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The timeline is left ambiguous for the most part so there is only trying to piece things together or go off of what people have said in interviews. I think we can pretty confidently say Mando S1, S2, and Boba Fett all take place within a short amount of time within the same year. This is supposed to be in 9 ABY. There are some things we don't really know like how long did Grogu train with Luke. I don't think we really know how much time has passed by season 3 of Mando. It could be withing the same year even and therefore skeleton crew could be happening at anytime within the Mando series. Then Ahsoka happens after Mando S3 but again we don't know how much longer after. Depends on where you look but some say even that happens within 9 ABY and other say sometime between that and 12 ABY. For reference, Luke starts training Ben in 15 ABY. So if any characters show up in the future Mando/Ahsoka projects, I'd expect that to take place sometime between 10-13 ABY. That's just my speculation though.

Yeah, I have no idea. Maybe they have plans to include the characters in a future project but wanted to allow for a time jump since the kids will age. Or maybe they put no thought into it and it's just random.

5 years after Return of the Jedi. Same timeframe as season 1 of the Mandalorian.

I see this one https://x.com/solstice676/status/1879900759401316597

The show did have a very "To be continued" ending to it. The kids story feels very contained to a single season though so it would be interesting to know how they would continue with a second season. If they have a season two I think it still has to follow the kids so they would need to come up with another adventure for them otherwise the show loses it's identity a bit. I could also see them not having a season two ending the kids story but then bringing in At Attin or Jod into one of the other Mandoverse shows or movie. Like maybe they need the help from another force user and get Jod out of prison to help.

A year ago yesterday they stated season 2 was in development. Of course we know how many "in development" SW projects have just disappeared. I think there was other rumors that filming was beginning this year so I guess this news confirms that. I think that is a pretty good recast.

I wonder if he’s teaming up with Ludwig Göransson again.

It sounds so good! I almost didn't buy it since I already own some of the individual releases. But this pressing is so much better so I'll likely sell off those other ones.

I made it through all 16 LPs this week! Granted, I played them while working, so they didn’t have my full, undivided attention, but I tried to listen closely. Thoughts on the Packaging/Pressing: The box itself is very nice and sturdy. This thing is heavy, so it’s good that the box doesn’t feel like it’s going to crumble when you pick it up. However, the outer sleeve is really slick, so you have to remove it before lifting the box. They also did a great job on the design of both the box and the sleeve. The individual record sleeves feature the original movie posters, which I think was a great design choice. However, I did notice a couple of issues with the labels. One label isn’t stamped down all the way, so it’s puffed up, and another has a second, off-center hole punch (in the label only). The Order of the Phoenix record has a slight warp, which seems to be a common occurrence with etched records. Thankfully, it doesn’t affect playback. Overall, I think the pressing is really good and sounds great. It’s very dry here right now, so there was a bit of static buildup causing some minor pops, but that would be fixed with cleaning or in less dry conditions. Across all the records, I think there was only one pop that seemed like it wouldn’t be fixed by cleaning. Thoughts on the Scores: I don’t think I’ve really listened to the scores separately from the movies, aside from the first three. Now that I’ve listened to all of them within a week, here’s my ranking: The Prisoner of Azkaban Overall, the best all-around score. It still has the iconic Harry Potter sound but with a darker tone to match the film. The Sorcerer’s Stone The most iconic of all the scores (obviously). It could easily be #1 based on the themes alone. The Deathly Hallows: Part II The most emotional of all the scores. The Goblet of Fire The most unique and perhaps the most fun. It’s a refreshing one-off. The Chamber of Secrets Still really good overall but lacks the freshness of The Sorcerer’s Stone. The Deathly Hallows: Part I To a lesser extent, it shares the same reasoning as Part II. The Half-Blood Prince Honestly, I’m not sure how to rank the last two. This one and The Order of the Phoenix are the most forgettable of the series. While still enjoyable, I don’t think I’ll play them as much. The Order of the Phoenix Ditto.

Did they put these casting feelers out there and after a bit of backlash decided they better push it back and keep looking? They better have the whole thing planned out or else the kids will age out of their roles too quickly with how long it is between seasons these days.

I think I've only seen him in a Black Mirror episode which he was good. I think it's a good idea to cast relatively unknown actors for some of these important roles. If the plan is to follow the source material more closely then I can't see how they will make him look like Snape. I hope they know what they are doing but I think he is way too good looking to pull of Snape lol.

He is still listed as the conductor for the April 3rd concert, which is promising. I’m not sure if there’s been an update on his health, but he’s had to back out of several concerts over the past few months. I don’t think he’s conducted a show since early spring. If he’s feeling better, I’d guess he might conduct an encore or a new piece on April 3rd. For the other shows, he might just attend as part of the audience for recognition. Of course, there’s always the possibility of a surprise encore at the other performances too.

The etching on Order of the Phoenix

Buying slowly over time isn't too bad. Two boxsets being released in a short time hurt though lol. I've made it 1/4 of the way through

Today was a big mail day for me! Also this puts me at 100 JW vinyl releases.