Force Toast: A Star Wars Happy Hour

In Episode 142, hosts Alyce and Laura find* a possible new career path for Alyce: Star Wars movie prop auction item appraiser… or fortune teller. It’s between those two options.

• Anyone else loving Foxy Knoxy on Hulu?
• Prop Watch is over (for now)! One of us guessed almost exactly right and the other one… did not
• Why do we keep forgetting that Maul: Shadow Lord is going to be a thing? 
• The people yearn for more Hondo Ohnaka (via The Direct)
• Oscar Isaac may be on the hunt for a new/another house (via GamesRadar, this Deadline article also mentioned)
• We probably should have listened to the podcast to get the full context, but this recent interview with a certain SW showrunner is… confusing (via GamesRadar)
• Today’s segment of Star Wars Capitalism is here to deck the halls of your hopefully-high ceiling household this holiday season
• Sebulba lives! A brief overview of the Dug species. Because why not?
• Alyce learns what a meta quest is! Laura misses The Void VR experience! But maybe this Beyond Victory thing will scratch that itch? 

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In Episode 141, hosts Alyce and Laura demand* justice for Luke’s cancelled Tosche Station plans. Those power converters aren’t going to pick up themselves!

• Beware, movie prop auction houses have hidden fees for those buying $2 million lightsabers. Rich people - they’re just like us!
• If an Allen Wrench is good enough for film-grade lightsabers, it’s good enough for your Ikea bookshelf.
• I guess we can finally be confident that Star Wars: Starfighter will actually get made (I mean, it has a cast and everything now).
• Auntie Alyce, The Elder: Mullet Expert
• Ah yes, the classic villain in Ahsoka season 1: Babylon. Babylon Skull will return in S2. That was definitely his name.
• Speaking of, should we do an Ahsoka S1 re-watch? We’re thinking we should do an Ahsoka S1 re-watch. 
• Some folks have seen a sneak peak of season 3 of Star Wars Visions and we particularly enjoyed this review of what was shown at Anime NYC.
• No more streaming series for you! Now it’s just trilogies on trilogies. 
• Thanks to Sal of Rogue Rebels for the Throwback to Celebration 2016!
   

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In Episode 140, hosts Alyce and Laura and the set of Attack of the Clones may have* accidently created a new superhero: Super Pipe Cart Man!

• Matt Smith is joining the Dark Side of the Star Wars universe! Hey, haven’t we heard that story before? (Deadline exclusive)
• More Lego Star Wars silliness is on the way! Check out the trailer!
• First came the Mando-verse, now we’re [allegedly] getting a Rey-verse? 
• Some new reveals about the original cut of Rogue One, courtesy of Alan Tudyk
• The internet is just a big game of Telephone, which is essentially why some people thought Obi-Wan was going to show up in Ahsoka… or is he?
• No, but really. What would actually happen if an actor spilled the spoiler tea about an upcoming project? 
• Ron Howard is not here to start drama (unlike SOME people we know)
• Imagine being so good at your job, they have to use movie magic to slow you down (via Collider)
• Laura can’t decide if she’s more embarrassed for Disney or GC with this lawsuit settlement. Fortunately, Alyce has a casting solution.
• You gotta be Rich Rich (one Rich isn’t enough) to get this Death Star LEGO set that is allegedly coming soon.

Helpful links referenced in this episode:

• On the most recent episode of The Jedi Way, John Rocha and Laura discuss Matt Smith and the alleged Rey-verse. Find it on YouTube here! 
• Laura Kelly and Alex Damon joined Gustavo on Triad of the Force for a High Republic retrospective: all three phases, what worked for us, and our thoughts on Trials of the Jedi!

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In Episode 139, hosts Alyce and Laura forgot* what happened in Ahsoka, and Keeve Trennis is all up in her feelings.

