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Has ‘The Mandalorian’ on Disney+ Redeemed the Star Wars Universe?

Today a staff writer at Salon argues “The Mandalorian” has redeemed the Star Wars universe: The Disney+ series “The Mandalorian” has been both a critical triumph and commercial success. In my judgment, it’s the most compelling live-action story in the “Star Wars” universe since 1983’s “Return of The Jedi”. To that end, the story in “The Mandalorian’s” first two seasons about…

Ahsoka Tano Standalone Star Wars Series Coming To Disney Plus

Ahsoka Tano, the popular character from The Mandalorian, Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Star Wars: Rebels, is finally getting her own series starring Rosario Dawson. It’s set within the timeline for The Mandalorian and will debut on Disney Plus around Christmas of 2021. CNET reports: Disney revealed the news Thursday during an investor presentation, where the company also announced its…

‘Baby Yoda’ revealed as astronauts’ zero-g indicator on SpaceX Crew-1 mission

A few hours after launching to the International Space Station, the Crew-1 astronauts showed off their fifth crew member — a small plush doll of “The Child” or “Baby Yoda.” Source: https://www.livescience.com/spacex-crew1-baby-yoda-child-zerog-indicator.html

Disney+ Takes First Emmy Win With ‘The Mandalorian’ For Visual Effects

At the Creative Arts Emmys on Wednesday night, The Mandalorian not only scored its first Emmy but also won the first Emmy for Disney+. Deadline reports: As a brand new streamer, this year marks the first year of eligibility for Disney+. The Mandalorian has racked up a staggering 15 Emmy nominations with 8 of those trophies being handed out tonight. Outstanding…

Apple TV Plus Reportedly Has More Subscribers Than Disney Plus

If a report from The Wall Street Journal is correct, Apple’s TV Plus service that launched late last year has 10 million more subscribers than Disney Plus, which launched at a similar time but with access to almost every TV show and movie Disney owns the rights to. For comparison, Apple TV Plus launched with only 11 titles. Fast Company reports:…

‘Rise of Skywalker’ Falls Short of Predecessors. Is the Future Streaming?

After 42 years the final installment in the 9-movie Star Wars franchise arrived this weekend during a “moment of transition for the movie business,” reports Variety: Its $176 million debut, though massive, ranks as the lowest opening of the most recent three films in the saga, falling far below 2015’s “The Force Awakens” ($248 million) and 2017’s “The Last Jedi” ($220…