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Four children make a mysterious discovery on their home planet that sends them lost in a strange and dangerous galaxy.. Jude Law in “Skeleton Crew”; plus more stars from a galaxy far, far away.. The holographic circus that entertains Neel’s little brothers is the same one Chewbacca’s family watches in the infamous El especial navideño de la Guerra de las Galaxias (1978).. Featured in AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast: Silly Old Deadly Bear (2022). Like most kids from the ’80s, I have fond memories of The Goonies, but I’d be lying if I said this is the direction I desperately wanted new Star Wars content to take. I mean, after the disappointment of the sequel trilogy and so much else – all of Disney’s live-action content, except for Andor, Rogue One and the first two seasons of Mando, I’d rate as mediocre to bad – I’m only interested in good, mature, epic Star Wars content. Give me a show like Andor, set in the Old Republic, with Jedi, Sith and Nick Gillard as a stunt coordinator for the lightsaber battles. It’s not offensive or poorly made; not obviously cheap like The Book of Boba Fett; not pointless like Mando season 3; not news-making like the sequels and Kenobi; not tone-deaf like The Acolyte. Hurray? This is basically Star Wars Goonies, a nice story about a bunch of kids having an adventure in the Star Wars universe. The writing is decent so far (from episode 4 onwards): the effects, costumes and locations look great: everything has a certain charm. I suspect this, similar to Andor, is a passion project for its creators and was seen as a minor side project by the higher-ups, who therefore didn’t bother to get involved, which in this day and age in Lucasfilm is a blessing. So far, so good. 7.5/10.. "One Hundred Years of Solitude" is one of the biggest TV and streaming premieres this month. Check out our December calendar for more!
