I'm a pretty big Star Wars fan, but even then I still passed on watching Rise of Skywalker. By all accounts it sucks pretty hard.
Oh, I wish those council guys would let me have an hour alone in the room with her, if I was larger and had grenades.
Willow ,'Storyteller'
Natter 76: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Foaminess
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Tom Scola - Jul 21, 2020 8:11:59 am PDT #23809 of 30019
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
Katerina Bee - Jul 21, 2020 8:17:44 am PDT #23810 of 30019
Herding cats for fun
I really enjoyed The Mandalorian. It has a spare storytelling style that is refreshing after seeing the screen overpacked with whizzing space ships during the second trilogy. The music is haunting and evocative and the emotional payoff satisfying. Plus the cuteness of Baby Yoda was nice. I thought it was worth my while.
-t - Jul 21, 2020 8:19:14 am PDT #23811 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
How can I know how much to hate it if I don't watch it? Honestly, it never occurred to me that passing on it entirely was an option. Watching it is a very low priority, though.
Speaking of streaming services, I signed up for Peacock, which was actually free, so I could watch the second Psych movie (pretty good in the sense that I enjoyed hanging out with those characters again) and tried watching the 30 Rock special. I got 10 minutes into it and realized it was an hour long rather than the 22 minutes I expected. I don't know that I want that kind of commitment.
Jesse - Jul 21, 2020 8:21:10 am PDT #23812 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
You're spoiled for who shows up at the end of the first episode, right?
The star of the show and only character as far as I can see from gifs?? Yes.
I watched Rise of Skywalker... sort of. It did not hold my attention.
EpicTangent - Jul 21, 2020 9:05:18 am PDT #23813 of 30019
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
Y'know, when somebody insists on having 1:1 meetings at a frequency that you find unnecessary, it's extra irksome when they then don't show up.
DavidS - Jul 21, 2020 10:18:14 am PDT #23814 of 30019
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
FWIW, I liked Solo. Especially Phoebe Waller-Bridges' character.
I got out the door early to do my run, which usually messes up my morning meal which I try to push as close to noon as possible (11:30 is typical). But through the power of Extra Coffee and a quick jaunt to Whole Foods I was able to finesse it.
It's gray, cold and foggy here today as is common in a San Francisco July, but Matilda still has plans to picnic with her friend Amelia. So I got them hummus and pita and watermelon chunks and goat cheese and crudities which Matilda neatly packed up into her wicker basket which would tempt but then disappoint Yogi Bear.
Gris - Jul 21, 2020 10:32:43 am PDT #23815 of 30019
Hey. New board.
My wife likes the Mandalorian more than me, and is much LESS of a star wars fan than I am. I liked its look and the ideas, just wasn't crazy about the actual crafting - I got bored.
My favorite Disney+ thing is definitely High School Musical the Musical the Series, closely followed by Encore, but I am a special watcher.
meara - Jul 21, 2020 11:03:07 am PDT #23816 of 30019
My favorite Disney+ thing is definitely High School Musical the Musical the Series
Um as someone who has never watched "High School Musical"....what?? Musical the musical the series?
Jessica - Jul 21, 2020 11:10:56 am PDT #23817 of 30019
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I watched the first 2 eps of Mandalorian and could not make myself watch a third. Nothing about it made me want to know more about any character or plot point.
Gris - Jul 21, 2020 11:34:51 am PDT #23818 of 30019
Hey. New board.
That's how I felt Jessica. It felt soulless to me.
High School Musical is a Disney Channel Original movie with extreme sticking power - my students for the last 12 years have all loved it. I like it too because I'm a musical theater kid with a love of cheesy kitsch.
High School Musical: The Musical is a theatrical adaptation of the movie, which has toured all over the country (world?) and of course has been done by students in high schools nationwide.
High School Musical: The Musical: The Series is a television show about a group of students in a world where the movie exists who are putting on High School Musical: The Musical and, bonus, they happen to attend the California high school where the original movie was filmed.
It is very Glee. Lots of teen drama with sporadic musical numbers mostly drawn from the musical but some not.