The average Star Wars fan doesn't deserve Andor; it was wasted on them. They deserve The Mandalorian, but anything much better is wasted on their feeble attention spans. Sadly, the same is true all modern fandoms. It's the same reason that is taking so long for you to reach 1-million subs. The vast majority of people just want to turn their brains entirely off while they consume media while they constantly keep looking down at their phones and their tablets.
Andor definitely is the best of the latest shows... and will ever be! It gave us a very deep look into the Star Wars universe, not run by glorified heroes, but by normal people, who eventually became heroes but were never really recognized as the heroes they were!
Not even just the ogs, I'm 26 next month, grew up with the prequels and clone wars and this is an extremely close second behind clone wars (just that bias for clone wars)
@@hustler3of4culture3 The Empire improves every system it touches. Judge by any metric. Safety, prosperity, trade, opportunity, peace. Compare Imperial rule to what is happening now.
I'm both amazed and disappointed that Andor's ratings are so low -- it's such a deep and epic ride through the Star Wars universe, all from the perspective of just normal people within it... tho I suppose that lack of Jedi and Sith with their shiny swords is probably why it doesn't fare as well in the ratings, which is a real shame. Star Wars as an IP has so much more potential within it than just lightsabers and Skywalkers :(
Andor's ratings honestly vindicate its overall message more than anything else. We are asleep. The Empire is never more powerful than when we sleep. Andor is about ordinary people, not larger-than-life heroes. Andor shows how anyone can make a difference. It forces us to take responsibility for the world we live in. That scares people. They would rather turn their brains off and watch epic lightsaber duels than confront that.
Where are these bad ratings? feels subjective because ive never ran into someone who didnt like Andor, Star Wars fan or not. idk how many stats you gotta pull to validate good or bad but both imdb and rtoms have pretty positive ratings on both critic and community ratings. So idk, if its dollar amount alone that gives it "low ratings" im not buying it. So anyone that gets an opportunity to talk about Andor, appears to, most often have good things to say from my experience. I watch star wars for the space wizards too but Andor is undeniably star wars espionage / spy thriller written well.
@@foamyrantI get the feeling most, or at least a lot, of the people dumping on it have either not watched it or only watched one or two episodes, but still I’ve seen a lot of negativity surrounding it. Doesn’t mean they’re right though
@@foamyrant It has positive reviews from those that watched it, but it just didn't draw the numbers when it comes to total viewers. A show could be amazing -- and Andor is, imho... but if no one watches it, then it fails -- especially if it has contemporaries in the same setting that draw even more views. Andor had 2.7-3.3 million unique viewers, while the more critically received Acolyte had around 4.8 million, and Mandalorian season 1 had an impressive 25-30 million. The other Star Wars shows and seasons of them are scattered across that range, putting Andor at the very end in terms of viewers :(
Andor is the thinking person’s Star Wars. It shows how a person like Cassian Andor is transformed from a disinterested leave-me-out-of-it NPC to an all-in idealist willing to sacrifice himself for the good of others. He knows the choices are difficult, some actions are morally questionable, and ultimately, what he contributes to the Rebellion may not be enough. But his gradual awakening to the horrors of the Empire, shown through events that carry him along without his will or consent, force him to take action. His is an amazing story that needs to be told. Legends are made, not born. And we need to see this one.
It really upsets me that Andor is so poorly rated. I think it’s the best show for SW other than Clone Wars. No space wizards. It’s the evolution of a rebellion….
The problem is after the original 3 movies, Jedi just became seen as lightsaber flashing op characters and not mystical monks that happened to wield a lightsaber if they really needed to. I'd love a series with the tone of Andor but around Jedi, it can be done it's just a matter of the right team behind it. Maybe the James Mangold movie can pull that off.
@firewookiet8462 Viewing numbers, I assume. Andor was reviewed really well, but it was also the least watched star wars series of the Disney era when it finished.
I've watched Andor season 1, start to finish, four times, love Rogue One and can't wait for season 2 - also a Star Wars fan since it was called just that. Andor balances the lighter, more idealistic franchise installments with its depth and thoughtfulness.
I agree with all you say Alan! I’ve watched Andor 3 times now…it’s like a fine wine - and each time you go back and cogitate with it, watch it more deeply and with a keener eye, the rewards are endless. Director Krennic is a FIRM favourite of mine, just behind Sheev and I think Ben Mendelsohn will stand firmly alongside the likes of Luna, O’Reilly and Skarsgard in terms of characterisation and acting prowess. Just. Can’t. Wait.
Andor is Star Wars for adults. For people who can follow a subtle plot. We need more shows like it. I hope when it is done Tony Gilroy does more Star Wars.
Yeah, TG is probably done. But the show wasn't done in a vacuum; he had excellent collaborators in the directors and writers he worked with. I'm hoping some of them stick around and become showrunners in their own right, like Vince Gilligan starting with The X-Files before going on to make prestige TV with Breaking Bad, or how Matthew Weiner went from writer and producer on The Sopranos to running the excellent Mad Men.
