The Star Wars Stacks

Hello all!

It's big episode 50! We get together with our good friends and fellow podcasters Rico from the Treks in Sci Fi podcast and Angela of the Anomaly podcast and we talk ROGUE ONE!

So yes, Rogue One came out, we all saw it and we sit down and have a very lively and spirited discussion about this inaugural "Star Wars Story" movie. It goes without saying this is a SPOILER cast, so if you haven't seen it and don't want to know what happens, hold off!

Check out Rico's long-running Treks in Sci Fi podcast at http://treksinscifi.com/

Check out Angela (and Jen) over at http://www.anomalypodcast.com/

Next time, we're still discussing Rogue One, but in book form with James Luceno's tie in novel, Catalyst!

Thanks to Rick Moyer for our intro music and the Samurai Guitarist for our outtro!

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Here is episode 49 in which we conclude A.C. Crispin's Han Solo trilogy, Rebel Dawn!

If you'd like to get your hands on the books, grab it on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Rebel-Dawn-Star-Wars-Trilogy/dp/0553574175/

News:

No Opening Crawl in Rogue One:
https://variety.com/2016/film/features/star-wars-rogue-one-lucasfilm-jj-abrams-kathleen-kennedy-1201923806/

Emilia Clarke Han Solo movie:
http://www.starwars.com/news/emilia-clarke-joins-the-han-solo-stand-alone-film

Star Trek Discovery casting: 
http://www.startrek.com/article/star-trek-discovery-beams-up-three-cast-members

Next time, we'll most likely be doing our Rogue One reaction show and then shortly after that, our review of Rogue One: Catalyst by James Luceno! So send us your emails and reactions!

Thanks to Rick Moyer for our intro music and the Samurai Guitarist for our outtro!

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Hey folks!

In episode 48, Chris & Jen talk about this & that, including the last Rogue One trailer and our thoughts and hopes for it based on what we've seen and heard so far. We also discuss a few other things including rumours and Lando casting & book news.

Next time, we'll be covering the final book in A.C. Crispin's Han Solo Trilogy, Rebel Dawn.

Direct download: SWStacks-Episode-48-October-Nothing.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 9:00pm EDT

Time for our long-awaited review of the second book in Chuck Wendig's Aftermath series, Life Debt!

If you'd like to get your hands on the books, grab it on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Life-Debt-Aftermath-Star-Trilogy/dp/1101966939

Next time, we're going back to the Legends/EU timeline with the third and final book in A.C. Crispin's Han Solo trilogy, Rebel Dawn.

Thanks to Rick Moyer for our intro music and the Samurai Guitarist for our outtro!

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Hi Stackers!

We know you were expecting our next book review show, but we could not turn down an opportunity for another conversation with friend of the show and Star Wars author John Jackson Miller!

Being that today is the 50th Anniversary of Star Trek, Chris and John sit down and discuss Trek movies and novels, including John's upcoming Star Trek trilogy, Prey.

Aside from Trek, the guys discuss all things Star Wars and touch on John's other works including upcoming work in the Halo and Planet of the Apes universes.

All in all a wonderful talk with a lot of great insights into John's work writing for licensed properties.

Buy Hell's Heart, book one of the Prey trilogy on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Prey-Book-Hells-Heart-Star/dp/1501115790/

Check out John's site at http://www.farawaypress.com/

Follow John on Twitter at @jjmfaraway

Next time, we'll finally get to our long-awaited review of Aftermath book 2, Life Debt.

See you soon!

Direct download: SWStacks-Episode-46-John-Jackson-Miller-Returns.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 7:15pm EDT

After a busy summer, the three of us are back to discuss news from Celebration Europe, the second Rogue One trailer, summer movies and more!

