Star Wars 7x7: A Daily Bite-Sized Dose of Star Wars Joy

1,606: Resistance Briefing: "The Platform Classic" (Season 1, Episode 9)

26 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The aftermath of the Battle of Jakku, the Guavian Death Gang, a rumored spaceship verified, and a system we haven't heard about since the Clone Wars a...

1,605: 3 First-Time Viewers React to the Star Wars Holiday Special

25 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Fun fact: Brainstormer Lani, Quizmaster Joe, and Scorekeeper Declan had never seen the Star Wars Holiday Special. So I made them watch it, and then ha...

1,604: The Winners and Losers of the Star Wars Holiday Special

24 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Shocking as it may seem, the fallout from the Star Wars Holiday Special was actually rather minimal. Most of the actors and creative team continued to...

1,603: Goodnight, But Not Goodbye

23 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Two musical numbers round out the final half hour of the Star Wars Holiday Special ... sung by Bea Arthur and Carrie Fisher. Plus, the Wookiees wear r...

1,602: Still the Best Part of the Star Wars Holiday Special

22 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

It's easy to say that the Boba Fett cartoon was the best part of the Star Wars Holiday Special, considering the competition it had. But it actually ha...

1,601: The Most Uncomfortable Scene in Star Wars History

21 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The most uncomfortable scene in Star Wars live action history is also one that no kid under the age of 10 understood at the time of the Star Wars Holi...

1,600: The Star Wars Holiday Special at 40!

20 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The thing is, the Star Wars Holiday Special really starts with a bang, and you think it's going to be awesome! Then, after nine minutes of Shyriiwook-...

1,599: Resistance Briefing: "Synara's Score" (Season 1, Episode 8)

19 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The First Order's plans take a major leap forward in "Synara's Score," episode 8 from season 1 of Star Wars Resistance. Here's the scoop, to fill you ...

Episode 1,598: Host Allen Voivod Interviewed for Less Than 12 Parsecs Podcast

18 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

For our Sunday conversation this week, the tables are turning! I was lucky enough to be interviewed for a "Titans of Star Wars Podcasting" series on t...

1,597: Timeline/Storyline-Dependent Characters for the Cassian Andor Series

17 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Happy Life Day to you! More to come next week about that, but for today, we're completing our look at characters who could appear in the Cassian Andor...

1,596: Who Will (and Won't) Be in the Cassian Andor Streaming Series?

16 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The Hollywood Reporter suggested five characters who could appear in the Cassian Andor streaming series for Disney+. It's a fun idea, but I daresay I ...

1,595: Star Wars Episode IX Update (400 Days Left!)

15 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

A slightly less caffeinated episode than yesterday's, but still with a bit of a conspiracy theory bent - this time about what we think we know about E...

1,594: "The Mandalorian" Conspiracy Theories

14 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The news that Pedro Pascal is getting a role in The Mandalorian is probably true, but when you read into the details, it's not official yet. And becau...

1,593: Remembering Stan Lee (1922-2018)

13 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The story of Star Wars and the life of Stan Lee first intersected in 1975, and none of our lives would ever be the same. On today's episode, we reflec...

1,592: Resistance Briefing: "Signal From Sector Six" (Season 1, Episode 7)

12 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

If there's anything in particular to recommend "Signal From Sector Six" to you - without ruining the episode for you - it would have to be Oscar Isaac...

1,591: Interview With Mark O'Connell, "Watching Skies"

11 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In another installment of our Sunday conversations, here's our interview with Mark O'Connell, author of "Watching Skies: Star Wars, Spielberg, and Us,...

1,590: Bob Iger Announces New Cassian Andor Streaming Series

10 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Diego Luna will reprise his role as Cassian Andor for the second live action series coming to Disney+, their upcoming streaming service, according to ...

1,589: ILM Launches Television Division for The Mandalorian

09 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Want to know what's really important for Lucasfilm and Disney right now? Look no further than the announcement that Industrial Light and Magic is open...

1,588: Is Star Wars Episode IX a "Course Correction"?!

08 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

J.J. Abrams is seeking to consolidate his operations with some incredible ambition. But the industry-insider-fueled story is also claiming that Star W...

