It’s Force of Others Friday y’all!

Today we’re yapping all about the most influential Star Wars novel of all time, the one that kickstarted the Star Wars Expanded Universe in 1991, Timothy Zahn’s HEIR TO THE EMPIRE. Responsible for Star Wars Legends staples like Mara Jade, Talon Karrde, force blocking Ysalamiri, and ideas that have been Canonized like Coruscant, Grand Admiral Thrawn, Interdictor Star Destroyers, and of course Hot Chocolate.

But is it any good? Yes, yes it is. We break it all down, give our honest review, and even what we think Dave Filoni and Jon Favreau will take from it and use for the ongoing Mandoverse.

Also on the show this week we remember Star Wars actor Terence Stamp,, breakdown the announced cast list of LEGO Star Wars Pieces of the Past, how Matt Smith has been cast in Starfighter, Ron Howard’s new quotes on Solo, and Hayden Christensen singing at a Chicago Cubs game.

All of that and more on this week’s episode of The Force of Others!

0:00 Remembering Terence Stamp

4:50 Q&A: What’s our Star Wars home planet?

7:33 This Week’s Star Wars Adventures

19:40 LEGO Star Wars: Pieces of the Past

22:43 Matt Smith cast in Star Wars Starfighter

30:20 Ron Howard on SOLO

39:37 HEIR TO THE EMPIRE REVIEW

44:52 HOTE Likes

1:10:04 HOTE Dislikes

1:25:12 What will they use in the Mandoverse?

1:40:51 Outro

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It's Force of Others Friday y'all!

Here's our recap of this GREAT last weekend at Rebel Scum Con 2025. We absolutely loved it. Tune in for all of our most memorable moments, and check out the rest of our coverage from the con below. Stay tuned for more interview videos from the show floor on our YouTube channel.

The Force Unleashed Reunion Panel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2DCxEOq7Kw&list=PLVQm2kIseH_GANQm8DYTQrQCp9OKyU1o3&index=12&t=2511s

The Soundtrack Show Live Panel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KywBft2iVFo&list=PLVQm2kIseH_GANQm8DYTQrQCp9OKyU1o3&index=13

CHECK OUT all of our Rebel Scum Con coverage: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVQm2kIseH_GANQm8DYTQrQCp9OKyU1o3

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Keywords: Rebel Scum Con, Sam Witwer, David Collins, Starkiller, Darth Maul, Star Wars Con

It’s Force of Others Friday y’all!

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Today we’re talking all about REBEL SCUM CON! We’re all hyped for this weekend! We also breakdown Lucasfilm’s very early announcement about A New Hope coming back to theaters for its 50th anniversary, Liam Neeson tells Variety he didn’t like Qui-Gon’s death, and we get friend of the podcast, Sam Hardy, into the Interview Cantina to find out what Star Wars means to him.

All of that and more on this week’s episode of The Force of Others!

1:19 Q&A: Who would you want to lightsaber duel?

6:41 This week’s Star Wars Adventures

13:22 A New Hope 50th Anniversary Re-Release

18:26 Liam Neeson on Qui-Gon Jinn

30:24 Rebel Scum Con Preview

50:50 Sam Hardy Fan Interview

1:22:00 Outro

A Star Wars Discussion podcast focused on guests and interviews so that we can wield the most powerful Force in the Galaxy -- The Force of Others.

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Keywords: Star Wars Podcast, Star Wars Review, Star Wars fans, Rebel Scum Con, Star Wars Original Trilogy, Star Wars Sequel Trilogy, Qui-Gon Jinn, Star Wars’ 50th anniversary

It’s Force of Others Friday y’all! We did it! 1 Year of Podcasting!

Today we Talk All things Star Wars San Diego Comicon! Then we take a departure from our normal show to bring you "The Force Of Other Stuff" and give you all of our thoughts on James Gunn's Superman!

All of that and more on this week’s episode of The Force of Others!

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0:00 Q&A: What If Dooku Killed Yoda?

