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

Finally! Now that #SWCA2022 is done, we can really dig into the Obi-Wan Kenobi series. Today, the official briefing on Episode 1, aka "Part 1." We'll cover seven notable elements and also why it triggered a Beavis & Butthead memory. Punch it!

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From an outline perspective, here are the seven items we're covering:

1. The triple set-up 2. The triple refusal of the call 3. Seeing Alderaan at its height 4. Leia and Lola, and the challenge of "precocious" dialogue 5. The Bail/Leia father/daughter relationship 6. Is it a plot hole or a plot logic issue with the escaping Jedi? 7. The difficult art of persuasion in screenplays

So much time at #StarWarsCelebration looking into the future, but what lies just ahead of us? That's what's on tap today, as we sum up what will be new in Star Wars storytelling for June 2022. Punch it!

As with each of our monthly previews, we're looking at storytelling in these 12 categories:

Movies Live Action Animation Books Audiobooks Short Stories Comics Virtual Reality Video Games Merchandise Streaming Live Experiences

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Recorded at Black Spire Outpost, our final #SWCA2022 episode wraps up all the new storytelling announcements in one breezy episode, using our monthly preview format to summarize the reveals. Punch it!

As a reminder, the twelve categories in the monthly previews are:

Movies Live Action Series Animation Books Audiobooks Short Stories Comics Video Games Virtual Reality Merchandise Streaming Live Experiences

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For the final day of #SWCA2022, Lucasfilm dropped more animation reveals, including season 2 of the Bad Batch and volume 2 of Visions. Also, the date and location for the next #StarWarsCelebration have been announced. Punch it!

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Sunday at #StarWarsCelebration kicked off with a Bad Batch Season 2 panel. They has a live reading, showed an upcoming episode clip, and revealed a trailer that was partly different from the one that dropped online later in the day. We'll put it all together for you on this final bonus #SWCA2022 episode. Punch it!

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Saturday at #StarWarsCelebration was the biggest day yet in terms of reveals, surprises, and footage shared exclusively with attendees. Here's the wrap-up on all five storytelling panels from Day 3 of #SWCA2022. Punch it!

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Bonus #StarWarsCelebration episode! Today, I'm breaking down the new Mando season 3 footage and the early Ahsoka footage shown only to #SWCA2022 audiences at Saturday's "Mando+" panel. Punch it!

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Friday at #StarWarsCelebration was more than a bit surprising, in a different way than you'd expect. That's because the biggest reveals didn't come from any panels at the show that day. Here's your full wrap-up of all the highlights, regardless of where they happened. Punch it!

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Normally the bonus episode from #StarWarsCelebration today would focus on all the news and reveals from the headline panel of the day. But since that panel for Friday was focused on the "Light & Magic" documentary panel, we're going to talk about some non-spoiler highlights of the first two Obi-Wan Kenobi episodes. Punch it!

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Three panels on Thursday at #SWCA2022 focused on Star Wars storytelling, and two out the three featured significant reveals. We'll run down the highlights of the day right here. Punch it!

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