• The History of the Mandela Effect and how it relates to Star Wars (via GoodHousekeeping)
• In a follow up to last week’s episode, more about the award-winning dog balls
• Prop Watch! Prop auctions are interesting to us. So we’re gonna talk about it. (via Yahoo)
• Star Wars’ 50th anniversary is coming up… in two years. But Disney wants you to mark your calendar now to make sure you have no conflicts, I guess?
• Maul looks like Maul and live-action Ezra had a shower (via IGN) 
• Hopefully everyone who attended the publishing panel at SDCC had fun, but it seemed like the news was uh…. slim pickins.
• Sounds like George Lucas’ museum is gonna be cool as hell (via IGN)
• Movie rumor roundup! Is the guy from Not Another Teen Movie gonna be in Star Wars? Where are things with the Rey movie? 
• More Hayden in S2 of Ahsoka, or is everyone reaching? 
• If anyone at Hulu asks, Alyce lives in a giant mansion.
• Everything comes full circle with movie ratings
• Recap on Tap: The High Republic goes out with an emotionally-muted bang in the comic, The Beacon. This discussion includes SPOILERS for the comic AND spoilers for Trials of the Jedi. Skip 35:40-46:35 to avoid. Plus, Alyce’s initial, spoiler-free thoughts on The Acolyte: Wayseeker.

Helpful links referenced in this episode:

• Upcoming guest spot alert! Keep an eye on the Rogue Rebels feed for Sal, Alyce and Laura’s review/discussion on The High Republic: Trials of the Jedi!

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In Episode138, hosts Alyce and Laura enter* neuter territory. No, that’s not a typo. Some dude is making a bunch of money off of fake animal testicles. 

• There’s another Star Wars prop auction coming up. Will this one flop too? 
• SDCC is coming up and you know what that means! New Star Wars action figures and exclusives. Also George Lucas is going to be on a panel at Comic-Con? 
• Ugh, another one (three?) bites the dust. (via Rolling Stone) 
• Andor got a bunch of Emmy nominations! And not to be forgotten if it was kind of just a footnote/afterthought in this article, The Acolyte got one too.
• This week, Alyce is the one that can’t read good. There must always be one host that can’t read good but can do other things good. 
• Reylo Rising! Shippers, rejoice, your favorite fan fic is becoming a movie!
• All buff dudes look the same. 
• The new Superman, like the old Superman, is a giant nerd. One of us! One of us!
• The BD-1 droids at Galaxy’s Edge are the cutest d*mn things we’ve ever seen
• Vernestra is a our petty Jedi queen
• Up until now, we’ve only scratched the surface on The High Republic: Trials of the Jedi, but now we are entering spoiler territory! Alyce finished the book so let’s dive deeper 

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In Episode 137, hosts Alyce and Laura take* a bite out of Marchion Ro’s neck, then do Marchion impressions. Ultimately, it’s all about Marchion, which is exactly how he would want it. 

• Laura is the warden. Laura the Warden. Laur-den.
• Pause to appreciate the moment where Alyce delivers the smoothest g-d damn segue of all time
• Can Soda Stream sponsor us? Someone hook us up with some free gas cylinder refills
• Has the movie rating system (G, PG, etc.) gotten soft?
• How to pronounce Shawn Levy’s last name confirmed (maybe)
• Contrary to all the clickbait-y headlines. Calm your t*ts, Gareth Edwards does not hate Star Wars (via Business Insider)
• Alyce forgot Skeleton Crew happened lol
• John Watts had a good experience making a Star War and we gotta take that as a win (via Screenrant)
• The Andor cast doesn’t know how to read good…on iPads anyway (via Gizmodo)
• Imagine trying to explain to someone in another fandom this giant map of the Star Wars universe (via Jason Fry’s substack)
• Collectors and Coke drinkers, your worlds are about to collide! And check out this short film of the Star Wars-Coca Cola collab, it’s kinda cute.
• More High Republic in Recap on Tap! We share a few more spoiler-free thoughts (mostly confusion) on Trials of the Jedi throughout our Recap segment, so beware! Plus, a discussion WITH SPOILERS on the Tempest Breaker audio drama, feat. Sexy Tango Marchion. To avoid Tempest Breaker spoilers, skip around 46:30-1:02:00.
• The number of degrees of separation between The High Republic and The Gilded Age is basically zero.
• Tumblr valides Laura’s thoughts on Trials of the Jedi. Yes, THAT Tumblr.
• Yay listener email from our friend Allison!