12:04 Intro

20:56 Lucasfilm Publishing Panel

25:52 George Lucas Previews his Museum at SDCC

37:32 Superman Review

45:52 Superman Likes

1:11:20 Superman Dislikes

1:25:27 Outro

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Keywords: Star Wars Podcast, Star Wars Review, Star Wars fans, Star Wars Prequels, Superman, David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, James Gunn, DC, DCU

It’s Force of Others Friday y’all!

Today we announce who won our 3-Day Pass to REBEL SCUM CON! Tune in to see if you won! 

Beyond the giveaway we have a full episode for you today:  Ubisoft’s CEO says Star Wars Outlaws failed because of Star Wars fatigue, we play guess the Star Wars movie off the savage fan review, Andor’s many Emmy nominations and how we think it was snubbed, Matt reviews Legends novel Fate of the Jedi: Outcast and how it might tie into Ahsoka Season 2 and the wider Mandoverse, and we get into the listener mailbag for our thoughts on Baylan Skoll’s backstory and What if Mace Windu survived Revenge of the Sith.

All of that and more on this week’s episode of The Force of Others! 

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0:00 Q&A: Baylan Skoll’s backstory / What if Mace Windu survived

11:50 This week’s Star Wars Adventures 

21:28 Guess the movie off the savage review 

28:30 Andor gets 14 Emmy nominations

36:14 Ubisoft CEO blames Star Wars fatigue for Outlaws failure 

43:14 Fate of the Jedi: Outcast review 

59:44 Outro

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Keywords: Star Wars Podcast, Star Wars Review, Star Wars fans, Mace Windu, Baylan Skoll, Ahsoka, Star Wars Legends, Star Wars Outlaws, Andor

It's Force of Others Friday y'all! This week Zachary Owen Turner flies solo to break down some Star Wars news, including Superman Actor, David Cornswet, Wanting to be in Star Wars, Rian Johnson talking about his Star Wars experience. Then he heads into the Cannon Comics Corner to talk about Legacy Of Vader 6 and Jedi Knight's 5. After that Kai is back on the podcast to do some blind ranking of Ralph McQuarrie Art and plays This or That Creature Edition. 0:00 Q&A: What is your Dream Star Wars Cosplay? 6:24 Zach Talks About His Week and IronHeart 8:35 David Cornswet wants to be in Star Wars 13:30 Rian Johnson Talks Star Wars 18:17 Cannon Comics Corner 18:44 Legacy Of Vader 6 review 23:58 Jedi Knights 5 Review 30:40 Kai Plays Games 32:25 Ralph McQuarrie Blind Ranking 47:10 This Or That Creature Edition 1:08:36 Outro A Star Wars Discussion podcast focused on guests and interviews so that we can wield the most powerful Force in the Galaxy -- The Force of Others. Email us your questions, and we'll answer them next week! GMail [email protected] All from The Force of Others https://linktr.ee/forceofothers Follow us on Twitter: https://x.com/ForceofOthers Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/forceofothers/  https://www.instagram.com/mattbeutner/  https://www.instagram.com/zachisfaction/

It's Force of Others Friday y'all!

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This week Zachary Owen Turner flies solo to break down some Star Wars news, including Ahsoka Season 2 Directors! Then we have friend of the podcast, Brian Lawson. We do an interview with him and do a fun game too! All of that and more on this week’s episode of The Force of Others!

0:00 Q&A: Who is The Story Teller of Star Wars?

7:12 Zach Talks About His Week

8:38 Rest In Peace Kenneth Colley

11:30 Ahsoka Season 2 Directors

13:40 The Legacy Of Vader #5 Review

20:43 Brain Lawson Interview

46:23 "Ridiculous Wrathtar" Trivia

48:30 "This Or That" Jedi Edition

53:36 Outro

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This week Zachary Owen Turner flies solo to break down some Star Wars news, including the new rumors of Obi-Wan Kenobi Season 2! Then we have friend of the podcast, Elliot Elaine Hayes, binge ALL OF ANDOR IN TWO DAYS, and she vlogged it too. Enjoy watching her sanity slowly leave her. We also get her on the show for an interview to figure out what Star Wars means to her.

