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anim8rfsk@cox.net wrote:

>Hey Ian, can you see this one? 

I cannot, either. 

>Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
>> I watched:
>> 
>> The Acolyte HATES Jedi, White Males, & Star Wars Fans | It's WOKE 2.0
>> People! SPOILER-FREE Review!:
>> Star Wars is a dead brand, and the Acolyte does nothing to shock it 
>> back to life.  If anything, before this series is through, I predict it 
>> will mutilate Star Wars beyond all recognition - nevertheless, Doomcock 
>> is a fair and honest supervillain.  In this review, I actually find 
>> some good things to say about The Acolyte before launching into the 
>> many problems I had with these episodes.  This is as fair as I can be 
>> folks, but make no mistake: the Acolyte is a prime example of Woke 2.0, 
>> and as such, these first two episodes are just easing us into the 
>> coming disaster.  Here is my SPOILER-FREE review of Episodes 1 and 2 of 
>> the Acolyte, and we will be discussing these episodes at length tonight 
>> on Pop Culture Breakdown at 7 pm Central / 5 pm Pacific! #starwars 
>> #disney #theacolyte 
>> https://youtu.be/CJyLJrG4Sqs?si=ji2BWyPjpRYVYe-g
>> 
>> THE ACOLYTE: THIS IS WHERE THE FUN ENDS | Film Threat Reviews:
>> Chris Gore and Alan Ng give their overall impressions of episodes 1-4 
>> of “The Acolyte,” now playing on Disney+.
>> https://youtu.be/dz9tlc6-TUg?si=VwsrtnHu3S8w3fM-
>> 
>> THE ACOLYTE: EPISODE 1 | Film Threat Reviews:
>> https://youtu.be/2QB9S2BTifM?si=8YYUgyNR7Oer6K0r
>> 
>> THE ACOLYTE: EPISODE 2 | Film Threat Reviews:
>> https://youtu.be/J8cye7rYQvg?si=VtMMw7I4dO5XVO4U
>> 
>> THE ACOLYTE: EPISODE 3 | Film Threat Reviews:
>> https://youtu.be/eOFCF1RbarY?si=zoGM1bU4-0Mm1IHB
>> 
>> THE ACOLYTE PREDICTIONS | Film Threat Reviews:
>> https://youtu.be/6EalQd42kHs?si=H61TOmO8oQoEMSYe
>> 
>> THE ACOLYTE: EPISODE 4 | Film Threat Reviews:
>> https://youtu.be/y4OSTXPWJM8?si=c4sKY4BaQFF1hWJj
>> 
>> The Acolyte Episode 1 REVIEW: MAKE IT MAKE SENSE DISASTER!!:
>> It's here at last. The oncoming disaster of a Star Wars show has 
>> dropped and it's just as bad, if not worse than many of us thought 
>> it would be. With pathetic characters, dialogue, pacing and plot. 
>> The NEWEST fall of Star Wars project has arrived. 
>> https://youtu.be/vUG08uBOWZk?si=AgaBQnCTAoHywAER
>> 
>> The Acolyte Episode 2: Execute Order 66 Chicken McNuggets!!:
>> Because the writers are so beyond terrible in this show. We are once 
>> again greeted with a show that makes no sense, is full of contrivances 
>> and coincidences. Not only that it's so badly done it's laughably 
>> painful.  
>> https://youtu.be/2kWdfZelLuI?si=sVN65Ynd80sm-IeG
>> 
>> If You Thought Disney Couldn’t Get Any Worse, Think Again:
>> Disney has released its "gayest" Star Wars show yet. They have 
>> apparently learned nothing from their string of failures over the 
>> past several years.
>> https://youtu.be/-OgJFrHVaAM?si=__qsqelmNZ-0FERX
>> 
>> The Acolyte Review Hilariously AWFUL Star Wars - Season 1 Episode 1:
>> Star Wars The Acolyte is Leslye Headlands Star Wars Series for Disney+. 
>> Since Disney bought Lucasfilm and made Star Wars for a new audience, 
>> it's gone down hill. While The Acolyte does look the part in some 
>> aspects, it's like looking through a modern filter. Everything is off, 
>> feels strange, and makes no sense. This is just the start so can The 
>> Acolyte improve with Amandla Stenberg? Is Star Wars The Acolyte worth 
>> watching?
>> https://youtu.be/5PkeA26bz28?si=H-vz7TSzk_2yMDGB
>> 
>> The Acolyte Review INSANE Disney Star Wars - Season 1 Episode 2:
>> Star Wars The Acolyte Review of Season 1 Episode 2 by Lesly Headland 
>> for Disney+. Disney bought Lucasfilm off George Lucas to expand Star 
>> Wars but instead have created various TV shows and movies with little 
>> fanfare. Can this show with Amandla Stenberg stand out from the crowd? 
>> Is a modernised version of a classic franchise like Star Wars useful? 
>> It has replaced people like Luke Skywalker, C3P0 and R2D2. Is the 
>> Acolyte worth watching?
>> https://youtu.be/y7huox1HWaA?si=hzhWc-F_iULV4-d8
>> 
>> SARA GONZALES UNFILTERED:
>> Sara Gonzales, everyone’s favorite spicy Latina, brings a 
>> no-holds-barred take to news and culture.
>> I watched a week's worth of eps.
>> 
>> DOCTOR WHO:
>> "The Pirate Planet". The Doctor and Romana learn the second segment of
>> the Key to Time is on the planet Calufrax. Yet they arrive on a planet 
>> called Zanak, which has been hollowed out and fitted with hyperspace 
>> engines, allowing its insane, half-robot Captain to materialise it around 
>> smaller planets and plunder their resources.
>> I forgot how much I hated this one and recently discovered it was written
>> by Douglss Adams.

Oh yeah, Tom Baker had a huge cold sore on his lips. It was quite 
distracting.

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Let's go Brandon!