Obi-Won Kenobi (Space opera) recommenced - NO SPOILERS. Throwing rocks and shotguns

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I really enjoyed this series. No fast moving at all until the last 2 of the 6 episodes.
The little girl who plays Leia is cute as a button.
Kumail Nanjiani Is comic relief. Hilarious. He’s sort of a Han Solo character.
My daughter observed in a long rant about how everyone in space movies are poor. They live in horrible places, usually mining colonies or deserts. All the rich people have built spaceships for themselves so they don’t have to live there. Bright kid.

The force is used in a different way. Excuse me Star Wars experts if I’ve forgotten parts of the saga. Ben and Darth end up throwing rocks at each other during a light saber fight. Epic fight.
And Luke’s mom pulls a shotgun out at one point.

I know it’s a running joke in Star Wars world but you’d think marksmanship would at some point be integrated into Stormtrooper training.

When I google it it’s categorized as a “Space Opera”.
James Earl Jones is the voice of Darth still. I wonder if they’ve had him record his voice ala Siri so they can put it together later as needed.

Evan McGregor.
I’d forgotten how good of an actor he is and I have to say, his voice is truly mesmerizing.

We are also watching the new Star Trek as they are released. I’d say it’s just right behind the original series in rankings it’s really good. Really good. My family has joked about how watching both franchises mixed together might cause a disturbance in the force.

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1. I also like this Disney+ series

It was well done

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2. Agreed... I'd like to throw in a plug for...

Seth MacFarlane's The Orville. The new season on Hulu is really good... Excellent writing with a Star Trek: The Next Generation vibe. And, it deals with current topical issues in an amazing way.

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3. What I like about the Orville

Is that humans are still humans. In Star Trek: TNG, they still have faults, but they're presented almost as idealized - or on their way to idealized - people. In the Orville they're awkward; petty; funny, often inappropriately; weird things happen like Dolly Parton's "9 to 5" becoming the anthem of a breakaway female colony of a planet, etc. When Mercer was first given the Orville, and he's flying to it via shuttle with his helmsman, Gordon, there's the requisite awe-inspiring first look at the ship which then is totally "ruined" by Gordon suggesting they paint some flames or a unicorn on the side. They've had to kind of Star Trek it up a bit switching to Hulu (which got them a bigger budget), but they're staying true to their roots. I've talked with a fellow fan of the Orville, and we agree that a lot of episodes are Star Trek: TNG ones redone with more realistic humans.