Weird Al wrote The Saga Begins before even seeing TPM, just using the leaks.
Did not know this. Interesting tidbit for the day 😛
There’s a hidden commentary track for the music video on the now out of print “Weird Al” Yankovic Live! concert DVD of his 1999 tour. Apparently the spoilers were so on the money, he only had to make minor changes after finally getting into an early TPM screening.