Tom Banjo

I really loved the “Making Of” episode about the soundtrack. It was probably my favorite episode. But 8 records at $200 is just overkill. I’d pay $50 for a double LP set of the highlights, especially if it was still by Mondo, but I can’t justify that set.

Toddarino

The best part is even at $200, they don’t throw in free shipping.

milo bloom

So no word on a fancy Blu release of the series? Like in a big box with a best-of soundtrack or something?

Mike86

I hope Disney puts the seasons on Blu-ray eventually.

Michael Corvin

The Child has a new Mandaloran protector in my office.

milo bloom

Is that official or did you kitbash it? It's very cool!

Michael Corvin

Nothing that fancy. It's just a Black Series figure sitting on top of the Disney Infinity figure. The Child figure is the size of a piece of candy corn. Runs $10.

milo bloom

Still, it looks like a nice piece for a desk or something. You also took a pretty good picture so that helped.

dex14

Deftones

Man the visuals on this show are spectacular. Looks kick ass.

Why So Blu?

YouTube finally got it up:

Inhumans99

Oh my gosh...can't wait. The bit where Baby Yoda puts up the protective covering on his pram...love it!

So sweet that it looks like Favreau and company put so much time and effort into delivering a quality second season and nothing looks like they just decided to hack things out for a paycheck. I find it a bit surreal that I am more excited for when a live action Star Wars show comes out than I am for the next Star Wars film (whenever that film eventually shows up in theaters).

TomOpus

Anyone see Grace Randolph's trailer reaction? Has some interesting news about Pablo.

Cellar Door

I was going to resist watching the trailer. I lasted about 5 minutes. Looks great! Amazing visuals and I'm excited about some of the characters they are bringing in.

If true, then I'm sorry to hear that and I hope things get worked out. I think he does a good job playing the character, but isn't there someone else wearing the suit much of the time on screen? I'd prefer to keep Pascal on board even if only for the voice, but I think Disney could make it work with someone else if they needed to so I'm not sure how much bargaining power he has here.

DJariya

Ughhh, smdh. Apparently cancel culture wants Gina Carano fired because they interpreted some recent tweets she made as mocking transsexuals.

https://www.nme.com/news/tv/the-mand...people-2752622

Inhumans99

Tom, if true the show runners need to sit down with Pedro and come up with a compromise, but....a big part of what makes the show is that even with his helmet on all the time you can still feel the intensity of Pedro's performance and if he constantly was seen without his helmet I do feel the show would suffer for this decision.

I can't help but think about all the people who grumbled about Spider-Man constantly having his mask off in the movies so what was the point of having a mask in the first place...lol.

The Mandalorian is supposed to be enigmatic and all that...if the helmet is off all the time there goes that feeling that The Mandalorian is an enigma wrapped up in a riddle.

TomOpus

One would hope for a compromise. I think most would want him to continue.

Mike86

Trailer looks great. Can’t wait!
For fuck’s sake. She didn’t even say anything. People are way too sensitive about anything even slightly perceived the wrong way. Just ridiculous.

Mabuse

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DJariya

I at the part when The Child basically says screw this and closes up his crib when Mando gets into trouble.

Bandoman

The first shot of the trailer reminded me of Firefly.

Jay G.

There's a few body doubles that are shot in the suit on set sometimes. In the first season, there's one entire episode someone other than Pascal was in the suit, because Pascal was doing King Lear on Broadway:
https://www.indiewire.com/2019/12/pe...es-1202195863/
Pascal could switch to full voice-over, or only showing up for the few "helmet off" moments.

Inhumans99

Jay G.. Yeah...the odd thing about Pedro Pascal's tiff w/the show runners (if indeed it has not been over-hyped for click bait from folks like Grace R) is that there are plenty of ways to work with his voice and have someone else in the suit except for those rare times when we might get to see him unmasked (which should be rare, given the whole shtick of being a Mandalorian is that you do not remove your armor in front of sentient beings).

If this is Pedro Pascal showing folks that he is that type of actor (everything turns into a melodrama) it is what it is...plenty of actors are fairly high maintenance folks (even actors who are not mega stars) as it comes with the territory and Favreau knows this and I am sure is used to dealing with drama from actors. So yeah, this rumor of drama on the set feels off but also very possible at the same time. He could be angling for exactly what you laid out Jay...just using his voice and have someone else wear the damn helmet as he may have come to hate that part of the gig.

devilshalo

He doesn't say screw this.. he sees Mando activated the whistling birds on his wrist guard and he knows what it does and took cover.

Why So Blu?

I don't buy Pascal being a "diva."