@@Terarjanek Obi Wan was pretty good. I felt like the best part was that duel with Darth. Man that was the fight we were waiting for since episode 4 and what we definately did'nt get in that lava hopping disaster in 3!
@@awkwardgenius I actually like the fight in 3. People say that it is too well choreographed and isn't realistic but in my opinion it just shows how well they know each other
finally someone said this. thanks OP for doing this video. is the Acolyte the best Star Wars show ever? Nope. was the script clunky? Yes. was the acting bit 'amateurish'. Yes. could the production value be infinitely better. Yes, pls. is the Acolyte anywhere as epic as George Lucas's stories? Hell no. are the lesbiany message distracting? as a woman, i concur. yes, it wasnt necessary to turn the whole coven into a lesby coven. the datharmir nightsisters were not lesbies. does the Acolyte intrigue you? Yes, I wanna know more. is it better than the Mandalorian, boba fett, ashoka, andor etc tv series? fug yeah. does the Acolyte deserve a second season? Yes. Why? pls read on. the acolyte is something refreshingly new from Disney. how many times must we watch stories about the rebels fighting against the imperial stormtroopers? how many god darn times must we watch stories about the Empire vs the rebels? how many times must we watch sabotage plotlines, covert operation plotlines? arent you all tired of the same old stories over and over and over again? the Acolyte has no imperial stormtroopers. there are no rebels, no shitty overglorified boba fett. no fat overweight ashoka running around twirling her lightsabers like an amateur. it focuses purely between the jedy and the sith. the Acolyte is giving us new stories. cortosis is now canon. darth plagueis is now canon. was it awesome to see the kyber crystal being bled turning the lightsaber red? oh yes! was it good to see the jedis being dishonest/manipulative/shitty? oh yes lol . surely these are nice concepts to explore. EVERY single real star wars fan (like yours truly) was shocked to see darth plagueis. we were more than surprised to see ALL the supporting characters jedis getting slaugthered. the Acolyte is Disney's only chance to depart from that accursed Star Wars timeline (the empire days). for fug sake, how many times must we watch rebels vs imperial stormtroopers. disney made a huge mistake in cancelling this show. it had potential. it wasnt perfect but it's way better than other current star wars shows.
@@paulinelambert7780 wow thanks for your thoughtful comment, I couldn't agree more. I love that Disney took a chance on something new. I don't have to love it. Unfortunately the vigor of hate that so many have piled onto this show will probably keep disney from taking chances in the future and making something that might be right up my alley...
I see your point but I can't agree with it. It's fine being a niche. In fact it's better. If they wanted to open up to new audiences they should have made something new for that audience. But they can't because they don't have the skill required to do that. The same thing happened with the witcher for example.
Yeah I didn't say they succeeded and I don't mind people saying it's boring and poorly written and generally terrible, it probably is ! I was just intetested in exploring how hard it is (for the studio and the audiences) for an IP to move between generations... how angry everybody is getting is just kind of the ajacent spectacle of hard core fandom.
Disney is a mega company that isn't doing this for social good but because it wants to make the IP popular with the newer generations to make it profitable, because the existing fanbase is aging out of (commercial) relevance. It may not work, or maybe their catfishing you. What better way to make an old IP popular with the youngsters than to generate enormous buzz about how old people hate it 😄
What agenda? Did you cry when they made Carrier Fisher in a strong female role? Did you complain when Billy Dee Williams was given the role of a strong black man? Were you mad bruh when he was promoted to General and lead the attack on the second Death Star? Did you b*tch when Sam Jackson was made the second most powerful Jedi? No? Then sit down please.
People get very passionnate about Star Wars and I get it, that was years of our childhood. I just tend to focus on the good stuff and try not get too worked up about the stuff I don't like!
@@awkwardgenius exactly. I was more hooked after watching Empire Strikes Back, saw it on a huge movie screen. i was only 3 when the first one came out but i knew the story and how big of a deal it was!
That's a first. I didn't think I was particularly elloquent but it looks like I may be guilty of inspirational quote mongering 🤣 Thanks for the comment and thanks for following!
