Mini Ep. #19: Jon Nagel

Steve is joined by Rancho Obi Wan docent JON NAGEL for a fun conversation focusing on Jon's fandom, including his experiences seeing the OT in theaters, surviving through the dark times in the 90's, his views on the recent releases, and why the prequels aren’t his bag, baby.  Plus he covers the recruitment process for working at Rancho (it’s not what you think!) and what it’s like to work with the most famous SW memorabilia collection on the planet. 

Show Notes - Ep. 67, 8/3/18

Episode #67: AS*HOLES are taking over and we help you plot the hyperspace coordinates to get through it on this week’s show! Get caught up all the SW news including the official Episode IX cast announcement and filming schedule, STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS joy and other SW publications announced at Comic-con, Plus we spend a parsec or two on the Disney/James Gunn/social media bully issue – a conversation you don’t want to miss. BONUS: Jar Jar vs. Boba Fett in Star Wars Choices!

Episode IX begins filming https://twitter.com/jjabrams/status/1024717847958892545 Episode IX cast announced at StarWars.com https://www.starwars.com/news/star-wars-episode-ix-cast-announced Carrie is in IX. Give the credit to JJ. https://edit.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/carrie-fishers-brother-credits-jj-abrams-leia-remaining-star-wars-saga-1130528 M Hamill: “It’s bitter sweet…” https://deadline.com/2018/07/star-wars-mark-hamill-its-bittersweet-facing-my-final-chapter-without-her-1202436135/ Clone Wars is back!  Filoni announced at SD Comic Con https://io9.gizmodo.com/clone-wars-is-back-to-finish-what-it-started-1827728517 Rebels season 4 now available on Blue Ray http://www.theforce.net/story/front/Star_Wars_Rebels_Season_4_DVDBluRay_Out_Today_181480.asp Comic Con news: publishing https://www.bleedingcool.com/2018/07/21/lucasfilm-publishing-force-sdcc/ Disney fires James Gunn under pressure from right-wing assholes https://edit.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/james-gunn-exits-guardians-galaxy-vol-3-1128786 RJ deletes his twitter feed prior to 1/25/18 http://comicbook.com/2018/07/24/star-wars-rian-johnson-twitter-deletes-james-gunn/ Actress Selma Blair leaves Twitter https://edit.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/selma-blair-quits-twitter-defense-james-gunn-1130555 Bobcat Goldthwaite blasts The Mouse https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/bobcat-goldthwait-asks-disney-remove-him-attraction-protest-james-gunn-firing-1129348 Guardians cast comes to his defense https://variety.com/2018/film/news/guardians-of-the-galaxy-cast-james-gunn-support-1202889736/ LA Times: social media mob bosses https://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-daum-james-gunn-social-media-mobs-20180729-story.html

Show Notes - Ep. 66, 7/20/18

Episode #66: Casting reports for Episode IX are materializing like force ghosts on Endor and this week we break the big ones down including BILLY DEE WILLIAMS, KERI RUSSELL, and a clean-shaven MARK HAMILL. Plus we deliver our typical hijinks packaged with the precision production value you’ve come to expect including news, the Star Wars Tweet of the Week, and a new round of the HIVE FIVE.

Hollywood reporter: Billy Dee Williams to revive role in Ep. IX https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/star-wars-billy-dee-williams-returning-as-lando-calrissian-xi-1125818 Variety: Keri Russell eyed for IX https://variety.com/2018/film/news/star-wars-episode-ix-keri-russell-1202861343/ Is Mark Hamill’s shorn face a clue for Ep. IX? http://comicbook.com/2018/07/10/star-wars-episode-ix-mark-hamill-luke-skywalker/ Star Wars Resistance characters previewed including Poe Dameron and Captain Phasma http://comicbook.com/2018/07/05/star-wars-resistance-tv-series-characters-release-date/ Target.com: Solo available by 9/9 with express shipping https://www.target.com/p/solo-a-star-wars-story-target-exclusive-4k-uhd-2-blu-ray-digital-code/-/A-53666816 Star Wars land is shaping up https://micechat.com/199876-disneyland-castle-crumbles/ Reddit users agree to Thanos “snap” and James Brolin plays along http://comicbook.com/2018/07/08/avengers-infinity-war-thanos-reddit-snap-josh-brolin/ Steve Ditko, Marvel artist passed away at 90 https://edit.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/steve-ditko-dead-spider-man-creator-was-90-1125489 Comcast ups the ante and outbids Fox for Sky https://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-fox-increased-bid-sky-20180711-story.html Disney’s acquisition of Fox would mean the mouse has 40% or film revenue in 2018 https://money.cnn.com/2018/07/11/media/disney-fox-box-office-market-share/index.html

Show Notes - Ep. 65, 7/6/18

Episode #65: It’s power trio time as Dave, Greg, and Steve blast out of Mos Eisley and into your ear holes to talk STAR WARS including the latest with the FOX-DISNEY merger, Disney’s direct-to-consumer possibilities, and why our favorite franchise is NOT the most lucrative of them all (you’ll never guess what is…and no, it’s not Marvel). We give props to our sister podcast SKYWALKING THROUGH NEVERLAND, offer up a big thanks to Marilou and Mark Hamill, and announce the winner of our first HIVE FIVE contest.

