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

In this last episode of Beach Reading Week, I'm looking at "The Crimson Corsair and the Lost Treasure of Count Dooku," one of the first four stories to be released from "Tales From a Galaxy Far, Far Away: Aliens, Volume 1." Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to donate to the Star Wars 7x7 podcast, and you'll get some fabulous rewards for your pledge.***  Check out...

In today's beach reading episode, I'm looking at "True Love," one of the stories first published in the collection "Tales From a Galaxy Far, Far Away: Aliens, Volume 1." It features Unkar Plutt, and two thugs who try to con Plutt into revealing where he keeps his most valuable stashes of money and materials. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to donate to the Star...

"All Creatures Great and Small," the next short story from "Tales From a Galaxy Far, Far Away: Aliens, Volume 1" by Landry Q. Walker up for discussion during Beach Reading Week, features Bobbajo - the Force Awakens alien we first saw in the Omaze video, who was also standing in line behind Rey once at Unkar Plutt's trading post. And he has an outrageous story to tell about the first Death Star and...

The Beach Reading Week continues! Today, it's "The Face of Evil," one of four Star Wars Short Stories released back in December 2015 and later collected in Landry Q. Walker's "Tales From a Galaxy Far, Far Away: Aliens, Volume 1." Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to donate to the Star Wars 7x7 podcast, and you'll get some fabulous rewards for your pledge.***  Chec...

In today's beach reading episode, I'm catching up with "A Recipe for Death," which takes place in and around the kitchen of Maz Kanata's castle. It comes from the collection "Tales of a Galaxy Far, Far Away: Aliens, Volume 1" by Landry Q Walker. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to donate to the Star Wars 7x7 podcast, and you'll get some fabulous rewards for your...

While I'm getting to hang out at the beach with family this week, I'm doing a little beach reading! Specifically, I'm finally digging into the Star Wars short stories included in "Tales From a Galaxy Far, Far Away: Aliens, Volume 1" by Landry Q. Walker. On today's podcast, I'm covering "High Noon on Jakku," which features the mysterious Constable Zuvio. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to h...

Rian Johnson is tweaking the audio mix in post-production for Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and meanwhile, there's no news on John Williams' work since May 24th, and as far as the recent image and toy leaks are concerned, you're not going to hear anything about them on Star Wars 7x7. I'll explain further... Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to donate to the Star Wars...

John Powell will score the still-untitled Han Solo movie, which is still slated for a May 25th release date, and Ron Howard has been very creative with his social media sharing from the set of the movie. I'm discussing it all here today... Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to donate to the Star Wars 7x7 podcast, and you'll get some fabulous rewards for your pledge...

In another spoiler-y podcast about Star Wars Battlefront II: Inferno Squad, I'm talking today about the other Star Wars stories that tie into the events of Inferno Squad - including one comic limited series, two novels, and a short story. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to donate to the Star Wars 7x7 podcast, and you'll get some fabulous rewards for your pledge....

Going into spoiler territory about the new novel, Star Wars Battlefront II: Inferno Squad! Today, I'm exploring the connections Inferno Squad has to the Star Wars movies. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to donate to the Star Wars 7x7 podcast, and you'll get some fabulous rewards for your pledge.***    Check out SW7x7.com for full Star Wars 7x7 show notes and lin...

It's hard to talk about Star Wars Battlefront II: Inferno Squad without talking about its predecessor, Battlefront: Twilight Company. But Inferno Squad is by no means a sequel, and has its own merits - which, to be honest, make the novel even more rewarding than the first Battlefront novel. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to donate to the Star Wars 7x7 podcast,...

Whereas both Battlefront: Twilight Company and Battlefront II: Inferno Squad have compelling characters, the fact that the upcoming Battlefront II video game has a campaign mode which involves the characters from the novel makes that novel all the more satisfying. And as much as I enjoyed Twilight Company, Inferno Squad definitely raises the storytelling game. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported!...

Now that we're through the gauntlet of the D23 Expo and San Diego Comic-Con in successive weekends - and based on what was revealed there - I've got what I think is a very reasonable set of predictions for the remaining big media moments remaining for The Last Jedi and the Han Solo movie in 2017. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to donate to the Star Wars 7x7 pod...

