?) by earning promotion to much sought posts on the Death Star.

[@ZenMonkeyGod]

@@rckoala8838 I already want to see this happen. Couldn't be more fitting considering their growing dynamic.

[@zacwilson6231]

Lol "almost killed" that's certainly how she felt but she literally got hit by one rock during that fight and bumped into by someone trying to get up

[@babomberman]

I really like looking at the differences between how the Imperial Army handled the locals on Aldoni vs the ISB lead effort on Ferrix

[@Major98]

Glad Generation Tech seemed to like Andor as much as I did

[@toreadoress]

I think Star Wars Theory is the only one from the bigger SW KZbinrs who doesn't like Andor and thinks it "doesn't feel like SW" which really surprised me because from all of them I thought he would've appreciated Andor the most. In the end it's his opinion and he doesn't have to like it, but I thought he would at least appreciate that Andor broke the Disney iceberg and we got something really great and unique compared to other shows and movies we got in the recent years.

[@brandonking2679]

Tony Gilroy made the police sector of the empire terrifying.Imagine you gave him the sith to tell a story with.

[@misterbaker9728]

You’re missing the point… enough with the goddamn space wizards… there’s plenty of stories and action without em

[@08mlascelles]

@@misterbaker9728 I’m glad they’re not in Andor, but the Jedi/force users ARE Star Wars, like it or not. We just need a new setting, both in terms of time period and location, and a new, well told Jedi story.

[@FluffLBunny]

I dont think he would do them well. Creatives usually excel in a particular style or with stories of a particular flavor. This dude is amazing at gritty, realistic, epic. I feel like the Force and the scope of the religious orders of the Jedi and Sith probably would not stick the landing in the same way. Let him tell more grounded stories, and keep being badass at it.

[@brandonking2679]

@@misterbaker9728 yeah great mate if we left it up to you we’d have a show based in the financial sector of the galaxy or a show about an advertising agency in the outer rim.

[@Kelnx]

He's done what Lucas kind of failed to do (although "failed" is probably a bit harsh), and that is to show why exactly there would be a rebellion against the Empire. In the original movies we got the destruction of Alderaan, the Empire being mean to certain groups, and the leaders being evil Sith bad nasties. But before all of that, there was already a rebellion. We didn't see what life was like under the Empire, it was just barely implied. We knew it was evil, just not how evil. Maybe the average citizen really wasn't affected? Now we know better. For there to be such a rebellion, the Empire had to have been dystopian in scale. And Andor is showing that very well. The scenes in the prison alone are enough to convince anyone how truly horrible the Empire must be. Any government that would pull random citizens from the street and throw them into labor prisons, increase their sentences while they are there, and move them to another prison once their "time served", has to be up to monstrous things all over the galaxy. Andor makes it more logical that a rebellion was inevitable.

[@buzzmooney2801]

The Mandalorian is chock-full of fan service cameos and easter eggs, and that's one of the things I love about it. Andor has almost no fan service cameos and easter eggs, and THAT'S one of the things I love about IT!

[@MartianManHunter2258]

"Andor has almost no fan service cameos and easter eggs" Uh no, there's plenty of easter eggs and some cameos.

[@snowyhudson975]

@@MartianManHunter2258 uh, yeah, no, not really.

[@scrapox217]

@@MartianManHunter2258 Just because some of the technology has been seen before or certain characters are mentioned doesn't mean they are easter eggs. They just ground the story in the universe. Of course palpatine is gonna get mentioned he's the leader of the Empire. Of course the tech the Empire uses is standardized so you will recognize it from other movies. That doesn't make them easter eggs.

[@SlavGod47]

@@MartianManHunter2258 He means that someone like Luke Skywalker or Rex isn't just randomly thrown in because it's supposed to be a soyjack "oh my GAWD it's HIM" moment that really adds nothing to the plot overall The only characters from previous media are Cassian (because it's about him), Mon Mothma (because she's the first true backer of the rebellion from the Senate), the Emperor (mentioned like once or twice because it's his empire), and Wulf Yularen (because he's head of the ISB, a major focus of the series)

[@rockyaer1]

@@SlavGod47 saw gerrera aswell but I full agree

[@zubayeribnakhan7523]

I kind of understand why you covered all these details. Andor is not about the force, the politics and Jedi mumbo jumbo. It’s about the common folks living in a dystopia struggling for their survival. I guess in a way or another, it makes connection to many of us.