@@esreagan5762 i agree that they’re different stories but just by cinematography, tone, writing and atmosphere they have mando beat. I will say that mando is a close second place.
A big factor is that Andor understands that it is a *TV show*, taking its look, tone and pace from British miniseries of the '70s and '80s (with added budget and tech), and uses the strengths and limitations of that medium - instead of trying to be a blockbuster SW movie stretched horribly, painfully thin over multiple episodes and seasons.
I still can't get over the fact that Andor is the only SW show that looks lived in. Like not a clean stage but like with dirt and grime, people actually sweat and the wind blows in wide shots, crazy stuff.
Andor is like the first time I've actually been into Star wars since I was 12 and it brought me to ur channel so I could learn more about the time period. I'm glad Disney made a good decision with renewing it and it's coming back for at least one more season.
I loved Andor. It was deffitely better than expected. The story was cohesive and played out like one long movie. Can't wait to see where Season 2 goes.
I question the taste and everything else of anyone who watched Andor and found it boring. There are messages, good dialogue, cool moments, its the perfect balance.. i wonder, do people really want just flashy slop?
To play devil's advocate, to a lot of people Star Wars means lightsabers, jedi and fast paced, fun action and adventure. Andor is purposefully slow paced, bleak and serious and not a lightsaber or jedi in sight so I can understand it not being everyone's cup of tea, although personally I think Andor is a masterpiece of television.
I guess some people do. For me, it's the opposite: empty action without proper buildup and emotional stakes is just empty and boring. Andor did the homework, and the results are phenomenal.
When I heard about this series, I didn't think much of it but when I watched it, I really enjoyed it. It was nice to have a show not all about space wizards with laser swords. I'm looking forward to the next season.
What I absolutely love is the trifactor of: 1. Rogue One 2. Andor 3. Rebels They all together have incredible world-building which is surprisingly consistent given how different all these 3 are in tone and material. Seeing that Krennic is back to connect us to Rogue One and some other aspects will connect us more to Rebels (Mon Mothma for example) I really can't wait for this show. To me, this trifactor also shows that YES, we can have StarWars with different tone, style and even target audience and still create a cohesive world. While Andor was scraping by in the galactic conflict yes, the Rebels Crew did steal food from the empire BUT we also had a lot of connections between both that really painted a good picture of the current world: A good example is "the network" where only one person from a small Rebel cell is connected to a central figure (Mon Mothma, Luthen and Bail Organa). In your Rebel-Crew it was Hera who reported to Bail Organa (through Ahsoka most of the time), while the Aldani-Crew had Vel and her connection to Luthen. None of the other people in the crew should even know of this person. This was the case in Rebels until the end of Rebels Season 1 and on Aldani where they even lied where Clem/Andor came from so that they could hide Luthens involvement. Now, the two connections I really want to see in Season 2 of Andor are: 1. Obviously a connection to Mon Mothma's escape from Coruscant and her speech that started the Rebel Alliance fully. I don't really need the Rebels Episode in live-action like some are saying but what I would find fascinating: If they showed us the other part of her escape, her actually getting of Coruscant after she made that Senate-Speech. Given that we see quite a lot of Coruscant already I think there is a good chance we can actually get this 2. The second one is only a VERY small part of Rebels and more of a background-detail but I was fascinated by it since I first heard it. I am talking about Krennic and Thrawn fighting against one another to get their respective projects the most funding from Palpatine. The reason this is so fascinating is that I believe if Thrawn would have succeeded (and he probably would have without the Ghost-Crew interfering) the Rebels wouldn't have won against the empire. Their biggest strength was that the basic Empire-Tech was badly designed. Thrawns plan was it to fight against the Rebels by making small changes to extremely important equipment. That would have over time eliminated this flaw. Krennic on the other hand delivered a Weapon with "unlimited power" (something NO Sith can withstand) ... that was destroyed the moment it was completed. Given that we see Krennic in this, I hope we will get another hint at this from his point of view because in Rebels we have seen this from Thrawns point of view.
I cannot wait for season 2! Andor just hit different for me, now being in my 40s. It's mature, it has real stakes, mature themes, and believable characters fighting for freedom.
No, no. Andor has been the best show that Disney has done. You are correct in this opinion. Just as Rogue One was the best and only good film theyve made.
The "problem" with Andor: If you present it to an unprepared audience that is used to just let a mediocre show scroll by while doing other stuff, they just paying attention when some big "BOOM, KRAZZZZ, SMASHH" happens. But Andor is completely contradictory to that. Every word and sentence has a meaning and builds up on each other. And every bit of set is purposefull in the details. But some Audience has forgotten to aprecciate it, doesn't pay attention, and will only sum it up as "too little action, too slow pacing, I turned off after the second episode" ... and not even understand what they just missed. For those of us who cared, it was like being an art-professor who, for the first time in his life, was able to see the Mona Lisa IRL. Andor is the description of the Empire that we all had in our brain stored after Episode IV-VI of Original star wars. And fills out all the details that have been left out in the original space opera. With art, style, passion and love for every detail Thank you Tony and Diego ❣❣❣
I was one of the only people in my family who didn't mind Andor's slower pace. When a lot of people hear Star Wars, they think "Episode 4" back to back action and clear stakes, and while I enjoy Andor's tone and pacing, plenty of Star Wars fans don't, sadly.
