Captains' Logs and Lightsabers

Captains’ Logs and Lightsabers is back again with another comparison episode! But this time, it’s not about the shows and films…but the fan experience! Chris and Jonathan have both attended mega-fan events like Star Trek Las Vegas and Star Wars Celebration, as well as other fan-centric events! Listen as they recount their exploits, share panels attended, cool cosplay, and more! This episode of CLL...

On this animation-focused episode of Captains’ Logs and Lightsabers Podcast, Chris and Jonathan discuss The Bad Batch season 2, episodes 1-3 and the final four episodes of the first season of Star Trek Prodigy. No news this episode, just How Did You Geek This Week and straight into discussing the two shows. FULL SPOILERS for Bad Batch S2 and Prodigy S1 finale! 0:00 Introduction & Catch Up 3:50 HDY...

Jonathan and Chris are back for one final episode for 2022. How Did You Geek This Week has Steel City Con coverage and Avatar 2 reactions. Two news items and lots of Star Trek Prodigy talk. Then, the hosts look ahead to the many upcoming projects for Star Trek and Star Wars in 2023 including a complete breakdown of the trailer for the final season of Picard. Star Wars has 3 major projects releasin...

CLL 20 Show Notes Welcome to CLL 20! Chris and Jonathan return after the abbreviated Halloween episode with HDYGTW and a couple news stories. The focus of the episode then turns toward a serious topic and one that is extremely important to us. On this milestone episode dedicated to veterans and their families, Chris and Jonathan turn the conversation to a serious topic, one that affects so many of...

CLL #19 - Halloween in SPAAAAACE Jonathan and Chris got together for this special Halloween release of Captains’ Logs and Lightsabers Podcasts to discuss their top 5 scary and gruesome moments in Trek and Wars. How Did You Geek This Week and News rundown take a break for this abbreviated, themed episode. Share your favorite spooky moments from Trek and Wars on our socials and email! Review and rat...

CLL #18 - Andor & Star Wars News Roundup The next episode of Captains’ Logs and Lightsabers is here! On this Star Wars-centric episode, the boys kick off with the continuing adventures of Chris’s Goodwill Collectible Adventures and Jonathan has fallen hard into a new video game on How Did You Geek This Week. Then the news stories come fast and furious before a lively discussion on the first fi...

Hey Captains’ Logs and Lightsabers listeners, today’s episode makes mention of some difficult topics depression, anxiety, self-harm, suicide, loss of family and loved ones, and more. Please stop listening if any of these themes may be potentially triggering to you. If you or anyone you know are having suicidal thoughts and ideations, or any other mental health crisis, please dial the national suic...

Chris and Jonathan discuss Star Trek: The Motion Picture Director’s Cut 4K release, Mandalorian Season 3 rumors, a medical emergency in the Star Wars famiy, and they continue their discussion of Star Trek Picard: Season 2 with Episodes 3 and 4 of the show taking center stage in the feature discussion. Some sensitive topics regarding Police and ICE make their way into discussion as they’re relevant...

Episode 15 of Captains’ Logs and Lightsabers is here! On this episode, Jonathan and Chris have a spoiler-laden discussion about the new film The Batman in the How Did You Geek This Week segment. Then, the hosts discuss the casting news for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, the latest Star Trek figures and toys, and the Obi-Wan Kenobi Trailer. The feature topic this week is the final episode of The Bo...

Welcome to a very special episode of Captains’ Logs and Lightsabers as we commemorate Star Wars Podcast Day 2022! On February 7, 1999, the first episode of Jedi Talk was released. This was the very first podcast to discuss Star Wars. With this episode, we honor the contributions to fandom that Jedi Talk made by keeping the conversation centered around Star Wars. On episode 14 of CLL, Jonathan and...

Captains’ Logs and Lightsabers Podcast is back for it’s first episode of 2022! This episode, Jonathan and Chris discuss the announcement of all the premiere date and season renewals for the Paramount+ Star Trek shows coming in 2022. Additionally, they discuss the final trailer for Star Trek Picard that came along with the series news. Shifting gears to Star Wars, the hosts discuss casting news for...

Jonathan and Chris are back with a regular episode of Captains’ Logs and Lightsabers this week! After two interview episodes, the show has gotten back to it’s typical format where the hosts discuss news stories relating to the wealth of Star Trek and Star Wars streaming shows coming soon to Disney Plus and Paramount Plus. The feature discussion for this episode centers around the 2-episode premier...

