In their effort to mitigate the damage of The Last Jedi and the Jar Jar Abrams series, Disney seems to be putting all of their eggs in the Mandalorian basket. Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni were probably about the best choices to helm this show. As it probably should be, The Mandalorian is a kind of Clint Eastwood type western in space, except missing all of the white guys. It has a good trailer. It looks like it'll be nice, at least for a while. But I have no confidence in anything Disney does. I have no confidence in anything Hollywood does. They almost entertain me on accident, rather than on purpose.
Disney is putting a full court press on The Mandalorian. But it will not save Star Wars. Most likely, after a flashy start, it will end up deeply disappointing, the same way everything else from Star Wars has done.
I'll catch it on DVD or Blu-Ray after it comes out, maybe. From the library. Assuming that it doesn't tank in fan reviews.
https://boundingintocomics.com/2019/10/24/jon-favreau-on-star-wars-and-the-mandalorian-through-stories-we-express-our-values-to-the-next-generation/
https://boundingintocomics.com/2019/09/06/giancarlo-esposito-hints-star-wars-disney-show-the-mandalorian-will-have-political-messaging/
Harveywood delenda est.
This is why we read Galaxy's Edge. This is why we watch Unauthorized.tv. This is why Hollywood will soon be replaced. Nobody cares anymore. The zeitgeist is happening, folks. You know it. You can feel it. This is why the Left has become so hysterical. Their narrative is falling apart before their eyes even as they'd convinced themselves that it was invincible and inevitable. But they can't help but double down, so they will fail all the faster and all the harder.
Interesting times ahead for America and the rest of Western civilization, for that matter. But in the shorter term, our entertainment industry has completely failed to be able to fulfill its primary purpose, i.e., entertain us. It's running on inertia and fumes.
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