Force Toast: A Star Wars Happy Hour

In Episode 142, hosts Alyce and Laura find* a possible new career path for Alyce: Star Wars movie prop auction item appraiser… or fortune teller. It’s between those two options.Anyone else loving Foxy Knoxy on Hulu?Prop Watch is over (for now)! One of us guessed almost exactly right and the other one… did notWhy do we keep forgetting that Maul: Shadow Lord is going to be a thing? The people yearn for more Hondo Ohnaka (via The Direct)Oscar Isaac may be on the hunt for a new/another house (via GamesRadar, this Deadline article also mentioned)We probably should have listened to the podcast to get the full context, but this recent interview with a certain SW showrunner is… confusing (via GamesRadar)Today’s segment of Star Wars Capitalism is here to deck the halls of your hopefully-high ceiling household this holiday seasonSebulba lives! A brief overview of the Dug species. Because why not?Alyce learns what a meta quest is! Laura misses The Void VR experience! But maybe this Beyond Victory thing will scratch that itch? Twitter: @forcetoastpod | @sLeiaAllDay | @ShutUp_LauraInstagram: @forcetoastpodBluesky: forcetoastpod.bsky.socialEmail: forcetoastpod@gmail.comWebsite: forcetoastpod.com*This podcast contains a sh!t ton of profanity and boozin. You can find a bleeped version of this podcast absolutely nowhere. Cheers!

In Episode 141, hosts Alyce and Laura demand* justice for Luke’s cancelled Tosche Station plans. Those power converters aren’t going to pick up themselves!Beware, movie prop auction houses have hidden fees for those buying $2 million lightsabers. Rich people - they’re just like us!If an Allen Wrench is good enough for film-grade lightsabers, it’s good enough for your Ikea bookshelf.I guess we can finally be confident that Star Wars: Starfighter will actually get made (I mean, it has a cast and everything now).Auntie Alyce, The Elder: Mullet ExpertAh yes, the classic villain in Ahsoka season 1: Babylon. Babylon Skull will return in S2. That was definitely his name.Speaking of, should we do an Ahsoka S1 re-watch? We’re thinking we should do an Ahsoka S1 re-watch. Some folks have seen a sneak peak of season 3 of Star Wars Visions and we particularly enjoyed this review of what was shown at Anime NYC.No more streaming series for you! Now it’s just trilogies on trilogies. Thanks to Sal of Rogue Rebels for the Throwback to Celebration 2016! Twitter: @forcetoastpod | @sLeiaAllDay | @ShutUp_LauraInstagram: @forcetoastpodBluesky: forcetoastpod.bsky.socialEmail: forcetoastpod@gmail.comWebsite: forcetoastpod.com*This podcast contains a sh!t ton of profanity and boozin. You can find a bleeped version of this podcast absolutely nowhere. Cheers!

In Episode 140, hosts Alyce and Laura and the set of Attack of the Clones may have* accidently created a new superhero: Super Pipe Cart Man!Matt Smith is joining the Dark Side of the Star Wars universe! Hey, haven’t we heard that story before? (Deadline exclusive)More Lego Star Wars silliness is on the way! Check out the trailer!First came the Mando-verse, now we’re [allegedly] getting a Rey-verse? Some new reveals about the original cut of Rogue One, courtesy of Alan TudykThe internet is just a big game of Telephone, which is essentially why some people thought Obi-Wan was going to show up in Ahsoka… or is he?No, but really. What would actually happen if an actor spilled the spoiler tea about an upcoming project? Ron Howard is not here to start drama (unlike SOME people we know)Imagine being so good at your job, they have to use movie magic to slow you down (via Collider)Laura can’t decide if she’s more embarrassed for Disney or GC with this lawsuit settlement. Fortunately, Alyce has a casting solution.You gotta be Rich Rich (one Rich isn’t enough) to get this Death Star LEGO set that is allegedly coming soon.Helpful links referenced in this episode:On the most recent episode of The Jedi Way, John Rocha and Laura discuss Matt Smith and the alleged Rey-verse. Find it on YouTube here! Laura Kelly and Alex Damon joined Gustavo on Triad of the Force for a High Republic retrospective: all three phases, what worked for us, and our thoughts on Trials of the Jedi! Twitter: @forcetoastpod | @sLeiaAllDay | @ShutUp_LauraInstagram: @forcetoastpodBluesky: forcetoastpod.bsky.socialEmail: forcetoastpod@gmail.comWebsite: forcetoastpod.com*This podcast contains a sh!t ton of profanity and boozin. You can find a bleeped version of this podcast absolutely nowhere. Cheers!