That is cinema, isn't it? All the cool and pivotal moments in a narrative, with minimal usage of the mundane day-to-day activities and engagements. Season 1 did a really good job with the show me of exposition, and I'm sure season 2 will carry on the same way. Compelling characters with a stake that may be won or lost, are so important to a meaningful story.
Everything that everyone complains about Andor doing, like no lightsabers, mature dialogue, grittier story, no Force, etc. are the best things about it. The second series should be fantastic! It's a Star Wars story, but not a classic Star Wars story (which is how you get the sequel trilogy). Edit: The Interceptor was a massive set, and it was so cool to see a full sized TIE fighter at work.
I agree with your assessment if ther Andor series. Brilliant writing and character development. The environments were "star wars" enough to fit the universe and different enough to be unique. Looking forward to season 2.
I think everyone who likes SW at least just a bit would agree Andor is all the way at the top. Sad we have to wait until 2025 though, this year so far has been pretty scarce in terms of SW content.
Andor may not be as "immediately entertaining" as other Star Wars content (as far as action and knocking you over the head with what you want fan-service-wise) but it is beautifully artistic, well crafted, amazingly shot, artfully scripted, and VERY philosophical. It's an "artist's" Star Wars, and I love it. It makes the universe feel so big and expansive, and as good as The Mandalorian is, and with as many different planets and settings they've been to, I feel like I can actually experience an expansive difference with Andor. The behind the scenes politics of the prequels mixed with everything else going on in plain view is so perfectly done. It is kind of like an aesthetic "Star Wars ASMR" to watch this slowly plotted out, beautifully shot show episode by episode, but paying attention has a huge payoff.
What I love about this show the uprising of the Rebellion in live action. Rogue One was amazing, but the Rebellion was pretty much there. This series shows the development and the struggles, which I really do appreciate that Lucasfilm has taken the time to create. It’s a very different outlook show than most others, but it’s one that I feel is a necessity as the Galaxy comes closer and closer to the Battle of Yavin.
@@isaackim7675 It was originally supposed to be 4 Seasons with each Season corresponding with one year up until Rogue One - but then after 1 year of production Tony Gilroy realized how grueling making just one season of the show would be and decided to condense all the latter seasons into the second season.
this is going to be the Rome(HBO) of the Star Wars franchise. Forced to cram multiple seasons worth of story into a second and final season. It will be held in the same semi obscure reverence as Rome in my estimation.
I know he said he doesn't want to do this for a decade, but man Tony Gilroy and the rest of the Andor production crew NEED to be given future Star Wars projects to work on. Andor is easily the most professional, successful and beloved Star Wars project since Rogue One and it's a level of quality that has been sorely lacking in shows like Acolyte and Kenobi. Star Wars needs talented people, not amateurs.
Exactly! On the rewatch, you get to notice the subtleties and nuances in every scene; it's so good. Yes, it's also cruel that the best SW could offer is getting gutted. The acting/direction was phenomenal and this show could have easily been 10 seasons.
I'm gonna rewatch Andor, a lot has changed for me since I last watched it. I learned a lot about writing in general, and I have a feeling I'll be quite surprised at how underrated this show is.
5:42 Alright HOLD IT right there! ✋ I have to rewatch Andor for a THIRD time first, before finishing this video. I'll be right back! EDIT: I finished. It was PHENOMENAL! Again! I will never forget Disney for having fumbled the Marketing & Timing for Andor so badly! The Details! The Acting! The Sets! The return of actual consequences! The Depth! The Ending with Maarvas Speech! IMPECCABLE! THIS is Star Wars! (Also in Hindsight also with Andor I believe the Weekly Release is a HUGE Mistake! They should up it to 2-3 Episodes per Week at least!! Otherwise it really hinders the shows imo.)
I just wanna say, thank you for being a *positive* star wars content creator. Weird thing to say, but it's great for fans who just wanna enjoy the shows and content and not hear constant complains 😅
I feel like the low ratings are because word got out that the show was a slow burn. And we all know how short attention spans are these days. People want action, and they want it now. Personally, I enjoy a good story. No matter how long it takes.
As a Star Wars fan since the very beginning (watching A New Hope in the theatre as a 13 year old) and loving every step of the way since. Andor is the culmination the pinnacle of the complex tapestry that makes Star Wars such a special universe.
I have absolutely zero excitement for the mess that will be the "Mandalorian" movie, but I couldn't be more excited for "Andor" season two. The first season was as good as Star Wars has ever been, and easily on par with the best TV shows of any kind out there. Tony Gilroy is a genius, so I've got high expectations for the second season.
