"The Mandalorian" is technically impressive and certainly state of the art. Where the real world ends and the CGI starts is not distinguishable.
My only complaint regarding production design would be some computer interface sounds are stock sounds you have heard in countless other TV series, movies and even games ("Star Trek: Elite Force" for example), which is a surprising lack of attention to detail - the Star Wars universe should have its own distinctive sounds no other production shares.
Regarding dialogue I was disappointed to sometime hear contemporary words or Earth bound terminology, which takes the depicted fictional world in a galaxy far away suddenly very close to Earth of the year 2020. And I didn't like that some characters clearly had a Texan or New York accent, which should not happen in a story that has no relation to Earth. These things break the verisimilitude of the fictional world.
Character and story wise unfortunately the show is formulaic and falls flat. The show does not rise above your average First Person Shooter story and characters, which are only there to bring the player from point A to B to C. Storm troopers die left and right easily, like you are used to in a shooter game. So it did not manage to truly make me care about any of the characters and it also did not really offer a new perspective on the human condition (it showed suffering, but only as anonymous background noise). There is not much meat on the bone; an episode really does not make you think or reflect on a deeper level.
The show is perfect for a one time viewing to distract you for half an hour or so, especially if you are into scifi and action adventure, but it is not worth a revisit.
My only complaint regarding production design would be some computer interface sounds are stock sounds you have heard in countless other TV series, movies and even games ("Star Trek: Elite Force" for example), which is a surprising lack of attention to detail - the Star Wars universe should have its own distinctive sounds no other production shares.
Regarding dialogue I was disappointed to sometime hear contemporary words or Earth bound terminology, which takes the depicted fictional world in a galaxy far away suddenly very close to Earth of the year 2020. And I didn't like that some characters clearly had a Texan or New York accent, which should not happen in a story that has no relation to Earth. These things break the verisimilitude of the fictional world.
Character and story wise unfortunately the show is formulaic and falls flat. The show does not rise above your average First Person Shooter story and characters, which are only there to bring the player from point A to B to C. Storm troopers die left and right easily, like you are used to in a shooter game. So it did not manage to truly make me care about any of the characters and it also did not really offer a new perspective on the human condition (it showed suffering, but only as anonymous background noise). There is not much meat on the bone; an episode really does not make you think or reflect on a deeper level.
The show is perfect for a one time viewing to distract you for half an hour or so, especially if you are into scifi and action adventure, but it is not worth a revisit.
