The Mandalorian (Star Wars Live Action Series)

[Spartan Rex]

Preview pict from season 800:

(found on Reddit)

 

[Sassafras]

So if true this will (retroactively) be the spark that lights the fire that is the Holdo maneuver.

LOL I'd like to think Mando would leave a few grav charges around, set the auto pilot, and bail out, if he'd been on Leia's ship WITH ALL THE WORKING TECH THAT WAS THERE. After all, he's got that extra mouth to feed.

As opposed to "the plot needs it, and we can do a really cool silent shot of the explosion that will toy with audience emotions the same way not telling Poe about the plan did. And of course, the epic Poppins Leia."

But it was a cool space shot tho.

 

[ZE_501]

LOL I'd like to think Mando would leave a few grav charges around, set the auto pilot, and bail out, if he'd been on Leia's ship WITH ALL THE WORKING TECH THAT WAS THERE. After all, he's got that extra mouth to feed.

As opposed to "the plot needs it, and we can do a really cool silent shot of the explosion that will toy with audience emotions the same way not telling Poe about the plan did. And of course, the epic Poppins Leia."

But it was a cool space shot tho.

LOLOLOL...pointless and very casual suicide for a character nobody cared about. Leia?s reaction along the lines of ?Thanks for taking one for the team there, bud!?

Was that in the second one? SMH


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[The Buffinator]

LOLOLOL...pointless and very casual suicide for a character nobody cared about. Leia?s reaction along the lines of ?Thanks for taking one for the team there, bud!?

Was that in the second one? SMH


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Yep, AOTC. Wait, did you mean SW chronology or ours? Definitely not in ESB.

 

[chrisstbh]

First episode is 52 minutes long.

 

[Sassafras]

First episode is 52 minutes long.

Just hope Favreau and Filoni's creative juices are flowing; would love to see some video shorts, eventually. IMO this show should have a definite run of seasons - which suspect it does as F & F know how to put a period on things.

For me it'll be like an epic movie, eventually, that I can revisit.

~10 years ago, sat in a half-filled, empty weeknight theater with a tired audience for the my first IM viewing, and by the end, the room was electrified and my world changed.

Fast forward and last year was indifferently sprawled on a sofa, starting to watch this "filler" show waiting for the MCU series to kick in.
3 minutes into Mandalorian and my world changed.

Pretty cool, even if it's Favreau's fault am spending more on collectibles.

Meanwhile, figured the poster graffiti meant something - nice breakdown:
https://screenrant.com/mandalorian-season-2-posters-star-wars-easter-eggs-secrets/

 

[jye4ever]

Has it really been 11 months.

11 really loooooooooong months lol

 

[Sassafras]

Has it really been 11 months.

11 really loooooooooong months lol

Disney Gallery took the edge off tho. Least for me. Also mercifully filming wound up pre-Covid shutdowns. Now the tech seems to be saving other productions - it's a legacy Favreau and Filoni and entire team can be proud of. Like they didn't KNOW, really, if the Volume would work.

For me too, one of the coolest things is the resurge of model building. Just need an extra $500 for the Hasbro Razor Crest.

 

[chrisstbh]

Has it really been 11 months.

11 really loooooooooong months lol

Time has flown by thanks to COVID.

 

[jye4ever]

Time has flown by thanks to COVID.

It definitely made me so preoccupied that you are right I forgot about the wait for Mando.

 

[jye4ever]

Soooooooo

Spoiler

EM was on the Mando set in his full OW costume, cool!

 

[chrisstbh]

Soooooooo

Spoiler

EM was on the Mando set in his full OW costume, cool!

Just a costume test for the Kenobi mini-series apparently though.

 

[jye4ever]

Or a flashback

 

[Prime Clone]

Now comes word S2 will have characters and scenarios from this '90s videogame. LFL will get their "source material" (or fan service) anywhere they can!

 

[NAZGUL-KING]

Now comes word S2 will have characters and scenarios from this '90s videogame. LFL will get their "source material" (or fan service) anywhere they can!

