Stars Wars THE ACOLYTE Is not as bad as everyone says

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the Acolyte has unleashed a critical pig pile of OG fans saying it's not that great (I'm paraphrasing). In this video I will explain to you why I am OK with a Star Wars show that may not be made for me as a 51 year old fan of the original trilogy, and why the Acolyte is actually Awesome (probably).
PS. If any of you have actually seen this show please let me know in the comments if it's actually awesome.
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@semst007 Месяц назад

I see your point but I can't agree with it. It's fine being a niche. In fact it's better. If they wanted to open up to new audiences they should have made something new for that audience. But they can't because they don't have the skill required to do that. The same thing happened with the witcher for example.

@awkwardgenius Месяц назад

Yeah I didn't say they succeeded and I don't mind people saying it's boring and poorly written and generally terrible, it probably is ! I was just intetested in exploring how hard it is (for the studio and the audiences) for an IP to move between generations... how angry everybody is getting is just kind of the ajacent spectacle of hard core fandom.

@semst007 Месяц назад

@@awkwardgenius well the word Fan has it's origins in the word "fanatic". I do agree that it's hard to move a fanbase between generations

@awkwardgenius Месяц назад

@@semst007 nice. Extra points for etymology!

@Terarjanek Месяц назад

The only two problems that i have with acolyte are 1. it redefines how the force works 2. It's plot is boring

@awkwardgenius Месяц назад

I get that. What are your favorite Star Wars offerings post-Lucas? I would go with Rogue one and Andor but there have been alot of misses....

@Terarjanek Месяц назад

@@awkwardgenius I am a fan of The Clone Wars Season 6, Andor and the Obi-Wan Kenobi Series

@awkwardgenius Месяц назад

@@Terarjanek Obi Wan was pretty good. I felt like the best part was that duel with Darth. Man that was the fight we were waiting for since episode 4 and what we definately did'nt get in that lava hopping disaster in 3!

@Terarjanek Месяц назад

@@awkwardgenius I actually like the fight in 3. People say that it is too well choreographed and isn't realistic but in my opinion it just shows how well they know each other

@awkwardgenius Месяц назад

@@Terarjanek too much CGI Lava for me !

@Leo-Crespi Месяц назад

It would be interesting to hear your thoughts about the Adobe situation.

@awkwardgenius Месяц назад

Hey Leo, what's happening with Adobe, the subscribtion thing? I use their bundle everyday (I've actually got 2 of them for my company) ...

@Leo-Crespi Месяц назад

@@awkwardgenius more specifically the AI thing.

@awkwardgenius Месяц назад

@@Leo-Crespi I'll look into it I haven't been paying attention. For now the AI tools on Adobe don't seem that useful but I'm sure that will change fast

@nofussguy Месяц назад

I struggled through the first three episodes. Then it paid off in episode 4! I've watched that episode 4 times. Hope it stays great now.

@awkwardgenius Месяц назад

Nice, I just had to say something about all the people freaking out about this show on RU-vid! I re-up Disney+ from time to time just for a month so I can binge any Star Wars I missed or want to watch again. Now I know to stick with this one for a few episodes to see where it goes... Thanks for the tip

@andorafreedom3313 Месяц назад

Man! When Star Wars first came out, I couldn't get enough. Recently my daughter and I watched the Mandalorian. It was ok for awhile, but then got so boring that we couldn't bare it any longer and how weird that you had to go over to the Boba Fet series to figure out what the heck was happening. Kinda felt like a bad mushroom trip. I still love the originals. They never get old. I even like how weird the original Luke Skywalker was and those side buns that Princess Leia sported, oh yeah baby!!

