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Cheerful Ghost Radio Episode 79: The Rise of Skywalker Blu Ray Review

In this episode of Star Wars Radio... ahem, Cheerful Ghost Radio, we're here to talk all about the home release of The Rise of Skywalker and see if our opinions have changed since December.

You may notice we are a bit late with this one, and as you listen you might notice from date cues that we recorded this a while back. With people across the world protesting for a great cause, our podcast seemed less important, and we didn't feel the timing was great for releasing new episodes. We hope listening to this can give you a fun reprieve from reality, but please don't let us, or anything, distract you from the importance of what's going on around us.

Season 7 of Star Wars: Clone Wars Arrives Feb. 21

The seventh season of the Star Wars animated show Clone Wars arrives on Feb.21. If you haven't checked out Star Wars: Clone Wars, now is a good time to get started. I watched all current seasons on Netflix and enjoyed it, so I recommend it for Star Wars fans. It will be on Disney+ and you can find more information here: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/star-wars-clone-wars-season-7-release-date-reveale/1100-6472475/

"How Star Wars: Clone Wars’ Final Season Crosses Over with Revenge of the Sith" https://youtu.be/cftmJIXFOsQ

Feel free to share some thoughts and comments!

jdodson Admin wrote on 01/26/2020 at 10:41pm

Promoting to main page.

GregoPeck Super Member Post Author wrote on 01/26/2020 at 11:00pm

Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member wrote on 01/27/2020 at 09:05pm

For those that have yet to watch it, the watch order is here: https://www.starwars.com/news/star-wars-the-clone-wars-chronological-episodeorder

GregoPeck Super Member Post Author wrote on 01/27/2020 at 09:09pm

I hadn't realized there was a watch order. I watched the episodes of seasons one through six one by one, starting with episode one of season one and ending with the last episode of season six.

Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member wrote on 01/28/2020 at 12:00am

Now you need to watch it again using the watch order! :)

GregoPeck Super Member Post Author wrote on 01/28/2020 at 01:58am

I'll probably wait until season seven is done, but I'll keep it in mind and come back to this post when I'm ready. Thanks!

Travis Admin wrote on 01/29/2020 at 03:31am

Honestly, the effort of following the watch order isn’t worth it IMO. We’ve gone through the series twice and nothing major felt out of place.

Travis Admin wrote on 01/29/2020 at 05:59pm

Also I gotta say, I’m more excited about this new season of clone wars than I was for Mando or any new movies. I’ve been wanting that missing plot ever since the first time I saw this show.

GregoPeck Super Member Post Author wrote on 06/01/2020 at 04:44am

Now that season 7 is done, I'm rewatching the series. I started out ignoring the chronological watch order, but then decided to try it out. I think this watch order is pretty good. I didn't feel like things were out of place or off when I originally watched it, but this order adds to the experience, I think. This show is good and I only recently realized they not only made this Clone Wars show, but also a movie of the same title, which is slightly confusing. Because of this, I was able to actually see how Anakin and Ahsoka met and how or why he calls her "Snips."

Travis Admin wrote on 06/02/2020 at 01:56pm

Yeah the movie was basically one TV show arc cut for movie length.

GregoPeck Super Member Post Author wrote on 06/02/2020 at 08:05pm

So, basically at the start, one thing about this chronological watch order that's cool is that there are clones in an early episode called "Rookies," but you don't actually see them train until season 3. So, if you watch that episode, before "Rookies" (a season 1 episode), then you know who's who. It's cool, I think.

GregoPeck Super Member Post Author wrote on 07/03/2020 at 05:46am

Wow! I just finished my re-watch of The Clone Wars, which included the newly released season seven. I must say that viewing episodes in order of the canonical timeline is really helpful, it puts some things closer together. I sorted the webpage to just show me stuff like TV and movies, so I also watched the prequels during this re-watch. I must also say, wow (again), Star Wars is amazing! Even if you know that characters survive, since they appear in later media, it still has an affect on you. I definitely recommend this!

