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

Wave I of Phase I of The High Republic mega-story epic is almost complete! Today, we recap what's included in Wave I; preview the first titles in Wave II; and note two new authors as well as two missing ones. Punch it!

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What we learn about Ahsoka Tano from season 2 of The Mandalorian comes more by inference than direct knowledge. And that may tell us a bit about Bo-Katan and Grogu, too. Punch it!

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On another Spinner Sunday installment, we look at a story about Darth Maul trying to keep his rage in check prior to the events of The Phantom Menace - and doing very poorly at it. Punch it!

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In our latest "What to Watch Now" segment, we start to look at the "Star Wars Vintage" additions to Disney+, starting with season 1 of Star Wars: Clone Wars. Punch it!

We'll be talking about the genesis of that series, the chief story and side stories of season 1, how a certain side story is now canon again, and more...

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A fully non-spoiler update, which includes talk about the unauthorized aerial on-location set photos; plus a look at the previous work of the show's writers and directors, and what that suggests for the kind of show Andor will be. Punch it!

And if you want to see them, here's the link to those aerial photos: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-9401607/Star-Wars-Andor-filming-takes-place-Buckinghamshire-village.html

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Rumors about the Ahsoka series and questions about who's responsible for finding Ezra Bridger fuel this episode, and maybe we've been thinking the wrong way about that Rebels finale... Punch it!

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The VERY unauthorized drive through an on-location set, purported to be for the Obi-Wan Kenobi series, opens up a conversation about how Disney+ series are filmed, and where... Punch it!

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Sarah Kuhn, Emily Woo Zeller, and the full Penguin Random House Audio cast and crew did a great job expanding the Doctor Aphra comics story into an audiodrama last year. I wish I could say the addition of the script release made it feel like a "both" rather than an "either/or." I'll explain on the show today... Punch it!

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Fennec Shand tripled her episode appearances in season 2 of The Mandalorian! Not only did we learn a bit more about her, we've also learned that she's going to play an even bigger role in Star Wars storytelling. Punch it!

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Did you know that 2021 is Lucasfilm's 50th anniversary? I feel like I just clued into it finally with the Del Rey "Essential Legends" announcement. But they've been talking about it since last December... Punch it!

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