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We open this week's episode with a listener message from friend of the show Dave Hackerson before discussing 4th, 5th, and 6th installments of Star Wars: Visions Volume 2.
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We open this week's episode by sharing our support for the ongoing WGA strike before discussing the first three installments of Star Wars: Visions Volume 2.
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We share our (very early) impressions of Jedi: Survivor before discussing a message about audience expectations for Mandalorian season 3 from listener Rural Farmboy. We close out the show with a brief discussion of Damon Lindelof's comments about being asked to leave the upcoming New Jedi Order film and the rumors around his potential ideas for that movie.
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Damon Lindelof Was Asked to Leave His Star Wars Project, He Admits
Disney Reportedly Shot Down Damon Lindelof's Plan to Cast Helen Mirren As Older Rey Skywalker a Star Wars Movie
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We spend episode 249 breaking down The Mandalorian season three's final episode. We assess what worked for us, ways in which this chapter could've been stronger, and how it's emblematic of this season's goals and overall approach.
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We open this week's show with a discussion of some of both our feelings about The Mandalorian season three as well as some of the backlash to it before spending the rest of the episode analyzing Ch. 23, "The Spies."
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Ryan and John spend most of this episode discussing the exciting Star Wars movie news coming out of Celebration 2023. We break down what we'd like to see in Rey's next adventure, why we're excited for James Mangold's Jedi-origins film, Dave Filoni's Mandoverse movie, and more.
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SWCE 2023: 11 Highlights from Lucasfilm's Studio Showcase
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Maggie and Brandon from Talking Bay 94 join us to discuss The Mandalorian Ch. 21, "The Pirate." We talk hot pirate action, space bureaucracy, Pelly Moto wig conspiracies, and much much more!
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Talking Bay 94
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5 Things The Bad Batch Has Revealed About The Rise of the Empire
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We spend most of this episode breaking down The Mandalorian Ch. 20, "The Foundling" before spending the remainder of the show discussing the disappointing news surrounding the formerly Damon Lindelof-led unannounced Star Wars movie.
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Steven Knight to Write New Star Wars Movie After Damon Lindelof, Justin Britt-Gibson Exit
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Ryan and John discuss the choices facing both Dr. Pershing and Bo Katan in The Mandalorian Chapter 19, "The Convert."
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Ryan and John break down "The Mines of Mandalore" and discuss Din and Bo's relationship, the power of myth, giant enemy crabs, the Boonta Eve, and more.
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Ryan and John break down The Mandalorian chapter 17, "The Apostate." We discuss the recap of it all, this episode's thematic implications for the season as a whole, the show's incredible visuals and effects, and more.
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Ryan and John are joined by longtime friend and sometimes guest Dan to discuss Bad Batch episodes "The Clone Conspiracty" and "Truth and Consequences" plus a Lucasfilm Learning educational software release from the Phantom Menace era.
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Star Wars Early Learning Activity Center via Standard Def Gaming
Star Wars Early Learning Center Naboo Puppet Play
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We discuss the possiblity of Daisy Ridley returning to Star Wars soon, Avatar overtaking TFA at the box office, Ryan's recent retro Star Wars game purchases, and friend of the show Dave Hackerson's reflections on 2022 and thoughts on Bad Batch season 2.
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Daisy Ridley Open to Return to Star Wars
Avatar: The Way of the Water Overtakes The Force Awakens at the Box Office
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We look ahead at the big Star Wars projects on the horizon in 2023 including The Bad Batch, Jedi: Survivor, Celebration, Ahsoka, and Skeleton Crew before breaking down the Mandalorian season three trailer immediately after its release.
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The Mandalorian Season Three Trailer
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Ryan and John return from a holiday hiatus to discuss our Star Wars highlights from 2022 including Obi-Wan Kenobi, Andor, Star Wars Celebration Anaheim, and much more.
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We take this week off from talking Star Wars and instead focus on two other Lucasfilm projects, Willow and Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. We breakdown the first two episodes of Willow, debate deepfake Indiana Jones, share our hopes for Indy 5 overall, and briefly look at the classic Willow NES and arcade games.
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Willow - Hardcore Gaming 101
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Ryan and John discuss the brilliant and inspiring Andor finale "Rix Road" immediately after viewing it on the morning of its release.
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Ryan and John discuss Andor episode 11, "Daughter of Ferrix" (including emo droids, unexpected aliens, Chandrillan arranged marriages, and hero moments for Luthen) as well as our predictions for the upcoming season finale.
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It was a big week in Star Wars with the release of "Grogu and the Dust Bunnies," Andor episode 10 "One Way Out," The Acolyte beginning filming, and rumors of new Star Wars movies both in development and being canceled. We discuss all of it in an uncharacteristically reasonably-lengthed episode.
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Acolyte Starts Filming
Shawn Levy in Talks to Direct a Star Wars Film
J.D. Dillard Star Wars Movie No Longer Happening
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The first half of this episode features our look at Andor episode nine, "Nobody's Listening." We spend the remainder of the show discussing the rumored Damon Lindeloff Star Wars movie, how and why Lucasfilm announces (and then sometimes cancels) Star Wars projects, and what we'd like to see from the movie if/when it happens.
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The Hollywood Reporter: "A Look Inside Damon Lindeloff's Star Wars Movie"
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