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122: Monkees / Muppet Director - James Frawley! Jun 02, 2016

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Today we talk with THE MUPPET MOVIE and The Monkees TV series director - Mr. James Frawley! Richard has wanted to talk with this man ever since he could read the word "director" in the show credits, since he helped shape the person Richard is today. Needless to say, this is a very special interview.

Outlaw Podcasters Return!! On May 27 the new Frozen Live at the Hyperion show premiered at DCA. Sarah and Richard scoped it out with Anthony Fox (Mousepire Podcast), Bekah Goodman (Bekah's Buttons) and Dave Skale (Our Ghost Host) though Richard and I almost didn't make it in to the Disneyland Resort - we'll give you the scoop right before we go into our Frozen Live review.

Just when you thought that was plenty show for one week, we have one more interview! Jeanie Gallo (ThePrincessPapers.com / Disney Dream Girls Podcast) attended a Walt Disney World Press Event and spoke with the director of Star Wars: A Galactic Spectacular fireworks show at Disney Hollywood Studios that debuts on June 17. She's also written a wonderful article with pictures. Lots of great insider info here!

Also on this episode:

Star Wars Reads Event at RC Library May 28-29. It is HUGE and gets bigger every year.
NEW Seen, Unseen Disneyland Skywalker Share Giveaway! Russell Flores, author of Seen, Unseen Disneyland and MORE Seen, UnSeen Disneyland is offering BOTH of his books, BOTH autographed as a fabulous prize. Simply share the Facebook Post of this show.

And remember...Never Land On Alderaan!

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121: Star Wars Celebration Orlando - Looking Ahead May 25, 2016

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Star Wars Celebration Orlando (SWCO) is less than a year away and Star Wars Celebration Europe (SWCE) is less than 2 months away! Tickets are on sale and excitement is in the air. What better time to look ahead than RIGHT NOW!

Celebration veterans Tricia Barr (Fangirls Going Rogue, Star Wars Insider), Ric Peralta (Liningup.net) and Eliza Peralta (the Chopper secret keeper) join us to discuss tips, what we are looking forward to and what we'd like change, with the help of comments from Skywalkers in our Facebook Group. (when we record at Disney Springs bring your running shoes since we may need to outrun security). (30:47)

Let's keep the Celebration going with our favorite warm-up host at Star Wars Celebration, Mark Daniel! He now has a new gig, the co-host for Inside Disney Parks, a NEW Disney Parks Blog-sanctioned YouTube show. We get some inside info on that, as well as what we can look forward to at SWCE! (1:33:52)

Drew Kaplan, the Skywalking book analyst, gives us his review on DK's 2016 Star Wars Character Encyclopedia and Star Wars: The Force Awakens Incredible Cross-Sections book. (2:08:54)

Also on this episode:

ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS Movie Review (6:43)
DC Universe: The Exhibit - Review and interview about this new addition to the Warner Brothers Studio Tour. Head here for pictures of the exhibit. (17:20)
Skywalker Shout-outs and our Skywalker of the Week

We have a Facebook Group! If you want to connect with other Skywalkers and share in positive discussion, this is the place. And remember...Never Land On Alderaan!

WHERE WE WILL BE (IN REAL LIFE)

5/29/2016: LIVE Podcast Interactive Show at Star Wars Reads Day - Rancho Cucamonga Library! Event Details

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120: Goodbye, Disney Infinity May 19, 2016

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May 10, 2016. A sad day for fans of Disney Infinity and the Toys to Life gaming industry. Sarah is a HUGE fan, as many of you know, and we had to talk through our grief with respected members of the Disney Infinity community - Will and Lem of the Inside Infinity podcast. Why was Disney Infinity cancelled? Where will we go from here? Is the gaming industry gone forever!!?? These questions and more on this week's Skywalking Through Neverland.

Point 5 Past Lightspeed is a segment that highlights what fans are doing with their fandom. Michael Corley of Vox Box Star Wars Comic Book Podcast is our guest and he tells us about his podcast about the Classic Marvel Comic series.

WINNERS ANNOUNCED! The winner of our 2016 Star Wars Character Encyclopedia from DK Publishing is….listen and find out! We had a #secretgiveaway (or is it a #tangential giveaway?) in Episode 119 - and that winner is revealed as well. A

lso on this episode:

Things We Want To Share
Skywalker Shout-outs and our Skywalker of the Week

We have a NEW Facebook Group! If you want to connect with other Skywalkers and share in positive discussion, this is the place.

And remember...Never Land On Alderaan!

WHERE WE WILL BE (IN REAL LIFE)

5/29/2016: LIVE Podcast Interactive Show at Star Wars Reads Day - Rancho Cucamonga Library! Event Details

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Step In Time: BEDKNOBS AND BROOMSTICKS May 12, 2016

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Treguna Mekoides Trecorum Satis Dee!

