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

Building off of yesterday's episode: If there's no ownership or entitlement or "public trust," as it were, then what is our place as fans in the Star Wars experience? I've got seven pretty straightforward ideas about that... 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...

If I've learned anything in the past four years, and especially in the past six months, it was that I was wrong about something fundamental from the very get-go. In Episode #1 of the podcast back in 2014, I asserted that Star Wars belonged to us as fans, and that George Lucas created a new kind of public trust by creating something so culturally resonant as Star Wars. Well, parts of the reasoning...

We're doing Scoundrel Business a day early because we've got important stuff to talk about during this, the Anniversary Week for Star Wars 7x7, and it begins here. We're looking at how Universal, Sony, and Fox have all tried aggressively to figure out how to beat Star Wars at the box office, since at least 2016, and what that means for Episode IX. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://...

In news from earlier this month that we haven't yet covered, Respawn Entertainment finally got to announce the game on which they're working for Lucasfilm. "Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order" will be released in the 2019 holiday season, and we'll talk about what's known so far about the game and its setting in today's episode. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to donat...

We're about three months away from the launch of the new Star Wars animated TV series, Star Wars Resistance. That's a guesstimate - no debut date has been announced, but by looking at the season premiere dates for the four seasons of Star Wars Rebels on Disney XD, three months is a reasonable estimate. Voice actor Jim Rash revealed a bit about his and Bobby Moynihan's characters, and Star Wars Ins...

Occasionally, folks talk about what Lucasfilm could learn from Marvel in terms of using character movies to build up to one big extravaganza. But what if Lucasfilm is already doing it? And what if Solo: A Star Wars Story was the first shot (pun intended) at building toward a Star Wars Underworld blockbuster? What we know about movies in development helps to make the case... Punch it! ***I'm listen...

Sure, it might seem strange to suggest it, in light of the reviews that weren't as good as the three previous Disney/Star Wars movies, and the box office performance too. But that's actually one of the reasons why doing a sequel to Solo: A Star Wars Story would be an idea worthy of the man himself, ol' George Lucas. I'll explain, and add six more reasons on top of it in today's episode. ***I'm lis...

If you've listened to the podcast for a while, you've probably heard me talk about being diagnosed with skin cancer in June 2017. I wasn't sure I wanted to talk about it on the podcast, but the number of people who've said it influenced them to make their own skin check appointments has been incredibly humbling. So in this bonus episode, I'm delivering the good news about being cancer free a year...

Another country heard from, so to speak! It's still REALLY quiet, comparatively speaking, regarding the Collider report about Star Wars standalone movies being put on hold. But another publication, The Hollywood Reporter, is finally on the record about it, citing sources that seem to contradict the Collider report. The details are on the show today... Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to htt...

Well, it took a bit longer than it did for the previous three Star Wars movies released under the Disney banner, but Solo: A Star Wars Story crossed the $200 million mark domestically and the $350 million mark worldwide during its fifth weekend of release. And with the pending purchase of Fox and its movies by Disney, will Disney in general and Star Wars in specific end up suffering because - in a...

Solo: A Star Wars Story takes place mostly in 10 BBY, with a prologue that takes place in 13 BBY. Where does that fit into the timeline of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story? You might be surprised, but there is a bit of a crossover... 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.***  Chec...

As far as Star Wars movies go, Solo: A Star Wars Story is a pretty crazy road trip. Most of the Star Wars movies only visit five planets or less (not counting the montages in Revenge of the Sith or ending of the special edition of Return of the Jedi). As for Solo, well, we'll talk about it on today's show, and we'll reveal which Star Wars movie does the most globe-trotting of all. Punch it! ***I'm...

It was a bit of a bombshell - Collider's report that Star Wars standalone movies have been put on hold. Then ABC News (like Lucasfilm, also owned by Disney) reports that it's not the case. EW's Anthony Breznican and Nerdist's Amy Ratcliffe haven't chimed in on it as of Thursday evening. But two usually-reliable spoiler sites have some insights that, when thrown into the mix, may help to clear up t...

Kessel didn't always look like a wasteland due to strip mining. In fact, half of the planet is very much like the rest of it once was! on today's episode of the podcast, I'm looking at Kessel's past, and how it became such a notorious mining operation. ***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 ple...

Remember the scene in Solo: A Star Wars Story where L3-37 pulls a restraining bolt off of a droid, and it turns into a full-blown revolt? Well, the Solo: A Star Wars Story Official Guide explains why all those droids are there in the first place, which leads one to wonder - did the Kasdans actually come up with the whole justification themselves, or did Pablo Hidalgo come up with the reasons why a...

Aaron Goins of the Star Wars Bookworms podcast happened to catch Tom Kane (notably, the voice of Yoda in the Clone Wars and Rebels cartoons) on a panel at All-Star Comic Con this past weekend, and Tom said during the panel that there are at least nine Star Wars movies in development at Lucasfilm right now, including character movies that have yet to be announced, but a Yoda movie is not among them...

Solo finished the weekend in fourth place, behind the debuts of The Incredibles 2 and Tag, and the second weekend of Ocean's 8. And although Deadpool 2 is beating Solo at the international box office, domestically Solo has beaten Deadpool 2 in all four weekends they've been out together. Could Solo be making money all the way into September? Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://Patreo...

We're wrapping up our deep dive into the Solo: A Star Wars Story Official Guide with a look at the chapters covering Kessel and Savareen. Along the way, we're going to talk about the tribe versus family thing, shadowports, and more. 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.***  C...

Clint Howard's character may have a secret tie to a character from Return of the Jedi! And perhaps more significantly, we're going to talk about all the new Lando Calrissian information we get thanks to DK Publishing's official guide to Solo: A Star Wars Story. (Thanks for sending it, DK!) And yes, everything you've heard about the L. Neil Smith Lando novels is that much closer to being true again...

Supporting the idea that Solo: A Star Wars Story may be the most "Star Wars" Star Wars movie to date, today's episode digs into all the goings-on inside Dryden Vos' yacht, the First Light. There are connections to every era of movies, TV, books, comics, the old Expanded Universe ... and heck, there's an Indiana Jones Easter egg in there, too. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://Patre...

In the third of our six installments digging into DK Publishing's official guide to Solo: A Star Wars Story, we're looking at the top takeaways from the action on Vandor, details about Tobias, Val, and Rio, and references to both The Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels. 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 fabul...

It's all about Mimban on today's episode, including details of the past exploits, adventures, and unexpected turns of luck that brought together one of the most iconic duos in movie history. And a reference to Arby's that probably wasn't intentional by Lucasfilm. 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...

In its third weekend, Solo: A Star Wars Story has been knocked out of the top spot in the box office by Ocean's 8, which turned out to have a better opening total than any of its own predecessors. The hand wringing about why Solo underperformed compared to expectations continues, and I'm addressing a new proposition - the idea that no one wants prequel films with a "young-so-and-so" character play...

It's been comparatively quiet on the Benioff and Weiss front. The showrunners of Game of Thrones, who will be developing their own series of Star Wars movies, are still hard at work wrapping up the final season of their hugely popular fantasy show on HBO. One of the stars of that show and Solo's Qi'ra, Emilia Clarke, has a rather provocative idea for what Star Wars under Benioff and Weiss might be...

We know just a little bit more about the Star Wars live action TV series being created by Rio Durant's voice actor, Jon Favreau. What's he got up his sleeve for us? We'll parse the details on today's episode. 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 f...