The ForceCast: Star Wars News and Commentary

This week we have the complete audio from the recent George Lucas and Stephen Colbert interview, Mitch gets positive when it comes to Indy, Joe and Keith return with the further adventures of Indiana Jones and interview artist Steve Scott, Double T’s is back with another review and we have more of your great emails! 

Star Wars Day plus a new episode of Galactic Top 40 Radio filled with all the music you need for such a day? Yes, Star Wars Day is awesome, so dust off the boombox because it's time to party with Galactic Top 40 Radio! Hot off of Star Wars Celebration I go over just some of my experiences in Anaheim, analyze the new trailer music, give you an exclusive into why John Williams isn't using the London...

Now that we’re all finally over the Anaheim Plague, we’re debriefing the developments that came out of the biggest Star Wars party in the galaxy. Did Rogue One’s subtlety overshadow the bombastic nature of The Force Awakens’ trailer? What’s the early buzz around Season Two of Star Wars Rebels? Does Battlefront live up to the hype so far? These will be among the topics we discuss while sharing our...

  Much like with Han and the Falcon, things don't always go as planned.  But don't worry, we've still got a great show for you!  Lou and Erik look back at Celebration and the inspiration to think outside-the-box when it comes to combining hobbies and Star Wars.  And Erik offers an easy but challenging contest to the audience.

We're back from Celebration Anaheim and we're ready to analyze everything we learned about the past and future of Star Wars Rebels at the convention! We discuss the new trailer, two panels, and the cast and crew press conference, and we present an interview with Kanan himself, Freddie Prinze Jr.

Join us for our roundtable breakdown of the latest teaser trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. We recount our first reactions to the latest look at the galaxy far, far away’s future and share what it was like to experience it with thousands of other Star Wars fans at Celebration Anaheim. If you let out a cheer when Han Solo and Chewie appeared on screens across the globe, this is the episode...

This is the third of our three-part series with Sterling Hershey conducting a demo of Fantasy Flight Games'  Age of Rebellion  RPG at Celebration Anaheim .

This is the second of our three-part series with Sterling Hershey conducting a demo of Fantasy Flight Games' Age of Rebellion RPG at Celebration Anaheim .

This is the first of our three-part series with Sterling Hershey conducting a demo of Fantasy Flight Games' Age of Rebellion RPG at Celebration Anaheim.

We're back from Celebration Anaheim, and we've got a lot to cover!  Erik and Lou go over their personal experiences at the convention and answer questions from the chat room as they discuss the Celebration experience.

Celebration Anaheim is just days away, and we thought we'd go over some great tips and insights ranging from what to do before you leave, how to handle the convention without succumbing to stress, how to stay healthy, and how to look like a veteran even if you're a newbie.  This is the last show before Celebration, so join us while we get ready to celebrate!

  While we make our final preparations for Celebration Anaheim, we answer more of your questions before the trip. But first, let’s talk the new Star Wars Fanfare. Good? Bad? Indifferent? We discuss this and more in the latest ForceCast!

We're getting a clean slate on stories beyond the films, but what do we want to see this time around?  Do we want stand-alone stories or those that fit into a larger story arc?  Looking back on the Legends content, what would we have done differently?  Do the stories that take place far in the past really need to be rebooted?  Join us as we ponder the future of the galaxy here at Echo Base!    

This week, Harrison Ford is released from hospital, his new movie gets a trailer, Official IndyCast correspondent Mitch Hallock is back, Joe and Keith return with the further adventures of Indiana Jones, we get a teaser for the next John Williams Special and we have more of your great emails! 

  In the lull before Celebration Anaheim, we dig into the listener mailbag and answer some of your questions. Tips for Anaheim, Force Ghosts cheating, and a look at Star Wars 100 years into the future! All ready for your listening enjoyment.

Join us to meet and some of the artists that are participating in the Celebration Anaheim artist show. ForceCast Rebels  Roundtable co-host and Lucasfilm-licensed artist Spencer Brinkerhoff sits down with the art show participants and talks to them about their work, their experiences, and how they got to be contributors to the Star Wars universe. Today Spencer chats with Grant Gould and Jason Chri...

The Walking Dead spin-off is coming this summer and is already approved for a second season.  The new host of the Daily Show is announced, and he's bringing some controversy with him.  And we have a few more properties jumping on the "cinematic universe" bandwagon.  Find out about all this and more on this week's episode of The Outer Rim!   

Erik Blythe sits down with Chris Wyman of Official Pix for part 2 of their Celebration Anaheim preparation discussion. In Around the HoloNet, Justin, Megan, John, and Paul share their picks for what panels they’re looking forward to at the big event and talk the magnificent animated TIE Fighter short that’s making the rounds. The march to Celebration continues on this week’s ForceCast!

Geeks everywhere, rejoice! Stephen Spielberg is signed on to direct Ready Player One by Ernest Cline! As if that weren't enough, The X-Files is returning to television! You'll find all this and more, here on the Outer Rim!

Now that we have some details about the first post-Episode-IV novel, we take a look at the impact that novel could have on the universe.  We also discuss Rogue One and Celebration Anaheim!

This week Stephen Hall gives us an update on Harrison's lucky escape, we have more new Indy merchandise, we get a diary of a stuntman, a new Harrison Ford movie debuts next month, Double T’s joins us for another review segment and we have more of your great voice and emails!

The Star Wars news onslaught continued this week with more information about Star Wars: Aftermath, a composer revealed for Rogue One, and a full synopsis for Dark Disciple. We cover these items and more including a fish that will NEVER shoot first in Around the HoloNet, before Erik Blythe talks to Official Pix's Chris Wyman about Celebration Anaheim strategy. It's a Star Wars Sunday with the Force...

Apple's new watch is coming soon, HBO comes to cord-cutters, Cobra Commander goes to Springfield, Dumbo goes to Tim Burton, and Marvel Studios is  not  going to Comic Con this year.  But before we get to these stories, Erik responds to a rant with a rant of his own.  Don't miss this week's Outer Rim! 

Join us to meet and some of the artists that are participating in the Celebration Anaheim artist show. ForceCast Rebels  Roundtable co-host and Lucasfilm-licensed artist Spencer Brinkerhoff sits down with the art show participants and talks to them about their work, their experiences, and how they got to be contributors to the Star Wars universe. Today Spencer chats with Chris Trevas and Lin Zy.