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

Mild spoilers in this episode of the show, where I talk about a character that makes an unexpected appearance in Star Wars: Queen's Shadow. It's particularly interesting because this character has appeared more in the last five years in Star Wars stories than in the 35 years before that. And that character's fate may not be set in stone... Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at...

E.K. Johnston's novel Star Wars: Queen's Shadow hits bookshelves today, and what's especially remarkable about the book is how it deepens our understanding of the many roles played by Padme's handmaidens - and how that affects our experiences with the handmaidens in other Star Wars media, too. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonu...

Folks like Nerdist's Amy Ratcliffe and EW's Anthony Breznican got an extensive look inside Galaxy's Edge last week. On today's show, I'm piecing together story reveals from across all of Breznican's articles that happen mere weeks before Episode IX. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.*** 

Well, it's a little confusing, because we're supposed to get 22 episodes, but there's only a half-hour episode on March 17th, so that would only make 21 ... but what we do know for sure are the details for "Descent" and ""No Escape" parts 1 and 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.*** 

40 days left until Star Wars Celebration Chicago! Lots more guests have been revealed, but precious few panels have been announced. So let's use the announced guests to speculate... 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 may have heard about some of the actors who auditioned for the parts of Luke, Leia, and Han back in the 1970s, but some of the names may surprise you - and you may not have heard that a few other actors weren't the first choice for their supporting parts, either. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other inside...

How many different titles has Leia held, and which ones offered opportunities for advancement? What is the deal with bacta, and how were its effect different for Kylo Ren and Finn? Get the answers to these and more in my February Patreon Q&A 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.*** 

The next step in the First Order's takeover of the Colossus platform goes into effect in "The Disappeared," and we find out that the FO has also been quietly arresting people and removing them from the Colossus - to where, we don't know... Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.*** 

Here we go! Composer Ryan Shore talks about how he came to score Star Wars Galaxy of Adventures and Forces of Destiny, and what goes into the creation of the music for these two web 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.*** 

If you've watched Galaxy of Adventures or Forces of Destiny, then you're already familiar with Ryan Shore's work. He scored both of these animated series, blending his own original compositions with John Williams' classic themes. And that's in addition to dozens of other projects! Part one of my interview with Ryan is here... Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreo...

It's a reasonably safe bet that Anthony Daniels saw the developing Episode IX title frenzy and decided to have a little fun with it - but not without purpose. Now that things seem to have been resolved (as far as they're going to be for now, at least), here's the scoop on his tweets. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes...

Entertainment Tonight caught up with J.J. Abrams, and after politely asking about the U.S.-Ireland Alliance event being hosted at Bad Robot, the conversation was quickly turned to Episode IX. Let's unpack what J.J. had to say... 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 think you know how talkative Chewbacca was in the Original Trilogy, but really, you have NO idea. No idea at all! And the same goes for Yoda grunting, groaning and giggling, and a few other surprising things being captured in the new Star Wars by the Numbers series. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other ins...

There are 15 installments of Star Wars Galaxy of Adventures to date, which ought to be more than enough to get us started on reviewing this new foray into Star Wars storytelling. And if this is what the future looks like, then we're in good hands so far. 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 announcement of Star Wars Galaxy of Adventures back in November not only revealed what kinds of moments we'd see depicted, but also hinted at a couple of much larger storytelling implications for the Star Wars galaxy on the cusp of Episode IX. 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 end is nigh ... for season 1 of Star Wars Resistance. Based on the finale date, we know (at a high level) how the rest of the season is going to unfold - and what still needs to be revealed. 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're just an episode or two away in Star Wars Resistance from them crossing the line into the territory of The Force Awakens. In "The Core Problem" (episode 17 of season 1), we get to see a graveyard that may be the result of the early Starkiller weapon's development. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insi...

Meanwhile... from who knows the title of Episode IX (and who should but doesn't?), to stormtroopers in The Mandalorian, to Rian Johnson again confirming his trilogy, to a Triple Force Friday! Here's our roundup of Star Wars news we've yet to cover on the show. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewar...

It's a wrap! Episode IX has finished filming, and J.J. Abrams marked the occasion with a touching tweet, and a photo that's worth dissecting. The big question: Where in the galaxy are they? 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 publisher's summary and a first excerpt for Claudia Gray's Master and Apprentice have been released. On the one hand, it's a bummer that we're not going to hear about Obi-Wan and the Duchess Satine of Mandalore in this one! On the other, it's an exciting glimpse at something brand-new - which could also include Dooku during his Jedi Master days. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the co...

Wild Space. Unknown Regions. What's the difference? It was defined by Pablo Hidalgo a few years ago in a Rebels Recon episode, and recent information (Thrawn: Alliances, Lando's Luck, Galaxy's Edge, and Star Wars Resistance) seem to be complicating the matter. Let's clear it up today. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episode...

When the Benioff and Weiss Star Wars movies were announced (one year ago on 2/6!), they were labeled as a "series." Now, HBO's network president Casey Bloys is on the record being more specific about the number of Star Wars movies to which they're committed. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards...

So there's something I need to clarify amidst all the information and possibility presented around the "awakening," and we'll set the record straight about Rey, Kylo, and Snoke's involvement in it on today's 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.*** 

The next step in the First Order's master plan comes into focus in "The New Trooper," episode 16 from season 1 of Star Wars Resistance. Plus, their fair share of slapstick, and lots of flying fruit. 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 "cosmic Force" was stirred by Rey's awakening, as opposed to the "living Force" first introduced to us conceptually by Qui-Gon Jinn in The Phantom Menace. So, what's the difference between the two? And how does that difference indicate that Rey's awakening may not have been the moment of crisis we talked about yesterday? Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon...