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236: Bryce Eller is Darth Vader

Part 1 of our exclusive, deep-dive discussion with Bryce Eller! He is the man inside Darth Vader. In the 70’s and 80’s, whenever we saw Darth Vader on TV or making live appearances, Bryce (who used to go by Kermit Eller) was the man. And now he is making his Star Wars podcast debut with us, on Richard’s 50th birthday episode!!! Get ready for some amazing stories. It took years to track down Bryce Eller, and this discussion was made possible by our new Skywalking Bounty Hunter, Shamim Dana ! He joins us to discuss his Star Wars fandom and the 1000’s of autographs he’s collected since 1996. SUPPORT THE SHOW Our third Skywalking Force Exclusive episode is all about HOME ALONE! Richard and I sat down to watch this holiday classic and recorded a commentary!   Find out how you can become a part of the Skywalking Force and unlock this content right here. Shop Star Wars Shoes at Po-Zu! Shop Oppo Suits Skywalking Through Neverland T-Shirts at TeePublic! Check them out HERE . CONTACT US

235: Bobby Porter - From Ape to Ewok

Our conversation with actor/stunt double, Bobby Porter , is one for the pop culturists. Bobby shares stories of working on Revenge of the Jedi, Newsies and Battle for the Planet of the Apes ! Bobby also worked as a stunt double for Eliot ( E.T. ), John Connor ( Terminator 2 ), Young Bruce Wayne ( Dark Knight Returns) , Young Freddy Krueger ( Nightmare on Elm Street 5 ) and so many more. Don’t miss the heart-warming story he tells about working with Robin Williams on Jumanji . With so much Star Wars Resistance news, it’s time to catch up with the series! The Mid-Season Trailer got us really excited about the show again, and starwars.com just announced there will be a Season 2 in Fall of 2019. (Our Resistance Flyby episodes have ended, but we will still share some thoughts about particular episodes on Skywalking Through Neverland). On this episode we discuss “Secrets and Holograms” and “Station Theta Black.” The mid-season begins on the Disney Channel on Sunday 1/13, and so we’ll fini

234: Skywalking Through 2018 and Beyond

Happy New Year! It’s time to gather all of our Skywalkers, and take a look back on the highs, lows and surprises of 2018, and what we are looking forward to in a Galactic 2019! From Infinity War to SOLO, Timeless and #CloneWarsSaved, we cover it all. Most importantly, what’s your hashtag for 2018?? We recorded this episode live, and share input from many of you Skywalkers as you watched and wrote responses. So let’s give each other a collective fandom Wookiee Hug and look back on this crazy year. Links We Reference on this Episode   Mark Hamill gets a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame with George Lucas and Harrison Ford Sarah's Mary Poppins Returns Press Conference Piece (Emily Blunt interrupts)   SUPPORT THE SHOW Our third Skywalking Force Exclusive episode just came out - all about HOME ALONE! Richard and I sat down to watch this holiday classic and recorded a commentary!   Find out how you can become a part of the Skywalking Force and unlock this content right