STAR WARS TIMELINES Review - The Greatest Reference Book EVER Printed
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- Опубликовано: 5 июн 2024
- STAR WARS TIMELINES is the first official Star Wars timeline book, and probably the most comprehensive timeline book ever printed. Written by Kristin Baver, Jason Fry, Cole Horton, Amy Richau, and Clayton Sandell, STAR WARS TIMELINES takes you through every era of the Star Wars timeline, from the Dawn of the Jedi, to the Rise of Skywalker. In this review I break down what I liked, disliked, and how I think it could be made even better in future printings.
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0:00 Intro to Star Wars Timelines
1:36 What I expected
2:44 What we got
6:30 The 7 unique eras in Star Wars
8:33 How to read the book:
9:52 Are there inaccuracies?
11:18 How up to date is it?
11:58 What I liked
13:25 Things that could have been better
15:13 The '0' period doesn't work
15:54 My biggest issue with Star Wars Timelines
18:59 Who is this book for? 
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Best 20 minutes ever spent
Thanks! It’s only been live for 11 mins though??
@@Geekritique How does "best 20 minutes ever spent incoming" sound? lol
Haha love it
I totally agree with you, Dakota. But I don’t think you have to worry too much about it. They have to print a reissue at some point here in the next couple of years, so they can include all the newer titles, such as Ahsoka, Skeleton Crew, The Acolyte, Andor, Bad Batch S2, Mandalorian S3, and Jedi: Survivor.
My issue isn’t that it’s out of date. Any future update will also be out of date. My issue is it doesn’t reference what titles these plotted events come from.
Looks like a great book. I'm a huge Star Wars fan, but I only watch the movies and live-action shows, so the 50% of the book about the cartoons, comics, books, etc. would be lost on me, as you mentioned. Excellent video!
I wish this told people more about the comics and books these all came from, because it could be such a useful guide. 😩
@@GeekritiqueI am glad
That the official timeline book
Don’t mention
Tales of the Jedi
And vaguely mentions the Ahsoka novel
The timeline is canon
The vague events
The POV version of the story are subjective
I like that
It makes the offical Star Wars canon feel real
Like a real history or mythology being documented from different perspectives
It’s not a retcon whatsoever like in the old legends days that were never truely canon
This is just another POV or dramatisation
Like the Harry Potter Books to Movies
it would be awesome if you made a timeline of Fast and Furious. I LOVE this franchise but it's really a little messed up in the timeline in terms of years in which the movies take place and stuff like that.
Maybe someday!
The only ones that matter are 1-4. Anything after that is trash.
I'm still counting the Holiday Special and the Ewoks movies and they can't stop me.
Nobody can ever stop you!
It's an overall fantastic book, but there are defenetly issues I have with it:
- There is one misinformation at the Last Jedi-section, which says, that Luke intended to kill Ben Solo, when he sensed the darkness in him, which just isn't true.
- Much information about the shows were lacking, that could've explained different events later on. Like Reva kidnapping Leia twice unbeknownst to the rest of the Empire, Boba Fett telling he wants to rule with respect instead of fear, as the cruel treatment of the Pyke-Syndicate with the Tuskens changed his perspective, Obi-Wan telling Leia to keep their relationship a secret, Leia being able to survive in space thanks to the force, Asajj Ventress motivation to not deliver the chest on Quarzite, Holdo making a one in a million-shot with her maneuver and so forth
- It stated, that the First Order was established in 21 ABY, even tough it was actually 14 ABY
- Some books and comics from the High Republic and Downfall of the Jedi-Era don't really get much further exploration. Master and Apprentice, Dooku: Jedi Lost (especially the framework-story, which was missing completely), Dark Disciple, Kanan: First Blood (which they completely forgot was even a thing) and they did the High Republic Adventures and Trail of Shadows completely dirty.
- I feel like, because Clone Wars is such a huge show in general, they weren't able to put more detail into individual episodes, which is bit of a shame.
- Force Collectors story was stopped halfway trough and if someone was looking for the Alien Species-book (stories from Unkar Plutt, Bobajjo and so on), the Canto Bight-short storys or the framework-story of Legends of Luke Skywalker they won't find anything here
- The Doctor Aphra-comics were handled (while still perfectly fine), seem to be so short almost on purpose, because they're just too obscurre for some people and more adult-oriented. Only the Rings of Vaale-story being handled in like two or three sentences really annoyed me.