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Cheerful Ghost Radio Episode 74: The Rise of Skywalker

It's been four years since the Star Wars sequel trilogy began, and with The Rise of Skywalker, the trilogy concludes. If you've heard any previous episode of this show, you likely heard a tangent about Star Wars, so it's no surprise that we are talking about this, one of the biggest events in recent Star Wars history. Come join us as we discuss the film, and share thoughts from some members of the Cheerful Ghost community as well.

In this episode, Jon references this GamesRadar article:
https://www.gamesradar.com/uk/star-wars-the-rise-of-skywalker-jj-abrams-rian-johnson-reaction-last-jedi/

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 12/25/2019 at 05:26pm

I'm imagining an "Emperor Hunters" series, where there's a big industry after RoS, where bounty hunters and assasins have been brought into a new Emperor Hunter Guild. They track down possible clones of the Emperor, all over the Universe, capture the possible clone, perform a DNA test, then either kill them, if they're a clone, or let them go, if they're not a clone.

The main protagonist is your "Average Joe" Emperor Hunter (I'm imagining a middle-aged Bill Murray for the role), who has been on the job for years, but is depressed because the thrill of the job is gone. Now he's basically a government employee who does mostly paperwork and every once in a while has to go check the DNA of a baby.

The show would follow the Average Joe character as he deals with living a mundane life, having a family, but longing for the excitement of the hunt, but probably being too old and out of shape to be able to *actually* hunt down a dangerous clone... until he gets a random tip and starts following it to a secret cloning lair, where he has to figure out a way to not get caught, and destroy the cloning apparatus.

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 12/25/2019 at 09:25pm

What if the original incarnation of The Emperor is Elon Musk?

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 12/25/2019 at 10:19pm

(Because of his battery technology)

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 12/26/2019 at 05:55am

If you want some New Hope hype, here's a reaction video just released today. 3 people that had never seen the original movies (but are watching The Mandalorian, and have some knowledge of the prequels lol) and one that has. It's super fun :)

https://youtu.be/Xnq5lIh8lX0

jdodson Admin wrote on 12/26/2019 at 09:00pm

Elon Must is definitely one incarnation of the Emperor.

That's an interesting idea for an Emperor Hunter show. There are so many Emperor clones that the job is very rote and boring sounds kind of interesting but a show about nothing would NEVER WORK! 🤣

jdodson Admin wrote on 12/26/2019 at 09:33pm

In the crawl for The Rise of Skywalker it says "THE DEAD SPEAK" and it's a reference to The Emperor sending out a transmission to the galaxy in Star Wars which Kylo is hunting him down from. Apparently that transmission was sent from within Fortnite!

https://www.slashfilm.com/listen-to-emperor-palpatine-message-in-fortnite-cut-from-rise-of-skywalker/

jdodson Admin wrote on 12/26/2019 at 09:35pm

ALSO

Kylo Ren was on Mustafar at the beginning of Skywalker, which would have been an incredible thing the movie could have told us.

https://www.slashfilm.com/the-rise-of-skywalker-opening-scene-location/#more-595160

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 12/27/2019 at 05:35am

I kind of assumed it was mustafar and looked it up later.

Also that the scene with the Death Star wreckage wasn’t on the forest moon of Endor, but the ocean moon of Endor.

jdodson Admin wrote on 12/27/2019 at 02:35pm

👍

Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member wrote on 12/31/2019 at 12:45am

Another good pod y'all! I loved The Rise of Skywalker. I feel it will add to The Last Jedi on future viewings. Especially around Luke's interaction with Rey.

I feel overall TROS fits in well with the other trilogies. The core of each trilogy is around a Skywalker and a Palpatine, and this makes this trilogy have a similar story arc.

It also felt like a return to Star Wars for me. While I love TLJ, it does not feel like a Star Wars movie to me. The filming and story of TLJ felt more removed from all the other films.

I really loved the last scene of the movie. It really felt like Rey had finally found a home with the Skywalkers. As an adoptive parent, this really struck a cord with me. Family doesn't have to be blood.

Nitpicks:

The second transport with Chewy on it. This seem convenient for the story. After the movie, I was wondering how nobody saw that there were two transports.

