#willow watches andor

[willowcrowned]

tbh from what I’ve seen people who love andor hate kenobi and some people who are insane for kenobi are more lukewarm about andor because they don’t come to Star Wars for that sort of thing. so if it does Star Wars emotions to you it might be new and different ones

thank you anon this is not at all comforting but very funny

[willie-the-tree]

Fic Writer Things & Tags

Aw thanks @nessrealta! It was fun reading your answers 💜 here are mine!

1. How did you get into writing fanfiction?

Andor. Had never read a fic in my life, let alone written one, until this show set my brain on fire and then I subsequently watched Rogue One and the Rebelcaptain brainrot took hold with a vengeance. I was like NEED MORE OF THESE CHARACTERS IMMEDIATELY AND ALSO AN ALTERNATE ENDING TO R1 and that’s when I remembered that fanfiction exists! Then, I liked the fics I was reading so much that I decided to write one myself!

That said, I always made up stories as a kid, often in my head at night to fall asleep, and often with my favorite existing characters.

2. How many fandoms have you written in?

Only Andor/Rogue One!

3. How many years have you been writing fanfiction?

1 year bb!

4. Do you read or write more fanfiction?

Read way more. When I say I check the Cassian Andor tag on AO3 every day…

5. What is one way you’ve improved as a writer?

By letting myself read and write fanfiction at all, and posting my writing on the interwebs for strangers to read. What joy.

6. What’s the weirdest topic you researched for a writing project?

Torture 😬 always feel sketch Googling that

7. What’s your favorite type of comment to receive on your work?

Literally any comment. And if the person liked what they read, even better!

One comment I always remember and hold dear to my heart is: “Take all the kudos. It’s a waterfall of kudos.” 🥹

8. What’s the most fringe trope/topic you write about?

I don’t think Cassian whump is fringe within the fandom, but it’s certainly fringe within the world.

9. What is the hardest type of story for you to write?

Heist/mission fics that are heavy on the plot.

10. What is the easiest type?

Characters’ feelings and inner monologues.

Hurt/comfort.

11. Where do you do your writing? What platform? When?

Laptop, often in bed, after work & on weekends, Microsoft Word.

Recently wrote some on a long train ride! That was fun.

12. What is something you’ve been too nervous/intimidated to write, but would love to write one day?

Totally got cold feet now that I’m at the whumpiest part of my current WIP. Would love to get through that and finish it.

13. What made you choose your username?

The weeping willow has always been my favorite tree. Underneath one, all things are possible.

No pressure Tagging @melyzard @cats-and-metersticks @absolutebearings @jynersq

[paulgadzikowski]

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[missyourflight]

some stuff i read and watched in september:

my brilliant friend (s1-3): had a bit of ferrante fever and rinsed through this, i think it's v well done as an adaptation -- it's been so long since i read the first couple of books that the casting of the lads made them feel much more vivid than i remembered, also i Need to go to florence

foundation (s2): honestly entertainment peaked with deranged space emperor clone lee pace spitting blood in ben daniels' face and snarling i fucking love it, hope to see it back in 2-3 years probably!

the gold: finally got around to this bc they were talking about it on the watch lol, very cool the way it sort of sprawls out from the original heist and just keeps going, classic dcoop sketchiness, still mulling over casting jack lowden as lymond bc what other blonde scottish actors even are there

starstruck (s3): ROSE MATAFEO FOREVER etc. this season pretty much an anti-romcom which i'm on board with, the friendship stuff fucked me up, not to get into but phew re: being single in your thirties while all your friends are having kids etc

passages: really liked this but somehow didn't love it quite as much as i expected to, franz ben adele perfect, whishaw really come full circle since basically playing the franz role in cock at the royal court lol, beautiful knitwear outfits homewares

the best years of our lives: like 3 hours long but doesn't feel it, quietly devastatingly empathetic story of returning ww2 veterans, i need to watch the five come back series on netflix bc william wyler is so so good

a haunting in venice: i would also like to go to venice, kenbran's having fun at least my dutch angle king, i hope they keep letting him make these forever although i also rewatched tenet and nothing here tops the part where he jogs slowly backwards through time

the broken hearts gallery: the best of a bunch of recent-ish romances i watched, geraldine viswanathan is a Star

michael clayton: somehow hadn't seen this before but very satisfying like corporate thriller, tom wilkinson and tilda are great, i want to rewatch andor now

elena ferrante, the story of the lost child: finally finished the neapolitan novels, fuck me up elena. can't think of a comparable series of like adult novels that go this hard for me, maybe st aubyn? yowl

colin walsh, kala: this ripped actually, loved like the irish specificity of the voices

james frankie thomas, idlewild: literally took critical damage every time i had to read the word HoYay but this was great and painful about like being a horrible little queer teenager and codependent friendships and livejournal and annotated fanfiction etc

