I'm loving Skeleton Crew. The whole series so far has been exactly what we needed, a silly adventure set in space with thrills and fun characters.

I think part of the reason it works is it could be set in it's own universe, it doesn't necessarily need Star Wars. Obviously the setting helps bring familiarity and save on some storytelling time, but so far it hasn't relied on too much prior knowledge.

The main thing I'm enjoying though is snuggling up with my youngest on the sofa each week ready to watch the next episode. It's the first series that my kids have to wait for the episodes to be released each week as they've grown up with streaming services and it's been great building that excitement with them as a new episode comes out. Then watching my kid act out the battle in the living room afterwards, just like we used to do growing up.

For the record, I'm pretty easily pleased when it comes to Star Wars and enjoyed most of the new stuff but this feels up there as one of the best series we've had so far. It's wizard!

...found out that the word for "Father" is - VADER. It was there in front of us the whole time: Darth Father.

Okay, so I know there's kind of a debate, or maybe a misunderstanding if there is already a clear answer about the nature of balance in the force. I've seen it both ways, and would very much like if somebody were to help me figure out the truth.

The first way I've heard it is that there's light, dark, and balance is in the middle. Even amounts of dark and light. This is where the idea of gray Jedi came along. I do like this Theory because it's the simplest and the most straightforward. It also makes much sense when thinking about the planets that are strong in the force, such as dagobah, and ach-to. Both planets were very powerful in the light side, but also had powerful dark to balance it. If balance in the force, in nature, means equal parts light and dark, isn't that what it would mean for the people as well? This would mean that a Jedi would hold no Allegiance to a specific government, and would hold no Allegiance really to anyone, and was free to follow the force wherever it may lead them without worrying about attachment and burying their emotions. They would not be hiding a part of themselves, which did not feel like balance at all.

The other thing I've heard is that there is no Gray jedi. Gray Jedi do not exist. The term has only been used in Canon when talking about Qui-Gon jinn. And even then, it has said to have been misunderstood what they meant. When they were talking about Qui-Gon being a great Jedi they were not speaking of him being both light and dark side, or somewhere in the middle. They were meaning that he was more a Jedi that followed his own path. A Jedi that wasn't concerned with the council or ranks or popularity with the other jedi. He followed the force and the force alone. And this is proven by the fact that he declined to join the council, seeing that they were not following the force like true Jedi anymore.

By this logic, and further Evidence that I have found, what people think are great jedi, is really just what Jedi were meant to be all along. Sort of. You see, I think if this is true, the misunderstanding comes from watching the prequels and the Clone wars. In that media, the Jedi are very much seen as very dogmatic, and kind of became more of the Republic's attack dogs that were more worried about politics and such. And their fear of the dark side grew so much that they misunderstood what was Darkseid and what was not. They're very strict in dogmatic nature led to people believing that that was just the way of the light side. And they didn't want to be evil and selfish like the dark side, so they thought there has to be a way in the Middle where you're not so dogmatic that you can't even feel love, but not dark where you become selfish and bloodthirsty. But, in truth, the Jedi aren't supposed to be as they are in the prequels. Jedi were not meant to be political at all. They were supposed to follow the force, spread knowledge, and protect the innocent no matter where they may be. Their soul mission was to keep balance in the force. They were not meant to hold any allegiance to any government. Jedi had families, and they loved, and they felt their feelings. The Jedi of old, according to what I've seen in Legends at least, knew that it wasn't your emotions that were of the dark side, it was what you did with them and how you did them that made them dark side or light. And this I feel is what Qui-Gon knows as well. He is the last true Jedi at that time. He saw the dogmatic nature of the Jedi Order and how they have strayed from their true purpose. Even the wise Yoda. And that is what made him the wisest Jedi of the time. Maybe all time.

My last point on this is a little bit shaky but I guess I'll mention it anyways. Whenever George Lucas would talk about the force during the original trilogy he never mentioned a light side. There was the force, and then there was a dark side. Implying that the dark side was not the other side of the balance, but the dark side itself was a upset of the balance. That the dark side was against the force, mostly seen by Sith wanting to control the force instead of follow it. So it makes it seem like the light side is just the force in balance, where is the dark side is trying to upset the balance

As you can see, both have very good reasoning to be true. So I'm left very much wondering which one it is. But, they both bring up questions as well.

For the gray Jedi being a thing, my main question is why it hasn't been mentioned in Canon. Like I said above, the only time we ever hear anyone say gray Jedi is when talking about Qui-Gon one time in a book and they were not meaning it in the way that people see it. Perhaps it is some sort of unspoken thing that does not have an official name, maybe like the Bindu, I just don't know. But it also seems quite redundant because of the Jedi of old being basically grade Jedi just more on the good side I suppose.