@@jimdaniels7531 You said it. It's going to be awesome. "Andor" is the only thing in Disney's entire lineup that you can have any confidence in, and that's all thanks to the brilliance and perfectionism of Tony Gilroy. It's so bizarre that they can put out a show of that quality while also making complete garbage like "The Acolyte", "Obi-Wan," "The Book of Boba Fett," and "Ashoka".
Andor is the kind of Star Wars I yearned for since the prequels, but never really got before and I am beyond astonished that it was made in the Disney era. Gilroy must have a really strong position in the industry for the corporate overlords not to interfere in his work.
It'll be interesting to see how they approach this with each three episode arc now spanning a year in between the mini trilogies. What we don't get are Cassian's personal development in terms of being almost a bum and unreliable to pulling off what he did in the last episode - that's a LOT of character development. So this might be more spy thriller and lots of who you see from season one dying - I'm expecting everyone except him & Mon Mothma will fall. I do recall seeing a behind the scenes look of Cassian escorting Mon very quickly on foot through Coruscant (that might be right before what happens in Rebels) We're not going to have the emotional weight of say his mom dying or coming to grips with what happened with his dad. So this is tricky, like any sequel. But this is also Gilroy & crew. This could be peak Bourne Supremacy.
Just to clarify when I said low ratings, I meant in the TV ratings sense aka viewership. Sorry for the confusion. Eat more ewok cheeks!
Huh?
Hel nah!
The average Star Wars fan doesn't deserve Andor; it was wasted on them. They deserve The Mandalorian, but anything much better is wasted on their feeble attention spans. Sadly, the same is true all modern fandoms. It's the same reason that is taking so long for you to reach 1-million subs. The vast majority of people just want to turn their brains entirely off while they consume media while they constantly keep looking down at their phones and their tablets.
Agree 100%... wish it was 3-4 seasons. Best Disney era star wars by far. It's a great Spies thriller. Covering other aspects of the universe.
Andor fan here !!!
It's just the best show ❤❤❤😊😊😊🎉🎉🎉
Andor definitely is the best of the latest shows... and will ever be! It gave us a very deep look into the Star Wars universe, not run by glorified heroes, but by normal people, who eventually became heroes but were never really recognized as the heroes they were!
Andor is some of the best tv I’ve seen in my 38 years alive. It’s complex, hits hard in the feels, and keeps the stakes high.
Spot on.
May i suggest Raised by Wolves, Farscape and Fringe.
Fringe is good.
I'd put it right up there with The Expanse, Firefly, and The Foundation.
@@shadowuaw-0001 love all of those as well
Absolutely pumped for season 2.
This is a series that needs a novelization.
they are doing a series i think around the release of it about the early rebellion, really looking forward to it
It also needs an “art of…” book. The production design is incredible.
@@AdventureOtaku hear, hear.
Andor is a refreshing Star Was story , especially for us Star Wars OG'ers. We're old. We need a mature show.
I couldn't agree with you more, my kids were bored with the show pretty quickly, but me, my wife, my uncles couldn't get enough of it.
Not even just the ogs, I'm 26 next month, grew up with the prequels and clone wars and this is an extremely close second behind clone wars (just that bias for clone wars)
@@dovahfett5919 I got to take my son to see Phantom Menace in 99. He loved it... they've grown on me over the years. Ben Quadenarios baby!
It's always been about the rebellion for me
@@hustler3of4culture3 The Empire improves every system it touches. Judge by any metric. Safety, prosperity, trade, opportunity, peace. Compare Imperial rule to what is happening now.
Andor was TV and the Star Wars universe at its finest. This show will age much better than any other Star Wars series to date.
Nah, Boba the best
@@mittenil2972 nah bro
@@mittenil2972 you joking right? Boba was written by the guy that did Spy Kids....and it shows :D
The thumbnail looks like the photo your grandfather who never really learned how to use his camera would send you of his Halloween costume.
And yet we could still tell it was Andor! 😂
Sounds like something my great grandad would have done, fond memories of him always taking photos of absolutely nothing….
I'm both amazed and disappointed that Andor's ratings are so low -- it's such a deep and epic ride through the Star Wars universe, all from the perspective of just normal people within it... tho I suppose that lack of Jedi and Sith with their shiny swords is probably why it doesn't fare as well in the ratings, which is a real shame. Star Wars as an IP has so much more potential within it than just lightsabers and Skywalkers :(
Andor's ratings honestly vindicate its overall message more than anything else. We are asleep. The Empire is never more powerful than when we sleep. Andor is about ordinary people, not larger-than-life heroes. Andor shows how anyone can make a difference. It forces us to take responsibility for the world we live in. That scares people. They would rather turn their brains off and watch epic lightsaber duels than confront that.
Where are these bad ratings? feels subjective because ive never ran into someone who didnt like Andor, Star Wars fan or not. idk how many stats you gotta pull to validate good or bad but both imdb and rtoms have pretty positive ratings on both critic and community ratings. So idk, if its dollar amount alone that gives it "low ratings" im not buying it. So anyone that gets an opportunity to talk about Andor, appears to, most often have good things to say from my experience. I watch star wars for the space wizards too but Andor is undeniably star wars espionage / spy thriller written well.
