For a long time, watching the Star Wars movies in order was all that was necessary to keep track of the biggest events in a galaxy far, far away, but that’s no longer the case. Animated shows like The Clone Wars and Rebels got the ball rolling on the TV side of things, and now there also plenty of live-action shows to keep track of using your Disney+ subscription, including Andor, the prequel to Rogue One. Although Andor earned a lot of positive reception upon premiering in September 2022, Star Wars: The Force Awakens alum Simon Pegg only just started watching it, although the story behind that takes an expected turn.
Pegg, who played Unkar Plutt in the first Sequel Trilogy movie, explained on his Instagram Stories he was initially hesitant to watch Andor because he didn’t feel like the show’s dark tone was a good fit for the Star Wars franchise. He’s now come around and begun Season 1, but hasn’t made it that far because he’s been sidetracked by The Bear, which can be viewed with a Hulu subscription: In his words:
I started watching Andor. I resisted for a long time. I thought, ‘Star Wars isn’t dark and fucking grownup. It’s fun and bright.’ But then so many people told me it was fucking good. Then I was like, ‘Well, that’s kind of what Star Wars needs is to do something different, not to rely on the same old shit over and over again.’ So I watched the first episode, I thought it was really good. But then I watched the first episode of The Bear. And now I’m not going to watch another episode of Andor until I finish The Bear. Because The Bear is fucking amazing.