As for the theory that the Jedi were always meant to be how people see the gray Jedi mostly, it brings up the question of the planets that are strong in the force. If balance doesn't mean equal parts dark and light, then why do planets like Dagobah and ach-to have strong dark side as well as strong light side? Is balance in the nature side of force different than the balance of the force Within ourselves? Or maybe it's that just because the dark side is natural and naturally occurring, does not mean that it is part of that keeping in balance? It's very confusing.

So, what's your guys take on this? Even if balance is equal dark and equal light, I don't think people understand what being in the middle would mean. I imagine it like the Bindu because he says he's the one in the middle. He was unwanting to help the dark side or the light side and just wanted to ignore it all. And that I feel is like what a gray Jedi would entail. Not much of a Jedi at all if you were just keeping to yourself and ignoring the plight of others. But then if you go and help others, you're basically just the Jedi of old which is not great at all.

Why couldn’t they use the force to crush someone’s heart or brain. I don’t get it.

I had this idea after watching Ep 3, and I’m curious what other people think about it.  Hear me out here guys: what if it was hidden and came to be known as a treasure planet because it’s a giant reserve bank vault?

The show implies At Attin has been hidden since the High Republic era and this is connected with Chancellor Soh’s Great Works projects.  We also get a reference to mines, a focus on economic concepts in their school system, and we see kids being pushed towards careers that would fit well in the finance sector.  The show doesn’t outright tell us why Wim’s credits are so much more valuable than New Republic credits, but the logical reason is that they’re actually made from valuable metal.  Now, as I understand it, High Republic credits were backed with precious metals, much like the gold standard, which means they had to have physical reserves of those metals stored in one or more places.

Naturally, this creates a lot of temptation for thieves so security needs to be tight.  Really, what better way to secure your currency reserves than to hide them so well that the rest of the galaxy doesn’t know the hiding place exists?  That would explain why there are no old records of At Attin or how to get there, only legends about a fabulously wealthy planet with no evidence to suggest it is or was a real place.

I was hooked when I first saw Finn in the Force Awakens trailer. That teaser trailer was amazing btw. While I don't like the concept of The First Order, I love the concept of Finn's character. Rey is a ripoff of Luke in just about every aspect. While they could've done something decent with her character if they played their cards right, proper treatment of Finn, especially as the center of the trilogy, would've yielded much better results. This makes me much more angry with the fact that he was sidelined so hard in the second and third movies. By the end of Ep. 7, I was expecting Finn to be the second most important character in the series, right behind Rey, and if he'd taken that role, I wouldn't be disappointed. I have no idea why TLJ's writers decided not only to reduce Finn's importance but also to make him an idiot who seems incapable of making meaningful contributions. At the end of the day, I just don't get it. The sequels had so much potential, and they managed to let it go so wrong that the franchise is forever stunted by its' legacy.

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It's honestly hilarious how whenever someone critizes the pacing of Andor, Star wars fan immediately say "Oh you only like dumb mindless action like Kenobi or Ashoka!" Or "you only hate Disney star wars!"

I definitely agree that Andor has much better cinematography, set design, etc than shows like Kenobi, but that doesn't mean it doesn't have its own issues

The issue is that Andor genuinely has bad pacing and can be extremely boring at times. Episodes 1-3 were so slow that they could have been tightly squeezed into 1 episode. It doesn't help that Cassian, and the other characters in general, aren't that compelling or interesting to non star wars nerds. It also doesn't help that many of the pay offs feel rather miniscule compared to the extraordinary amount of time spent on the set up

And it isn't like Andor is my first drama show. I like shows like sopranos, wires, boardwalk empire, prison break, etc. These shows weren't "mindless action". These shows build up just like Andor, but bave pacing that's is so much better than Andor due to having tension in their scenes, more interesting characters, etc.

The one thing none of these shows have is uncompelling characters talking to each other about things that ultimately don't matter with no action, excitement or tension to engage the viewer, unlike Andor.

Picked up this guy at my local Ollie's, I don't know too much about him. But I love this figure.

It could be interpreted in many ways, one could be that in that very moment he knows that Vader is his forever, another one could be that seeing his pawn in a futile display of anger-fueled strenght is amusing to him, and the one I think carries more weight it's that the smile itself is the culmination of everything that he's been working for since the beginning, that's some I could come up with, what's your take on that scene?

