At the time of meeting Obi-Wan in ANH when that line was uttered, Vader was probably the most powerful force user. Therefore, now the Master.
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Yeah, you could make that argument, but Obi Wan looked over at Luke and allowed Vader to "strike me down". So... I don't know if Obi Wan couldn't of defeated Vader for the third time. Based on the new story lines in E3 and Kenobi, Obi Wan could not kill his student. As I stated in my earlier post, the new story lines change my opinion of Obi Wan completely. Obi Wan allowed Vader to destroy millions of lives on Alderaan by not taking him out. I give him a pass for E3, but for letting him go in Kenobi is something I can't forgive.
That's in hindsight. He didn't foresee that would happen, and strictly speaking, it's Moff Tarkin that gave the order.
For the past two years I have been watching Asian shows, mostly Korean and Japanese, plus Indian and Chinese to a lesser degree. As for Chinese shows, they do best with shows such as "The Rebel Princess" and other high-budget that depict the Chinese empires from long ago. Koreans are quite good with Scifi and other shows with special effects, including some ones about space, and also fantasy. It seems that they have the upper hand in relation to shows are very well made into 16-24 episodes. They are good at making great works depicting the Joseon Era as well as the present, and have an extensive list of actors and actresses, from children to very old ones.
At Netflix I started watching "Alchemy Of Souls" (Korean show), but since Netflix releases two episodes per week, it will take some time. Also, something I don't like about Netflix is that with some of the high budget series only one the first season is shown. For example, "Memories Of The Alhambra" is a very well made show that gamers would enjoy watching, but the end is just a little of a cliff hanger. The 16-episode series could have been ended to perfection with one or two more episodes.
At Netflix I started watching "Alchemy Of Souls" (Korean show), but since Netflix releases two episodes per week, it will take some time. Also, something I don't like about Netflix is that with some of the high budget series only one the first season is shown. For example, "Memories Of The Alhambra" is a very well made show that gamers would enjoy watching, but the end is just a little of a cliff hanger. The 16-episode series could have been ended to perfection with one or two more episodes.
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There is.
Not binging, but just started watching season four of Westworld, my favorite sci-fi series.
Half way through The Lazarus Project, and absolutely loving it. (I love time-loop series/movies/games anyway)
The first episode was a bit ropey - when one of the agents was giving the "oh yeah, we're a top secret government agency that's constantly saving the world" recruitment speech I was a hair's breath from turning it off and never watching it again. But it really gets good. It's a mix of guilt/****ups and graveyard humour as things go from bad to worse. It's worth watching for (in particular) George's facial expressions ("oh ****" / "oh **** x10" / "oh **** x100") and Rebrov is an unlikely but very effective villain.
As soon as there was the dumptruck incident in episode 1 you could tell exactly where the story was going, but IMO it's still very clever how the storylines stitch together. "Big plans are afoot". LOL
The first episode was a bit ropey - when one of the agents was giving the "oh yeah, we're a top secret government agency that's constantly saving the world" recruitment speech I was a hair's breath from turning it off and never watching it again. But it really gets good. It's a mix of guilt/****ups and graveyard humour as things go from bad to worse. It's worth watching for (in particular) George's facial expressions ("oh ****" / "oh **** x10" / "oh **** x100") and Rebrov is an unlikely but very effective villain.
As soon as there was the dumptruck incident in episode 1 you could tell exactly where the story was going, but IMO it's still very clever how the storylines stitch together. "Big plans are afoot". LOL
Any other show you can recommend would be helpfu.
After watching Tokyo Vice I am very interested in the setting, locations, and overall soical dynamics of these shows compared to typical North America locations and what not.
I'll ignore the last half of that sentence, as I've made it clear, I didn't think much of the Book of Boba Fett and I don't like the sequels.
As for story ideas for Obi-Wan Kenobi, I don't think a story about the period before he was a jedi has much scope. In that timeframe, he's Qui-Gon Jinn's padawan.
As we've seen in the prequel trilogy, Clone Wars and Rebels, Force sensitive children were taken to be padawan's at a young age. Not much mileage for a story there, and certainly not one with Ewan McGregor in the title role.
The timeframe I wanted to see a story about is the one between Ep III and IV, but I wasn't one of those keen to see a Vader Kenobi re-match, although I know a lot of people were.
I was hoping for Obi-Wan to engage on other adventures in the Star Wars universe, perhaps a succession of "Damn fool crusades", whether it was assisting other jedi that escaped Order 66, helping people deal with the inequities of the Empire, or protecting Luke from Inquisitors seeking Force-sensitive children. I was anticipating a recurring plot being keeping his name and jedi status from the Empire.
Started watching Mayor Of Kingstown today. Already 6 episodes in. Im loving it so far. Was about to start 7th episodes at 2am but Paramount+ went down lol so off to bed.
