Star Wars Escape Pod

The Colin Trevorrow script was "leaked" online this past week and it's something to chat about with Reid and Josh right here on Star Wars Escape Pod. Join them in a familiar but small cantina as we grab a bite to eat and chat about the latest of the leaks. Concept artwork was also "leaked" and no one has confirmed it's truth or origin but the discussion about weather this iteration of Episode 9 fi...

Josh and Diego meet up at The Wheel, a massive space station in the Mid Rim. There we chat about the next Clone Wars episodes in a bustling canteen, if you follow our Clone Wars journey we talk about these episodes today: 25 201 Holocron Heist  |  Stream on Disney+ 26 202 Cargo of Doom  |  Stream on Disney+ 27 203 Children of the Force  |  Stream on Disney+ You can watch and follow along at home w...

A big thank you to this past year and a giant look forward ahead at what's coming. Dark Ages? No way, the future of Star Wars is bright and we have 2020 to take a breather before the next big thing is announced. Let's discuss all the content that we DO have coming our way this year! Once again a big thank you to all our listeners this past year and to all the people who have been involved in the p...

Reid and Josh discuss the finale to Season 1 of THE MANDALORIAN! What on earth is the Dark Saber you ask? Let's chat about the story behind that creation, where it comes from, who's it was, and where it has shown up. Follow along the whole story of the dark saber, the one you've been missing having not seen the animated series. Catch up on all that right here! We got a ton of answers in this episo...

A full in depth discussion by Josh (your host) on his dislikes and likes regarding Star Wars EPISODE IX. Hear snippets from George Lucas in previous interviews and clips from past films as we explore the saga through the perspective of this latest installment and the meaning and reasoning behind a lot of what's happened. There was plenty to enjoy in this latest film and also plenty to question. Ex...

Join Josh, Reid, and Ben in the Escape Pod for some chat regarding episode 7 of the MANDALORIAN! With BABY YODA now captured by the scout troopers on speeder bike it leads us to speculate about the coming season finale. Episode 9 around the corner, literally, we make final speculations on the film and hope for the best as we see it tomorrow night on the Thursday fan screening. 12/19/2019. "It will...

Get in the Escape Pod and join Josh (your host) as we chat with Iain over the holoprojector regarding all the books and lead-ins to "The Rise of Skywalker". Yeah, all those books and comics you don't have time to read in the busy days before EPISODE IX hits theaters? Let's overview them for you here! We want to know you're there! Send us some questions! One request, review well and share online! :...

Join your pilot and host Josh in the Escape Pod chatting about the new interview from ABC News covering J.J. Abrams talking all about his time making Episode 9 the Rise of Skywalker. He has a lot to say about the new film and it's a fantastic interview, we listen and talk about it right here on the show. So tune in to this episode to catch audio coverage of that interview and interlude commentary...

Dive into the latest talk about THE MANDALORIAN with Josh and Ben, what an episode we got this week!!  SO many cameos from so many great actors that showed up to take part in this Bounty Hunter heist for the prisoner. With this and Episode 9 around the corner we couldn't ignore more chat about the pending film releasing this upcoming week especially with all the TV Spots and clips so stay tuned at...

Reid and Josh take a stab at a round table faced with an absent group. A platter of 12 donuts to eat themselves, the two heroes embark on a quest to both talk about THE MANDALORIAN and polish of the donuts before the night is up... Keep us in check! Notice anything we might have missed? Facts we got wrong? We would love to hear from you and take any questions, comments, or feedback on the show. Pl...

Reid joins us again for the epic conclusion to our Vader Immortal trilogy discussions, not only do we dive into aspects of the game but we have a very deep conversation about Vader himself. The character of Anakin is further explored by the "pilot" through your eyes in this series and we can't ignore that Anakin / Vader is the primary figure of the Skywalker Saga. It's only appropriate we dive dee...

TV Spots dropped this week galore, along with the latest Mandalorian episode Chapter 4 "Sanctuary". AJ, Ben, Reid, and another new Ben join Josh in the Escape Pod for a discussion about all the latest happening this week. KATHLEEN KENNEDY claims there is NO STAR WARS SOURCE MATERIAL? Let's chat about this. ALSO, some re-analysis on The Mandalorian as a character, some itching chat about those new...

We got Reid, AJ and Josh returning to the Escape Pod and picking up a new passenger. We welcome Ben to Star Wars Escape Pod, avid fan and does his research. We all watched The Mandalorian Chapter 3 "The Sin". Fantastic episode, check it out on Disney +. We had some great coverage of Mandalorian backstory here, some in depth lore about Mandalore history, the dark saber, the clone wars, and course.....