Links:

Ahsoka Tano secrets, book cover revealed at Star Wars Celebration Europe
http://nerdvanamedia.com/television/ahsoka-book-star-wars-celebration-europe/112987/

Rebels Season 3 Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmXp802sFgQ

New Timothy Zahn Thrawn novel:
http://ca.ign.com/articles/2016/07/16/star-wars-celebration-2016-grand-admiral-thrawn-is-now-canon

Timothy Zahn Q&A:
http://www.starwars.com/news/qa-with-timothy-zahn

Rogue One celebration reel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXEMO_Zv_gQ

Rogue One trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frdj1zb9sMY

Rogue One tie in novel -- Catalyst: 
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Catalyst

Battlefront Rogue One Scarif DLC:
http://www.pcgamer.com/star-wars-battlefront-offline-mode-the-death-star-and-battlefront-2/

Next time, we'll be reviewing the second book in Chuck Wendig's Aftermath series, Life Debt!

 

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Hey all!

Time for episode 44 and our second Claudia Gray book, Bloodline, released May 3, 2016.

But first, a bit of news:

We've Finally Got Some Solid Details on Rogue One: A Star Wars Story: http://io9.gizmodo.com/weve-finally-got-some-solid-details-on-rogue-one-a-sta-1782419027

'Rogue One': 16 New Photos from the 'Star Wars' Film: http://www.ew.com/gallery/rogue-one-first-look-photos

Rogue One creators address reshoot concerns: http://www.ew.com/article/2016/06/23/star-wars-rogue-one-reshoot-concerns

Disney CEO Suggests Indiana Jones Will Be Rebooted After Part 5: http://io9.gizmodo.com/disney-ceo-suggests-indiana-jones-will-be-rebooted-afte-1782424442

Star Trek Star Anton Yelchin has Passed Away at 27: http://nerdist.com/star-trek-star-anton-yelchin-has-passed-away-at-27/

Star Trek fan film guidelines: http://www.startrek.com/fan-films

After all that, we go over the the novel in our special way, disucssing it in overview without spoilers and then diving deep into this somewhat complex story.

If you'd like to read the book for yourself, buy it on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Bloodline-Star-Wars-Claudia-Gray/dp/0345511360/

Next time, we'll be heading back to Chuck Wendig's Aftermath series with Life Debt (https://www.amazon.com/Life-Debt-Aftermath-Star-Trilogy/dp/1101966939/)

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Category:general -- posted at: 10:12pm EDT

It's another chat show! Chris and Joe get together and shooot the proverbial bull.

Topics discussed include:

Rogue One reshoots

Chris' issues with his "holonet service"

Chris' visit to MegaCon Orlando 2016

and much much more (as usual)!

Next time, Jen will be joining us again and we'll be discussing Claudia Gray's new novel, Bloodline!

Direct download: SWStacks-Episode-43-Stan-Lee-and-the-Holonet-Blues.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 1:13pm EDT

Here we go with another Journey to the Force Awakens book review. This time around, we're discussing Smuggler's Run - A Han Solo Adventure by Greg Rucka.

Before that though, we discuss a few news stories, including:

Why Alden Ehrenreich Is An Inspired Choice For The 'Han Solo' Spin-off - http://moviepilot.com/posts/3904453

Celebration Orlando - http://www.starwarscelebration.com/Orlando/Home/

One Man Star Wars Trilogy - http://www.onemanstarwars.com/ 

Then we get to the book and do our reguar run through. If you'd like to read the book yourself, grab it off of Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Journey-Star-Wars-Smugglers-Adventure/dp/148472495X/ 

Next time, we'll be covering a big one, Claudia Gray's Bloodline (http://www.amazon.com/Bloodline-Star-Wars-Claudia-Gray/dp/0345511360/)

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Category:general -- posted at: 8:36pm EDT

This time around, it's our very first foursome! Chris and Jen get together with our good friends Rico and Bryan to discuss a whole bunch of stuff including Rogue One, Force Awakens extras, Disney and more!

We then get to the main topic, the balance of Season 2 of Rebels.

To cap things off, Chris and Jen also interviewed their kids to get their thoughts about Rebels!

We hope you enjoy the great discussion and huge thanks to Rico and Bryan for hanging out with us!

Check out Rico's long-running Treks in Sci Fi podcast over at http://treksinscifi.com/

Next time, we'll be discussing Smuggler's Run: A Han Solo Adventure.

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SPECIAL EDITION!

The Rogue One trailer JUST dropped and Chris & Joe were able to get together for a very short reaction before we both head off to work!