marilynne robinson, gilead: ow i loved this, i think it's a real skill to make like goodness compelling, looking forward to being devastated by the rest of the series etc

sylvia townsend warner, lolly willowes: 🧙‍♀️🍂🌝

katie kitamura, intimacies: more things should be set at the courts in the hague tbh! made me think about translation a lot and also black earth rising

cat sebastian, we could be so good: sometimes you just want to read a gay romance about being in love with your best friend innit

operation mincemeat: omg i actually went to the theatre, this was silly and very much The British Hamilton but i loved it and i cried and i ordered drinks to my seat, 5 stars etc

the effect: i didn't see the original billie piper staging but i love lucy prebble and i loved this cast, literally paapa essiedu can do anything, kobna holdbrook smith reminded me that i should carry on with the rivers of london audibooks, one in a long list of signs that i should probably talk to someone about my mental health lol

[chipthekeeper]

your top 15 favourite tv shows can say a lot about your personality

i guess I'm it. thanks for the tag @ireallyamabear !

i love getting tagged in things like this because the second it happens i forget every show i have ever watched (except for that one). so with the certainty that i'm leaving out something very important, here's a list, not really in order past the first two:

Andor

Sense8

Rebels

The Wheel of Time

Law & Order (original flavor only!!!)

I Love Lucy

Castle

Boy Meets World

Game of Thrones minus the last three episodes

Psych

Firefly

The Good Place

Willow (hashtag save willow)

this is when i ran out so.....old SportsCenter from when i was a kid

fucking...idk. any Scooby-Doo I grew up with

that was really difficult. clearly what this says about my personality is that not much leaves a strong impression on me unless i truly hyperfixate on it

tagging a few of the homies with no pressure: @e-the-village-cryptid @twilightstoned @rebelandrichgirl @whatimdoing-here

[nicola-coughlan]

reveal your watch & rewatch list

tagged by @brittas-perry my beloved <3

watching: mythic quest, abbott elementary, home economics, buffy the vampire slayer, wednesday, andor

rewatching: how to get away with murder s6 (so i can finally finish s6)

plan to watch: ginny & georgia s2 tomorrow!! i also wanna start willow soon

tagging @eddiediaaz @alincstarkov @eddiestattoos @nathanbyrne @staarfires @sith-maul @chikoriita @nataliaaromanovas and anyone else who wants to do it!

[endpoem]

Stuff I liked in 2022

‘Saul’ good (and other TV)

It’s not easy to say goodbye to Better Call Saul, the supposed end of Vince Gilligan’s Albuquerque cycle. I bought my dad the complete Breaking Bad on DVD for Christmas in 2014, and we watched the entire thing together, back before I had kids or a real full-time career. Jesse Pinkman, Nacho, Jimmy and Kim—these characters have meant the world to me for the better part of a decade, and Saul was absolutely the pinnacle.

El Camino, Saul season five, and the two halves of season six have been such a gift of flawless storytelling these last few years; sometimes they were the thing that got me out of bed in the morning. Logging into work on a Monday ain’t so bad when you’ve got more of Kim and Jimmy’s mischief to look forward to. Peter Gould, Gilligan, and company stuck the landing. If one of your favorite characters must die, you can’t ask for a more beautiful sendoff than “Rock and Hard Place.”

Bob Odenkirk’s book, Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama: A Memoir, was a great way to spend a weekend, as well, deepening my appreciation for an actor who’d already won my heart in the first couple seasons of Saul. (I’ll admit it: The character was never my favorite part of Breaking Bad. It took the Jimmy dimension to win me over and sell me on the idea of a spinoff. Mission accomplished, I guess.)

It’s a nice treat to see Odenkirk back in his home country of comedy, and it made for a good excuse to watch Mr. Show season one while I was waiting for Better Call Saul to come back from its mid-season break. Bob and I have a shocking number of things in common: five-nine, Irish-Catholic, Illinois guys, a cynicism born of trauma, severe impostor syndrome, et cetera. Anyway, I can’t wait to see what he does next.

I loved Atlanta season three; “New Jazz” was my favorite episode by far, probably because it focuses on Al (Paper Boi) and is weird even by Atlanta standards. I also enjoyed Stranger Things season four, which was a definite high for that series—Joseph Quinn was brilliant. And as a Halo fan going all the way back to 2001, I mostly dug the TV adaptation’s first season, though the finale was a bummer.

I’m a couple seasons into a Mad Men rewatch, trying to fill the void left by the Gilliverse, and it’s a different show now that I’m a father with two kids and more of a career. Unbelievably good.

