About this episode

The episode discusses the upcoming release of The Mandalorian and Grogu, featuring insights from guest Peter Genovese about fan traditions and the history of lining up for Star Wars films.

March is here, which means The Mandalorian and Grogu is getting closer to its big May 22nd release! In this episode, we're joined by Peter Genovese from LiningUp.net for some major reveals you won't want to miss. The tradition of fans lining up for a new Star Wars film stretches back decades. In 1980, Terri Hardin camped outside the Egyptian Theatre for The Empire Strikes Back . The practice grew even bigger during the prequel era and continued through 2015's Star Wars: The Force Awakens and the sequel trilogy. Now, as The Mandalorian and Grogu prepares to hit theaters, that fan tradition is about to ignite once again. Peter shares the history behind LiningUp.net and reveals the official start date for fans ready to line up and celebrate the next chapter of the saga. Episode links: Terri Hardin Ep. 221 https://skywalkingthroughneverland.com/221-terri-hardin-imagineer-star-wars/ Contest winner Steve Lang: https://skywalkingthroughneverland.com/1980-kenner-star-wars-sweepstakes-winner-steve-lang/ Starwait.com and George Lucas interview: Today in Star Wars History 3/2/1980 - 46 years ago - This was a day long remembered by Richard - An ad appeared in the Sunday newspaper promoting a…

People in this episode

Hosts: Richard Woloski, Sarah Woloski

Guest: Peter Genovese

Topics covered

• The Mandalorian
• Star Wars
• fan traditions
• movie releases
• LiningUp.net
• history of Star Wars fandom

Keywords

• Mandalorian
• Grogu
• Star Wars
• fan traditions
• LiningUp.net
• Terri Hardin
• Steve Lang
• Empire Strikes Back
• movie premiere

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: LiningUp.net, Starwait.com, Kenner

Places: Washington, D.C.

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