Yeah you didn't do so well by acknowledging it... let's forget the swipes for a moment.
You say this
Then go on to this, which is exactly some of what I was thinking as well.
When we see Obi in the newer trilogy I see him as middle aged, might be younger in the first movie, but that's part of the problem with SW timelines... all over the place.
I was thinking it would be helpful, and fun, to see him as a young jedi, not a little kid, but someone in their 20's.
There would still be a connection to the Star War's main story, but they could basically have much more freedom to do something creative and possibly expand the universe. Who knows they could explain why Yoda and Obi are close as well. There are more possiblities here instead of being limited by what is written, and honestly the Skywalkers have had their day, let's move on.
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Agreed... I mentioned earlier in this thread! Great series, ends on a "little" cliff hanger, and I am hoping a season two is in the works!
All depends on the type os shows you enjoy watching.
Anime at Netflix:
-Forest Of Piano (piano music/competition)
-Violet Evergarden (a war child with mechanical arms that eventually turns more human than human?)
-Ghost In The Shell (action, gore, etc.)
-Kurokos Basketball (2015 3 seasons)
-Yowamushi Pedal (bicycling)
-Food Wars!
Korean:
-It's OK To not Be OK
-My Mister
-The King
-Beyond Evil
-Stranger
-Vincenzo
-Lawless Lawyer
-The K2
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Also, there are a great number of Asian and other international shows at "tiki.com". I noticed that a lot of university foreign students watch "wiki.com", perhaps because it is cheaper (?)
Umbrella Academy ... really enjoying it despite the fact that they've gone out of their way to explain/make us understand Ellen/Elliot Page's sex change.
And before you "cancel" me I've no problem with Elliot Page. Or the LGBT community. I simply felt it was unnecessary to go through all that.
And before you "cancel" me I've no problem with Elliot Page. Or the LGBT community. I simply felt it was unnecessary to go through all that.
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In From the Cold (2022)
"A mother's life turns upside down when she must choose between putting her family at risk and returning to her past as a bio-engineered Russian agent."
A spy thriller with some sci-fi elements.
Mostly formulaic, but the twist at the end of the first episode was something new, and unexpected by me.
I really enjoyed the series, and it was a lot better than I thought it was going to be, mostly because it was on Netflix. Netflix quality of shows has really suffered since about 2016. That said, there were some issues with it, and some big plot holes.
The least enjoyable part of the show was sitting through the parts about the daughter.
Another part I didn't care for was the very end of the ending of the 1st season. Maybe if there is a second season the ending could be explained, but with how it was ended, it left huge plot holes, and basically making all 8 of the episodes not make any sense.
I bet that the ending was changed last minute, or the writers were not sure how to end the season.
The episode transitions, or endings reminded me of the show 'Alias' (2001), how almost every episode ended on a mini-cliffhanger, making the episodes a lot more serialized.
Anyways, it was good overall, and worth watching if you are a fan of 'Alias', or the more recent 'Treadstone' tv show from 2019 that only lasted one season.
"A mother's life turns upside down when she must choose between putting her family at risk and returning to her past as a bio-engineered Russian agent."
A spy thriller with some sci-fi elements.
Mostly formulaic, but the twist at the end of the first episode was something new, and unexpected by me.
I really enjoyed the series, and it was a lot better than I thought it was going to be, mostly because it was on Netflix. Netflix quality of shows has really suffered since about 2016. That said, there were some issues with it, and some big plot holes.
The least enjoyable part of the show was sitting through the parts about the daughter.
Another part I didn't care for was the very end of the ending of the 1st season. Maybe if there is a second season the ending could be explained, but with how it was ended, it left huge plot holes, and basically making all 8 of the episodes not make any sense.
I bet that the ending was changed last minute, or the writers were not sure how to end the season.
The episode transitions, or endings reminded me of the show 'Alias' (2001), how almost every episode ended on a mini-cliffhanger, making the episodes a lot more serialized.
Anyways, it was good overall, and worth watching if you are a fan of 'Alias', or the more recent 'Treadstone' tv show from 2019 that only lasted one season.
Working through the complete Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries. Accompanied by reading the books.
If you need to, tell your VPN that you are in Australia so you can pick it up on ABC iView.
If you need to, tell your VPN that you are in Australia so you can pick it up on ABC iView.
Just started watching the Netflix Original Series Money Heist: Korea - Joint Economic Area. I have never seen the Spanish original, La casa de papel, on which it is based; but it's very good so far; lots of sex and violence.👍🏻
There are numerous Korean shows at Netflix and "viki.com." The new shows can be seen nearly weekly at both places. I just watched the first two episodes of , "Café Minamdang" (Korean show at Netflix), and it is quite entertaining.
I’m enjoying this one as well. Mrs AFB isn’t convinced though. She thinks the idea is good, but the execution could be better.