This is the Way Podcast

How many times have we heard "Can't Say I Remember No At Attin" through four episodes of the Skeleton Crew? It's almost like they wanted us to know there was something to it. While This is the Way Podcast made an educated guess to what would be the key to unlocking SM-33's memory, the planet name really was At Attin. The foreshadowing came from the "Jedi Mind Trick" or rather the "Fern Droid Memor...

Tuesday night releases aren't great for parents who value school night rests for the kids that are supposed to be the target audience for Skeleton Crew. Oh, I know Rocky Mountain and Pacific "only" have a 7 pm or 6 pm stream release. Eastern is the one that should matter most because it's first. Disney Plus and Lucasfilm are really making it difficult to build the hype in this house. It was Wednes...

Who made the mistake at Disney Plus and typed in "astrogRation" instead of "astrogation" and does it really matter? Is At-Attin the treasure planet from "Treasure Planet" or are the people of the last remaining "jewel of the Old Republic" just money changers? Is Jod a former Jedi? What was going on between Crimson Jack and Kh'ymm? Can we just call her an owlcat or is that too easy? Will Fern ever...

This is the Way Podcast's special Skeleton Crew guest co-host once again gives her take on how the show looks and feels to a younger audience. We may not be able to call it "space navigation" anymore, after seeing and looking up the meaning of the title. It makes sense, except...should we be calling it navi-GRATION? Prepare to be amazed as we learn the new-old name (names plural?) of the pirate ca...

This is the Way Podcast's 166th episode is the Skeleton Crew season one, episode two recap and discussion cast. "Way, Way Out Past The Barrier" gets the deep dive treatment and theories about what might be hidden on At-Attin start to take shape. Is it "Atlantis" or "El Dorado" or a cloning facility or zillo beast laboratory? The second episode has an actual runtime 18 minutes shorter than the prem...

ARRRRRRRRRRRRE you STILL looking for a pirate adventure in a galaxy far, far away? This is the Way Podcast has now watched both available episodes of Skeleton Crew (as of December 7th, 2024) and keeping a level head may get tougher if they continue to produce family friendly content. If you're looking for a full recap and discussion, that will come next. This is a general review of the episode wit...

I'm not sure if Disney and Lucasfilm expected Skeleton Crew to be a hit or not. I don't really concern myself with numbers and percentages. I'm only concerned with the reception inside my own home. This might have brought my oldest daughter from "I don't care about Star Wars" to "Hey, this isn't that bad. When is the next episode?" I DEFINITELY didn't expect that, but I'm here for it! "This Could...

ARRRRRRRRRRRRE you looking for a pirate adventure in a galaxy that is not close to the Milky Way? You're in luck! Jon Watts used his time with Jon Favreau on the sets of the most recent trilogy of Spider-Man movies well, because that's where Skeleton Crew was pitched. Two episodes are now available on Disney Plus (as of December 2nd, 2024) and it feels like Lucasfilm finally avoided another strike...

It's the holiday season and Disney and Lucasfilm are on the verge of a new show's debut. December will see the start of Skeleton Crew and hopes are high that it will offer family fun, especially at This is the Way Podcast Headquarters. Andor is on the horizon, set for April 2025, but there isn't much news, just hype, which it really doesn't need. There is some video game news and a couple collecti...

The 12th of November is the anniversary of Disney Plus. It's also the day (five years ago) that The Mandalorian started streaming on the service. It also happens to be the 5th anniversary of This is the Way Podcast. Sure, it's had a couple different names, but the host that started it all is still here and Star Wars has always been the main focus. From news updates to show recaps to collectibles t...

Sometimes Star Wars news is easy to find. Disney and Lucasfilm offer it up because it's part of a marketing push. Sometimes it's impossible to find. Disney and Lucasfilm don't want some things to get out. Sometimes news about shows leaks because Todd didn't realize Hasbro was going to release product information a month earlier because sales were down. This month we talk about Skeleton Crew charac...

Vader is gone. The voice of Vader, James Earl Jones passed early in the month and it is by far the most newsworthy item on the list for this episode of This is the Way Podcast's Star Wars News Update. Jones is a legend and his work and the awards given speak to that. He will be missed, but remember, thanks to an agreement he made a few years back, his iconic voice can still be heard. Though the ne...

