Unknown Regions: A Star Wars Podcast

In an exhausted stupor after 4 days of Star Wars Celebration 2022 & sleep deprivation, we decided to talk at length about John Williams's "Obi-Wan" which he composed for the new Disney+ series, "Obi-Wan Kenobi". Sound analysis or incoherent ramblings? You be the judge. But regardless, this new piece is a gift from JDubs. It's beautiful. It's heartbreaking. It's complex. It's a masterwork. We also...

Once again, we apologize for the long hiatus ,but WE ARE BACK! And just in time to review the panel schedule for Star Wars Celebration Anaheim 2022! It's been 3 very long years since SWC Chicago in 2019, and Collin and I cannot wait to hopefully meet some of you at SWCA. In preparation for that, we go through the panel schedule, day-by-day, to determine what are our must-sees. However, along with...

That's a wrap on "The Book of Boba Fett"! We finally sit down in the Unknown Regions to discuss the very eventful (series?) finale. How did it all come together? How did we possibly survive the Boba & Mando team-up? Or basically how did we survive ANY of the cuckoo bananas stuff happening in this episode? Join us as we discuss 50 minutes of pure Star Wars joy.

(Apologies! Apologies! I accidentally published my solo recording instead of this, the edited final copy. Let's just delete that one, mmkay? Mmkay!) EPISODE 50! Thanks to everyone who has hung in there with us through our erratic schedule & super long episodes! WE LOVE YOU! So here we are at the penultimate episode of "The Book of Boba Fett"! A devisive episode to be sure, but what does URP think?...

We, for two, welcome Bryce Dallas Howard as our new Star Wars overlady. OHHHH KAYYYY. This episode. What can we say? Outstanding? Yes. Slightly controversial? Also yes. Join us in examining one of the most enjoyable 50 minutes of Star Wars we've ever seen. It is nostalgia gone RIGHT as well as insight into the Mandoverse the likes of which we've never seen in live action. 

Already at the halfway point in the series & we are fully healed! Join us as we discuss "THE BOOK OF BOBA FETT Chapter 4: The Gathering Storm". We get more details regarding Fennec Shand & her relationship with Boba Fett, where Boba's ship has been all this time, & if you've ever wondered what a sonic detonator would do to a sarlaac, it's your lucky week! 

Come along with us as we leisurely stroll through The Streets of Mos Espa! There were things we loved, things we liked, and things we...hmmmblergh. But this episode was not short on new faces, killer cameos, and Wookiee smackdowns. 

Welp, settle in I guess for a classic ridiculously long episode of URP because "The Book of Boba Fett Chapter 2: The Tribes of Tatooine" deserves to be discussed. Some of the best Star Wars in years? The direction. Layer on layer on layer of metaphor. The acting. The story. The action. The WEIRRRRRRD. Another new throne room?! It's all in there. Please join us for the love fest.

Apologies! Apologies! After an unexpected & unannounced 4 month hiatus UNKNOWN REGIONS PODCAST is back because "The Book of Boba Fett" is here! Please join us as we marvel at this series for which I have personally waited 38 years. What did we think of the premiere episode? How is it possible that Star Wars is giving us 2 main characters over the age of 40 that are so insanely attractive? What did...

We made it. The season finale of "The Bad Batch" has been seen...and we have a lot of thoughts and feelings on this new Star Wars show with which we have been gifted. It made quite an impression on us as well as our special guest star this week, our husband/dad, Jeff. So join us for a final season 1 discussion on the compelling characters, the emotional story, the metaphor, the symbolism, etc of w...

(TW/ Holocaust) Oooookayyyy here we are at the two-part season finale of "The Bad Batch". How are we feeling? Emotionally compromised? Because you are NOT alone. Join us in this deeeeep dive on "Return to Kamino" and find out how we responded to this epic episode, and what we think the deeper metaphor for this entire season could be. 

Join us once again for a double dose of "THE BAD BATCH" as we discuss Episode 13 "Infested" and Episode 14 "War-Mantle". As season one nears its end, we got both a stand-alone type story with a metaFORCEical theme and a STRESSFUL larger story arc episode. Things are getting really real for the Kaminoans, Clone Force 99 and Omega as we seem to be barreling towards an emotionally gripping season 1 f...

We are back to discuss "The Bad Batch", and its first multiple episode story arc! In this mashup of "The Clone Wars", "Rebels" and "The Bad Batch", we look into the backstory of some old friends, once again wonder about the efficacy of the clones' inhibitor chips, and have a good feeling about Omega meeting a new bff. And we'd be remiss if we didn't discuss new Star Wars heartthrob...HOT HOWZER. 

