Weesa back! Sorry for the delay; when the birth of US falls on a recording day, it throws off our schedule. Enough ranting about the fandom, we’re back to talking about movies! “The Last Jedi” is still inspiring heated debate and likely will for years to come. We got to thinking: has any other movie in the franchise caused this much uproar? We think the answer may be ‘yes’: “The Phantom Menace”!

Both movies did not deliver the story fans expected and set the franchise on a different course. Join us as we dissect the similarities and differences between these two movies, and try to figure out just why it is that fans are so triggered by them.

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Breaking news – sort of! Maybe? The Council responds to Collider’s report that Lucasfilm has put all future Star Wars Story film development on hold, presumably in response to poor box office numbers for “Solo: A Star Wars Story”. But did they? Less than 2 days after the Collider story broke, Lucasfilm informed ABC News that is not the case. So what’s the real story?

Collider’s report: http://collider.com/star-wars-spinoffs-on-hold/

ABC News’ follow-up: https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/multiple-films-star-wars-pipeline-sources/story?id=56057987

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Welcome back, Herders of Nerfs! Star Wars fans are an incredibly vocal bunch, but lately a new darkness has risen within the community that needs to be snuffed out. Join us as we discuss what’s causing the outcry and what we can do about it. #ForceOutHate

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Woo-hoo! We just got done seeing “Solo: A Star Wars Story” and rushed over to record our immediate impressions! Apologies for the audio; we didn’t have our usual setup available for this episode. Have you seen the movie yet?? We hope so, cuz this episode is FULL of spoilers! You’ve been warned. But really: why haven’t you seen it yet??? Go watch the movie already!

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Hola, Herders! It’s just under 2 weeks and counting until “Solo: A Star Wars Story” hits theaters. We’re at critical mass, people! The original nerfherder is back on the big screen, and the Council reviews what we know thus far, the promo campaign, and even review the tie-in novel “Last Shot”. Is it any good? Well, that depends on how you feel about droids with Wookiee arms and jaded Gungans.

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Hi there, Nerfherders! Did you know there are actually *two* Star Wars movies coming out on May 25? We all know about “Solo”, but there’s also “Odyssey”: a Kickstarter-funded fan film about a Rebel recon mission gone horribly wrong. Produced in part as a student project by filmmakers from the Savannah College of Art & Design, we sit down with concept and production artist James Rinere to discuss the process, the production, and the technology behind this ambitious fan film.

Find out more about “Odyssey: A Star Wars Story” at the following links:

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Well, hello there! This time around, the Council wraps its coverage of the home release of “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” with a look at the feature-length behind-the-scenes making-of documentary titled “The Director and the Jedi”. There are some truly moving moments in this feature, and loads of insight into the creative and production processes. What hidden gems are there for us fans to uncover? Take a listen, then take a look and edjumacate yourself on what went into this controversial entry in the Skywalker Saga!

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Happy Easter, Christian Nerfherders! (Happy ordinary Sunday to everyone else, too!) No April Fool’s joke here; we’re too geeked about the fantastic special features on “The Last Jedi” (now available in both digital and physical formats!) There’s loads to porg – er, *pore* – over on this one, so what does it all tell us about the lore of the saga and Disney’s approach to home video releases? Is this one a return to form or another left turn from Rian Johnson?

Also in this episode, it’s time to plaaaay… Star Wars Family Feud!!

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Welcome back, Nerfherders! The Council is back at full strength and back in our home studio. “Star Wars: Rebels” has come to an end, and we were left underwhelmed – much like our feelings on the rest of the series! We try to figure out why it didn’t hit us in the feels.

Moving on… after “The Last Jedi”, where does Episode IX go from here?? The internet is already awash in rumors and speculation, so we take a look at some of the more popular theories and see if there’s any merit in groupthink.

JJ vs. Johnson: which style do you prefer??

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Hello, Nerfherders! Our guest this time around is the super-prolific, always-entertaining YouTuber, HelloGreedo! We discuss literally every film in the franchise – past, present, and future! We also get into video games, YouTube celebrity, and technical difficulties…

(Seriously. Sorry about the audio issues!)

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