This happens in many fandoms, over generations. They get too drunk on nostalgia, to the point of hating minute differences/inconsistencies. Especially the most active members, which (I theorize) tend to be fondest of the originals.
Andor is good precisely because it’s nothing like most other Star Wars media, so there’s a lot of people who enjoy it that aren’t part of the Star Wars fandom.
While also generally respecting the lore. As a die hard fan, I loved it. It had a unique perspective, amazing writing. Amazing actors. It fit into the broader universe while doing its own thing. Did it have Jedi? No. Did it need Jedi? Also no.
Compare that to discovery. None of that were minor changes, the show makes more sense if you assume everyone is tripping balls of Magic’s space shrooms.
It literallly felt like the only reason it was Trek was marketing and the writers just wanted to tell their own story. (Which would have been fine. I’d probably be more forgiving if it wasn’t trek.)
Andor is a SW show for people who hate Star Wars, and it works. (Not unlike how the Nolanized Batman was a superhero movie for people who hate superheroes.)
It’s not my thing, but no one’s making me watch it, so no big deal.
This happens in many fandoms, over generations. They get too drunk on nostalgia, to the point of hating minute differences/inconsistencies. Especially the most active members, which (I theorize) tend to be fondest of the originals.
See: the hate for Andor.
Andor is good precisely because it’s nothing like most other Star Wars media, so there’s a lot of people who enjoy it that aren’t part of the Star Wars fandom.
Andor is good precisely because the writing is great with good character arcs and it never leans on nostalgia or fan service.
While also generally respecting the lore. As a die hard fan, I loved it. It had a unique perspective, amazing writing. Amazing actors. It fit into the broader universe while doing its own thing. Did it have Jedi? No. Did it need Jedi? Also no.
Compare that to discovery. None of that were minor changes, the show makes more sense if you assume everyone is tripping balls of Magic’s space shrooms.
It literallly felt like the only reason it was Trek was marketing and the writers just wanted to tell their own story. (Which would have been fine. I’d probably be more forgiving if it wasn’t trek.)
+1
It’s grounded, too. Which I guess falls under ‘good writing’
The only problem I have with Andor is, “Would you like to see more? Well… sorry!”
Andor is a SW show for people who hate Star Wars, and it works. (Not unlike how the Nolanized Batman was a superhero movie for people who hate superheroes.)
It’s not my thing, but no one’s making me watch it, so no big deal.
Yeah, that fits me.
I mostly only liked the Old Republic stuff, but Andor floored me.