I really love the secuel trilogy, but always have felt something weird in the way the story is presented and finally managed to point what is. Hear me out: In OT and precuels they start telling you a story and the characters are introduced when the story gets to them. For example Luke is not introduced in the story until he meets the droids, so until that point the main characters was technically R2D2, and then he passes the torch to Luke. Anakin is not presented until the Jedis get to tatooine, until the story get to him. In that way nothing feels like just a coincidence (even if it is), it feels like a natural course of things that are happening. In Force awakens they introduce Poe and bb8, but then suddenly jumps, with no apparent reason, to a new character. To the actual main character. And here I think is this weird thing happens to me, in this order: Why are they showing me this? - “Oh she met bb8, so they new they were going to met, that’s why”- “so they knew all this was going to happen”- “of course they knew it’s a script”. So in a way the “coincidence” becomes more evident, and breaks the illusion. The characters are introduced before they are of any value to the story they were telling, so you can see the guy moving the strings. And in some way I think this whole trilogy is like that, character driven, relies a lot on the charm of the whole cast, and less in the storytelling. So in FA, Why the story do not follow bb8 and when he bumped into Rey, she is introduced in a more natural way? I think obviously the writers thought about this, but a decision was made to put the focus on Rey, even if that makes feels the story as something that is not happening, but was predesigned, and they and us knew it was. They are not trying to hide the magic trick.

What was the deal with the prequels? I heard some many fans saying that og trilogy should be the only Star Wars films. Why did they say that? Because of the father and son relationship on the screen was awesome? Or the "love" for Jar Jar Binks when showing up in episode I was enough for not paying attention to the prequels?

Personally I don't like the new trilogy. I was waiting to see the story of Han and Leia's children. Gave a try to what I saw in the trailer for episode VII. It was ok but the next 2 episodes killed the story for me!

I noticed that the animation short series, Forces of Destiny, was removed from YouTube in United States. An example is Season 2, Episode 1: Hasty Departure. Disney's upload shows it as private, and the playlist has been deleted altogether.

Does anybody know the reason, and where can the series currently be watched?

Edit: The entire series is available for free on Disney's website.

I saw it reintroduced years ago on a map. As much goes with modern Star Wars I get amped that something is coming -> 8 years later nothing that I can tell.

Was this just an Easter egg for Kotor fans?

i’m 100% convinced that this show is a Star Wars version of Treasure Island. Jod Na Nawood (Jude Law) reminds me of Capt. Flint, obviously At Attin is Treasure Island itself. I’m still unsure whether Fern or Wim is Long John Silver, but i have a feeling that the personality of both will be that representation. With all that being said, I’m thoroughly enjoying this show.

These cannisters came out a couple years back. There were a few more I couldn't get that I wish I had bought. 🤦‍♂️

And yes, they all still have tea bags in them.

Finally got my Kessel Sabacc set and the deck holder in the mail. I gotta hand it to Mike and Emily at Hyperspace Props, they rock. Great quality cards and dice and great customer service. I can’t wait to play with friends and family over the holidays.

Hello, I'm a long Star wars fan but kinda lost my interest over the years. I've watched all the 11 theatrical releases, Clone Wars, Rebels, Madalorian Season 1 and 2, Book of Boba Fett, Kenobi and the first season of Bad Batch as well as Tales of the Empire and Tales of the Jedi. However I want to get back into the story and really get invested, so I'd like to know if someone can give me a list of the most important books and games and when to read/watch them. I'm watching The Acolyte right now and it's fine, after I plan on watching The Phantom Menace as well as reading the book and do so with every movie. I also want to watch the TV shows in between. Thank you guys for your help and I'm so excited to come back :D

Hear me out. Yes, Palpatine was molding Anakin to join the dark side for a long time, and it was going well. However, Anakin was sill on the fence. Deep down he wanted to be a force for good. I'm not saying he would have never joined the dark side, but it might have taken longer, and maybe he wouldn't have joined Palpatine when he was battling mace.

But then his mother died a slow, painful death. Which was 100% preventable if the Jedi weren't such lazy f***s. You're telling me NOBODY from the entire freaking Jedi Order could save a woman? I hear excuses like they couldn't find her. Anakin found her in a few days. They're whole "you mustn't hold deep feelings" is the reason why they died. And it's immensely hypocritical of them. If a senator/governor/queen is in trouble, Jedi show up like lightsabers swinging. For for a lowly slave/ex-slave? F*** her, I guess, right? And what the hell was Obi doing? Great mentor there. This could have all been prevented if someone, ANYONE went there after the 1st movie, bought Shmi, and got her a house on some Republic planet. And Yoda KNEW Anakin was unstable. He didn't think that him finding out his mother was tortured to death MIGHT turn him towards anger and hate? But nope.... full on idiot ball it is.

Edit: Forgot something important. The Jedi didn't allow Anakin to see his mother because of their rules. But their rules also said that Anakin shouldn't have been trained to begin with. So the Jedi DO break their own rules when they think it can benefit them. More hypocrisy.