[@evanforst7272]

Just wanted to jump in and say it is about the politics too, the politics are just nice and concise, and tie into each other well.

[@zubayeribnakhan7523]

@@nate4534 I meant the politics of Republic era. Should have been more clearer.

[@eianfederle2715]

It is about politics too. It's a political action mystery thriller

[@raphaelostrowski6336]

Sorry but Jedi vs sith wars is the whole Star Wars universe at least the old one 30,000 years of sith and Jedi wars was amazing

[@zubayeribnakhan7523]

@@raphaelostrowski6336 I know but it's good to see the common people's day to day lives sometimes.

[@GenerationTech]

Sorry about the mess up before guy, things are a bit hectic this weekend :D

[@hellfish2309]

NBD it happens

[@anonymousjake]

I’ll watch it again then :)

[@Darthdoodoo]

Alan is my favorite starwars tuber because of his very specific sense of humor. When Alan cracks a joke u know its an alan original cuz nobody else has your style

[@blakena4907]

No. There is another.

[@felicitys3621]

Generation Tech, Star Wars Explained, and Eckhartsladder have become some of my favorite Star Wars KZbinrs, but Generation Tech actually offers a very unique analysis in each of his videos rather than lore dives and Easter eggs. Amazing channel

[@mandoleg]

Agree, they are doing a great job. Geetly's is also one of my favorites.

[@mmarshall404]

I'm glad eck has got back to more lore and less complaint videos

[@LeafBoye]

Eckhartsladder rambles about nothing for just over 10 minutes he's trash

[@zacwilson6231]

I personally enjoy the star wars audio comics page if you like that kind of thing that is

[@felicitys3621]

@@mandoleg Geetslys is a mixed bag for me. Love most of his stuff, but he doesn’t actually offer the kind of critical analysis Alan does. He’s fun nonetheless

[@shariqhasan6220]

In my opinion, Andor also explains why stormtroopers are more common in other star wars media set in this period in the form of P.O.R.D. This basically raises the heat level very high where (in GTA terms) you get only 1 or 2 stars for commiting crimes before, now its straight to six star wanted level.

[@akotarakz]

Hahaha, nice. I wouldn't say six from the get go, but definitely after P.O.R.D., 3 stars wanted level was the first thing you get. Stormtroopers are like the SWAT team. Then the more you rase stars, the more troopers arrive.

[@soakedbearrd]

Good analogy haha

[@darkjediknight2923]

@@akotarakz That's a great point. Ordinary petty crime = Local law enforcement. 1 star Major crime = Droid enforcement and Imperial law enforcement. 2 star crime level = Direct Imperial Army presence. 3 star crime level - Imperial Navy Stormtroopers. 4 star crime level - ISB involvement and oversight. 5 star crime level = Lord Vader turning up and game over. Six star situation = Emperor dissolving the Imperial Senate and declaring martial law.

[@jazzx251]

very good analogy

[@sophieamandaleitontoomey9343]

Tony finally being the one to show how horrifying the empire is and the dangers of living during their regime makes me so happy. Even though the Empire has always been a threat, this is the first time I genuinely felt terror for our characters. Whether it’s the revelation that the floor of the prison can kill you at a moment’s notice, the fact that the prisoners are forced to compete for scraps every day and the loser is fried, whether it’s the doctor’s chilling explanation of the torture about to befall Bix, and so on and so forth. It’s never been a secret that the Empire is dangerous and evil but this is the first time where I completely and wholeheartedly believe it. They pose a serious threat in this show and it’s amazing to finally see that.

[@FemboyTyco]

I love this show for this very Reason, the Moment i seen Storm troopers in here i legit went "Oh shit its the big boys". I didn't feel like they were incompetent at all.

[@TERMICOBRA]

We won't see the next season of Andor for two years or late 2024. That is sooo long to wait. I hope the franchise fills in such a large gap with something worthy of Generation Tech to cover because I watch this channel as a compendium to what the studio puts out.

[@ellicel]

I’m really hoping that Disney learns the right lesson from this. It’s not that fans now want everything to be adult and dark and slow burn. Andor isn’t going to be everyone’s cup of tea, but what resonates with fans is how the creators have created a well written tale that fits in this world. No more cameos and Easter eggs as ‘member berries, but carefully woven into great narrative. High quality narrative and awesome production values and Disney can win over even the most disillusioned, jaded fan.

