Episodes
This week on the podcast, we welcome one of the greats! Rik jumps on the pod to discuss some newly revealed Vintage Collection and Black Series figures. We also discuss the Mandalorian's violent past, the latest episode of The Bad Batch, and a ton of our patented nonsense that you've come to expect (and hopefully love)!
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Published 07/27/21
In this week's episode of the podcast, we talk about the upcoming Disney Gallery special episode, featuring Luke Skywalker's cameo appearance in the Mandalorian season 2 finale. We also discuss some directors for Book of Boba Fett, and the latest episode of The Bad Batch entitled "Rescue on Ryloth".
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Published 07/20/21
In this week's episode, Marie, Nathan and Kyle discuss the reveal of Ronin, a spin-off novel from the Star Wars Visions anthology and the unique spin it seems to be taking with established lore. We also discuss our thoughts on the unfolding "War of the Bounty Hunters" saga from Marvel, including the massive reveal that Qi'Ra has returned. We wrap it all up with a chat about the latest episode of Bad Batch, "Devil's Deal", which brought back more fan favourite characters, and how it ties to...
Published 07/13/21
In this episode, we discuss some heartening commentary from Acolyte showrunner Leslye Headland regarding her roots in Star Wars, her approach to making the show and assembling her team. You can read the two pieces here and here. We also discuss the trailer for Star Wars: Visions, and finally we catch up on the last couple episode of The Bad Batch, which continues to heat up as we get closer to the final stretch of episodes!
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Published 07/06/21
In this week's episode we discuss more reveals from Hasbro's Vintage Collection and Black series lines. Yes....that means more dreaded exclusives. We also look at Liam Neeson's latest statement about his participation in the Obi-Wan series, and Michael Waldron beginning work on his Star Wars movie with Kevin Feige. We also spend some time discussing the latest episode of the The Bad Batch called "Reunion", which saw the return of a fan favorite bounty hunter!
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Published 06/22/21
In this week's podcast, we discuss some recent Andor casting news (or are they rumors?). We also talk about The Bad Batch, episode six - "Battle Scars", which brought back yet another fan favorite character. Finally, we discuss our preferences for Star Wars stories set in the past, present, or future of the known timeline. It's another doozy of a "would-you-rather" from Carlos that will get your mind racing!
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Published 06/15/21
In this episode of the podcast we delve into "Decommissioned", the 5th episode from The Bad Batch. This episode gives us another shadowy reveal, and a big helping of action as things are slowly moving forward to the main crux of the story. We also discuss a new would-you-rather and our patented brand of nonsense that seems to permeate each and every show.
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Published 06/08/21
In this comic book-focused episode of the podcast, we talk about Trail of Shadows, the most recent announcement from The High Republic. We then dive headlong into a discussion about the future of the main Star Wars comic title from Marvel. With War of the Bounty Hunters heating up, and our heroes coming up to the edge of Return of the Jedi, what future stories can and will be told on the pages of the flagship title from Marvel? Is this the end of the line for the main title, or will we see a...
Published 06/04/21
In this week's episode, we discuss the latest installment of The Bad Batch called "Rampage" where Omega and the rest of boys end up on Ord Mantell, looking to rescue the young Muchi. Then we kick around a couple would-you-rathers, one being centered on a recent John Boyega comment, and one that will certainly give you a headache as Jarrod asks us to commit to media choices while forgoing the rest. It hurts. I'm telling you it hurts.
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Published 06/01/21
In this week's episode, we talk about Seth Rogen's crazy George Lucas story, The Rangers of the New Republic being shelved (?), the latest episode of The Bad Batch called "Cornered", and a head-splitting would-you-rather, which puts you at the crossroads of 44 years of Star Wars vs 44 years of the unknown.
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Published 05/25/21
In this week's episode, we chat a little bit about some pricey Star Wars comics, Bad Batch episode 3 'Replacements", and finish off on a head scratcher of a "would you rather?". As always, we had a blast recording the episode and hope you had fun listening!
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Published 05/18/21
In this week's episode, we once again delve into the world of collecting, in the aftermath of Hasbro's latest May the 4th reveals. From TVC to Black Series, there's more to discuss! Speaking of Aftermath, we spend the rest of the episode talking about the first and second episodes of The Bad Bad, called "Aftermath" and "Cut and Run" respectively. For a series that kept our expectations low going in, we were pleasantly surprised what we've been given so far, and are excited to see where this...
Published 05/11/21
In this week's episode, we welcome in Mike Tarkin from the awesome Sandcrawler Podcast to take a big view of the collecting landscape, specifically Hasbro's Black Series, Vintage Collection, as well as Lego.
Published 05/04/21
In this week's episode, we discuss some toy news, including some awesome exclusive Clone Wars figures, and a potentially foundational change to the way Hasbro packages their toys going forward, We also discuss Kenobi, Inquisitors, and more, thanks to Rik from the Jammed Transmissions podcast, which you should definitely be listening to if you aren't already.
