This Could Be a Real Adventure

As someone who's kinda burnt out by the infamous Star Wars discourse, I just want something from this franchise that's easy to enjoy! I think, from what I watched and the reactions I'm seeing, that we've got just that here. It's not as grand and epic as this franchise could be, but given how many big swings and misses Star Wars has taken, it's refreshing that we got something as breezy and frankly innocent as this show! Now of course it's not perfect and I think it's gonna take me some time to get used to the child actors (at least those for Wim and Fern), but I can't really say this is soul crushing, childhood damaging garbage (which most of Disney Star Wars isn't in my opinion) and I believe I will enjoy this show simply for what it is!

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.

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.

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!