Thank YOU for this video. Im a guy and a long time Star Wars fan and I actually, love the Acolyte series start to finish. I think the scene with the Jedi not blocking the knife with the saber, was actually deliberate because of her guilt, PERHAPS. But yeah the hate for this series is way over the top and disgusting.
@@Stablemable2 I just used that scene to illustrate that even if it's not perfect that's OK, I still don't have Disney+ but I might grt it for a month just to get up to date with all the new star wars.
@@awkwardgenius I think the haters or review bombs for the Star Wars series might just be click-baiting or they want Star Wars series to be like propaganda for Jedi a no one has flaws in the galaxy.
What do you mean by "this show isn't for me"? It's star wars, people's favourite classic. They murdered the fundamental ideas of it, which made it so great in 3 episodes. Broke the lore and spit in the fans faces. If this show "isn't for me", then take away star wars logo from it and continue to film this woke bullshit under another brand
I mean if you don't like this one, just take a pass. They'll make more stuff and you'll probably like some of it. I didn't like Solo but I liked Obi Wan. I think that duel with Darth was the light saber battle I've been waiting for since I was a kid...!
Did you fret woke when Carrier Fisher, Billy Dee Williams and Samuel Jackson were cast in Star Wars? Mace Windu was the second most powerful Jedi! Lando was made General and lead the attack on the second Death Star! OMG! How woke was that!
I really appreciate the mindset you’re taking with this, because it’s good to hear differing opinions from the opposite perspective. I don’t think the “straight white men” comment in regards to the demographic this is aimed at holds any water. People aren’t upset with it because of the lack of straight white men, they’re upset with the quality of the story and the ramifications it has. Adding gods to a video game doesn’t change the lore of mythology because it’s not editing the base mythology itself. Having a tv show that directly contradicts the source material in its own universe is much different.
Thanks, I appreciate your comment and I definately get how frustrating it is that they appear to be playing fast and loose with cannon here. Super valid comment. I included the demographic thing because alot of reviews are leaning hard into those aspects in their criticisms...
@@Leo-Crespi I'll look into it I haven't been paying attention. For now the AI tools on Adobe don't seem that useful but I'm sure that will change fast
Here's a revised version of your text: "I'm tired of hearing discussions focused solely on race, particularly about white people. It feels discriminatory to constantly talk about anyone's skin color. At the end of the day, we should be focusing on entertainment rather than demographics." (im not white by the way)
I think Disney is focusing on demographics, but not to be inclusive but because they hope it will usher a new generation of paying fans into the Star Wars IP... it's more generational than racial for me, that's why I said maybe this series wasn't made for me/my generation.
Nice, I just had to say something about all the people freaking out about this show on RUclips! I re-up Disney+ from time to time just for a month so I can binge any Star Wars I missed or want to watch again. Now I know to stick with this one for a few episodes to see where it goes... Thanks for the tip
Man! When Star Wars first came out, I couldn't get enough. Recently my daughter and I watched the Mandalorian. It was ok for awhile, but then got so boring that we couldn't bare it any longer and how weird that you had to go over to the Boba Fet series to figure out what the heck was happening. Kinda felt like a bad mushroom trip. I still love the originals. They never get old. I even like how weird the original Luke Skywalker was and those side buns that Princess Leia sported, oh yeah baby!!
I assume this is satire, but it would be funny if there were actual defenses involving things that actually make it good, rather than more satiric lectures on why people shouldn't criticize it. It's too on the nose.
Oh do criticise. Poor writing, story, etc etc. I believe I made the point that a particuliar scene did not seem believable based on my previous conceptions. But I made this video because people are losing their minds over this one. The anger is palpable. Check the comments here or anywhere else, they are agressive, swearing and often attacking everybody involved... that's what people do when they feel threatened, not when they encounter lazy writing on a TV show 🙃
I can't speak to the writing but Star Wars has seen abysmal writing before, and we've suffered through... I heard episode 4 was better, like actually good. What did you think?
you do not get the point. The show is bad bc it is bad written. Bat plot. Bad directing. Has nothing to do with skin color or gender. And i stopped watching after Ep2.
