Anyone know how to convince a friend to watch the clone wars and bad batch? She loves Star Wars and her only reason not wanting to watch it is because it’s animated.
I’ve told her it has so,w of the best content the franchise has to offer and she just ignores me and her only response is “it’s animated”
Help me Star Wars Tumblr, you’re my only hope.
I'm assuming they are in the group of people who make judgements that animation = just for kids?
I would argue there are plenty of animated shows (not just within Star Wars) that are enjoyed by all ages because the focus is on the animation and the stories. And these are shows that aren't just geared towards adults. So, it's a matter of questioning why they have that preconceived notion in the first place and what exactly are they trying to infer?
And not to say that it proves its true value, but The Clone Wars series had been nominated and won multiple awards. They had also been nominated for 3 Emmys. And each episode had cost around 1 million to produce -- meaning they were more than willing to drop around 22 million per season, give or take, because everyone working on the series were genuinely invested and passionate in what they were making.
David Filoni, director of the series, had also been mentored directly by George Lucas. And George Lucas himself had also been there to make conversation and offer insight during the production of the series.
Does your friend at least like The Mandalorian?
Because Dave had a big hand in that series as well -- invited into directing episodes by Jon Favreau (probably most known for his role as Happy within the Marvel universe). After George Lucas, Filoni is looked on as the one to ask for reference in all things Star Wars within that industry.
Though even if all of these things were not a part of it, animation is a medium just like any other and has its own value within movies and shows. The Star Wars universe is so large too -- like, you can get more stories from comics, novels, video games, etc.
Is there disdain and less repute for those mediums are well? Are they less valid?
A medium doesn't guarantee the actual quality of the content you are going to consume. You can only judge from experiencing its execution.
So, on that basis, at least, they should be open to watch at least a couple episodes. Or an arc.
Otherwise, they're cutting themselves off from the potential of other things on a biased judgement. And if they are okay with that, that's their hill to die on.
The shows will still exist even if they don't want to acknowledge it.