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Children of the Force #138 - Darth Yeti

July 22, 2019

We have a new microphone. Its name is Darth Yeti. We use it to talk all about the SDCC Star Wars reveals and much more!

STAR WARSY STUFF [4:00]

I finished Alphabet Squadron.

We’re super excited for His Dark Materials and all the upcoming Marvel goodness that was revealed at SDCC over the weekend.

NEWS [14:20]

New Vader Immortal posters show us some of the cool stuff happening in that game: https://www.starwars.com/news/ilmxlab-vader-immortal-character-posters

Vader’s Castle from IDW is coming back for Halloween this year.

A new Kylo Ren and the Knights of Ren comic series:

A prequel comic about the Resistance, Allegiance:

The cover for the TROS visual dictionary was released. The word “vibro” appears on the cover.

CANON NEWS [39:10]

Someone was recording Jyn’s plea to the Rebel leaders on Vavin 4.

JOKE [42:45]

When does Kylo dream?

OUTRO [44:55]

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Children of the Force #137 - Libaries, Sith Toopers, and Sta Wars

July 16, 2019

We're back and more tangential than ever! This week, we're talking Nightsisters, Sith Troopers, The Mandalorian, and a whole bunch more.

STAR WARSY STUFF [6:40]

We (sort of) finished our Clone Wars - Domino Squad watch-through and now it’s on to those creepy Nightsisters.

Speaking of creepy, we’re also listening to Dooku: Jedi Lost.

And I’m almost done with the unfortunately titled Alphabet Squadron. It’s pretty good.

Liam’s still making EDM. We play a short song.

We also read an email from Jack from Ottawa.

NEWS [30:35]

What the heck is a Sith Trooper?

Jon Favreau is already writing the second season of The Mandalorian.

And Daisy Ridley says that The Rise of Skywalker is “a nice full stop on the Skywalker series.”

CANON NEWS [51:05]

Even the characters in Alphabet Squadron think that name is ridiculous.

JOKE [52:45]

I tell a few awful starfighter jokes.

STUMP THE LUMP! [54:40]

What are the names of Savage Opress’ brothers?

OUTRO [56:25]

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Children of the Force #136 - Video (Games) Killed the Podcast Star

June 13, 2019

It's summer!!! And we have some video games to talk about! Also, a whole bunch of other fun Star Wars stuff. So sit back in your lounger by the pool with a nice cold refreshment by your side and give us a listen. If you're at the public pool, put us on your bluetooth speaker and spread the love!

STAR WARSY STUFF [7:40]

We’re watching through all of the Domino Squad episodes of the Clone Wars. Basically, any episode with Fives in it.

I finished Dooku: Jedi Lost and Master and Apprentice

Liam got a Launchkey and Ableton Live in order to make EDM.

NEWS [16:40]

We’re talking all the details of Jedi: Fallen Order AND the new LEGO Star Wars game coming out in 2020, The Skywalker Saga.

CANON NEWS [42:25]

Which prophecy was Dooku obsessed with and what could it mean?

REVIEW [48:45]

Anna reviews Master and Apprentice by Claudia Gray.

Q&A COUNCIL [52:20]

Liam wants to know what kind of droid you’d make at Galaxy’s Edge.

OUTRO [1:00:05]

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Children of the Force #135 - All is Vanity (Fair)

May 29, 2019

This week, we're picking apart the Vanity Fair article all about The Rise of Skywalker. Join us, and together we will speculate as father and son and daughter and listener....

STAR WARSY STUFF [2:30]

We’re in the middle of our Clone Wars: Domino Squad rewatch. Man, those clones die fast.

NEWS [7:00]

We’re talking AAAALLLL about those Vanity Fair articles. Head on over there to see the photos, but beware, anything more than three articles puts you on the wrong side of a paywall. The bulk of information and all of the photos can be found in the main article, here: https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/05/star-wars-cover-story

OUTRO [1:03:40]

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Children of the Force #134 - Barrels o’ Star Wars

May 20, 2019

This week, we read an email from Jack, talk book recommendations, upcoming Star Wars movies and other projects, what the valachord looks like, how to speak astromech, and more! Join us and together we will rule the galaxy as father and son and daughter and listener....

Check the blog post for this episode over at our website, it has images and links and all that good stuff: https://childrenoftheforce.com/2019/05/21/episode-134-barrels-o-star-wars/

STAR WARSY STUFF [1:00]
We read an email from Jack from Ottawa and talk books and comic books.
Non-Starwarsy, we’re watching She-Ra now, and loving that His Dark Materials trailer that came out last weekend.
NEWS [21:25]
We talk the post-TROS break in movies and how three years is nothing when you look at all the awesome content we’re going to get between now and then.
CANON NEWS [32:10]
Thanks to the Beckett comic, we know what the valachord looks like now.
Q&A COUNCIL [37:30]
Jack asks: How does Luke understand R2-D2 when he’s not in his X-Wing? Which leads us to discuss that ridiculous deleted scene where Anakin speaks astromech.
OUTRO [41:40]
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Children of the Force #133 - Peter Mayhew, Star Wars Day, Book News

May 8, 2019

This week, we're remembering Peter Mayhew, then talking books, The Phantom Menace, Star Wars day and more.

STAR WARSY STUFF [10:30]

We talk about Queen’s Shadow again, now that I’ve finished it.

We go over our Star Wars Day doings.

Anna started Master and Apprentice and likes it so far.