[@LynnJynh9315]

Greetings from the future of late 2024! Season 2 still isn't out yet. And everything else Star Wars still sucks. Soon though......

[@kentslocum]

14:32 I appreciate what you said about Tony Gilroy inserting real-life scenarios into the fictional world of Star Wars to make Andor feel more grounded. I bet he borrowed the abandonment of the rebel Anto Kreegyr from an actual incident that occured during World War II: the British MI6 managed to decode Germany's Enigma Code, but realized it would sacrifice its advantage if they acted on every intercepted message. Therefore, they let German U-boats attack an ocean convoy, thus sacrificing lives in order to prevent tipping Germany off to the fact that their code was compromised.

[@watchm4ker]

Kinda. What it meant was, they had to arrange for the U-boats to be spotted 'legitimately' before they were attacked. Nudging patrols, directing aircraft, all of it just enough to be 'bad luck' on the submarine's part. But they couldn't order a destroyer to about-face and go charging off to a seemingly empty patch of ocean, or rearrange the convoys so the escorts were always right where they could intercept an attack.

[@tompearce5418]

Take any modern movie - Barbie, the Meg 2 or the latest Mission Impossible - and give it a setting in the Star Wars Galaxy. Now you realise how much potential the franchise actually has.

[@kentslocum]

@@watchm4ker Thanks for the factual correction!

[@watchm4ker]

@@kentslocum And just to rub salt in their efforts, the German Navy *did* figure the Enigma code was being broken, and made several efforts to improve the system.with extra rotors, new plugboard layouts, etc. None of which fixed the *actual* flaws, but were a better effort than the Army ever tried.

[@isaackim7675]

The one thing I noticed in the finale is how the pauldron on the Death Troopers looks almost too leathery over the hardened pauldron

[@poil8351]

i kind of thought the scene with dedra landing in the finale was oddly bad the cgi seemed off, the deathtroopers seemed the wrong height compared to her and walked reslly oddly.

[@MildMisanthropeMaybeMassive]

Once again, proving Generation Tech is the best Star Wars KZbinr.

[@neilwilson5785]

"We have buildings built from bricks on Ferrix" - CRUNCH!! Nice editing Mr Tech, and the use of bricks in violent slapstick comedy is a grand tradition.

[@graelent9]

Alan, by far you are the best Star Wars channel that gives the most entertaining and comprehensive lore knowledge and explanation. Also your dead pan humor is awesome. Thanks!

[@falconone7230]

I like how sometimes Andor is clean shaven and other times he's not

[@alltaira5922]

Marva would absolutely love that her brick was used to fight the Empire!

[@Justyn_Lim_]

I know it would never happen, but if Tony Gilroy wrote the Netflix Witcher show, it would have been much better than what we have now.

[@kairandbellinger1973]

SWOG77 here. As an original hard core fan seeing The New Hope in theaters 3 times opening week, its a pleasure to listen to your understanding of the core vision of GL. Many Online influencers/voices are Prequel and gaming fans who I feel dont understand the impact SW had on our culture PRE-COMPUTERS - Toys and backyard battles, conversations about bullying, and conversations about doing the right thing with your child using SW and Luke as a benchmark. You seem to get the OG vision. Thank you for a 60-year-old SW FAN.

[@josephperdue8469]

Tony's writing is so good because it takes the time to thoroughly explore core dynamics of human history thru the lens of (this) fictional world building & story telling.

[@MrHereWeGoYo]

Great stuff, as always, Alan. Last night I finally started my post-season rewatch. Being reintroduced to the people of Ferrix in episodes 1 and 2 was amazing. The "little moments" carry so much more weight because I know these people. It was also great to once again experience the ending of episode 2, which is still AWESOME; The upbeat, drum-heavy rendition of the Andor theme, coupled with the shot of Cassian, looking determined and focused. That was thee moment for me. As much as episode 1 had already fully drawn me in, the end of episode two was the moment I fell in love with the show.

[@ellicel]

This is a series which will reward multiple rewatching as I think some subtleties and character traits will become more visible after the first watch.

