Walt Disney has now been in the Star Wars business for just over a decade. Over that time, they've released twice as many movies and live-action television shows than George Lucas did in the 35 years he controlled the franchise. With so much content in such a short period of time, it isn't surprising that the quality of the product has wildly varied. Here is one guy's ranking of the Disney Star Wars stuff (your opinion may vary--in fact, I'd be disappointed if it didn't):
- Andor - This is right up there with Empire Strikes Back for me. I rewatched it recently to get ready for the second season and it was every bit as good the second time through.
- The Mandalorian - Where the upcoming Mandalorian and Grogu movie ultimately ranks in this list depends on whether it is more like season one (which I loved) or season three (which I hated).
- The Force Awakens - Watching this in a giant movie theater opening weekend was one of the most fun times I've had as a moviegoer. Sure it is a retread of A New Hope, but it is still a lot of fun.
- Rogue One - Definitely helped in these rankings by its association with Andor. I look forward to watching it again once I've seen all of Andor season 2.
- Skeleton Crew - So much fun. Basically Goonies in space.
- Solo - This was another fun one for me. Plus, Han Solo might be my favorite character in all of fiction.
- The Last Jedi - This is were the treads start to show when it comes to Disney's Star Wars output. I liked the movie well enough, but it sure left the saga in a weird place.
- Obi-Wan Kenobi - I've read that this show was originally going to be a movie. That might explain some of the pacing issues. Still there were some awesome parts. I especially loved the lightsaber duel between Kenobi and Vader (although it does beg the question, what happened in the ten years between this show and A New Hope that sapped all of Kenobi and Vader's dueling capabilities).
- Asoka - This felt really slow (but not the good kind of slow like Andor). I hope the second season gives us more action.
- Acolyte - I really wanted to like this one, but I never was able to get myself totally into it.
- The Book of Boba Fett - I'm sure when Disney hired Robert Rodriguez to create a television show about Boba Fett, the baddest man in the galaxy, they thought they had hired the creator behind Machete, Desperado, and From Dusk Till Dawn. Instead they got the creator of Spy Kids, Shorts, and Shark Boy and Lava Girl. The show was only interesting when Mando and Baby Yoda made an appearance.
- The Rise of Skywalker - Ugh. I had a bad feeling about this before it came out and it was every bit as bad as I feared it would be. How bad? I might just watch Attack of the Clones before I'd watch this again.*
*Who am I kidding? I'd gouge my eyes out before watching either of those movies.
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