After a brief hiatus, the ForceCast is back with a look at the international trailer, TV spots, and Entertainment Weekly articles. What does the international trailer reveal about Rey? What does Finn know about Luke? How much will Poe Dameron be involved? What are Maz Kanata's abilities? Lively debates about these story elements and more on this week's ForceCast.

In this 8th anniversary edition of the show, the IndyCast team gets together for our traditional roundtable, we hear from some friends of the show who drop by and wish us a happy birthday, we have a report from Jock's Hanger Bar, a cool competition where you can win some Indy swag and lots more!

CBS has announced a new Star Trek television series coming in a little over a year, but in an already-crowded sci-fi market, is it too little too late? And will it be set in the original universe or in Abrams' timeline? And what's the premise? Not much information has been released yet, but the announcement presents a ton of questions about the future of the franchise, and we take a look at those this week on The Outer Rim!

We welcome back Ron Longo and Laird Malamed as they return to the music of legendary composer John Williams as they took a look (and listen) at the Force Awakens Trailer! [In Stereo]

With The Force Awakens coming in just a few weeks, many fans are getting their costumes ready for the premiere. But here in the U.S., many major theater chains are restricting cosplay options. Are these justified? Do they go too far? How will they affect your cosplay plans?