Star Wars Escape Pod

Saw Gerrera is a character hard to keep track of in his small appearances across Star Wars, known mainly as the Rebel extremist, to others a terrorist. What kind of horrors can we expect him to see or experience in the upcoming Disney+ series Andor we don't know, but atrocities to the innocent in his fight against the Empire and as a key figure in the early rebellion I'm sure we will witness such...

The Official Trailer for Andor has been released and going shot to shot we do our best to breakdown what might be going on and what this show has in store for us fans around the corner... By the time this episode drops it will have been out for a while, but hey - we can only cover so much in a week!   You can help us out by sharing this show, subscribing, hitting 5 stars / dropping a stellar revie...

In the canon so far, there's been no book quite like Star Wars: Brotherhood! Hear the voices of seasoned Star Wars fans and lore advocates Blake, Bryce and Josh with special guest Star Wars Book aficionado, AJ. SPOILER alert for those who have NOT read this book, first - we recommend picking this up and giving it a go - especially all you Clone Wars fans! Otherwise, if you want the just of it all...

Journey Through Time sub-series explores Star Wars from the fan-eye perspective, in this third and final episode (for now) we continue looking back at all the original teaser trailers from each Star Wars show in release order starting with "Star Wars: Detours" and moving up to the most recent "Star Wars: Andor" show coming to Disney plus. TV trailers are constructed, crafted, edited, scored, and c...

Our NEW sub-series! Journey Through Time will explore Star Wars from the fan-eye perspective, in this second episode we begin with looking at all the original teaser trailers from each Star Wars show / tv movie basis in release order starting with 1978's "Star Wars The Holiday Special" and moving up to 2020's Season 7 of "Star Wars: The Clone Wars". TV trailers are constructed, crafted, edited, sc...

Our NEW sub-series! Journey Through Time will explore Star Wars from the fan-eye perspective, in this first episode we begin with looking at all the original teaser trailers on a per film basis in release order starting with 1977's "Star Wars (A New Hope)" and moving up to 2019's "The Rise of Skywalker". Teaser trailers are constructed, crafted, edited, scored, and carefully put together for one p...

Our final look at deleted scenes from the Star Wars films is here! Solo & The Clone Wars (2008) theatrical release is on the roster, unfortunately Rogue One has no deleted scenes so we have to skip that one. Join Blake and Josh as they walk you through these outtakes and extended sequences that never made the big screen and judge with them whether or not they should have been in the movie to b...

Andor is around the corner, Kenobi has come to an end, Skeleton Crew is filming and Disney plus is releasing an exciting new behind the scenes documentary series about the studio that makes it all happen! And news from our podcast! Let's catch up on Star Wars news!!! You can help us by 5 starring the show and kindly type a short review recommending us to listeners! It goes a long way!   EXTRA! EXT...

This week we take a look back at Obi-Wan Kenobi and reminisce as we've had time now to digest the events that took place in that epic show. We also take a close look at our favorite moments in the prequels in the spirit of the recently completed sequel show to the prequels. A look ahead at Andor and the details revealed with the timeframe that show will take place in over the course of 2 seasons (...

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...