In Episode 139, hosts Alyce and Laura forgot* what happened in Ahsoka, and Keeve Trennis is all up in her feelings.The History of the Mandela Effect and how it relates to Star Wars (via GoodHousekeeping)In a follow up to last week’s episode, more about the award-winning dog ballsProp Watch! Prop auctions are interesting to us. So we’re gonna talk about it. (via Yahoo)Star Wars’ 50th anniversary is coming up… in two years. But Disney wants you to mark your calendar now to make sure you have no conflicts, I guess?Maul looks like Maul and live-action Ezra had a shower (via IGN) Hopefully everyone who attended the publishing panel at SDCC had fun, but it seemed like the news was uh…. slim pickins.Sounds like George Lucas’ museum is gonna be cool as hell (via IGN)Movie rumor roundup! Is the guy from Not Another Teen Movie gonna be in Star Wars? Where are things with the Rey movie? More Hayden in S2 of Ahsoka, or is everyone reaching? If anyone at Hulu asks, Alyce lives in a giant mansion.Everything comes full circle with movie ratingsRecap on Tap: The High Republic goes out with an emotionally-muted bang in the comic, The Beacon. This discussion includes SPOILERS for the comic AND spoilers for Trials of the Jedi. Skip 35:40-46:35 to avoid. Plus, Alyce’s initial, spoiler-free thoughts on The Acolyte: Wayseeker.Helpful links referenced in this episode:Upcoming guest spot alert! Keep an eye on the Rogue Rebels feed for Sal, Alyce and Laura’s review/discussion on The High Republic: Trials of the Jedi!Twitter: @forcetoastpod | @sLeiaAllDay | @ShutUp_LauraInstagram: @forcetoastpodBluesky: forcetoastpod.bsky.socialEmail: forcetoastpod@gmail.comWebsite: forcetoastpod.com*This podcast contains a sh!t ton of profanity and boozin. You can find a bleeped version of this podcast absolutely nowhere. Cheers!

Listen, b\tch! It’s a podcast! In Episode138, hosts Alyce and Laura enter* neuter territory. No, that’s not a typo. Some dude is making a bunch of money off of fake animal testicles. There’s another Star Wars prop auction coming up. Will this one flop too? SDCC is coming up and you know what that means! New Star Wars action figures and exclusives. Also George Lucas is going to be on a panel at Comic-Con? Ugh, another one (three?) bites the dust. (via Rolling Stone) Andor got a bunch of Emmy nominations! And not to be forgotten if it was kind of just a footnote/afterthought in this article, The Acolyte got one too.This week, Alyce is the one that can’t read good. There must always be one host that can’t read good but can do other things good. Reylo Rising! Shippers, rejoice, your favorite fan fic is becoming a movie!All buff dudes look the same. The new Superman, like the old Superman, is a giant nerd. One of us! One of us!The BD-1 droids at Galaxy’s Edge are the cutest d*mn things we’ve ever seenVernestra is a our petty Jedi queenUp until now, we’ve only scratched the surface on The High Republic: Trials of the Jedi, but now we are entering spoiler territory! Alyce finished the book so let’s dive deeper Twitter: @forcetoastpod | @sLeiaAllDay | @ShutUp_LauraInstagram: @forcetoastpodBluesky: forcetoastpod.bsky.socialEmail: forcetoastpod@gmail.comWebsite: forcetoastpod.com*This podcast contains a sh!t ton of profanity and boozin. You can find a bleeped version of this podcast absolutely nowhere. Cheers!

In Episode 137, hosts Alyce and Laura take* a bite out of Marchion Ro’s neck, then do Marchion impressions. Ultimately, it’s all about Marchion, which is exactly how he would want it. Laura is the warden. Laura the Warden. Laur-den.Pause to appreciate the moment where Alyce delivers the smoothest g-d damn segue of all timeCan Soda Stream sponsor us? Someone hook us up with some free gas cylinder refillsHas the movie rating system (G, PG, etc.) gotten soft?How to pronounce Shawn Levy’s last name confirmed (maybe)Contrary to all the clickbait-y headlines. Calm your t*ts, Gareth Edwards does not hate Star Wars (via Business Insider)Alyce forgot Skeleton Crew happened lolJohn Watts had a good experience making a Star War and we gotta take that as a win (via Screenrant)The Andor cast doesn’t know how to read good…on iPads anyway (via Gizmodo)Imagine trying to explain to someone in another fandom this giant map of the Star Wars universe (via Jason Fry’s substack)Collectors and Coke drinkers, your worlds are about to collide! And check out this short film of the Star Wars-Coca Cola collab, it’s kinda cute.More High Republic in Recap on Tap! We share a few more spoiler-free thoughts (mostly confusion) on Trials of the Jedi throughout our Recap segment, so beware! Plus, a discussion WITH SPOILERS on the Tempest Breaker audio drama, feat. Sexy Tango Marchion. To avoid Tempest Breaker spoilers, skip around 46:30-1:02:00.The number of degrees of separation between The High Republic and The Gilded Age is basically zero.Tumblr valides Laura’s thoughts on Trials of the Jedi. Yes, THAT Tumblr.Yay listener email from our friend Allison! Bluesky: forcetoastpod.bsky.socialEmail: forcetoastpod@gmail.comInstagram: @forcetoastpodTwitter: @forcetoastpod | @sLeiaAllDay | @ShutUp_LauraWebsite: forcetoastpod.com*This podcast contains a sh!t ton of profanity and boozin. You can find a bleeped version of this podcast absolutely nowhere. Cheers!

