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

The aftermath of the Battle of Jakku, the Guavian Death Gang, a rumored spaceship verified, and a system we haven't heard about since the Clone Wars all play a part in "The Platform Classic," episode 9 from season 1 of Star Wars Resistance. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to donate to the Star Wars 7x7 podcast, and you'll get some fabulous rewards for your pledg...

Fun fact: Brainstormer Lani, Quizmaster Joe, and Scorekeeper Declan had never seen the Star Wars Holiday Special. So I made them watch it, and then had them join me for our Sunday conversation and share their impressions. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to donate to the Star Wars 7x7 podcast, and you'll get some fabulous rewards for your pledge.***  Check out SW...

Shocking as it may seem, the fallout from the Star Wars Holiday Special was actually rather minimal. Most of the actors and creative team continued to have successful careers! There was one clear winner when it came to the production, and only perhaps three people/businesses that didn't come out on the plus side of the equation. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 t...

Two musical numbers round out the final half hour of the Star Wars Holiday Special ... sung by Bea Arthur and Carrie Fisher. Plus, the Wookiees wear red robes during the final Life Day celebration because the show's budget wasn't big enough to put all those actors in full Wookiee costumes. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to donate to the Star Wars 7x7 podcast, a...

It's easy to say that the Boba Fett cartoon was the best part of the Star Wars Holiday Special, considering the competition it had. But it actually had some cool ideas. And the cartoon appeared to be Rebel propaganda, too! And then, Bea Arthur shows up... Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to donate to the Star Wars 7x7 podcast, and you'll get some fabulous rewards...

The most uncomfortable scene in Star Wars live action history is also one that no kid under the age of 10 understood at the time of the Star Wars Holiday Special. As an adult looking back at it, though, it's the biggest "What the @#$%?!" moment yet. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to donate to the Star Wars 7x7 podcast, and you'll get some fabulous rewards for y...

The thing is, the Star Wars Holiday Special really starts with a bang, and you think it's going to be awesome! Then, after nine minutes of Shyriiwook-only dialogue, you wonder what you've gotten yourself into. Plus, Harvey Korman inspires Rio Durant in Solo: A Star Wars Story. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to donate to the Star Wars 7x7 podcast, and you'll get...

The First Order's plans take a major leap forward in "Synara's Score," episode 8 from season 1 of Star Wars Resistance. Here's the scoop, to fill you in on the doings in the canon timeline... Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to donate to the Star Wars 7x7 podcast, and you'll get some fabulous rewards for your pledge.***  Check out SW7x7.com for full Star Wars 7x7...

For our Sunday conversation this week, the tables are turning! I was lucky enough to be interviewed for a "Titans of Star Wars Podcasting" series on the always-awesome Less Than 12 Parsecs podcast, and for our episode here, I'm sharing a snippet of the interview, where I reveal the answer to whether I've ever missed a day in 4+ years of doing Star Wars 7x7. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go...

Happy Life Day to you! More to come next week about that, but for today, we're completing our look at characters who could appear in the Cassian Andor streaming series - "could," because these ones only work for specific storylines, or certain ranges in the canon timeline. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to donate to the Star Wars 7x7 podcast, and you'll get som...

The Hollywood Reporter suggested five characters who could appear in the Cassian Andor streaming series for Disney+. It's a fun idea, but I daresay I think I have a better sense of it. Today, my take on three who definitely will appear, and three who definitely won't. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to donate to the Star Wars 7x7 podcast, and you'll get some fab...

A slightly less caffeinated episode than yesterday's, but still with a bit of a conspiracy theory bent - this time about what we think we know about Episode IX's social media posts. Plus, the news reports about the destruction of Rey' lightsaber, put into context. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to donate to the Star Wars 7x7 podcast, and you'll get some fabulou...

