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

Kaz risks everything to help Synara escape from the First Order, and the deal gets worse all the time for Captain Doza and the Colossus residents in "The First Order Occupation," episode 15 from season 1 of Star Wars Resistance. Punch it!

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We've all been told that Episode IX is the "final installment in the Skywalker saga." But what does that actually mean for the predicament of our (non-Skywalker) heroes after Episode IX? Not nearly as much as we might have guessed... Punch it!

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They're not calling it "Journey to Galaxy's Edge," but they might as well, considering that the new initiative includes three books, two comic series, and a cookbook (you read that right)... Punch it!

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What amounts to a "Journey to Galaxy's Edge" publishing initiative has been announced, and one of the pieces, the novel "Black Spire" by Delilah S. Dawson, could well be a "Journey to Episode IX" book as well... Punch it!

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Seems far-fetched, doesn't it? Well, maybe that's not the case, but as he heads into post-production on Knives Out - which now has a release date, and by extension, a date by which he can get started on his new Star Wars trilogy - he's telegraphing a strong move into movies with comic elements. Punch it!

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Due to a quirk on the Disney/ABC Press Website, it's not immediately clear that Star Wars Resistance will debut a new episode on Super Bowl Sunday. But they will, entitled "The First Order Occupation." (Another tiding that doesn't bode well for an Episode IX tease on Sunday.) And that, along with the other three newly announced episodes, tell us a lot about the run they're making to the season finale. Punch it!

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Deadline Hollywood is hearing that we won't see a Super Bowl trailer for Episode IX, and the marketing campaigns for Rogue One and The Last Jedi are being cited as examples of how Lucasfilm does their thing. But there are crucial differences between those two movies and Episode IX when it comes to marketing possibilities. Punch it!

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"The Doza Dilemma" could as easily been called "Reversals of Fortune," as nearly all the major players have things flipped around on them in episode 14 from season 1 of Star Wars Resistance - some for the good, most for the bad. Punch it!

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Featured in our January 2019 installment of answering questions submitted by Patrons of the show is an in-depth look at whether the object that fell from the bottom of Cloud City was, in fact, Luke's lightsaber being clutched by his severed hand. Punch it!

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She debuted in a novel, conquered animation, comics, and webisodes, and even fought at the Battle of Scarif in Rogue One. Now, Hera Syndulla's back and in charge of Alphabet Squadron. Punch it!

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