Skywalking Through Neverland: Keeping the Star Wars Magic Alive

Another chapter has closed on a great Star Wars animated series - STAR WARS: THE BAD BATCH. Richard and Sarah break down the series finale, "The Cavalry Has Arrived." Was it everything we expected? Where do our favorite defective, yet EFFECTIVE, clones go from here. When will we see Omega again. Our discussion covers everything from emotional moments to music to character journeys in the series. W...

Star Wars Month is HERE, and we are celebrating with a breakdown of the NEW Disney+ anthology series, TALES OF THE EMPIRE (airing May 4th). The six episodes feature two characters, Morgan Elsbeth and Barriss Offee, following their journeys as they descend towards the dark side. Richard and Sarah analyze each episode, sharing music analysis, Easter eggs, and story points.    We also play highlights...

Warren Proulx joins us this week to break down his roles and share behind the scenes stories on The Mandalorian, Book of Boba Fett, Obi-Wan Kenobi , and Ahsoka . We get into the weeds about working in the costumes and what happens when nature calls. There's even a little about the upcoming show, Skeleton Crew .    Come say hi to Warren at Scum & Villainy on July 29 as part of the Virtual Cantina t...

Bambi Moé, Former Vice President of Music for Walt Disney Television Animation, talks about her work at the Walt Disney Company and her amazing book, Part of the Magic: A Collection of Disney-Inspired Brushes with Greatness . She has worked with and met so many influential people and tells us some of those stories. You'll hear about The Monkees, Robin Williams, Drew Barrymore, and Michael Jackson,...

The Dune II Popcorn bucket made its mark on pop culture over the past month, from social media mayhem to an SNL sketch! We turned to one of its creators & former STN guest, Marcus Gonzalez ( Zinc Group & former Walt Disney Co. CM), to talk about how theme park and movie theater collectibles have formed their own collecting subculture. From Disney Parks favorites like the Millennium Falcon bucket &...

We break down Season of the Force so you know exactly what to expect, what to eat, what to see, and what to BUY at Disneyland, from April 5 through June 2, 2024!! Opening day was an absolute blast - we flew with purrgil, met Sabine Wren, and ate popcorn out of a Hutt's mouth. We will also share with you Imagineer and Lucasfilm interviews from our very early press morning, where we learned some gre...

This episode features a history of Star Wars in the Disney Parks! As we lead up to Season of the Force 2024 at the Disneyland Resort, Richard and Sarah look back at 37 years of Star Wars/Disney Parks crossovers - including the Darth Vader ballet!! We share fun facts and stories about Galaxy's Edge, Star Tours, the first Season of the Force, Star Wars Weekends, and more!   We recorded this episode...

We break down THE BAD BATCH Season 3, Episodes 4-7 with James Floyd from Star Warsologies ! This is the midpoint of season, so we discuss several theories, the music, and where we think this series will end up. W ho are these Clone X's?? Let's get to the bottom of Project Necromancer. There are also several references to films we know and love -  Jurassic Park and Terminator . As with all great di...

After 9 years we've done it! THIS is the Classic Marvel Star Wars Comics issue that coincides with Sarah's birth in March 1981!! Issue #48 "THE THIRD LAW" is an appropriately Princess Leia-centric episode in which she faces off against Darth Vader, and the Star Wars universe was introduced to the Garden of Butterflies.   We recommend watching the video version (above) of this episode which contain...

Best way to consume this podcast: https://youtu.be/0wEf-vWejug   Crawl out of that tauntaun, grab a cup of warm blue milk, and settle in for exciting stories about vacationing on the ice world of Hoth! On March 5, 1979, principal photography began in Finse, Norway for THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK. Mark Newbold of Fantha Tracks visited these icy plains. He stood on the grounds where Luke Skywalker was a...

Are you ready to take a trip with us to Droid World? In the early days of Star Wars - 1981 - this comic book world was inhabited by colorful and vengeful warbots! Luke Skywalker, R2-D2 and C-3P0 go on an adventure and we are here for it! Richard and Sarah share their thoughts as they read through this classic Marvel comic. Do you remember reading it? Did you listen to the adapted book-and-record T...

Richard and Sarah review and breakdown the first three episodes of THE BAD BATCH season 3 which premiered on 2/21 on Disney+! We were also part of a Star Wars fan site roundtable hosted by Disney and Lucasfilm, which shed fantastic and relevant insight into The Bad Batch from the showrunners Brad Rau (executive producer) and Jennifer Corbett (head writer, executive producer), along with the voice...