Its extremely popular in the fandom itself however which shows the main problem lies with kids having no interest in it. Which is fine
@@foamyrantI get the feeling most, or at least a lot, of the people dumping on it have either not watched it or only watched one or two episodes, but still I’ve seen a lot of negativity surrounding it. Doesn’t mean they’re right though
@@foamyrant It has positive reviews from those that watched it, but it just didn't draw the numbers when it comes to total viewers. A show could be amazing -- and Andor is, imho... but if no one watches it, then it fails -- especially if it has contemporaries in the same setting that draw even more views. Andor had 2.7-3.3 million unique viewers, while the more critically received Acolyte had around 4.8 million, and Mandalorian season 1 had an impressive 25-30 million. The other Star Wars shows and seasons of them are scattered across that range, putting Andor at the very end in terms of viewers :(
Andor is the thinking person’s Star Wars. It shows how a person like Cassian Andor is transformed from a disinterested leave-me-out-of-it NPC to an all-in idealist willing to sacrifice himself for the good of others. He knows the choices are difficult, some actions are morally questionable, and ultimately, what he contributes to the Rebellion may not be enough. But his gradual awakening to the horrors of the Empire, shown through events that carry him along without his will or consent, force him to take action. His is an amazing story that needs to be told. Legends are made, not born. And we need to see this one.
Andor isn't just one of the best Star Wars series ever made, it's one of *the best* tv series period. Cannot wait for season 2!
Andor is objectively the best Star Wars show
Andor is hands down my favorite Star Wars series!
I actually rewatched (again) Andor in the past two days and it's just so good.
I’m watching Andor for the 5th time right now it’s just one of the best single seasons of television ever Star Wars or not🙏
I truly adore this show. I am surprised a lot more people don't appreciate it
So looking forward to Season 2. Andor is also my favorite SW show. When Rogue One came out, I really just wanted more like that, and now we have it.
Andor has the dialogue that the Prequels is clearly missing. Andor is the show we hope is the foundation for future shows
Prequels? You mean the sequels?
@@isaacgriffin5690 both
Andor has the benefit that it doesn't have to fit in a cinema-format
the direction, cinematography, art director is INSANE Andor is in another level
@@isaacgriffin5690 No, the prequels. Cope harder
It really upsets me that Andor is so poorly rated. I think it’s the best show for SW other than Clone Wars. No space wizards. It’s the evolution of a rebellion….
Really makes you question the people who rate these things huh 🤔
What rating does he mean in the video ? I looked it up and it has great ratings and they are all definitely higher than the acolyte
The problem is after the original 3 movies, Jedi just became seen as lightsaber flashing op characters and not mystical monks that happened to wield a lightsaber if they really needed to. I'd love a series with the tone of Andor but around Jedi, it can be done it's just a matter of the right team behind it. Maybe the James Mangold movie can pull that off.
@firewookiet8462 Viewing numbers, I assume. Andor was reviewed really well, but it was also the least watched star wars series of the Disney era when it finished.
I liked Andor.. It was ok.. no show is perfect
I've watched Andor season 1, start to finish, four times, love Rogue One and can't wait for season 2 - also a Star Wars fan since it was called just that. Andor balances the lighter, more idealistic franchise installments with its depth and thoughtfulness.
Nice to see Allen's settling on Naboo for longer than usual
I agree with all you say Alan! I’ve watched Andor 3 times now…it’s like a fine wine - and each time you go back and cogitate with it, watch it more deeply and with a keener eye, the rewards are endless. Director Krennic is a FIRM favourite of mine, just behind Sheev and I think Ben Mendelsohn will stand firmly alongside the likes of Luna, O’Reilly and Skarsgard in terms of characterisation and acting prowess. Just. Can’t. Wait.
Andor is Star Wars for adults. For people who can follow a subtle plot. We need more shows like it. I hope when it is done Tony Gilroy does more Star Wars.
Didn't he said he is done with SW after Andor ? I hope not .
@@Kobalt_Rax_the_one he said
Yeah, TG is probably done. But the show wasn't done in a vacuum; he had excellent collaborators in the directors and writers he worked with. I'm hoping some of them stick around and become showrunners in their own right, like Vince Gilligan starting with The X-Files before going on to make prestige TV with Breaking Bad, or how Matthew Weiner went from writer and producer on The Sopranos to running the excellent Mad Men.
@@heavy_blade Yea , sadly but hopefully he will return .
@@Kobalt_Rax_the_one im keep prayin
Andor is better than the mandolorian. Change my mind
Much better by far. To me is the best SW in the last 43 years
Impossible. You're right.
I can't. It's absolutely true
They're different stories
@@esreagan5762 i agree that they’re different stories but just by cinematography, tone, writing and atmosphere they have mando beat. I will say that mando is a close second place.
I completely agree with your assessment of Andor. My favorite Star Wars content ever!
I loved Andor. So glad they’re making a season 2!
