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Post by impulse on Jun 23, 2022 19:01:49 GMT -5
Wow, that's a controversial take. The consensus I've seen is that his Obi Wan was one of the few high points in that sea of crap.
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Post by impulse on Jun 23, 2022 12:30:37 GMT -5
It wasn't necessary, but I enjoyed seeing Obi Wan go from a defeated failure to the confident, self-assured Jedi we saw in A New Hope.
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Post by impulse on Jun 23, 2022 8:45:48 GMT -5
Well, while I've found Obi Wan to be uneven and very flawed earlier, I have to say that for me, they really stuck the landing. I thoroughly enjoyed episodes 5 and 6. While we knew the stakes were limited and the fates of the major players, I really enjoyed both the duel and the character moments. They really did a better than expected job squaring this show up with Episode 4. While the show could have definitely used a pass or three through the editing cycle, I liked how the ended it. Now I want to watch the animated shows I've put off for so long to see more Kenobi. I loved both the Clone Wars and Rebels, though I never got into Resistance. I largely dismissed the prequel era material after the movies came out, plus I just haven't really had time to watch a lot of shows. I've seen how much positive buzz they get, and I know Obi Wan has some good scenes. After watching this show and really enjoying the character, I think I might like to dive in finally.
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Post by impulse on Jun 23, 2022 0:18:05 GMT -5
Well, while I've found Obi Wan to be uneven and very flawed earlier, I have to say that for me, they really stuck the landing. I thoroughly enjoyed episodes 5 and 6. While we knew the stakes were limited and the fates of the major players, I really enjoyed both the duel and the character moments. They really did a better than expected job squaring this show up with Episode 4.
While the show could have definitely used a pass or three through the editing cycle, I liked how the ended it. Now I want to watch the animated shows I've put off for so long to see more Kenobi.
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Post by impulse on Jun 21, 2022 15:15:04 GMT -5
Yeah, sorry not sorry. You guys had your chance to do ads in a reasonable manner, but the gross intrusiveness and lack of quality control (some are straight malware) means you lost your chance. I ad block wherever I can now, except here.
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Post by impulse on Jun 21, 2022 10:09:20 GMT -5
It's not just effects. It's poorly staged scenes, poor framing, poor choreography. These are things that should have been easily identifiable and fixable without being effected by CGI delays. They didn't even get the fundamentals right. It's like the equivalent of just finding grammatical and spelling errors in an article. It has problems before you even get to whether the content is any good.
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Post by impulse on Jun 20, 2022 12:42:23 GMT -5
So, I am certainly enjoying Obi Wan more than I am not, and I don't mind how they have re-contextualized certain OT scenes (better than expected in some cases), but man... I feel like this show needed a few more passes through the editing room. It feels like a first or second draft when we needed a fifth.
It's not just some wonky writing and plot holes (and there are several), but the execution is so surprisingly sloppy in places. I'm honestly surprised Disney let some of this stuff pass.
Stuff like in episode 1 when they chase little Leia and it looks like adults intentionally running slowly "chasing" a toddler and then telling them what a fast boy they are! The third episode is egregious with the small fire in the parking lot as some insurmountable barrier. The list goes on, but it's like some college students are making a fan film and not one of the richest companies on the planet making a major entry in one of the most famous IPs in the world.
It just comes off so amateurish and sloppy in areas. The sequel trilogy is arguably nonsensical garbage, but it is exceptionally well-executed nonsensical garbage. This is just a gussied up fan film in a lot of ways. The buck stops with the director, I suppose, as there are issues in several areas.
Episode 5 was great, though. I hope they stick the landing and salvage the series.
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Post by impulse on Jun 17, 2022 16:03:37 GMT -5
I spend literally years, in some cases decades, disparaging certain comics series/labels/periods, etc. as having no appeal for me whatsoever and often vehemently rejecting them, all without ever having read a single issue. Then sometime later I get curious about them and do a 180, wanting to read them all. I used to hate buffalo sauce until one day I was really craving a buffalo chicken sandwich. Loved it ever since. Sometimes that's just the way it goes.
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Post by impulse on Jun 17, 2022 15:06:28 GMT -5
Ah, yes, the added fun of cleaning.
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Post by impulse on Jun 17, 2022 13:37:40 GMT -5
Well, this just dropped. Got it on Steam last night. It's maniacal, nostalgic fun.
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Post by impulse on Jun 17, 2022 13:35:23 GMT -5
My wife and I forgot about something this morning... Our 33rd anniversary!
Looks like we're both sleeping on the couch tonight. Which is fine, as we'll be together.
I believe the traditional gift for a couple's 33rd anniversary is this: Pretend you're surprised! I can't help but notice how impractical the sword holster is. There's not even enough to call it a scabbard, so a sword ring? If he trips on a rock while walking he's likely to slice his little barbarian off, maybe a leg or two.
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Post by impulse on Jun 17, 2022 13:33:17 GMT -5
Why does this exchange happen anywhere anytime someone expresses disappointment with some material being left out of a movie adaptation of another work?
Person A: "Man, I really wish this specific scene was included because it's a good character moment/good atmospheric detail/critical to the plot and what were they thinking, etc.
Person B: Hurr durr, film is a different medium so you can't have every scene verbatim
No one asked for every scene verbatim. They wondered why that one specific scene was omitted. Most people would likely agree a word for word recreation wouldn't translate most of the time.
I'm a huge fan of the Lord of the Rings movies. That is probably my favorite film series. They left a ton of material out, and I agree with basically every single decision.
Contrast with the Harry Potter movies where I think they cut out each page and pasted it to the wall, blindfolded a drunk chimpanzee and gave him half as many darts as pages. Whatever he hit made it into the movies.
I digress.
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Post by impulse on Jun 17, 2022 11:11:42 GMT -5
Happy Anniversary!
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Post by impulse on Jun 17, 2022 10:07:40 GMT -5
My primary LCS when I was a lad shared a wall with a restaurant that roasted chickens on big spits. So for me, the smell of comics was newsprint, cardstock and smoked chicken, and it was delightful.
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Post by impulse on Jun 17, 2022 9:58:16 GMT -5
If you have an Apple TV, I believe they have a setup where you can log in all your accounts on their back end and it will show them all in a single Apple front end, so you can go back to having one single digital video store with nothing to watch.
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