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

A fantastic June 2021 interview with Star Wars: the Acolyte showrunner Leslye Headland revealed that she's hired writers for the show. That, along with info about The Mandalorian, StageCraft, and the waves of The High Republic, gives us a good idea about when the show can debut. Punch it! Here's the link to the interview with Headland: https://www.avclub.com/leslye-headland-s-favorite-star-wars-is...

First, they were just nicknames based on their mutations. Then their personalities flowered from their specialties. Now, after a season with Omega, the members of the Bad Batch have developed familial roles in keeping with those personalities. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.*** 

There's a new "teaser" for the Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser "story living" experience, which we'll discuss briefly; and the initial pricing has been released as well, which is causing a stir, and I don't think it's going to stay at those levels forever. Punch it! Here's the link to that teaser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0e8v2G6Lzo ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Pa...

There's a smartly horrifying idea at the heart of "Hidden Danger," Justina Ireland's first short story for the High Republic story initiative. Today, we're talking about the conclusion of that story, from Star Wars Insider #204. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.*** 

Hunter said Omega would never have to go back to Kamino. Famous last words, as that bit of foreshadowing leads us "Return to Kamino," episode 15 from season 1 of Star Wars: The Bad Batch. 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 most recent episode of Star Wars: The Bad Batch, we re-meet Gregor, and discover that he's defecting from the Empire but didn't need his inhibitor chip removed to do it. So how did he (and other clones) resist Order 66? 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 idea of Darth Vader appearing in Star Wars: The Bad Batch is not new by any stretch. But a recent gaming development raised the question for me again, and so I'm running down what we know about Vader post-Order 66. 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 two occasions in late July, the fine folks at Disney Parks gave us new information about the Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser experience. Today, we run down the top 5 reveals. Punch it! Here's the YouTube video discussion referenced in today's episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsyH2sayDEs And here's the poster reveal and discussion post: https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2021/07/take...

Deep world-building, lots of action, and a cliffhanger ramping up the ride to the series finale - Star Wars: The Bad Batch's "War-Mantle" has it all. 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 the last of a series of looks back at conversations from Star Wars Celebration Europe, this time featuring Star Wars author Jason Fry. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.*** 

What's new and ongoing in the world of Star Wars storytelling for August of 2021? We'll run down all the action on today's monthly preview... Punch it! Even though there's not notable news in all 12 of the categories, we'll check in on them all in this episode. Here's what they are... Movies Live-action TV Animation Books Audiobooks Short Stories Comics Virtual Reality Video Games Experiential (Ev...

In the penultimate episode of looks back at interviews from Star Wars Celebration Europe, I'm highlighting a conversation with author Cole Horton. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.*** 

Today in the series of looks back at interviews from Star Wars Celebration Europe, I'm thrilled to be sharing a conversation with Amanda Jean (AJ) Camarillo. 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 day 3 of a series of looks back at interviews from Star Wars Celebration Europe, and on today's show, I'm revisiting a conversation with Full of Sith's Bryan Young. 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 a continuing series of interviews, I'm flashing back to Star Wars Celebration Europe in 2016, this time featuring Kemp Remillard, who's done cross-sections illustrations for DK Publishing's various Star Wars books. 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 celebration of the seventh anniversary of the podcast this year, I'm looking back at interviews from Star Wars Celebrations past. Today, we kick off a new set - this time from Celebration Europe, and featuring Matt Martin from Lucasfilm. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.*** 

Thank you to Podcast Stardust for having me back for this year's deep dive series, focused on Rogue One! Today, an excerpt from our conversation, in which we discuss our favorite Rogue One characters. Punch it! Look for Episode #285 of Podcast Stardust on your favorite podcast app for the full conversation: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/podcast-stardust/id1484270010 Spotify: https:/...

The big story in "Infested" (Star Wars: The Bad Batch episode 13) is the evolution of Cid's relationship with the Bad Batch, and it's all thanks to her developing - not exactly a friendship, but something like it - with Omega. 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 only Star Wars panel at San Diego Comic-Con this year (another "@Home" edition due to the ongoing pandemic) focused on The High Republic, and on today's show, we're running down all the reveals. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.*** 

Today we wrap up the conversation with Ed Gross, co-author of the recently released oral history of Star Wars, Secrets of the Force. Punch it! Here's where you can find Ed on Twitter to keep up with his exploits: https://twitter.com/EdGross ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.*** 

Ed Gross, co-author of Secrets of the Force, joins the show to talk about his "unauthorized, uncensored" history of Star Wars. Today, part 1 of 2... Punch it! And for more about Ed, you can follow him on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/EdGross ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.*** 

We talked about the High Republic "Leveler" (and the rod that controls it) in the previous episode. Now, we dig into Star Wars Legends to determine whether we've seen either or both 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.*** 

Okay, it's been a couple of weeks since the debut of The Rising Storm, so we're moving into spoiler territory to discuss the reveal of the so-called threat to the Force itself... but which Force, specifically? 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 first four episodes of Star Wars: The Bad Batch were about getting to safety after Order 66. The second four were about establishing a new life as mercenaries. Now, let's talk about the big idea in the third set of four episodes. 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 wasn't the only Star Wars production to receive an Emmy nomination. And though it's fun, this other production probably didn't set out with the goal of winning awards - but it's nice to be recognized. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.***