Interesting: “Disney+ has announced that the next episode of The Mandalorian is set to be released early on Wednesday December 18th. The episodes are usually released on Friday, but this next episode will hit Disney+ right before Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is released in theaters.” I hate to admit it, but: I’m much more interested in seeing LITTLE WOMEN next week than I am to see the new Star Wars this week. And I know that I’ll like the new Star Wars, too. I am generally a sucker for them, even now. But I’m not plotting to see it early or anything. We’ll go when we go.
On the other hand: new THE MANDALORIAN episode two days early! That’s awesome. Can’t wait.
Yeah, I’ve seen a couple of video folks guess that Disney doesn’t really want to see the box office numbers for Ep IX versus the numbers for people Watching the Mandalorian on the same day. Because they suspect that the latter will cannibalize the former. Personally, I’ve got the choice between the Thursday night premiere and Star Wars night at the hockey arena and I suspect the ice will win.
In other news, The Mandalorian continue not to suck. The Bill Burr special is rather nice.