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In Episode 136, hosts Alyce and Laura are* feeling sassy! And excited to be back! We missed you, friends! 

• Laura doesn’t road trip good (not as good, as Alyce or Jim Carrey on SNL)
• A lot of general celebrity gossip
• Casting news for Star Wars: Starfighter (via Variety)
• We’ve come back around to the conversation on an R-rated Star Wars film. Now Ryan Reynolds is weighing in. (via EW)
• Hear us out: Star Wars film in the style of Charlie’s Angels. Luminara. Aayla. Rey. Yoda is Charlie. See that one panel in the TROS comic adaptation #5 for cover art. You’re welcome. 
• Absolutely STACKED Recap on Tap. Alyce has read some stuff Laura hasn’t read, and vice versa, but in summary, the end of The High Republic has been sorta meh =/ 
• Alyce briefly shares some spoiler-free thoughts on the end of Marvel’s The High Republic phase 3 comic run
• Alyce finished The High Republic: Into the Light, so we discuss briefly with spoilers. Skip 40:15-51:15 to avoid spoilers. Be advised this section also includes references to which characters do/don’t appear in Trials of the Jedi and how big their roles are.
• Laura read The High Republic: Trials of the Jedi and shares a spoiler-free review. If you want to skip this section, skip 51:20-59:00. (The novel is out today, June 17! Find it wherever you buy books now.) 
• We finally get to catch up on Andor season 2! How season 2 compared to season 1, Benjamin Bratt as Bail, why we need to be OK with recasting, Diego Luna: code name Carlos, Laura is confused by some things (this is nothing new), and French is Star Wars now. 
• Andor won the streaming ratings game (via SWNN)
• Magnesium, Materialists and Paint by Gemstones in Toast To!

Helpful links referenced in this episode:

• Diego Luna and Tony Gilroy on the Ghorman Massacre (via Variety, Gizmodo)
• Laura returns to The Jedi Way with John Rocha and Kevin Smets to discuss Starfighter casting, romance in Andor and Rogue One, Filoni/Beck potentially taking over for Kathleen Kennedy, and the possibility of re-casting Luke now that Mark Hamill says he’s done with Star Wars. 
• The Jedi Way co-host Kevin Smets directed a fan film based on the game Knights of the Old Republic called “KOTOR: Convergence” Find it on YouTube here!

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In Episode 135 hosts, Alyce and Laura catch up* on Star Wars Celebration news and dive into Andor S2 and how we’re feeling about it after being underwhelmed by S1.

• Dark Matter filmed front of Laura’s apartment and it was the coolest thing that’s ever happened to her… man, that’s sad
• Alyce girlbossed too hard, so you know what that means: chaos cubes
• Spotify poll! Tell us how your bougie a-- serves bubbly in your house
• It turns out Andor didn’t rework its S2 release schedule to qualify for the Emmys… so it for real is starting to feel like an attack
• Star Wars Celebration Japan highlights! The Mando movie will have walkers and troopers and Zeb, oh my!
• Star Wars animation is back, baby! Maul: Shadow Lord was announced at SWCJ as the next animated series, along with more Star Wars Visions and The Ninth Jedi (Visions S1) gets a full series.
• The High Republic Phase III will wrap up with a comic that has an ominous description
• Gang’s all here! It’s The High Republic’s Luminous Nine in full temple armor for your viewing pleasure. Also, Ember lives!
• Google’s AI killed at least 5 trees trying to do an image search of Jordanna Sparkburn
• Recap on Tap: More non-spoilery thoughts on The High Republic: Into the Light, plus Laura and Alyce may finally be coming around on Andor? Maybe?
• In Toast To, Alyce finally returns to her D&D game and Laura finds out exactly how the Empire STRIPPED Back at Star Wars burlesque.