In Episode 136, hosts Alyce and Laura are* feeling sassy! And excited to be back! We missed you, friends! Laura doesn’t road trip good (not as good, as Alyce or Jim Carrey on SNL)A lot of general celebrity gossipCasting news for Star Wars: Starfighter (via Variety)We’ve come back around to the conversation on an R-rated Star Wars film. Now Ryan Reynolds is weighing in. (via EW)Hear us out: Star Wars film in the style of Charlie’s Angels. Luminara. Aayla. Rey. Yoda is Charlie. See that one panel in the TROS comic adaptation #5 for cover art. You’re welcome. Absolutely STACKED Recap on Tap. Alyce has read some stuff Laura hasn’t read, and vice versa, but in summary, the end of The High Republic has been sorta meh =/ Alyce briefly shares some spoiler-free thoughts on the end of Marvel’s The High Republic phase 3 comic runAlyce finished The High Republic: Into the Light, so we discuss briefly with spoilers. Skip 40:15-51:15 to avoid spoilers. Be advised this section also includes references to which characters do/don’t appear in Trials of the Jedi and how big their roles are.Laura read The High Republic: Trials of the Jedi and shares a spoiler-free review. If you want to skip this section, skip 51:20-59:00. (The novel is out today, June 17! Find it wherever you buy books now.) We finally get to catch up on Andor season 2! How season 2 compared to season 1, Benjamin Bratt as Bail, why we need to be OK with recasting, Diego Luna: code name Carlos, Laura is confused by some things (this is nothing new), and French is Star Wars now. Andor won the streaming ratings game (via SWNN)Magnesium, Materialists and Paint by Gemstones in Toast To!Helpful links referenced in this episode:Diego Luna and Tony Gilroy on the Ghorman Massacre (via Variety, Gizmodo)Laura returns to The Jedi Way with John Rocha and Kevin Smets to discuss Starfighter casting, romance in Andor and Rogue One, Filoni/Beck potentially taking over for Kathleen Kennedy, and the possibility of re-casting Luke now that Mark Hamill says he’s done with Star Wars. The Jedi Way co-host Kevin Smets directed a fan film based on the game Knights of the Old Republic called “KOTOR: Convergence” Find it on YouTube here! Twitter: @forcetoastpod | @sLeiaAllDay | @ShutUp_LauraInstagram: @forcetoastpodBluesky: forcetoastpod.bsky.socialEmail: forcetoastpod@gmail.comWebsite: forcetoastpod.com*This podcast contains a sh!t ton of profanity and boozin. You can find a bleeped version of this podcast absolutely nowhere. Cheers!

In Episode 135 hosts, Alyce and Laura catch up* on Star Wars Celebration news and dive into Andor S2 and how we’re feeling about it after being underwhelmed by S1.Dark Matter filmed front of Laura’s apartment and it was the coolest thing that’s ever happened to her… man, that’s sadAlyce girlbossed too hard, so you know what that means: chaos cubesSpotify poll! Tell us how your bougie a-- serves bubbly in your houseIt turns out Andor didn’t rework its S2 release schedule to qualify for the Emmys… so it for real is starting to feel like an attackStar Wars Celebration Japan highlights! The Mando movie will have walkers and troopers and Zeb, oh my!Star Wars animation is back, baby! Maul: Shadow Lord was announced at SWCJ as the next animated series, along with more Star Wars Visions and The Ninth Jedi (Visions S1) gets a full series.The High Republic Phase III will wrap up with a comic that has an ominous descriptionGang’s all here! It’s The High Republic’s Luminous Nine in full temple armor for your viewing pleasure. Also, Ember lives!Google’s AI killed at least 5 trees trying to do an image search of Jordanna SparkburnRecap on Tap: More non-spoilery thoughts on The High Republic: Into the Light, plus Laura and Alyce may finally be coming around on Andor? Maybe?In Toast To, Alyce finally returns to her D&D game and Laura finds out exactly how the Empire STRIPPED Back at Star Wars burlesque.Helpful links referenced in this episode:Kevin, John and Laura discussed the first 3 episodes of Andor season 2 on The Jedi Way, and there is some disagreement in the room, to say the least!Twitter: @forcetoastpod | @sLeiaAllDay | @ShutUp_LauraInstagram: @forcetoastpodBluesky: forcetoastpod.bsky.socialEmail: forcetoastpod@gmail.comWebsite: forcetoastpod.com*This podcast contains a sh!t ton of profanity and boozin. You can find a bleeped version of this podcast absolutely nowhere. Cheers!