At the Lucasfilm Publishing Panel at San Diego Comic-Con, not only did we learn about more books coming out for the "Journey to The Last Jedi" publishing initiative, we also got some new reveals about the movie itself. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to donate to the Star Wars 7x7 podcast, and you'll get some fabulous rewards for your pledge.***  Check out SW7x7...

Pablo Hidalgo was interviewed by Dan Brooks for StarWars.com for more details about the "porgs," lovely puffin-like creatures inhabiting the island with the first Jedi Temple! Two things in particular jump out from the story - one to do with CG, and the other to do with clarifying whether porgs are friendly. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to donate to the Star...

Lucasfilm is displaying a costume and props exhibit from The Last Jedi at San Diego Comic-Con. As with last year's Rogue One reveal of Edrio Two Tubes, this time they've revealed a new character - a pilot who previously appeared in a blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment in The Force Awakens. Plus, what the character descriptions reveal about The Last Jedi... Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to h...

This episode was recorded on location from the Big Rock Trail overlooking Skywalker Ranch! I'm talking about the new ship revealed on the Star Wars Show - the TIE Silencer, Kylo Ren's new personal fighter. You'll also hear a couple of fun facts about Skywalker Ranch, too. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to donate to the Star Wars 7x7 podcast, and you'll get some...

In an interview by the L.A. Times at the D23 Expo, Rian Johnson shared one word about which he was especially proud to have worked into the opening crawl for The Last Jedi. In today's show, you'll hear that word straight from him, and I'll tell you what I think it refers to. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to donate to the Star Wars 7x7 podcast, and you'll get s...

The folks at Lucasfilm like to try to sneak things by the fans - for their own amusement, to playfully troll us, to see whether we can suss out what they're up to. Well, I think I've got a line on something they shared with us at the D23 Expo last weekend. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to donate to the Star Wars 7x7 podcast, and you'll get some fabulous reward...

The D23 Expo is in the books, and I've got the quick wrap-up of everything you need to know about the big reveals from the three-day event. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to donate to the Star Wars 7x7 podcast, and you'll get some fabulous rewards for your pledge.***  Check out SW7x7.com for full Star Wars 7x7 show notes and links, and to comment on any of the...

We called it! At the D23 Expo on Saturday, Lucasfilm revealed a Behind the Scenes video for The Last Jedi, featuring a lot of cool new details, hints at bigger mysteries, and so much more! As with previous teasers, trailers, and BTS videos, I've put together a detailed shot-by-shot breakdown for you in today's podcast, but this time I've done even more! If you want to see the video version of this...

The big reveal! D23 Expo kicked off Friday with an enormous model of the 14-acre expansion happening in both Orlando and Anaheim - Star Wars Land. In today's episode, I've got an audio tour from an Imagineering Creative Director, and an interview with an Imagineering Executive Creative Director. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to donate to the Star Wars 7x7 podc...

Today is the last of my looks at "Forces of Destiny," the new micro-series on Disney's YouTube channel. "The Stranger" (a Jyn Erso story) and "Bounty of Trouble" (a Sabine Wren/Princess Leia story) are up for discussion today. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to donate to the Star Wars 7x7 podcast, and you'll get some fabulous rewards for your pledge.***  Check o...

"Forces of Destiny" plays into the background of a deleted scene from The Empire Strikes Back with "Beasts of Echo Base"! Plus, Padme and Ahsoka are reunited for some palace intrigue action in "The Imposter Inside." Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to donate to the Star Wars 7x7 podcast, and you'll get some fabulous rewards for your pledge.***  Check out SW7x7.co...

How did Princess Leia earn her Ewok dress? And how did Ahsoka Tano earn an extra recognition of honor for her Jedi Padawan braid? These are the questions answered by "Ewok Escape" and "The Padawan Path," two more shorts from Disney's new "Forces of Destiny" webisode series. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to donate to the Star Wars 7x7 podcast, and you'll get so...