Page Turners They Were Not

It's hard to believe, but I have reached the 7th season of Page Turners They Were Not, my Star Wars podcast! Join me as I ring in another year of what I hope will be a great adventure with a victory celebration involving myself as well as many special guest! Join us as we Yub Nub the night away...

On the latest episode of Random Trek, Captain Ingle and I set a course for the 23rd century and the continuing adventures of James T. Kirk and the intrepid crew of the USS Enterprise. This time around, our heroes encounter a mysterious sentient probe that is responsible for the destruction of an entire alien civilization. The probe, called Nomad, was launched from Earth in the early 21st century,...

"For over a thousand generations the Jedi Knights were the guardians of peace and justice in the Old Republic". This line has caught the imaginations of many fans for many years. Throughout the last ten years, we've gotten hints and brief mentions of events that occurred thousands years before the films, but thus far we've gotten nothing solid about this era. Join me as I share w...

This last weekend at D23, Lucasfilm made a few announcements about the upcoming second season of "Star Wars: Andor". Join me I discuss what was revealed...

The movie is no longer a theory; last weekend, "The Mandalorian" showrunner Jon Favreau announced they have begun filming Lucasfilm's return to the big screen! Announced last year, "The Mandalorian and Grogu" (which is the actual title) will continue the adventures of Din Djarin and his adopted son in a precarious galaxy. What will happen in the film? Join me as I responsib...

This week on Random Trek, Captain Ingle and I set a course for one of the most entertaining crossovers in Star Trek history! While investigating a mysterious portal in the 24th century, Ensign Brad Boimler is accidentally sucked not only back in time but also from animation to live-action! This phenomenon deposits him in the time of Captain Pike and the crew of the original USS Enterprise, a group...

Yesterday was day one of D23, Disney's big convention and expo. As they do at every D23, creators and executives present details regarding upcoming projects, and this year was no exception. Lucasfilm has finally given us the first trailer for Skeleton Crew. Join me as I share my thoughts.

The next Star Wars streaming series, "Skeleton Crew" will debut on Disney+ on December 3rd of this year. The show takes place at the same time as "The Mandalorian" and will therefore be part of the unofficial "Mandoverse", so named by the fans. The question that always comes to the mind of a Star Wars obsessive like myself is: What familiar characters will appear and...

Star Wars: The Acolyte ended a few weeks ago, and even now I'm still trying to digest the heavy subject matter presented in the show. Our next series from that galaxy far, far away is the upcoming Skeleton Crew, which is described as a throwback adventure series in the tradition of 1980s classics such as "E.T." and "The Goonies". When four young kids in the time of The Mand...

It's no great secret that the online discourse surrounding Star Wars has gotten rather heated in the last few years. The rise of modern social media platforms has given a voice to many segments of the fandom, both for good and for ill. Joining me today to discuss these recent developments are my good friends Chris and Robert Adams, the host of fellow Star Wars channel The Cinefanatics!

This week on our show, your intrepid captain and I set a course for the 23rd century and the continuing voyages of the USS Discovery. When one of the mysterious red bursts appears over the homeworld of Mr. Saru, the crew must determine the significance of the phenomenon while the aforementioned Saru finds himself torn between his loyalty to Starfleet and his loyalty to his people. Join us as we go...

For a long time we as fans assumed that red lightsabers had red crystals, thus giving them their distinctive color. A few years ago, the Darth Vader comic series revealed that a red crystal is not naturally occurring, but rather the result of a Dark Side user pouring their anger and hate into a normal crystal and "bleeding" it red. Join me as I explore this new concept.

After the Galactic Empire's defeat in Return of the Jedi, the shattered remnants eventually regrouped and formed the First Order. When this concept was first introduced in the Star Wars saga it seemed very straightforward. As time has gone on more and more of the story has been revealed, the formation of the First Order is not as simple as we originally thought. Join me as I examine the more c...

This past weekend was the San Diego International Comic Con, the king of all nerd conventions! While there were no major announcements regarding the movies or the shows, Lucasfilm Publishing had a significant amount of news regarding the books and comics which will continue the saga of Star Wars as they have been doing very successfully for many years. Join me as we examine the news.

During the course of The Acolyte, we witnessed the first on-screen appearance of Darth Plagueis the Wise. In Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, Palpatine claims that Plagueis could use the Force to create life. In The Acolyte we learn that Mae and Osha were created by Mother Aniseya by means of the Force. Did Plagueis teach the coven the secret, or did he learn it from them? If we go by w...

On this week's episode of our show, Captain Ingle and I set a course for a boring trailer park somewhere in the middle of nowhere in Southwestern United States. When young Alex Rogan learns that his favorite arcade game is actually a recruiting tool for an interstellar league of elite starfighter pilots, he must decide if he is committed to defending the galaxy against evil or trying to find h...

On this episode of our show, Captain Ingle and I set a course for the 22nd century and the mysteries of the Delphic Expanse. As the Enterprise journeys to find the Xindi, they come across a Vulcan science vessel lost in an asteroid field. When they enter the disabled craft, the episode becomes a full-on horror film as they encounter a crew gone insane. Join us as we go boldly!

On this episode of my show, let us cast our minds back to 1977's Star Wars: A New Hope and one of the most iconic scenes in cinema history: the Mos Eisley Cantina! What is it about this seedy dive bar that captures the imagination of so many fans all around the world? Join me as I share why I think this sequence has become such a legendary piece of that galaxy far, far away...

The end of what is hopefully only the first season of Star Wars: The Acolyte has finally come, and with it comes the conclusion of several storylines and possibly the beginning of several more. Join me as I examine the finale of this remarkable season, where everything comes to a head on the planet where it all began...

Due to some temporal anomalies, our movie for June is being recorded in the middle of July and will release 3 weeks late. That being said, Captain Ingle and I are proud to present our deep dive in the 1985 science fiction cult classic Explorers! This film tells the story of three teenage boys living in the suburbs who start receiving mysterious signals via their dreams guiding them to build a vess...

On this week's episode of our show, we take a look at the return of everyone's favorite Next Gen "villain", the omnipotent trickster Q. In order to teach Admiral Picard yet another lesson, his best frenemy sends the Admiral and his friends into an alternate universe where the aspirational Federation is replaced by a fascist Confederation, a dystopia whose most feared warrior is n...

In this penultimate episode of what I presume will be Season 1 of Star Wars: The Acolyte, we finally get some answers as to the biggest questions posed by the series. Join me as I take a look at what I believe to be one of the best episodes of this show so far.

Han Solo is without a doubt one of the greatest and most iconic characters ever put to screen. Everyone loves him for his brash, devil-may-care-persona, and let's face it: everyone loves a scoundrel. But is that really who he is? Join me today as I share my theory that the (pardon the word) badassery we know and love may just be a mask disguising the real Han Solo.

Since its debut in 1966, Star Trek has always been about how human beings can be better. Whether it's tackling issues of race and prejudice, examining aspects of human nature, or presenting a bright and hopeful future that we can aspire to, Star Trek holds a mirror up to nature and shows us how we can improve as a species. Join me as I discuss some of the lessons Gene Roddenberry's marvelo...

After last week's rather explosive episode of Star Wars: The Acolyte, we are treated this week to a quieter, more contemplative episode focusing primarily on character development and competing Force philosophies. Also, the seductive nature of the Dark Side has never been on fuller display than it is in this particular installment. If you know, you know. Join me as I share my thoughts!