@awkwardgenius Месяц назад

Yeah Luke got even weirder in the later movies! Thanks for the comment

@alicea3421 Месяц назад

Lol I don't think anyone realized this is satire Good job

@awkwardgenius Месяц назад

Of course, my snarky appeal for people to not take this stuff so seriously, is mostly being taken too seriously 🤣

@grevoni Месяц назад

I really appreciate the mindset you’re taking with this, because it’s good to hear differing opinions from the opposite perspective. I don’t think the “straight white men” comment in regards to the demographic this is aimed at holds any water. People aren’t upset with it because of the lack of straight white men, they’re upset with the quality of the story and the ramifications it has. Adding gods to a video game doesn’t change the lore of mythology because it’s not editing the base mythology itself. Having a tv show that directly contradicts the source material in its own universe is much different.

@awkwardgenius Месяц назад

Thanks, I appreciate your comment and I definately get how frustrating it is that they appear to be playing fast and loose with cannon here. Super valid comment. I included the demographic thing because alot of reviews are leaning hard into those aspects in their criticisms...

@albako13 Месяц назад

"By listening to others we can actually expand our understanding of our own experiences" - Awkward Genius .

@awkwardgenius Месяц назад

That's a first. I didn't think I was particularly elloquent but it looks like I may be guilty of inspirational quote mongering 🤣 Thanks for the comment and thanks for following!

@albako13 Месяц назад

@@awkwardgenius i like the points you made in that vid.

@alexandermarquardt597 Месяц назад

There is no "this is a bad story, but kids will like it because we do diversity". JarJar Binks at least tried to be "funny", the Acolythe is just bad. How bad? We actually have data on who likes the story about a coven of lesbian witches, having babies, breaking canon, flammable rocks, walking and exposition dumping a lot, change how the force works and use pronouns: 14%. 14% of people like it. The rest of the universe hates it. How-the-fuck is that bringing in a new audience? Leslye Headland is doing to Star Wars what her Ex-boss did to actresses.

@awkwardgenius Месяц назад

14% is the rotten tomatoes score methinks, but online "fan" metrics like these are famously unreliable when a VERY passionate fanbase gets angry and active which is definately happening here. I just try not to get too worked up about this stuff and like I said, if that 14% are young people that were never interested in Star Wars before, great!

@alexandermarquardt597 Месяц назад

@@awkwardgenius I agree with you: the numbers are soft: some are hate watching, some are Disney-fans. Now, if you want to trade less than 14% of Disney+ viewers for all the Star Wars fans the franchise once had, that's cool. Here is where you lose me: "The kids like it" Says who? All I see is some people in the media like it, and those people are pushing an agenda. But way more important: tell me this series made Star Wars better. Rogue one did, Andor did, first 2 seasons of the Mandalorian did, doesnt have to be for everybody. It CANT be about: how can we force people to believe what we want them to believe,.... With all due respect: you went to the dark side on this one. I will not join you, while of course you have the dark Empire of Disney on your side, my rebellion is based on hope. And do me a favor: don't ever insinuate that having fans that care is a bad thing. If someone ripped the Mona Lisa off the wall and took a dump on it: not good thing because she is screaming "girl-power, woke-woke, reeeee" while she is doing it. And no, the kids dont like that either...well 14% might.

@LAprosportsfan Месяц назад

Funny how there have and continue to be thousands of story books related to Star Wars but no one ever cares about their accuracy. Lol

@awkwardgenius Месяц назад

People get very passionnate about Star Wars and I get it, that was years of our childhood. I just tend to focus on the good stuff and try not get too worked up about the stuff I don't like!

@LAprosportsfan Месяц назад

@@awkwardgenius exactly. I was more hooked after watching Empire Strikes Back, saw it on a huge movie screen. i was only 3 when the first one came out but i knew the story and how big of a deal it was!

@bleamingblatherskite999 Месяц назад

I assume this is satire, but it would be funny if there were actual defenses involving things that actually make it good, rather than more satiric lectures on why people shouldn't criticize it. It's too on the nose.

