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

There's a ton of amazing things happening on Friday at Star Wars Celebration Chicago. Here are my selections for the top 5 events of the day, including one that hasn't been getting anywhere near the level of attention it deserves. Punch it!

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This week, a preview of the biggest happenings at Star Wars Celebration Chicago, and what you can expect to hear and see from me and Star Wars 7x7! Today: the Thursday, April 11th events of #SWCC. Punch it!

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Fans got a little nervous about the cold Chicago nights when they heard that lining up overnight for Star Wars Celebration panels wasn't going to happen. But now they've announced a new online panel lottery and reservation system, and here's how it's going to affect the show and what you'll catch on Star Wars 7x7 during the event. Punch it!

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A lot of announcements dropped that I'll be talking about next week, but one of them is a stand-alone thing that I'll cover today - new news about the novel "Black Spire" and how it applies to that currently mysterious time between Episode VIII and Episode IX. Punch it!

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Eagle-eyed observers saw new Disney job postings tagged with "Lucasfilm Games" and got all worked up over it. Were they taking gaming in-house? Was EA in more trouble? The answer's "no" on both counts, and the job descriptions for these new postings made that super-clear - as well as flagged a big priority for Disney in the coming years. Punch it!

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How could an apparent throw-away line in a comic book from last year turn into a driver of events in Star Wars Resistance this year? The connection explained, plus thoughts on what will greet the Colossus when it emerges from hyperspace, and two First Order characters whose prospects for appearing in season 2 seem grim. Punch it!

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Sure, we knew the First Order was armed to the teeth and could take control of the galaxy in a matter of weeks after the Hosnian cataclysm. But how did they build up to that point? Star Wars Resistance offered us some answers, and shed some more light on the First Order in the process. Punch it!

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Now that the first season of Star Wars Resistance is in the books, let's take a look back and see what we've learned about the Resistance itself over the course of these 21 episodes, and how it fits into what we already know from other media sources. Punch it!

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A choice of loyalties, a major death, and a cliffhanger that opens up a whole new realm of possibilities - that's what's in store for you in "No Escape, Part 2," the season 1 finale for Star Wars Resistance. Punch it!

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In movies, they'd call it a post-credits scene. It's an apt comparison for the epilogue of E.K. Johnston's "Queen's Shadow," since the epilogue doesn't wrap up the events of the novel - it takes place several years afterward. And it hints at some juicy new storytelling opportunities. Punch it!

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