In Episode 134, hosts Alyce and Laura are back* with more absurd segues to discuss all the ongoings in the world of Star Wars!Is it still fancy if the debutante ball is BYOB?Pedophile is out, Meemaw is in. This is about eyewear. More tales to come! Tales of the Underworld means more Asajj Ventress and more Asajj Ventress means more happy fans (it’s us, we’re the happy fans).Rogue One was almost ten years ago. That sentence sucks, right? Time is crazy. Credit where credit is due: we have a lot of Star Wars content - including Andor - because of The Mandalorian (via Empire Magazine)Disney went full HBO-mode with the episode lengths for Andor season 2 (via Bespin Bulletin) Sorry, Matt Damon is not going to be in Star Wars. But Not-Matt-Damon is maybe going to be in Star Wars? Publishing is out here giving away their pie with breakfast (is that SNL reference too old?) (via starwars.com)Star Wars is just messing with us now with all these Vader stories. It’s starting to feel like a personal attack. Something, something Plagueis theoryDon’t you love it when we talk about an event that is happening soon but forget to say WHEN and WHERE during our discussion? We never claimed to be pros at this. Fortunately, Gizmodo has the details about the original Star Wars screening. Recap on Tap: Alyce shares a brief, spoiler-free review of Reign of the Empire: The Mask of Fear, then Alyce and Laura share some initial thoughts on The High Republic: Into the Light and its… uh… let’s say, interesting early tone shift. Star Wars has a weird obsession with giving women metal mid-sections, and for that we ask… why? Interpol may have an APB out on Laura. So if you see her, no you didn’t. Twitter: @forcetoastpod | @sLeiaAllDay | @ShutUp_LauraInstagram: @forcetoastpodBluesky: forcetoastpod.bsky.socialEmail: forcetoastpod@gmail.comWebsite: forcetoastpod.com*This podcast contains a sh!t ton of profanity and boozin. You can find a bleeped version of this podcast absolutely nowhere. Cheers!

In Episode 133, hosts Alyce and Laura indulge* in some Millennial Core (in addition to all the normal Star Wars stuff)!This is random, but Yellowjackets comes up a lot in this episode, so there are spoilers in this episode for Yellowjackets in general (except episode 3x8)An update on Luke’s Medal of Yavin, just cuz. Plus, everything you could ever want to know about how to make an offer on a $300,000 movie propSome thoughts on the Andor season 2 trailer Like a zombie cockroach that won’t die, someone brought up Star Wars: Underworld so now everyone is talking about it again (via Variety)Catching up with Alyce on where she’s at with Reign of the Empire: The Mask of Fear (no spoilers)Highlights from the Star Wars Celebration Japan panel schedule + some general Star Wars Celebration tips and tricks (Hot Tip: don’t skip the Doug Chiang panel)It’s not Caravan of Corrections, it’s the… Yacht of Yellowjackets? lol that’s dumb, anyway, spoiler warning for Seasons 1, 2 + episodes 1-7 of season 3 (Not your thing? Skip 45:00-56:34)Recap on Tap: Marvel’s The High Republic: Fear of the Jedi issue #2 with spoilers, in which we give a voice to Kelnacca and for some reason he has a Minnesota accent (If you’re not caught up, skip 57:00-1:09:15)Stay tuned for our special Tax Day episode of Force Toast on April 15 (jk it won’t be about taxes, that would be so boring)Helpful links referenced in this episode:John Rocha and Laura discuss the new Andor S2 trailer and the possibility of The Acolyte season 2 on the March 30th episode of The Jedi Way! Twitter: @forcetoastpod | @sLeiaAllDay | @ShutUp_LauraInstagram: @forcetoastpodBluesky: forcetoastpod.bsky.socialEmail: forcetoastpod@gmail.comWebsite: forcetoastpod.com*This podcast contains a sh!t ton of profanity and boozin. You can find a bleeped version of this podcast absolutely nowhere. Cheers!