The dagger also seemed convenient. Maybe I didn't understand its origins correctly, but I thought it was an ancient Sith artifact (older than the death star). The fact that it points to the Death Star and the fact that the wreckage fit perfectly within the outline of the piece of metal that slides out of the dagger made it feel like Abrams and Terrio didn't really have a good way to tie this artifact in with the story. Maybe someone added the piece of metal that slides out, post death star exploding?

I did not feel like the kiss between Kylo and Rey was earned. It seemed a little too on the nose for me, but my wife loved it!

Overall I loved this ending. Then again, I have loved all Star Wars movies.

Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member wrote on 12/31/2019 at 01:23am

Jon, I think all these shows are coming to Quibi, not Disney+. Buy into the Quibi hype!

jdodson Admin wrote on 12/31/2019 at 02:04am

> I feel it will add to The Last Jedi on future viewings. Especially around Luke's interaction with Rey.

I can't wait to watch it again. That said, with my schedule and the fact it's not on home video, i'll have to. 🤣

> It also felt like a return to Star Wars for me. While I love TLJ, it does not feel like a Star Wars movie to me. The filming and story of TLJ felt more removed from all the other films.

❤️

GregoPeck Super Member wrote on 03/19/2020 at 07:28pm

There's a cool behind the scenes video that shows off many of the ships we saw in that large fleet. I didn't recognize all of them when I first saw it, but since then I've watched more Star Wars (including Resistance and Rebels), so it's cool to see these ships in there. I thought you'd enjoy this, so here you go, it's short: https://youtu.be/Hgkt9jTx-bM

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Send In Your Rise of Skywalker Thoughts!

On Sunday we are going to record our Cheerful Ghost Radio review of Rise of the Skywalker and if you want us to read your thoughts on the show, private message me directly on Cheerful Ghost! In the comments i'll have a thread open where you can tap or click the message icon to send me your thoughts directly and make sure you focus them down to some easy to read on the air!

Rise of Skywalker Friendship Featurette

Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker is coming to theaters December 20th and LucasFilm is in full hype mode. As part of that a brand new featurette is out that focuses on the relationships the cast has built up over 40 years as the series finally comes to an end. This short seems like it would be the kind of thing to hit the special features of a blu-ray release so it's fun to see it now.

Rise of Skywalker First Clip: "They Fly Now"

A bit ago Lucasfilm released the "final trailer" for Rise of the Skywalker that wasn't quite final as they've released other trailers with a few seconds of extra footage and today this FIRST CLIP of the film. It's a 30 second action scene straight out of Rise of Skywalker and doesn't really give up much except that we have possible confirmation on the starting location of the film.

This is a huge spoiler but is 30 seconds cut right out of the film so if you don't want that spoiled don't click play. That said, if you are interested in discussing it do so in the comments.

Lucasfilm also revealed another few minute spot highlighting the legacy of Star Wars linked below.... Read All

Cheerful Ghost Radio Episode 70: The Rise of Skywalker Halloween Special

The final trailer for The Rise of Skywalker is out, and we have some opinions about it! We talk about our thoughts and predictions for the Skywalker Saga finale, as well as what we've been playing and watching this past month.

Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker - Final Trailer

The “final” trailer for Episode IX is out now. I say “final” in quotes because we will surely see more footage in TV spots and international variants.

But here we go, the last major US trailer, and we are about two months out from the film’s release.

Tickets are available now, and I’ve already got seats for the Friday of release.

There’s a lot to unpack here, but I’ll get the discussion started with three things:

1. The scene of the new crew in the Falcon is something I’ve been wanting since TFA.

2. That arrangement of the main theme was sublime.

3. Threepio, you ok?

So go forth, watch it, and tell us what you think!