‘The Rings of Power,’ classic Tolkien, and other fantasies

This was the year I got really into epic fantasy outside of, say, the Elder Scrolls games. The Rings of Power came along just in time to cure my post-Saul blues, and it certainly did the trick. It’s a gorgeous (and expensive) spectacle, with a rich, expansive world, mythic stakes, and some really great performances. And have you seen how beautiful that cast is? I’ve been known to develop the occasional TV or movie crush, Your Honor, but Morfydd Clark’s Galadriel is in a league of her own. My God. She’s great in Saint Maud, too.

After Rings of Power, I rewatched the extended cuts of the movie trilogy and bought a stack of books for good measure—The Hobbit, Rings, The Silmarillion, The Fall of Númenor, Tolkien’s translation of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. I just finished Fellowship of the Ring, which is exquisite, and I’ve been reading The Hobbit aloud to my daughter. We’re about three-fourths of the way through that one.

I finally saw the original Willow and Legend (1985) earlier this year, and thought both were excellent. (The Legend Blu-ray from Arrow Video looks stunning.) House of the Dragon was pretty fantastic—as good as Game of Thrones in its earlier seasons, only more focused. And the Disney Plus Willow series is probably my second-favorite fantasy work of 2022; it’s playing around with the same kind of Lovecraftian terror as John Carpenter’s Prince of Darkness, and I can’t help but see it as a riff on the Star Wars sequel trilogy.

‘Andor’ and more

There was some good star stuff on the tube this year. “The Tribes of Tatooine,” the second episode of Book of Boba, elevated that series above the disposable feel of Mandalorian season two (“The Believer” notwithstanding). And Deborah Chow’s Obi-Wan Kenobi gave those of us who grew up on the prequels a magnificent bookend to the Obi-and-Ani relationship.

Light & Magic, the six-part docuseries on ILM, offered a phenomenal overview of special-effects history beginning with the inception of Star Wars and ending with the biggest breakthroughs of the CGI era. You could easily do a second season on the last couple decades of blockbusters and stuff like StageCraft, but maybe that’s a series for down the road.

But of course no Star Wars discussion this year could pass without addressing the main event, Andor, which can safely be called the best Star Wars story since 1983. Tony Gilroy is a masterful writer and showrunner, responsible for much of what people loved in Rogue One, and he brings all his intelligence and rage and love to Andor. He and his crew ought to be very proud. Who knew that all Star Wars needed was more Andy Serkis and Diego Luna? Gilroy, evidently.

Shadow of the Sith, a 496-page novel by Adam Christopher, was another Star Wars highlight in 2022. If you’re looking for a good Luke Skywalker book, or a good Lando Calrissian book—or some spooky Sith magic—you’ll find all of that and more in this moving Rise of Skywalker tie-in. For those curious about Rey’s parents, this is largely their story, as well, and it’s beautifully done. My favorite Star Wars book in years.

Always gamin’

I’m not a full-time games journalist anymore, so my gaming habits are a lot more relaxed than they used to be. Which is to say I play to have fun, now, and I can’t recommend it enough. I buy far fewer new games these days, for one, though I did love Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, Destiny 2: The Witch Queen, and several games I’ve started but not yet finished.

One of my biggest games this year was Final Fantasy VII Remake, which I finally finished on the PS5. Hell of a game—if any video game can be called a masterpiece, that one comfortably belongs in the category. I also rolled credits on Mass Effect 2 and 3, and thought the latter was far superior to the middle chapter in spite of the general consensus. Regardless of how you feel about the very end, that game is quite an achievement for BioWare, and I hope Dragon Age: Dreadwolf is even half as engrossing.

I spent a lot of time playing Fortnite and Call of Duty online this year—something I plan to do a lot less of in 2023—but had plenty of fun doing it. I replayed a lot of familiar favorites: Skyrim, Halo Infinite, Fallout: New Vegas, Miles Morales. Most of my hours on the Nintendo Switch were spent with KotOR and KotOR II, and I’m currently struggling through an attempt to replay Morrowind on the Xbox, which is both painful and rewarding. I’m rediscovering a lot of the reasons why I fell in love with it twenty years ago.

At the movies

I didn’t go to the theater much this year, but I did watch 209 movies—most of them at home on my 65-inch TCL 5-Series. My top ten films of 2022 were The Fabelmans, Top Gun: Maverick, Elvis, del Toro’s Pinocchio, Watcher, Everything Everywhere All at Once, Pearl, The Batman, Nope, and Hellraiser. Fabelmans and Top Gun in particular made my heart soar; it’s nice to see both Spielberg and Cruise still delivering career-best work a full two decades after Minority Report, which was my favorite movie for a long time.

Outside of those ten, I also loved Kimi, Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, Revealer, and Confess, Fletch.

As far as new-to-me classics, I had a very fulfilling year working my way through the gaps in my Carpenter and Mann viewing, if nothing else—They Live, Prince of Darkness, Elvis ’79, Big Trouble in Little China, In the Mouth of Madness, Cigarette Burns, Ali, The Insider, The Keep… I spent a lot of time studying my favorite Carpenter flicks last year as I wrote the treatment for a horror script that’s lived in my head for a while, but I didn’t want to watch Prince of Darkness till after I’d finished a detailed outline of the story. In 2022, I logged fifteen Carpenter films and seven from Mann.

