Our news show is back, but we're discussing some disappointing news in the Star Wars world. Don't worry, it's not that bad, but there are definitely some changes to some things we love and were anticipating in 2020. Blaine keeps us on task and Josh takes the blue-theme a little too far. We will be back with news every week for the foreseeable future, or at least until more TV shows come out. Enjoy!

0:00 - Welcome Back!

1:33 - Changes to The Star Wars Show

5:50 - Thrawn: Ascendancy - Chaos Rising delayed 5 months

10:00 - A lot of nonsense - you can stop listening while Josh workshops some terrible jokes

12:05 - Byeeeeee

Continuing our discussions of The Rise of Skywalker, we invite back Joe Corroney and Brian Miller, two great Star Wars artists, to discuss their thoughts on Episode IX! We talk about what we loved about the story, also if Palpatine was in the plans all along, plus the future of Star Wars after the Skywalker saga. You'll definitely want to hear Joe and Brian's thoughts on the movie as well as some in-depth answers on how they approach telling stories with their art.

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Oktopolis Art - Internet home of Brian Miller

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One of the few traditions on our show is to have Chad Hopkins from The Cinescope Podcast on to talk new movie soundtracks with us. The final chapter of the Skywalker saga is no exception and Chad is back to discuss John Williams' final foray into a galaxy far, far away! We discuss our favorite pieces of music, the thematic relationship between Kylo and Rey's themes, as well as digging down into some of the more interesting pieces of music. Plus, we lock Chad in for another episode in the future and have some fun with who we think would make great composers in the Star Wars going forward. Enjoy this episode and Chad's expertise.

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Resistance episodes didn't slow down over the holidays, and we're getting caught up on all the December goodness with our latest Resistance Report! We cover the episodes "Kaz's Curse", "Station to Station", "The Missing Agent", and "Breakout". There are appearances by movie characters, connections to The Rise of Skywalker and SNL, and some all-important Kaz-tastrophe humor in these episodes. We discuss what we loved about these episodes and what could possibly be the endgame of the show as there are five more episodes on the docket for January. Enjoy our discussion of these episodes for our Resistance Report!

The final episode of Season One of The Mandalorian means we have to pull out all the stops! We invite on previous interview guest, JR Forasteros, and avid non-Star wars fan but a fan of us, Blake Collier, to discuss the season finale. We talk about what we liked about the episode, how the story was told in season one, and a little bit of speculation on season two and beyond. Also, we dive a bit into some Mandalorian lore to educate JR and Blake on the surprise ending. A very exciting episode with some very fun guests!

The holiday logjam continues to be cleared as we discuss the next four episodes of Star Wars Resistance! Diving right in with episode 6, "From Beneath", we then get into an episode tying right into The Rise of Skywalker, "Relic Raisers". Then the plot thickens as a new character pops up with an interesting history in "Rendezvous Point", and last, but certainly not least, we meet a slimy Hutt looking to profit from the Colossus crew's need in "The Voxx Vortex 5000". We hope you enjoy our discussion of these four episodes of this great show!

Blaine and Josh welcome back Gabe Green from the Franchise Fatigue Podcast and Josh Mesker from The Outer Rim Star Wars Facebook Group to discuss the penultimate episode of Season One. The main characters of the show are all united for this episode full of risk and possible reward. We talk about what this episode could mean for the finale, what lies ahead for the story arc of "The Child", as well as our favorite moments including Rebels callbacks and Breaking Bad reunions. This high-quality episode is well worth the hour we spent discussing it and we hope it leaves you ready for the season finale!

It's just the two of us as we discuss, quite possibly, the best episode of the season, so far. Rick Famuyiwa is back in the director's chair for this episode where the Mandalorian has to reunite with old partners for a risky job breaking out a prisoner from a New Republic prison ship. We talk about the fabulous direction in this episode by Famuyiwa, as well as the cavalcade of guests stars both familiar and new to the Star Wars universe. Enjoy our guestless roundtable episode and our review of "The Prisoner"!

The end of the Skywalker saga has arrived with The Rise of Skywalker! We sit down after our initial viewings and share our first reactions. We talk about if we actually liked the movie—spoiler alert, we did—and then we discuss some of the things we didn't like before we finish talking about what we love. As our previous "First Reaction" episodes have been, it's a little rambling and easy-going, but we still dive into some details of the movie and some of the filmmaking choices. We still have plenty to say so tune in later this weekend for a big review!

A big warning, there be spoilers ahead! DO NOT listen to this episode if you do not want to be spoiled before seeing The Rise of Skywalker. You have been warned.