1,587: Predicting the Big Events of Celebration Chicago

07 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We haven't checked in on Star Wars Celebration Chicago in a while, and based on what we already know about major upcoming Star Wars content, it seems ...

1,586: Is the Boba Fett Movie REALLY Dead?

06 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Are the reports of the Boba Fett movie's death exaggerated? Is there a chance it might crawl out of the sarlacc pit of development and see the light o...

1,585: Resistance Briefing: "The Children From Tehar" (Season 1, Episode 6)

05 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Why is the First Order after these two kids? Is it related to how they steal kids for indoctrination as stormtroopers, or is something more sinister a...

1,584: Interview With Morten Bay, "Weaponizing the Haters"

04 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Last month, Morten Bay (a Research Fellow at the Center for the Digital Future at USC Annenberg) published a study which revealed that the hate direct...

1,583: Disney Recoups Lucasfilm Investment in Six Years?

03 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Has it really been six years since Disney bought Lucasfilm? My, how time does fly. And according to a report on CNBC via comScore, Disney has already ...

1,582: A Non-Spoiler Discussion About Episode IX Spoilers

02 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

If you've been seeing more and more headlines about Episode IX that reveal the leaks, rumors, or spoilers right in the headline, you're not alone. A l...

1,581: Is the First Order Stronger in the Outer Rim Than We Thought?

01 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

It's just a doll, or perhaps a statue. But the mere fact of its existence is a little terrifying. What does it mean when the First Order is such a sig...

1,580: Connecting the Original Trilogy to Star Wars Resistance

31 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

A wink and a nod to the old Star Wars merchandising conundrum; a doll that can't possibly be what it is (can it?); and artwork that suggests galactic ...

1,579: Connecting the Prequel Era to Star Wars Resistance

30 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

You may not be a cartoon person, or a kids' content person when it comes to Star Wars. But when it comes to Resistance, not only is it a major new con...

1,578: Resistance Briefing: "The High Tower" (Season 1, Episode 5)

29 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The First Order's Major Vonrag raises the stakes with his attempt to gain control of the Colossus refueling platform. But does Kaz really understand w...

1,577: Is Star Wars Outer Space Different From Our Outer Space?

28 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Today I'm welcoming Georgetown physics professor Patrick Johnson back onto the show! It's one thing to hear laser blasts and explosions in space as a ...

1,576: Beckett Gets Double-Crossed Before Solo: A Star Wars Story

27 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The last of the one-shot stories we're going to talk about for a while, this one reveals the job that Tobias Beckett and crew were working just before...

1,575: How DJ Got Himself Arrested Before The Last Jedi

26 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

When we met DJ in The Last Jedi, he claimed he was just trying to get a good night's sleep. Which was true, from a certain point of view. What also wa...

1,574: How Cassian Met (and Reprogrammed) K-2SO

25 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In another of our episodes where I'm catching up with stories we haven't yet talked about on the show, I'm digging in to the tale of how Cassian first...

1,573: Leia's Other, Equally Successful Trip to Crait

24 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Leia's trip to Crait didn't go that well in The Last Jedi, and it went about as well when she went there in between A New Hope and The Empire Strikes ...

1,572: Oscar Isaac, Gwendoline Christie Returning to Star Wars Resistance

23 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Official descriptions for episodes 6-9 of Star Wars Resistance have been released, and they're more revealing than you might expect on first blush. Al...

1,571: Resistance Briefing: "Fuel for the Fire" (Season 1, Episode 4)

22 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Nothing that immediately jumps out as being Resistance/First Order related in "Fuel for the Fire," episode 4 from season 1 of Star Wars Resistance. Bu...

1,570: Catching Up on NYCC Star Wars News

21 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Since we never really talked about news out of New York Comic Con from earlier this month, I thought today would be a good day to close the loop on th...

1,569: Clone Wars Season 7 Update

20 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We're maybe a year away from the release of Clone Wars Season 7 on the new Disney streaming service, but after careful review of the information out t...

1,568: Harrison Ford Inserted Into Solo: A Star Wars Story

19 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

You've seen Michael Douglas and Robert Downey Jr. de-aged for Marvel movies, but what would it have been like if they de-aged Harrison Ford for Solo: ...

1,567: What Is (Good or Bad) "Fan Service," Anyway?

