Star Wars Escape Pod

We had a fantastic very special guest join us this week from Orbitkey to chat all about the new product lineup based on the recently completed Obi-Wan Kenobi series which wrapped in a blaze of glory. This has certainly been one of the best star wars stories we've seen yet from Disney-Lucasfilm, to chat all about it and of course this exciting new product line from Orbitkey is your host, Josh, co-h...

This week we have a special guest, the "Supreme Emperor" from the Wookiepedia is gracing us with his presence here to chat about the massive wiki project that has over half a million visitors per day. Star Wars fans around the world rely on Wookieepedia for looking up the information they might need to help them fill in the gaps on the ever expanding star wars galaxy. It's a huge undertaking, cons...

Part 5 blows us all away with flashbacks to Attack of the Clones era Anakin & Obi-Wan!! Join Josh and Curtis for a breakdown and review of this latest installment to the show dominating Disney plus these days! And stay tuned for more Obi-Wan discussion episodes as we go forward! Leave us a voicemail, send it in via email or the link below and let us know how you liked Obi Wan's premiere. —————...

Kenobi is coming to the big screen in a marathon style event for the finale! Let's run through all the Star Wars projects in the pipe at Lucasfilm, latest releases and - How the Grand Inquisitor may have survived. Let's also give a huge thank you to all our audience and participants for celebrating 200 episodes and beyond of Star Wars Escape Pod. What's been your favorite episode or moment of the...

Part 4 is here! Join Blake, Josh, Phil, Darian and new guest Ethan for a breakdown and review of this latest installment to the show dominating Disney plus these days! And stay tuned for more Obi-Wan discussion episodes as we go forward! Leave us a voicemail, send it in via email or the link below and let us know how you liked Obi Wan's premiere. ———————————————————————— Star Wars Escape Pod 🖥️ We...

The beginning of the end is here! The first duel between Obi-Wan and Vader is here. We've been waiting to see how this unfolds for a long time. Let's dive deep into the breakdown of this episode with Josh and Blake! Don't forget to check out our great Star Wars Celebration weekend recaps this past week, there was some great discussion that went on over the weekend. And stay tuned for more Obi-Wan...

Obi-Wan Kenobi has finally been released! Our long awaited viewing has come at last. From the opening of Order 66 to the cliff-hanging ending, join Blake, Phil and Josh as they break down the premiere episodes. Don't forget to check out our great Star Wars Celebration weekend recaps this past week, there was some great discussion that went on over the weekend. And stay tuned for more Obi-Wan discu...

The CLOSING ceremony of Star Wars Celebration brings tears to so many in the giant audience full of star wars fans from across the world who have come together to celebrate this galaxy far, far away that is so near and dear to our hearts. In this podcast transmission we take a close look at the new reveal trailer for The Bad Batch Season 2, a 35 year celebration of Star Tours the ride, and more. J...

Celebration day 3 provided us no official details but we intercepted a few transmissions from a few rebel cells online and got that information on the upcoming animated series Tales of the Jedi and the Ahsoka series (otherwise known as Rebels Season 5). Take a dive into the Celebration recap once again with Blake and Josh! Don't forget, check our Discord celebration channels for pictures and a log...

A sequel to Jedi: Fallen Order announced as Jedi: Survivor coming 2023 has us hyped on the second day of Star Wars Celebration, join us for a quick recap as to what we saw during the day enjoying star wars celebration online together. A new animated children show called Young Jedi Adventures is coming next year. And today a panel was hosted featuring many of the stars to celebrate 20 years of Atta...

Celebration Day 1 blew us all away with trailers for Andor, Willow, and teases for a new coming of age show called "Skeleton Crew", in which Jude Law will star with a group of 10ish year old kids after the events of Return of the Jedi. Ewan and Hayden made a very prominent appearance on the eve of Obi-Wan Kenobi's debut. A variety of speakers were in the spotlight today, and a panel featuring Ian...

Lots of news in this tight episode of Lightspeed! Not only do we stop in with news surrounding Obi Wan Kenobi, but take a closer look at the Vanity Fair reveal and information spill on future star wars projects. Celebration is around the corner as well as Obi-Wan Kenobi release, stay tuned to Star Wars Escape Pod for more information later!  EXTRA! EXTRA! EXTRA! Star Wars headlines coming to you a...