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 10/22/2019 at 02:30am

Real quick fourth thing: I think I spotted the Ghost, right next to the Falcon in the scene with all the ships.

jdodson Admin wrote on 10/22/2019 at 02:33am

AND if you didn't watch the Rebels show (like me) then here's what The Ghost is. https://www.starwars.com/databank/the-ghost

I'm getting Disney+ so when that happens I'll prob watch it to know first hand

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 10/22/2019 at 02:34am

Yeah thanks I should have pointed that out 😂

GregoPeck Super Member wrote on 10/22/2019 at 04:04am

Holy crap, yes!

jdodson Admin wrote on 10/22/2019 at 04:47am

Thoughts: I don't think this was better than the teaser they released during D23. I'm curious about the Emperor stuff and how Kylo and Rey interact as they look like they are more working together than not. That said, in general, i'm not sure what i'm rooting for. I'm not sure what's going on at all and I don't know how this is even set up. Like things are happening and the Emperor, but I don't quite understand any of it and maybe that's a good thing because spoilers. I mean, clearly The Resistance is gathering and there's gonna be a big shootout at the end but I'm not sure what the point is? Maybe I just had some bad food and the grump is setting in, but didn't we have that in Jedi, like the Death Star fight scene and big space battle? Literally this fight is on the same Death Star in water with the Emperor in a chair and Lando is flying around outside 🤣WHAT'S AT THE END FORCE GHOSTS SMILING AT OUR HEROES? 🤣

Ok, i'll tune the cynicism down a tad to say that i'm gonna pre-order this and i'm gonna watch it and my expectation is it's gonna be great and I bet it will be. That said, this trailer isn't getting me there and in the end that's fine because lowering my expectations a bit seems like a good strategy to have a good time watching it.

PS I love you Star Wars, this trailer is neat, it just didn't work for as well as the last D23 teaser, in my opinion that's one of the best cut trailers of all time and they didn't quite get to that with this one.

GregoPeck Super Member wrote on 10/22/2019 at 04:58am

I think this trailer got me even more interested in the Emperor's part in this movie. It seems he comes face to face with Rey, although we don't see him directly, so maybe he has some other form. We see Kylo and Rey fight each other, but we also see them fighting together. Maybe they're tied together some how beyond just Light vs. Dark sides of the Force.

I want to see this for sure, but I don't think I'm going to do anything extra ordinary to watch it. I'll probably go in December, probably with my son at out local movie place. The local place isn't as bad as it used to be, they got new seats!

I've watched plenty of theories about this whole thing like how the Emperor returns, how that's possible, who are Rey's parents, who is Rey, etc.

I just feel like this movie is going to be pretty bad ass (that's a good thing). Like holy crap, where did that Star Destroyer come from? Has it been sitting in the sea this whole time? Whoa, dude!

jdodson Admin wrote on 10/22/2019 at 05:21am

> Like holy crap, where did that Star Destroyer come from? Has it been sitting in the sea this whole time? Whoa, dude!

I FOR ONE WELCOME OUR NEW SUBMARINE STAR DESTROYER OVERLORDS 🤣

That said, it was a totally bad ass shot!

Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member wrote on 10/22/2019 at 05:21am

Not enough lens flares. You have failed me Jar Jar Abrams.

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 10/22/2019 at 02:23pm

I dunno man, the D23 teaser was more a celebration of the saga than a teaser for episode IX. It was neat but forgettable. In fact the dark Rey tease is basically all I can remember. And maybe Rey and Kylo fighting outside the DS? I can’t remember if that was in that one or the one before. Or both. But I wanted more from that. I know it was just a teaser but still. This one has built my hype more than any of the other ones honestly.

I mean yeah there’s going to be a big space fleet battle but it wouldn’t feel like Star Wars without a space battle and this is the last one so it’s gotta be huge.

I will say, though, that I’m still not sure about bringing back DS2 and Palpatine. People say that The Force Awakens kinda undoes the work of the original trilogy and this tears it down even more. BUT I’m withholding judgment on it until I see it, the explanation could be incredible.

And JJ has said this will close out the story of all nine movies but we’ve only gotten hints of the OT plot leaking in, I wonder what the prequel influences and plot threads will be.