[@stevecarter8810]

I love the level that you engage with the material, engaging with the mechanics of producing a watchable story, underpinned with a love for the universe. Probably the most balanced commentator on star wars I've seen on KZbin

[@zakkzillaops]

Andor for #1 best written Star Wars show in my opinion. #2 of course being the Clone Wars Series

[@felicitys3621]

#3 being The OT and #4 being The Mandalorian

[@zakkzillaops]

@@felicitys3621 Agreed 👍

[@nicolaiveliki1409]

Just seeing the funeral procession for a few seconds raises very strong emotions in me. Thanks for that

[@Jhowy-wu3mr]

I feel like you hit the nail on the head in regards to the importance of world building. I’m not a professional in anything like filmmaking or writing but as a viewer you feel like sometimes you can tell when a writer is writing characters and stories for an established and beloved fictional universe versus when they’re creating the universe and the characters as they go along. What typically irritates fans is when you have an established universe and characters and the writers just try to do their own thing in that universe. For instance like what happened with Luke. I actually enjoyed a lot of him from the last Jedi but you can see what fans mean when they feel like he was mishandled. Like you said Star Wars is easily one of the most established franchises ever and has some of the most worldbuilding and lore of any story in history. Hardcore fans (Not just movie fans and tv show fans like me but fans that like read all the books, watched all the behind the scenes and commentaries , played the games, and read the comics😅) they like Dave Filoni know these characters and this entire universe to the finest detail. You can literally write a history book for the Star Wars universe….people have written history books for the Star Wars universe😂! So when you try to tell fans how the universe and characters work very diff how it’s always been portrayed it’s like telling a historian that 300 is a documentary for Ancient Greece😅. Obviously that’s an exaggeration but you get the point. Instead of simply writing an interesting scenario and asking how would Cassian react to this or how would Cassian react to this knowing Vel is watching him closely. A writer making it up as he goes may go “how will my Star Wars fanfiction version of Cassian react to this situation. Lol basically look at the whole situation of Henry Cavill leaving the Witcher and it’s this entire scenario played out in a very real and very public form.😂

[@WanderingMiqo]

But bricks and screws aren't Star Wars! D: Lol great video as always Generation Tech.

[@LD-Orbs]

I can handle bricks and screws ⚒ - they're kinda wholesome and honest!

[@hutchoo21]

I'm telling you as an 80's kid that knows the feeling of what it was like to watch the original SW back then live you get that same feeling with Andor. It's got a weird balance of being ahead of it's time while being of it's time and that's really hard to do. For that alone I think it's a great show not to mention some of the other things mentioned in this video and the comments. They finally built a world where you truly feel how menacing both the Empire/Rebellion are while at the same time getting you to understand the motivation of the other side depending on where you fall.

[@kyleboyd9465]

so glad to hear the longers vids are here to stay. thank you for the hard work you put into them

[@Celestial_Reach]

Thank you again for your amazing videos. Also, glory to the ascendancy

[@Alex-fu3mi]

_Andor_ is by far some of the best Star Wars media to come out in a while. The writers were clearly going in a political thriller direction and they’ve engaged in enough history to weave that into _Andor’s_ story. Like the final showdown on Ferrix was essentially space Haymarket, and it was fucking awesome. Excited for new seasons.

[@IamJ131]

Definitely the best Star Wars channel on YT

[@connormcleod9595]

Tony Gilroy has taken star wars to another level.. Wow.. In fact it's too good for star wars.

[@AR-io8fv]

I see Gen Tech talk Andor I click and like

[@damobdaking]

Man you been on fire lately. This show really touched you. Thanks for your commentary is been a joy to consume.

[@justindevoe9556]

Never seen your channel before and after this one video you are now hands down my favorite Star Wars content creator

[@michaelsargeant5923]

Everything was great 👍. From your friends across the pond 🇬🇧

[@jello_cudgel9213]

Talking about different architectural styles Alan: “We have buildings built from…” Me: “Oh please use the ‘Brasso and Marva teaming up to brain the Imp’ scene Alan: ….bricks on Ferrix” 😂 beautifully done

[@YnotNomis]

This is the most chill dude ever talking about a Star Wars series.

[@kazwilson425]

He's great. My favourite reviewer by far, doesn't take himself too seriously. He explores the themes of the content without regurgitating scene by scene descriptions.

