Show Title: Andor Audience Rating: Teen and Up Warnings: Violence/non-graphically depicted torture Length of Episodes: 38–57 minutes Length of Series: 12 episodes so far with a new season allegedly to come Why you recommend it: I really just want to give a shout-out to this one and encourage people who might never watch a Star Wars TV show to give it a chance. You really don't have to have seen any of the new Star Wars movies to enjoy this, though I would suggest at least a passing familiarity with the original trilogy. I haven't liked almost any filmed Star Wars content post-Return of the Jedi, but I love this show so so much. I think it's one of the best depictions of resistance to empire (any empire) ever put to screen. I don't understand how it's as good as it is.
Our main character is Cassian Andor from Rogue One, but this is a prequel, so you do not have to have seen that movie. Through his eyes, we see all different kinds of resistance movements--in small backwater communities of working-class people, in rich people living secret lives at the centers of power, in prisons, in heist teams. We also see the world through the eyes of lower- and mid-level imperial agents. Every character is wonderfully cast, ever episode is thrillingly written, and the overall spirit makes me want to cry.
If you want a kind of teaser that will give you the feel of the show, this fanvid is the place to look.
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Audience Rating: Teen and Up
Warnings: Violence/non-graphically depicted torture
Length of Episodes: 38–57 minutes
Length of Series: 12 episodes so far with a new season allegedly to come
Why you recommend it: I really just want to give a shout-out to this one and encourage people who might never watch a Star Wars TV show to give it a chance. You really don't have to have seen any of the new Star Wars movies to enjoy this, though I would suggest at least a passing familiarity with the original trilogy. I haven't liked almost any filmed Star Wars content post-Return of the Jedi, but I love this show so so much. I think it's one of the best depictions of resistance to empire (any empire) ever put to screen. I don't understand how it's as good as it is.
Our main character is Cassian Andor from Rogue One, but this is a prequel, so you do not have to have seen that movie. Through his eyes, we see all different kinds of resistance movements--in small backwater communities of working-class people, in rich people living secret lives at the centers of power, in prisons, in heist teams. We also see the world through the eyes of lower- and mid-level imperial agents. Every character is wonderfully cast, ever episode is thrillingly written, and the overall spirit makes me want to cry.
If you want a kind of teaser that will give you the feel of the show, this fanvid is the place to look.