In Episode 132, hosts Alyce and Laura are* being personally victimized by different major corporationsSome highlights from the Andor season 2 trailer The Andor season 2 release schedule feels like an attack on podcasters/reviewers. Like, it feels personal and violent.Casual reminder that Andor is **cinema**The Revenge of the Sith strikes back! That is, it’s coming back to theaters for one week only!This listicle uses the word “cancelled” to describe these 20 Star Wars projects that never made it to screen, but we’re pretty sure at least 3 of these are made up. Sorry for using the word “listicle” unironically.Highlights from Deadline’s really long interview with Kathleen Kennedy about her retirement, fan scrutiny of Lucasfilm, her succession plan and more.We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again, we really have enough Darth Vader stories. Like, we have so far more than anyone asked for.What happens in Vegas may have already happened across the U.S., but that’s not going to stop sultry stormtroopers from shaking what their mama gave themAlyce is in her Naming Things era! Help her come up with names for her high elf (high as in highborn, not stoned) and her new robot vacuumHelpful links referenced in this episode:John Rocha and Laura discuss the Kathleen Kennedy retirement rumors and the Andor season 2 trailer on the most recent episode of The Jedi Way Twitter: @forcetoastpod | @sLeiaAllDay | @ShutUp_LauraInstagram: @forcetoastpodBluesky: forcetoastpod.bsky.socialEmail: forcetoastpod@gmail.comWebsite: forcetoastpod.com*This podcast contains a sh!t ton of profanity and boozin. You can find a bleeped version of this podcast absolutely nowhere. Cheers!

In Episode 131, hosts Alyce and Laura do* bad impressions and ponder important Star Wars questions like, did someone cut up a backpack to make Han and Luke’s medals in the throne room scene?What is buying a new house, if not an opportunity to DIY a padded room for the clinically insane?Oh yeah. Planet X is gonna get weird.A long time ago, in a galaxy no so far away, in an EA forum, before Order 66, there was Order 65More old [presumably crusty], very expensive Star Wars props for sale, in the off-chance you have a spare $400,000 laying aroundMarvel’s What If but make it Mace Windu (via Gamerant)Screenrant is speculating about the next Star Wars animated series and we’re all in Recap on Tap is all about The High Republic Phase III comics! Spoiler warnings all around: Marvel’s The High Republic (2025) Issue #1 has spoilers for the Tempest Breaker audio drama. If you want to avoid this conversation, skip 31:20-43:20. We’re also discussing The High Republic Adventures: Dispatches From the Occlusion Zone 4-issue miniseries WITH SPOILERS. We’ll note that we don’t know who any of these characters are, so we’re definitely missing some context, but what you need to know is 1) there is an escaped gorilla on the loose and 2) all roads lead to Dalna. If you don’t want to listen to our horrendous attempt at making sense of this miniseries, skip 43:25-1:00:50. Helpful links referenced in this episode:That Star Wars RPG podcast Laura couldn’t remember the name of in the last episode was The Campaign Twitter: @forcetoastpod | @sLeiaAllDay | @ShutUp_LauraInstagram: @forcetoastpodBluesky: forcetoastpod.bsky.socialEmail: forcetoastpod@gmail.comWebsite: forcetoastpod.com*This podcast contains a sh!t ton of profanity and boozin. You can find a bleeped version of this podcast absolutely nowhere. Cheers!

In Episode 130, hosts Alyce and Laura celebrate* SIX YEARS of hosting and toasting and just doing the most…ing! Want to help us celebrate our anniversary? Buy us a drink and let’s raise a toast!Alyce is D&D/RPG girlie now! Or at least, she’s a sit-around-a-table-with-a-die-and-make-sh\t-up girlie! All aboard the Caravan of Corrections! We’ve got a packed segment this time aroundGone are the old days, we’re putting famous-as-f@ck people in Star Wars movies now (via The Hollywood Reporter)Lucasfilm! Quick, for a dollar: name a woman writer! Any woman writer. There has to be one with more than 8 film writing credits. No? Anyway, the Rey film has a new writer.Ahsoka Season 2 Rumor RoundupThe Acolyte got good numbers, but there’s more to this storySpeaking of stuff that got cancelled, The Wrap has an update on the Galactic StarcruiserThere’s a story about Watto in… Forbes? lol what a weird sentence The High Republic: Trials of the Jedi cover art revealed! Hints of what’s to come in The High Republic Phase 3 comics this year Helpful links referenced in this episode:Support Force Toast on Ko-Fi!Rocha, Smets and Laura do a Star Wars news roundup on the February 2nd episode of The Jedi Way! Ryan Gosling, Rey movie, a Smets Rant, streaming service series performances Twitter: @forcetoastpod | @sLeiaAllDay | @ShutUp_LauraInstagram: @forcetoastpodBluesky: forcetoastpod.bsky.socialEmail: forcetoastpod@gmail.comWebsite: forcetoastpod.com*This podcast contains a sh!t ton of profanity and boozin. You can find a bleeped version of this podcast absolutely nowhere. Cheers!

