• Willow

    From Commodore Clifford@21:3/171 to All on Fri Dec 9 00:51:54 2022
    So has anyone seen the new Willow?

    So far, I've been enjoying it. I wasn't sure that I would. It doesn't
    seem like the kind of show to take itself too seriously, and I think
    that's what is part of the enjoyment.

    Three episodes in and I think I'm going to stick with it for awhile.

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  • From Mandarax@21:1/156 to Commodore Clifford on Fri Dec 9 09:39:22 2022
    I've watched the first episode. I enjoyed it. I will probably get back into the other episodes this weekend.


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  • From Nightfox to Commodore Clifford on Fri Dec 9 08:58:31 2022
    Re: Willow
    By: Commodore Clifford to All on Fri Dec 09 2022 12:51 am

    So has anyone seen the new Willow?

    Three episodes in and I think I'm going to stick with it for awhile.

    Sounds like this is a new TV show? Does this have anything to do with the Willow movie that came out around 1987?

    Nightfox
  • From Mandarax@21:1/156 to Nightfox on Fri Dec 9 14:39:03 2022
    Sounds like this is a new TV show? Does this have anything to do with
    the Willow movie that came out around 1987?

    It is a direct sequel from the movie. It even includes Warwick Davis still playing Willow.


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  • From Nightfox to Mandarax on Fri Dec 9 13:00:00 2022
    Re: Re: Willow
    By: Mandarax to Nightfox on Fri Dec 09 2022 02:39 pm

    Sounds like this is a new TV show? Does this have anything to do
    with the Willow movie that came out around 1987?

    It is a direct sequel from the movie. It even includes Warwick Davis still playing Willow.

    That's cool that they got the same actor for that.

    Nightfox
  • From esc@21:4/173 to Commodore Clifford on Fri Dec 9 16:17:51 2022
    So has anyone seen the new Willow?

    I haven't, and my wife hasn't seen the film. GoT kind of soured me on all fantasy/midieval stuff, but this seems interesting.

    Is it important to have the context from the film, first? Perhaps I should watch that first...

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  • From Mandarax@21:1/156 to esc on Sat Dec 10 00:41:18 2022
    Is it important to have the context from the film, first? Perhaps I
    should watch that first...

    I def would recommend a film watch prior to the new series.


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  • From Ogg@21:4/106.21 to esc on Sat Dec 10 08:35:00 2022
    Hello esc!

    ** On Friday 09.12.22 - 16:17, esc wrote to Commodore Clifford:

    [...] GoT kind of soured me on all
    fantasy/midieval stuff, but this seems interesting.

    How so? I thought the overall journey was pretty good. The
    ending of the vid series seemed rushed when blondie "turned"
    suddenly - that seemed out of character.



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  • From Commodore Clifford@21:3/171 to Nightfox on Sat Dec 10 15:17:40 2022
    On 09 Dec 22 08:58:31 Nightfox wrote...

    Re: Willow By: Commodore Clifford to All on Fri Dec 09 2022 12:51
    am

    So has anyone seen the new Willow?

    Three episodes in and I think I'm going to stick with it for
    awhile.

    Sounds like this is a new TV show? Does this have anything to do
    with the Willow movie that came out around 1987?

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    To which Commodore Clifford replies...

    Yes and yes.

    It's on Disney+ and first aired.... week before this? (Nov 30 with 2
    episodes and episode 3 was Dec 7). It's releasing new episodes on
    Wednesday if I recall correctly.

    It's set about... 20-ish years after the movie?

    Kind of a "you remember that evil thing I warned you would probably come back?.... well.... it's back" kind of story.

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  • From Commodore Clifford@21:3/171 to Mandarax on Sat Dec 10 15:18:28 2022
    On 09 Dec 22 14:39:03 Mandarax wrote...

    Sounds like this is a new TV show? Does this have anything to
    do with the Willow movie that came out around 1987?

    It is a direct sequel from the movie. It even includes Warwick
    Davis still playing Willow.

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    To which Commodore Clifford replies...

    I haven't bothered to IMDB it yet, but is Willow's daughter played by the
    same actress?

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  • From Commodore Clifford@21:3/171 to Nightfox on Sat Dec 10 15:27:30 2022
    On 09 Dec 22 13:00:00 Nightfox wrote...

    Re: Re: Willow By: Mandarax to Nightfox on Fri Dec 09 2022 02:39
    pm

    Sounds like this is a new TV show? Does this have anything to
    do with the Willow movie that came out around 1987?

    It is a direct sequel from the movie. It even includes Warwick
    Davis still playing Willow.

    That's cool that they got the same actor for that.

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    To which Commodore Clifford replies...

    Ok... so .....

    It looks like in addition to Warwick Davis, they have the same Sorsha
    (Joanne Whalley) but without going through it name by name, that looks to
    be about it. His "daughter" is not played by the same actress but
    instead played in the series by his real life daughter Annabelle Davis.

    That's a nice touch.

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  • From Commodore Clifford@21:3/171 to esc on Sat Dec 10 15:28:48 2022
    On 09 Dec 22 16:17:51 esc wrote...

    So has anyone seen the new Willow?

    I haven't, and my wife hasn't seen the film. GoT kind of soured me on
    all fantasy/midieval stuff, but this seems interesting.

    Is it important to have the context from the film, first? Perhaps I
    should watch that first...

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    To which Commodore Clifford replies...

    I'd watch the film first just because it's a classic. ;)

    The nice thing about it, as I mentioned earlier... there is a little
    humor here and there (the series, even more so).

    You'll be telling us which finger has the power to control the universe
    in no time.

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  • From esc@21:4/173 to Ogg on Sat Dec 10 13:25:53 2022
    How so? I thought the overall journey was pretty good. The
    ending of the vid series seemed rushed when blondie "turned"
    suddenly - that seemed out of character.

    I thought the show started out great as it ws mostly character driven and then turned into a show that was mainly CGI driven and consisted of battle scenes and not much else. I really was disappointed the direction everything went following the Red Wedding (which was the pinnacle of greatness IMO).

    There are entire subreddits and news articles dedicated toward articulating the exact way I felt about the show which can elucidate what I'm trying to say much better than I can :)

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  • From Commodore Clifford@21:3/171 to esc on Sun Dec 11 16:35:58 2022
    On 10 Dec 22 13:25:53 esc wrote...

    How so? I thought the overall journey was pretty good. The
    ending of the vid series seemed rushed when blondie "turned" suddenly - that seemed out of character.

    I thought the show started out great as it ws mostly character driven
    and then turned into a show that was mainly CGI driven and consisted
    of battle scenes and not much else. I really was disappointed the
    direction everything went following the Red Wedding (which was the
    pinnacle of greatness IMO).

    There are entire subreddits and news articles dedicated toward
    articulating the exact way I felt about the show which can elucidate
    what I'm trying to say much better than I can :)

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    To which Commodore Clifford replies...

    Well, we're only a few episodes in, right?

    Still a ways to go.

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  • From Commodore Clifford@21:3/171 to All on Fri Jan 13 11:39:58 2023
    So.... just wondering if anyone caught (what I am assuming is) the season
    ender for Willow?

    Not bad with the effects... was expecting more of a climactic final
    battle (but then again, guessing that this isn't the final battle after
    all, but a mid level boss fight).

    I still have to say I like the way they can toss the humor in but still
    leave you feeling like it's not a joke.

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