Your call, and it’s a perfectly valid one. But I thought I’d expand a bit on why I recommend it.
Andor feels true to the original trilogy to me, to the point where it feels like someone got away with something they weren’t supposed to do. It’s pretty much the only TV series or movie outside of that trilogy that feels like it fits. It’s a well-written heist drama set shortly before the original trilogy, and it uses the setting to good effect without relying on it.
I used to be an enormous Star Wars fan (movies, books, games) before the special editions and particularly the prequels killed it for me. I’ve continued to watch most everything, but after the prequels (which I thought were bad, but at least clearly came from passion and had a basic story plan and some really interesting ship and costume designs), it all feels disposable to me, just like Marvel movies.
Andor is the only piece of Star Wars media since before 1997 that has actually gotten me invested in the Star Wars universe again, however briefly (for one season).
I buy physical media, and when the original, unaltered trilogy was released as extras that were just slapdash non-anamorphic LaserDisc rips included with one set of official SE releases, I bought them for the first and only time since VHS. I later bought the prequels only because (in pre-Disney years) an ex of mine had never seen any Star Wars movies and wanted to see the full series.
And I bought Andor once it came out on 4K. That’s it.
Anyway, like I said, I support your decision. Just wanted to share that.
I’m ignoring Andor because it’s Disney. Star Wars died in 2012.
Your call, and it’s a perfectly valid one. But I thought I’d expand a bit on why I recommend it.
Andor feels true to the original trilogy to me, to the point where it feels like someone got away with something they weren’t supposed to do. It’s pretty much the only TV series or movie outside of that trilogy that feels like it fits. It’s a well-written heist drama set shortly before the original trilogy, and it uses the setting to good effect without relying on it.
I used to be an enormous Star Wars fan (movies, books, games) before the special editions and particularly the prequels killed it for me. I’ve continued to watch most everything, but after the prequels (which I thought were bad, but at least clearly came from passion and had a basic story plan and some really interesting ship and costume designs), it all feels disposable to me, just like Marvel movies.
Andor is the only piece of Star Wars media since before 1997 that has actually gotten me invested in the Star Wars universe again, however briefly (for one season).
I buy physical media, and when the original, unaltered trilogy was released as extras that were just slapdash non-anamorphic LaserDisc rips included with one set of official SE releases, I bought them for the first and only time since VHS. I later bought the prequels only because (in pre-Disney years) an ex of mine had never seen any Star Wars movies and wanted to see the full series.
And I bought Andor once it came out on 4K. That’s it.
Anyway, like I said, I support your decision. Just wanted to share that.
Perfectly valid, and I’m not trying to denigrate anyone that enjoys it. Just my $.02.