But yeah I LOVE that at this point we still can’t really piece together any plot. We have no clue what’s going to happen and that’s pretty fantastic. And kinda rare for modern movies

jdodson Admin wrote on 10/22/2019 at 03:26pm

Oh darn, I mentioned the wrong trailer. I meant the original TEASER

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adzYW5DZoWs

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 10/22/2019 at 03:53pm

Ok yeah that one was absolutely incredible.

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 10/22/2019 at 05:19pm

This has been my favorite trailer. None of the others has gotten me as excited for the movie as this one had. I can't wait to see how this movie unfolds!

I have theories about what's going to happen, but I don't want to spoil anything, in case I'm right. But I think this movie will fit in nicely with all 8 previous movies (yes, even the prequels!)

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 10/22/2019 at 06:40pm

I hope it does. I’m honestly hoping the “Skywalker” in the title is Anakin ... somehow. In some magical way that doesn’t feel hamfisted.

GregoPeck Super Member wrote on 10/23/2019 at 10:20pm

Trailer breakdown https://youtu.be/odyP6GqyzEs

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Your Journey is at an End - The D23 Rise of Skywalker Special Look

At this years Disney D23 Expo Star Wars fans were treated to a special D23 panel on Rise of Skywalker along with a new trailer that just dropped. The trailer features a look back at all the Skywalker saga Star Wars films and some all new Rise of Skywalker footage. I urge you to watch it now because in the paragraph i'll be talking trailer spoilers.

Looks like Rey is featured heavily in this trailer and she looks to be a lightsaber wielding badass. Also. The Emperor has some new voice work and what sounds like a taste of Darth Vaders iconic breathing sound. The end of the trailer has had fans guessing what it means as Rey snaps a double-bladed red lightsaber out and... Read All

Travis Admin wrote on 08/26/2019 at 02:49pm

There’s simultaneously a lot to unpack and not much at the same time.

Is that the first time we’ve ever seen saber throw and return in live action?

That city they’re looking out over looks amazing and I can’t wait to see more of it.

So the red dual saber is absolutely incredible looking. But to finish the series with dark Rey doesn’t make a lot of sense, and they don’t have a lot of time to turn her and turn her back. So I’m betting this is some dark side force trick or a vision (like you mention) or her long lost twin, or clone, or something. That saber seems way too badass to just be used in a vision though.

GregoPeck Super Member wrote on 08/26/2019 at 06:34pm

Holy shit!

Travis Admin wrote on 08/26/2019 at 08:04pm

That’s really all that needs to be said, right?

GregoPeck Super Member wrote on 08/26/2019 at 09:40pm

Yeah! I saw something about "Dark Rey," but didn't see the video until this post. Of course this video just makes us (or at least me) ask more questions, like WTF is up w/ Rey and the dual red light saber, that's a rare weapon in Star Wars and I've never seen one open up like hers did. Red is also primarily the color that the Sith use, because they use fabricated crystals and they make them "bleed." So, does Rey turn to the Dark Side? Does Darth Sidious inhabit Rey in order to come back? And then there's still unanswered questions, like who are Rey's parents? Is she a clone? I saw some where that someone (I think the actress who plays Rey) said that the answer to who her parents are is obvious, but I still feel clueless about that. It was said they were nobodies, but were they really? We do see Rey and Kylo Ren dueling and she has a non-red light saber. So WTF is going on? I guess we'll just have to wait until December to find out.

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 08/27/2019 at 01:47am

I really like the idea of Rey with a lightsaber staff (a lightstaff?), since she used a staff back when she was a scavenger. But, I really don't see her going to the dark side completely. She might start turning (under force ghost Darth Sidius's influence), but eventually she'll be swayed back to either the light side, or some sort of grey-middle ground. Likely Kylo Ren will see the error in his ways and be the force that brings her back from the dark side.

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 08/27/2019 at 01:47am

No matter what, this is an opening day movie for me!

GregoPeck Super Member wrote on 08/27/2019 at 02:52am

Adam brings up a good point about the grey-middle ground. I've watched a lot of Star Wars videos on YouTube and supposedly we might see more of that grey area. There are grey Jedi, I believe.