18 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

What exactly is "fan service," and what's the difference between good and bad fan service? That's the topic I'm exploring in light of the prop reveals...

1,566: The Mandalorian Live-Action Series Update

17 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Jon Favreau has posted two rather insane prop photos from what appears to be the set of The Mandalorian, his live-action series coming to Disney's str...

1,565: Chuck Wendig's Firing From Marvel Comics

16 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Last week, Chuck Wendig announced that he'd been fired from writing Star Wars comics for Marvel because of the way he conducts his Twitter activity. I...

1,564: Resistance Briefing: "The Triple Dark" (Season 1, Episode 3)

15 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Our seven top takeaways from "The Triple Dark," episode 3 of season 1 of Star Wars Resistance, in which we find out the kind of gambit the First Order...

1,563: Star Wars Episode IX Update (432 Days Left!)

14 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Oscar Isaac talks about improvisation on the set of Episode IX, and new rumors suggest that not only are script rewrites happening, but production may...

1,562: A Brief History of Cantinas in Star Wars Movies and TV

13 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

For a franchise that has been described by George Lucas and countless other Lucasfilm creatives as being primarily for kids, the movies and TV shows s...

1,561: Final Notes From the Premiere Week of Star Wars Resistance

12 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

From the timeline crossing with The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi to the time spot in the broadcast day, from the target audience age to the type of...

1,560: Where Is the Money Coming From in Star Wars Resistance?

11 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

When I watch new Star Wars stories, I often find myself wondering about the money. Not about the animators or producers and the like - about the in-wo...

1,559: Star Wars: A Future Without the Force?

10 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Once is an accident; twice is a coincidence; three times is a conspiracy. The three most recent blocks of Star Wars storytelling are mostly free of Fo...

1,558: Resistance Briefing: "The Recruit" (Season 1, Episodes 1 and 2)

09 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Star Wars Resistance debuted on Sunday night, with a two-part episode entitled "The Recruit." The title refers to our main character, Kaz Xiono, and i...

1,557: Resistance Week! Mining the Star Wars Databank

08 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

At least twenty new entries have appeared in the StarWars.com Databank in concert with the run-up to the premiere of Star Wars Resistance. On today's ...

1,556: Resistance Week! Reveals From the Cast Interviews

07 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Just how long was Star Wars Resistance in development? And what is there to learn from the interviews conducted with the cast and crew during the pres...

1,555: Resistance Week! The First Order's Proxy War Heats Up

06 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In the extended sneak peek at Star Wars Resistance, we learn that pirates attacking the Colossus refueling platform are suddenly changing tactics, are...

1,554: Resistance Week! The First Order Is ... NOT Attacking?

05 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

A video featuring the ace pilots on the Colossus in Star Wars Resistance reveals more about life on the Colossus refueling platform, including the dan...

1,553: Favreau's Series Is "The Mandalorian"

04 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Well, that was a surprise! Jon Favreau took to Instagram yesterday to post a presumed title of his Star Wars live-action series: "The Mandalorian." He...

1,552: Resistance Week! Planet Revealed, Timeline Confirmed

03 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The press event for Star Wars Resistance was held not too long ago, and we're learning more details about the series - including the name of the plane...

1,551: Resistance Week! What We Know About the First Five Episodes

02 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We've got the overview of the first five episodes of Star Wars Resistance, including lots of star power like Frodo Baggins himself, Elijah Wood! Howev...

1,550: Resistance Week! Why the New Series Is Essential for Star Wars Fans

01 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Even if you're not planning on watching the new series Star Wars Resistance, or your gut reaction is to dismiss it because it's targeted at kids, ther...

1,549: The Future of the Jedi Order Revealed in "Jedi Challenges"?

30 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We haven't talked about Lenovo's "Jedi Challenges" augmented reality game yet, and it's not designed to have much of a story to it, per se. But it is ...

1,548: Kathleen Kennedy Gets Three-Year Contract Extension

29 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Big news on the business front: Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy's contract has been renewed for three years, through 2021. What does that mean? F...

1,547: Episode IX Update (448 Days Left!)

28 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Hamill "going to work." Andy Serkis canceling a comic book convention appearance. Both make great grist for the rumor mill, but is there anything...

