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Star Wars: Skeleton Crew premieres December 3rd on Disney+

ManaByte

Gold Member
The show is a jolly good time.
He got the kids shooting at X-Wings.

The kids didn't know what they were. The planet has been in isolation since the High Republic. They still think the Republic is out there. They missed the Clone Wars and the Galactic Civil War entirely. No knowledge of the Empire or Rebellion at all. They still think the Jedi are everywhere and don't know that Alderaan was blown up.
 
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jason10mm

Gold Member
Ya it would actually be worthwhile to adopt some classics and put them in a Star Wars setting.
I want a "Lord of the Flies" adaptation with padawans stranded on a deserted planet.

"The Most Dangerous Game" would be another good one, some Hutts catch 'drifters' on Tatooine to hunt for sport, one of them happens to be Obi-Wan. BIG MISTAKE!

It's really endless, and taking something that has a well established cultural vibe and just grafting another skin over it is fine for a pop culture thing like Star Wars. Plus it gets these stories out "for modern audiences" in ways that a more period/setting correct way SHOULDN'T do. Unless it's the Muppets doing a Dickensian era "A Christmas Carol", stuff like that should either have a different setting (like Scrooged) or cast appropriately to the time period.
 

Doom85

Member
Ya it would actually be worthwhile to adopt some classics and put them in a Star Wars setting.

Star Wars was pulling from or at least bore many similarities to so many sources even since the OT: Lord of the Rings books, Flash Gordon, Akira Kurosawa films, Arthurian legends, DC Comics’ New Gods, etc., so yeah, I agree, I imagine for example certain Shakespeare works would naturally transition into a sci-fi setting.

Heck, this ain’t even the first time Treasure Island has gone to space:

you got this kingdom hearts GIF
 

ADiTAR

ידע זה כוח
Star Wars was pulling from or at least bore many similarities to so many sources even since the OT: Lord of the Rings books, Flash Gordon, Akira Kurosawa films, Arthurian legends, DC Comics’ New Gods, etc., so yeah, I agree, I imagine for example certain Shakespeare works would naturally transition into a sci-fi setting.

Heck, this ain’t even the first time Treasure Island has gone to space:

you got this kingdom hearts GIF
Star Wars it literally Dune without the Arabic themes.
 

jason10mm

Gold Member
Star Wars was pulling from or at least bore many similarities to so many sources even since the OT: Lord of the Rings books, Flash Gordon, Akira Kurosawa films, Arthurian legends, DC Comics’ New Gods, etc., so yeah, I agree, I imagine for example certain Shakespeare works would naturally transition into a sci-fi setting.

Heck, this ain’t even the first time Treasure Island has gone to space:

you got this kingdom hearts GIF
There is a bit of a difference between some aesthetic or adventure sensibilities and an actual plot/character arc. The classics touch on some great themes of humanity and contain characterizations that echo through generations, which is why they are the classics. You can see this in the OT trilogy, but for Star Wars it is very much lost, IMHO, in most of the rest of it in favor of flashy effects or trendy social proclamations (Star Trek trades heavily on this, by way of comparison).

Adapting history is another good tactic. A Star Wars version of Xenophon's Anabasis with "The March of the Ten Thousand" would be an AWESOME source, especially as it could keep a lot of the events and characters, just alter the setting.
 

Doom85

Member
Star Wars it literally Dune without the Arabic themes.

More the original version of the script of Episode 4 was heavily Dune. There are still some similarities, but there’s far too many differences in the plot structure and such. If anything, the first Game of Thrones book, at least in terms of the Stark storyline, is basically the first half of the Dune book but in medieval setting.
 

Krathoon

Member
The kids didn't know what they were. The planet has been in isolation since the High Republic. They still think the Republic is out there. They missed the Clone Wars and the Galactic Civil War entirely. No knowledge of the Empire or Rebellion at all. They still think the Jedi are everywhere and don't know that Alderaan was blown up.
The computer kid is the bright one of the bunch. She doesn't trust him.
 
Jude Law is carrying this show on his back. So glad I didn't drop it for him. Still cannot stand the strong independent captain girl because its not even well done, it's so transparent.
 

jason10mm

Gold Member
I' ve not seen the more recent eps but I did see a funny video clip showing, I think, the older girl doing a lot of unnecessary acrobatics, flips, and slides. It's pretty funny.

However, do NOT google videos for "skeleton crew" because apparently there is a youtube show with that title about two big gay bears (unless you are into that kinda thing :p. Disney has done a good job keeping that show off the regular search but it comes up a LOT in video searches :p
 

Doom85

Member
My man Neel got game!

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Also I would have been totally fine if Nick Frost as SM-33 never stopped saying, “can’t say I remember no At Attin” several times per episode. Dude’s pirate voice is so much fun.

“Mark my words, for I won’t be repeating, repeating them again....they’re definitely from somewhere! Aye!” (slinks away, then randomly returns only a few seconds later) “…..aye!”
 

DeafTourette

Perpetually Offended
This show has been surprisingly VERY good! It feels like a proper show with a good mystery! The characters are mostly believable and the kids are believable as normal kids in over their heads. The little curly haired boy DREAMS of adventure, more than any of the other kids seem to. THAT'S Sean Astin's character in The Goonies 100%!!
 

jason10mm

Gold Member
My man Neel got game!

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Also I would have been totally fine if Nick Frost as SM-33 never stopped saying, “can’t say I remember no At Attin” several times per episode. Dude’s pirate voice is so much fun.

“Mark my words, for I won’t be repeating, repeating them again....they’re definitely from somewhere! Aye!” (slinks away, then randomly returns only a few seconds later) “…..aye!”
"Is that a trunk in your bib pocket or are you just happy to see me?"

Maybe it's just the angle of that shot :p
 

Doom85

Member
Also, some perfect wholesomeness:



“It’s Mr. Jude Law!” That’s just adorable. Also, given how Wim is the most reckless with their ship in the show, I love how his actor is the one showing the most caution with the LEGO set of the ship.
 
Show is starting to finally turn around for me. Good character development overall this episode. The little girl doing extra movement though, if she used it in an actual fight it would've been fine. lol.
 

BigBeauford

Member
Last episode was a little bit of a miss. Gave me Mandalorian vibes in kind of a bad way (meandering story that ultimately is inconsequential to the big picture of the plot). Also the first time I've had the taste of acting that took me out of things (the French accent girl).
 
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