She also got into an argument with her teacher about The Phantom Menace. Which leads into the “20 things I love about The Phantom Menace” I’m doing over on twitter: https://twitter.com/ForceChildren/status/1123801546687426562

NEWS [27:40]

The Journey to the Rise of Skywalker books have been announced. Not a lot of big books coming out, but there’s enough to chew on.

We cover some Disney+ news that came out during Celebration.

John Williams' Galaxy’s Edge Suite is now available on Spotify and elsewhere.

JOKE [53:10]

What do you call a smuggler who’s glued to the ceiling, missing one side of his brain, hasn’t shaved in a week, and loves to move a bunch of spongy balls all around at once?

OUTRO [55:00]

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Children of the Force #132 - Star Wars TV and Some Emails

May 1, 2019

This week, we're talking Star Wars TV and getting to some listener emails. And having a lot of fun. Too much fun, probably.

STAR WARSY STUFF [3:15]

We talk a bit about Queen’s Shadow and how different of a book it is.

We give a quick spoiler-free review of Endgame.

Oh, and we talk about that theory video I posted about Rey Skywalker and Force transportation. You can watch it here:

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

NEWS [19:15]

We cover all of the TV stuff revealed at Celebration.

The Mandalorian:

We recap the panel we were there in person for. Hopefully they’ll release all of the behind-the-scene videos and the scene from the first episode online soon. Until then, you can always find cellphone videos on YouTube!

The Clone Wars:

Watch the panel here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0XlB2EJZuA

If you want to skip to the excerpts, I’ve got you covered. Here’s the Bad Batch excerpt:

https://youtu.be/I0XlB2EJZuA?t=1336

The Ahsoka Alone excerpt:

https://youtu.be/I0XlB2EJZuA?t=1837

The Siege of Mandalore excerpt:

https://youtu.be/I0XlB2EJZuA?t=2448

And the trailer:

https://youtu.be/I0XlB2EJZuA?t=3144

Resistance:

We didn’t get to go to this panel, but we heard about it and it’s worth mentioning.

MAILBAG [47:50]

Bart from Belgium sent us a few emails that we respond to. And Ryan from Me and My Padawan responded to something we said on ep. 131.

OUTRO [1:06:15]

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Reaction Corps - The Rise of Skywalker SWCC teaser

April 23, 2019

It's our full breakdown and reaction to The Rise of Skywalker teaser! We're going to take this Skywalker theory further than it's ever gone before!

We'll also discuss questions like:
Why isn't Kylo shooting Rey?
Why is he flying left?
(By the way, I made a video showing what it would look like if the movement went from left to right. Here it is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YsH4D0yE-g"

Who's fixing Kylo's mask?

Is that the Death Star I or Death Star II?

Who is rising, exactly?

Will Rey be a Skywalker? And what could that even mean?

Then we listen to what J.J., K.K., and the actors have to say about the teaser and the movie.

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Children of the Force #131 - Days 3, 4, and 5 of Star Wars Celebration Chicago

April 20, 2019

Join us for days 3, 4, and 5 of Star Wars Celebration Chicago! Be sure to check out the post on our website for photos and links and all of the good stuff that goes along with this episode: https://childrenoftheforce.com/2019/04/21/episode-131-days-3-4-and-5-of-star-wars-celebration-chicago/

After some opening thoughts about Celebration and some news of how we’re acclimating back into our regular lives, we get into it…

SATURDAY [7:40]

The Rebels Remembered panel was great, emotional and hilarious.

We stopped by the Star Wars Show stage and Cameron took our picture, as you can see here: https://www.instagram.com/p/BwNZbZqAnv1/

Then we witnessed The Running of the Hoods, which is delightfully bizarre. Check out the videos on our Twitter feed here: https://twitter.com/ForceChildren/status/1117291095543701505

Then we went to the Sisters of the Force panel on the Celebration stage, which was a great conversation full of appreciation and tears. The energy in that stadium was so amazing.

And we ended the day with A Star Wars Let’s Play, the video game panel. Which was so funny my face was sore at the end of it. I wish I would have taken video of this panel. Alas...

But actually, we ended the day with the Podcast Meetup at the hotel bar. It was a blast. So fun to meet some of our fellow podcasters.

SUNDAY [34:50]

We went to the Mandalorian panel on the Celebration stage. It was awesome and we’ll talk more about it on an upcoming show! (It's hard to see, but there are ton of Mandalorian Mercs right in the middle of that photo holding up their helmets.)

EK Johnston signed a couple books and we had a great conversation with her about Crokinole.

Then we met Andi Gutierrez and Anthony Carboni and Scott Bromley!

I got Anthony Daniels autograph on my 1977 trading card of 3PO! And he held the action figure I’ve owned nearly my entire life!

Then we went to the Clone Wars panel, which was awesome! You can watch it here (including the clips from upcoming episodes and the trailer for the new season!):

https://youtu.be/I0XlB2EJZuA?t=10

We ended the day with laughter again at the Anthony Daniels one-man show. Which included us all singing along to this video of 3PO on Sesame Street:

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

MONDAY [54:00]

We went to the Celebration Store, which was pretty cool. The kids got this photo with a Loth Wolf:

We saw the awe-inspiring completed diorama.

Met Ryan and Dillon from the Me and My Padawan podcast.

We ran into the Geeky Bubble crew!

And we got Peter Mayhew’s autograph on my 1977 trading card of Chewbacca!

FINAL THOUGHTS ABOUT CELEBRATION [1:16:35]

OUTRO [1:20:10]

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