I saw Citizen Kane, F for Fake, The Bride of Frankenstein, The Godfather, Part II, Solaris (2002), The Meyerowitz Stories (every bit as good as Marriage Story), Twin Peaks season two and The Missing Pieces, Killing Them Softly, Jaws, Your Name, The Gambler (the one with James Caan, not Marky Mark), Bonnie and Clyde, Near Dark, The Hidden, Silent Running, the original 3:10 to Yuma, Joe Kidd.

It’s been a hard, stressful, scary, transformative year. But I’m grateful for the strides I made, both personal and professional, and for the media and stories that inspired me along the way.

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[pearlcaddy]

6, 13, and 19 for the TV asks! Hope you feel better 💙

Thank you 💚💚

6. which shows do you think are underrated and need more love?

Answered here! But I am once again asking people to watch We Are Lady Parts.

13. what genre of TV show is your favourite?

Fantasy, always.

19. are there any shows on your “to watch” list right now?

Andor, Willow, 1899, and The Law According to Lidia Poët. Unfortunately for all those shows, I'm currently unable to watch anything but Lockwood & Co on loop.

My partner and I also still have to finish The Expanse--we've been putting it off because we're not ready for the show to be over, but it's probably time.

TV ask game!

[lol-jackles]

Willow was so so bad. I quit watching around episode 5 or 6. My husband held on. Andor was slow and I really didn't care about it until the last few episodes when it finally picked up. IT really does feel like they are just trying to ruin our beloved shows

Willow sequel made me so mad. The actors were fine and the story could have been fine as a non-Willow standalone fantasy series, but Willow's people and their way of life was destroyed. That would be like Lord of the Rings sequel destroying the Shire and making the hobbits refugees.

[alexzalben]

Hi Alex.

I saw you answered earlier about Willow. And I was wondering do you think it's possible that Lucasfilm is waiting to announce the renewal at the Lucasfilm event in April? Cuz if I'm not mistaken they haven't even officially announced the renewal of Andor but we know it's happening because the main actor said so. Maybe they want to wait till then. Also does Disney+ every really show how their ratings work ? Cause I've noticed some article mentioned how the ratings work amazing but it was still widely watched. I hate how streaming networks don't really show their actual ratings like primetime tv.

Anyways, thanks again.

You mean Star Wars Celebration in London? Totally possible, there's a very good chance that's where they'll announce a lot of their upcoming slate. I'd imagine (if we haven't by that point) we'll get dates for Ahsoka, The Acolyte, Skeleton Crew and Andor Season 2. Or at least "release windows" which is all the rage now since nobody wants to commit on anything, even release dates.

For Willow, if they don't announce anything by or at Star Wars Celebration, that's a point I would start getting worried, tbh. Or at the very least, concerned, because Lucasfilm has been pretty muted on a lot of projects, since they got burned announcing too much too quickly.

On Andor, they've already confirmed -- and are currently filming -- a 12 episode second season.

And ratings are confusing for streaming shows because like you said, there's no clear standard. The main one I trust is Nielsen because they're Nielsen, but unfortunately Willow did not chart in their Top 10, which is, uh, not great. Doesn't mean much though because we don't know what standard Disney/Lucasfilm are basing renewals on.

And thank YOU for writing in!

[bmalsuj]

Disney+ Series Rankings to Date

S-Tier: (Excellent) Andor Moon Knight Mandalorian

A-Tier: (Great) Loki Ms Marvel Star Wars: Visions

B-Tier: (Good, could have been better) She-Hulk Bad Batch Hawkeye Obi-Wan Ahsoka

C-Tier: (serious problems, but not without some redeeming value, and worth watching.... once) WandaVision Willow Tales of the Jedi What If Book of Bobba Fett

FAIL: (Why???? Just... why???? What the F*** is wrong with you!!!!) Secret Invasion

[willowcrowned]

meant to start andor tonight but I chickened out at the last minute because I’m too scared of what it might do to me. if it’s anything close to the kenobi show I’m not gonna survive. I don’t have that in me anymore

[re-bee-key]

Willow got up to 11%! :D we stay winning!

Current ranking is:

1. Andor

2. Clone Wars

3. The Original Trilogy

4. Rebels

5. Willow (Lets GooOOoO 🥳)

6. The Prequel Trilogy

7. The Mandolorian

8. Legends

9. Video Games

10. The Sequel Trilogy (where it fucking belongs)

Yall have another day if you want to change the ranking. Remember, shit doesnt circulate if you dont reblog. (Anyways. Vote Willow, its the funny option. And if you havnt seen Willow yet, what? You hate lesbians or something? Go watch Willow!)