Wierd youtube algorithm, If you don't like it, it's not for you so "don't" provide opinion. Acolyte is simply an awful story. They should maybe stop trying to do "new" things and go back to the basic: Story
Opinions, yes. It just seems odd that so many 'opinions' include such anger, swearing and attacks on everyone involved. It's a movie, not a sacred text. In my video I concede that this series seems very thin in the story and writing department. My clnclusion? Oh well, better luck next time 😁
Ok, Let me just stop you right there bubba. You just said that you hadn’t seen the show yet, how are you going to give us your opinion on how well the show is doing if you haven’t seen it? As someone who has seen it, I can promise you this is a dumpster fire please don’t try to kid yourself you’re smarter than that. Just watch it.
The idea was that NOT watching it IS an option, for me but especially for people who seem to really hate it 😁 I also wanted to explore how difficult it is to shift an IP to a new generation when the older fanbase is still so attatched to it. That's pretty much it. I'll dial up my Disney subscription one of these days to Watch Inside Out with my kids, then I too will suffer through this dredge... I heard ep. 4 was better, any truth to that?
I do not really agree with you. I hope its sarcasm, but i just watched one video from you, so im not sure. If you want to tell a story with the focus on any gender related topics, then go for it. You will have your audience. But don't destroy a whole franchise with your bullshit. If you want to adapt that bullshit in starwars you will get massiv backlash. If you are into Star Wars then its not because its diverse. Its because you like Sci-Fi. Its because you like to watch guys fighting with lightsabers and massive space battles. If you redefine a complete franchise with bullshit, then you will maybe gaine a few new watchers, but you will loose the majority of the fans. I watched a video about George R.R. Martin about the Showrunner straying away from the sorce: In this video someone said: If you make a sandwich with only 1% shit in it. You have a shitty sandwich. Thats the Problem with the modern hollywood. Its just made out of remakes or copys of feministic bullshit. Everybody wants to publish his woke agenda and not the Story it would be about.
I have to say I as much as everyone is saying this is destroying the franchise i don't think that's true. I think die hard fans will always come back, they will diss on the ones they don't like because all these years of fandom have given them strong opinions. My video wasn't sarcasm but it was sarcastic, it was about not getting so worked up about a studio's attempt to raise their bottom line by expanding their most popular IP to nes audiences/generations. But I agree, there are alot of shit sandwiches coming out of studios these days... Obi Wan was OK tho.
The only two problems that i have with acolyte are
1. it redefines how the force works
2. It's plot is boring
I get that. What are your favorite Star Wars offerings post-Lucas?
I would go with Rogue one and Andor but there have been alot of misses....
@@awkwardgenius I am a fan of The Clone Wars Season 6, Andor and the Obi-Wan Kenobi Series
@@Terarjanek Obi Wan was pretty good. I felt like the best part was that duel with Darth. Man that was the fight we were waiting for since episode 4 and what we definately did'nt get in that lava hopping disaster in 3!
@@awkwardgenius I actually like the fight in 3. People say that it is too well choreographed and isn't realistic but in my opinion it just shows how well they know each other
@@Terarjanek too much CGI Lava for me !
finally someone said this. thanks OP for doing this video.
is the Acolyte the best Star Wars show ever? Nope.
was the script clunky? Yes.
was the acting bit 'amateurish'. Yes.
could the production value be infinitely better. Yes, pls.
is the Acolyte anywhere as epic as George Lucas's stories? Hell no.
are the lesbiany message distracting? as a woman, i concur. yes, it wasnt necessary to turn the whole coven into a lesby coven. the datharmir nightsisters were not lesbies.
does the Acolyte intrigue you? Yes, I wanna know more.
is it better than the Mandalorian, boba fett, ashoka, andor etc tv series? fug yeah.
does the Acolyte deserve a second season? Yes. Why? pls read on.
