I saw some of the reviews on here and just had to say something... so disappointed with the score this show has. I thought this show was terrible when I first watched it, but I was so wrong.
Just to give you some background information; I am a HUGE fan of everything Star Wars. Big fan of the prequels, the originals and a massive fan of Star Wars Rebels. My favourite SW movie is Rogue One. The only thing I haven't watched (completely) is Clone Wars, mainly bc after watching seasons 1 -3 I couldn't take some of the filler episodes any longer, found them too poorly written... but I plan to go back to finish the series at some point.
Anyway! Back to Star Wars Resistance! I was really hyped for this show, I was crestfallen when SW Rebels ended and I was super excited to get back into the Star Wars universe. I watched the first episode and was incredibly disappointed. The animation was too different and I got a really cheesy, childish, shallow vibe from it. High expectations can have that effect, and I was comparing it to the whole completed series of Rebels.
Months later I started to watch it again, as a lot more episodes were available. I had heard from various posts how it gets better after a few episodes and that the quality wasn't so far below that of SW Rebels and Clone Wars. I gave it a shot and since it had been months since I had thought about it/watched SW Rebels, I was able to view it with a very open mind and was a lot more accepting of the show being one centered around racing and flying.
After episode 4 I was hooked and completely interested. I even went back and watched the first 2 episodes. Sure it's quite childish but so was the first season of SW Rebels. The characters seem silly at first but they really grow on you and gain some depth. It is a lot more lighthearted in tone compared to the other shows but I ended up liking that about it and find myself enjoying the comedic elements quite a bit. The episodes tend to have interesting stories and some of them are quite well written and structured.
The animation grew on me immensely, in some ways it's a lot more impressive than the previous shows. Beautiful shading and lighting, good use of colours and as always with recent Disney works, very realistic facial expression.
I also really like the whole 'futuristic racing club' trope thing, seen in other movies such as Ready Player One.. It feels cyberpunk to me and personally I think it's cool!
I would recommend this to anyone who truly loves and is committed to the SW universe canon, loves Sci-Fi shows and enjoyed Rebels. It's not as good as SW Rebels (so far, I am on episode 10 right now) but has a lot good qualities and is definitely worth exploring. (watch at least more than 5 episodes before ditching!)
Just to give you some background information; I am a HUGE fan of everything Star Wars. Big fan of the prequels, the originals and a massive fan of Star Wars Rebels. My favourite SW movie is Rogue One. The only thing I haven't watched (completely) is Clone Wars, mainly bc after watching seasons 1 -3 I couldn't take some of the filler episodes any longer, found them too poorly written... but I plan to go back to finish the series at some point.
Anyway! Back to Star Wars Resistance! I was really hyped for this show, I was crestfallen when SW Rebels ended and I was super excited to get back into the Star Wars universe. I watched the first episode and was incredibly disappointed. The animation was too different and I got a really cheesy, childish, shallow vibe from it. High expectations can have that effect, and I was comparing it to the whole completed series of Rebels.
Months later I started to watch it again, as a lot more episodes were available. I had heard from various posts how it gets better after a few episodes and that the quality wasn't so far below that of SW Rebels and Clone Wars. I gave it a shot and since it had been months since I had thought about it/watched SW Rebels, I was able to view it with a very open mind and was a lot more accepting of the show being one centered around racing and flying.
After episode 4 I was hooked and completely interested. I even went back and watched the first 2 episodes. Sure it's quite childish but so was the first season of SW Rebels. The characters seem silly at first but they really grow on you and gain some depth. It is a lot more lighthearted in tone compared to the other shows but I ended up liking that about it and find myself enjoying the comedic elements quite a bit. The episodes tend to have interesting stories and some of them are quite well written and structured.
The animation grew on me immensely, in some ways it's a lot more impressive than the previous shows. Beautiful shading and lighting, good use of colours and as always with recent Disney works, very realistic facial expression.
I also really like the whole 'futuristic racing club' trope thing, seen in other movies such as Ready Player One.. It feels cyberpunk to me and personally I think it's cool!
I would recommend this to anyone who truly loves and is committed to the SW universe canon, loves Sci-Fi shows and enjoyed Rebels. It's not as good as SW Rebels (so far, I am on episode 10 right now) but has a lot good qualities and is definitely worth exploring. (watch at least more than 5 episodes before ditching!)