Obi-Wan Kenobi launches on Disney plus May 27th 2022!! And we are STOKED! But with such a giant story for such a crucial character how do we track it all!? Well, let's dive deep into another episode of our What Happened sub series where we spotlight characters in depth from across the saga. This week is the master, the general, the infamous, Obi-Wan Kenobi! Spoilers ahead for content taking place...

[READ DESCRIPTION] With Celebration right around the corner this is THE podcast episode for all those Star Wars fans attending the convention either in person - OR - at home on your living room couch! Stay tuned to our Discord channels dedicated to exciting Celebration updates and videos. Take part in the conversation! And stay tuned to the podcast for Celebration after hours podcasts reviewing al...

We complete the Skywalker Saga deleted scenes journey this week in this episode. With deleted scenes played from Ep 7-8, and to our sadness it was revealed to us that no deleted scenes exist for Ep 9. But we do our best to dive into this content and breakdown weather or not these scenes deserve a place in the final cut. Furthermore, how do they change the film? You can help us out by sharing this...

Obi-Wan Kenobi is around the corner! But who are those villains? The Inquisitors helped Vader hunt down the remaining Jedi after the purge, in the Obi-Wan Kenobi show we will be seeing a story unfold 10 years later which takes place between episode 3 and 4. At this point, the Inquisitors are at their prime and they have been around for a while hunting Jedi. We've seen them in Star Wars Rebels, Fal...

May 4th has rolled around yet again! Join the crew of the escape pod this year on #StarWarsDay to get your dose of Star Wars history, lore, laughs and news. How May 4th became Star Wars day. Exclusive product reveals from the Orbitkey + Star Wars collab. Ways to celebrate Star Wars Day! A Star Wars related audio bite from the Johnny Depp trial this past week. Also, some new Celebration guest revea...

This week on Star Wars Escape Pod we got The Original Trilogy up at the stand and we're diving headfirst into all the outtakes of the films. This ranges from deleted scenes, alternate scenes or shots, cut sub plots and more! All, or most of the deleted scenes we review are all accessible in the Extras tab on Disney plus behind each Star Wars film. Join Josh & Blake, and Darian as they guide yo...

At long last have we made our way around to the scenes that didn't end up in the final film, rather on the cutting room floor. Join Josh, Blake and Bryce as we journey through the deleted scenes of the prequel trilogy. Listen / narrated for scenes with no dialogue, but best enjoyed while you hang out with us over the podcast audio and follow along at home on Disney plus with your own visual guide...

We all imagine moments in Star Wars that could have gone differently, weather it's a character line, a story plot, or even a whole cancelled project that nearly happened and didn't. Today we are talking the biggest missed opportunities that could have made Star Wars for the better, moments we never got spanning across the series. These aren't moments that didn't just happen, they're moments and th...

LEGO Star Wars has hit the shelves and we just finished playing through Attack of the Clones. We got our initial out of the gate review, how it plays, what it's like, and how you might like it. Also - Top 5 most influential characters is a topic that can be deciphered differently by everyone. Josh and Blake have made their own lists without collaboration and in this episode compare notes starting...

He's got blue skin, red eyes, a hat the size of Captain America's shield, and a voice as growly as a wolverine. Not to mention all the gadgets that would certainly make any bounty hunter drool over. His name is Cad Bane, one of the galaxy's deadliest bounty hunters and most infamous for getting his jobs done. Today we look at this character under the spotlight in every piece of story he's shown up...

Two weeks ago, a Rotten Tomatoes list placed all of the Star Wars shows in order from least favored to most favored using the Tomatometer . We very much disagreed with this list, and now the people have spoken! Join us this week, a long awaited returning guest, Diego has joined Blake and Josh in the Escape Pod to look at the Audience Score for this very same list and compare the rankings of the mo...

More information and details have been revealed about Obi Wan Kenobi, we take a second look back at the teaser trailer and really breakdown the music of this new story brought to screens at home and a theme that John Williams himself has a hand in. Could Duel of the Fates really tease Anakin's next fight with Obi Wan in this show as the next turning point in his story? Anchorhead confirmed? Stay t...

The trailer everyone has longed for has finally dropped! Join Josh, Blake and Reid for a full shot by shot breakdown of this teaser trailer, with background knowledge provided for you from Star Wars The Clone Wars, Rebels, Fallen Order and more to help decipher and unfold evidence of the plot in this new Star Wars show. May 25th, be on the lookout for the first of 6 episodes! Be sure to check out...