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

The well-written "Reputation" is the requisite Boba Fett story in the Return of the Jedi anniversary short story collection, and it only reinforces my opinion of the notorious bounty hunter/mercenary as ultimately being just a chump. Punch it! ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, a rating or review on Apple or Spotify would be...

"The Plan" in the Return of the Jedi short story collection is essentially a Malakili origin story - another one in the set where most of the action happens outside the movie, and one where we're set up to pity him, as we do in the movie. Punch it! ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, a rating or review on Apple or Spotify woul...

One of the longer Return of the Jedi short stories in the From a Certain Point of View collection, "Dune Sea Songs of Salt and Moonlight" is also one of the most beautifully crafted, with heart, humor, and sorrow in equal measure. Punch it! ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, a rating or review on Apple or Spotify would be sup...

Destination D23 took place last weekend, and maybe the lack of big Star Wars news shouldn't have come as a surprise, but it was pretty disappointing nonetheless. Today, we're wrapping up what news there was... Punch it! ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, a rating or review on Apple or Spotify would be super helpful, too. :-)...

Baylan knew what Ahsoka would take with her into the World Between Worlds. On today's deep dive episode, we'll explore what Ahsoka found there, plus we'll discuss the parallels with Gandalf and Lord of the Rings. Punch it! ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, a rating or review on Apple or Spotify would be super helpful, too. :...

"Shadow Warrior" is Part 5 of the Star Wars: Ahsoka series, bringing us on another character's vision quest, so to speak. And the hero's route to Thrawn doesn't go the way we think. Punch it! ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, a rating or review on Apple or Spotify would be super helpful, too. :-) Like YouTube? Subscribe here...

The shortest of the four stories we're exploring in this go-around about the Return of the Jedi "From a Certain Point of View" collection, "Fortuna Favors the Bold" features a fun take on an exasperated and put-upon Bib, and a sly poke at the Special Edition. Punch it! ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, a rating or review on...

Our third episode exploring the Return of the Jedi "From a Certain Point of View" collection features EV-9D9 in "The Key to Remembering," a deep and satisfying installment, and one in which R2-D2 manages to steal the show in his own special way. Punch it!  ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, a rating or review on Apple or Spot...

Max Rebo is the star of "Fancy Man," the second of the short stories in the Return of the Jedi "From a Certain Point of View" collection. And his tale features some deep cuts, Gungan hijinx, and a lot of time outside the bounds of ROTJ. Punch it! ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, a rating or review on Apple or Spotify would...

It's the first in our first series of mini series checking out the short stories in the Return of the Jedi "From a Certain Point of View" collection! Today we're looking at a story involving Moff Jerjerrod and how he got the Death Star operational on schedule. Punch it! ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, a rating or review on...

Can you believe we're already halfway through the Ahsoka series?! Today, we'll do a bit of a mid-season review, flagging three pros and cons, plus an honorable mention discussion of Ray Stevenson, before giving out our grade so far. Punch it! ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, a rating or review on Apple or Spotify would be s...

The "World Between Worlds" made its live-action debut in the Ahsoka series! The audio description has some fascinating details about it. And while it opens the door to altering time/canon (again), it's probably going to be used for a much more practical purpose. Punch it! ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, a rating or review...

As a sort-of mid-season finale, "Fallen Jedi" offers a bunch of holy #! @*&% moments. We'll cover them all - and discuss who Marrok is under the armor - in our breakdown episode today. Punch it! ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, a rating or review on Apple or Spotify would be super helpful, too. :-) Like YouTube? Subscribe h...

Looking for listener and viewer feedback! What should we talk about after the Ahsoka series ends, since it looks like we won't have more new live-action storytelling to talk about? I'm sharing possibilities on the show, and would love to hear your ideas, too. Punch it! ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, a rating or review on...

It's Labor Day in the United States, so it's the perfect time to reflect on how some of Nemik's rebellious words in Star Wars: Andor are applicable to the real-world WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes going on right now. Punch it! ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, a rating or review on Apple or Spotify would be super helpful, too. :-...

Galaxy of Heroes did something they rarely get to do - introduce a brand-new character to Star Wars canon. Not only that, but the backstory for Captain Fennro Drogan has impressive ties to movie, live-action, animation, and novel storytelling. Punch it! ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, a rating or review on Apple or Spotify...

Lucasfilm announced viewing stats for the first episode of the Ahsoka series - odd, since it debuted with two episoides, why not give the second episode stats as well? - but it also gives us some insight to what Nielsen has been reporting on other shows. Punch it! ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, a rating or review on Apple...

Ahsoka is underway, and although the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes are ongoing, there's still new Star Wars storytelling available to us in September 2023. We'll talk about what we have to look forward to today... Punch it! As usual, we'll cover 12 categories of media: Movies Live-action series Animation Books Audiobooks Short stories Comics Virtual reality Video games Merchandise Streaming Live event...

Does Ahsoka seem ... different to you? More measured, calmer, deliberate, and even speaking in riddles from time to time? Well, there's a good reason why, and we'll talk about that on today's deep dive episode, inspired by Part 3 of the series. Punch it! ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, a rating or review on Apple or Spotif...

"Time to Fly" is the third episode in the Ahsoka series, and the shortest one yet. We'll sum it up and cover the highlights in our patented 7-takeaway breakdown episode. Punch it! ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, a rating or review on Apple or Spotify would be super helpful, too. :-) Like YouTube? Subscribe here: https://yo...

The writers and actors are still on strike, but there are some news reports and statistics afoot that do not bode well for the studios digging in their heels and trying to starve out the creatives studios say are at the heart of their businesses. Punch it! ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, a rating or review on Apple or Spot...

The way the first two episodes of the Ahsoka series have gone, we can pretty well guess what's going to happen in the third ... and speculate about where this whole extra-galactic business is going, based on EU/Legends stories. Punch it! And here's a link to that excellent article by James Whitbrook I mentioned on the show: https://gizmodo.com/ahsoka-yuuzhan-vong-rakata-kwa-star-wars-disney-plus-1...

They gave us hints about Sabine's training under Ahsoka, but left the question for us to discover in the series: does Sabine have Force powers? Now, it seems we have a pretty definitive answer, which we'll explore on our deep dive episode...  Punch it! ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, a rating or review on Apple or Spotify...

"Toil and Trouble" is an appropriately witchy title for chapter 2 of the Ahsoka series. Today, we'll review the major doings and Rebels nods in our 7-takeaway breakdown. Punch it! ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, a rating or review on Apple or Spotify would be super helpful, too. :-) Like YouTube? Subscribe here: https://yo...

Thrawn disappeared 10-ish years ago. But a map buried in the ruins of an ancient world - that Morgan Elsbeth seemingly just found out about recently - can somehow lead people right to him? We're examining this on our Ahsoka Chapter 1 deep dive. Punch it! ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, a rating or review on Apple or Spotif...