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Jennifer Landa! – SWR #91

starwarsreport.com — Fri, 24 May 2013 17:51:53 +0000

One of my favorite Star Wars Youtubers, Jennifer Landa, joins us on this week’s episode of the SWR podcast! We talk about: Mark’s adventures at Disneyland Star Wars Rebels! Lucasfilm has announced their next animated venture. In Fall 2014, Disney Channel will broadcast the one-hour premiere of a new Star Wars animated TV series set between Episodes III and IV. Steve’s [...]

Reboot the EU! – SWR #90

starwarsreport.com — Fri, 17 May 2013 02:46:06 +0000

Steve Glosson joins us on the week’s episode of the Star Wars Report podcast. We talk about: Your Feedback! Kathleen Kennedy at CEII Episode VII speculation Canon is stupid Why the EU should be rebooted And much more! -Riley Be sure to enter our contest at http:/www.starwarsreport.com/pringles We have a sponsor! Stop what your’re doing right now [...]

“The Force for Fun” Campaign and Giveaway – Week 1

starwarsreport.com — Mon, 13 May 2013 17:15:05 +0000

I’m super excited to debut a partnership with Pringles to do a series of awesome giveaways as part of ”The Force for Fun” Campaign. This week’s featured video is “Sounds Like A Party” I have totally done this… Today we’ll be giving away a Star Wars Mimobot flash drive plus two cans of Pringles! All you have to do [...]

Star Wars is Like North Korea – SWR #89

starwarsreport.com — Fri, 10 May 2013 15:40:00 +0000

Nathan Butler, of “Beyond the Films” joins us for this episode of the SWR podcast! We talk about: The big news that EA will partner with Disney and Lucasfilm to produce future SW games It’s been a while since we’ve covered the news, where are we now with the direction of the franchise? It’s easy [...]

Space Hillbillies – SWR #88

starwarsreport.com — Fri, 03 May 2013 03:58:36 +0000

The internet’s Brian Brushwood joins us for this special episode of the SWR podcast! We talk about: Brian’s history with Star Wars What Star Wars was like in the “Dark times” Thoughts on what the Disney Buy means And much more! Be sure to subscribe to our mailing list to get free access to out [...]

JRY Duty – SWR #87

starwarsreport.com — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 01:25:06 +0000

The internet’s Justin Robert Young joins us for this special episode of the SWR podcast! We talk about: The Prequels Episode VII Why Brian Brushwood hates Star Wars (kind of) The cultural impact of Star Wars Why people changed their mind about the PT All this and much more… -Riley We have a sponsor! Stop what your’re doing [...]

Steve’s Star Wars Minute – SWR #86

starwarsreport.com — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 02:31:04 +0000

Jaime saw the Phantom Menace. On this episode of the Star Wars Report Podcast Mark and Riley discuss: How being a presence in the online community effects our everyday lives And how that’s changing Jamie saw TPM. What did she think? Riley getting nervous about it for no reason Similarities between TPM and Ben-Hur A brand new [...]

Wipe Them Out, All of Them – SWR #85

starwarsreport.com — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 05:09:54 +0000

It’s the end of Lucasarts. In this latest episode of the Star Wars Report Podcast we talk about how Disney has been treating the Franchise, and we also continue our reports of watching the Star Wars films with Jamie (who’s never seen them before) What did she think of the big reveal at the end [...]

Battlestar Galactica Interviews – SWR #84

starwarsreport.com — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 01:19:29 +0000

In this episode of the Star Wars Report podcast, we return to Dragon Con 2012! This is a special, interviews only edition of SWR where we interview: Michael Trucco Jamie Bamber And finally James Callis Be sure to sign up for our Mailing List at: starwarsreport.com/mailinglist We have a sponsor! Stop what your’re doing right now [...]

An Experiment – SWR #83

starwarsreport.com — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 01:52:35 +0000

In this episode of the Star Wars Report podcast, Mark Newbold from JediNews, joins Mark and myself to talk about showing Star Wars to someone who’s never seen it. We also talked about the recent news that the Clone Wars crew is disbanding, and much more. Be sure to sign up for our Mailing List at: starwarsreport.com/mailinglist [...]