We have arrived at Episode 40! Thank you all for listening! This week in Current Events we discuss the "Star Wars: Visions" anime project and the details that were unveiled at the Anime Expo Lite panel including release date, studios included, and titles & details of each short. I mean, A DROID IN A HAT, YA'LL! We of course also discuss Episode 10 of "The Bad Batch: Common Ground". We delve into h...

We're are back to discuss Episode 9 of THE BAD BATCH! This episode finds our young heroine in the clutches of Cad Bane & his pesky droid, Todo, but as the title flat out tells us lol, that doesn't last too long. But there are definitely a couple of record scratch moments that left us with more questions than answers. Plus the return of not 1 but 2 of Omega's "Moms"! So come on in, and hear us out...

We have hit the halfway mark of season 1 of THE BAD BATCH, and it took no prisoners (har har). Crosshair is back on our screens, and he is on an Imperial mission to, ummmm, "take care" of his former squad. Tensions run HIGH this episode, PLUS we have a big deal guest star that made Collin fist pump. (Oh yeah, and he also yells about Rhen Var AGAIN.)

This week URP examines "THE BAD BATCH" Episode 7 entitled "Battle Scars". We have arrived at the midway point of season one, and it sure got tense as Wrecker's inhibitor chip finally becomes a very big problem for him and his friends. We also get a very exciting guest star in this episode, and we discuss a metaphorical moment which of course makes us happy. Plus, we perhaps uncover a subtle theme...

Apologies that Collin has been lost in the Unknown Regions of final school projects for a few weeks, but we are back for a Death Star sized episode! We delve into episodes 4, 5 and 6 of "THE BAD BATCH", discuss how we think this show is hitting on almost all cylinders, explore the feminism of a show we had assumed would be all tough dude clones all the time, and attempt to keep to a time schedule....

Welp, "The Bad Batch" is really pulling no punches in Episode 3: Replacements, and we are basically loving it. We had a lot to say about Crosshair, his character arc, speculative redemption. We also discuss more on Omega, her new creature friend, her possible mysterious purpose, what we think her actions in this episode could mean to the larger story. And as always, Wrecker...please marry me.🙏

WE HAVE A NEW STAR WARS ANIMATED SERIES!!! "The Bad Batch" premiered on Disney Plus, and Collin and I welcome Clashing Sabers Network's BRANDON BOYLAN (my space son) joins us to excitedly discuss the 100 new minutes of animated splendor in both episodes we got this week! Who are our TBB biases? What do we think about Omega? (PS We have lots of thoughts about her.) Why are we SO EXCITED about Lama...

Continuing our Star Wars/LOST comparison series, we're focusing on another major theme of both stories....REDEMPTION. SPOILER WARNING, please be aware we will be spoiling many, many aspects of LOST during this series!!!! As a returning special guest and LOST connoisseur, we are joined by my other offspring, DELANEY, who was eager to explore this theme! Who do we think are the major redemption arcs...

WE ARE BACK and on an island far, far away! Apologies for the unplanned hiatus, but we are now here to make good on our threats of a series of episodes comparing Star Wars and LOST, the television series. We have long held that LOST and Star Wars are cut from the same cloth, so in Part 1 of this series we begin with a huge theme of both stories...THE BINARY, the Light and Dark, and the struggle to...

It's URP's 1st Anniversary! And it's New Year's Eve! And I'm armed with one glass of champagne! We are celebrating by reviewing our favorite Star Wars things that have happened since our debut. What are our favorites? What are our least favorites? And what is the State of the Force after the past year's content?  What kind of mood is the Force in at the end of 2020? Ring in 2021 in the Unknown Reg...

Happy Holidays! URP's Clan of 2 is here one last time in a super-sized episode to examine the finale of season 2, "The Mandalorian: The Rescue"! This chapter is action-packed, top to bottom with space battles, Mando flame thrower vs Mando flame thrower, infiltrations, lady squad badassery, a legion of killer droids, a major character cameo, emotional upheaval, AND a huge epilogue announcement! Whe...

URP's Clan of 2 here to dig into the penultimate episode of season 2, "The Mandalorian Chapter 15: The Believer"! Opinions on this episode are a little all over the place but that usually makes for the best discussions. Who IS the believer and what is it they are believing? Why do we need Mayfeld back (because honestly I really didn't think I did lol), and how amazing are his monologues? (Answer:...