Hello and welcome to Issue #4 of CLL Presents: The Living Page.  This is the roundtable discussion show of the podcast where we discuss something from Animation, Printed Works, and Video Games from the Star Trek and Star Wars Franchises.   For today’s discussion, we will be covering Star Wars Visions.  Initially teased in December of 2020, Star Wars Visions brings together 7 Japanese anime studios...

Episode 11 of Captains' Logs and Lightsabers is here!  On this episode, Chris takes the lead on this interview with Jeremy Roberts, the character actor who has made his mark as a villain in hundreds of TV shows.  Jeremy has also played various roles in films like Sister Act and National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.  But to Star Trek fans, he is Dimitri Valtane, the bridge officer on the USS Excel...

Issue #3 of The Living Page jumps into the time machine and goes back to 2008 to discuss what, at the time, was meant to be the official continuation of the Star Wars saga between Episodes III and IV….Star Wars: The Force Unleashed.  Join Jonathan, Sean, and special guest from GNN’s YouTube channel Chris Cassidy as they discuss how they first learned about the game, their first impressions of play...

CLL Presents: The Living Page #2 We’ve reached the halfway point of the first season of Star Wars The Bad Batch. Jonathan and Sean are joined by Damon Roth from GNN’s The Chronicles of Geek to discuss the first 8 episodes of the new animated series. They discuss their impressions, points of contention, and theories for the remaining 8 episodes. 0:00 Introduction 1:50  Aftermath Recap/Damon’s...

Show Notes Welcome to Episode 9 of Captains’ Logs and Lightsabers!  Chris and Jonathan discuss two amazing women and the similarities they share with one another.  Kira Nerys, the Bajoran resistance leader turned station commander from Star Trek Deep Space Nine and Leia Organa Solo, the leader of the Galactic Rebellion, New Republic Senator, and later General of the Resistance are both fierce ladi...

Welcome to the debut episode of CLL Presents: The Living Page. This new show concept will be a semi-regular look at books, comics, animation, and video games from both Star Trek and Star Wars. Jonathan, along with new co-host for this show, Sean McGuire Bryan, will be joined by guests from the Geek News Now team and others from outside the network as well for roundtable discussions. Future episode...

It’s time for another episode of Captains’ Logs and Lightsabers! Notable news stories discussed on this episode include LeVar Burton on Jeopardy, Andor and Obi-Wan show news, and filming delays on Star Trek shows due to COVID-19. The feature discussion for this episode discusses the similarities and differences between Gene Roddenberry and George Lucas’ philosophies in the creation of their franch...

Captains’ Logs and Lightsabers Episode 7 is finally here after an extra week due to the Easter holiday! This extra-length episode finds Jonathan and Chris catching up on the massive amounts of news from First Contact Day 2021, the Obi-Wan Series cast announcement, the Bad Batch Trailer, and wait for it…a surprise teaser that came straight from Disney Parks! The feature discussion for this episode...

Episode 6's feature discussion functions as a direct follow-up to the feature discussion from Episode 4 on the influences of Star Wars on Star Trek in the 1970's. Chris and Jonathan tackle their own version of a no-win scenario when they take on the daunting task of comparing Star Trek: The Motion Picture and Star Wars Episode IV, looking for similarities and highlighting the differences.  After s...

This week, we have a very special episode of CLL.  Landry Walker was kind enough to give Chris and Jonathan an opportunity to chat about his work on various Star Wars writing projects, his own independent graphic novel with longtime friend and collaborator Eric Jones, dream projects, video games, VR, and more! Links to order his new and upcoming projects are below the chapter indicators.&nbsp...

Chris takes the lead on the feature discussion this episode as he and Jonathan discuss the influences of Star Wars on bringing back Star Trek.  They discuss the history of Star Trek in the early 1970s before the release of Star Wars in 1977.  The film that forever changed the box office naturally had a huge impact on the Star Trek franchise and shifted the plan that Paramount had for its...

Episode 3 of Captains' Logs and Lightsabers is here!  After a brief discussion of the one news story since our last episode, Jonathan and Chris debut a new segment for the show.  After a discussion about the Enterprise NX-01, the feature segment begins.  Jonathan and Chris compare and contrast the relaunch of the Star Trek and Star Wars franchises with the Star Trek 2009 feature fil...

This episode of Captains' Logs and Lightsabers is a special release for the first annual #StarWarsPodcastDay.  This day was created to commemorate the date that the first episode of Jedi Talk, the first Star Wars podcast, was released in 1999.  For their part to commemorate the day, Jonathan and Chris participate in a special discussion about all the upcoming Star Wars television programs that wer...