- Not the same amount of detailed description was felt into every medium. As the Clone Wars-part of Catalyst, the Thrawn-Ascendancy-Trilogy, Tarkin, Lords of the Sith or the Ahsoka-novel fell short. And for some reason these authors really didn't like the character of Alecia Beck
- Some of the placements timeline-wise didn't really made much sense. Like putting Halcyon Legacy issue 3 after the Battle of Sullust, the Boushh-one shot comic somewhere between the already very messy War of the Bounty Hunters-event, instead of just after it, placing certain events of Dark Disciple still in 20 BBY, the first two volumes of the Vader-comics even before the actual ending of the Empire Strikes Back, which is a pretty insane choice for me or putting the beginning of the Thrawn-novel in 14 and not 15 BBY, but that's just a very minor complaint
- Everything to do with the flashbacks of Cobb Vanth in the Mandalorian Season 2 was completely excluded for...reasons.
- While I understand to not have the time to include a lot of the more recent content, it still is annoying, that Brotherhood and Padawan have such limited descriptions and the Crimson Reign-comics/comic-event along with the Obi-Wan-comic series or the fifth issue of Halcyon Legacy are not even mentioned with an ounce, while the Book of Boba Fett and Kenobi get all the room they deserve.
While all those make it seem like I'm overall disappointed by the book, I still had a lot of fun with it and it's perfect for people who really don't know that much about Star Wars.
I'm getting this book! What is more important is get the book, self poison and then collect the toys!! Thank you for the the amazing breakdown and in-depth review. You have done well my apprentice. ⚡ ⚡
Enjoy it! It’s a good read, my Master.
My two biggest issues are: how they used 0. And how they sectioned it, they say these are officially how the eras are separated, when nearly everything that came before this book says it’s wrong. (For example, saying the Reign of the Empire starts after The Bad Batch).
I think it’s more sectioned off by years and not by what titles fit where. Technically the reign of the Empire begins before Bad Batch, but the actual years of 18 BBY to 1 BBY fit better as a group.
You have convinced me, I love timelines and Star Wars’ can get confusing, glad that it sounds to be quite thorough
It’s an incredible book, you won’t regret it!
Great review, and I agree with you about the lack of source citation. Had the book of cinematic monsters that my father got my brother and myself when I was a child (he was most likely concerned we wouldn't be able to appreciate the cinematic importance of "Abbot And Costello Meet Frankenstein"...a great movie, really!) I would never have been drawn to seek out Paul Wegener's "The Golem: How He Came into the World" (1920) or Fritz Lang's "Metropolis" (1927) and my world would be less for it.
Keep up the great work, looking forward to your next video.
Love this comment. Man, I wanna take a gander at that book now! AND I AGREE, Abbot and Costello Meet Frankenstein is so great!
Awesome review! 😊
Thank you!
I'm thinking of buying that book in April.
Looks like a great book. Great job reviewing.
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed the vid.
they probably should've waited on putting out this book if some things are inaccurate or missing from the timelines. good review, brother. good thing i didn't just jump on buying this one right away.
There will always be something missing in terms of new content, cause there’s always new content coming, and it takes 6+ months to finalize one of these books. So it’s always gonna be out of date.
Amazing video man! I really really cannot wait to buy this book and read it for myself, also can't wait for the Marvel Cinematic Universe Timeline book later this year 👀
I know, that MCU Timeline book has me on the edge of my seat.
@@Geekritique Ohh yeah I can tell 😭
Good video man! Sorry that it took me a bit to finally watch it lol
No need to apologize! Glad you liked it.
Look I know this has nothing to video but it involves timelines, which is what your good at, soo
SPOILERS AHEAD FOR ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE
ok so in into the spider verse, Peter Parker’s grave claims he died in 2018, and across the spider verse claims to be a year and 4 months after. I think that into the spider verse takes place in December because that’s when it was released, and the movie prominently shows snow. If we add the year and 4 months we get to April 2020 for across the spider verse, which would seem correct, but if you take into consideration the sacred timeline (WITH BRANCHES) shown in the movie, it would seem that this takes place after Loki circa October 2023, and this is canon to the MCU because of the many references. We also know that across the spider verse has to be after no way home’s spell circa November 2024. I think that into the spider verse was ret conned, to take place in December 2023, so then 1 year and 4 months later in April 2025 is when across the spider verse takes place. I think this works because they act like the multiverse stuff in no way home was kind of recent
To recap here’s how I would place these movies
Loki - late October - maybe early November 2023
Eternals - late November 2023?