Lucasfilm “licking their wounds but not halting SW development; Boba Fett movie could be scaled down https://edit.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/lucasfilm-licking-wounds-but-not-halting-star-wars-development-1122655 Syfywire: mid-budget original movies work on Netflix. Could SW standalone films arrive via Disney’s direct to consumer platform? http://www.syfy.com/syfywire/report-boba-fett-movie-could-shift-to-lower-budget-lucasfilm-reworking-star-wars-spinoff Syfywire: Feige connects Antman and the Wasp directly to Avengers 4 http://www.syfy.com/syfywire/ant-man-and-the-wasp-connects-to-Avengers-4-in-the-latest-featurette Bloomberg: Every SW movie is controvercial; Disney wrote off $50 million for Solo. Video: “you want to say solo is worse than Jar Jar binks?  Come on.” https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-06-25/disney-s-star-wars-headaches-include-outcry-from-its-own-fans?utm_campaign=news&utm_medium=bd&utm_source=applenews Meanwhile, Solo is available for pre-order from Target and other retailers, including iTunes https://www.target.com/p/solo-a-star-wars-story-target-exclusive-4k-uhd-2-blu-ray-digital-code/-/A-53666816 Similarities between Rey and Kylo’s light saber style – kind of awesome https://www.bustle.com/p/this-star-wars-detail-about-reys-lightsaber-training-will-totally-change-the-way-you-watch-the-last-jedi-9667626 GQ’s Scott Meslow’s TLJ Fan Script is hilarious https://www.gq.com/story/star-wars-the-last-jedi-remake Reuters via Yahoo: Disney gets approval to buy Fox from US justice dept; must sell Fox regional sports  https://www.yahoo.com/news/u-set-antitrust-approval-disney-fox-deal-source-160039983--finance.html Hayden is back! Vader makes the cover of Thrawn-Alliances, due out July 24th. http://wegotthiscovered.com/movies/star-wars-thrawn-alliances-novel-cover-features-hayden-christensen-as-anakin/ Fun: DL-44 from ROTJ sold for $550K https://apnews.com/48a8c59a2b6c434d839a6ce66f02a311 Fun: The highest grossing franchise is…. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_highest-grossing_media_franchises

Show Notes - Ep. 64, 6/22/18

Episode #64: Rumors are flying faster than a X-wing on refined coaxium and this week we separate the facts from fiction regarding a supposed hiatus for A STAR WARS STORY films, Disney’s acquisition of 21^stCentury Fox, and what Scott has been watching recently via SCOTT WATCH 2018. PLUS we need your input on our next HIVE FIVE so call the hotline at (562) 455-4483 and if we use your idea you win a complete set of RANCHO OBI WAN trading cards signed by the one and only STEVE SANWEET!

Is SW asking the wrong questions? http://lwlies.com/articles/star-wars-needs-to-stop-asking-the-wrong-questions/ Kelly Marie Tran drops out of Instagram https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-persecution-of-kelly-marie-tran-how-star-wars-fandom-became-overrun-by-alt-right-trolls Colider: SW story movies on hold https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=fuPFaPTXQVY Ewan McGegor to play Danny Torrance in Dr. Sleep https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/story/ewan-mcgregor-to-star-in-‘shining’-sequel-exclusive/ar-AAyBpBM 21st Century Fox shareholders to vote on Disney deal on July 10. Last two paragraphs are a nod to Comcast deal https://www.thewrap.com/21st-century-fox-schedules-shareholder-vote-on-disney-deal/ Disney deal with Fox; “New Fox” bring formed https://variety.com/2018/biz/news/james-murdoch-on-roseanne-cancellation-you-have-to-make-the-right-call-1202823171/ MCU fans and X-Men fans freaking over Comcast. https://www.theverge.com/2018/6/16/17461884/marvel-fans-fox-comcast-deal-x-men-mcu Disney adding cash to seal the deal? https://www.cnbc.com/2018/06/18/disney-is-expected-to-add-cash-to-its-bid-for-twenty-first-century-fox-assets-sources.html CNBC: Fox shares will hit $45 before this is over https://www.cnbc.com/2018/06/20/disney-will-beat-comcast-for-fox-at-45-per-share-says-porter-bibb.html Han’s DL-44 from ROTJ is up for auction in Las Vegas https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/movies/star-wars-jerry-lewis-trump-items-on-auction-in-las-vegas/

Mini Ep. #18: Marc Morita

Mini Ep. #18: Steve is joined by Rancho Obi Wan’s MARC MORITA for a wide-ranging conversation about his experiences growing up in Marin County as a Star Wars fan to becoming a docent at ROW and working with the one and only Steve Sansweet. Marc shares his views on recent Star Wars films including The Last Jedi and Solo, the state of SW fandom, his healthy obsession with SW Legos, and much more. 

Mini Ep. #17: LIVE at Barley Forge

Mini Ep. #17: Dave and Steve met up at Barley Forge Brewery and conversation got deeper than expected with Dave sharing his theory on Episode IX and Steve sharing his ideas on why many OT fans can’t accept the premise of The Last Jedi.