@awkwardgenius Месяц назад

Oh do criticise. Poor writing, story, etc etc. I believe I made the point that a particuliar scene did not seem believable based on my previous conceptions. But I made this video because people are losing their minds over this one. The anger is palpable. Check the comments here or anywhere else, they are agressive, swearing and often attacking everybody involved... that's what people do when they feel threatened, not when they encounter lazy writing on a TV show 🙃

@brodw451 Месяц назад

this is b8 right?... right?

@awkwardgenius Месяц назад

Right. Did I forget to say Like and Subscribe at the end of this one!? Ahhh that explains it...

@xerathgaming5008 Месяц назад

What do you mean by "this show isn't for me"? It's star wars, people's favourite classic. They murdered the fundamental ideas of it, which made it so great in 3 episodes. Broke the lore and spit in the fans faces. If this show "isn't for me", then take away star wars logo from it and continue to film this woke bullshit under another brand

@awkwardgenius Месяц назад

I mean if you don't like this one, just take a pass. They'll make more stuff and you'll probably like some of it. I didn't like Solo but I liked Obi Wan. I think that duel with Darth was the light saber battle I've been waiting for since I was a kid...!

@bccooper2418 Месяц назад

Did you fret woke when Carrier Fisher, Billy Dee Williams and Samuel Jackson were cast in Star Wars? Mace Windu was the second most powerful Jedi! Lando was made General and lead the attack on the second Death Star! OMG! How woke was that!

@AbbasDalal1000 Месяц назад

Issue is not the demographic but the fact that stupid writing can be hidden behind race

@awkwardgenius Месяц назад

I can't speak to the writing but Star Wars has seen abysmal writing before, and we've suffered through... I heard episode 4 was better, like actually good. What did you think?

@ankigonzalez Месяц назад

Here's a revised version of your text: "I'm tired of hearing discussions focused solely on race, particularly about white people. It feels discriminatory to constantly talk about anyone's skin color. At the end of the day, we should be focusing on entertainment rather than demographics." (im not white by the way)

@awkwardgenius Месяц назад

I think Disney is focusing on demographics, but not to be inclusive but because they hope it will usher a new generation of paying fans into the Star Wars IP... it's more generational than racial for me, that's why I said maybe this series wasn't made for me/my generation.

@TheRealSithEmperor Месяц назад

Ok, Let me just stop you right there bubba. You just said that you hadn’t seen the show yet, how are you going to give us your opinion on how well the show is doing if you haven’t seen it? As someone who has seen it, I can promise you this is a dumpster fire please don’t try to kid yourself you’re smarter than that. Just watch it.

@awkwardgenius Месяц назад

The idea was that NOT watching it IS an option, for me but especially for people who seem to really hate it 😁 I also wanted to explore how difficult it is to shift an IP to a new generation when the older fanbase is still so attatched to it. That's pretty much it. I'll dial up my Disney subscription one of these days to Watch Inside Out with my kids, then I too will suffer through this dredge... I heard ep. 4 was better, any truth to that?

@tafranangullia2288 Месяц назад

No it is not great. It paid no attention to the legacy of Star Wars and pushed an agenda to its viewers and Disney needs to stop!

@awkwardgenius Месяц назад

Disney is a mega company that isn't doing this for social good but because it wants to make the IP popular with the newer generations to make it profitable, because the existing fanbase is aging out of (commercial) relevance. It may not work, or maybe their catfishing you. What better way to make an old IP popular with the youngsters than to generate enormous buzz about how old people hate it 😄

@Littletime839 Месяц назад

@@awkwardgeniusSo young people like it?

@awkwardgenius Месяц назад

@@Littletime839 probably a few, I mean just statistically there's got to be a few

@bccooper2418 Месяц назад

What agenda? Did you cry when they made Carrier Fisher in a strong female role? Did you complain when Billy Dee Williams was given the role of a strong black man? Were you mad bruh when he was promoted to General and lead the attack on the second Death Star? Did you b*tch when Sam Jackson was made the second most powerful Jedi? No? Then sit down please.