This is a discussion with Eddie Munster himself - Butch Patrick! Richard grew up watching Butch Patrick in just about everything from Shazam (1974) , Lidsville (1971-72) , The Phantom Tollbooth (1970) , The Munsters (1964-66), and The Monkees 1967 Christmas episode. In that episode Butch plays Melvin Vandersnoot, a child of 10 going on 65 with no Christmas spirit. Of course, The Monkees change tha...

If you love theme parks, then you are going to love this episode! Courtney & Kelly Turckel (Neverland Clubhouse) join us to compare and contrast Disneyland Resort to Universal Studios Hollywood - ranking them in terms of price, experience, attractions, food, theming and more.    Richard and Sarah conceived of this episode back in December, when our top-level Disneyland Magic Keys blocked us out of...

What is the Genie from Aladdin doing in a Classic Marvel Star Wars comic? And why is it purple? Who is Cody Sunn-Childe? How does this comic relate to the Mortis Arc and World Between Worlds in Star Wars? Richard and Sarah answer all of these questions as they meticulously delve into Issue #46 "Dreadnaught Devourer" OR "The Dreams of Cody Sunn-Childe."   We recommend watching the video version on...

Soundtrack lovers, this episode is for you!! Mike Matessino, film historian & soundtrack producer/mixer/engineer, joins us to discuss his fascinating career. For 30+ years, Mike has edited, mixed, restored, and master engineered expanded & deluxe edition soundtracks such as the Star Wars original trilogy (1997 Special Edition release), Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Planet of the Apes, Hook, Harry...

YouTube version: https://youtu.be/TSAdvCZ2mgw Law Professor B.J. Priester ( FanGirl Blog ) joins us to share the ins and outs of public domain and trademarks, especially as it applies to beloved characters like Mickey and Minnie Mouse. It has been 95 years since the introduction of Disney's iconic mice and Tigger, which means anyone can use these characters without Disney's consent. However, it's...

It's our annual year-end wrap-up spectacular!! We take a look back at 2023 - the highs and lows, what may or may not have met our expectations, our personal goals, and so much more. And we invited some friends to join us - Melissa Miller from Star Warsologies (which can be found here on the Skywalking Network), and Spencer Jawitz from Virtual Cantina Network! From BARBIE to INDIANA JONES, San Dieg...

How much do you know about Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol"? On this episode we share the novela's 1843 origins, then fast forward through 180 years of incredible adaptations! THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL, SCROOGED, MICKEY'S CHRISTMAS CAROL, SPIRITED, and so many more. What is the pop culture impact of "A Christmas Carol" and how has it affected us personally? Richard and Sarah share their favor...

Join Sarah, Courtney, and Kelly as they take you on our weekend at Disneyland. We went to Disneyland on November 17th -19th and it was a weekend of Celebration. It was Life Day in Galaxy's Edge, the start of Christmas time in the parks and we celebrated Courtney's Birthday! We recap the experience, including Viva Navidad and the new Adventureland Treehouse. We recommend you watch the video version...

"Mickey's Christmas Tales" is a NEW series of stop-motion animated shorts on Disney+. We are going to break down these ultra CUTE shorts, plus an amazing documentary "Christmas With Walt Disney". Here to join us and add some great Disney historical perspective is our friend and podcaster Teresa Delgado!   We pose many questions that we hope you can help with such as, what is up with Bitsy? And wha...

It's Classic Marvel Star Wars Comics LIVE from Long Beach ComicCon! Richard and Sarah did a panel breaking down Issue #45 - DEATH PROBE. We had a large screen where the audience could see the panels, and we even did a Hostess/Marvel ad where we brought in a special guest. Luckily we recorded the entire panel on video, as well as our wrap-arounds for this week.   We recommend watching the video ver...

Time to break down Disney's NEW animated film, celebrating 100 years of Animation - WISH! We also will share stories, pictures and videos from our WISH press day at Walt Disney Animation Studios in Burbank, CA, where we learned so much about the animation process, and visited Walt's office!! There won't be any spoilers for the film until we warn you, so you can listen up to that point if you haven...

THE MARVELS is here, and we share our review and breakdown of the film with Skrull actor Paul Warren! Is Iman Vellani (Ms. Marvel) the new "Nick Fury" of Marvel? What did we think of the more "out-there" scenes with show tunes and flerkittens? What crazy behind-the-scenes stories does Paul Warren share? Let's go higher, further, faster together!   Paul also shares fun stories of his time working o...

Who animated the iconic BOBA FETT in THE STAR WARS HOLIDAY SPECIAL? John Celestri! John joins us in a fascinating discussion on the inception and animation of "The Faithful Wookiee" animated short from The Star Wars Holiday Special. Since he was the senior animator at Nelvana Studios, John had his pick of characters from the special, so he took on Boba Fett, of course. Our discussion includes answ...