About this episode
Hawes Burkhardt of the Making Star Wars Podcast Network's Rogue Won and Blue Harvest podcasts joins us to discuss...-The HUGE announcements this week of a new Star Wars trilogy helmed by Rian Johnson AND a live-action TV series!-The most amazing news drops in Star Wars history-The amount of time and effort that goes into creating live-action Star Wars TV and how soon we can expect to see it-Who will lead the TV project, and how high will the production quality be compared to the films?-Steele and Hawes share their thoughts on creating live-action versions of previously told stories-Brandon Manriquez gives us the rundown on the very worthy cause of the Kessel Toy Run, which gives Star Wars toys to hospitalized children-Luke Cruser from the Bad Motivators podcast has mixed emotions about this week's big Star Wars news-What the new trilogy announcement tells us about how good The Last Jedi will be-Jason Ward, editor-in-chief of Making Star Wars, gives us the scoop on whispers he's heard about the direction Rian Johnson's new trilogy may take-Jason's thoughts on how closely the live-action series will be tied to the success of Disney's planned streaming service-We revisit “Real Sets, Practical Effects!”PLUS IN THE THIRTY MINUTE SUPPORTER BONUS SECTION-Thomas Stidman from Maryland has an idea about the format of the live-action series-King Tom from Ohio runs the numbers on when we'll see Episode X-News breaks live as a new TV spot drops for The Last Jedi-King Tom shares his excitement about the new trilogy-Downtown Brittani Brown from the Canto Bight Dispatch tells us how the news has changed her life -Hawes shares his hopes for the live-action budget-Emily Lind from the Canto Bight Dispatch calls to gloat about an accurate prediction-Emily offers her insight into the format and setting of the new show-The most amazing rendition of “Happy Birthday” in honor of LINDO!-Robbo gives us his view on the timing of the announcement-Robbo makes a strange suggestion for Patreon subscribers For more details on how you can support the Kessel Toy Run, please follow @thekesseltoyrun or send new, unwrapped toys to:Brandon ManriquezPO Box 7232Long Beach, CA 90807Check out the Blue Harvest Holiday Special 2017 to benefit the Kessel Toy Run. Follow us on Twitter/Instagram: @steelewarsFollow Hawes: @BlueHarvestPodShow notes thanks to Dom Legaspi @domlegaspi