the acolyte is something refreshingly new from Disney. how many times must we watch stories about the rebels fighting against the imperial stormtroopers? how many god darn times must we watch stories about the Empire vs the rebels? how many times must we watch sabotage plotlines, covert operation plotlines? arent you all tired of the same old stories over and over and over again?
the Acolyte has no imperial stormtroopers. there are no rebels, no shitty overglorified boba fett. no fat overweight ashoka running around twirling her lightsabers like an amateur. it focuses purely between the jedy and the sith. the Acolyte is giving us new stories. cortosis is now canon. darth plagueis is now canon. was it awesome to see the kyber crystal being bled turning the lightsaber red? oh yes! was it good to see the jedis being dishonest/manipulative/shitty? oh yes lol .
surely these are nice concepts to explore. EVERY single real star wars fan (like yours truly) was shocked to see darth plagueis. we were more than surprised to see ALL the supporting characters
jedis getting slaugthered.
the Acolyte is Disney's only chance to depart from that accursed Star Wars timeline (the empire days). for fug sake, how many times must we watch rebels vs imperial stormtroopers.
disney made a huge mistake in cancelling this show. it had potential. it wasnt perfect but it's way better than other current star wars shows.
@@paulinelambert7780 wow thanks for your thoughtful comment, I couldn't agree more. I love that Disney took a chance on something new. I don't have to love it. Unfortunately the vigor of hate that so many have piled onto this show will probably keep disney from taking chances in the future and making something that might be right up my alley...
I see your point but I can't agree with it. It's fine being a niche. In fact it's better. If they wanted to open up to new audiences they should have made something new for that audience. But they can't because they don't have the skill required to do that. The same thing happened with the witcher for example.
Yeah I didn't say they succeeded and I don't mind people saying it's boring and poorly written and generally terrible, it probably is ! I was just intetested in exploring how hard it is (for the studio and the audiences) for an IP to move between generations... how angry everybody is getting is just kind of the ajacent spectacle of hard core fandom.
@@awkwardgenius well the word Fan has it's origins in the word "fanatic". I do agree that it's hard to move a fanbase between generations
@@semst007 nice. Extra points for etymology!
No it is not great. It paid no attention to the legacy of Star Wars and pushed an agenda to its viewers and Disney needs to stop!
Disney is a mega company that isn't doing this for social good but because it wants to make the IP popular with the newer generations to make it profitable, because the existing fanbase is aging out of (commercial) relevance. It may not work, or maybe their catfishing you. What better way to make an old IP popular with the youngsters than to generate enormous buzz about how old people hate it 😄
@@awkwardgeniusSo young people like it?
@@Littletime839 probably a few, I mean just statistically there's got to be a few
What agenda? Did you cry when they made Carrier Fisher in a strong female role? Did you complain when Billy Dee Williams was given the role of a strong black man? Were you mad bruh when he was promoted to General and lead the attack on the second Death Star? Did you b*tch when Sam Jackson was made the second most powerful Jedi? No? Then sit down please.
Funny how there have and continue to be thousands of story books related to Star Wars but no one ever cares about their accuracy. Lol
People get very passionnate about Star Wars and I get it, that was years of our childhood. I just tend to focus on the good stuff and try not get too worked up about the stuff I don't like!
@@awkwardgenius exactly. I was more hooked after watching Empire Strikes Back, saw it on a huge movie screen. i was only 3 when the first one came out but i knew the story and how big of a deal it was!
"By listening to others we can actually expand our understanding of our own experiences" - Awkward Genius .
That's a first. I didn't think I was particularly elloquent but it looks like I may be guilty of inspirational quote mongering 🤣 Thanks for the comment and thanks for following!
@@awkwardgenius i like the points you made in that vid.
Thank YOU for this video. Im a guy and a long time Star Wars fan and I actually, love the Acolyte series start to finish.
I think the scene with the Jedi not blocking the knife with the saber, was actually deliberate because of her guilt, PERHAPS.
But yeah the hate for this series is way over the top and disgusting.
@@Stablemable2 I just used that scene to illustrate that even if it's not perfect that's OK, I still don't have Disney+ but I might grt it for a month just to get up to date with all the new star wars.