On Bullying and Fangirls – SWR #82

starwarsreport.com — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 03:06:46 +0000

In this episode of the Star Wars Report podcast, Tricia Barr from the Fangirl Blog, joins Mark, Bethany and myself to talk misogyny, bullying and the Year of the Fangirl Project. We also talk about the cancellation of the Clone Wars, and the uncertainty of nearly all of Lucasfilm’s current project not related to Episode VII. Be sure [...]

The Wrong Jedi – SWR #81

starwarsreport.com — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 17:37:38 +0000

In this episode of the Star Wars Report podcast, Aaron Goins from the network’s brand new podcast Star Wars Bookworms, joins Mark and myself to talk about the season 5 finale of the Clone Wars. The Jedi council are a bunch of Jerks, was Barris a villain?, what will happen to Ahsoka now? We discuss it all on this [...]

Bryan Young On The Prequels – SWR #80

starwarsreport.com — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 04:07:18 +0000

In this episode of the Star Wars Report podcast, Bryan Young from Big Shiny Robot joins us to talk all about the early days of online fandom, the prequels, the future of the Clone Wars and much more! Be sure to check out Bryan’s Twitter, and all of his work on BSR. Send us a voice message Email: [...]

“The Lawless” Discussion – SWR #79

starwarsreport.com — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 16:57:04 +0000

In this episode of the Star Wars Report podcast, Steve Glosson from Geek Out Loud joins us to talk all about the latest Clone Wars episode “The Lawless”. We talk about the epic Sith dual, Satine’s death, and how episodes 7, 8, and 9 could factor into all of this. Send us a voice message Email: [...]

Savanna, J. J., Kathleen, Oh My! – SWR #78

starwarsreport.com — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 02:51:11 +0000

On this episode of the Star Wars Report podcast we’re joined by Savanna Kiefer of Panda’s, Lightsabers, Cameras Oh My! In this episode we talked about: Both past and upcoming conventions How Savanna got involved in Star Wars How meeting Ashley Eckstein changed everything The latest on episode VII J. J. and Kathy And our [...]

J. J. Abrams – Confirmed!! … Maybe? – SWR #77

starwarsreport.com — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 03:26:57 +0000

On this episode of the Star Wars Report your hosts Mark, Riley and Bethany returned, along with special guests Teresa of Fangirl Next Door and Jason of The Wampa’s Lair. On this episode, which was recorded live, we discussed the breaking news (or should we say rumors) that J.J. Abrams will indeed be directing Star [...]

A New Era – SWR #76

starwarsreport.com — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 05:07:30 +0000

Welcome Back! I’m absolutely thrilled with this episode! In this episode we interview Jimmy “Mac” McInerney Formerly of the “Forcecast” and now one of the hosts of “RebelForce Radio” We talk about… Experiencing Star Wars fandom as a podcaster with a platform How Jimmy got started in Star Wars podcasting Diversity of opinions in fandom The early days of online [...]

Stephen Stanton Returns – SWR #75

starwarsreport.com — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 14:56:09 +0000

It’s The Star Wars Report podcast episode 75! In which we interview the one and only Stephen Stanton, we also give our review on Star Wars #1 Be sure to check out Stephen’s Facebook page, and follow Trey’s continuing adventures with Pink 5. https://twitter.com/PinkFiveReturns Send us a voice message Email: starwarsreport@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/starwarsreport Twitter: [...]

Year in (Hobbit) Review – SWR #74

starwarsreport.com — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 19:02:01 +0000

It’s The Star Wars Report podcast episode 74! In which we cover: Episode VII returning to Yavin 4? Probably not http://bit.ly/TbaJ75 Will Episode VII take Star Wars back to England? http://bit.ly/T7zQrl We also talk about our favorite parts of 2012. Including: The Phantom Menace 3D The Launch of Beyond the Films Meeting Mark in person Our AOTC Commentary Dragon [...]