Next time, we're going to have a show where we discuss the second half of Rebels season 2! After that, we're sticking in the same book series we've been playing in with Smuggler's Run: A Han Solo Adventure.

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Time for another book review! 

This time around we run down a quick YA novel in the Journey to Force Awakens series called Moving Target: A Princess Leia Adventure. 

If you'd like to grab the book yourself, check it out on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Moving-Target-Princess-Adventure-Journey/dp/1484724976

Next time, we're sticking in the same series with Smuggler's Run: A Han Solo Adventure. Before that though, we're going to have a show where we discuss the second half of Rebels season 2!

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Hey Everyone!

In the episode 37 pre-show, we had a fun little 10-ish minute chat about our other love, Star Trek. We thought you guys would get a kick out of it so here it is in the feed!

Sure, it ain't Star Wars but we love to talk.

Enjoy and we'll see you next time with a full show discussing Moving Target: A Princess Leia Adventure.

Direct download: SWStacks-Episode-38-Bonus-The-Star-Trek-Stacks.mp3
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Better late then never, it's time for a book review!

This time we're continuing our way through A.C. Crispin's Han Solo trilogy with book 2, The Hutt Gambit.

Before that though, we discuss a few news stories:

Star Wars: The Force Awakens DVD and Blu-ray release
http://www.denofgeek.com/dvd-bluray/star-wars-the-force-awakens/38745/star-wars-the-force-awakens-dvd-and-blu-ray-release

J.J. Abrams explains why he won't direct another Star Wars film
http://www.ew.com/article/2016/03/15/jj-abrams-tells-wont-direct-another-star-wars-film

STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS' Daisy Ridley Being Eyed For 'Lara Croft' In TOMB RAIDER Reboot
http://www.comicbookmovie.com/tomb_raider/star-wars-the-force-awakens-daisy-ridley-being-eyed-for-lara-croft-in-a131925

Indy 5 Announcement
http://deadline.com/2016/03/steven-spielberg-harrison-ford-team-up-for-indiana-jones-5-disney-sets-july-2019-release-1201720725/

Then we get into our standard spoiler-free and then spoiler-filled discussion of the book, ending off with our ratings.

If you'd like to read it, grab it from Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Hutt-Gambit-Star-Wars-Trilogy/dp/0553574167

Next time, we're going back to some newer stuff with Moving Target: A Princess Leia Adventure. It's a shorter read, so we'll likely cover it next show in place of our usual shoot the bull session!

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Time for episode 36! Just Chris and Joe this time around as Jen had something come up.

We chat about quite a few things including the recent announcement of episode 8 filming, casting, Chris' recent travels, movies and TV and a whole lot more!

Next time we'll be back in the Legends timeline with The Hutt Gambit, the second book in A.C. Crispin's Han Solo trilogy.

Direct download: SWStacks-Episode-36-The-Show-About-Nothing.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 1:33pm EDT

After all the hoopla of The Force Awakens, we get back to what we do best, talk about novels! This time, Chris and Jen (Joe's busy, sadly) discuss a double header: the novelization of The Force Awakens (http://www.amazon.com/The-Force-Awakens-Star-Wars/dp/1101965495/) by Alan Dean Foster and Before the Awakening (http://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-The-Force-Awakens/dp/148472822X) by Greg Rucka.

We discuss and spoil the books just as always.

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Category:general -- posted at: 10:28pm EDT

Here's episode 34 where the three of us get together and shoot the breeze about some stuff!

Warning: We're still talking about Force Awakens, so there are still spoilers! Beware!

We talk about our additional viewings of the movie and another entry in our ongoing series about cinema etiquette.

George Lucas and his "white slavers" comment: http://www.projectcasting.com/news/george-lucas-white-slavers/

25 "unanswered" Force Awakens questions: http://www.slashfilm.com/star-wars-the-force-awakens-questions/

Emails, voicemails and more!

Next time, we'll be doing a book double header, covering both the novelization of the movie by Alan Dean Foster (http://www.amazon.com/The-Force-Awakens-Star-Wars/dp/1101965495) and Before the Awakening by Greg Rucka and Phil Noto (http://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Force-Awakens-Awakening/dp/148472822X)

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Category:general -- posted at: 12:32pm EDT

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