The Book of Boba Fett Television Series

TBOBF: Held off on this one until today.  It doesn't hurt any less than when I finished the series some time ago.  Beware there are some spoilers ahead.  Boba Fett has been my favorite character since I grew up with the original Star Wars.  This series didn't do him justice.  The Tusken Raider arc was really good start to the series.  It does the Tuskens right by giving them an appropriate storyline.  But when Boba returns to Tantooine it goes downhill.  There were really good characters and moments but they couldn't hold up the show as a whole.  

I really liked his "right hand gal" in Fennec Shand, the Wookie Krrsantan, as well as the Gamorrean guards, and Dokk Strassi.  In the middle of the series an episode is stolen by The Mandalorian.  It was a cool episode but it didn't belong here.  Then there was a biker gang that was way too bright (think Power Rangers) for the series.  And they ended it with Boba Fett riding a Rancor which came off as hokey.  They've done so well with The Mandalorian so it's hard to figure out how they went so wrong here.

This could have been a really good series.  It started off so well with the escape from the Sarlacc pit and the Tusken Raiders.  The rest of the show just didn't have as much grit to it.  I don't mind Boba Fett without his helmet as much as others as we've seen not every Mandalorian is the same.  But he needed to be more badass and we didn't get that.  I'll definitely watch season two if one is released with the hopes that they figured things out. Unfortunately season one fell short of my expectations.

2022 Topps The Book of Boba Fett Blaster

 

2022 Topps Book of Boba Fett:  I'll share my thoughts on the TV series a bit later but for now we'll look at some cards.  Here we of course have Boba Fett and Fennec Shand.

The design for me is fine.  I like the colors and simplicity.  I do feel like the logo could have been somewhere else or maybe included "Book of Boba Fett".  As you'd expect you'll get mostly screen grabs on the base cards.  The Tusken Raiders really do shine in the series and look cool on the cards as well.

One of the Arsenal inserts.  Allows for more photos and you get a description of the weapon on the back.

Heroes and Villains and Aliens and Creatures inserts.  Nothing wrong with character cards and more background on them.  Krrsantan was a good character and seems to be a favorite amongst fans.

Concept Art insert showing off Cad Bane.  He's a fun character in the Star Wars universe so seeing him on cardboard is nice.  And this card looks cool.

Bad guys.

Yeah, Boba Fett riding a rancor...  Krrsantan is cool.  Not necessarily a hero but he has some redeeming qualities.  And everyone loves Wookies.

The backs are good in providing context for the card fronts.  No complaints and there is that logo I'd like to see on the front.

Manufactured relics can be hit or miss.  I really like the look of this one.  "Boba" with the Mando design inside it makes it look cool.

A look back at one of the sadder scenes in Star Wars.  And we'll finish it off with a look an Ahsoka Tano.  Always enjoy seeing her either on screen or on cards.  Fun box of cards.  Not sure I'll try to get a complete set but I do like what I saw in this blaster.

BREAKDOWN:
61 – Total Cards
8 – Blue Parallel
4 – Heroes & Villains
3 – Concept Art
2 – Purple Parallel
2 – Aliens & Creatures
1 – Arsenal
1 - Manufactured Medallion Relic