I don't think Rey would go completely to the Dark Side on her own, although Sidius might make her go that way. It's possible she's a clone he created to help give him eternal life. I think I saw at least one theory on that and how Sidius will or could return.

I also forgot about C3PO! Why are his eyes red? Did he join the Dark Side? I did see a video about how he may have been Darth Vader's spy the whole time, even though he probably didn't know it. Also, how come he had a red arm and now he doesn't? I wonder what the story is with that.

Interesting stuff!

GregoPeck Super Member wrote on 08/27/2019 at 03:27am

Listen to this song! It's all about the "dark side of Rey!!!!!" HAHAHAHA https://youtu.be/PYtAU06rvBU

Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member wrote on 08/27/2019 at 04:25am

I think we will find out that Rey is a Vulcan from the planet Ork

Travis Admin wrote on 08/27/2019 at 02:05pm

There are no gray Jedi in canon. There were some in legends, but the current story group seems to dislike that idea.

I think Will’s idea is perfect. Nanu Nanu and Prosper!

Travis Admin wrote on 08/27/2019 at 02:07pm

Also you can find out about C3PO’s red arm in a comic about him, and he got his gold arm back by the end of The Force Awakens. Presumably he was just waiting for a replacement protocol droid arm.

Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member wrote on 08/28/2019 at 06:12am

What is that isn’t C3PO, but rather Triple Zero?

Travis Admin wrote on 08/28/2019 at 03:56pm

Wrong body color but I’ve seen some theories that it’s triple zero’s “brain” inside C3PO. Which, if we get Triple Zero dialogue delivered by Anthony Daniels, the rest movie could literally be all the characters kicking rocks and it would be a net positive.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 08/28/2019 at 06:59pm

Most likely a pissed off C3P0. THIS TIME HE'S GONE ROGUE-ONE... or ANGRY!

For the anyone who didn't know who triple zero was (me).
https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/0-0-0

GregoPeck Super Member wrote on 08/28/2019 at 09:19pm

Wow I didn't know who Triple Zero was, thanks for the link Jon! I'd have to watch the video again, but the eyes make me think that that is Triple Zero. Yeah, he had a different body color than C3PO, he was dark silver, but it says, "Aphra, BT-1 and 0-0-0 moved to Vrogas Vas, where Vader and Skywalker had both crashed their ships after a dogfight. While Vader faced an army of Rebels alone, Aphra attempted to capture Skywalker. In order to do this, she painted 0-0-0 with a golden luster to make him look like Luke's protocol droid, C-3PO." So, could it be Triple Zero or did C-3PO get new eyes?

Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member wrote on 08/28/2019 at 10:54pm

The ending will be Rey as Sith and C3PO as Triple Zero.

GregoPeck Super Member wrote on 08/29/2019 at 12:09am

Here's a good break down from a channel I recently found (and watched break downs of other movies): https://youtu.be/Iv-5_cy0ctg

Still, "The Rise of Skywalker," who is that Skywalker? Or are they using it as a general term? I saw some where that Skywalker was a common name in the Star Wars universe like Smith is in ours.

December is looking good so far! :)

Travis Admin wrote on 08/29/2019 at 03:56pm

The new canon is pretty clear that Skywalker is a unique name, the old canon couldn’t keep it straight. But it’s something people have pondered over the years because it’s kinda dumb to give Luke that name.
https://www.quora.com/Was-Skywalker-a-common-surname-in-the-Star-Wars-universe-If-not-then-why-didn%E2%80%99t-they-give-Luke-a-different-last-name-to-help-hide-his-true-identity

Triple Zero was painted at one point but didn’t remain so. It could be anything but one thing people (me) who want all these expanded characters to show up don’t take into account is the time to explain things. I desperately want Ahsoka to show in a movie for instance, but how do you introduce a character like that to the live action movies without breaking the narrative flow for a bit of a long explanation of who she is? Trip kinda falls into that a bit too. Still more possible than a huge character like Ahsoka but this is a character that is important to comic fans and nobody else, and explaining his relation to the whole narrative would take some time.