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Published 04/27/21
In this week's episode, we take a good look at the latest initiative in Star Wars publishing, The High Republic. From the novels to comics, we discuss what we're taking from these stories as we learn more about the Jedi, the Republic, the galaxy as a whole, and the forces that threaten to ruin everything. We also take a look ahead to what's being called "Phase 1, Wave 2" of The High Republic, where we will get all new stories from Cavan Scott, Justina Ireland, Daniel Jose Older, and more....
Published 04/20/21
In this week's episode, a dearth of news leaves us wide open to discuss some upcoming figures, as revealed during the recent Hasbro Pulse Fan Fest event. We also discuss the Genndy Tartakovsky Clone Wars Micro Series from 2003-2005 that aired on starwars.com as well as on Cartoon Network. It was the first legitimate foray into animation for Star Wars since the Droids and Ewoks cartoons from 20 years earlier. We'll give our takes on this bold and stylized series from the guy who made Samurai...
Published 04/13/21
In this episode of the podcast, we make our long-awaited return, thus entering the conversation for the biggest and most relevant Easter resurrection in memory! Jump back in as we discuss some items that came up last week, including an expanded cast list for the Obi-Wan Kenobi show, as well as the final trailer for The Bad Batch!
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Published 04/06/21
To kick-off 2021, we've got the latest episode of the SWC+ Round Table in the feed. Since "rethinking" the network last fall, we've seen a couple of episodes of the SWC+ Round Table drop, and I was lucky enough to join in the second episode, along with moderator Rob Cast, Rob Williams from Generation X-Wing, Andre Marquis from San Diego Sabers, and the legendary Marc Godsiff, formerly the Admiral of Talk Star Wars. We had a great conversation about The Mandalorian, and the future of Star...
Published 01/05/21
In this edition of Luminous Beings, which released to our Powerful Friendz in November, we take a look at Alan Moore's contribution to Star Wars. Before revolutionizing the comic book medium in the mid-80's, Alan Moore had a brief run on Star Wars. It's weird, and includes some wild characters and stories, just as you'd expect from Marvel 40 years ago. But it also connects to modern Star Wars in some surprisingly relevant ways. Someone working at Lucasfilm / Disney today has been doing...
Published 12/29/20
In this episode of the podcast, we take a look at the season two finale of The Mandalorian! We break down the action, the questions and the implications we're left to grapple with until season three, including the focus of our #Saberdart this week from Nathan - "where is Grogu at the time of the fall of Luke's temple?"
With virtually no interesting news to discuss, we devote this entire episode to the greatness of The Mandalorian, as it is richly deserved! We hope you enjoy the podcast!
Published 12/22/20
In this episode, we celebrate five years of podcasting by attempting to digest the full slate of shows and movies that Lucasfilm has thrown at us. And when we're done with that, we try to cram down another helping of The Mandalorian - our last serving before next week's finale!
As always, we love hearing from you so don't forget to leave your comments and questions - #SaberDarts as we like to call them - and we'll attack them in a future episode!
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Published 12/15/20
This week on the podcast, we discuss yet another incredible episode of The Mandalorian that saw Boba Fett as we've never seen him before. The episode also quickly glosses over some of the week's news, including the Cassian Andor show currently filming in the U.K., and a new rumour about an animated series focusing on The High Republic. We also play a round of "would you rather", Star Wars style, courtesy of our good and legendary friend Matt Keegan.
Enjoy the episode, everybody!
Published 12/08/20
On this week's podcast, we discuss Ahsoka's triumphant (and brutal) return in Chapter 13 of The Mandalorian. We also discuss Star Wars issues 7 and 8 from Charles Soule, and break down a little bit of news on the print side of things. If comics aren't your thing and you just want to hear us chat about the Mando, skip ahead to 59:50 of the podcast!
Published 12/01/20
This week on the podcast, we dive into chapter 12 of The Mandalorian, "The Siege", directed by Carl Weathers. We also air out some more #SaberDarts thanks to Wayne "Darth Newman" Knight, our old pal Jeff from the Blue Milk Café, and the inimitable Rik from Jammed Transmissions! Boba Fett theories are tossed around, and we throw down some names of animated characters we'd like to see brought over to live action, and where the hell is Michael Biehn?
And as usual, we have our usual assortment of...
Published 11/24/20
In this packed episode of the podcast, we cover all kinds of topics starting with:
Upcoming collectibles,
George Lucas' ideas for his version of the sequel trilogy,
more insight into the Jedi of The High Republic,
a recap of Darth Vader issues 6-7,
a long look at chapter 11 of The Mandalorian - "The Heiress"!
and finally, the out-of-touch Jedi of the prequel trilogy, courtesy of Dave Hackerson who jumped on the #saberdart bandwagon!
Spoilers galore in this episode, so if you haven't read...
Published 11/17/20