From ’Star Wars’ to ’Game of Thrones’ to ’Avengers: Endgame’ to ’Stranger Things,’ 2019 is shaping up to be a wild year.
Throw out your 2018 calendar. If you still use a paper calendar. Not sure why you still would do that. It seems unwieldy and needlessly difficult, writing things down and manually flipping through the months. You should really think about switching to some sort of digital option, preferably cloud-based so you can access it from anywhere. It’s 2019, after all.
Ah, right. That’s what we were getting at. It’s 2019! And guess what: there is so much stuff on the way for your eyes and ears and brains. Seriously, it’s crazy. Hugely popular franchises are ending, some are spinning off, some are just continuing but with Halle Berry now. There’s new stuff and follow-ups from massively successful debuts. It’s all a bit overwhelming, actually. That’s why we — the Uproxx staff — have scanned through the already announced television and film options that are coming between now and December to highlight some of the things we are most excited about. It’s a long list and we didn’t even get to everything. Rest your eyeballs now, people. They’re about to get a workout.
Star Wars: Episode IX, December 20
Yes, it’s still about a year away, but it’s kind of weird we aren’t all talking more about the final chapter of the main Star Wars Saga. (Not counting the offshoot movies. Speaking of, doesn’t Solo feel like it came out two years ago?) Well, at least we think it might be the final chapter, and I’m sure it will be promoted that way, even though this is the third time in the last 36 years we’ve all thought we were seeing the final chapter. So, it probably won’t be. Whatever! Though, I tend to think Star Wars fatigue is at least partially real and plays a role in all this. At least, with every one of these post-George Lucas films, the pre-movie hype feels a little less fun and a little more forced. (This year marks the 20th anniversary of The Phantom Menace and I promise most of the nostalgia will focus on the months leading up to the movie instead of the actual movie, because, in retrospect, the hype was the fun part. I miss the days of fun hype.)
Regardless, I can’t wait for the eventual final showdown between Kylo Ren and Rey. (Okay, I don’t really care about Rey’s parents at all, except it would be nice if she finally had a last name.