FanFic Fest – SWR #73

starwarsreport.com — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 00:44:34 +0000

On this episode of the Star Wars Report Podcast, we talk all about the philosophy of FanFiction, The big guys vs the little guys - ”Why We Decided to Stop Publishing “Fan Fiction Friday” http://bit.ly/RTSXrC The Ihnatko Almanac #52: http://bit.ly/U3bsrV George Lucas cut female X-wing pilots out of Return of the Jedi at the last minute http://bit.ly/TYGJMx [...]

Scoring the Saga SWR #72

starwarsreport.com — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 16:32:52 +0000

Who should score the new Star Wars films? On the latest SWR podcast, we talk about the future of Star Wars music should John Williams step down. Rick McCallum retires from Lucasfilm. How many people knew about Episode VII? “Star Wars: Legacy” Returns In 2013. George Lucas ‘doesn’t have much to do’ in upcoming ‘Star Wars’ [...]

Yoda’s Wisdom SWR #71

starwarsreport.com — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 00:14:06 +0000

Who is Kathleen Kennedy? On the latest SWR podcast, we talk about the woman who is behind Star Wars. Why does America have such contempt for abstract and modern art? Are uncreative artists creating universal hatred for great art? *Cough* prequels *Cough* Riley reviews of SWTOR free to play. Darth Vader’s a diva. Matthew Vaughn To [...]

How We Will Watch Star Wars – SWR #70

starwarsreport.com — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 05:49:24 +0000

How will we watch Star Wars in the future? In the latest SWR podcast we discuss how shows like H+ and BSG: Blood and Chrome‘s success point to how Lucasfilm should address distribution of Star Wars content in the future. Mark is behind on The Clone Wars. Why? Should he bother to catch up? Is there merit to just [...]

Disney Star Wars Rumors Abound – SWR #69

starwarsreport.com — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 19:03:44 +0000

Hello one, hello all! Welcome back to the Star Wars Report podcast! On this episode, your three hosts, Riley, Mark and me (Bethany) are all back to discuss some of the most interesting Disney Star Wars rumors! Joining us for an episode of fun is good friend Steve Glosson of Geek Out Loud fame. We [...]

Disney Acquires Lucasfilm (The GL clause) – #SWR 68

starwarsreport.com — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 13:03:53 +0000

Disney acquires Lucasfilm. 7 8 9 Download, watch, and subscribe below: Riley Blanton Host of the Star Wars Report podcast, Tech enthusiast, former CAP cadet. Opinions are my own and do not represent those of… well… other people. https://twitter.com/therileyguy Email: starwarsreport@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/starwarsreport Twitter: twitter.com/starwarsreport iTunes: bit.ly/StarWarsReportiTunes

VIDEO VERSION: Disney Acquires Lucasfilm (The GL clause) – #SWR 68

starwarsreport.com — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 04:28:03 +0000

Aaron Allston at Dragon Con 2012 – SWR #67

starwarsreport.com — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 03:56:55 +0000

This podcast features Aaron Allstons full panel, entitled “An hour with Aaron Allston” from D*C 2012. SPOILER WARNING! This panel contains many spoilers about his most recent Star Wars Novel “Mercy Kill” Be sure to download and subscribe below: Riley Blanton Host of the Star Wars Report podcast, Tech enthusiast, former CAP cadet. Opinions are my [...]

Ashley Eckstein at Star Wars Reads Day [Interview] – SWR #66

starwarsreport.com — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 15:21:04 +0000

This past Saturday was Star Wars Reads Day. I attended the event at my local Little Shop Of Stories in Decatur GA. where I had a BLAST! There I also had the pleasure if interviewing Ashley Eckstein. As the voice of Ahsoka Tano in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Ashley has proven her voice acting [...]

Daniel Logan – Plus TCW Press Conference – SWR #65

starwarsreport.com — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 18:24:36 +0000

Here is the Star Wars Report’s Exclusive interview with Daniel Logan at Star Wars Celebration Six! I’d like to thank Daniel for being very generous with his time in giving us this interview. He talks about how all of his fans really keep his line going at CVI as well as what it’s like working with his fellow TCW voice actors. [...]

