Star Wars: Explore The Force

The crew talks Force Encounters and some Batuu Broadcast News this week then jump into the main topic!

The internet broke a few days ago when Asajj Ventress showed up at the end of the Bad Batch Season 3 trailer. We are joined by Michelle C. Smith who is on a mission to bring this fan favorite character to the big screen. She has the skills and the background, take a listen and see what you think. She even has a pretty strong endorsement from Rey herself the one and only Daisy Ridley.

After their Force Encounters and Batuu Broadcast, Jack, Jimmy and Taylor are joined by a cast member from The Last Jedi and (more importantly) Solo: A Star Wars Story!

On this episode the crew is joined by the one and only Ross Sambridge! Listen along as the crew is serenaded with so many great Star Wars stories. Get some behind the scenes info and see how Ross took his uniqueness and reshaped a Star Wars Villian.

See how he got to honor the late, great Peter Mayhew and so much more.

Jimmy is joined by Jake C and Eric M to dissect the trailer for season three of the Bad Batch. They talk about all the character reveals, episode release dates and titles. They talk about the return of Asajj Ventress and how that might be possible.

Let us know what your excitement level is for the last season of the Bad Batch.

We would like to thank @laughing_fox_art for the new High Council art work! Check out her IG!

Trailer: https://youtu.be/Oa5zeHdSwdQ?si=heV8S-O7JVyZGWb1

On this week's episode we are joined by a special guest. Martin Mead - AKA: The Meadalorian. As usual we discuss the latest news coming out of Batuu and talk about our force encounters.

When this episode drops on Tuesday, Martin will have completed his Star Wars 365! He has shown off a piece of his extensive collection everyday for one entire year. We discuss his journey. Talk about the highs and the lows and what his favorite piece was to share with the world.

Finally, we hit a topic that sends some people into a frenzy! Are Grey Jedi a thing in Star Wars. We go over the definitions and we discuss a few surprising characters we think may have crossed the line. Let us know what you think about both of these topics in the comments or send us an email at [email protected]

In this episode the crew of the Gaze Eccentric dive into the news of the week. Some huge changes coming to the Star Wars galaxy, see what they think of the new announcements. After finishing the news, the crew dives into this week's main topic: Episode 4: A New Hope. They share their first memories of seeing the film that brought them altogether. They rank it in the Skywalker Saga films and talk about it's importance to the franchise.

Jack and Taylor have a surprise for Jimmy at the end of the episode. Will you be as blown away by who shows up as Jimmy was?

Let us know how A New Hope ranks for you and what your first memory is of seeing the film.

Jimmy would like to thank everyone for the birthday wishes!

Jack and Jimmy are joined by Jacob Rudolph to dive into the latest breaking news coming from Star Wars and Lucasfilm. Grogu and the Mando are headed to the big screen. We also got confirmation that Dave Filoni is currently working on Ahsoka season 2!

Huge day for Star Wars fans all around the galaxy....let us know what your excitement level is for this news.

Article: https://www.starwars.com/news/the-mandalorian-and-grogu

In this episode the crew is joined by BC 501st member Rhea to talk about the outlook of all things Star Wars coming in 2024. What is our most anticipated show, event or game? We also dive into the recent comments of the Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy comments about directing in Star Wars and try to get to the bottom of the controversy.

Let us know what you think of the episode and what you are most anticipating in 2024!

Taylor and Jimmy are joined by Anthony from The Force Ghost Conversations Podcast to discuss the new Zack Snyder-Netflix film franchise "Rebel Moon". In this episode they dive into Part one of this franchise and discuss (full spoilers) the overall themes of the movie as well as the CGI, Acting and how it compares to our beloved Star Wars. We have links to Anthony's podcast and a few other news items we discussed in this weeks episode down below.

We would love to know what your thoughts are on the movie. Please share them with us and Anthony on our socials.

Force Ghost Conversations: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6y7wKOjZRqcDCRGeXjv8BJ?si=c9cb7813e956476c

CNBC Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/12/30/disney-star-wars-2023-top-film-franchise.html

HelloThere Youtube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPx1kTveXpk

2023 was a fantastic year for Star Wars fans! We discuss our top 5 moments/events/shows from this year. We had a lot of listeners shared their favorite moments as well.

Let us know what made your top 3 for 2023!

This week the gang is joined by Chris from  @SeriouslyStarWars  to talk about crazy #whatif scenarios for our beloved #starwars franchise. What would happen if #padmeamidala had lived? What if #order66 didn't work? What if....... I think you get it.