A big factor is that Andor understands that it is a *TV show*, taking its look, tone and pace from British miniseries of the '70s and '80s (with added budget and tech), and uses the strengths and limitations of that medium - instead of trying to be a blockbuster SW movie stretched horribly, painfully thin over multiple episodes and seasons.
Andor having a lot longer in preproduction is part of why it’s so excellent in my opinion.
exactly its worth the wait, but you can tell the toll it takes on the production team... its madness what they made
Season 2 was pushed back quite a bit. But hey, if they need more time to get it right, then by all means go for it.
Andor - simply the very best! PERIOD.
The spinning chair is fabulous 👌 👏
Spinning is a pretty good trick.
I loved Andor. One of the best shows by far.
Me too....
I still can't get over the fact that Andor is the only SW show that looks lived in. Like not a clean stage but like with dirt and grime, people actually sweat and the wind blows in wide shots, crazy stuff.
3:51 “MATT DAMON!” 😂
Andor is like the first time I've actually been into Star wars since I was 12 and it brought me to ur channel so I could learn more about the time period. I'm glad Disney made a good decision with renewing it and it's coming back for at least one more season.
I loved Andor. It was deffitely better than expected. The story was cohesive and played out like one long movie. Can't wait to see where Season 2 goes.
Andor is the gold standard of the Star Wars franchise. Hands down.
I question the taste and everything else of anyone who watched Andor and found it boring. There are messages, good dialogue, cool moments, its the perfect balance.. i wonder, do people really want just flashy slop?
To play devil's advocate, to a lot of people Star Wars means lightsabers, jedi and fast paced, fun action and adventure. Andor is purposefully slow paced, bleak and serious and not a lightsaber or jedi in sight so I can understand it not being everyone's cup of tea, although personally I think Andor is a masterpiece of television.
I guess some people do. For me, it's the opposite: empty action without proper buildup and emotional stakes is just empty and boring. Andor did the homework, and the results are phenomenal.
When I heard about this series, I didn't think much of it but when I watched it, I really enjoyed it. It was nice to have a show not all about space wizards with laser swords. I'm looking forward to the next season.
What I absolutely love is the trifactor of:
1. Rogue One
2. Andor
3. Rebels
They all together have incredible world-building which is surprisingly consistent given how different all these 3 are in tone and material.
Seeing that Krennic is back to connect us to Rogue One and some other aspects will connect us more to Rebels (Mon Mothma for example) I really can't wait for this show.
To me, this trifactor also shows that YES, we can have StarWars with different tone, style and even target audience and still create a cohesive world.
While Andor was scraping by in the galactic conflict yes, the Rebels Crew did steal food from the empire BUT we also had a lot of connections between both that really painted a good picture of the current world:
A good example is "the network" where only one person from a small Rebel cell is connected to a central figure (Mon Mothma, Luthen and Bail Organa). In your Rebel-Crew it was Hera who reported to Bail Organa (through Ahsoka most of the time), while the Aldani-Crew had Vel and her connection to Luthen. None of the other people in the crew should even know of this person. This was the case in Rebels until the end of Rebels Season 1 and on Aldani where they even lied where Clem/Andor came from so that they could hide Luthens involvement.
Now, the two connections I really want to see in Season 2 of Andor are:
1. Obviously a connection to Mon Mothma's escape from Coruscant and her speech that started the Rebel Alliance fully. I don't really need the Rebels Episode in live-action like some are saying but what I would find fascinating: If they showed us the other part of her escape, her actually getting of Coruscant after she made that Senate-Speech. Given that we see quite a lot of Coruscant already I think there is a good chance we can actually get this
2. The second one is only a VERY small part of Rebels and more of a background-detail but I was fascinated by it since I first heard it. I am talking about Krennic and Thrawn fighting against one another to get their respective projects the most funding from Palpatine. The reason this is so fascinating is that I believe if Thrawn would have succeeded (and he probably would have without the Ghost-Crew interfering) the Rebels wouldn't have won against the empire. Their biggest strength was that the basic Empire-Tech was badly designed. Thrawns plan was it to fight against the Rebels by making small changes to extremely important equipment. That would have over time eliminated this flaw. Krennic on the other hand delivered a Weapon with "unlimited power" (something NO Sith can withstand) ... that was destroyed the moment it was completed. Given that we see Krennic in this, I hope we will get another hint at this from his point of view because in Rebels we have seen this from Thrawns point of view.
Andor is my favorite Star Wars content since the 1980s!
Andor is the best, I love seeing all the hidden details such as all the artifacts in the one store.
I cannot wait for season 2! Andor just hit different for me, now being in my 40s. It's mature, it has real stakes, mature themes, and believable characters fighting for freedom.
Deploy the...
Garrison
The bs just admit it Disney has shit canned andor
Monkeys
Krenics back!!!
...weapon!
I love Ben Mendlsohn as an actor, I'm stoked to see him back as Krennic
You're not wrong. Andor is the best of Disney SW shows in terms of quality.