For those not in the know

Willow is essentially Star Wars.

Not only is the magic system basically the Force. But the plotline for the show can be interpreted as a Star Wars Sequel Trilogy rewrite.

Anyways, I see Willow as Trekkies see Galaxy Quest.

"Technically" not actually part of Star Trek, but considered in polls by as part of the Star Trek lineup.

I dont think Willow will win this poll. Lol. But I think its fun.

[creatiview]

[ad_1] Disney+ isn’t just for kids. With its ownership of the Star Wars brand and all Marvel titles, the streaming service offers plenty of grown-up shows in its bid to compete with Netflix and Amazon.And we’re not just talking movies. Since launching the service, Disney has used the name recognition of Star Wars and Marvel to launch scores of TV shows, from The Mandalorian to Loki. In the list below, we’ve collected the ones we think are the best to watch, from those franchises and beyond.Want more? Head to our best films on Disney+ list if you’re looking for movies and our guides on the best Netflix series and best TV shows on Amazon to see what Disney’s rivals have to offer.WillowIn a streaming landscape filled with Marvel, Star Wars, and ’90s sitcoms that take you back to the horrors of youth, Willow is a welcome bit of nostalgia that will feel familiar even if you didn’t grow up with the 1988 Ron Howard movie (based on a George Lucas idea). The simple fact that there are quests to be undertaken, princes to be saved, battles to be waged, and one familiar sorcerer make Willow the kind of fantasy series we haven’t seen since, well, Willow. Warwick Davis reprises his original role as the eponymous Nelwyn, who takes it upon himself to help yet another ragtag group of would-be heroes achieve their destiny.Ms. MarvelWith Ms. Marvel, Disney manages to combine its knack for producing coming-of-age tween fare with its new role as caretaker of the MCU: Iman Vellani charms as Kamala Khan, an Avengers-obsessed high schooler from Jersey City who feels like an outsider in most areas of her life. But when a gold bangle arrives from her grandmother in Pakistan, Kamala begins to realize that all that time she has spent fantasizing about what life would be like with superpowers might have been preparing her for real life. With one foot in the teen drama world and the other in the comic book universe, Ms. Marvel—which just happens to feature Marvel’s first Muslim superhero—marks yet another admirable step forward for the company in both innovation and inclusion. Vellani will reprise her role in 2023’s The Marvels.She-Hulk: Attorney at LawTatiana Maslany is no stranger to complicated characters (see: Orphan Black) or to playing more than one side of a single character (see: Orphan Black again). In She-Hulk, she gets to hone her deft skills even further while amping up the silliness of it all. Maslany plays Jennifer Walters, the cousin of Bruce Banner/The Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), with whom she shares that angry green gene. Ultimately, this turns out to be a boon for Walters—and the audience—when she is given the chance to head up a new branch at her law firm that’s dedicated to cases involving “superhumans” like herself. While Maslany could easily carry the show on her own (yet again, see: Orphan Black), an all-star supporting cast that includes Ruffalo, Jameela Jamil, Tim Roth, and Benedict Wong only adds to the fun and further cements the show’s place in the MCU.AndorAndor is something of a miracle. Created by Tony Gilroy, the filmmaker brought in to save Rogue One, it’s the origin story of one of that movie’s most beloved characters: Cassian Andor (Diego Luna). Set in the early years of the Rebellion, it charts Andor’s path to becoming one of the most integral of the Rebels. With a supporting cast that includes Fiona Shaw and Stellan Skarsgård, it also features a fantastic score from Nicholas Britell (Moonlight, Succession). After spending so much time with Mandalorians and Jedis, it’s a welcome reprieve and perhaps the closest thing to prestige TV the Star Wars universe has released yet.Obi-Wan KenobiEwan McGregor has not always had the kindest words for the Star Wars prequels in which he first played the role of Obi-Wan Kenobi—a role he inherited from Alec Guinness, who also had plenty of less-than-favorable things to say about the franchise. So it was somewhat surprising when Lucasfilm announced McGregor would be donning his Jedi gear again to star in a standalone Star Wars series for Disney+.

