The Mandalorian and Grogu
The Mandalorian and Grogu has hit the cinemas. The Mandalorian. And Grogu. This is what Disney have reduced the mighty Star Wars franchise to: a guy in a helmet (the actor himself not under the helmet most of the time, and dubbing in his lines later) and a little green puppet. The first season of The Mandalorian was solid but unspectacular and written much like an adventure game. Go here. Do this. Get reward. Now go here. Some episodes, that’s pretty much all the Mandalorian did. The Mandalorian himself wasn’t that interesting a character. They traded off Boba Fett’s mystique to give us somebody similar, but with a more relatable code of ethics. In…
Chasing the Magic
It might be surprising (← humour) that (at times) I can be difficult to work with. I take the creation of story very seriously, so if somebody’s screwing around it can frustrate me. That’s not to say that creation can’t and shouldn’t be fun, but there always times and places. When it’s not one of those times and places, I want to get things done because getting things done moves the process forward. The process being advanced invites new ideas. That generates evolution. Evolution realises the vision. That vision is something that can be diluted when the focus shifts, or it can be lost when there’s too much disparate discussion.…