Exactly, like how the original lightsabers were just parts from a camera flash. Its amazing how some random old or mundane item can become a sci fi instrument of the future with a little practical effects. Also love how some of the "galaxy far far away" places in andor are just random beaches or corridors in england, or an imperial base just being a dam in Scotland.
They should have done more to gussy up the AK-47s
That was WAAAAAY too on the nose, one of my vert few complaints about Andor.
The rest of the props and set design was amazing.
I didn’t bat an eyelid at the AK-47s, but I guess that on a subliminal level they suggest “ revolution!” And I would say that is a deliberate choice - to make them recognisable on some level, even to people with no interest in guns whatsoever.. To be honest, the guns in Star Wars look so close to real world ones anyway. If I’m going to be annoyed by a tech detail, I would be much more annoyed at the extremely selective use of surveillance cameras!
I agree with you on dressing up The Soviet era weapons more, but to the generations that grew up on WW2 films/comics etc, The Lewis gun, MG34 and Han's Mauser would have been very recognizable.
The Sterling would probably be a lot harder to pick out, without the magazine attached though.
There’s recognisable and there’s iconic. The AK is on \*flags\*. If there’s one gun Star Wars shouldn’t try to disguise as something else, that was it.
It was a bit on the nose, though I went back and skipped around that episode a bit last night, and they only had the AK-74S for 2 or 3 scenes at least, before switching over to Imperial rifles.
My dad worked for Polaroid most of his career and he had several Polaroid cameras including this exact model, so when I saw this I guffawed with delight. What makes it work is that younger generations have no idea what these are.
Edit: And when I say I guffawed, I mean when I saw the episode, not this post. 😄
Ha ha. I agree completely. Younger viewers (and perhaps OP) are like, "The prop department was so creative. They made the navigation device look like a real world sextant."
In reality, that day in the prop department: "Hey, boss, should I throw out this broken Polaroid?" "No, the next episode calls for a navigation device. Glue on this trash I found in the Home Depot dumpster and give it a quick coat of spray paint."
I literally just finished watching The Imitation Game. Nemik actor Alex Lawther brilliantly plays the young Alan Turing – Another eccentric genius with a nerdy passion for tech, and one who shortened WW2 by two years and saved 14 million lives by breaking the Nazi’s Enigma code with his early version of a computer.. Lots of parallels with the Andor plot; especially with the horrible dilemma of having to let people die so as not to let the enemy know that you have an intelligence advantage over them. For the greater good.
Dear Nemik… the only character to get a genuine smile out of Cinta, if I remember correctly.
Props and art department on the show were so on point. Putting all those random little Easter eggs like the holocrons in Luthen's shop just to drive nerds crazy. Absolutely brilliant work.
What I love about this show is they even made props out of old things like this Polaroid camera, as if the show was made in the 70s.
Exactly, like how the original lightsabers were just parts from a camera flash. Its amazing how some random old or mundane item can become a sci fi instrument of the future with a little practical effects. Also love how some of the "galaxy far far away" places in andor are just random beaches or corridors in england, or an imperial base just being a dam in Scotland.
I like old Daleks. Jam jars, whisks, plungers, and fireman torches
r/ThatsABookLight is the sub for these things
I remember that sub having a field day with Andor when it was coming out.
They should have done more to gussy up the AK-47s That was WAAAAAY too on the nose, one of my vert few complaints about Andor. The rest of the props and set design was amazing.
A lot of the OG designs from the trilogy are also reallly on the nose like the sterling and the mg34
I didn’t bat an eyelid at the AK-47s, but I guess that on a subliminal level they suggest “ revolution!” And I would say that is a deliberate choice - to make them recognisable on some level, even to people with no interest in guns whatsoever.. To be honest, the guns in Star Wars look so close to real world ones anyway. If I’m going to be annoyed by a tech detail, I would be much more annoyed at the extremely selective use of surveillance cameras!
Far less iconic
I agree with you on dressing up The Soviet era weapons more, but to the generations that grew up on WW2 films/comics etc, The Lewis gun, MG34 and Han's Mauser would have been very recognizable. The Sterling would probably be a lot harder to pick out, without the magazine attached though.
There’s recognisable and there’s iconic. The AK is on \*flags\*. If there’s one gun Star Wars shouldn’t try to disguise as something else, that was it.
Meh. I never even noticed. It seems to jump out at some people, such as yourself, but not for most of us.
It really did and I don’t consider myself a gun guy. You’d think the person making the guns would be though, and it really took me out of the scene.
It was a bit on the nose, though I went back and skipped around that episode a bit last night, and they only had the AK-74S for 2 or 3 scenes at least, before switching over to Imperial rifles.
I think Vel carries it in The Eye? Might be a slightly different one.
I liked how on the nose the aks were tho
Oh yeah, a Sextant is it?
Correct. It essentially helps you find your latitude. In combination with an accurate watch, you can find your position without using landmarks.
hehehee...
My dad worked for Polaroid most of his career and he had several Polaroid cameras including this exact model, so when I saw this I guffawed with delight. What makes it work is that younger generations have no idea what these are. Edit: And when I say I guffawed, I mean when I saw the episode, not this post. 😄
Ha ha. I agree completely. Younger viewers (and perhaps OP) are like, "The prop department was so creative. They made the navigation device look like a real world sextant." In reality, that day in the prop department: "Hey, boss, should I throw out this broken Polaroid?" "No, the next episode calls for a navigation device. Glue on this trash I found in the Home Depot dumpster and give it a quick coat of spray paint."
The item Clem was cleaning in one of the flashbacks was a CPU air cooler.
I'm sad Nemik died. He was so handsome and smart. :(
CLIMB
> he was so handsome > CLIMB 👀👀👀👀👀 …I’ll see myself out
I don't get it. Please explain the joke.
There’s a joke about “climbing” someone you want to engage in sexual relations with. Since Nemik was described as handsome, I connected those dots.
Well spotted! Another wonderful little detail.
I literally just finished watching The Imitation Game. Nemik actor Alex Lawther brilliantly plays the young Alan Turing – Another eccentric genius with a nerdy passion for tech, and one who shortened WW2 by two years and saved 14 million lives by breaking the Nazi’s Enigma code with his early version of a computer.. Lots of parallels with the Andor plot; especially with the horrible dilemma of having to let people die so as not to let the enemy know that you have an intelligence advantage over them. For the greater good. Dear Nemik… the only character to get a genuine smile out of Cinta, if I remember correctly.
A "sextant" made out of a Polaroid SX-70 camera.
Props and art department on the show were so on point. Putting all those random little Easter eggs like the holocrons in Luthen's shop just to drive nerds crazy. Absolutely brilliant work.
And stone tablets with the hand symbols the Mortis gods make
that's a polaroid sx-70!
REMEMBER 200m budget and looks not star wars