Your opinion is fact!! Andor is the best. I was blown away by it. Even if it was a slow burn. It exploded in the best ways when it did.
Andor is amazing, from a heist to a prison break to rebellion. It's like a single player game that never ends.
And the arcs are so tight. We basically got four great movies in one season of TV.
Andor is awesome! I hope Tony Gilroy and the Andor team will have the chance to produce a future Knights of the Old Republic Star Wars series
No, no. Andor has been the best show that Disney has done. You are correct in this opinion. Just as Rogue One was the best and only good film theyve made.
Andor is triple S tier Disney Star Wars
Rogue One and Andor IS STAR WARS! My 25yo daughter loves it as much as I do. Truly well done.
Andor, is my absolute favorite show, I can't wait to see the second season. I had no idea there was 5 seasons planned 😢
Thanks for the video Alan this is good one
Andor is the greatest thing since ESB as far as I’m concerned
Andor is a masterpiece. It was, by far, the best TV show of its year (although I think Severance competes with it). Can't wait for the next season.
Andor was absolutely amazing, wish there were more shows like it…
The "problem" with Andor:
If you present it to an unprepared audience that is used to just let a mediocre show scroll by while doing other stuff, they just paying attention when some big "BOOM, KRAZZZZ, SMASHH" happens. But Andor is completely contradictory to that. Every word and sentence has a meaning and builds up on each other. And every bit of set is purposefull in the details. But some Audience has forgotten to aprecciate it, doesn't pay attention, and will only sum it up as "too little action, too slow pacing, I turned off after the second episode" ... and not even understand what they just missed.
For those of us who cared, it was like being an art-professor who, for the first time in his life, was able to see the Mona Lisa IRL.
Andor is the description of the Empire that we all had in our brain stored after Episode IV-VI of Original star wars.
And fills out all the details that have been left out in the original space opera.
With art, style, passion and love for every detail
Thank you Tony and Diego ❣❣❣
I was one of the only people in my family who didn't mind Andor's slower pace. When a lot of people hear Star Wars, they think "Episode 4" back to back action and clear stakes, and while I enjoy Andor's tone and pacing, plenty of Star Wars fans don't, sadly.
That is cinema, isn't it? All the cool and pivotal moments in a narrative, with minimal usage of the mundane day-to-day activities and engagements. Season 1 did a really good job with the show me of exposition, and I'm sure season 2 will carry on the same way.
Compelling characters with a stake that may be won or lost, are so important to a meaningful story.
Andor has been the best series so far, hands down.
Andor series is the best so far
Everything that everyone complains about Andor doing, like no lightsabers, mature dialogue, grittier story, no Force, etc. are the best things about it. The second series should be fantastic! It's a Star Wars story, but not a classic Star Wars story (which is how you get the sequel trilogy). Edit: The Interceptor was a massive set, and it was so cool to see a full sized TIE fighter at work.
I rewatched it recently and appreciated the quality of this show so much more especially in light of The Acolyte
Loved Andors story and character development. Such an amazing believable story.
I agree with your assessment if ther Andor series. Brilliant writing and character development. The environments were "star wars" enough to fit the universe and different enough to be unique. Looking forward to season 2.
I think everyone who likes SW at least just a bit would agree Andor is all the way at the top. Sad we have to wait until 2025 though, this year so far has been pretty scarce in terms of SW content.
Andor may not be as "immediately entertaining" as other Star Wars content (as far as action and knocking you over the head with what you want fan-service-wise) but it is beautifully artistic, well crafted, amazingly shot, artfully scripted, and VERY philosophical. It's an "artist's" Star Wars, and I love it. It makes the universe feel so big and expansive, and as good as The Mandalorian is, and with as many different planets and settings they've been to, I feel like I can actually experience an expansive difference with Andor. The behind the scenes politics of the prequels mixed with everything else going on in plain view is so perfectly done. It is kind of like an aesthetic "Star Wars ASMR" to watch this slowly plotted out, beautifully shot show episode by episode, but paying attention has a huge payoff.
I can't wait to watch Andor season 2 as I really liked Andor season 1
I can't wait to watch it, it looks amazing. They can finally reveal that Luthen Rael is actually Garm Bel Iblis.
What I love about this show the uprising of the Rebellion in live action. Rogue One was amazing, but the Rebellion was pretty much there. This series shows the development and the struggles, which I really do appreciate that Lucasfilm has taken the time to create. It’s a very different outlook show than most others, but it’s one that I feel is a necessity as the Galaxy comes closer and closer to the Battle of Yavin.
Absolutely I can't wait for Andor 2
happy to see you having a bit of fun in the beginning of these videos
Yes! Andor was the absolute best! you hit the nail on the head in this video.
Andor and the first season of The Mandalorian, are the only ones I was able to watch all the Eps.
I feel that Andor should’ve been a three season show leading up to the events of Rogue One
@@isaackim7675 That would have been Awesome.
