Don't forget about me neilson I pirated the whole thing
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BTW, I want an unpopular advice - where to you legally get these shows as seamlessly as torrenting?
Suppose I'm a Linux or FreeBSD user, and don't like too many steps being required due to being autistic and thus easily irritated.
Because with Andor specifically would really want to pay for it.
I want an unpopular advice - where to you legally get these shows as seamlessly as torrenting?
You can't, that's why I pirate it all.
I have an asustor Nas, then use radarr, sonarr, overseerr, qbt. All of automates getting the shows and movies I want to watch. Then I just use plex(lifetime pass) to watch it anywhere.
If you are easily irritated you can just set this up once in containers and basically forget about it. All of these apps also set up the same so once you learn to set up one the others will be easy.
Worst comes to worst when I was first starting out I paid a guy on fiver like $12 to log in and set up an app for me because I got stuck.
Disney+ I guess. That's pretty seamless and legal.
Pretty sure they targeted onionplay for putting the new episodes on there ): they went down, came back up with a new url extension and now Andor is gone
Best star wars content, movie or show, since Lucas sold out to the mouse. Well deserved.
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It's really good.
I’m been tempted to watch it. Imo rogue one is the best Star Wars movie (including OT), is this show for me then? As in, is the atmosphere the same?
Rogue One is basically Andor Season 2.5
Andor is, without hesitation, the best piece of Star Wars media ever made.
Yes, even including the original trilogy. I said what I said.
It's obviously inspired by quite a few EU books and comics. Which are not worse.
(One thing I like about it, it manages to pretend Disney sequels just didn't happen, and makes looking directly at Disney SW things optional. And makes a lot of EU references.)
Maybe if you mean on screen, then yes. I still think it's not better than 1977 and 1980.
I'd say it is the best mature star wars piece of media ever made. Because I (today still, but especially my younger self) do love me some good lightsaber fights or large scale space battles, which we didn't get here. Andor not including those is for the better, but I wouldn't want to completely go without them either.
KotOR II is mature. Last of the Jedi books are mature. X-Wing books ... vary, some are very stupid, but some are very good.
SW EU is kinda big, words like "best" shouldn't be thrown lightly.
But yes, even with the old stuff being so burnt into my brain I can't be impartial, I accept Andor is real Star Wars and it's good.
I have to agree, really brings the whole universe alive for me.
Straight up makes the OT into a different, more meaningful story. The rebellion actually has meaning, purpose, construction, and politic.
Eh, we've had books involving characters like Mon Mothma, Garm Bel Iblis, Wedge Antilles, Tycho Selchu, Korran Horn and many others. We've also had comic books. We've had the "Death Star" novel, the previous version, so to say, of how those plans got out initially. The EU path involved a few hops at each of which the rebels were barely able to slip it further, with a few very lucky coincidences. Ending in the transmission to Tantive IV. Except the Rogue one moment with Vader literally having seen the ship and tried to board it, IIRC, was kinda inconsistent with how they talk in the 1977 movie, as if it's still perfectly plausible that Tantive IV has nothing to do with the plans.
I appreciate Rogue One for trying to tread the same path, leading to a good story and maybe more good stories with the same approach, but its not the first on it.
I wasn't saying it was the first. I was just saying that THIS back story, Andor + Rogue One, makes it good in a way that the OT stands worse off without. Andor especially with just how god damn well researched, written, cast, and acted it is. The rebellion is given body, history, and character instead of just existing because it has to because the empire exists. The Jedi's story is improved because of the story of the non-superpowered people on which their quest is given merit and a foundation.
I'm not a big enough SW fan in general to spend my precious little reading time on SW comics and books. I'm sure there's lots of merit in them, but not for me when there's so much else to read in far more interesting universes.
I’m not a big enough SW fan in general to spend my precious little reading time on SW comics and books.
Yeah, well, your first paragraph reads so impressed that I'm certain you haven't read at least X-Wing books (all my favorite, Stackpole's ones are sometimes too comfortable, Allston's ones are sometimes cringe in technical and logical regards), the Thrawn trilogy (the part of the EU usually recommended first) and the Death Star (to compare the old and the new). I liked Andor, once again, and I would like it without Disney's dark years, but those things were very good and deep too.
I’m sure there’s lots of merit in them, but not for me when there’s so much else to read in far more interesting universes.
To each their own.
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Absolutely. This along with Rogue One are the best Star Wars content that have ever been made. Some episodes might feel dragging, but trust that it's all worth it once you finish it.
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If you liked Rogue One you’ll love Andor
Andor is a documentary about radicalization, resistance movements, and fascism set in the Star wars universe. It is VERY true to life and based on real revolutions.
It did an excellent job showcasing real politics and social dynamics. Tons of characters and they all had depth.
The first season is very good, the second season is, IMO, some of the best political drama ever produced. It's also highly entertaining.
It was good at all levels - not only did the characters had real human depth as did the story, but it even had details like creating a Gorman language and an actual detailed Gorman fashion, so the Production quality matched the quality of the Script, Direction and Acting.
It's unsurprising that some (maybe many) think this is the best Star Wars ever, at least adult Star Wars.
I saw Rogue One again just after the last episode of Season 2 and whilst they're almost seamslessly linked, you can absolutelly notice the change of pace and story telling style from one to the other: you go from a story of people in the Rebellion to an Action rollercoaster with an almost symbolic bit of background story.
Mind you, both are a pleasure to watch in their own ways, though Rogue One is mainly "chewing gum for the brain" as entertainment goes whilst Andor is a far grander meal.
Dunno, the languages seemed AI-generated based on French and German, or something like that.
Would make them similar to Mando'a, so no complaints, not the first time in Star Wars.
But - for me it's good because it resembles the old EU.
So if you have little acquaintance with the old EU and liked Andor - I recommend delving into it.
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