Star Wars 7x7: A Daily Bite-Sized Dose of Star Wars Joy

A friendly face from the Star Wars past arrives, and offers to help the Bad Batch with the thorniest of their problems in "Battle Scars," episode 7 from season 1. Punch it!

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Ewan McGregor and Pedro Pascal talked together for a half hour on Variety's "Actors on Actors" series, and they dropped a little new news, but also some great good vibes about working in Star Wars now. Punch it!

Here's the link to where you can find the whole conversation: https://variety.com/2021/tv/actors/actors-on-actors-pedro-pascal-ewan-mcgregor-mandalorian-halston-1234991717/

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An appreciation on the first anniversary of one of the rare feel-good stories of 2020 - the return of Ahmed Best to Star Wars with the Jedi Temple Challenge. Punch it!

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Not "officially" announced, but close enough for Star Wars work! And it's shocking how little we know about The Book of Boba Fett now that filming is complete. But maybe there's an episode count? Punch it!

(And stay tuned after the credits for a "stinger" - doing it this way as inspired by the reveal of The Book of Boba Fett!)

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Three weeks from now, The Rising Storm will launch Wave 2 of Phase I of Star Wars: The High Republic in earnest. Today, 7+ non-spoiler observations about the novel in this non-spoiler review. Punch it!

In case you're interested, here's the full (and boiled-down) review I wrote for it:

Scott gives the reader an unparalleled sense of the enormity of the Star Wars galaxy in The High Republic: The Rising Storm. But when the time comes to get down to business (namely, the assault by the Nihil on the optimistic Republic Fair), Scott's focus smartly narrows to a handful of characters on both sides of the battle, including compelling newcomer and "saber-for-hire" Ty Yorrick.

Scott keeps the pace swift and develops his characters throughout the conflict, while saving his biggest surprises for the final chapters. Behind the scenes, Marchion Ro - a Star Wars villain for the ages - has been pulling strings and building up to his most horrific act yet. Scott brings us the first real experience of the threat to the Force itself, the one promised by The High Republic's promotional materials. In his hands, the threat is as terrifying as anything the Jedi could possibly encounter. And it will leave you desperate to learn more about it.

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The High Republic comic reveals that, when the Jedi released the Drengir in Into the Dark, they released a very specific one - one that causes a whole lot of bad news, but that could also be the key to stopping the threat. Punch it!

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The first story arc is complete! Marvel's Star Wars: The High Republic kicked off with "There Is No Fear," and we're recapping the five issues of that inaugural comic foray on today's episode. Punch it!

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Some previous foreshadowings start paying off, and a couple of familiar faces make a surprise appearance in "Decommissioned," episode 6 of Star Wars: The Bad Batch. Punch it!

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I started playing around in May with a less-than-60-seconds "This Day in Star Wars History" video idea, and now it's officially a daily thing. Here's where to find it... Punch it!

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Sorry it's a bit clickbait-y, but with all the talk about Kevin Feige developing a Star Wars movie over the years, there's one aspect I never thought about, and no one really talks about. So I'll address that, and also where the project stands now. Punch it!

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