Darth Maul: Death Sentence Review – SWR #64

starwarsreport.com — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 21:53:40 +0000

Should you be reading Darth Maul Death Sentence? Mark Hurliman and Riley Blanton help answer that question in the latest episode of the Star Wars Report podcast! I haven’t picked up a Star Wars comic book in months. Not that I don’t like them, I’ve just never followed them very closely. However with the return of the [...]

Anthony Daniels at SWCVI – SWR #63

starwarsreport.com — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 04:38:19 +0000

I’m enormously pleased to present to you guys our exclusive celebration six interview with Anthony Daniels. You may have heard of him. He’s been in all 6 Star Wars films and has pretty much exclusively owned his character C3PO for the past 37 years. He was very kind to give us an opportunity to talk to him [...]

Hobbits, Elves, And Dwarves Oh My! – SWR #62

starwarsreport.com — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 03:26:18 +0000

In which Bethany and Riley recount all of the Tolkien goodness from Dragon Con 2012! We covered a ton of events including: Highlights from the LOTR panels at Dragon Con Our interview with Billy Boyd Our interview with Craig Parker Thanks for tuning in! -Riley Email: starwarsreport@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/starwarsreport Twitter: twitter.com/starwarsreport [...]

Clone Wars News From CVI – SWR #61

starwarsreport.com — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 15:43:13 +0000

In which Karl joins Riley and Mark to recount the Clone Wars news coming from SWCVI! This episode of the Star Wars Report is brought to you by Toy Hutt, be sure to check out their awesome Twitter and Facebook pages!! We covered a ton of events including: Is Star Wars simply an “escape” from reality? Our thoughts on [...]

Dragon Con Day 4 – SWR #60

starwarsreport.com — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 04:11:08 +0000

In which Bethany and Riley recount their adventures on the final day of Dragon Con This is the fourth day of our Dragon Con 2012 convention coverage episodes! During these daily episodes, you can expect us to bring you coverage of each day of the convention, the panels we went to, the news we heard, [...]

Dragon Con Day 3 – SWR #59

starwarsreport.com — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 23:18:39 +0000

In which Bethany and Riley hijack the Comcast booth late at night long after it’s been abandoned… This is the third day of our Dragon Con 2012 convention coverage episodes! During these daily episodes, you can expect us to bring you coverage of each day of the convention, the panels we went to, the news we [...]

Dragon Con Day 2 – SWR #58

starwarsreport.com — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 16:15:02 +0000

In which Bethany and Riley recount the events of Dragon Con Day 2 This is the second day of our Dragon Con 2012 convention coverage episodes! During these daily episodes, you can expect us to bring you coverage of each day of the convention, the panels we went to, the news we heard, the experiences [...]

Dragon Con Day 1 – SWR #57

starwarsreport.com — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 23:46:18 +0000

Hello everyone and welcome back to the Star Wars Report podcast! This is the first day of our Dragon Con 2012 convention coverage episodes! During these daily episodes, you can expect us to bring you coverage of each day of the convention, the panels we went to, the news we heard, the experiences we had, [...]

SWCVI… 7 8 9 – SWR #56

starwarsreport.com — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 22:35:28 +0000

In which the one and only Steve Glosson of Geek out Loud, Michael Cohen, of clonewarspodcast.com & Jason Hunt of the Wampa’s Lair podcast join us to have some fun podcasting in line for the closing ceremonies. Steve had a few ideas about what was to be announced. This is day four of our Star Wars [...]

SWCVI Day 3 – SWR #55

starwarsreport.com — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 22:56:13 +0000

Hello everyone and welcome back to the Star Wars Report podcast! This is day three of our Star Wars Celebration Six convention coverage episodes! During these daily episodes, you can expect us to bring you coverage of each day of Star Wars CVI, the panels we went to, the news we heard, the experiences we [...]

SWCVI Day 2 – SWR #54

starwarsreport.com — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:38:43 +0000

Hello everyone and welcome back to the Star Wars Report podcast! This is day two of our Star Wars Celebration Six convention coverage episodes! During these daily episodes, you can expect us to bring you coverage of each day of Star Wars CVI, the panels we went to, the news we heard, the experiences we [...]