In many ways, however, it allowed McGregor and former costar Hayden Christensen to course-correct some of their earlier work, as it follows a downtrodden Obi-Wan attempting to process his personal and professional disappointment over losing Anakin Skywalker (Christensen) to the Dark Side.The Beatles: Get BackIn January 1969, just over a year before they announced they were breaking up, The Beatles allowed a film crew unprecedented access to the creative process and recording of Let It Be, which would be their final studio album. Fifty years later, Oscar-winning director Peter Jackson was presented with the nearly 60 hours of film footage and more than 150 hours of audio that resulted from this project and he remastered it and turned it into a three-part docuseries. Whether you’re already a Beatles fan or not, the documentary is a fascinating look at the creative process of one of the music world’s most influential bands as they work against the clock to finish recording an album, decide to have a free concert on their label’s rooftop, and occasionally butt heads. Knowing what the subjects do not know—that this will be the last time they perform live together, or record an album—only adds to the project’s intimacy. The miniseries won all five Emmys it was nominated for, including Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series.Moon KnightOscar Isaac brings yet another marquee name to Marvel’s growing roster of all-star talents with Moon Night. Here, Isaac plays a man with dissociative identity disorder, giving us not one but three distinct characters: mercenary Mark Spector, British gift shop employee Steven Grant, and the mysterious—and seemingly ominous—Jake Lockley. Ultimately, Isaac finds him facing off against himself to get the answers he’s seeking out. For Moon Knight, Isaac told Empire that he was thrilled to be able to do something “really fucking nutty on a major stage”—and he delivers.The Book of Boba FettAs with The Mandalorian, Jon Favreau helms this Disney series, in which the criminally unsung bounty hunter of the Star Wars films finally gets his day in the sun. The series is technically a spinoff of The Mandalorian and takes place in the same time frame, after the events of Return of the Jedi. That explains why Boba Fett (Temuera Morrison) and his partner Fennec Shand (Ming-Na Wen) are attempting to take over the underworld previously controlled by Jabba the Hutt.The Muppet ShowWhile The Muppet Show, which ran for five seasons between 1976 and 1981, is considered a piece of classic television today, it wasn’t always smooth sailing for creator Jim Henson. Henson produced two one-off Muppet specials that were intended to take the show into prime time, but neither came to fruition. Fortunately, the Muppets did have a recurring gig in “The Land of Gorch” sketches that aired during Saturday Night Live’s first season, which—when that became a hit—gave Henson proof that there was a potentially massive audience for an adult-oriented Muppet show (not to mention celebrity connections to entice plenty of A-list names to host). The rest is Muppet history.DaredevilBefore Disney+ became the home for all of Marvel’s TV content, Netflix was the place to find it—beginning with Daredevil, in which blind attorney Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox) spends his days seeking justice and his nights looking for revenge as a masked vigilante attempting to rid his Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood of its criminal element. While the series ended in 2018, Cox has reprised the role and is currently at work on a new series, Daredevil: Born Again, which will be a Disney+ exclusive when it arrives in 2024.The PunisherThe Punisher is yet another Netflix-turned-Disney+ Marvel series that also happens to be a spinoff of Daredevil. Like Daredevil, The Punisher (real name: Frank Castle, played by Jon Bernthal) is a vigilante who seems to relish exacting revenge, regardless of the results. He and Daredevil operate within the same universe, and while The Punisher sort

of admires Daredevil’s quest for true justice, Daredevil despises The Punisher’s by-any-means-necessary methods. Bernthal brings an intensity to the role that, while undoubtedly violent, also has a sense of humor about it.DuckTalesIf you’re looking to recapture the magic of the original DuckTales, in which rich old Uncle Scrooge McDuck looks after his nephews Huey, Dewey, and Louie, the original cartoon (which ran from 1987 to 1990) is here. But so is the newfangled version, which features the same fun adventures and an all-star voice cast that includes David Tennant, Danny Pudi, Ben Schwartz, and Bobby Moynihan as Scrooge, Huey, Dewey, and Louie, respectively.Diary of a Future PresidentThough it was canceled after just two seasons, Diary of a Future President is a nice antidote to many of the vapid teen sitcoms out there. This series follows Elena Cañero-Reed (Tess Romero), a 13-year-old Cuban American who dreams of one day becoming president. While she waits until she’s old enough to get there, this series tells the story of what Elena goes through as a typical teen while regularly flash-forwarding to her presidency.Boy Meets WorldIf ABC’s TGIF lineup wasn’t a part of your night as a kid, you clearly didn’t grow up in the ’90s. But Disney+ is happy to right that wrong by housing all seven seasons of the teen sitcom in its library. Corey Matthews (Ben Savage) deals with the ups and downs of growing up and ever-evolving relationships with friends and family—plus that one teacher, Mr. Feeny (William Daniels)—who always has the right answer to your problems, whether you like it or not. As the show progressed and the kids grew up, serious issues like drugs and sex were thrown into the mix, which didn’t always please the network. When the show aired on the original Disney Channel, a few episodes weren’t included in the lineup because of the more mature subject matter. You can also check out all three seasons of Girl Meets World, the series reboot (which features Corey as the parent and Mr. Feeny) when you’re done.Jessica JonesJust about six months after Daredevil arrived on the scene, Netflix took another chance on a Marvel property with Jessica Jones. In this dark dive into the world of superheroes, Krysten Ritter plays a private investigator who gave up her days as a superhero after a major catastrophe. But you can’t deny who you are, as Jessica discovers when it seems like every case that comes her way forces her to confront her past—and the supervillain Kilgrave (David Tennant) who turned her into a shell of her former self.The Mighty Ducks: Game ChangersYour favorite youth hockey team has morphed from lovable underdogs into ultra-competitive powerhouse in this belated spinoff of the beloved 1992 movie starring Emilio Estevez, who reprises his role. After 12-year-old Evan Morrow (Brady Noon) is cut from the team, he and his mother set out to build their own group of plucky underdogs to challenge their now true-to-their-name Mighty Ducks. The second season arrives September 28.HawkeyeYet another in an ever-growing string of spinoff TV shows from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Hawkeye gives some long overdue attention to Jeremy Renner’s Clint Barton, who in many ways has often seemed like the forgotten Avenger. The supernaturally skilled archer is in most of the ensemble Avengers films, but this Disney+ series marks his first solo outing. The show sees Hawkeye teaming up with Kate Bishop (Hailee Steinfeld), a precocious twentysomething who shares his skills for slinging arrows but lacks his eye for danger. It’s set during the holidays, and there are shades of Die Hard as the eponymous character tries to save the day and make it home in time for Christmas. Let the arguments about whether it’s a Christmas TV show begin.LokiThe MCU is exhaustingly huge. Yet while Loki is undoubtedly part of it, the series could just as easily work as a stand-alone and is all the more fun and surprising as a result. There are enough plot twists, silly