@@awkwardgenius I think the haters or review bombs for the Star Wars series might just be click-baiting or they want Star Wars series to be like propaganda for Jedi a no one has flaws in the galaxy.
@@Stablemable2 yeah, there's alot of click baiting andxrage views going on. That's why my more positive take grts alot less views, but that's ok.
What do you mean by "this show isn't for me"? It's star wars, people's favourite classic. They murdered the fundamental ideas of it, which made it so great in 3 episodes. Broke the lore and spit in the fans faces. If this show "isn't for me", then take away star wars logo from it and continue to film this woke bullshit under another brand
I mean if you don't like this one, just take a pass. They'll make more stuff and you'll probably like some of it. I didn't like Solo but I liked Obi Wan. I think that duel with Darth was the light saber battle I've been waiting for since I was a kid...!
Did you fret woke when Carrier Fisher, Billy Dee Williams and Samuel Jackson were cast in Star Wars? Mace Windu was the second most powerful Jedi! Lando was made General and lead the attack on the second Death Star! OMG! How woke was that!
I really appreciate the mindset you’re taking with this, because it’s good to hear differing opinions from the opposite perspective.
I don’t think the “straight white men” comment in regards to the demographic this is aimed at holds any water. People aren’t upset with it because of the lack of straight white men, they’re upset with the quality of the story and the ramifications it has.
Adding gods to a video game doesn’t change the lore of mythology because it’s not editing the base mythology itself. Having a tv show that directly contradicts the source material in its own universe is much different.
Thanks, I appreciate your comment and I definately get how frustrating it is that they appear to be playing fast and loose with cannon here. Super valid comment.
I included the demographic thing because alot of reviews are leaning hard into those aspects in their criticisms...
It would be interesting to hear your thoughts about the Adobe situation.
Hey Leo, what's happening with Adobe, the subscribtion thing? I use their bundle everyday (I've actually got 2 of them for my company) ...
@@awkwardgenius more specifically the AI thing.
@@Leo-Crespi I'll look into it I haven't been paying attention. For now the AI tools on Adobe don't seem that useful but I'm sure that will change fast
Here's a revised version of your text:
"I'm tired of hearing discussions focused solely on race, particularly about white people. It feels discriminatory to constantly talk about anyone's skin color. At the end of the day, we should be focusing on entertainment rather than demographics." (im not white by the way)
I think Disney is focusing on demographics, but not to be inclusive but because they hope it will usher a new generation of paying fans into the Star Wars IP... it's more generational than racial for me, that's why I said maybe this series wasn't made for me/my generation.
I struggled through the first three episodes. Then it paid off in episode 4! I've watched that episode 4 times. Hope it stays great now.
Nice, I just had to say something about all the people freaking out about this show on RUclips! I re-up Disney+ from time to time just for a month so I can binge any Star Wars I missed or want to watch again. Now I know to stick with this one for a few episodes to see where it goes... Thanks for the tip
Lol
I don't think anyone realized this is satire
Good job
Of course, my snarky appeal for people to not take this stuff so seriously, is mostly being taken too seriously 🤣
Man! When Star Wars first came out, I couldn't get enough. Recently my daughter and I watched the Mandalorian. It was ok for awhile, but then got so boring that we couldn't bare it any longer and how weird that you had to go over to the Boba Fet series to figure out what the heck was happening. Kinda felt like a bad mushroom trip. I still love the originals. They never get old. I even like how weird the original Luke Skywalker was and those side buns that Princess Leia sported, oh yeah baby!!
Yeah Luke got even weirder in the later movies! Thanks for the comment
it is good, but the white power crowd is not happy, because their homies are not in every scene.
Be careful, that is not a popular opinion 🙃
There is no positive spin - the show is terrible. But hey you got some comments and views - so good on you.
There's always a positive spin, or at least a way to be critical without getting too worked up 🙃
Like 2300 Subs, that's pretty cool
😎
I assume this is satire, but it would be funny if there were actual defenses involving things that actually make it good, rather than more satiric lectures on why people shouldn't criticize it. It's too on the nose.
