> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.theomnicosm.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ trailer disappoints, Crunch White doesn’t - URL: https://www.theomnicosm.com/the-mandalorian-and-grogu-trailer-disappoints-crunch-white-doesnt/ - Published: 2025-09-27T12:00:06.000Z - Updated: 2025-09-28T01:45:31.000Z - Description: Your weekly rundown of everything from Popculturology, Deep SNL Thoughts and Snackology. - Author: Bill Kuchman - Tags: The Omnicosm • Saturday Wrap, The Mandalorian and Grogu, Star Wars, The Mandalorian, Crunch, M&Ms, The Omnicosm Hello! Welcome to the Sept. 27, 2025, edition of the **Saturday Wrap**. Here’s everything you might of missed from **The Omnicosm**. ## Join The Omnicosm Join the hundreds of subscribers who already get the free ****Popculturology**, ****Deep SNL Thoughts** and ****Snackology** newsletters. Subscribe Email sent! Check your inbox to complete your signup. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f4/8b/f48be8ca-23c6-4d81-b0cf-da2fb0785911/content/images/2025/09/lede-092625-2.png) ###### Popculturology • Friday Newsletter ### ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ are contractually obligated to be here Do you remember when *The Mandaloria*n first premiered and it felt special? Here was the first live-action *Star Wars* show, complete with an intriguing protagonist, a killer score and the reveal that THERE WAS A BABY YODA. But then over the next two seasons, **Jon Favreau** and **Dave Filoni** turned *The Mandalorian* into [a bloated collection](https://www.theomnicosm.com/is-the-mandalorian-a-cohesive-show/) of nostalgia bait (it’s R5-D4!), live-action versions of animated characters (Ahsoka! Bo-Katan!) and the stubborn insistence of not recasting **Mark Hamill** with an actual human being to play Luke Skywalker. There was also the odd move where Lucasfilm dropped the story of how Din Djarin and Grogu reunited after the Season 2 finale in *The Book of Boba Fett*, an entirely different show that Disney seems to pretend doesn’t exist. (Where’s the steelbook, Disney?) Favreau, Filoni and everyone over at Lucasfilm and Disney will never admit it, but I’m positive that a planned fourth season of *The Mandalorian* was reshuffled into *The Mandalorian and Grogu*, an upcoming theatrical release that’ll be the first *Star Wars*movie since *The Rise of Skywalker* stumbled across big screens way back in December 2019\. (*Moana 2*’s $1.059 billion worldwide gross showed that [a TV-to-movie transformation](https://www.theomnicosm.com/moana-2-gets-a-weak-chee-hoo-from-me/) can rake in a ton of money.) Lucasfilm released the first trailer for *The Mandalorian and Grogu* on Monday, and, well, um ... it’s a trailer. [Keep reading …](https://www.theomnicosm.com/the-mandalorian-and-grogu-are-contractually-obligated-to-be-here/) [The Box Office Report: ‘Demon Slayer’ overthrows ‘Pokémon’ to claim anime box office crownAfter more than two decades as the biggest domestic anime release, ‘Pokémon: The Movie’ gets bumped down a spot.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f4/8b/f48be8ca-23c6-4d81-b0cf-da2fb0785911/content/images/icon/the-omnicosm-logo-square-new-5.png)The OmnicosmBill Kuchman![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f4/8b/f48be8ca-23c6-4d81-b0cf-da2fb0785911/content/images/thumbnail/lede-092225-BO.png)](https://www.theomnicosm.com/demon-slayer-overthrows-pokemon-to-claim-anime-box-office-crown/) --- ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f4/8b/f48be8ca-23c6-4d81-b0cf-da2fb0785911/content/images/2025/09/lede-crunch-white-1.png) ###### Snackology • Thoughts for Food ### Crunch White shines bright While **Snackology** is all about new, fun and often gimmicky additions to the candy aisle, I often find myself called toward a Crunch bar while making a gas/bathroom/snack stop on a trip. There’s something about that very specific chocolate taste and those tiny crispy bits. Growing up, a Crunch bar was a step above your traditional Hershey’s chocolate bar. (And the level right before you — gasp! — made the jump to a candy bar with nuts in it.) At the same time, I won’t shy away from a white chocolate twist on a standard candy bar. (The Butterfinger Marshmallow bar that I recently tried was pretty good.) I remember tracking down white chocolate Reese’s Cups in the Wegmans bulk candy section with my uncle when I was a kid. There just wasn’t the wealth of options when it came to candy back in the day. And now we have the **Crunch White** bar, a white chocolate twist on the classic Crunch bar. [Keep reading …](https://www.theomnicosm.com/crunch-white-shines-bright/) [Snackology Review: What’s the buzz on Honey Roasted Peanut M&M’s?The latest flavor puts a sweet spin on the traditional Peanut M&M.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f4/8b/f48be8ca-23c6-4d81-b0cf-da2fb0785911/content/images/icon/the-omnicosm-logo-square-new-6.png)The OmnicosmBill Kuchman![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f4/8b/f48be8ca-23c6-4d81-b0cf-da2fb0785911/content/images/thumbnail/lede-honey-roasted-peanut-mms.png)](https://www.theomnicosm.com/whats-the-buzz-on-honey-roasted-peanut-m-ms/) [Snack Chat September 2025All the snack news you need to know from the past month.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f4/8b/f48be8ca-23c6-4d81-b0cf-da2fb0785911/content/images/icon/the-omnicosm-logo-square-new-7.png)The OmnicosmBill Kuchman![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f4/8b/f48be8ca-23c6-4d81-b0cf-da2fb0785911/content/images/thumbnail/lede-092425-SNKC.png)](https://www.theomnicosm.com/snack-chat-september-2025/) ****The Omnicosm** is written and produced by ****Bill Kuchman**. 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