[@glenharlow8475]

Thank you Alan your channel is awesome

[@toastmilke]

Another reason this series works so well (and Rogue One, despite the editing mess it story had to stumble through) is that returns to the original trilogy's focus on people. At it core, its focus is less on the world and the fantasy and more one the characters that interact with that world. And though Rogue One and Andor did a lot in their art direction to capture the look of the original trilogy, it is the focus on individuals that makes them feel more like those Lucas' original three films. As pointed out in the video, Tony Gilroy is putting a masterclass in how to worldbuild. The reason it feels so natural is that the worldbuilding simply is there as a vehicle for the characters to reveal themselves. Lore is there to influence things but it is not the focus itself. The sense of a world radiates out from the characters and its the relationship of how their actions play off each other that create that sense more than an external flag seeing a type of ship, or building, or creature to indicate the setting. The other reason this series seems to work so well is that Tony Gilroy seems to have experience with how movements work. I have been involved in activism and political engagement for change. Again, those movements are all about individuals network themselves. I really like how the writing of Andor has shown the detail with resistance movements, that it is easy for everyone to agree on what the problem is but the harder part is coming together for a consistent consensus of the solutions. Of all the fantasy settings that I have read or watch through the years, Andor has felt the most authentic to what I have experienced being in activist movements. That, in the end, is why Rogue One and Andor have felt the most "Star Wars" of Disney's contributions to the franchise than all the others: It is not just the focus on the Rebellion and its acts of resistance but , more importantly, the focus starts with the people within it and radiates the story out from that.

[@darkjediknight2923]

Andor has superb writing, a purpose, great acting, solid soundtrack, tension, a gripping plot, characters with motivations and shows us a galaxy far far away. The Mandalorian is set in the lunatic Disney sequel universe with zero story, portrays the Imperials as cartoon villains and is bland with no purpose. Filoni portrays anyone except his heroes as cartoonishly villain and contradicts the movie saga canon with ridiculous "inhibitor chips" that were never in the movies nor ever necessary at all! You can see with Gilroy and the Andor/Rogue One team that they respect George's story, maintain canon and have excellent writers and attention to detail with incredible immersion in a galaxy far far away and a gripping plot. THIS is Star Wars. There were also far better EU writers like James Luceno who told far better stories than Filoni. E.g. "Labyrinth of Evil", "Rise of Darth Vader", "Darth Plageuis" just to name a few. Timothy Zahn also wrote decent material for a post ROTJ world. I wish were saw George's real sequels and since he wants to retire, that someone like Gilroy was producing all Star Wars streaming shows since there is a clear focus on QUALITY.

[@harun776]

I envy this dude lol he looks so comfortable talking about Star Wars

[@systemofaslipstatic]

Allen we don't want shorter vids, keep em coming your amazing

[@pootispencer9765]

God I love the brick guy. He intros as the faithful friend and stand-up community member, and outros as a pallbearer who beats the shit out of fascists with a brick made from a loved one

[@JustWandering]

I've been loving your videos for this series!

[@kazwilson425]

Your videos have been a real treasure during S1. Informative but also expanding on the themes and making us viewers think deeply on the impacts of what we're seeing both on tv and the world around us. So thanks Alen for the work you do on making these vids.

[@datastorm75]

I find andor to be the most impressive star wars product in quite a while. It is adult without being vulgar. It is gritty, while still being sci-fi. The villains feel threatening without being cartoonish. The heroes have good goals but are not themselves pure. It is star wars for adults.

[@gasparayakos8215]

Filoni playing around with his action figures is exactly the same phrasing I used when comparing the Mandalorian with Andor LOL. It really does seem like a children's action fantasy as where Andor is so so different.

[@user-Jay178]

Okay audio is working now. Love your content

[@garyrichards6079]

Loving Andor because it fits into the Star Wars Universe Like Rogue One did ! ...

[@protoclone138]

The empire was a iron fist on the end of a excessively jointed arm. Powerful and harsh but easy to disrupt

[@nickrowley5579]

I love your analysis and your delivery. :)

[@canis2020]

What I love most about Star Wars is that the British are the baddies. The more British you are the higher in the empire you are. Except Vader. He always messes things up.

[@raybarry4307]

I still have a very hard time believing that OP cinder was even a thing. Why would the emperor destroy his most loyal planets if (as we know from episode 9) he was planning to rule them again. I also have a hard time believing that even the ISB would carry it out if they thought he was dead.

[@trollsnrats]

Right, those loyalist planets would've been a great asset to the imperial remnant and his return.

[@ForestRaptor]

Despair, anger, grief on a galactic scale.... makes you think a bit at the possibilities.

[@MrImastinker]

I mean let’s be honest. A *lot* of the sequel era wasn’t well planned out.

