#25 – Andor
The one with four eyeballs, but not exactly in the order you would think.
This week we’re chasing the cure for Star Wars ennui (like regular ennui, but backwards you say it)… and thankfully it’s easily accessible on the streaming app that's steadily consuming the galaxy as we know it: Disney+
Yes, we’re completely obsessed with the 3-episode premier of Andor and everything it does right in a cinematic universe that has done so much wrong (say some!) as of late. Where else can you find a show brave enough to combine Star Wars with Blade Runner with… the thrilling reality of statistics-based policing and the corrosive effect it has on society at large? (Really!)
Plus, in the news: What to expect in Season 48 of SNL, the Peacockalypse comes for your favorite comedies, and all the Tudum news that’s fit to print (but not on Tudum, because they fired all those people).
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📺 Review: Andor
- 🚨 Spoiler Alert: First 3 Episodes (starting at 28:06)
- Renewal Status: Picked up for 2 seasons, 12 episodes each
- Releases: Weekly, Wednesdays through November 23
- Where to Watch: Disney+
- Spinoffs: Uh, he kinda dies in the movie Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, doesn’t he? (And before you say something about spoilers let us remind you that this movie came out when Barack Obama was President.)
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🔗 Links:
- Andor Is the Cure for Star Wars Ennui – Roxana Hadadi, Vulture
- Star Wars timeline: When does Andor take place? – Cindy White, The A.V. Club
- Andor doesn’t look or feel like Star Wars—and that’s a good thing – Cindy White, The A.V. Club
- James Earl Jones lets AI take over the voice of Darth Vader – Emma Roth, The Verge
- SNL to kick off its new season with Miles Teller, Megan Thee Stallion, and Brendan Gleeson – Sam Barsanti, A.V. Club
- SNL announces four new cast members for its 48th season – William Hughes, A.V. Club
- Chris Redd Exits 'SNL' After Five Years – Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter
- Lorne Michaels Discusses the ‘Year of Reinvention’ Coming to ‘S.N.L.’ – Dave Itzkoff, The New York Times
- The biggest news and trailers from Netflix’s Tudum event – Andrew Webster, The Verge
- Cyberpunk: Edgerunners' English Voice Cast Includes Giancarlo Esposito and More – Ryan Dinsdale, IGN
- Fueled by Netflix and patches, ‘Cyberpunk 2077’ gets a ‘second chance’ – Gene Park, Washington Post
- Netflix is on a good run with anime lately – Andrew Webster, The Verge
- 'Modern Family' Creator Steven Levitan on Why His New Show 'Reboot' Isn't a Hollywood Takedown – Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter
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