Helpful links referenced in this episode:

• Kevin, John and Laura discussed the first 3 episodes of Andor season 2 on The Jedi Way, and there is some disagreement in the room, to say the least!

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In Episode 134, hosts Alyce and Laura are back* with more absurd segues to discuss all the ongoings in the world of Star Wars!

• Is it still fancy if the debutante ball is BYOB?
• Pedophile is out, Meemaw is in. This is about eyewear. 
• More tales to come! Tales of the Underworld means more Asajj Ventress and more Asajj Ventress means more happy fans (it’s us, we’re the happy fans).
• Rogue One was almost ten years ago. That sentence sucks, right? Time is crazy. 
• Credit where credit is due: we have a lot of Star Wars content - including Andor - because of The Mandalorian (via Empire Magazine)
• Disney went full HBO-mode with the episode lengths for Andor season 2 (via Bespin Bulletin) 
• Sorry, Matt Damon is not going to be in Star Wars. But Not-Matt-Damon is maybe going to be in Star Wars? 
• Publishing is out here giving away their pie with breakfast (is that SNL reference too old?) (via starwars.com)
• Star Wars is just messing with us now with all these Vader stories. It’s starting to feel like a personal attack. 
• Something, something Plagueis theory
• Don’t you love it when we talk about an event that is happening soon but forget to say WHEN and WHERE during our discussion? We never claimed to be pros at this. Fortunately, Gizmodo has the details about the original Star Wars screening. 
• Recap on Tap: Alyce shares a brief, spoiler-free review of Reign of the Empire: The Mask of Fear, then Alyce and Laura share some initial thoughts on The High Republic: Into the Light and its… uh… let’s say, interesting early tone shift. 
• Star Wars has a weird obsession with giving women metal mid-sections, and for that we ask… why? 
• Interpol may have an APB out on Laura. So if you see her, no you didn’t.

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In Episode 133, hosts Alyce and Laura indulge* in some Millennial Core (in addition to all the normal Star Wars stuff)!

• This is random, but Yellowjackets comes up a lot in this episode, so there are spoilers in this episode for Yellowjackets in general (except episode 3x8)
• An update on Luke’s Medal of Yavin, just cuz. Plus, everything you could ever want to know about how to make an offer on a $300,000 movie prop
• Some thoughts on the Andor season 2 trailer 
• Like a zombie cockroach that won’t die, someone brought up Star Wars: Underworld so now everyone is talking about it again (via Variety)
• Catching up with Alyce on where she’s at with Reign of the Empire: The Mask of Fear (no spoilers)
• Highlights from the Star Wars Celebration Japan panel schedule + some general Star Wars Celebration tips and tricks (Hot Tip: don’t skip the Doug Chiang panel)
• It’s not Caravan of Corrections, it’s the… Yacht of Yellowjackets? lol that’s dumb, anyway, spoiler warning for Seasons 1, 2 + episodes 1-7 of season 3 (Not your thing? Skip 45:00-56:34)
• Recap on Tap: Marvel’s The High Republic: Fear of the Jedi issue #2 with spoilers, in which we give a voice to Kelnacca and for some reason he has a Minnesota accent (If you’re not caught up, skip 57:00-1:09:15)

Stay tuned for our special Tax Day episode of Force Toast on April 15 (jk it won’t be about taxes, that would be so boring)

Helpful links referenced in this episode:

• John Rocha and Laura discuss the new Andor S2 trailer and the possibility of The Acolyte season 2 on the March 30th episode of The Jedi Way!

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