This Could Be a Real Adventure

The main objectives of This Could Be a Real Adventure is to establish characters and hook you into to the show. I think it does this reasonably well with a good premise of children going on an adventure. As a forty-something long time fan of Star Wars and also the Amblin movies to which it pays tribute, I am intrigued. My nine year old daughter thoroughly enjoyed it.

That being said, when filmmakers openly admit they are trying to do The Goonies in the Star Wars universe, they set themselves up for comparisons. What I love the most about The Goonies is the distinct characters and the chaotic banter between the young actors. This aspect is missing from Skeleton Crew's characters so far, which is disappointing to me personally, but I acknowledge that it is way too early to make serious judgements.

I think all the young actors do an excellent job with limited material to be able to express their characters.

Visually it is another great design from the Star Wars universe. Who would have thought we would ever see suburbs in the galaxy far, far away. Arguably this is too recognisable and not exotic enough, but it works for the story. Everything is enhanced by a nice musical score.

Very solid starter of the series. Kids are relatable and likable. Need is my favorite of the bunch. Love the little Holiday Special easter egg. Wim is very likable as well. Fern and KB are a nice duo and they feel like real pre-teen girls as opposed to girl bosses that Kathy Kennedy loves self-inserting. Cool seeing Stacey Ehrmantraut from Better Call Saul as Fern's mom. Planet feels like Southern California but not in the super obnoxious way. I do love the kids play pretend lightsaber fighting like we all did when we were that age and no doubt so did Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni. All the parents are likable particularly Wim's dad. It's a solid 7/10.

I think Skeleton Crew is unlike anything we've seen in the movies or other series, and I believe it's a great idea. Star Wars needs strong productions after several questionable works, and this series has great potential. However, we shouldn't place too much responsibility on it to restore our hope in Star Wars.

The target audience is kids, but I think the writers will guide us on an adventure in the galaxy that will captivate every Star Wars fan.

In the first scenes, I noticed a lot of CGI, which, in some cases, didn't look great. However, in others, it worked well, especially in the design of Neel. Regarding the characters, I really like them, and I think they have great potential, both in the series and for the cast's individual careers.

As I mentioned, we shouldn't place too much responsibility on this series to revive the hope of fans in the Star Wars universe-after all, the main characters are kids. Let's support them and see where this journey takes us!

Though I enjoyed the Star Wars suburbia world-building, the episode felt a bit long. It did a wonderful job of reminding you of what it's like being a kid. One shot I especially appreciated was Wim laying in bed looking up at his ceiling while a car's lights cast shadows through the windows. That yearning for more, for freedom, ready to begin something special. You forget the awkward feeling of growing up but staying young. The competition you feel toward the opposite gender but also the attraction. It's good to remember.

Also is it just more did the special effects look a bit off?

All in all, I'm excited to see where the show goes!

For the first time in a while ive ahd fun watching a star wars show, the scenery characters are all great and it starts strong with a great scene of pirates. People will hate but i fr had fun watching this show you should ignore all the criticism online and go check it out for yourself

I loved the way they showed how people in star wars also live a regular life like most of us with school and exams. The ending was exceptional i hope to see more like this in the future from disney plus star wars shows. I never thought going into skeleton crew id like this show this much 😂. Next episodes will be even better for sure.