[@fergususal8671]

from memory Palpatine had a doctrine that if the empire couldn't protect its emperor then the empire didn't deserve to continue - it failed, their loyalty does not matter when Palpatine died, and so a fresh slate was preferable by that doctrine

[@CorwinTheOneAndOnly]

This is why the sequels aren't canon. Just in case you didn't get told this yet: palp returning was a knee-jerk decision someone made because they had no idea to write for the third movie because the second movie screwed up everything, because Ruin Johnson is the literal worst.

[@klingoncowboy4]

The way you are describing Tony Gilroy's work on Star Wars I am reminded on how Nicholas Mayer saved Star Trek. Prior to working in Star Trek II he knew basically nothing about the franchise and so was able to study the existing lore without preconceptions or bias. Also because he had to review the existing lore to understand it he was also able to find an existing storyline to expand apon and make the movie into a sequel to an episode of the TV series.

[@watchm4ker]

Not to mention bringing a degree of professionalism to Starfleet that the shows struggled to match, before or since.

[@Assisi9]

This video truly amplified my enjoyment of Andor. Great explanations and highlighting of connective tissue. Thanks much!

[@robote7679]

This was one Hell of a video. Fascinating, insightful and gave me a much fuller grasp of just why I have enjoyed "Andor" as much as I have. Nice work and just a well produced video on the production end of things. I appreciate the dedication of true die-hards like yourself because it gives an enthusiastic, albeit much more casual fan like myself the background for a deeper enjoyment of the material. Thanks so much.

[@greyofpta5305]

The sequels were creatively bankrupt. You get that when businessmen in a board room make your story.

[@endsinvention1390]

Generation tech had the best brain behind it

[@fobwatchful]

It doesn't feel like Jon Faverau's and Dave Filoni's Star Wars, but it does feel like Tony Gilroy's version. It's possible that Gilroy's version doesn't work for everyone, but it sure works for me. I'll be back for season 2! I don't know if Tony Gilroy has ever mentioned it, but I see a lot of _The Grapes of Wrath_ in Andor. Cassian is Tom Joad, Karis Nemik is Jim Casy AND Thomas Paine from real life. The series was an ambitious one, and it might not have worked with a less than outstanding cast. But *everybody* gives spot on performances, and the result is Star Wars gold!

[@bigsarge2085]

Thanks for your perspective!

[@williamminerva9171]

I think is so interesting that the best depiction of the galactic empire is also the most similar to the way Isaac Asimov thought of a galactic empire, that is, a creature so vast that it becomes paralyzed by its own complexity, and thus fated to die, you can see that in the corruption, the bureaucracy, the oppression, the empire can never truly win because they are already falling down.

[@Gcock]

We all appreciate the longer stories. Sometimes you just wanna let it play and not worry about having to find a new video every 7 minutes. Thank you for not peddling to the Algorithm.

[@TheRealAlpha2]

Dude... is that a new TV? I could have sworn you had thinner bezels before. Great Overview BTW, glad to see the re-upload.

[@LybertyZ]

Best video I've seen by you so far. Peak Nerd-Core.

[@soniaholcombe7002]

I can’t get enough of Andor. Will be watching again in December. 💖😊

[@-----REDACTED-----]

As it turns out Gilroy managed to understand Star Wars better than many self-proclaimed fans out there, including large influencer type “fans”…

[@CJCisco]

Dear Alan, As A Fan For Nearly A Decade, Thank You For Your Longer Form Videos, I Love Hearing You Speak. We Are, And Always Will Be, Generation Tech

[@MM22966]

1:51 That picture...Esposito's expression in the background....It's SO GREAT!!! Farveau is a Nerd Like Us!

[@jamesg2382]

Thanks, very thoughtful show. Much appreciated.

[@jamesgravil9162]

"No one can touch George Lucas when it comes to world-building." Except J.R.R. Tolkien and, possibly, George R.R. Martin.

[@nagger8216]

lol George is such a shitty, a hack writer, comparing him to those two is almost insulting

[@jamesgravil9162]

@@nagger8216 We're talking about world-building, not writing here. G.R.R.M. is a fantastic world-builder but an inconsistent writer. And I say that as someone who loves A Song Of Ice And Fire, but found the last two books disappointing.

[@lyannastark3839]

I just wanted to say thank you for great content and delivery. You have great deep voice and your story telling is natural. I have tried watching some channels where guys talk so fast as if they are manic.

