About this episode

The episode discusses the criticisms and attributes of the canceled Star Wars show The Acolyte and the ongoing fan campaign for its return.

I am back, Just in time for a new #savetheacolyte campaign! Today I will talk about the criticisms and attributes to The Acolyte, which was canceled after just one season. Want to see as season 2? find out why some want it to come back and others wish it to stay gone. https://www.avclub.com/the-acolyte-review-tv-disney-plus-star-wars-show-1851516930 https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolinereid/2024/09/26/disney-reveals-star-wars-show-the-acolyte-was-over-budget-at-230-million/ https://fandomwire.com/cant-take-review-scores-seriously-anymore-the-acolyte-getting-review-bombed-gets-exposed-as-2008-movie-gets-caught-in-hate-misfire/ https://bennettrcoles.com/star-wars-acolyte-an-honest-review/ https://pixelatedgeek.com/2024/07/review-the-acolyte-season-1/ https://inreviewcritics.com/2024/06/22/that-was-pretty-bad-star-wars-the-acolyte-episode-4-review/ https://keithlovesmovies.com/2024/07/23/the-acolyte-season-one-review/ https://womenwriteaboutcomics.com/2024/09/review-the-acolyte/ https://screenrant.com/star-wars-the-acolyte-didnt-break-canon/ https://screenrant.com/star-wars-the-acolyte-wookipedia-canon-breaks/

People in this episode

Host: Alex

Topics covered

• The Acolyte
• Star Wars
• TV show cancellation
• Criticism
• Fan campaigns
• Review analysis

Keywords

• The Acolyte
• Star Wars
• cancellation
• criticism
• fan campaign
• TV reviews
• Disney Plus

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Screen Rant, Disney, AV Club, Forbes, FandomWire, Pixelated Geek, In Review Critics, Keith Loves Movies, Women Write About Comics

Books & works: The Acolyte

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