@Samuel_S_Hirsch 26 дней назад

Boba Fett and Yoda? 😂

@awkwardgenius 25 дней назад

@@Samuel_S_Hirsch admit it, that was you knee jerk thought when you saw the visuels/trailer! 😁

@UnkaputtbarEU Месяц назад

I do not really agree with you. I hope its sarcasm, but i just watched one video from you, so im not sure. If you want to tell a story with the focus on any gender related topics, then go for it. You will have your audience. But don't destroy a whole franchise with your bullshit. If you want to adapt that bullshit in starwars you will get massiv backlash. If you are into Star Wars then its not because its diverse. Its because you like Sci-Fi. Its because you like to watch guys fighting with lightsabers and massive space battles. If you redefine a complete franchise with bullshit, then you will maybe gaine a few new watchers, but you will loose the majority of the fans. I watched a video about George R.R. Martin about the Showrunner straying away from the sorce: In this video someone said: If you make a sandwich with only 1% shit in it. You have a shitty sandwich. Thats the Problem with the modern hollywood. Its just made out of remakes or copys of feministic bullshit. Everybody wants to publish his woke agenda and not the Story it would be about.

@awkwardgenius Месяц назад

I have to say I as much as everyone is saying this is destroying the franchise i don't think that's true. I think die hard fans will always come back, they will diss on the ones they don't like because all these years of fandom have given them strong opinions. My video wasn't sarcasm but it was sarcastic, it was about not getting so worked up about a studio's attempt to raise their bottom line by expanding their most popular IP to nes audiences/generations. But I agree, there are alot of shit sandwiches coming out of studios these days... Obi Wan was OK tho.

@DoctorDerp6969 Месяц назад

unsubscribed

@awkwardgenius Месяц назад

Wow, I love that this video is already getting such a a strong reaction from people! Happy Travels to you sir, may the fourth be wif you.

@bccooper2418 Месяц назад

That’s okay. I’ll take his subscription from him. You don’t need him anyways. You earned my subscription and I’m excited to check out all your other videos!

@awkwardgenius Месяц назад

@@bccooper2418 Thanks for the SUB!

@awkwardgenius Месяц назад

I'm a huge Star Wars fan too but I just don't get too worked up about it, I'll take the stuff I like and leave the rest. Now that there's a new show every 3 months that's easy to do. Some of it is terrible, some of it is great. That Kenobi/Darth saber duel from Obi Wan was i think my favorite of all time !

@awkwardgenius Месяц назад

What's your favorite show/movie of the Disney era ? Mine is maybe Rogue One, though Obi Wan introduced a bunch of cool stuff too...

@EndoSkull Месяц назад

There is no positive spin - the show is terrible. But hey you got some comments and views - so good on you.

@awkwardgenius Месяц назад

There's always a positive spin, or at least a way to be critical without getting too worked up 🙃

@awkwardgenius Месяц назад

Like 2300 Subs, that's pretty cool

@awkwardgenius Месяц назад

😎

@lionrock2023 Месяц назад

it is good, but the white power crowd is not happy, because their homies are not in every scene.

@awkwardgenius Месяц назад

Be careful, that is not a popular opinion 🙃

@marc-andrelachapelle5707 Месяц назад

Wierd youtube algorithm, If you don't like it, it's not for you so "don't" provide opinion. Acolyte is simply an awful story. They should maybe stop trying to do "new" things and go back to the basic: Story

@awkwardgenius Месяц назад

Opinions, yes. It just seems odd that so many 'opinions' include such anger, swearing and attacks on everyone involved. It's a movie, not a sacred text. In my video I concede that this series seems very thin in the story and writing department. My clnclusion? Oh well, better luck next time 😁

@DrPet80 Месяц назад

you do not get the point. The show is bad bc it is bad written. Bat plot. Bad directing. Has nothing to do with skin color or gender. And i stopped watching after Ep2.

@awkwardgenius Месяц назад

Thanks for the comment. Too bad it seems they really biffed this one. I did hear episode 4 gets better....