In Episode 129, hosts Alyce and Laura had* to Frankenstein this episode together from three separate corpses, I mean, recordings, so please enjoy this very neatly stitched together monster of a podcast episode on this #ForceToastTuesday!Reminder that Force Toast is on Bluesky now! Follow us!It’s that time of year again where our podcast hosting provider & website bill us for renewals, so if you have the means and want to help us offset those costs, find us on Ko-Fi!Laura has meaty calves, according to women’s clothing standardsJames Mangold doesn’t like handcuffs… at least that’s what we took away from this news (via MovieWeb)Alyce continues her campaign to Put Taylor Swift in Star WarsMando Movie rumor roundup, courtesy of StarWarsLeaks via Mandoverse Updates on twitterSkeleton Crew actress Kyriana Kratter’s interview with The Hollywood Reporter is so cute, plus it hints at a pinch of darkness in the S1 finaleRecap on Tap is STACKED with nothing but Skeleton Crew! Bryce Dallas Howard is back to direct Episode 6, Zero Friends Again, Lee Isaac Chung starts unraveling the mysteries of At Attin in Episode 7 and Jon Watts closes out the season in the finale.Jod and Cobb / sittin’ in a tree / K-I-S-S-I-N-maybe?Helpful links referenced in this episode:On the January 9th episode of The Jedi Way, Smets, Rocha and Laura discuss Skeleton Crew episodes 6 and 7 and James Mangold’s recent comments about his upcoming Star Wars filmThe Jedi Way crew reviews Skeleton Crew’s season 1 finale (ep 8) hereForce Toast Ko-fi Twitter: @forcetoastpod | @sLeiaAllDay | @ShutUp_LauraInstagram: @forcetoastpodEmail: forcetoastpod@gmail.comWebsite: forcetoastpod.com*This podcast contains a sh!t ton of profanity and boozin. You can find a bleeped version of this podcast absolutely nowhere. Cheers!

In Episode 128, hosts Alyce and Laura ask* very serious questions about Star Wars, chicken-related things, whether or not Tech is dead (he is), and the most important question of all: where would we be without 2009’s “Boom, Boom, Pow”? Oh hey, Force Toast is on Bluesky now! Follow us! Remember when Asajj Ventress came back? How did she un-die? When do we get that story?The Powers That Be have a plan for a second season of Skeleton Crew… but will they get one? Screenrant thought there were only 15 things in The Rise of Skywalker that made no senseThe Bad Batch is getting a book! The Bad Batch Book. Hey, that’s what they should call it! Alliterations are amusing! It turns out Andor was quite the expense! Forbes posted this article on 12/23 and that’s what we discuss in this episode. But they’ve since posted a few follow ups, linked here and here if you wanna check it out. Shoutout to the helpful math in this tweet that also helped put things in perspective. New Star Wars Celebration badge art for the 2025 convention in JapanRIP Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds, gone too soon for 8 years now  “What the f--k is this?!” - SM-33 while landing on Lanupa, probably Remember TRL? On MTV? Good times Laura reveals just how sh-tty her taste in pop music really is Alyce will not regale us with the history of Libby’s pumpkinToast To: Christmas Edition Helpful links referenced in this episode:Laura reviews Skeleton Crew episodes 4 & 5 with John Rocha and Kevin Smets on The Jedi Way, here on YouTube Twitter: @forcetoastpod | @sLeiaAllDay | @ShutUp_LauraInstagram: @forcetoastpodEmail: forcetoastpod@gmail.comWebsite: forcetoastpod.com*This podcast contains a sh!t ton of profanity and boozin. You can find a bleeped version of this podcast absolutely nowhere. Cheers!

