If they drop Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, we riot.

Monster of the Week episodes are significantly more rewatchable especially knowing now (as many already knew or suspected back then) that there was really no predesigned wrap to or destination for the mythology stuff. When you rewatch mythology episodes, you just basically think “these just don’t really matter” even…

Mulder and Scully Meet the Were-Monster is a lot of fun and one of my favorite X Files episodes flat-out. The hoedown episode? Not so much.

I thought we had all memory-holed the revival seasons.

I think the MOTW-Mytharc split is the ideal way to handle long-running shows with arcs - it breaks up the monotony, and, more importantly, adds depth to the show’s universe.

I love me a good monster-of-the-week show. But mostly I miss when shows had 24 episodes a season. I know it could be tough. I know some episodes fluctuated in quality, like The X-Files, but damn it, the number gave the crews so much room to breathe. It let them get weird & mess with the format...and yeah, lose the…

I mean, given the huge amounts of samurai films produced by Japan, that’s kind of subjective. Yeah, Kurosawa-style prestige samurai films that were going for historical accuracy had shorter duels. 

However, when studios started adapting more pulp stories from literature and manga like Lady Snowblood, Lone Wolf and Cub,…

Although Japanese cinema is a clear inspiration, the Jedi are fantasy/mythical based. So instead we get a lot of flashy and magic based scuffles. The Jedi and the Force would be pretty ineffectual if duels were over as quickly as a samurai confrontation. Perhaps if they only fought droids and non-force users, but jedi…

that final scene is the first time I’ve ever felt like anyone who hasn’t seen the show would be at a serious disadvantage, and I’m sure the next episode will provide the basics for them.

Because it’s a TV show and not a movie, like Star Wars should be? Movies involve lots of prep time and practice and choreography and that is (usually) not the case with TV shows.

“I’ve seen some complaints that this screws up the timeline, since he’s not part of the regular New Republic fleet in that show and it wouldn’t make sense for him to see this big ring and not mention it to anyone during The Mandalorian, but there’s no reason to think that this doesn’t take place immediately after…

I’m sure we’ll get a ten-ep Carson Teva miniseries explaining exactly how he came to join the New Republic fleet. Must secure the canon!

The map was made long before Thrawn got blasted off....it does not show his location it was a map just showing the route to the a new  galaxy made centuries ago. The show made it hard to follow that piece of information.

I’m sorry, Laurence, but when I think “Star Wars” I think of ineffectual bureaucracies that are overtaken through gumption and grit! It’s a longstanding tradition.

I mean, to be fair, that’s the case of the Empire in the original trilogy as well, yeah?

did the same thing with the prequels. with the same character!

That asshole Senator is the father of Kaz, the main character of Resistance. Nice of them to throw a bone to the few people who care about that show.

You saw Highlander II in the theater? And you survived?

The kid who saw star wars in the theater back in the 77 is so so happy that the use of the force is something you can work and learn not just a blood test.

Nah, Clone Wars and Rebels is required viewing for this series, and more than that, the viewer is expected to remember every last character name and plot detail of kids-oriented shows.

“C-”? Is the title sequence AI generated as well?