This is the Way Podcast

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If you're not listening to us, why not?

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Crazy!!!

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And (Jesus) said, "What comes out of a person is what defiles him. For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, coveting, wickedness, deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, PRIDE, foolishness. All these evil things come from within, and they defile a person." - Mark 7:20-23

June is the month my wife and my father celebrate their birthdays. I'm very happy in June.

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Might have to rewatch Andor after being reminded how much it works.

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This is not good. Word of mouth isn’t strong and rewatches aren’t happening in large numbers.

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‘THE MANDALORIAN & GROGU’ has earned $25M in its second weekend, a 69.4% drop.

The film is now #3 behind ‘Backrooms’ and ‘Obsession’.

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Has @AbtahiOmid seen this? The first Dr. Pershing LEGO minifigure!

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@Sci_Fictionary Former sports anchor here and I'm just so curious what the ESPN alert was near the beginning.

I know, not the right thing to focus on. I can't help it!

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I don’t want to buy followers, but it is immensely disappointing to see some of these accounts with thousands of followers that do nothing but post click bait steel content and create nothing. Even when my show is only monthly because there’s no shows on I’m working hours in prep and hours and post. I get it. I’m doing it wrong, but it’s still depressing.

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My daughters, 12 and 8, went to see The Mandalorian and Grogu with me. I’ve tried their entire lives to indoctrinate them with all kinds of Star Wars content. They don’t care for the movies and the best I ever had it was during Skeleton Crew.

They were promised candy and unlimited popcorn. My oldest made it through the movie without issue. My youngest got bored and playfully said she was scared a few times just to have an excuse to run around in the aisle. It wasn’t a packed theater, but it wasn’t empty and everyone there seemed to be big enough fans that they were either carrying a Grogu doll, dressed in a “bounding” fashion, or had Star Wars gear on.

There were no cheers or clapping. There wasn’t any groaning either, unlike the theater after The Last Jedi I attended that sounded unanimous in its disgust.

My kids were just asked by my parents if they loved the movie. Both kids said, quick and simple, “It was good.” That’s it. No elaboration. When asked what part they liked best, they thought for a moment and one said, “Grogu,” and the other agreed. That’s it. When I offered to take them again with my parents, they both declined. “Nah. That’s alright.”

That’s where we are at with Star Wars. I don’t think it matters that they’re girls. We have movie nights where we watched extended edition Lord of the Rings trilogy, but also both Princess Diaries, Encanto, Harry Potter movies, Moana, and my oldest loves the TV show Psych. Both of them watch Ryan and Haley Trahan videos and like compilations of animals doing cute, funny, or gross things. We go to church, play Minecraft together, and they think I’m a famous podcaster.

This is where Star Wars is at for my kids and everyone else we know. It’s not how it is for everyone. You don’t have to like it. You don’t have to agree. It’s fact. How large the scale is, I can’t say. They know Grogu and the Mandalorian because I tried to get them interested with the show and when that didn’t work, I showed them the best and cutest clips and anything that I could think of to get them to “bite” on something. I’ve never forced it, only encouraged. Star Wars makes ME happy and that’s what they seem to like about it.

Disney made some mistakes. They have an agenda that goes beyond making money and it hurt the brand. It didn’t destroy it. It did damage it. The fans who loved it the most were the ones offended the most. Not everyone. Not all the time.

Disney can’t help but reframe evil for good, but it’s not repentance they seek for the evil. It’s acceptance. Some of us don’t appreciate that co-opting of morality. I used to consume without thinking. I don’t feel like I have that luxury anymore.

Star Wars isn’t dead. It’s just old, like me, a guy who was born the summer the first movie made history. The caretakers mean well, but they aren’t listening to the “old man” because they think they know best. Sometimes they do, but more often than not, they’re squeezing the last bit of joy out of living.

Make more Andor. Do more live action, even if you don’t spend as much, because Skeleton Crew is better than Shadow Lord and it’s more interesting. Use teenagers and young 20s because you want to portray aspirational stories of a full life in front of you instead of what it’s like to be old folks. We’re the wizards in the stories now.

I don’t know if my kids can be reached. I don’t know if their friends can be reached. What I do know is Disney is reaching out to the wrong kinds of fans. They’re not the kind that will stick with you. They’re not the kind spending the money you think you deserve. At the end of the day, that’s why you spent the money to buy the brand.

Whatever happens in the near future with Lucasfilm’s new leadership, I can still express my displeasure and be a fan. I’m allowed to have an opinion, and with as much as I’ve obsessed over it, it’s valid. I’ll still buy my tickets, whether my family is with me or not in the theater.

…and I’ll still be saying “This is the Way.”

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“We need a name for a new planet’s moon. Got any ideas? I said GOT ANY IDEAS?”

“What? Sorry. I was out of it for a moment there staring at…my phone. Name for a moon, huh?”

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I watch every single Robot Head video, sometimes more than once.

I didn’t think tMaG was that bad. Maybe I’m considering it comparatively against things like Obi-Wan Kenobi and The Last Jedi and The Acolyte.

Actually, there are small parts of the first two that I found I could enjoy. There was nothing good about “Headwound’s” vision of Star Wars in my opinion.

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I’m not woke.

It’s not a great movie, but it’s not terrible. It’s basically season four of the TV show and I think it’s easy to spot the mid-season arc and second half arc.

I agree a liberal leadership did great harm to Star Wars. They’re still in charge. It probably won’t change. I still love the “old” Star Wars and think it had great lessons. Even though George Lucas claims it’s really only for 12 year olds, his intentions don’t determine the audience. The Mandalorian and Grogu wasn’t hot garbage like The Last Jedi or The Acolyte. It was fun the way some 80s or 90s movies were fun. I wanted it to be more impactful, but what we got was fine.

This isn’t “the hill to die on” for me. I’ll respect your opinion. I didn’t hate it. I don’t think you would hate it. By all means, stay true to your principles.

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The Mandalorian and Grogu was okay. It wasn't my favorite. It was fun. One of my kids endured it. The other was alternatingly bored or scared.

It is what it is. Kaboom.

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My kids didn’t hate it. That’s a win in my book.

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This is the Way.

Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu is now playing only in theaters and IMAX. Illustrated by @SzarkaArt.

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Easy peasy

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People like this are the problem.

They created the divide.

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I know a good podcast based out of the Tampa area…

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