Jude Law in “Skeleton Crew”; plus more stars from a galaxy far, far away
Story
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).
Give me an Andor-like show set in the Old Republic with Jedi, Sith, and Nick Gillard as a stunt coordinator for the lightsaber battles
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. HOWEVER…
to be fair, I’ll say Skeleton Crew is okay
It’s not offensive or poorly made; it’s not obviously cheap like The Book of Boba Fett; not aimless like Manda season 3; not lore-busting like the sequels and Kenobi; not tone-deaf like Acolyte. Hooray? This is actually Star Wars Goonies, a cute little story about a bunch of kids having an adventure in the Star Wars universe.
So far so good75/10
The writing so far (as of episode 2) is decent: the effects, costumes, and locations look great: the whole thing has a certain charm. I suspect that this, similar to Andor, is a passion project for its creators and that the higher-ups saw it as a minor side project, who therefore didn’t bother to include it, which is a blessing in Lucasfilm these days. "One Hundred Years of Solitude" is one of the biggest TV and streaming premieres this month.