one-liners, time-travel antics, and even a wisecracking alligator to keep everyone entertained. If that doesn’t do it, then Loki has a visual effects budget that would put most Hollywood blockbusters to shame. Sure, it’s not the most intellectually stimulating show out there, but Tom Hiddleston does a great job of turning Loki into a more complex, interesting character.Monsters at WorkMonsters at Work is the Monsters, Inc. spinoff you didn’t know you needed. It picks up the action six months after the end of the iconic Pixar movie—after Sully and his friend and colleague Mike (a giant green eyeball) have reworked the Monstropolis energy grid to run on laughter instead of children’s screams. The show, which includes elements of a workplace comedy, premiered in the summer of 2021 and has a second season coming in 2023.The Bad BatchYes, Disney really is milking its Star Wars properties for all they’re worth. The Bad Batch is an animated spinoff series set in the aftermath of The Clone Wars, between the prequel trilogy and the original trilogy in the overarching timeline. It follows a group of clone soldiers with genetic defects that give them individual traits and personalities, making them well suited to taking on daring mercenary missions. There are 16 episodes in the first season, which premiered in May 2021, with a second season set to premiere in January 2023.WandaVisionThis slow-burning sitcom parody is unexpectedly compelling. For the first couple of episodes, even hardened Marvel fans will have very little idea what’s going on, as Avengers Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen) and Vision (Paul Bettany) live out an idyllic family life in black-and-white 1950s suburbia. Quickly, it becomes clear that something is wrong in the quiet town of Westview, as the world of the show ties into the wider MCU. Olsen reprises her role in Sam Raimi’s Doctor Strange sequel, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, which picks up right after the events of WandaVision. Though there will not be a second season, fan-favorite Agatha Harkness (Kathryn Hahn) is getting a spinoff.The Falcon and the Winter SoldierAfter the surreal sitcom stylings of WandaVision, the second Marvel show to land on Disney+ covers more familiar ground. It's an action-packed thriller that follows Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan) and Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie) as they try to fill the void left by Captain America in the months after the events of Avengers: Endgame.The Right StuffThe early days of space flight are the stuff of legend, full of larger-than-life characters who risked themselves to push the boundaries of human knowledge. The Right Stuff, a dramatization of the iconic Tom Wolfe book (which was previously adapted into an Oscar-winning movie in 1984), delves into the recruitment process leading up to the Apollo program, as macho pilots vied for position and prominence. Gripping stuff.Encore!If you’re missing your dose of Queer Eye, Disney+ has a show that’s just as feel-good, with similar vibes. Though Kristen Bell is billed as the main attraction in Encore!, she doesn’t log a lot of screen time. Regardless, you’ll want to stay for the heart and nostalgia that comes with adults going back to their old high schools and performing the same musicals they put on as kids. Every episode features a new school, a new musical, and plenty of drama off the stage as ex-high school sweethearts reunite after years apart, once-shy teenagers show off how they blossomed as adults, and stay-at-home parents get to flaunt their performing prowess for their kids. The musicals range from The Sound of Music to High School Musical, with theater professionals to help upgrade them.Breaking2Is it possible to run a marathon in under two hours? We now know the answer is yes—at least if you’re Eliud Kipchoge. This one-off documentary from NatGeo charts the Kenyan runner’s first (failed) attempt at running 26 miles in under two hours. The attempt was organized by Nike, with the documentary showing behind-the-scenes access to Kipchoge’s training and the event’s preparation.

