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

"Rescue on Ryloth" concludes a two-part story arc for Star Wars: The Bad Batch, with action, fun, and more foundations laid for Star Wars history. 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 potpourri episode! The Mandalorian wasn't the only Star Wars creation that received Emmy nods; plus odds on more Mando wins, and a Japanese press conference about Star Wars: Visions. Punch it! Here's the IGN article about the Japanese press conference that's mentioned in the podcast: https://www.ign.com/articles/star-wars-visions-anime-jedi-rock-opera ***I'm listener supported! Join the communit...

Star Wars: The Mandalorian received five Emmy nominations in the "primetime" categories. What are the chances they'll win any of them? The Vegas oddsmakers and the Hollywood trades already have some ideas... Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.*** 

24 Emmy nominations for season 2 of Star Wars: The Mandalorian! That's nine more than season 1. We'll break it all down here... Punch it! Here's a breakdown of how the nominations compare to last year: 2020: 1 Major, 14 Creative 2021: 5 Major, 19 Creative Arts Major: Lost Outstanding Drama Series, nominated again New category nominations for: ---Supporting Actor (Giancarlo Esposito) ---Directing (...

Ten publishers were announced as participants in the Star Wars: The High Republic mega initiative. Only five have published anything so far. So, what's the the other five? We'll take a look today... Punch it! For the record, the ten publishers are: Del Rey Disney–Lucasfilm Press IDW Publishing Marvel Comics Titan Magazines Viz Media Abrams Books b&m! Books Dorling Kindersley (aka DK) Insight Editi...

The Syndulla family has a large effect on Star Wars history, thanks to Hera Syndulla. Her father, Cham Syndulla, has had an influence, too, even though he's only appeared in a handful of episodes and one novel. Today, a brief Syndulla family history. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.*** 

Sure, there's the big High Republic thing going on, but it turns out that Star Wars: Visions is also a multi-platform storytelling 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.*** 

All the feels! More surprise cameos occur in "Devil's Deal," the 11th episode of Star Wars: The Bad Batch, but there's also very little Bad Batch in the episode itself. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.*** 

You could call it the third in an unofficial, unrelated modern trilogy about origins and history of Lucasfilm! It's "Secrets of the Force," coming out next week, and we're talking about an exclusive preview today... Punch it! And here's the excerpt for you to check out... https://www.esquire.com/uk/culture/a36942214/star-wars-extended-universe-merchandising/ ***I'm listener supported! Join the com...

Since this year is the 50th anniversary of Lucasfilm - and since I keep seeing this nonsense about George Lucas coming back to be President of Lucasfilm - I thought I'd take a look back at the history of Lucasfilm's six presidents. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.*** 

Seven years ago today, Star Wars 7x7 began an uninterrupted run of delivering daily doses of Star Wars joy. Today, 7 lessons I've learned during those 7 years of daily podcasting. Punch it! Here are the things I talk about on today's show: 1. Your opinions are going to change over time. I started out talking about Star Wars as a kind of public trust, and I said that it belongs to the fans now. Whe...

Action-packed and with a healthy helping of fun to boot, Star Wars: Race to Crashpoint Tower by Daniel Jose Older also features connections with and adds breadth to multiple High Republic stories. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.*** 

During the virtual Anime Expo Lite, Lucasfilm revealed the first details about Star Wars: Visions, the series of animated shorts coming to Disney+ in September... Punch it! Here's the link to the write-up we referenced during today's show: https://anitrendz.net/news/2021/07/03/star-wars-visions-anime-shorts-coming-september-22-details-revealed/ Here are all the titles and the studios creating them...

You won't necessarily learn anything new in Star Wars: Vehicle Flythroughs, but I recommend checking them out with the audio description on... 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 Star Wars: The Bad Batch's "Common Ground," our Clone Force 99 heroes face another difficult test, and Omega's particular specialty is revealed. Punch it! We'll also talk about a moment that gets glossed over pretty quickly but may well be important for future episodes; what we're seeing in this episode that we already saw in the mid-season sneak peek video; and some fun trivia about the voice...

Bestseller lists, reprints, and now merch! Although we'll never know the actual sales numbers, there's a lot of evidence that Star Wars: The High Republic is very successful. Punch it! Here are links to the merch mentioned in the show (no affiliate commission or anything, just sharing): https://www.amazon.com/s?k=%22Star+Wars+the+high+republic%22&i=fashion&ref=nb_sb_noss https://outofprint.com/pro...

Animation, comics, and a book/audiobook release are what we know for sure are coming in Star Wars storytelling this month - but shouldn't we be hearing more about Andor, and Mando season 3? 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 Com...

Let's talk a bit about the "Essential Legends Collection" books that were just released, and the ones coming later this year... Punch it! (Kind thanks are due to the folks at Del Rey for sending me complimentary copies of the first three novels in the Essential Legends Collection to check out - Heir to the Empire, Path of Destruction, and Shatterpoint.) ***I'm listener supported! Join the communit...

The Rising Storm and Race to Crashpoint Tower are the first two stories in Wave 2 of the Star Wars: The High Republic initiative! Today, let's reset where things stand leading into this new group of stories. 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 last story we haven't covered from Wave 1 of Star Wars: The High Republic super-bonanza storytelling initiative! Including the joys of a young(er) Yoda, monsters, and serious implications for Wave 2. 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 Hollywood trades - usually reliable sources of rumor material - are reporting that Matthew Robinson is the writer of 2023's Star Wars: Rogue Squadron. But who is he? Let's check out his body of work... Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.*** 

We get a big reveal about Omega, and about what's going on with the Kaminoans, along with a rousing bounty hunter fight in Star Wars: The Bad Batch episode 9, "Bounty Lost." 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 new Star Wars: The Bad Batch "mid-season sneak peek" is exactly that - very little new, but intriguing nonetheless. So let's talk about clone lifespans while we're at it... 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 doesn't make sense to think that, at the end of Star Wars: The Bad Batch, that the members of Clone Force 99 will only evolve to be better mercenaries. So, where is this going? Previous Star Wars animation series may provide a clue. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.*** 

As we talked about earlier this week, Star Wars: The Bad Batch isn't being shy about bringing back familiar faces in cameos. So, who's next? A list of likely candidates, grouped into four categories... Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.***