Before they were in The Force Awakens, John Boyega was in a little film called Attack the Block; Daisy Ridley was in a short called Blue Season. How did they do as actors? Are we going to get some stilted performances a la the Prequels? Or are we going to get some fine acting ("but I wanted to go to Toshe Station to pick up some power converters!") like we got in the original trilogy? Ron analyzes what will go down in history as the early work of these future Star Wars stars!

Radio dramas were once a popular thing before television came into being. Although a thing of the past, the popularity of Star Wars led to National Public Radio turning the very visual movie into a 6-1/2 hour radio series. With only Mark Hamill and Anthony Daniels reprising their roles many other changes were made to extend the movie well past it's running time. So how entertaining can this all be? Find out as Ron gets granular with the Star Wars Radio Drama!

We look at the Sphero, the company behind BB-8, the new droid in The Force Awakens. The company was hand-picked Bob Iger, the CEO of Disney to use their technology in the new movie. Not only did Sphero create the real life working droid for the movie, they created the remote control toy that fans love as well. And their plans only begin there! Meanwhile we explore Disney's relationship with technology from their early beginnings. Is Star Wars in good hands? You might be more reassured after this episode!

The Journey to The Force Awakens continues with Star Wars: Moving Target: A Princess Leia Adventure! This book actually takes place between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi but that doesn't make it a light romp. This one has more to do with the power of friendships and the costs of war. By seeing the galaxy through Leia's point of view, this book has an emotional depth that is missing from the previous books. Be sure to check it out!

Ron explores a part of Star Wars fandom that used to be a big part of his past...going to toy conventions and collecting toys! After being away from the scene for many years, the lure of new toys for The Force Awakens is too strong for Ron to resist. Join Delusions of Granular as we explore the secondary market for toy collectors. Have things changed in the years between when Ron used to go to these shows? Are they seedier? Are there deals to be had? Find out as we go back to the toy conventions!

Continuing our coverage of The Journey to The Force Awakens, we take a look at Star Wars: Smuggler's Run: A Han Solo & Chewbacca Adventure! Although a little misleading, this book doesn't actually take place between Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens. But what it does do is give us an adventure about Han and Chewie as they embark on a rescue mission that takes place between A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back. Listen to Delusions of Granular to find out what we think of this Young Adult book. Is it worthy of the new canon or just another story that can be skipped?

The Journey to The Force Awakens rolls on with some of the other books that were released on Force Friday besides Aftermath. Three young adult books came out, each one focusing on Luke, Leia or Han. This week we take a granular look at The Weapon of a Jedi: A Luke Skywalker Adventure. Does this story pick up after Return of the Jedi as promised or is this more leftovers from before the Extended Universe was deemed Legends? Find out if this book is a must-read or a skip!

In our last look at the new canon novel, Star Wars Aftermath, we get granular with all the Interludes that are interspersed throughout the book. Although these stories have nothing to do with the main story being told in the book, there is a lot of interesting information that fans will be curious to know as we all that the Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens!

Delusions of Granular continues their coverage of the new novel, Star Wars: Aftermath with a spoilerific episode about the main story that is told throughout the book. Many people were wondering what the focus of this book would be. Would it be continuing the stories of Han, Luke and Leia much like the Timothy Zahn trilogy did in the Expanded Universe or would it go in a different direction all together? Now that everything being told "counts" as canon, it is an interesting journey that they are starting out on. But is it a journey that the fans are going to gravitate toward. Find out as we get granular with our second episode about Aftermath!

We tell our story of adventures in retail as we discuss the events that happened during Force Friday and give our opinion of the successes and fails that went into the marketing juggernaut. Then we give our non-spoiler(ish) review of Star Wars: Aftermath. Is this the new canon you've been looking for? Maybe...but don't expect this book to be like any other Star Wars book you've read. Join us for the first part of our granular dissection of the first book in the Journey to The Force Awakens!