It may be that without the lessons learned from this agonizingly close attempt, he wouldn’t have achieved the goal in late 2019.The World According to Jeff GoldblumFew things are more comforting than watching languid actor Jeff Goldblum (best known for playing Dr. Malcolm in the Jurassic Park films) shrug his way through a series of short documentaries about different subcultures and industries. “I know nothing, that’s the premise,” the Oscar-nominated actor says in the trailer, which just about covers it. Expect lots of shots of Goldblum at trade shows, in factories, and saying “wow” as you learn fascinating new things alongside him.The MandalorianThe Mandalorian was, and is, exactly what the Star Wars franchise needed. Everything about this Jon Favreau series, which premiered in 2019, feels like classic TV—from the episodic adventures to the cameos—and that’s a great thing. Set in the outer reaches of the galaxy, it follows a moody, masked Mandalorian bounty hunter (Pedro Pascal) and really delivers on the hype with its retro-futuristic robots; salty space Western vibes; lack of Skywalker baggage; and, of course, Grogu (aka Baby Yoda). Season 3 will premiere in February 2023.Star Wars RebelsThe Mandalorian may have been Disney’s big ticket for its streaming network launch, but Rebels might just be the best Star Wars TV on the service. Accessible for kids and adults alike, the animated series follows a group of rebels led by the former Jedi Kanan Jarrus (Freddie Prinze Jr.) and featuring his force-sensitive Padawan, Ezra Bridger (Ezra Gray). Fan favorite Ahsoka Tano (Ashley Eckstein) is another regular character across its four seasons, which do a neat job of fleshing out the time between the end of the prequel trilogy and the beginning of the original one.The SimpsonsHave you got some time on your hands? Well, the 32 seasons of The Simpsons currently streaming on Disney+ should keep you busy. What can be said about one of the longest-running—and arguably most famous—animated TV shows ever made? While the first season is a little patchy by today’s standards, and there are ongoing arguments about when the show went from essential viewing to neglected cash cow, whatever your view, there are literally weeks worth of entertainment here.X-Men: The Animated SeriesIf you really want to nerd out, this critically acclaimed animated X-Men series from the ’90s is worth a watch. In fact, the first two films in the live-action movie franchise drew heavily from this cartoon, which serves as a nice reminder of what can be done with rich source material.Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.This seven-season series, which is for serious Marvel fans, revolves around S.H.I.E.L.D.’s less super agents, led by Agent Coulson (Clark Gregg). The first season takes a while to warm up, but it really hits its stride in its second and especially third seasons, and it eventually ramps up with a complex plot that ties into the films.Agent CarterAgent Carter is a better show than Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. but struggled to find an audience during its two seasons. Hayley Atwell reprises her role as Peggy Carter from several MCU films in this 1940s-set series, where she doubles as an agent for the US government while helping Howard Stark (Tony’s dad) out of more than one jam. The two seasons stretch to only 18 episodes, so it’s a quick watch, but one worth making the time for.Star Wars: The Clone WarsThis is another Star Wars animated show worth seeking out, though it’s not to be confused with the equally worthy 2003 animated series Star Wars: Clone Wars from legendary Samurai Jack creator Genndy Tartakovsky. Both series deal with the period between Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith and chronicle the rise of Anakin Skywalker from arrogant Padawan to powerful Jedi Master.Inside PixarThere’s a lot of behind-the-scenes content on Disney+. These are short clips that, in another age, would have been confined to the DVD extras menu. But this series of 20-minute documentaries

on different Pixar movies offers a fascinating insight into the animated hit machine.What If …?Here’s an animated series based on one simple question: What if? The Watcher, played by Jeffrey Wright, is an extraterrestrial being who observes the multiverse, occasionally making minor changes to influence events. This series looks at how events in the Marvel movies would have turned out differently if they’d had a Sliding Doors moment. The first episode follows an alternate timeline in which Steve Rogers remains a scrawny sidekick and Agent Carter becomes a Union Jack-draped super soldier. Actors from the films reprise their roles, including Josh Brolin as Thanos, Chris Hemsworth as Thor, and Karen Gillan as Nebula. [ad_2] Source link

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150 | After Dinner Lounge – The Wig Budget

Michael, Rob, and Pax talk about what they've been watching: TV series like Midnight Club, Andor, Stargirl, Wednesday, Mythic Quest, Willow, Perry Mason, Mare of Easttown, and A-Team “Christmas” episodes. Then there are movies like A Christmas Story Christmas, the Cannonball Run sequel Speed Zone, the Underworld series, The Shop Around the Corner, Ernest Saves Christmas, and a White Christmas live production. 

Finally, the loungers are thinking about Christmas movies. Specifically: what makes a Christmas movie, favourite Christmas movie characters, and the future of Christmas movie discussions on After Lunch.

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