I still want it though. 😂

GregoPeck Super Member wrote on 08/29/2019 at 05:46pm

I'd like to see her, too. I saw her in The Clone Wars.

Travis Admin wrote on 08/29/2019 at 06:55pm

Yeah, she’s literally my favorite Star Wars character. More than Luke, Han, Rey, Anakin. It feels weird saying that as a 37 year old but her character development went to some crazy places and we were along for the ride and man... I felt that. When she showed up in Rebels I was elated. I can’t wait to see where Filoni takes her next.

GregoPeck Super Member wrote on 08/29/2019 at 09:41pm

I had questions about her. I knew she left the Jedi Order and I wondered if she every met Darth Vader. I decided to look for her on the wiki Jon shared and I got my answers. The wiki page is very long, so I don't know that I'll read all of it right now. But, wow! I remember (from The Clone Wars) now why she left the Jedi Order, though I forgot about it. She died once, but was brought back to life by someone else's sacrifice. She met Darth Vader and it seems she died then, too, but someone went back in time and rescued her.

I actually have a Disney Infinity figure of her really close to me. Vinny got her and some others for that game, but hasn't played it in a while. I do like her, although I don't think I can really rank my favorites among Star Wars characters.

I must admit again that all this talk of Star Wars has seriously peaked my interest in it. I feel like I've become a bigger fan of Star Wars in the last few weeks than I ever have been. I never really considered myself a big fan. I liked it, but wasn't really very passionate about it, but recently that passion has exploded. I actually didn't see the original trilogy until I was in high school. And, again, oddly enough I actually like the prequelogy and Jar Jar.

Forgive me for going slightly off specific topic here. :)

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Bounty Hunting Is a Complicated Profession: The Mandelorian Trailer Is Out!

The trailer for the new Star Wars live action show The Mandelorian dropped and it looks better than I imagined. The Mandelorian picks up after the events of Return of the Jedi and if the impaled helmets of Imperial Storm Troopers are an indication, it doesn't look like where the show takes place in is big a fan of the Empire. Disney has been pretty mum about what the show is about and the Mandelorian himself but it seems that he might have a connection to Jango and Boba Fett as the official description mentions them by name.

Tie this up with the news that Ewan McGregor is coming back to play Obi-Wan in another show for Disney+. It seems much of the plans Lucasfilm had... Read All

Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member wrote on 08/24/2019 at 04:30am

I am there. I hope another trailer drops before the 12th. I want to see more of the actual story.

GregoPeck Super Member wrote on 08/24/2019 at 06:37am

Quite interesting as I have recently watched a lot about Star Wars lore on YouTube. I thought this was supposed to be a Boba Fett show, I wonder why they chose another Mandelorian (assuming it isn't him). I think I saw something that he didn't actually die in the desert in the original trilogy.

You speak of Darth Maul and I kind of don't want to give away spoilers, but he's not dead either, or at least he didn't die in the prequelogy (I think I just made up a new word). You see this in The Clone Wars animated show, which was pretty good, I think. I think that show also gives you some good ideas about the Mandelorians and the clone troopers (they're based on Jango).

What media outlet will this show be one? Netflix? Amazon? Hulu? Either way, I don't really watch any kind of TV anymore, so I'll probably miss out on it (even though there are other things I've missed out on that I think I'd like to see).

Still, again, I've been seriously geeking out on some Star Wars stuff lately! I think it's making me a bigger fan of the series. I didn't dislike the prequelogy as many others seem to have. I also don't hate Jar Jar. From what I can see, I like what Disney is doing, if nothing else just creating more Star Wars media to watch, which I think is great!

GregoPeck Super Member wrote on 08/24/2019 at 06:52am

Oh! Disney +! I read something about that. Anyway here's some news articles I just found.

