Amph mmMMMmm... The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance

'Good', lol; 'better', lol; 'best', lol.

 

Saw a trailer for this when I saw IT 2 this morning. Didn't do much for me but then I wasn't crazy about the first one.

 

Finished off all 10 episodes. Apparently the showrunners are ready for a 2nd season and this first one certainly leaves off as if there will be.

 

which really surprised me. I was expecting a very

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horrible genocide at the end of this one. Yep totally open for a 2nd.

 

Up to episode 4, I'm taking my time with it to make it last longer

 

So in preparation for the recent Netflix series, I watched The Dark Crystal film tonight (despite being a child of the '80s, this one passed me by!). Solid film, still holds up today for the most part--very whimsical, which is what I loved most about it. I'll be curious how Netflix handles a TV series in this universe (I already know it's a prequel). I'll know once I start watching tomorrow night!

Snarky side note: My thought on the Skeksis from the movie is that they're a bunch of bumbling, incompetent ****wits whom I wouldn't trust with running a McDonald's for 24 hours, much less a sprawling empire for 1000 years. Hopefully their series counterparts pose a more genuine threat.

Serious side note: I would've loved more development on the Mystics (it's my only legitimate criticism of the film). Hopefully that lack is remedied in the Netflix series.

 

I did find it a bit repetitive towards the end , but what a production . Watching the doc now which is terrific , the design work is so wonderful.
Any word on another season?

 

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While that would certainly make sense, since restoring the shard during the conjunction reunites them, the wiki says this:

I'm not sure why I'd have that that part about the Skeksis cracking the crystal in my head unless it came from the film given that was basically the total of my experience with this universe before the show.

 

I've been purposely avoiding this thread to ignore any potential spoilers until I've seen all the released episodes to date. As I'm currently on a Netflix month-long trial I've sort of binge-watched the entire season within the past week or so. It's just absolutely superb. Every episode had me craving to watch the next one. I wasn't aware of the time frame between this series and the original movie, so I rewatched the original movie today after watching the last episode of the first season. Obviously there seems to be plenty of things left on the table (plotholes) that remain to be filled until the potential second season is released. That's probably when I'll more than likely subscribe to Netflix once again; unless I get another free trial.

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Among the plotholes to the movie that occurred to me was how come the Skeksies didn't seem to know who Mother Aughra was in the movie when she confronted them in front of the Crystal? They were certainly aware of her from the very beginning of the prequel series. Of course the biggest question, one that I was thinking about from the very beginning, was whether or not Jen and Kira from the movie were related to any of the Gelfling in the series. I know Deet had a sort of premonition of having a child as well as seeing her own fate, but I guess that's still up in the air. I assume the safe bet would be to consider that Jen is the offspring of Deet and Rian; though you don't really see much hint of any Deet in him. We'll see.

 

Sorry that this is such old news, but I cannot believe I haven't heard about this Dark Crystal prequel until now! I barely remembered being scared at "those weird vultures" as a very small kid, but now finding the original movie and this series on netflix has been a lovely surprise and a chance to catch up with it. MmmmMmmmm indeed!!!

 

Old thread, but seeing as it got bumped, I'll reply.

The impression I got from The Dark Crystal movie is that when Aughra is dragged in before the Skeksis, they do know each other. The Skeksis were just surprised to see her, instead expecting the Garthim to have captured Jen.

This is sort of implied when she begins to berate them "Fools! Skeksis fools. What do you want with me?" There is an element of familiarity with them, in that she knows who they are and isn't afraid to call them out for being idiots. In turn, they return the insult with the glorious line "Watch your tongue harridan, we are Lords of the Crystal" So they obviously know her and regard her as a sharp tongued, vicious old crone.

I think that the scene definitely implies that they know each other well, and despise each other just as much lol

 

The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Canceled after one Season on Netflix

Pretty upsetting if you ask me. I really enjoyed the series as it captured the "essence" of the original movie with slightly updated visuals to bring in a new generation. I guess you just can't please everybody. The series won an Emmy no less; but was still deemed a "disappointment" because it didn't earn enough money back from it's budget.

Netflix is just straightening out its priorities to focus on what works in 21st Century America. You want a scripted series starring Nicholas Cage about a gay redneck who keeps large wild cats in cages for public amusement but spends most of his time complaining about an animal rights advocate who may have killed her husband? You got it!

 

This is pretty disappointing, to be honest. I was really thinking that a series this good would earn, at the very least, a second season to close things up. That said, I was honestly surprised it even got one season, considering that this kind of project is not something one sees everyday in modern television. Dark Crystal will remain seen, I think, as one of the best series of recent times, and I'm really grateful for that one season, that managed to rekindle my love for a series I had only seen as a very small child.

 

Oh, what a shame. I really enjoyed the first series, it was refreshingly different from the usual mainstream TV stuff. And here I was hoping that Netflix can branch out and produce more niche shows that the usual TV studios would be afraid to risk commiting to...

 

The joke is that Disney already banks (yes I know to a far lesser degree) on developing the new miniseries with the Muppets but probably wouldn't consider batting an eye on what it takes to make such a production like DC: Age of Resistance.

You know as well as I do that the majority of Disney's money will be going towards the live action SW series like Mandalorian as well as whatever Marvel series like WandaVision are on the horizon.

 

Well, that sucks. Thinking of canceling my subscription anyway.

 

Mine is now cancelled.

 

I hope that, if we make some noise, Netflix will at least allow the filmmakers to conclude the story with a movie instead of an entire series (worked for “Sense8,” though that’s admittedly a different matter).

I think it’s more than a little shortsighted on Netflix’ part; sure, unique genre stuff like this will only attract a limited viewership, but it will continue to attract a viewership for a long time.

 

It's so disappointing. I think it was probably one of my favorite shows to watch all of last year. It's even better than the original. Such rich worldbuilding, compelling characters (Deet!), and plot twists even with being a prequel. I hope to see it on the screen again.