10 Dumbest Things About Star Wars TV Shows

Back when it was first used to convincingly create the backgrounds seen during the first season of The Mandalorian, the Volume - a large LED video wall replacing practical sets and green screens - felt like a real game-changer.

Along with not forcing actors to simply imagine their surroundings on a soulless green screen stage, when used well, this technology also made filmmakers' lives a little easier, with there no longer being a need to venture out into the actual real-life desert to shoot sequences set on Tatooine, for example.

That being said, even the most advanced and exciting technology we currently have to offer still can't quite replicate the real deal perfectly. And that truth was never felt more than during Obi-Wan Kenobi and the third season of The Mandalorian.

Here, the decision to seemingly rely on the Volume more than ever to create the worlds going on around the likes of Obi-Wan and Din Djarin backfired big time, with both of those seasons, and much of the action within them, ultimately feeling way too small and diluted for stories set in this larger than life galaxy.

When used sparingly and when the moment absolutely calls for it, the Volume can be a remarkable tool. 

But overusing and lazily depending on it as a way of getting around having to actually go out on location or craft a big ol' practical set is just plain foolish, and looks even more so when compared to the impressive, largely practical worlds created for the stunning and epic-feeling Andor.