# Maul: Shadow Lord **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** disney-hulu\ **Created:** [March 17, 2026, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maul-shadow-lord/1028513 "2026-03-17T02:52:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![vislor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/vislor/32/5933_2.png) [@vislor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vislor)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2026, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maul-shadow-lord/1028513/21 "2026-06-01T16:56:32Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > It was 20-year old CGI produced on a kid’s TV series budget. It doesn’t look great, but looking great would have been 10x the cost and 10x the time. I’m not arguing that at all. It’s why I compared it to Bab5, my favorite SciFi series, which still holds up to this day. It also looks like they didn’t have time to finish it. I don’t fault them for that. I was merely commenting on what it looked like to me. My apologies if that was note clear. Thanks for the discussion! ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2026, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maul-shadow-lord/1028513/22 "2026-06-01T16:57:42Z")
> [@vislor](#): > > I can’t tell if that’s to make him mysterious or they haven’t decided who will replace the great JEJ in voicing him. James Earl Jones was replaced by an AI sampling the voice of James Earl Jones. > **[James Earl Jones Signed Over Rights For AI To Recreate Darth Vader’s Voice](https://www.forbes.com/sites/timlammers/2024/09/09/james-earl-jones-signed-over-rights-for-ai-to-recreate-darth-vaders-voice/)** > > Darth Vader voice actor James Earl Jones— > who died Monday at 93—made sure in 2022 that the voice would live on via AI. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2026, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maul-shadow-lord/1028513/23 "2026-06-02T06:55:00Z")
> [@DSeid](#): > > Anakin [.snip..] had to lead to Rebel One Do you mean “Andor” and “Rogue One”? ---
**Author:** ![DSeid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dseid/32/20194_2.png) [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2026, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maul-shadow-lord/1028513/24 "2026-06-02T10:49:48Z")
Yeah. Must have been before coffee or something. Oy. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2026, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maul-shadow-lord/1028513/25 "2026-06-02T19:57:54Z")
This was really good. Nice touch using bad guys you know survive so there is actual tension to the fights. ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2026, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maul-shadow-lord/1028513/26 "2026-08-31T15:28:41Z")
I finally got around to watching the series this weekend. It’s good. They spent plenty of time developing the characters, so that no knowledge of other series is needed. All the characters are interesting. I like how they handled the arc of the police droid, from a by-the-book buddy to conspirator to treason. It felt very natural. The Empire is at its peak as an implacable foe. You can hinder them, but they will be coming back with reinforcements. Eventually more than you can even hope to defeat. I appreciate that the major story lines were resolved. Yes, there’s plenty of hooks for future stories, but the season ended at a resolution. The artistic direction was interesting. I got a very Impressionist vibe, where the feel is more important than the pixel count. The skin tones of the characters were complex. Much better than the plastic look of Clone Wars and other early animations. The choice to use “matte” backgrounds in a lot of scenes was reminiscent of old films. They provided ambiance without distractions. I don’t need to see motion everywhere. I think their experiments with some of the [Star Wars: Visions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars:_Visions) have paid off. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maul-shadow-lord/1028513.md?page=1)