Tales of the Jedi & Andor and other SW material

 Watched the first two episodes of Tales of the Jedi, the animated Star Wars series, streaming on Disney+. 

Interesting that while the concurrent Andor is taking place in the years leading up to Rogue One and A New Hope, this series of shorts (15- 20 minutes long for the most part) gives us the back story of some characters who will be major players in the prequels.

In some ways, Andor can stand alone, I think you have to have more of a working knowledge of the Clone Wars era to get more out of Tales. A basic knowledge of SW is enough for Andor, as you have the Empire and the beginnings of the rebellion. Tales expects you to know who Ahsoka, Count Dooku and Qui-Qon Jinn, and others are, or will be, to make a connection.

We will get to see Ahsoka joining the Jedi Academy and what drove Count Dooku to leave the Jedi and change his alliances. Can't wait to see those episodes, probably over the next few days.

Both The Bad Bunch (animated) and The Mandalorian (live-action) will be returning for new seasons later this year, I believe. They have both had teasers, but I'm just unsure of when they will be scheduled. ThoughI'm sure it will be after the two current series are completed, to keep from an overload. 

While there had been plans for the SW games & books taking place in the Old Republic to eventually be made into series or films, I think that internal strife at Lucas/Disney have put those and other SW output on hold. I've never played the games or read the books, but it would be interesting to see this material, which takes place thousands of years prior what what we've seen in the films. These would be brand new characters to most of us. Another thing is that, as far as I know, the stories taking place in these are not considered canon. That would probably have to be corrected in some fashion before they appeared, I would guess.