In Episode 127, hosts Alyce and Laura don’t know* what their friends, family or each other do in their corporate jobs. Nor should they. It’s none of their business. The Bear’s Jeremy Allen White is allegedly joining the Star Wars universe (Variety via The Kristian Harloff Show)Go, Skelly Crew, go! Critics and audiences are really enjoying the new Star Wars series (via Forbes) Collectors, rejoice! There are new toys, I mean, collectible action figures, coming soon! (via SWNN)We feel you, Gizmodo, we’re also obsessed with Neel and his Millennial Side Part™Fans are having mixed reaction to the news that Dave Filoni will be the sole writer of Ahsoka season 2 (Comicbook.com via this YouTube interview)A tangent on The Penguin and Southern Louisiana tchotchkes (ever seen that word spelled out before?)With the cold weather and holidays comes more expensive Star Wars apparel for your bougie Vader-loving ass A dramatic reading of Star Wars: Skeleton Crew opening crawlIn Recap on Tap, it’s all about the Skelly Crü, skeletonization and Space Grass! Alyce and Laura discuss highlights from episodes 1 and 2 and get into a more thorough recap/review of episode 3 #LetSM33wearapiratehatAre we the only freaks that actually enjoy Order 66 content? Helpful links referenced in this episode:Alyce and Laura joined Sal Perales on the Rogue Rebels podcast for a Spoiler Review and recap of The High Republic: Tears of the Nameless. Find it wherever you get podcasts now (Apple, Spotify)! Speaking of The High Republic, check out Laura’s spoiler-free review of the new audio drama, Tempest Breaker on the Force Toast website Kevin Smets, John Rocha and Laura Kelly are reviewing Star Wars: Skeleton Crew on The Jedi Way! Find reviews of Eps 1 and 2 here and the Episode 3 review here!  Twitter: @forcetoastpod | @sLeiaAllDay | @ShutUp_LauraInstagram: @forcetoastpodEmail: forcetoastpod@gmail.comWebsite: forcetoastpod.com*This podcast contains a sh!t ton of profanity and boozin. You can find a bleeped version of this podcast absolutely nowhere. Cheers!

In Episode 126, hosts Alyce and Laura discuss* dress shopping with their predominantly-male audience, among other topics: - This is Mardi Gras, there are RULES- Caravan of Corrections aka “Alyce needs to stop bringing up pop culture references”- Laura just wants to enjoy her fava beans and chianti in peace - Andor S2 gets a release date and a new clip at D23- There are so many TV spots circulating from Star Wars: Skelly Crü that we can’t keep up! But this one where Jude Law is being sketchy may be of interest. WHAT ARE YOU, JUDE LAW?- Skeleton Crew directors revealed (via SWNN)- The Rey movie is getting replaced with WHAT on the Disney slate?!- Coming Soon to a Disney+ subscription near you: Star Wars Visions, Volume 3!- Did you buy a Star Wars Christmas ornament this year? There’s a recall, so… do with that information what you will- Star Wars was such a scrappy little production back in the late 70s, they’d never get away with this sh-t now- In today’s Silly Story from an Unreliable Source segment, if this pop star appears in a Star Wars film, we’ll eat our hats- Recap on Tap: Laura’s spoiler-free review of the upcoming High Republic audio drama, Star Wars: Tempest Breaker  Helpful links referenced in this episode:- Keep an eye on the Rogue Rebels podcast feed! We joined Sal for a SPOILER discussion of The High Republic: Tears of the Nameless, which will be out soon!- Laura, Smets and Rocha discuss recent Star Wars film shake-ups and Andor Season 3 news the on the most recent episode of The Jedi Way Twitter: @forcetoastpod | @sLeiaAllDay | @ShutUp_LauraInstagram: @forcetoastpodEmail: forcetoastpod@gmail.comWebsite: forcetoastpod.com*This podcast contains a sh!t ton of profanity and boozin. You can find a bleeped version of this podcast absolutely nowhere. Cheers!