All of that and more on this week’s episode of The Force of Others!

0:00 Q&A: Edgar Wright Star Wars movie?

2:57 Obi-Wan Kenobi Season 2?

4:40 Ahsoka Season 2 Teases

6:50 Doctor Aphra Chaos Agent Review

14:50 Whats coming Next for Force Of Others

16:06 Elliot Elaine Hayes Interview

30:53 "Ridiculous Wrathtar" Trivia

30:53 Favorite Deaths in Star Wars

46:02 Elliot's Andor Binge

58:37 Outro

A Star Wars Discussion podcast focused on guests and interviews so that we can wield the most powerful Force in the Galaxy -- The Force of Others. Email us your questions, and we'll answer them next week!

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The Rise of Skywalker comic adaptation is out and people love it, but is it better than the movie? For our deep dive review we get into our likes, dislikes, and discussion questions on the comic book adaptation. This week we also review Jedi Knights number 4, discuss Andor’s huge streaming numbers, Kathleen Kennedy’s comments on Star Wars Episode 4, an overdue spoiler review of Star Wars Outlaws, and an appreciation of the art of legendary fantasy artist Frank Frazetta and his influences on Star Wars. 

All of that and more on this week’s episode of The Force of Others! 

0:00 Q&A: How did Andor change Rogue One for you?  

8:44 Frank Frazetta

14:00 OUTLAWS Overdue Review 

27:47 Kathleen Kennedy on A New Hope 

29:53 Andor Streaming Numbers

34:34 Rise of Skywalker Comic Review

1:06:14 Jedi Knights No. 4 Comic Review

1:17:11 Outro

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Keywords: Star Wars Podcast, Star Wars Review, Star Wars fans, Frank Frazetta, Dungeons and Dragons, Star Wars Outlaws, Star Wars Original Trilogy, Star Wars Sequel Trilogy, Qui-Gon Jinn

It’s Force of Others Friday y’all!

Most importantly this podcast is about getting YOUR perspectives on this franchise that we all love, so please leave your takes, reviews, and rankings in the comments below. Or let us know what we got right, wrong, or whatever. All opinions are valid.

We have spicy takes but we have reasons for all of them! Best thing about tier lists, you get our bite sized reviews on every movie and tv show in the whole franchise. 

This is all within the S-tier that is Star Wars. With the exception of 2 (maybe 3) things on this list, we love all of them, or at least there are things that we love about them. That being said, things get spicy. 

All of that and more on this week’s episode of The Force of Others! 

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0:00 Intro

2:15 Return of the Jedi

4:15 ANDOR 

6:06 The Phantom Menace

8:37 A New Hope

10:10 Attack of the Clones

12:55 Book of Boba Fett

16:23 The Bad Batch

19:29 The Empire Strikes Back

20:45 Caravan of Courage

21:35 The Force Awakens

23:36 Solo

26:14 Rogue One

28:35 Rise of Skywalker

31:38 Revenge of the Sith

38:45 Tales of the Underworld

41:28 The Clone Wars (3D)

45:30 The Clone Wars movie 

47:10 The Clone Wars (2D)

49:45 Young Jedi Adventures

50:10 Resistance

51:12 The Mandalorian

53:38 The Acolyte

56:30 REBELS

58:30 The Holiday Special

59:01 Obi-Wan Kenobi

1:02:32 Tales of the Jedi

1:04:06 AHSOKA

1:08:42 Skeleton Crew

1:09:55 Tales of the Empire

1:10:40 The Last Jedi

1:17:21 Outro

A Star Wars Discussion podcast focused on guests and interviews so that we can wield the most powerful Force in the Galaxy -- The Force of Others.

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Keywords: Star Wars Podcast, Star Wars Review, Star Wars fans, Star Wars Tier List, All Star Wars movies, All Star Wars Tv,