[@davidradich9342]

I found the tone of Andor and even the Mandalorian reminiscent of the Star Wars RPG campaigns I played back in the 80s and 90s.

[@PaulLoh]

I imagine that the restauranteurs, vendors, and entertainment workers on Niamos would have a problem with the empire arresting so many of their clients whom they rely on for income. I've never had any Star Wars get me thinking about those sorts of details, and that's a huge part of what I love about this show. It's people, not just Jedi and Sith.

[@soakedbearrd]

Yes it shows cause and effect and how small events lead into chain events that isn’t at first noticed or seen. Great writing.

[@darkjediknight2923]

In fact, the problem in the situation was the Judge. It was a mistaken arrest because Andor was arrested on the premise that there was an ongoing police chase of some troublemakers and he happened to be caught up in it. The Judge didn't listen to him and just gave a sentence.

[@redjirachi1]

I always have a chuckle that whenever Star Wars deals with realpolitik in the Clone Wars or Imperial era, no matter how realistic things are the leader of both factions is a power hungry space wizard who's endgame is becoming an immortal Force god

[@MarcoCarag]

Wow, amazing detail that local forces are often recruited, or conscripted, from the local population. That makes a ton of sense practically, and is very realistic. And it forms another great explanation for why there's a difference between them and storm troopers, behaviorally.

[@ichigen511]

Brilliant perspective and detail to nuance. As per usual.

[@briansinger5258]

I never thought I’d die fighting along side a Prequel Apologist.

[@mattgibbia2692]

Andor is some of the best Star Wars content weve ever gotten

[@Loy_Otterton]

It's interesting that someone who didn't really know that much about star wars crafted probably the best rendition of the universe to me.

[@silmarian]

Seeing the underbelly of the galaxy is part of why I loved the X-Wing and Wraith Squadron books when I was younger.

[@FrogWizzurd]

tony gilroy is an amazing writer when it comes to starwars

[@Josh-eu9wz]

Yo put out some of the best Star Wars content videos on KZbin bro! Keep it rolling bro!

[@soakedbearrd]

I think those last comments you made hit the nail on the head. Flashy and wow will always catch attention but that attention is fleeting. Content made with effort and heart lasts.

[@giofilms9099]

Imagine the next movies with Poe and Finn but in this quality of writing and directing.

[@pr0pawnp]

thank you alan. I also enjoy the longer form videos/content that you have done/do. keep up the good work. ...for the republic and to democracy,

[@fractalelf7760]

I was eleven years old in 1976 (Jimmy Carter was running for President) in 6th grade when I read about Star Wars - it had yet to even be named believe it or not. All we had was a couple pages that described a "medieval fantasy in space" - not a single picture but just a few pics of the Ralph McQuarrie concept artwork including Storm Troopers with light sabers, etc. I remember saying it sounded "silly" LOL and my teacher saying she thought it sounded "neat". Then I read the book about four months before release, then made my mother take me on opening day at the afternoon showing, like 3:45 or something. There were maybe at best ten other people in the theater - a week later it exploded in the national consciousness and everyone was talking about it. It was stunning, and people today have absolutely no idea how big culturally this film was in 1977. People think films like Titanic, Avatar, Pulp Fiction, even the Marvel movies were big, none of these were the cultural phenomena that the first Star Wars film had, not even close. The only movie that had approaching that level of impact I can think of was Saturday Night Fever, and I think we can all agree which one had lasting impact.

[@watchm4ker]

In fairness, if you had looked at a lot of the production footage and the preproduction work? You'd write it off as being a goofy as hell Flash Gordon pastiche. Especially with how low a lot of sci-fi movies had fallen to by the early 70s. These were B-movies, second feature time killers for people looking to kill another couple of hours that night. And then you compare it to the final result, and you wonder, "Where was THIS movie hiding the whole time?!"

[@fractalelf7760]

@@watchm4ker There was some good sci-if in the 70s but to your point a lot was terrible.

[@briangrover873]

Many recent Star Wars outing have really suffered through putting fan service ahead of quality plot creation and character development. I think The Book of Boba Fett is a poignant example of this; the first few episodes had really engaging character development, but then devolved into an orgy of fan service by the end. Fan service is only intriguing to serious nerd/geek folks (which is actually a much smaller number than is generally assumed), and undermines writing that will stand the test of time.