Oh do criticise. Poor writing, story, etc etc. I believe I made the point that a particuliar scene did not seem believable based on my previous conceptions. But I made this video because people are losing their minds over this one. The anger is palpable. Check the comments here or anywhere else, they are agressive, swearing and often attacking everybody involved... that's what people do when they feel threatened, not when they encounter lazy writing on a TV show 🙃
Anyone can be distracted I get how she killed her on the first episode
Yeah but a jedi !?
Issue is not the demographic but the fact that stupid writing can be hidden behind race
I can't speak to the writing but Star Wars has seen abysmal writing before, and we've suffered through... I heard episode 4 was better, like actually good. What did you think?
you do not get the point. The show is bad bc it is bad written. Bat plot. Bad directing. Has nothing to do with skin color or gender.
And i stopped watching after Ep2.
Thanks for the comment. Too bad it seems they really biffed this one. I did hear episode 4 gets better....
Wierd youtube algorithm,
If you don't like it, it's not for you so "don't" provide opinion.
Acolyte is simply an awful story.
They should maybe stop trying to do "new" things and go back to the basic: Story
Opinions, yes. It just seems odd that so many 'opinions' include such anger, swearing and attacks on everyone involved. It's a movie, not a sacred text. In my video I concede that this series seems very thin in the story and writing department. My clnclusion? Oh well, better luck next time 😁
Ok, Let me just stop you right there bubba. You just said that you hadn’t seen the show yet, how are you going to give us your opinion on how well the show is doing if you haven’t seen it? As someone who has seen it, I can promise you this is a dumpster fire please don’t try to kid yourself you’re smarter than that. Just watch it.
The idea was that NOT watching it IS an option, for me but especially for people who seem to really hate it 😁 I also wanted to explore how difficult it is to shift an IP to a new generation when the older fanbase is still so attatched to it. That's pretty much it. I'll dial up my Disney subscription one of these days to Watch Inside Out with my kids, then I too will suffer through this dredge... I heard ep. 4 was better, any truth to that?
this is b8 right?... right?
Right. Did I forget to say Like and Subscribe at the end of this one!? Ahhh that explains it...
I do not really agree with you. I hope its sarcasm, but i just watched one video from you, so im not sure.
If you want to tell a story with the focus on any gender related topics, then go for it. You will have your audience. But don't destroy a whole franchise with your bullshit. If you want to adapt that bullshit in starwars you will get massiv backlash. If you are into Star Wars then its not because its diverse. Its because you like Sci-Fi. Its because you like to watch guys fighting with lightsabers and massive space battles. If you redefine a complete franchise with bullshit, then you will maybe gaine a few new watchers, but you will loose the majority of the fans.
I watched a video about George R.R. Martin about the Showrunner straying away from the sorce: In this video someone said: If you make a sandwich with only 1% shit in it. You have a shitty sandwich. Thats the Problem with the modern hollywood. Its just made out of remakes or copys of feministic bullshit. Everybody wants to publish his woke agenda and not the Story it would be about.
I have to say I as much as everyone is saying this is destroying the franchise i don't think that's true. I think die hard fans will always come back, they will diss on the ones they don't like because all these years of fandom have given them strong opinions. My video wasn't sarcasm but it was sarcastic, it was about not getting so worked up about a studio's attempt to raise their bottom line by expanding their most popular IP to nes audiences/generations. But I agree, there are alot of shit sandwiches coming out of studios these days... Obi Wan was OK tho.
Boba Fett and Yoda? 😂
@@Spiritualwarriorrecovery admit it, that was you knee jerk thought when you saw the visuels/trailer! 😁
It's a pile of utter shit!! And for you to say it's good is shameful to all hardcore fans!! Disney has Ft it up
Or maybe we're just getting old, yelling at those kids to get off of our Star Wars lawn.........
Buhahahahahahaha
RUclips asked me if I wanted your comment translated into English. I said no, I speak Ewok.