How to get your Mando fix from non-Mando media.

Bumping this thread to share my current enthusiasm for Sons of Anarchy. It's a bad ass biker gang who run a gun business and protect their town like a bunch of vigilantes. They use dirty cops to cover their backs and help authorities deal with mexican gangs and other criminals.

What makes these guys mando? They're thugs, they use violence, they're not hesitant to kill or torture and yet... they're very much the good guys because of a strong set of ideals they live by. People come to them when they know the cops won't do much to bring justice.

So if you haven't heard about it, please please check it out Sons of Anarchy IMDb page

Mulan It's Mando because Mulan is just an ordinary girl but becasue she works hard she is able to become a warrior and save her country. Her motivation is also very Mando because she really does it all for her family (specifically her father.) It's also a musical... which has nothing to do with being Mando, I'm just mentioning it because I can.

Kamen Rider Dragon Knight This is basically Power Rangers but not as famous. Without going too much into the craziness of the plot, there are Kamen Kiders who have to save these two worlds from destruction by aliens. The episodes get more Mando when the Riders team up with eachother. Today's episode was full of mando like quotes. The alien leader mentor (that I call Kamen Rider Kal) said that a warrior must listen as well as fight and sometimes listening is the hard part. And Siren had two about how the people who wait at home are just as important as the people out fighting.

he he, I watch too many kids shows

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Mulan It's Mando because Mulan is just an ordinary girl but becasue she works hard she is able to become a warrior and save her country. Her motivation is also very Mando because she really does it all for her family (specifically her father.) It's also a musical... which has nothing to do with being Mando, I'm just mentioning it because I can.

Saw it, enjoyed it and it's one of the rare depictions of a badass female you can find these days. And yes, all Disneys happen to be musicals as well

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Kamen Rider Dragon Knight This is basically Power Rangers but not as famous. Without going too much into the craziness of the plot, there are Kamen Kiders who have to save these two worlds from destruction by aliens. The episodes get more Mando when the Riders team up with eachother. Today's episode was full of mando like quotes. The alien leader mentor (that I call Kamen Rider Kal) said that a warrior must listen as well as fight and sometimes listening is the hard part. And Siren had two about how the people who wait at home are just as important as the people out fighting.

he he, I watch too many kids shows

Sounds interesting, would it be far-fetched to hope for TCW to take a turn for something similar?

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Sounds interesting, would it be far-fetched to hope for TCW to take a turn for something similar?

That would be pretty nifty, I think it could happen.

By the way, you can find almost all the English episodes online... if you feel like watching a couple of guys in plastic armour ninja-fight eachother.

Okay, so I just went out and saw Avatar last night and I have to say, it was a damn good movie. Perhaps it was the tribal/warrior culture theme surrounding the film, but I was continuously reminded of Mandos.

Sure, there was no armor on the natives' side, and they did have their whole nature-loving bit, but many aspects struck me as particularly Mandokarla. They were split into clans, and called each other brother and sister. Also, one phrase they repeated several times throughout the movie was "I see you," which, is like saying "I acknowledge your existence within my heart," or "I accept you." It seemed very like the Mando'a phrase for "I love you," since "Ni kartayli gar darasuum" actually translates to "I know you forever." Both seem to go deeper than the English version.

The plot itself is very "this is our land" oriented, and the movie somewhat predictably preaches the lesson about how power and money corrupt, etc., but the universally "Mandalorian" thing recognizable would have to be the way the tribes of Pandora (the planet) fight back against their oppressors.

Overall, some things just seemed to scream Mando to me, for one reason or another, and some things didn't. But it was a great movie and I would definitely recommend going to see it or at least renting it at some point. [Plenty of explosions/helicopters/weapons/fighting scenes, if you need more incentive.]

I'm right with you Meshla!

During the war speech I had my big eye opener revelation and thought "mandokarla"!

The Na'vi definitely got some mando in them

Especially how they seem to hate aruetiise ( = outsiders )

I saw the A-Team yesterday, and it just kind of made me think about the whole Mandalorian culture.

There was definitely a strong tie between Hannibal and his "boys," Hannibal even referring to the rest of the team as such. The way they just stuck up for each other, especially the scene in which they were before the military judges was very reminiscent of how Mandos stay together. The chemistry between the characters (and the way the actors pulled it off) was just so strong. I got the impression that these guys really did spent eight years of their lives together (as the movie noted) and developed their own sense of brotherhood, with Hannibal as their buir.

Off topic slightly, I grew up watching the A-Team TV series, and the movie did a fantastic job of capturing the show's essence. If you get a chance, I say check it out. I laughed the entire movie, and it's not one of those gory, suspenseful action flicks. It's rather tongue-in-cheek and just overall fun. Liam Neeson was awesome as Hannibal, and every one of the actors respectfully played the roles previously established in the series. The movie was worth the many years' wait to finally get made.

I came across this "Motivational" poster the other day, and to me it just screams of Mando. (Of course, anything Firefly screams of Mando...)

MJ - HA. Love it.

Ok. Just thought of one. Predator - 1987, with my governor...err...former governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Its not meant to be intelligent, so skipping debates, really - the squad chemistry reminds me a whole lot of our favorite Commandos.

Plus, one of the subplots involved one of their former team mates George Dillon, now a CIA handler, duping the entire team. He's the aruetiise outsider now, a government pawn using them as pawns (a subplot I could just as well liken to Solid Snake and Grey Fox's relationship from the Metal Gear Solid series).