The Nerfherder Council

This week on NHC, we pick up where we left off: where does the “Solo” story go from here? What happens to Qi’ra and Crimson Dawn? Does Han ever see her again? Where would a potential “Solo” sequel find a home?

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We’re changing things up! This week’s episode is the first a new weekly format. We kick off our shorter-form shows with a brief look back at the most recent film in the Star Wars franchise, “Solo: A Star Wars Story”. Now that it’s ended its main run in theaters, and the Nerfherder Council caught the first and last showing. We discuss how our impressions changed after repeat viewings as we bid farewell to the second standalone Star Wars movie.

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“The Clone Wars” is coming back! The big Star Wars news out of SDCC 2018 is the revival of this legendary series on Disney’s upcoming streaming service. Before the news broke, we discussed the series’ original run. It was groundbreaking, sure – but after 100+ episodes, was it running out of steam? We look at some of the unfinished stories that ended up being released after the series’ cancellation in 2012 and ask the tough question: did “The Clone Wars” end too soon, or just in time??

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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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