Skywalking Through Neverland: Keeping the Star Wars Magic Alive

Since the Podcast Stage began at Star Wars Celebration Anaheim 2015, we've been a part of the fun. This year marks our third appearance on the Podcast Stage, so we call it our Interactive Fandom Adventure III! We invited Skywalkers to come up and discuss the Episode IX Trailer and name "The Rise of Skywalker" which had just released that morning. Din, lead singer of the band F-105, rocked the roof...

Star Wars Celebration Chicago wouldn't be complete without a Roundtable of Skywalkers! During the last day of the convention, several of us met up for our now-legendary Roundtable recaps. We talked about our favorite moments, dissected the trailers and title to Episode IX and more. Skywalkers: Chris Alexander (author of Star Wars Origami ) Matt Clifton - ( Fandom Podcast Network)   @FloridaFulcrum...

On this power packed episode, Mark Newbold ( Fantha Tracks ) and Tom Spina ( Regal Robot / Tom Spina Designs ) join us to discuss Star Wars Celebration preparations and EXCLUSIVE merchandise. As the podcast stage host, Mark has a great behind-the-scenes perspective, and we discuss the pros and cons of the panel lottery system. Tom Spina is an Exhibitor and shares some NEW and EXCLUSIVE exciting in...

Star Wars Celebration Chicago 2019 is in mere DAYS, and we've put together a complete Celebration Survival Guide so you can navigate your way through all 5 days and 4 crazy nights! Skywalker Matt Clifton ( Fandom Podcast Network) joins us again to share TONS of tips. Terrie Lee (Part of the Skywalking Force ) also joins us in her Skywalking debut. Between the four of us we have different points of...

Higher, Further, Faster, Baby! This is our CAPTAIN MARVEL episode chock full of fun facts, a Captain Marvel comic book primer and the Press Conference. We welcome @geekgirldiva Shana O'Neil (Hypable / IGN / Slashfilm) to our show as we review the film on all levels. Be warned - there will be spoilers! So if you haven't seen Captain Marvel , head to that theater first, enjoy the film and especially...

A my Ratcliffe (Star Wars author / Nerdist.com Managing Editor) recently visited Galaxy's Edge, Walt Disney Imagineering and Lucasfilm to learn more details about this new Star Wars-inspired land coming to Disneyland and WDW. She's here to share her unique experience and we try not to get too jealous! We also chat about what we're looking forward to most. I mean, we'll be able to walk into the MiI...

Tim Donaldson is the youngest actor in Star Wars: A New Hope - at 5 years old he played a Jawa! He was in the right place, right time - elementary school in Death Valley, CA in 1976 - when George Lucas needed pick-up shots for the Tatooine desert. It's a fascinating story!  Things We Want To Share: BREAKING NEWS: Skywalking Through Neverland will be on the official Star Wars Celebration Chicago Po...

Bruce Vilanch, Hollywood writer, has so many credits we can't list them all! He's written for the Academy Awards, Grammy's, Tony's and People's Choice Awards. Bruce is also a 6x Emmy Winner, has played Edna Turnblad in Hairspray, been a square in Hollywood Squares, was in the film Ice Pirates, wrote The Paul Lynde Halloween Special, has had major contributions in the Comic Relief charities, and wa...

We continue our exclusive, deep-dive discussion with Bryce Eller! This week he tells amazing stories of being Darth Vader at the 1978 Academy Awards, putting his footprints in cement at the famous Mann's Chinese Theater, and so much more. Bryce (who used to go by Kermit Eller) was also on the Donny and Marie show and shares his experience. Things We Want To Share   GALAXY'S EDGE NEWS!  Did you kno...

Part 1 of our exclusive, deep-dive discussion with Bryce Eller! He is the man inside Darth Vader. In the 70's and 80's, whenever we saw Darth Vader on TV or making live appearances, Bryce (who used to go by Kermit Eller) was the man. And now he is making his Star Wars podcast debut with us, on Richard's 50th birthday episode!!! Get ready for some amazing stories. It took years to track down Bryce...

Our conversation with actor/stunt double, Bobby Porter , is one for the pop culturists. Bobby shares stories of working on Revenge of the Jedi, Newsies and Battle for the Planet of the Apes ! Bobby also worked as a stunt double for Eliot ( E.T. ), John Connor ( Terminator 2 ), Young Bruce Wayne ( Dark Knight Returns) , Young Freddy Krueger ( Nightmare on Elm Street 5 ) and so many more. Don't miss...

Happy New Year! It's time to gather all of our Skywalkers, and take a look back on the highs, lows and surprises of 2018, and what we are looking forward to in a Galactic 2019! From Infinity War to SOLO, Timeless and #CloneWarsSaved, we cover it all. Most importantly, what's your hashtag for 2018?? We recorded this episode live, and share input from many of you Skywalkers as you watched and wrote...

