Skywalking Through Neverland

Do you know what happened on this day in Star Wars history? On Aug. 25th 1977, Luke, Han, Leia and Chewbacca made the cover of Rolling Stone magazine. This issue features one of the first in-depth interviews with George Lucas, and we share all the good parts! Lucas speaks about the struggles of getting Star Wars off the ground, storylines he wants to revisit in future films (this is the first time he mentions Vader getting burnt up in the volcanic pit), he also talks about how he would be so happy to go back and redo the special effects since he was so disappointed in them, and so much more. We’ve uploaded all the article pages here in our show notes so you can follow along as you listen. Sign up for the Skywalking Network Newsletter Never miss a podcast, Zoom discussion link or Pop Culture Trivia! Check out these SKYwalking NETwork Podcasts: Resilience Squadron - Sharing the adventures and challenges of disabled fans across and in the Star Wars universe Classic Marvel...

Star Wars animation writer Steven Melching joins us to share stories of writing on Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars Rebels and Star Wars: Resistance ! Over an hour of great insight into TV writing, because his filmography includes   Batman, Transformers, He-Man, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Power Rangers, RoboCop , and Marvel franchises. Steven gives us behind-the-scenes stories about some of the fan-favorite Star Wars episodes, like “Twilight of the Apprentice,” “Rookies,” and the emotional Star Wars Rebels Season 4 Finale. He also has advice for up and coming writers, and shares his thoughts on The Bad Batch . We talk King Kong, Hoojibs and so much more!!   About Hoojibs   We started STN back in 2013 to share our passion for Star Wars and Disney, to create a family-friendly community, and, to make Hoojibs canon! As of 8/16/21 we completed all of our goals as the news broke that Star Wars Adventures Annual 2021 was to feature - HOOJIBS!!!   We w...

Classic Marvel Star Wars Comics Issue 34 "Saber Clash!" (December 1979) continues the story of our heroes vs. Baron Tagge. Today’s issue features situations reminiscent of a big plot point that we see in The Last Jedi and a Lightsaber battle that will come around in Attack of the Clones . Plus, we now know where J.J. Abrams got the name - The Force Awakens .   Richard and Sarah discuss this comic, the artwork and writing, and find FTOOM! Fast Facts (classic comic people or places that appear now in Star Wars books, comics and films). Ready? VOOORP!!   Watch the Unedited Episode and See the Comic Book Pages in this Video   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2h4YCUyg4M   Classic Marvel Star Wars Comics #33 “Saber Clash!" Description:   Title: "SABER CLASH !" Release Date:  December 25, 1979 Writer: Archie Goodwin Artwork: Carmine Infantino, Gene Day, Petra Goldberg Cover Art: Carmine Infantino, Bob Wiacek Editors: Jim Sho...

  August 3rd 1977: Darth Vader, R2-D2, and C-3PO put their footprints in cement in the “The Forecourt of the Stars” at the Mann’s Chinese Theater in Hollywood, CA. To help celebrate the 44th anniversary of this event, Alan Sanborn shares his experience from that day. Welcome to our new segment - Today in Star Wars History ! Beyond this day, we share historical fun facts about “The Forecourt of the Stars” dating all the way back to 1927 when Sid Grauman owned this famous theater.     We would like to dedicate this episode of STN to our friend Jonathan Rinzler who passed away on July 28th. Thank you for everything. You are now one with the Force... Read more in a heartfelt article by Eric Onkenhout.   Disneyland Resort Magic Key Program   Breaking News! Disneyland Resort Magic Key program was announced the morning we recorded this episode, so we share details and determine which “Magic Key” we will buy. We are helped out b...

Composer, pianist and good friend Tom Ameen joins us to share his latest Disney-inspired relaxation album, Magical Meditations . It features tracks like I See The Light, it’s a small world, Circle of Life - all reimagined at slower tempos perfect for naptime.    Then Richard and Sarah share a spoiler-free review of JUNGLE CRUISE. Did it live up to the hype? Was it worth the wait? Would we watch this, The African Queen or The Country Bears ? And most importantly, we want to know what you thought of the film, regardless of our comments. Please share with us on social media (links below) or in our Facebook Group .   This episode also features a few quotes from Gwendoline Yeo (voice of Nala Se on THE BAD BATCH). On July 26 we attended a Virtual Roundtable. My full write-up will be here on Friday. We shared some fun bits here:   How to pronounce Kaminoan according to Dave Filoni. How she changes her voice acting based on the aliens she portrays, like...

Skywalking through LOKI -- Season One! Richard and Sarah go deep into this Marvel Disney+ series - we talk characters, soundtrack and share press tidbits from Kate Herron (director) and Natalie Holt (composer). We also share some thoughtful comments from Loki himself, Tom Hiddleston. In Shout-Outs, it’s all about you as we share your thoughts on LOKI.    The series picks up right after a moment we see in Avengers: Endgame. The Avengers have traveled through time to pick up various Infinity Stones, and bungled an attempt to pick up the Tesseract (Space Stone). Instead, Loki seizes the opportunity and takes it, and disappears!!! This causes a nexus event in the timeline, because back in the original Avengers film, Loki is captured and taken back to Asgard by Thor. So in Loki TV series, we see where he reappears - in Mongolia where he is captured by the TVA - The Time Variance Authority which is a bureaucratic organization that exists outside of time and space and monitors the ...

In this King-Size episode, we dive into Classic Marvel Star Wars Comics King-Size Annual #1! (December 1979) This one-shot story is double the size of a regular issue, and is split into two parts: "The Long Hunt" and "A Dual of Eagles". We will be talking about both with our special guest, Chris Alexander (Star Wars Origami author). Richard, Sarah and Chris discuss this comic and find FTOOM! Fast Facts (classic comic people or places that appear now in Star Wars books, comics and films). Plus, what is up with our heroes mingling with the likes of fantasy characters - are those werewolves?? We all remark on the artwork - it is SO MUCH better than previous issues. Hmmm, could that be due to new artists? We think so. Do you remember this comic as a kid, like Richard and Chris? Or are you new to these stories - like Sarah? Either way, we have a fun podcast episode for you. Watch the Unedited Episode and See the Comic Book Pages in this Video   https://www.yout...