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The greatest Star Wars show took inspiration from the most underrated one

One of the greatest things about Star Wars being such a massive universe is that it allows creators, no matter what project they're working on, to draw inspiration from one another. We've seen this with the 2008 animated show The Clone Wars, which directly inspired the more Western-style approach in the first season of The Mandalorian, as well as in The Book of Boba Fett, which includes a handful of characters from the animated series. Even Andor showrunner Tony Gilroy, a self-described non-Star Wars fan, has found inspiration for his gritty sci-fi show within other Star Wars material. One particular part of Andor, however, drew great inspiration from an unexpected source. As revealed in The Art of Andor by Phil Szostak, the official behind-the-scenes companion book for the 2022-2025 Star Wars series, one of the first things that the production did was figure out the logo that would be used to represent Andor's opening title. The symbol would need to perfectly represent the early days of the Rebellion while also reflecting the Rebel Alliance symbol that would come to be used by the time of the original trilogy featuring Luke, Leia, and Han. The one in charge of designing that was B

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Star Wars almost had its very own Mission Impossible TV series

Before Tony Gilroy arrived, Andor was a lot different It goes without saying that Andor, a series following Rogue One's Cassian Andor and the beginnings of the Rebel Alliance, was met with universal critical acclaim. Often hailed as "the…

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Star Wars almost had its very own Mission Impossible TV series

Before Tony Gilroy arrived, Andor was a lot different It goes without saying that Andor, a series following Rogue One's Cassian Andor and the beginnings of the Rebel Alliance, was met with universal critical acclaim.…

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The greatest Star Wars show took inspiration from the most underrated one

One of the greatest things about Star Wars being such a massive universe is that it allows creators, no matter what project they're working on, to draw inspiration from one another. We've seen this with the 2008…

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Before Tony Gilroy arrived, Andor was a lot different It goes without saying that Andor, a series following Rogue One's Cassian Andor and the beginnings of the Rebel Alliance, was met with universal critical acclaim. Often hailed as "the…

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