Why Star Wars' New TV Shows Have Opening Crawls, But The Mandalorian Doesn't

Since the beginning , opening night front crawl have been an substantive part ofStar Wars , having been see most recently in the newfangled TV showStar Wars : Skeleton Crew- though they were never used inThe Mandalorian . Yellow text float through space was the first trope interview ever hear of theStar Warsgalaxy , and since then has become something riffed on in almosteveryStar WarsTV show and twist - off movie . These brief summaries set up each installing expeditiously and stylishly .

This idea comes from sure-enough story serials George Lucas liked as a nipper , which would include this backcloth information to palpate like one chapter of a larger narrative . This became more important as more films were released , with these opening night textbook crawls containing endlessly all important selective information for the plot of the cinema . Now thatStar Warshas continue this style with its newer TV appearance , it ’s worth asking whyThe Mandaloriannever participated in this classic franchise tradition .

Ahsoka Started Star Wars' New TV Show Opening Crawl Trend

A Distinct Red Opening Crawl

Almost 4 years afterThe Mandalorianfirst aerate , Ahsokabrought fans the first opening creep outside theStar Warsmovies , although it did n’t seek to completely mime what come before . To distinguish the series from those films , it incorporates elements ofSolo : A Star Wars Story ’s blue opening school text into its esthetic . Thus , it ’s not angled like Skywalker saga open crawls , and is in a different coloring material : reddened .

Star Wars ' Ahsoka show surprisingly has an possible action crawl , teasing the return of Grand Admiral Thrawn and setting up big events for the saga ’s future .

AfterAhsoka , the next live - action mechanism series , The Acolyte , also had something like an scuttle creep , with blue text explaining the era and coif up the serial publication . This was necessary becauseThe Acolytetakes place in a completely new erato onscreenStar Wars . This , however , was also true forThe Mandalorianat the time of its release , so why did the series not necessitate its own opening creep , or even open text likeSkeleton CreworSolo ?

The Mandalorian Didn’t Need An Opening Crawl… At The Time

A New Era In Two Ways

When it was released , The Mandalorianwas the first ever live - actionStar Warsseries . It was n’t in competition with any other series set in a separate era , and it get place soon after the original trilogy , the most popularStar Warsstories ever . Thus , The Mandaloriandidn’t even need an curtain raising crawl .

On top of that , the series ' assumption is so intelligibly communicated through both its opening episode and the audience ’s noesis ofStar Wars . It hinge on fans ' general cognition of the saga . This has become more complicated with the many Modern TV shows taking place across over a hundred years of theStar Warstimeline . The question now remain , though , if the upcomingStar WarsmovieThe Mandalorian and Groguwill retain this , or admit an hatchway creep or textbook .