Into the spider verse - early December, no talk of Christmas so probably earlier
Shang-Chi - I think April 2024 I don’t feel like checking
For across the spider verse i would put it like this
No way home - late November 2024
Hawkeye - December 2024
Across the spider verse - early April 2024, seems like early spring
Black Panther 2 - late April 2025
Idk if you know the show DARK but I'd love to see a timeline about it from you
DARK is INCREDIBLE and his video would probably be as many hours as DARK has seasons 😂
@@pance_9912 33 hours long
I’ve seen the first season, excellent series.
@@Geekritique Alright, let's go! Hope you get the chance to check out the rest, it's even better and crazier.
I'm not sure if there is a video in progress yet, but what are your thoughts on Disney+'s Quantumania placement? Right or Wrong?
It’s not my next video, but I believe they’re incorrect.
Would it be possible to make a Star Wars timeline by title using the book? I would love a complete chronological timeline by title, since I’m assuming wookieepedias timeline doesn’t include everything.
It’s possible, but the book does make it significantly harder to do it title by title. It’s possible though.
Overall impressive my biggest problem is they don't mention bane, revan or anything that happens in the old Republic era. Otherwise impressive.
Oh my God, finally!!! ❤
Enjoy!
sorry but i have 2 more questions about marvel: do we watch daily bugle season 1 after spider-man far from home, daily bugle season 2 after spider-man no way home, and daily bugle season 3 after morbius? can you also provide links or tell me where I can find these so i can watch them.
Also, when are you posting a new marvel timeline? I liked the structure of the timeline cause it was easy to read, but we need an update
Season 1 is the daily bugle RUclips channel, season 2 and 3 are the daily bugle TikToks
Does it have any spoilers for Jedi Survivor in it? I kinda want it to but I also haven’t finished the game yet😂
No, that’s too recent to be included.
it seems like there was a rough cut off in late summer last year, which is pretty understandable, if they kept trying to update it forever it wouldnt ever release lol
Yeah, it totally makes sense: I think it would takes about 6 months after a book like this is finalized before it’s printed and released.
Hello. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse refer to Earth 616. That is, it has a connection to the MCU. Please add them to your watch list.
I have that exact same book
It’s a good book!
Is the upcoming MCU Timeline Book done by the same people? Should we expect the same quality as this one?
It’s produced by DK Books as well, and yes we should see a very similar quality. It won’t be the same authors, but hopefully the same love that was put into Star Wars Timelines will go into the MCU one.
YES!!!!
Enjoy it!
16:19 ALWAYS CITE YOUR SOURCES!!!!!!!
Right?!
@@Geekritique Such a massive oversight
Is it easy for regular fans to see every title in chronological order?
It doesn’t have a list of all canon titles in chrono order, no.
@@Geekritique but can you look through and easily see?
Not really. I explain at 15:55 why it’s not super easy to follow for casual fans.
@@Geekritique Will you be making a Star Wars timeline?
Where can i buy this and for how much ?
It’s on Amazon for $35 currently: amzn.to/45dmbZs
sorry for star wars fans but i am going to ask a question that is marvel related (i am putting the comment on this cause this is your latest video and i believe u will notice this comment faster than if i put this comment on an older video): is the whih news front series supposed to be that short, and also is the first season centered on scott lang vs vista corp while the second season is centered on wheather or not the avengers should submit to the government/higher authority? pls answer as soon as u get the time geekiritique
It’s supposed to be a short webseries, yes, and you’re correct about what the two seasons are about.
@@Geekritique thanks
Can you make DCU Timeline ?
I can.
Its a fantastic book. Is it to much to ask for Marvel to put the same effort and dedication to thier upcoming timeline book? I want it all, even the Marvel T.V stuff. 🤞
It is a fantastic book. That said, Marvel and Star Wars have always looked at canon in different ways. I highly doubt Marvel TV will be included.
@@Geekritique Thanks for the reply. I totally agree that I don't think we'll see anything Marvel T.V which makes me sad. I'd totally freak out if I opened it and saw agents of shield and the Netflix shows included alongside all the Marvel studios stuff.
Mathematically, it makes *much* more sense to only have a single 0, so that's a very good change IMO.
Wait, there's a page on the chronology of the Skywalker saber? Does it explain how Maz got it?
No, just the estimated time she got ahold of it.
@@Geekritique Drat!
Isn't that basically the wookieepedia timeline?
Some major differences. But most is very close to Wookieepedia.
Star Wars is dead.
?? That’s what you got from this video?
@@Geekritique ... More just a general observation and universal truth ... Disney killed it.
@@trolledyouso1307lol nah bro