The news that Pedro Pascal is getting a role in The Mandalorian is probably true, but when you read into the details, it's not official yet. And because of that, I've started to wonder just how much of what we think we know about The Mandalorian is actually true. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to donate to the Star Wars 7x7 podcast, and you'll get some fabulous...

The story of Star Wars and the life of Stan Lee first intersected in 1975, and none of our lives would ever be the same. On today's episode, we reflect upon Stan's legacy, some of the touching tributes being shared, and more about the early history of Star Wars and Marvel. Excelsior! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to donate to the Star Wars 7x7 podcast, and you'll get so...

If there's anything in particular to recommend "Signal From Sector Six" to you - without ruining the episode for you - it would have to be Oscar Isaac's hilarious reactions to what Poe and Kaz encounter on a cargo ship that's come under attack by pirates. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to donate to the Star Wars 7x7 podcast, and you'll get some fabulous rewards...

In another installment of our Sunday conversations, here's our interview with Mark O'Connell, author of "Watching Skies: Star Wars, Spielberg, and Us," an engaging memoir and a loving ode to a VHS galaxy not so far, far away. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to donate to the Star Wars 7x7 podcast, and you'll get some fabulous rewards for your pledge.***  Check ou...

Diego Luna will reprise his role as Cassian Andor for the second live action series coming to Disney+, their upcoming streaming service, according to Disney Chairman and CEO Bob Iger. Listen to Iger's announcement, as well as our analysis of the further details from the press release. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to donate to the Star Wars 7x7 podcast, and yo...

Want to know what's really important for Lucasfilm and Disney right now? Look no further than the announcement that Industrial Light and Magic is opening up a new division for streaming and episodic television: ILM TV. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to donate to the Star Wars 7x7 podcast, and you'll get some fabulous rewards for your pledge.***  Check out SW7x7...

J.J. Abrams is seeking to consolidate his operations with some incredible ambition. But the industry-insider-fueled story is also claiming that Star Wars Episode IX is a "course correction" after what happened with Solo: A Star Wars Story. Could that be true ... or even possible? Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to donate to the Star Wars 7x7 podcast, and you'll...

We haven't checked in on Star Wars Celebration Chicago in a while, and based on what we already know about major upcoming Star Wars content, it seems pretty easy to figure out what the focal points are going to be for each day at SWCC. Plus, three major releases not likely to get the marquee treatment... Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to donate to the Star Wars...

Are the reports of the Boba Fett movie's death exaggerated? Is there a chance it might crawl out of the sarlacc pit of development and see the light of day? Let's talk about the possibilities on today's podcast, and refresh ourselves briefly on its history while we're at it... Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to donate to the Star Wars 7x7 podcast, and you'll get...

Why is the First Order after these two kids? Is it related to how they steal kids for indoctrination as stormtroopers, or is something more sinister afoot? Plus, the tightrope Captain Doza is walking with Captain Phasma, and a surprise appearance from another Resistance pilot, all covered in our Resistance Briefing on "The Children From Tehar," episode 6 in season 1. Punch it! ***I'm listener supp...

Last month, Morten Bay (a Research Fellow at the Center for the Digital Future at USC Annenberg) published a study which revealed that the hate directed at Rian Johnson on Twitter over The Last Jedi was not what it seemed. I'm talking to him today about his findings and what they mean for the "Everyday Jedi" out there. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to donate t...

Has it really been six years since Disney bought Lucasfilm? My, how time does fly. And according to a report on CNBC via comScore, Disney has already turned a profit on the purchase, thanks in part to nearly $5 billion in box office sales. But that's not nearly the whole story... Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to donate to the Star Wars 7x7 podcast, and you'll...

If you've been seeing more and more headlines about Episode IX that reveal the leaks, rumors, or spoilers right in the headline, you're not alone. A lot of media outlets seem to have abandoned any sense of fair play in this regard, but take heart! A new interview with David Benioff and D.B. Weiss suggests that the headlines you're seeing may be a bunch of hot air and nonsense. Punch it! ***I'm lis...