The Acolyte will not get a second season. It's not the kind of thing to rejoice about, except...it is a little. Common sense and good content don't matter as much as actual money to business people that bankroll television shows and giving Leslye Headland $180 million turns out to be exactly the kind of mistake critics had been saying since news started leaking about the direction the show...

The summer of Star Wars is coming to a close now that The Acolyte's first and so far only season is also complete. You will have to go elsewhere for full coverage because this podcast decided if there's nothing nice to say, we better not say anything. Kind of like politics these days... Next up is probably Skeleton Crew, then Andor's second (and final) season, and The Mandalorian and G...

It's a summer of Star Wars? Well, not really, but The Acolyte started streaming this month and that's something new. Is this podcast covering the show? You could say yes or no depending on your point of view. What's more Star Wars than that? Gamers and collectors and Disney World parkgoers have something to listen to in the June news update and even if you don't like The Acolyte, y...

May 2024 comes to a close and This is the Way Podcast wraps up another month with another Star Wars news update podcast. The Bad Batch is done. The Acolyte is about to debut. Skeleton Crew has the same initials as "Santa Claus" and Tohan Lege is not that hard to say, especially if you're Stephen Stanton. Hot Toys are expensive. The toy Dejarik table is about as hard to get as a real...

It's another very special episode of This is the Way Podcast. Make sure there's a tape in the recorder and you have the correct channel on the VCR. Two years ago it was my dad. Last year, my oldest daughter. This year, my youngest. "May the Fourth be with you" this year as the "baby" of the family gets a chance to speak her mind about Star Wars. Don't expect a marat...

The April 2024 Star Wars news update episode stars off with a "my bad" as a result of constructive listener feedback. That's not a joke or a set up for a punch line. I have become overtly negative in my criticism of The Acolyte. I'm not suggesting there's reasons for me to be positive, but the old adage about not saying anything at all if you can't say something nice does...

March 2024's news update episode is available just before the end of the month, but it's Easter weekend, so it might be a slight gamble that something big doesn't come from Lucasfilm or Disney this weekend, but not as big a risk as The Acolyte action figures getting announced before anyone knows what kind of show it will be. Even the "Holocomm" collectibles seem a safer bet,...

This is the Way Podcast reached the 150 episode mark with the "Star Wars Podcast Day" episode earlier in February, but our news update for the month ticks in just before the close of the month on Leap Day. Carl, Cara, Cassian...video games coming and video games cancelled...hot collectibles and not so hot off the presses park news. February is a short month, but somehow we spent more tha...

It's that time once again! #StarWarsPodcastDay2024 and This is the Way Podcast is observing it with a background episode on the host. This episode was commissioned for Star Wars Podcast Day 2024 which this year is being observed by a record number of podcasts (more than 100 for the second year in a row). It happens yearly on February 7th, which commemorates the first Star Wars centered podcast...

New Year, same great news coverage from This is the Way Podcast! Disney Plus live action Star Wars shows aren't "coming soon" but January saw an official greenlight for a second season of Ahsoka and a new "The Mandalorian and Grogu" movie. Will there be a season four of The Mandalorian? That news would have to come in a future news update podcast. The Bad Batch third and fi...

Disney Plus live action Star Wars shows have been on hiatus since Ahsoka wrapped and will be until 2024. Four shows await releases during the year. Andor's second season isn't one of them. There is a little bit of gamer news and some collectors items going on sale. There is no year in review because your This is the Way Podcast host has had an awful final quarter of the year. Here's ho...

Star Wars was dealing with two strikes, but there's a new count now that Dave Filoni is in creative control at Lucasfilm. No, Kathleen Kennedy didn't get fired, but it does seem like having one person in control will be better than the story group that has been making Star Wars awful. Will Filoni make it great again? We have to wait and watch. Disney Plus Star Wars content is still on hiat...

If you're looking for a host that will put a positive spin on any criticism of Ahsoka  and overlook the awful plotting, bad writing, and focus on only the highlights, then you may want to skip this episode of This is the Way Podcast. Disney's purchase of LucasFilm has finally "broken" the host and as a day one Disney Plus subscriber, cancelling the service felt like defeat. Hey!...