Jude Law in “Skeleton Crew”; plus more stars from a galaxy far, far away
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Four children make a mysterious discovery on their home planet that leads them to get lost in a strange and dangerous galaxy.. The holographic circus that entertains Neel’s young siblings is the same one that Chewbacca’s family watches in the infamous The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978).. Featured in the cast of AniMat's Crazy Cartoon: Silly Old Deadly Bear (2022).
HOWEVERto be fair, I will say that Skeleton Crew is okay
Like most eighties kids, I have fond memories of The Goonies, but I’d be lying if I said that was the direction I was desperate for new Star Wars content to take. I mean, after the disappointment of the sequel trilogy and many others – all of Disney’s live-action content except for Andor, Rogue One and the first two seasons of Mando, I’d rate between mediocre and bad – I’m just hungry for some good mature, epic Star Wars content. Give me an Andorra-like show set in the Old Republic with Jedi, Sith and Nick Gillard as stunt coordinator for lightsaber battles.
This is actually Star Wars Goonies, a neat little story about a bunch of kids having an adventure in the Star Wars universe
It’s not offensive or poorly done; it’s not blatantly cheap like The Book of Boba Fett; it’s not aimless like season 3 of Manda; not breaking lore like the sequels and Kenobi; he’s not deaf like the Acolyte. Hooray? The writing so far (as of episode 2) is decent: the effects, costumes and locations look great: the whole thing has a certain charm.
So far so good
My guess is that, much like Andor, this is a passion project for its creators and the higher ups saw it as a minor side project, which therefore didn’t bother to get involved, which is a blessing at Lucasfilm today. 7.5/10.. "One Hundred Years of Solitude" is one of the biggest TV and streaming premieres this month.