In Episode 125, hosts Alyce and Laura are* old and amazing and celebrating everything Star Wars, which is also old and amazing! - We shall henceforth tackle all arguments and confrontations with the energy and attitude of a toddler- Star Wars movie drama continues with the most recent writer’s exit (Variety via Puck News)- There’s a new trailer for Skeleton Crew aka Skelly Crü, with an accompanying article on starwars.com- New images from Skeleton Crew from Empire Magazine (via Reddit)- Will Skelly Crü have ties to the 2019 novel, Star Wars: Force Collector? Alyce has a theory- December 3, 2024 is going to be a big day for Star Wars fans, as it marks the premiere of Skeleton Crew and the debut of The High Republic audio original, Tempest Breaker- Imagine Rancho Obi-Wan, but four times bigger? A new Star Wars memorabilia museum may be in the works- Star Wars is putting the “Knight” in Jedi Knight in a very literal way and it is amazing. Check out the new THR concept art and all the other publishing reveals from NYCC!- As it turns out, The Book of Boba Fett really did take inspiration from Parks & Rec- Recap on Tap is a non-spoiler review of The High Republic YA novel, Tears of the Nameless! We discuss some general plot points, characters and share our thoughts on the novel and Phase III so far. No spoilers, but if you want to avoid this discussion, skip 55:00 - 01:08:20.Helpful links referenced in this episode:- On the Oct 25 episode of The Jedi Way, Laura and Rocha talked about Rey movie writing shakeups, publishing reveals out of NYCC reveals and why Laura believes Gray Jedi is a stupid conceptTwitter: @forcetoastpod | @sLeiaAllDay | @ShutUp_LauraInstagram: @forcetoastpodEmail: forcetoastpod@gmail.comWebsite: forcetoastpod.com*This podcast contains a sh!t ton of profanity and boozin. You can find a bleeped version of this podcast absolutely nowhere. Cheers!

In Episode 124, hosts Alyce and Laura revel* in the rizz (yeah, we know cool slang) of Spooky Season! - Alyce is watching everything and Laura won’t watch anything new- Coming to an apocalyptic future soon, probably: cryo-frozen celebrity zombies  - How money could be better spent: new recurring segment, perhaps? - It wasn’t for us, but if The Acolyte was for you and you want your voice heard in the call for a second season, here are some helpful links: petition, letter template- Jodie Turner-Smith calls Disney on its sh-t in Glamour UK- The Hollywood Reporter asks if Disney is bad at Star Wars and, regardless of the answer, the article is at least a comprehensive recap of how we got here- On that note, apparently toxic fandom is a thing in other fandoms too (not just Star Wars). - The Art of The High Republic Vol. II finalizes its cover… oh, and it’s release has been delayed- Mando Maybe-Spoilers? Allegedly some plot details of The Mandalorian and Grogu have leaked and all of them SUCK. Skip 40:05-45:05 to avoid this section.- Recap on Tap: after a delay or two, all 4 issues of The High Republic Adventures: Saber For Hire are finally out! We didn’t realize how much we’ve missed having Ty Yorrick in our lives. Join us as we discuss the comic mini-series issue by issue [skip 45:55-1:15:20 to avoid spoilers]Helpful links referenced in this episode:- Kevin Smets, John Rocha and Laura Kelly discuss the epidemic of toxicity in fandom and possibility of more live-action Obi-Wan on the October 9th episode of The Jedi Way Twitter: @forcetoastpod | @sLeiaAllDay | @ShutUp_LauraInstagram: @forcetoastpodEmail: forcetoastpod@gmail.comWebsite: forcetoastpod.com*This podcast contains a sh!t ton of profanity and boozin. You can find a bleeped version of this podcast absolutely nowhere. Cheers!

In Episode 123, hosts Alyce and Laura dive* into the end of the world, roadkill, being traumatized by Moulin Rouge and the real cost of being immortalized on the Walk of FameWould anyone be surprised to learn that George Lucas is a little quirky? Making Star Wars shows is expensive, so it should surprise no one that Star Wars: The Acolyte was an expensive venture (via Forbes)RIP James Earl Jones (via Deadline)We’re seeing more reports of various upcoming Star Wars projects being delayed or on hold =/What Star Wars and Who Wants to be a Millionaire have in common *a la SNL’s Stefon* Skeleton Crew is going to have everything: Dave Filoni as a goalkeeper, a whole new kind of Jedi, pirates in beanies, URKEL??? (via EW)Ewan wants more Obi-Wan content + a career retrospective with Alyce’s bae (via Variety)Rey’s Theme played across the starsMarvel/Star Wars parents: let this be a lesson in why you shouldn’t name your human children after Disney’s copyrighted charactersMissing The Bad Batch? Dark Horse Comics has a treat for you!Some initial, non-spoiler thoughts on the new YA High Republic novel, Tears of the Nameless (Collider has concept art and an excerpt here)Remember way back when the internet was obsessed with that dress that was either white/gold or blue/black? We kind of have our own version of that lol Helpful links referenced in this episode:Kevin, John and Laura discuss _________ on the September ___ episode of The Jedi WayTwitter: @forcetoastpod | @sLeiaAllDay | @ShutUp_LauraInstagram: @forcetoastpodEmail: forcetoastpod@gmail.comWebsite: forcetoastpod.com*This podcast contains a sh!t ton of profanity and boozin. You can find a bleeped version of this podcast absolutely nowhere. Cheers!