Join Blake, Bryce, Jason, and your host Josh for a round table discussion about chapter 1 and 2 of STAR WARS THE MANDALORIAN. Speculation on future episodes, we talk about it all, Mandalorian clans, baby yoda, George Lucas on set. You name it. Let's grab a drink and chat Mandalorian with these guys! On another note, Fallen Order came out this past week. Initial reaction and review will be coming s...

Very special guest DOMINIC PACE was willing to join us on the show to chat about his role as "Gekko" in The Mandalorian. A surreal experience for him, I had a great time chatting with Dominic about his early fandom and his career, that which led to Star Wars and his story in getting the role as a bounty hunter on the first ever STAR WARS TV show for Disney plus. As a fellow fan, Dominic understand...

Diego and Josh discuss Clone Wars, Solo, and talk Mandalorian and Episode IX today. For those of you following at home we got through Clone Wars episodes: 19 115 Trespass  |  Stream on Disney+ 20 117 Blue Shadow Virus  |  Stream on Disney+ 21 118 Mystery of a Thousand Moons  |  Stream on Disney+ 22 119 Storm over Ryloth  |  Stream on Disney+ 23 120 Innocents of Ryloth  |  Stream on Disney+ 24 121...

7 TOPICS STAR WARS FANS LOVE TO DEBATE. An article Diego and Josh find on the internet published by StarWars.com back in 2015 of all years. An interesting year as it was the same year The Force Awakens was released to the world. You can follow along with the article at this link here:  https://www.starwars.com/news/7-topics-star-wars-fans-love-to-debate Do you agree with Josh or Diego? Do you disa...

Diego returns to talk about more Clone Wars episodes: 17 113 Jedi Crash  |  Stream on Disney+ 18 114 Defenders of Peace  |  Stream on Disney+ HAYDEN CHRISTENSEN visits Galaxies Edge with his 5 year old daughter for her birthday, a sweet gift for his kid, but could this also mean he's returning to Star Wars after DisneyParks blogged about his visit? Recently Disney marketed him as "THE CHOSEN ONE"...

Diego returns to analyze and help breakdown the FINAL Star Wars Episode 9 trailer with Josh right here on Star Wars Escape Pod. Will HAYDEN CHRISTENSEN return?! Is Palpatine strapped to a life support machine?! Is that Rey and Kylo Ren destroying Vader's charred helmet?! We have only 55 days until The Rise of Skywalker hits theaters and we're getting more excited by the day. How about that Marvel...

The force is in all things - like between the pages of books! We join AJ in the Escape Pod chatting about Star Wars books today! Star Wars books have had a massive impact on fans over the years and have remained very important to the fandom and the franchise. It's what started the expanded universe and gave fans new stories when the films had hit a void of inactivity. They've provided inspiration...

Diego returns to watch The Clone Wars episodes: 10 106 Downfall of a Droid  |  Stream on Disney+ 11 107 Duel of the Droids  |  Stream on Disney+ 12 108 Bombad Jedi  |  Stream on Disney+ 13 109 Cloak of Darkness  |  Stream on Disney+ 14 110 Lair of Grievous  |  Stream on Disney+ 15 111 Dooku Captured  |  Stream on Disney+ 16 112 The Gungan General  |  Stream on Disney+ We speculate on STAR WARS: TH...

Diego returns to watch more Star Wars The Clone Wars! Triple Force Friday, the new star wars toys, the Hasbro Black Series Darth Vader helmet. And the Disney bedtime hotline that was available for a limited time featuring Yoda's creepy goodnight message. Join us for a drink as we explore more of a great story through The Clone Wars episodes: 3 301 Clone Cadets  |  Stream on Disney+ 4 303 Supply Li...

We meet Diego, our co-host for watching, reviewing, and discussing Star Wars THE CLONE WARS! Diego has never seen the show before and he's going to be taking his first step into that larger world right here in the Escape Pod watching Clone Wars CHRONOLOGICALLY. Going forward we'll be using the star wars blog post for us to guide our way through the show in the intended viewing order found on starw...

In this episode we chat one on one in the escape pod all about the recent buzz from Bob Iger's new book. George Lucas's feelings on the sequel trilogy, how he was blindsided in a meeting with Kathy, J.J. Abrams and company about going forward with their ideas for what the sequels would look like having not been warned by Bob prior to the meeting. Bob writes about how he regrets not handling the si...

Our first co-host Reid joins us again in the Escape Pod! We talk about how interest started with Star Wars and then all about the second episode in the Vader Immortal VR trilogy. We review the game a bit and talk reaction, and story points along the way that some to us are still a mystery. We speculate on the third installment which might be released early 2020. ———————————————————————— Star Wars...