1,546: "Vader Immortal" VR Series and Star Wars Gaming Update

27 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The next big thing in Star Wars VR has been announced! "Vader Immortal" is a three-part VR series beginning in early 2019, from the same team that bro...

1,545: Rey's Parents: The Non-Spoiler Toy Reveal

26 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

There are more rumors kicking around about Rey's parents, but you can ignore them, whatever they are. The fact of the matter is, we may have already b...

1,544: Remembering Star Wars Producer Gary Kurtz (1940-2018)

25 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

There may be multiple generations of Star Wars fans for whom the name Gary Kurtz doesn't ring a bell. For others, knowing he was a producer of Star Wa...

1,543: The Physics of the Kessel Run

24 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Back in Episode 1,233 in November 2017, I interviewed Georgetown University physics professor Patrick Johnson, author of The Physics of Star Wars. In ...

1,542: Han Solo's Abandonment Issues

23 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Left behind by his father. Left behind by Beckett. Left behind by Qi'ra. Han Solo's got some major abandonment issues. And it informs his character de...

1,541: Disney CEO Bob Iger on the Future of Star Wars

22 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Earlier this week, The Hollywood Reporter featured a wide-ranging interview with Disney CEO Bob Iger, in which he had a few comments about the future ...

1,540: Our Final Review of Solo: A Star Wars Story (Expanded Edition)

21 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Now that we've spent all this time looking at the trees, what about the forest? So to speak, that is. We've dug into the depths of the Solo: A Star Wa...

1,539: Secrets of the Finale of Solo: A Star Wars Story

20 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

After all the double-crosses are said and done, who did what they were expected to do, and why? Qi-ra's motivations, in particular, get much clearer i...

1,538: How Many Parsecs Was It???

19 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In full disclosure, our deep dive into the Solo: A Star Wars Story novelization is mostly about L3-37, Lando, and his decision to leave Han, Chewie, B...

1,537: More Fun Facts From the Kessel Run

18 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

How can our heroes "hear" the booming of carbonbergs smashing into each other in space? What two moments during the Kessel Run are different in the mo...

1,536: The Secrets of the Kessel Slave Revolt

17 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Two sly references to A New Hope, one to the original Lando novels, droids getting religion, and much more on tap as we discuss the secrets of the Kes...

1,535: Filling in Qi'ra's Three Deadly Missing Years

16 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We learned a little about what happened to Qi'ra after she and Han were split up on Corellia in Solo: A Star Wars Story. Now, thanks to the "Expanded ...

BONUS EPISODE: Nissan's Jeremy Meadows on Working With Lucasfilm, ILM and More

15 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Most Star Wars fans won't get to go to the red-carpet world premiere of a Star Wars movie, or work directly with ILM, Skywalker Sound, or the Lucasfil...

1,534: Lando's Cape Obsession, Chewie's Shower Destruction

15 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

A lighter look at the Solo: A Star Wars Story Expanded Edition novelization today, in which we meet Lando Calrissian, discover just how deep his cape ...

1,533: What You *Didn't* Know About the Dryden Vos Meeting

14 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

When Han Met Dryden... doesn't exactly sound like a romantic comedy, does it? Well, Dryden Vos may have admired Han's audacity, but there was no love ...

1,532: Legends In-Jokes in the Solo Novelization?

13 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The Vandor train heist - and its prologue and aftermath - are what we're looking at in today's installment of our series on the secrets of the Solo: A...

1,531: Why Was Beckett's Crew Short-Handed in Solo: A Star Wars Story?

12 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In Solo: A Star Wars Story, Tobias Beckett considers taking Han and Chewie off Mimban with them because his crew is "short-handed." But how did they g...

1,530: Corellian Secrets From the Solo Novelization

11 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In the first of our series of episodes looking at the "Expanded Edition" (aka the Solo: A Star Wars Story novelization), we're digging into the new in...

1,529: Bethany Lacina Interview: Analyzing Star Wars Twitter Behavior

10 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Do people talk in a more hostile way to women than men on Twitter, when they're talking about Star Wars? A new analysis from Bethany Lacina, a politic...

1,528: Our Review of Star Wars: Last Shot

09 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Now that we've given you the top takeaways from the novel Star Wars: Last Shot, today's episode is the review episode! Yes, normally the review episod...

