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

Most consumers of Star Wars content are only familiar with Boba Fett from the movies and The Mandalorian. So The Book of Boba Fett is creating backstory for Boba, and it's also connecting to deep trauma issues Boba had in the comics, animation, and short stories. Punch it!

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A big bad pair arrives early, cameos confirm and surprise, and we spend way more time in the past in "The Tribes of Tatooine," the second chapter of The Book of Boba Fett. Punch it!

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The Bad Batch and Visions were the big 2021 stories in Star Wars animation. What's on tap for 2022? Bad Batch season 2 at the least, and maybe actual news about this "Tales of the Jedi" rumor... Punch it!

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Claudia Gray's writing is again stellar in The High Republic: The Fallen Star! The novel also opens up a bigger conversation about the "light of the Jedi" and - by definitively closing some doors - creates a new sense of mystery for what's to come. Punch it!

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We may see new episodes from as many as four Star Wars live action series in 2022, and filming underway on two more of them! Today, we'll look back at 2021, ahead at 2022, and even talk a little bit about what's to come in 2023. Punch it!

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Presuming all goes to plan, Rogue Squadron will complete principal photography and start post-production in 2022! Today, we'll take a deeper look at the status of Star Wars movies and what's ahead this year. Punch it!

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The Book of Boba Fett and the start of Phase 1/Wave 3 of The High Republic headline the Star Wars storytelling news for January 2022! We'll update you on all you have to look forward to this month... Punch it!

Even though there's always not notable news in all 12 of the categories, we'll check in on them all in this episode. Here's what they are...

Movies Live-action TV Animation Books Audiobooks Short Stories Comics Virtual Reality Video Games Experiential (Events/Conventions/Parks) Merchandise Streaming

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After comparing pre-show interviews about The Book of Boba Fett with what we saw in the first episode, it seems like the first season's stakes are going to be smaller than what we thought. Today, the reasons why... Punch it!

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"Stranger in a Strange Land" is Chapter 1 of Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett, and for today's episode, we're focused on seven big takeaways from this first episode. Punch it!

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No spoilers today! To finish our prep for Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett, we look at 7 lessons learned about Fett over the last month, to understand just who it is we'll meet in the new show. Punch it!

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