No, dumb fan service is in Rogue One when the two guys that get into it with Luke at the cantina randomly walk down the street.

I’m here to stump for Hook. I will live and die for Hook. How dare Hook be so low. You lewd, crude, bag of pre-chewed food dude!

*24 episodes

And on top of that, even with Skywalker showing up in Mando’s world, I’m not sure Andor, with 12 episodes per season, has the budget to go for some uncanny valley action with Carrie Fisher.

I’ve enjoyed Whitaker’s performance, even if it seems they could only use him on the one sound stage and probably shot it all in one or two days.

Were those their new alien friends asleep in Andor’s old condo? I assumed it was just new tenants since ol’ Cassian has been gone for a bit, and the Empire doesn’t seem too invested in individual property rights.

I actually agree with most of this article. I don’t think Phase 4 was bad, it just didn’t have much of a common thread keeping it together. Add in a pandemic, a ton of Disney+ content, and Marvel’s noble (but somewhat neutered) attempts at social commentary, and you get whatever Phase 4 was supposed to be.

All these words and not one Recyclops mention????

For sure.

I see parallels between Kino and Luthen, both as a type of Moses who will lead, but never get to see the promised land.

I disagree. Given Andor’s overall tone, I think it was deliberately tragic. The man will either drown in the sea or just get stuck waiting on the platform until guards arrive - and then kill him.

“I share my dreams with ghosts.”

I’m curious about your last statement. I didn’t take it that Cassian and Melshi were the only survivors (though it’s a convenient way to keep them together for Rogue One). I just assumed folks got scattered as they made their way toward shore.

I really hope Disney mounts an Emmy campaign for Andor. I don’t think it has made the cultural splash of The Mandalorian (and Baby Yoda is incomparable in providing such a thing), but this is the best Star Wars show, period, and arguably the best original show to hit Disney+. I’m struggling to come up with any other…

Well said. And the series finale could have been the employees laughing at the idea of anyone streaming shows on Netflix.

Blockbuster was fun, but I rarely felt the need to rent a movie for 3 days and pay that premium. I was going to watch it once. I typically went to the local video store (oddly, I grew up with two competing mom and pop ones in the same tiny shopping center up the street - it was a blood battle between the two) and…

I watched the pilot, and the thing that strikes me here is how many employees are in that store. This is, of course, in service of the needs of a workplace comedy. But unlike Superstore, The Office, Parks & Rec, etc., having 5-6 employees working at once in a typical neighborhood Blockbuster seems excessive to me. In…

I remember Frasier address it with Roz in S7, only to have the moment they almost made a mistake interrupted by Kenny.

Are we really calling Halt and Catch Fire’s first season lackluster? It’s certainly the least of four great seasons, but this was a show that got better each year.

Other than that weird moment a few years ago when he made fun of how to pronounce Mahershala Ali’s name, I think Kimmel has proven to be a nice fit for the Oscars. He’s affable but can be searing as appropriate.

Not sure about the 9:00 AM PT thing. Fired employees are already on Twitter - many of them from public affairs, communications, and social sectors.