Obi-Wan: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/star-wars-ewan-mcgregor-officially-returning-as-ob/1100-6469350/?utm_source=gamefaqs&utm_medium=partner&utm_content=news_module&utm_campaign=homepage

Rogue One Prequel Show: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/rogue-one-characters-return-in-star-wars-spy-serie/1100-6469349/?utm_source=gamefaqs&utm_medium=partner&utm_content=news_module&utm_campaign=homepage

The Clone Wars Season 7: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/star-wars-clone-wars-season-7-is-coming-to-disney-/1100-6469348/?utm_source=gamefaqs&utm_medium=partner&utm_content=news_module&utm_campaign=homepage

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 08/25/2019 at 04:22am

I'm looking forward to IG-88 most of all lol.

One thing I'm wondering about is why Disney is being secretive about who The Mandalorian is. If the first episode comes out, and The Mandalorian takes off his helmet, or says he/she's part of the Fett family right away, then it'll seem like Disney was being secretive for no reason other than hype.

But, I'd The Mandalorian's identity is kept secret during the show, the secrecy will feel more earned.

This isn't really a show I'm super interested in, but my wife will be subscribing to Disney+ the day it's available (and I can't wait for all the Marvel content), so I'll eventually watch this show as well.

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 08/25/2019 at 04:27am

IG-11* apparently lol

Travis Admin wrote on 08/25/2019 at 07:37pm

Yeah I'm way in on this. The canon on Boba Fett is way weird, Jango may or may not have ever been a Mandalorian at all, and just stole the armor, and Boba's armor seems to have been coughed up by the sarlaac and is being sold in one of the Aftermath books. BUT there's still room to spin it all as Boba somehow getting out and tracking down another set of Mandalorian armor but I hope they don't. Just leave that be. I want some Star Wars with new characters.

As for Maul: The Mandalorian takes place after Rebels, after RotJ even, so this can't have Maul in it. Maybe his syndicate is still around and can be there (and I'd love that). And the way the new Lucasfilm works, EVERYTHING is canon, and there are no levels of canon, just a group of people tasked to make sure canon doesn't clash at all, so Maul wouldn't show up and face off against Obi-Wan in his series because he didn't know where Obi-Wan was until a day or so before Obi-Wan killed him, which happened pretty dang near the start of Episode IV, a while after the Obi-Wan series. He may be on the planet but away from Obi-Wan somehow. I suppose Obi-Wan could know Maul was there but not the other way around. BUT again, I'm hoping for Qi'Ra and the syndicate, even if we definitely won't get that face off between Maul and Obi-Wan.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 08/26/2019 at 12:02am

Right, good point thanks Travis. Maul with the Obi-Wan show?

Travis Admin wrote on 08/26/2019 at 01:54am

Not sure what you're asking there.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 08/26/2019 at 02:35pm

There is a new Disney+ show coming out starring Obi-Wan. Darth Maul might be part of that.

Travis Admin wrote on 08/26/2019 at 02:42pm

Oh, I already covered that in the comment above. The timeline doesn’t match up for him to be involved much.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 08/26/2019 at 02:44pm

Hmmmmmm. Unless the end of the show runs right up to Episode IV?

Travis Admin wrote on 08/26/2019 at 02:49pm

It doesn’t, they’ve said it takes place between the prologue of Solo and the rest of Solo, so it’s a while before that.

Travis Admin wrote on 08/26/2019 at 02:51pm

Though if it runs for a few years they may expand that I guess, and they could do a live action version of the Duel from Rebels to have the two series overlap, but it would only take up a single episode.

Travis Admin wrote on 08/26/2019 at 02:52pm

Plus, that part of Maul’s life, he’d left the crime syndicate behind basically, and had become obsessed with revenge and sith lore.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 08/26/2019 at 03:57pm

Thanks Travis, at least I now know what it won't be

Travis Admin wrote on 08/26/2019 at 05:19pm

I mean anything is possible, Star Wars is technically a part of Marvel and the snap could have messed with that reality too, right?

GregoPeck Super Member wrote on 10/29/2019 at 08:32pm

Second trailer! https://youtu.be/TKoXWsGsvxU

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 10/30/2019 at 04:25am

Wow, this looks incredible. I've heard the reason why Disney isn't sending out press screeners is because there is a pretty big spoiler in the first episode.

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