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

Another tale of found family - but with a different take on Force traditions - "Lop & Ocho" also features a bit of inspiration from a certain six-foot-tall green rabbit. We'll talk about top takeaways and filmmaker insights again today... Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.*** 

"The Elder," the seventh installment in Star Wars Visions, is a quieter story, but not without action. And if you had to guess at a point in the timeline, the most likely option seems to be in the era around the early days of the High Republic. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.*** 

A lighter, more playful story that draws on a Wizard of Oz idea as much as a Pinocchio one, "TO-B1" is the sixth installment in Star Wars Visions, and we'll dive into it with additional insights from the filmmaker featurette. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.*** 

A surprise twist, a fascinating exploration of lightsabers, and a clear serial-style setup animate "The Ninth Jedi," the fifth installment of Star Wars Visions. We'll dig in and check out filmmaker featurette insights, too. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.*** 

One of the most meditative - until it's not! - entries in Star Wars Visions, "The Village Bride" also features the fun return of a voice actor from Star Wars Resistance. Today, we'll talk highlights and filmmaker insights. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.*** 

An over-the-top action piece that connects elements of The Last Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker, "The Twins" is the third episode in the anime series Star Wars Visions. Today? Top takeaways and filmmaker insights. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.*** 

It's one of the fluffiest entries in Star Wars Visions, and also one of the most packed in terms of star power in the English dub version. It's "Tatooine Rhapsody," and we'll dig into it and the filmmaker featurette about it today. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.*** 

Star Wars Visions has arrived! Today, we're talking about "The Duel," weaving in insights from the related "Filmmaker Focus" featurette. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.*** 

In the bonus chapter of The Edge of Balance (Vol. 1), we're introduced to some of the native Banchiians, and the Jedi's attempts to communicate with them. They're less hostile than the Drengir, but they *are* carrying torches... Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.*** 

Although it takes a while to get to the "action" of the main story in The Edge of Balance Vol. 1, what happens before we get there involves solid character and relationship building, and excellent practical explorations into balance within the Force. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.*** 

The Mandalorian went 0-for-5 at last night's 2021 Primetime Emmy Awards, losing to The Crown in all the categories for which it was nominated. But there were a couple of bright spots for Star Wars overall... Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.*** 

This 2016 mini-series could have implications for the High Republic as well as the 2022 Kenobi series on Disney+! It's a story set three years after The Phantom Menace, in which a 12-year-old Anakin is ready to leave the Jedi Order. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.*** 

Recaps, reveals, and a veiled threat about Starlight Beacon's future?! Plus a question I can't believe they got to ask, and much more in our look at episode 5 of The High Republic Show. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.*** 

A quick review of the state of lightsabers after the fall of the Empire! The makers of Star Wars: Hunters made a point of telling us that's when the game takes place. So where exactly did J-3DI and Rieve get those lightsabers? Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.*** 

Tuesday's Apple event kicked off a series of reveals about Star Wars: Hunters, the new video game coming from Zynga and Lucasfilm Games in 2022. Today, we'll round up all the story and background details in one place... Punch it! Here's the video for the cinematic character introduction trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5U1Al2WmyVc ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Pat...

Will the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic remake be canon, or still be a Legends story? Or is there a third way of thinking about it? The Star Wars writing of George Mann, Cavan Scott, and Alexander Freed inspires this episode... Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.*** 

With the Hawkeye trailer drop comes renewed speculation about when The Book of Boba Fett will debut. And it looks like it's time to let go of a commonly held theory about how Disney+ releases Star Wars and Marvel series. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.*** 

7 seems to be the magic number of The Mandalorian! They matched their total from last year's Creative Arts Emmy Awards, with some repeat wins and a couple new ones, too. We'll give you the full rundown today. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.*** 

Cavan Scott's latest High Republic story, "Past Mistakes" (Part 1), debuts in the latest issue of Star Wars Insider! Today, five key takeaways from the installment that's a bit different from the ones that have come before... Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.*** 

On another "What to Watch Now" segment, not only do we discover big names reading from Star Wars Myths & Fables, but also some incredibly heartwarming tales read by the stars of Star Wars. Punch it! Here's the link to the YouTube playlist referenced in this episode: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL68FO-pA3xg7AtrQ09MifnVLbY12wA4cp ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patr...

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic - one of the most popular Star Wars video games of all time, and considered one of the best video game of all time in general - is getting a new generation remake. On today's show, we'll explore and go beyond the announced details... Punch it! Here's the full article about it on StarWars.com, if you want to dive deeper: https://www.starwars.com/news/knights-o...

There was a big Hasbro fan event yesterday during which a bunch of new action figures were revealed. And this got me looking at product descriptions, which made me realize that the stakes for Bo-Katan in season 3 of The Mandalorian are much bigger than we've been talking about. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and o...

Expanding on a topic I touched on yesterday during the review episode for Star Wars: Life Day Treasury, I'm examining the High Republic short story in greater detail, including its implications for the broader arc of the initiative. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.*** 

With a refreshing mix of the contemporary and the legendary, the Star Wars Life Day Treasury collects eight mid-winter celebration stories - some of which could melt an icy heart. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.*** 

A lot of click-targeting stories are popping up about The Book of Boba Fett... on today's non-spoiler show, we'll narrow down the sole source for you, and revisit a Temeura Morrison interview that, combined with what's going on in comics, tells you as much as you'll want to know (so far) about the show. Punch it! Here's the link to the Star Wars News Net article if you do, in fact, want to explore...