Episode III: 19 Days

In nineteen days, I will have already seen Revenge of the Sith twice -- nineteen days until the nineteenth. Frankly, that's somewhat terrifying. It's coming up so soon, and then it'll all be over. No more Star Wars movies. Ever. Yes, there'll be TV series. And books. And videogames. And comics. And Super-Special Limited Editions. But the saga will be complete.

I keep on learning more and more about Episode III. Just yesterday I learned three things that I really didn't want to learn. One I had been practically positive was true for some time now, another I had actually speculated on,* and the third didn't exactly come as a surprise -- I could have easily guessed it by now. Still, it's infuriating. I've tried for three years now to remain spoiler-free, or at least as close as I can get, and when Episode III comes along I'll know practically everything.

Still, I'll know less that I did for Episodes I and II. I had read the scripts for both of those before release, so I knew exactly -- exactly -- what happens. That's not quite true of Episode III. I'm now more focused on saving whatever little remains unknown for the 19th. Today the Official Site released the "A Hero Falls" music video,** and I didn't watch it. I watched some behind-the-scenes stuff on the recording of the score -- also new content for today -- but closed the window as soon as new Episode III footage started showing up.

*I suppose I should actually be rather proud that my speculation was correct, as it was somewhat of a mystery, but it still smarts to have that little surprise ruined.

**They normally update around 9:00 PM EST every weeknight, but apparently as we approach the 19th they're updating on Saturdays, too. Not sure about Sunday.