That brings back some memories. Star Wars: Masters of Teras Kasi was one of my favorite PS1 games.

 

[darth dennis]

That brings back some memories. Star Wars: Masters of Teras Kasi was one of my favorite PS1 games.

Same here! My son was maybe five and his "Th" sounded like an "F" so it was always funny when he was Thok... It was a pretty fun fighting game for sure!

 

[Sassafras]

When a major corporation's hopes rest on the little show that could. But whatever. I kept my D+ subscription - rewatching Clone Wars and Rebels. Still can take or leave Ahsoka *shrug* but bring on Bo-Katan!

https://www.investors.com/news/disney-stock-falls-mandalorian-season-two-seen-giving-disney-plus-major-acceleration/

It's unclear how many viewers churned off Disney+ after the first season of "Mandalorian," but Wall Street analysts agree that the Star Wars series was a key driver of paid subscriptions for Disney+.

Bank of America analyst Jessica Reif Ehrlich says "Mandalorian" is "hugely popular and a critical show" for Disney.

Last year, Disney teamed up with Verizon (VZ) to offer Disney+ for free at its launch, waiving the cost of $6.99 a month or $69.99 a year. That deal ends on Nov. 12, a couple of weeks after the start of the second season of "The Mandalorian." The timing seems to suggest Disney is hoping subscribers will stick around and pay for a subscription to watch the entire second season.

"We think having 'The Mandalorian' season two coming out before the first batch of the Verizon promos expire will be a positive,"said Rosenblatt Securities analyst Bernie McTernan.
....

Recently, Disney announced a reorganization to reflect its focus on its streaming media business. The move gave Disney stock and immediate lift and comes as the theme parks segment continues to deal with pandemic restrictions. Several of its theme parks reopened, but with limited capacity. And Anaheim, Calif.-based Disneyland remains closed for a least several more weeks.

Frost & Sullivan analyst Dan Rayburn says Disney had already been investing heavily on its streaming services. "Now they're reinforcing how important their direct-to-consumer streaming services are," he said.

They have some way to go to catch up with rival Netflix. Worldwide, including Hulu and ESPN+, Disney has 104.5 million subscribers vs. Netflix's 195.15 million. Analysts say Disney is well-positioned to make up some ground. Disney plans to launch Hulu globally as Star. They're expected to reveal details of that streaming service at its virtual Investor Day on Dec. 10.

"We think that's going to narrow substantially over the coming 12 to 24 months," said McTernan. "Don't forget that Disney went out and bought Fox for its content and knowing that you need to take content globally for streaming. The Fox content is going to be one of the key aspects of the Star international programming lineup.".....

Ultimately, new content will be the long-term driver of subscriber growth and retention for Disney's streaming services in the U.S. and abroad. Disney has more than 50 new shows and movies slated for Disney+.

But like other studios it had to shut down production when the pandemic hit. In the interim, Disney turned to its large library of classics.

And as theaters remain closed in large markets like Los Angeles and New York, Disney decided to offer its blockbuster "Mulan" on Disney+ for $29.99 on Sept.4, after it had been delayed since mid-March.

Analysts say Disney wanted to recoup some of its investment in the big-budget production rather than let it sit on the shelf indefinitely. It's not yet known how many people bought the movie.

 

[chrisstbh]

Is spoiler talk allowed in here after the new season premieres?

 

[Cocoboloboy]

Is spoiler talk allowed in here after the new season premieres?

I say spoiler talk is always allowed for a series you watch at home. Especially in a thread made to talk about the series.

 

[Prime Clone]

When a major corporation's hopes rest on the little show that could. But whatever. I kept my D+ subscription - rewatching Clone Wars and Rebels. Still can take or leave Ahsoka *shrug* but bring on Bo-Katan!

Call me a tightwad but I'd rather make a one-off purchase of the stuff I wanna rewatch than pony up a monthly fee. That said, it's hard to discover new stuff without a subscription of some type.