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We're continuing our series of deep dives into the parts of The Last Jedi novelization that you may find will best enhance your next viewing of the movie! On today's episode, we're talking about Luke's second lesson for Rey, and a deleted scene from the movie that was not, as some people suggested, the third lesson. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to donate to t...

After being accused of "heavy pining" by Rose while they're at Canto Bight, Finn explains to Rose why Rey means so much to him. And also, Finn throws a bit of shade at the notion of Rey becoming a Jedi. This and more from the latest in our series of deep dives into The Last Jedi novelization... Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to donate to the Star Wars 7x7 podca...

Epic Games, in collaboration with NVIDIA and ILMxLAB, debuted "Reflections" at the Game Developers Conference earlier this week. It's a demonstration of real-time ray tracing in Unreal Engine - in other words, the best-yet CG implementation of how light works in the real world. It's also a funny little First Order story that takes place on Supreme Leader Snoke's ship, the Supremacy, during the eve...

I've been reading Aftermath: Life Debt by Chuck Wendig as nighttime reading for Scorekeeper Declan, and a passage just appeared that may speak volumes about something we're bound to see in Solo: A Str Wars Story. It's a monologue by Han Solo that touches briefly on his relationship with Chewie, and what the two of them mean to each other. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://Patreon.c...

There are six total TV and movie productions going on in the galaxy far, far away ... that we know about. On today's episode of the show, we're going to dig into what's news for Solo, Episode IX, Rian Johnson's trilogy, the Benioff/Weiss series, the Jon Favreau TV series, and the Dave Filoni-led animation situation. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to donate to t...

In today's deep dive into The Last Jedi novelization, we're looking at Lesson 1 of Rey's Jedi teaching from Luke Skywalker - as well as Rey's encounters with Kylo Ren before and after that session. As part of Rey's ruminations over that contact, we may have learned just how it was that she became so adept at using the Force so quickly... Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://Patreon.co...

Remember how Finn kept talking over Rose when they were presenting the plan to Poe about how to get away from the First Order's hyperspace tracking? Finn's behavior always bothered me in that scene, and that feeling's only been deepened by the additional information we learn in The Last Jedi novelization. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to donate to the Star War...

Was Poe a potential choice to take over the fleet while Leia was in a coma? And what did Rose think of Poe's sewing skills? (Hint: she was brutal about it.) That, plus mouth-watering porg roasts on tap in the next look at Part 3 of The Last Jedi novelization. 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 rew...

Our next look at The Last Jedi novelization by Jason Fry digs into Rey's first days on the island of Ahch-To - how long it takes until Luke cracks and finally has a conversation with her in the Jedi library tree, the extra things they talk about that weren't in the movie, and a compelling statement from Luke that gets echoed in its own way by Kylo Ren later in the story. Punch it! ***I'm listener...

If Poe hadn't disobeyed Leia about the dreadnought, the dreadnought would have destroyed the Resistance fleet after tracking them through hyperspace. But Poe's disobedience with the Canto Bight mission and mutiny caused the deaths of most of the Resistance survivors! The lessons are challenging ones in The Last Jedi... Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to donate t...

How did Leia use the Force to get back onto the Raddus after the bridge was blown to bits? How did Rey know the First Order would take over the galaxy within weeks? The answers to those questions, plus additional fun facts from Part 2 of The Last Jedi Novelization, are in this podcast. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to donate to the Star Wars 7x7 podcast, and y...

We're jumping around a bit in our look at The Last Jedi novelization right now, and on today's episode, the scenes with Leia aboard the Raddus and Kylo Ren in his TIE Silencer tell the story of Ben's childhood in a series of flashes that illuminate the son's fall. That and more ultimately explain why he didn't kill her when he had the chance, but we still don't know how Snoke got his moist clutch...

In today's episode, a continuation of the series of looks at the reveals from The Last Jedi novelization by Jason Fry, I'm getting into the scene we saw only the tail end of in the movie - the scene where General Hux explains how the Resistance's escape from D'Qar isn't a failure after all. We also get to see the first meeting between Rey and Luke, which goes about as well as it did in the movie.....

The Last Jedi Novelization includes new details about the evacuation from D'Qar, including the specific reason why Poe was stalling for time in the first place; why TIE Fighters weren't launched right from the get-go; how Admiral Ackbar evaluated General Hux's military strategy; and much more. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to donate to the Star Wars 7x7 podcas...

As of this recording, we don't yet know if this scene was filmed for The Last Jedi and not included, or if it was something written and never filmed, or even perhaps invented solely for the novel. That said, here's what you need to know about Han Solo's funeral - including two stories that date back to the original Star Wars and to Return of the Jedi, and two bits that seem to tie into Aftermath:...

This is the first in a series of looks at The Last Jedi novelization, and we're kicking things off with an analysis of the shocking prologue. It's something you'll never see coming, and as it dawns on you what's really happening, I think it's going to incite a lot of discussion. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to donate to the Star Wars 7x7 podcast, and you'll g...

Is he or isn't he? The debate rages on about Captain Rex from The Clone Wars and Rebels. Is he that white-bearded guy in Return of the Jedi? Here's the history of the character, and the truth of the situation as it stands right now... 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.*** ...

What happened to Hera, Sabine, and Zeb in the 4+ years after they liberated Lothal? The epilogue of the Star Wars Rebels finale has some answers for us, and hints at new mysteries… 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 show notes...

He's back! Penguin Random House Audio producer Nick Martorelli returns to discuss another Star Wars audiobook creation - the novelization of The Last Jedi. And let's start with this: Imagine you received a copy of the novelization BEFORE the movie debuted in theaters. Would you read the book before you saw the movie? Think about your own answer, because that's how the interview kicks off... Punch...

Lucasfilm announced today that Jon Favreau will be executive producing and writing a new Star Wars live-action TV series for Disney's upcoming "direct-to-consumer" (aka streaming) service. Let's talk about the details, including when we might expect to see its debut... 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 fa...

How the creative team manages to skirt around that thing about how the Rebels first major victory was The Battle of Scarif is just the tip of the iceberg as far as the final episode of Star Wars Rebels is concerned. Part 2 of "Family Reunion - and Farewell" closed some loops, left others tantalizingly open, and showed how much Ezra Bridger has grown over the years. Punch it! ***I'm listener suppor...

The pieces are all on the board, and the final plan is set in motion. I'm talking about part 1 of "Family Reunion - and Farewell," the series finale of Star Wars Rebels. Not only does Ezra's plan fail, but it plays right into Thrawn's hands. And the parallels between this episode and Return of the Jedi - straightforward and with various inversions - are more than a little remarkable. Punch it! ***...

While borrowing from - and sometimes reversing - scenarios from both Return of the Jedi and J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, Dave Filoni and crew created a memorable send-off for the Ghost team that was uniquely Star Wars Rebels, too. "Family Reunion - and Farewell" are the 15th and 16th episodes of the season, and the final episodes of this series. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to ht...

The title, a line taken from a Gandalf line in The Return of the King, evokes the folly of what the scant rebel contingent on Lothal is trying to pull off. And this is their Minas Tirith moment, with the last citadel of freedom and safety being assaulted by the might of the Empire. It's "A Fool's Hope," episode 14 from season 4 of Star Wars Rebels. And in this briefing, I'll freely admit that they...

The spoilers are already out there, but they're not in here. On today's episode, I'm taking one last look at the footage we already have - from the midseason trailer, the teaser at the end of the last episode of Rebels Recon, and the "Let's Do This" sizzle video that debuted on the Star Wars YouTube channel a few days ago. Just by looking at those three pieces, it's pretty clear how the events of...