Excellent news, Creature Commandos followers! In case you’ve been having fun with the TV sequence’ run together with your Max subscription over the previous few weeks, take consolation understanding it’s going to last more than simply seven episodes. It was introduced at this time that Creature Commandos Season 2 is on the slate of upcoming DC TV reveals, however along with passing alongside that information, present creator and DC Studios co-head James Gunn shared a terrific tackle why the primary DC Universe challenge drops episodes weekly.
Over on X (previously generally known as Twitter), Gunn, who runs DC Studios with Peter Safran, responded to a fan who was questioning why Creature Commandos episodes aren’t launched unexpectedly provided that “streaming has made this observe widespread and extra pleasing for the viewer” with the next assertion:
As a result of it affords a top quality present a possibility to be mentioned and develop from week to week. CC has gotten extra in style from episode to episode due to the optimistic dialogue round it and has cultivated an enthusiastic viewers. If we had dropped all of the episodes without delay who is aware of what would have occurred. I’ll seemingly all the time be within the one-a-week camp for our reveals. For individuals who wish to binge unexpectedly they’ll wait till the top of the season.
I agree with James Gunn about this. Whereas I loved the novelty of full-season drops after I signed up for my Netflix subscription virtually a decade in the past, these days I welcome when new episodes of streaming reveals are launched week to week. Not solely does it make it simpler for me to maintain present with a present within the midst of my busy schedule somewhat than really feel like I must binge it unexpectedly, like Gunn identified, reveals that run week to week do higher in the case of rising and producing extra dialog. Are you able to think about if all of the episodes of The Mandalorian had premiered on Disney+ without delay? I’ve a sneaking suspicion Grogu wouldn’t have grow to be as in style as he did.
Now, would I’ve watched Creature Commandos Season 1 as rapidly as potential if the eight episodes had been all launched on the identical time? In all probability, however not less than with the week-to-week plan I can let the occasions of every episode marinate in my thoughts for every week, then activate Max to see how they’re adopted up on. Judging by what James Gunn advised that fan, it additionally appears like all of the DC Universe reveals might be launched week-to-week. That’s principally already confirmed for Peacemaker Season 2 and Lanterns, with the previous present’s first season additionally releasing episodes weekly and the latter confirmed to air on HBO first.
New episodes of Creature Commandos come out Thursdays on Max, so maintain checking again with CinemaBlend for extra protection on the adventures of Rick Flag Sr., The Bride, Eric Frankenstein, Weasel, Physician Phosphorous, Nina Mazursky and extra. Different DCU reveals arising occlude Waller, Paradise Misplaced, Booster Gold and the Blue Beetle animated sequence, and don’t overlook to additionally look by the upcoming DC motion pictures on deck.