1,527: Han and Lando Grow Up in "Last Shot"

08 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Our last summary of the major takeaways from Star Wars: Last Shot concludes with the high points from the "Now" timeframe of the novel, more than two ...

1,526: Lovelorn Han, Mixed Up With Sana Starros Again!

07 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Okay, NOW we get to Han Solo's part in this whole crazy "Last Shot" affair, and it involves the mysterious Sana Starros, she of the "marriage" to Han ...

1,525: Cantonica Interlude, Continuity Issue?

06 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Before we get to Han Solo's involvement in this whole droid apocalypse scenario, we have to examine an interlude in Star Wars: Last Shot that also, as...

1,524: L3-37 Keeps the Galaxy's Biggest Secret From Lando

05 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Fyzen Gor swore revenge on the galaxy in 13BBY, in Daniel José Older's novel Last Shot. Three years later, he was well on his way to making it a real...

1,523: The Start of Han and Lando's Problems in "Last Shot"

04 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

How did Lando and Han get into so much trouble in Daniel José Older's "Last Shot"? Well, it all started about twenty years ago - 13BBY, more precisel...

1,522: Scoundrel Business: Final Solo Box Office Report

03 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In its 15th weekend of release, Solo: A Star Wars Story is still in 90 movie theaters in the US, but for all intents and purposes it's reached the end...

1,521: No Force Friday, No More Toys 'R' Us

02 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Here we are in the month of September, and this will be the first time in four years that we don't have a Force Friday event to look forward to. Yes, ...

1,520: Star Wars Resistance Update (36 Days Left!)

01 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

A new behind-the-scenes featurette for Star Wars Resistance was released earlier this week, and if you look carefully, you'll get to see some very int...

1,519: Episode IX Production Update (476 Days Left!)

31 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Tomorrow marks the one-month anniversary of the start of filming for Episode IX, and they've already started filming on location! Not exotically, but ...

1,518: The Link Between Enfys Nest, Saw Gerrera, and Jyn Erso

30 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In our last look at excerpts from Solo: A Star Wars Story Expanded Edition (the novelization of the movie), we get more clarity on the link between th...

1,517: L3-37 and the Three Brains of the Millennium Falcon

29 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Fun Fact: The Millennium Falcon's main computer is composed of three different droid brains! We know that L3-37 is one of them, thanks to Solo: A Star...

1,516: How Qi'ra Started Working for Dryden Vos in Solo: A Star Wars Story

28 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

There were three years between Han and Qi'ra being separated on Corellia and being reunited on Vandor. We know (generally) what happened to Han in tho...

1,515: How Han Solo Got Kicked Out of the Flight Academy

27 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The "Expanded Edition" of the Solo: A Star Wars Story novelization comes out next week, but we're already being showered with excerpts from the book -...

1,514: What Happened to Security Cam Footage at the Jedi Temple?

26 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Obi-Wan and Yoda discovered the Anakin/Vader secret via security camera footage from the massacre at the Jedi Temple. It doesn't look like they saved ...

1,513: The Newest (Living) Discoverer of the Anakin/Vader Secret

25 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

I'm clarifying a bit about the parameters of who knew the Anakin/Vader secret today, and adding a new set of people to the list - only one of whom act...

1,512: Who Knows/Knew the Anakin/Vader Secret?

24 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

When the canon was rebooted in 2014, the only people who knew that Anakin Skywalker was Darth Vader were Obi-Wan and Yoda, as far as we knew. (And Pal...

1,511: Where Do All These Fan Theories Come From?

23 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

They come from fans, of course! Well, that's the simple answer to a simple question. The more complex question is, why do you hear about certain fan t...

1,510: Are Fan Theories a Good Thing for Star Wars?

22 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We all have theories about what might happen in upcoming Star Wars movies. But is it a good thing when fandom-focused websites raise some of those the...

1,509: Episode IX Production Update (486 Days Left!)

21 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

More updates on things you can't believe or shouldn't take for granted, including Dan Mindel's alleged set photo, Richard E. Grant's alleged role, Epi...

1,508: Is "Resistance" the "Deep Space Nine" of Star Wars TV?

20 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - set on a space station, and focused on the crew stationed there. Star Wars: Resistance - set on a refueling platform, and...