@@isaackim7675 It was originally supposed to be 4 Seasons with each Season corresponding with one year up until Rogue One - but then after 1 year of production Tony Gilroy realized how grueling making just one season of the show would be and decided to condense all the latter seasons into the second season.
this is going to be the Rome(HBO) of the Star Wars franchise. Forced to cram multiple seasons worth of story into a second and final season. It will be held in the same semi obscure reverence as Rome in my estimation.
I’ll take *Andor* over *Acolyte* Any day
ill take andor and acolyte over book of boba fett and asokha any day
I've binge-watched Andor S1 this week! It is so good, so deep, so well written!
I have the same opinion. I’m so excited for S2. It’s going to be intense but I’m here for it✌️💚
I know he said he doesn't want to do this for a decade, but man Tony Gilroy and the rest of the Andor production crew NEED to be given future Star Wars projects to work on. Andor is easily the most professional, successful and beloved Star Wars project since Rogue One and it's a level of quality that has been sorely lacking in shows like Acolyte and Kenobi. Star Wars needs talented people, not amateurs.
Ready and waiting.
Exactly! On the rewatch, you get to notice the subtleties and nuances in every scene; it's so good. Yes, it's also cruel that the best SW could offer is getting gutted. The acting/direction was phenomenal and this show could have easily been 10 seasons.
I am eager for season 2! Season 1 was so good.
I'm gonna rewatch Andor, a lot has changed for me since I last watched it. I learned a lot about writing in general, and I have a feeling I'll be quite surprised at how underrated this show is.
Andor was great and hopefully will be great...........
5:42 Alright HOLD IT right there! ✋
I have to rewatch Andor for a THIRD time first, before finishing this video. I'll be right back!
EDIT: I finished. It was PHENOMENAL! Again! I will never forget Disney for having fumbled the Marketing & Timing for Andor so badly!
The Details!
The Acting!
The Sets!
The return of actual consequences!
The Depth!
The Ending with Maarvas Speech!
IMPECCABLE!
THIS is Star Wars!
(Also in Hindsight also with Andor I believe the Weekly Release is a HUGE Mistake! They should up it to 2-3 Episodes per Week at least!! Otherwise it really hinders the shows imo.)
Andor is the best Star Wars.
Andor is one of the best show for me. Looking forward to cour commentary.
I just wanna say, thank you for being a *positive* star wars content creator. Weird thing to say, but it's great for fans who just wanna enjoy the shows and content and not hear constant complains 😅
I feel like the low ratings are because word got out that the show was a slow burn. And we all know how short attention spans are these days. People want action, and they want it now. Personally, I enjoy a good story. No matter how long it takes.
Andor gave the SW scope and a richness that went beyond simple location jumping.
As a Star Wars fan since the very beginning (watching A New Hope in the theatre as a 13 year old) and loving every step of the way since.
Andor is the culmination the pinnacle of the complex tapestry that makes Star Wars such a special universe.
Andor isn’t my #1 favorite Star Wars show but I acknowledge that it’s definitely the best. And I do still love it the entire time.
I have absolutely zero excitement for the mess that will be the "Mandalorian" movie, but I couldn't be more excited for "Andor" season two. The first season was as good as Star Wars has ever been, and easily on par with the best TV shows of any kind out there. Tony Gilroy is a genius, so I've got high expectations for the second season.
Tony Gilroy wrote the scripts for the first three episode arc of season 2, and described it as "having the complexity of a Swiss watch". Can't wait!
@@jimdaniels7531 You said it. It's going to be awesome. "Andor" is the only thing in Disney's entire lineup that you can have any confidence in, and that's all thanks to the brilliance and perfectionism of Tony Gilroy. It's so bizarre that they can put out a show of that quality while also making complete garbage like "The Acolyte", "Obi-Wan," "The Book of Boba Fett," and "Ashoka".
Andor was awesome
Great performances and writing. I really enjoyed Andor and Luthen Rael’s Monologue among others.
Andor is the kind of Star Wars I yearned for since the prequels, but never really got before and I am beyond astonished that it was made in the Disney era. Gilroy must have a really strong position in the industry for the corporate overlords not to interfere in his work.
Andor and Rogue One are the best Star Wars from Disney! Nothing else even comes close!
Thanks for the video Alan this is good one 🎉
This is the calibre of show Star Wars deserves and desperately needs.
Andor is defiantly the best Star Wars show ever!
It'll be interesting to see how they approach this with each three episode arc now spanning a year in between the mini trilogies. What we don't get are Cassian's personal development in terms of being almost a bum and unreliable to pulling off what he did in the last episode - that's a LOT of character development. So this might be more spy thriller and lots of who you see from season one dying - I'm expecting everyone except him & Mon Mothma will fall. I do recall seeing a behind the scenes look of Cassian escorting Mon very quickly on foot through Coruscant (that might be right before what happens in Rebels) We're not going to have the emotional weight of say his mom dying or coming to grips with what happened with his dad. So this is tricky, like any sequel.
But this is also Gilroy & crew. This could be peak Bourne Supremacy.
And or is probably one of the best Star Wars stories. It’s a kinda gritty, grownup version of Star Wars, much like Rogue One.