Podcast Stardust

This week’s news features the story that Dave Filoni has been promoted to Chief Creative Officer at Lucasfilm what that means for Star Wars.

In this fully armed and operational episode of Podcast Stardust, we discuss:

• Dave Filoni’s promotion to Chief Creative Officer at Lucasfilm,
• What Filoni’s promotion means for Star Wars storytelling,
• A scene from Star Wars: A New Hope that Carrie Fisher would like to have redone,
• Ming-Na Wen on wanting to play Fennec Shand again, and
• Louis Leterrier on pitching Star Wars movie ideas to Lucasfilm.

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In the final episode of our Return of the Jedi, we discuss Darth Vader’s funeral pyre, the Rebel celebration on Endor, and the appearance of the Force ghosts.

This episode covers the segment of Return of the Jedi that runs from 2:04:38 to the end. 

In this fully armed and operational episode of Podcast Stardust, we discuss:

• Darth Vader’s funeral pyre and Luke’s observance,
• The reunion of the big three and other characters at Bright Tree Village and the ensuing celebration,
• The additional scenes added to the end in which the galaxy celebrates the demise of the Emperor and the Empire,
• Yub Nub vs. the new song composed for the end of Return of the Jedi, and
• The appearance of the Force ghosts.

Check out the previous entry in this series in episode 639.

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Admiral Piett, the Emperor’s Royal Guard, a captured scout trooper, an X-Wing pilot, and Commander Wedge Antilles feature in this collection of stories from A Certain Point of View.

In this fully armed and operational episode of Podcast Stardust, we discuss:

• Admiral Piett’s reflections on how he did everything right just before his demise at the Battle of Endor,
• The experience of the Emperor’s Royal Guards after realizing that the Emperor died on the Death Star,
• The horror of a scout trooper captured by Ewoks as his comrades are eaten,
• An X-Wing pilot managing her feelings for a comrade before and during the Battle of Endor, and
• Commander Wedge Antilles dealing with the stress of command and what comes after the fall of the Empire.

For more coverage of From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi, check out episode 648.

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The SAG-AFTRA strike has ended. We are discussing what this means for Star Wars and what the actors from Ahsoka are sharing now that they are free to discuss the series.

In this fully armed and operational episode of Podcast Stardust, we discuss:

• The resolution of the SAG-AFTRA strike and what it means for Star Wars,
• Social media posts about the production of Ahsoka shared by Eman Esfandi, Natasha Liu Bordizzo, Ivanna Sakhno, Diana Lee Inosanto, Rosario Dawson, and Ariana Greenblatt,
• Initial thoughts on George Mann’s The High Republic: The Eye of Darkness,
• A chronological timeline for reading The High Republic,
• The new heroes and villains of phase 3 of The High Republic, and
• Taika Waititi on the status of his Star Wars movie.

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With the holidays approaching, Jay has found plenty of Star Wars fashion and lifestyle products to highlight your Life Day and other holiday festivities.

In this fully armed and operational episode of “World Between Worlds" on Podcast Stardust, we discuss:

• The Ahsoka hooded cardigan from Her Universe,
• The Skywalker Pilot collection from Columbia,
• The Life Day collector’s box from CultureFly,
• Life Day themed shirts from Hot Topic,
• Grogu themed holiday socks from Hot Topic,
• A Star Wars Advent calendar available on Amazon,
• The LEGO Star Wars Advent calendar,
• The Star Wars Jujube “Galaxy of Rivals” collection,
• Star Wars Christmas pajamas from Hanna Anderson,
• More Star Wars pajamas from Pottery Barn,
• A Grogu snow globe,
• Light up Star Wars mercury glass ornaments,
• New Star Wars products from Heroes & Villains, and
• The Star Wars Beskar Knife set from Hedley & Bennett.

For more Star Wars fashion and lifestyle product ideas, check out episode 642.

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Hondo Ohnaka creates an alliance with Obi-Wan Kenobi when Maul and Savage Oppress invade his home planet of Florrum.

In this fully armed and operational episode of Podcast Stardust, we discuss:

• Hondo’s first appearance in The Clone Wars since season two,
• Hondo’s personal sense of honor and his reaction to his men betraying him,
• The alliance between Hondo and Obi-Wan Kenobi,
• Some of Hondo’s best lines from this episode,
• Obi-Wan Kenobi’s fighting skills,
• The death of a Jedi,
• Maul and Savage Oppress’s relationship, and
• Chancellor Palpatine’s reaction to the pursuit of Maul.

Check out the last episode in our Hondo Ohnaka series in episode 647.

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We dive into new details and concept art for phase 3 of The High Republic and discuss Kevin Feige’s comment on the status of his Star Wars movie.

In this fully armed and operational episode of Podcast Stardust, we discuss:

• The status of the SAF-AFTRA strike and breaking news about a new deal,
• Early thoughts on some The High Republic phase 3 comics,
• Concept art for phase 3 of The High Republic, and
• Kevin Feige’s statement to ET about the status of his Star Wars movie.

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Death Star gunners make retirement plans, Ewoks fight the Empire, the Emperor reflects on Anakin Skywalker, the Super Star Destroyer crashes, and stormtroopers encounter employment issues in the sixth part of From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi.

In this fully armed and operational episode of Podcast Stardust:

• “Twenty and Out” by Lamar Grimes,
• “The Ballad of Nanta” by Sarah Kuhn,
• “Then Fall, Sidious” by Olivia Blake,
• “Impact” by Sean Williams, and
• “Trooper Trouble” by Laura Pohl.

Check out the last entry of our series on From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi in episode 641.

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Hondo Ohanka imparts some wisdom to Boba Fett when the Jedi track him and his hostages to Florrum in “Letal Trackdown” from season two of The Clone Wars.

In this fully armed and operational of Podcast Stardust, we discuss:

• The set up for this episode of The Clone Wars after the prior two episodes,
• Mace Windu’s position on tracking down Boba Fett in the face of Anakin’s insistence that Boba must be caught,
• Aurra Sing’s control and influence on Boba Fett,
• Hondo Ohnaka’s refusal to assist Aurra with her Jedi problems,
• How Hondo knew Jango Fett and had a prior relationship with Aurra, and
• Hondo’s advice to Boba Fett in resolving the conflict with the Jedi.

Check out the prior entry in our Hondo series in episode 645.

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The topic of rebooting Star Wars has made the rounds recently after a filmmaker suggested that is what Star Wars needs right now. We discuss whether or not we agree.

In this fully armed and operational episode of Podcast Stardust, we discuss:

• An excerpt from Lydia Kang’s short story, “No Big Deal” from the pages of Star Wars Insider magazine,
• Matthews Vaughn’s opinion on the direction of Star Wars,
• Whether Star Wars needs to be rebooted,
• The role of creativity, or potential lack thereof, that has driven recent Star Wars movies, and
• For the sake of argument, who would we cast in a rebooted Star Wars franchise.

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