Television SKELETON CREW (Leaked First Footage Revealed)

[JadeOwl]

For those interested in such things, a thread identifying all the ships featured in the first two episodes:

 

[shunyata]

I thought there was some extended universe novel that was hard scifi horror about a crew stumbling into an abandoned imperial research ship and realizing they're trapped and the ship is full of undead storm troopers. With a hard horror theme on par with Pandora or Event Horizon.


I was hoping this project was that, but it sounds like it's Treasure Island / Pirates of the Caribbean in space.

 

[Natural Order]

Star Wars? Lol you fucking dorks are still propping up this embarrassing franchise?

 

[Nizam al-Mulk]

Star Wars? Lol you fucking dorks are still propping up this embarrassing franchise?

It survived the bloody prequels and sold for 4 billion...

 

[Natural Order]

It survived the bloody prequels and sold for 4 billion...

Taylor Swift is the most popular musician on the planet. 80% of the world is retarded. That’s a helluva logic dump to let us know youre a dork still caught up in shit that stopped being good in 1983.

Lmfao

 

[Thrawn33]

I thought there was some extended universe novel that was hard scifi horror about a crew stumbling into an abandoned imperial research ship and realizing they're trapped and the ship is full of undead storm troopers. With a hard horror theme on par with Pandora or Event Horizon.

There is. When I remember the name I'll post it here.

 

[shunyata]

There is. When I remember the name I'll post it here.

Disney should've greenlit that shit.

 

[ObsoleteSoul]

Damn. Thought it was an anthology series based on the Stephen King book…

This looks sad. SW fans just keep getting trash thrown at them from all angles. Must suck for the fan base.

 

[ObsoleteSoul]

I thought there was some extended universe novel that was hard scifi horror about a crew stumbling into an abandoned imperial research ship and realizing they're trapped and the ship is full of undead storm troopers. With a hard horror theme on par with Pandora or Event Horizon.


I was hoping this project was that, but it sounds like it's Treasure Island / Pirates of the Caribbean in space.

Now that would pull in folks from outside the fan base. That I would watch.

 

[Nizam al-Mulk]

Taylor Swift is the most popular musician on the planet. 80% of the world is retarded. That’s a helluva logic dump to let us know youre a dork still caught up in shit that stopped being good in 1983.

Lmfao

There were video games, comics, books...

 

[Protectandserve]

I thought there was some extended universe novel that was hard scifi horror about a crew stumbling into an abandoned imperial research ship and realizing they're trapped and the ship is full of undead storm troopers. With a hard horror theme on par with Pandora or Event Horizon.


I was hoping this project was that, but it sounds like it's Treasure Island / Pirates of the Caribbean in space.

There is. When I remember the name I'll post it here.

Death Troopers in the old Legends books.

Imperial prison barge gets stranded, boards an abandoned Star Destroyer and encounter zombies.

Pretty solid book featuring some OT characters too.

 

[Thrawn33]

Death Troopers in the old Legends books.

Imperial prison barge gets stranded, boards an abandoned Star Destroyer and encounter zombies.

Pretty solid book featuring some OT characters too.

Yep that's it exactly!

 

[Protectandserve]

Yep that's it exactly!

I actually read it at Barnes and Noble over a period of a few days when I had a few hours to kill between work and picking up my son.

I had read so many of the OG legends books all through high school. Sold them all like 20 years ago at a garage sale, wish I kept them cause my son is big into Star Wars now.

 

[Thrawn33]

I actually read it at Barnes and Noble over a period of a few days when I had a few hours to kill between work and picking up my son.

I had read so many of the OG legends books all through high school. Sold them all like 20 years ago at a garage sale, wish I kept them cause my son is big into Star Wars now.

Barnes and Noble was my time killer between classes at the community College back in the day (45 min one way so not worth driving home for a 2 hour gap)

So many comic books enjoyed, and all the other books I could not afford.

Sold off most of my EU collection except the ones I really enjoyed, the Thrawn books, X wing, jedi academy trilogy and a few other stand alone I read multiple times

 

[shunyata]

Yep that's it exactly!

Disney needs to get on that.

 

[GearSolidMetal]

I thought there was some extended universe novel that was hard scifi horror about a crew stumbling into an abandoned imperial research ship and realizing they're trapped and the ship is full of undead storm troopers. With a hard horror theme on par with Pandora or Event Horizon.

It really isn't worth reading.
*Doesn't work as horror film.
*Doesn't work as a Star Wars film.
*Two characters with plot armor show up about halfway through so it kills the tension.

Horror in Star Wars can be done well, but there's only one example of it. Knights Of The Old Republic 2.

 

[Nizam al-Mulk]

Disney needs to get on that.

After kicking out current SW management and picking creators who are willing to shut up about politics for like 4 years.

 

[ferrisjso]

Smaller projects are not less risky in terms of negative PR. What generational culture wars? It's a small ideological minority vs everyone else.

Star Wars can be fine, if Clint Eastwood was young enough and they could make him respect the lore he would be ideal as someone people would trust not to politick it up.

Why should they continue with that strategy instead releasing a good movie and tell the talent to stfu about politics while the project is happening? The budget could be Godzilla One as long as it's good and respects its own importance it will be fine or will do great.

Its funny I didn't bring up politics and just addressed the franchise you're the one bringing it up.

Yeah you know how to get politics out of Star Wars lets hire Clint Eastwood to manage it. Thats a great idea. Clint Eastwood is a right winger who made American Sniper. Hes not "someone people would trust to not politic it up". And just suggesting him as an alternative shows you don't really care about "politicing it up" you either just don't want left wing messaging or think a diverse crew is a political statement all on itsown.

 

[ferrisjso]

I have no interest in "Skeleton Crew" but reviewing the comment section on FB the comments seem overwhelmingly positive compared to the Acolyte. I have no idea what "the Goonies" is. That was before my time but there is an overwhelming amount of comments comparing this show to that.

It seems like its a very 80s kinda thing?

 

[ChickenBrother]

I have no interest in "Skeleton Crew" but reviewing the comment section on FB the comments seem overwhelmingly positive compared to the Acolyte. I have no idea what "the Goonies" is. That was before my time but there is an overwhelming amount of comments comparing this show to that.

It seems like its a very 80s kinda thing?

Goonies was a pretty iconic family friendly kids movie from 1985. This series clearly draws some character and plot references from it, as well as other 80's movies, like there somehow being a "wolfman" character who looks like this dude from Monster Squad:

I'm fully expecting a Skeleton Crew re-enactment of this very scene with their "wolfman" character and when they do, it will either be terrible or mindblowingly awesome.

Too early to know how this will play out, but I think this series is worth watching given the potential tie-ins to the Ahsoka and Mando series timelines. It's a different tone than other Disney+ series being more campy like Pirates of the Caribbean. That means it's unlikely to reach the dramatic highs of Andor or Mando but could still end up being good. Next episode will be telling, after they've spent the first two episodes setting the stage.