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

In two episodes of Star Wars: The Bad Batch, we've learned so much more about the clone inhibitor chips, how they work, and why they fail. Punch it!

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Chain codes, Solo vibes, an old clone friend, a new Imperial menace, and Tech and Echo getting tetchy - that and more in "Cut and Run" from Star Wars: The Bad Batch. Punch it!

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Not too long ago, Ewan McGregor sat for a long interview with The Hollywood Reporter. And some of the things he shared about the upcoming Obi-Wan Kenobi series are almost as good as if they'd come from Lucasfilm itself. Punch it!

Here's a link to the full interview: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/ewan-mcgregor-obi-wan-star-wars-halston-4174111/

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Today, it's the second half of my new conversation with author Amy Ratcliffe, as we discuss one of her latest books, The Art of Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge. Punch it!

As I mentioned yesterday, the questions I had prepared for her didn't necessarily get asked and answered in the order presented below, but this was the plan:

Fans may be familiar with other Art of… books like the ones for the movies or The Mandalorian. How is Art of SWGE similar to those live-action-focused books, and how is it different? What kinds of parameters did you have for the writing of the book? Were you character-limited within certain layouts, for example, or did you have the license to write as much as needed to be written? You've previously written about the book coming together "in layers" – can you talk about that process? You had the benefit of spending a significant amount of time at both Galaxy's Edge locations prior to the pandemic. What surprised you the most to learn about Galaxy's Edge as a result of writing this book, from both a broad overview perspective and from a most-amazing-little-detail-they-thought-of perspective? Fair to say that you conducted dozens of interviews for the book? If you had to pick one or two of them from which you learned the most about Galaxy's Edge (or specific elements of it) that you didn't previously know, or that you found particularly exciting, which were they? Will people learn more about the story of Galaxy's Edge, from the perspective of how it fits into the storytelling timeline? For someone who reads this book and has never been to Galaxy's Edge, what do you hope this book will provide? And for the person who's already been?

And, as promised, here's where you can keep up with Amy:

Instagram: https://instagram.com/amy_geek Substack: https://amyratcliffe.substack.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/amy_geek

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She's back! Amy Ratcliffe returns to Star Wars 7x7 to discuss one of her latest books, The Art of Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge. Today, the first half of our conversation. Punch it!

The questions I had prepared for her didn't necessarily get asked and answered in the order presented here, but this was the plan:

Fans may be familiar with other Art of… books like the ones for the movies or The Mandalorian. How is Art of SWGE similar to those live-action-focused books, and how is it different? What kinds of parameters did you have for the writing of the book? Were you character-limited within certain layouts, for example, or did you have the license to write as much as needed to be written? You've previously written about the book coming together "in layers" – can you talk about that process? You had the benefit of spending a significant amount of time at both Galaxy's Edge locations prior to the pandemic. What surprised you the most to learn about Galaxy's Edge as a result of writing this book, from both a broad overview perspective and from a most-amazing-little-detail-they-thought-of perspective? Fair to say that you conducted dozens of interviews for the book? If you had to pick one or two of them from which you learned the most about Galaxy's Edge (or specific elements of it) that you didn't previously know, or that you found particularly exciting, which were they? Will people learn more about the story of Galaxy's Edge, from the perspective of how it fits into the storytelling timeline? For someone who reads this book and has never been to Galaxy's Edge, what do you hope this book will provide? And for the person who's already been?

And, as promised, here's where you can keep up with Amy:

Instagram: https://instagram.com/amy_geek Substack: https://amyratcliffe.substack.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/amy_geek

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Life (and Star Wars!) marches ever onward, and on today's milestone episode, a little look back and a lot of thanks to a special group of people who helped get me here. Punch it!

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Omega is still a mystery after the premiere of The Bad Batch, but certain elements of her character were discussed in the episode, as well as hints about her genetic enhancements... Punch it!

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The appearance of a certain padawan in The Bad Batch season premiere implies we'll have a lot more guest stars in this series - and also raises continuity questions. Punch it!

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They did the job they set out to do! The Bad Batch premiered on Star Wars Day, and in this non-spoiler review, we'll talk about the primary goals of this kickoff and how well they achieved them. Punch it!

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Happy May the 4th!!! We're wrapping up a week+ of looks back at interviews from Star Wars Celebration Anaheim in 2015 with this conversation, featuring Chris Taylor. Punch it!

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