SWCVI Day 1 – SWR #53

starwarsreport.com — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 21:13:32 +0000

Hello everyone and welcome back to the Star Wars Report podcast! This is the first of our daily Star Wars Celebration Six convention coverage episodes! During these daily episodes, you can expect us to bring you coverage of each day of Star Wars CVI, the panels we went to, the news we heard, the experiences [...]

Pink Five Returns! – SWR #52

starwarsreport.com — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 19:48:04 +0000

Hello everyone and welcome back to the Star Wars Report! On this episode, your hosts Bethany and Riley are joined by one of the creative minds behind, and director of the Pink Five Saga, Trey Stokes! We talk with him about the return of the Pink Five saga, the last Pink Five film currently in [...]

Celebration of Miscreants – SWR #51

starwarsreport.com — Sun, 12 Aug 2012 17:56:58 +0000

Hello everyone and welcome back to the Star Wars Report! This week Riley and Bethany are joined by Aaron Goins, writer for SWR and a good friend. We talk about The Old Republic sinking to less than 1m subscribers. Is this a nail in the SWTOR coffin? Is it just hyperbole? We [...]

TSA: Tyrannical Sith Attack! – SWR #50

starwarsreport.com — Sun, 29 Jul 2012 17:58:55 +0000

Welcome back to the Star Wars Report podcast! We’ve taken a break over the summer, and spend a fair amount of this episode catching up on each others lives, as well as all things new and old in Star Wars! On this episode of the Star Wars Report, your hosts, Bethany, Riley and Mark, return [...]

Star Wars 1313 and more – SWR #49

starwarsreport.com — Sat, 07 Jul 2012 13:14:10 +0000

Welcome back to the Star Wars Report! In this episode Riley is joined by Nathan P Butler as they talk about the Latest TCW season 5 trailer, Mandalorian rumors, SW 1313 and the latest news coming from SWCVI! Email: starwarsreport@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/starwarsreport Twitter: twitter.com/starwarsreport

Report on Star Wars Weekends 2012! – SWR #48

starwarsreport.com — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 00:53:41 +0000

Hello everyone and welcome back to the Star Wars Report! This week Riley and Bethany are joined by Trisha of fangirlblog.com, and Nanci of Tosche Station Radio to talk about Star Wars Weekends 2012! This episode of the Star Wars Report is brought to you by Toy Hutt, check out their awesome Twitter and Facebook pages!! [...]

Attack of the Clones Commentary – SWR #47

starwarsreport.com — Sat, 02 Jun 2012 03:57:46 +0000

Welcome back to the Star Wars Report! On this special, Attack of the Clones, video commentary episode, your hosts Mark, Riley and Bethany are joined by special guests and friends: Teresa Delgado, Aaron Goins, Nathan Butler, Peter Morrison, and Jason Hunt! Thanks for coming on guys, it was a blast! We would also like to [...]

Future of the SWEU – SWR #46

starwarsreport.com — Sat, 19 May 2012 13:06:14 +0000

Hey there, welcome back to another episode of the Star Wars Report podcast. It’s just me (Riley) and Mark this time! We’ve been very busy painting the house this week but not too busy to sit down for an hour and talk some Star Wars! We talked about next week’s LIVE AOTC commentary, Chris [...]

Starvengers! – SWR #45

starwarsreport.com — Fri, 11 May 2012 16:46:41 +0000

Welcome back to the Star Wars Report! On this episode, Mark, Riley and Bethany are joined by Andrew Halliday of EUCantina for his report on Star Wars Identities! He tells us about the exhibit, and recommends that anyone who can should visit it! We mentioned the new “As You Wish” project, which is all about [...]

Do or Do Not – SWR #44

starwarsreport.com — Fri, 04 May 2012 18:27:36 +0000

Welcome back to the Star Wars Report! On this episode, your hosts Riley and Bethany discuss (as usual) many things Star Wars! Including the upcoming release of a new, improved and updated Essential Guide to Characters! We talk about how Battlefront 3 and 4 got canceled. Wait, there was a Battlefront 4 on the drawing board!? [...]