Mary Poppins Returns , y'all, and it's time to dive into this Disney film with our review and experiences!! Martin Keeler ( Fantha Tracks ) joins us to discuss Mary Poppins Returns , as well as his experience at the London Premiere where he and his family walked alongside Meryl Streep. They also saw many other celebrities, including Emily Blunt and Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Martin shares a hot tip o...

Our friend and Ewok Adventure actor Eric Walker is back to debut his new Star Wars-inspired single, "Dare To Dream in a Galaxy Far Far Away". The song comes out on Tuesday, 12/18, anywhere you buy digital media, but Eric is debuting it here first! The inspirational message of the song carries through in our discussion. We are also very excited to have Andrew Osborne on the show. He is the creator...

All Wings Report In for this  STAR WARS RESISTANCE FLYBY Double Feature of "Synara's Score" and "The Platform Classic" ! This week, we discuss S1 E08 and E09. Tam gets a backstory and has a heart to heart with Synara. We learn Yeager has a brother who he hasn't seen in years, and we discover why. Richard calls out Creature Appearances, I talk about musical moments and silence. We also share our fi...

Wreck-It Ralph breaks into our RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET episode! We talk all about him, Vanellope, Disney princesses, C-3PO, stormtroopers and more in our spoiler-filled discussion. Then we take you to the press conference we attended and hear from the cast and crew including Sarah Silverman, John C. Reilly and directors Rich Moore and Phil Johnston. Also on this episode: Ralph Breaks the Interne...

Celebrate a day of peace and a day of harmony with the 40th Anniversary of The Star Wars Holiday Special!   We give our reasons to be thankful for this timestamped 1970's gem with guests Tom Spina ( Tom Spina Designs and Regal Robot ) and SKot Kirkwood (creator of the newly revamped website, StarWarsHolidaySpecial.com ). I love when we have such energetic and enthusiastic guests! The fires ravagin...

All Wings Report In for this  STAR WARS RESISTANCE FLYBY of "Signal From Sector Six" ! This week, we discuss S1 E07 - gundarks, rathtars and reeks, oh my! And Poe Dameron is BACK! Hear why this just may be our favorite episode so far. Richard calls out Creature Appearances, and this week that's half the show! I talk about musical moments, especially the "monkey-messing-around music". We also share...

Join us in a special celebration of Mickey Mouse on his 90th birthday! Mickey Mouse turns 90 on 11/18/18!! We celebrate the legend, the pop culture icon and the man behind the mouse on this very special episode. Dave Skale (The Ghost Host; Rebel Spy) takes us on a journey through Mickey's history from the very inception. Mickey's birth starts with Oswald the Rabbit in the 1920's, then continues th...

All Wings Report In for this  STAR WARS RESISTANCE FLYBY of "The Children From Tehar" ! This week, we discuss S1 E06 as the story delves more into the Star Wars universe. We've introduced all of our main characters; Kaz, Tam, Yeager and Neeku; and their relationship to each other. Now it's time to connect Star Wars Resistance to the overall Star Wars Saga. This episode is the beginning of that con...

All Wings Report In for this DOUBLE FEATURE of  STAR WARS RESISTANCE FLYBY ! This week, we discuss S1 E04 - "Fuel for the Fire" and S1 E05 "The High Tower" . Now we are moving past introducing characters, and seeing some backstory. Hype Fazon has a bigger role! Voiced by Donald Faison, Richard and I couldn't help but delight in seeing his character come alive onscreen after meeting Donald at the S...

Welcome to the SPOOK-tastic Part 2 of our Halloween Extravaganza! Throughout the episode, our friends drop by to Trick or Treat: Creature performer Dee Tails , Jason and Gabe ( Blast Points Podcast ), Tom Spina ( Regal Robot ) and Jeff Baham ( Mousetalgia ). We also have quite a few international shout-outs from Martin Keeler ( Fantha Tracks ). Dee Tails was in town this past month, and we took hi...

All Wings Report In to STAR WARS RESISTANCE FLYBY ! This week, we discuss S1 E2ish - " The Triple Dark ". Richard calls out classic creature appearances and The Phantom Menace Easter eggs. I talk about musical moments and a little musical Easter egg you may have heard in a certain whip-wielding character's film. We also share our first thoughts, questions raised by the episode and favorite moments...

We kicked off the Halloween theme park season with Mickey's Halloween Party at Disneyland! This special ticketed event is a great way to ease into the Halloween spirit. Adults can dress up, and we dressed as R2 and BB-8 to trick-or-treat around the park and take pictures with the adorable chipmunks.  Then it's on to the scarier side of Halloween at Knott's Scary Farm - a not-to-be-missed annual ev...

Welcome to our NEW Star Wars Resistance Recap Review Show - RESISTANCE FLYBY . Richard and I (Sarah) will buzz through each of the 22 episodes of the new animated Disney Channel/XD Series, Star Wars Resistance . This includes our first thoughts, Easter eggs, any questions and a much-requested musical breakdown! Like most new Disney shows, our first Flyby is a two-parter - first, we discuss and hea...