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171: Creature Performer Dee Tails

Dee Tails is a Creature Performer, actor and singer that has the good fortune of being in both   THE FORCE AWAKENS and ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY . He shares anecdotes from the set, how he became a creature performer and his infectious personality. Our Things We Want To Share segment is full of Star Wars 40th Anniversary fun! We recap a screening and Director Q & A of 5-25-77 The Movie . The full Q & A with Director Patrick Read Johnson, actor Colleen Camp and more can be found here: https://youtu.be/FMF96MR35A4 The Scum and Villainy Pop-Up Cantina in Hollywood proved to be great fun! Tickets through June are still available, and we highly recommend it. In a Special Skywalker Shout-Outs, we share all of our Skywalker’s comments on the amazing Vanity Fair Luke and Leia photo.   WHERE WE WILL BE (IN REAL LIFE) 9/1/17: John Williams at the Hollywood Bowl! Join us from 5:30-7:00 for a picnic before the concert at Picnic Area 14 . September 17-22, 2017: Skywalking HALLO

170: Celebrating 40 Years of Star Wars with Producer Gary Kurtz

We are honored to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Star Wars with film producer  Gary Kurtz - the man that produced some of the most influential films of all time including American Graffiti, Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back and The Dark Crystal . Mr. Kurtz shares stories from the set, as well as giving his own opinion on the new generation of Star Wars films under the Disney umbrella. This producer is still producing, and he shares with us some hints about his next 3 projects. (29:29) LiningUp.net Update ! Our good friend Ric Peralta ( LiningUp.net ) shares some breaking news about the TCL Chinese Theater IMAX line for Star Wars VIII: The Last Jedi . If you want to see this movie in Hollywood at this historic theater with a bunch of amazing Star Wars fans, you need to hear this info! (1:32:55) Also on this episode: All of you Skywalkers! Sprinkled throughout this episode are your greatest memories from seeing Star Wars and what it has meant to you. Richard and Sarah sha

169: A Day on the Set of The Empire Strikes Back

How would you like to spend a day on set of The Empire Strikes Back ? This week we get to live vicariously through Matthew Pak , who won a Bantha Tracks Contest and got to do just that! Reading lines with Carrie Fisher, lunch with Harrison Ford, an interview with producer Gary Kurtz. Matthew’s stories are unreal. Do you remember reading about this contest in the Official Star Wars Fan Club Magazine and Starlog Magazine? NEW MINI-SERIES - Genndy Tartakovsky’s STAR WARS: CLONE WARS micro-series. We are joined by our book reviewer, Jocasta Drew (Drew Kaplan of StarWarsMaven.info ) and Skywalker Nitzan Harel for a great discussion. ASK TINK! - Our fairy podmother, Margaret Kerry (Tinker Bell animator’s model for Peter Pan) is back with words of wisdom. Also on this episode: Tinker Bell Half Marathon Recap - Sarah breaks down the good, the bad and the sad in this changed runDisney race. Ashley Eckstein (HerUniverse, voice of Ahsoka Tano) and Ashley Taylor (Disney Artist) did an

168: Star Wars Day Around The World!

May the 4th Be With You - Star Wars Day - is now celebrated around the world! We check in with Disneyland Paris, Las Vegas and right here in Los Angeles for an interview-packed episode. Martin Keeler attended “Star Wars Soiree” at Disneyland Paris with DJ Elliot. This is the first after-hours, hard-ticketed event Disneyland Paris has ever done. Martin gives us the details and whether or not “Star Wars Soiree” will return next year. On May the 4th, we moderated a DK panel and signing for the Star Wars: A Visual Encyclopedia Book Tour featuring Tricia Barr  ( Fangirls Going Rogue / FanGIRL Blog ) and Adam Bray  (Star Wars / Marvel author) . We recap the experience and bring you audio from the event. Amanda Bond and Gabriel Colbaugh ( Saber Guild ) donned their Jedi outfits and battled Stormtroopers on TV to promote an awesome event: "May Science Be With You 2017" hosted by the Desert Research Institute of Las Vegas. They helped promote science and STEM through Star Wa