That can only mean one thing… it's time for BEDKNOBS AND BROOMSTICKS! The spell has been cast and Teresa Delgado of Fangirls Going Rogue and Disney Vault Talk joins us to talk about this much-loved 1971 film. Sherman Brother's music, animation meeting live-action and some glorious 1970's revolutionary effects make this film an instant classic. Sarah and Teresa grew up with Bedknobs and Broomsticks, and Richard is now the newbie, just watching it for the very first time.

If you've never seen it or haven't watched in awhile, here's a plot refresher:

During the Battle of Britain in 1940, Miss Eglantine Price (played by future Mrs. Potts - Angela Lansbury), a cunning witch-in-training, wants to help the war efforts and use her supernatural powers to defeat the pending Nazi invasion.

Miss Price sets out to accomplish this task with the aid of three orphaned children who have been evacuated from the London Blitz. However they need the last spell from magician/steet performer/Witch school sheister Emelius Brown (played by David Tomlinson who is best known as Mr. Banks from Mary Poppins). Together, the crew uses an enchanted flying bed to find the missing spell and foil encroaching German troops.

STEP IN TIME: Remembering Disney's Matinee Movies is a spin-off show where we look back at the Disney live-action films of yesteryear. If you are already subscribed to Skywalking Through Neverland - do nothing! This show will appear in your feed. Have fun reminicing with us.

Original music composed by Rob Dehlinger

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119: Create-Your-Own Star Wars / Disney Holiday May 05, 2016

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#MayThe4thBeWithYou! #RevengeOfThe5th! In honor of these dates, Richard and Sarah discuss fan-made holidays with the help of our Skywalkers. We've enlisted our NEW Facebook Group to come up with creative holidays that may happen in the Star Wars or Disney universe. Remember those awesome "Create-Your-Own" storybooks? It's a bit like that!

We debut our new segment, Skywalker Stories, with Alison Berrios - CosplayForJedi! She has a tale of woe and a tale of joy, so tune in and find out. You can submit your own Skywalker Story here.

Drew Kaplan is now our official book reviewer! This week he gives us a comprehensive review of "Star Wars: Tales From A Galaxy Far, Far Away: Aliens, Volume I". He will be back periodically with reviews of more DK and Disney-Lucasfilm Press books. If you'd like to read more about "Tales From A Galaxy Far, Far Away: Aliens", his written review can be found here.

Also on this episode:

Things We Want To Share - GIVEAWAY! You could win DK's 2016 Star Wars Character Encyclopedia! Details here.
Things We Want To Share - CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR Review! It's fantastic, people. Go see it.
Things We Want To Share - The Monkees have a NEW ALBUM!!
Skywalking On TV
Skywalker Shout-outs and our Skywalker of the Week

And remember...Never Land On Alderaan!

WHERE WE WILL BE (IN REAL LIFE)

5/29/2016: LIVE Podcast Interactive Show at Star Wars Reads Day - Rancho Cucamonga Library! Event Details

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tweet! tweet! @SkywalkingPod NEW: Join us on Periscope each week for a Pre-Show Chat. We also bring you to Disneyland, Red Carpet Events and Theme Park Openings. Send emails to share@skywalkingthroughneverland.com and follow us on Facebook. If you dug this episode, click over to iTunes | Stitcher | YouTube and leave us a review!

118: Star Wars Half Marathon - Dark Side Weekend Recap Apr 26, 2016

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We did it! We're outlaws! And we ran 22.4 miles in the Inaugural Star Wars Half Marathon - Dark Side Weekend at Walt Disney World Resort. Richard and Sarah capped off the weekend with an (illegal) roundtable of Skywalkers from near and far to share our runDisney experiences. Have no idea what we're talking about? Listen in and you'll understand why we're wanted podcasters....

NEW STN Live Podcast Stage Show on May 29th for Star Wars Reads Day at Rancho Cucamonga Library! Special Guests Billy Dee Williams, Randy Martinez and Denise Vasquez will grace the main stage as well! Event details here.

We dive into the last of the Bonus Features (for now) of The Force Awakens with Drew Kaplan. This time it's the hour-long documentary: The Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey.

Also on this episode:

Things We Want To Share - What's a trip to Orlando without a side trip to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter? We experienced Diagon Alley for the first time, and it was incredible.
Skywalker Shout-outs and our Skywalker of the Week

We have a NEW Facebook Group! If you want to connect with other Skywalkers and share in positive discussion, this is the place.

And remember...Never Land On Alderaan!

WHERE WE WILL BE (IN REAL LIFE)

5/29/2016: LIVE Podcast Interactive Show at Star Wars Reads Day - Rancho Cucamonga Library! Event Details

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NEW: Join us on Periscope each week for a Pre-Show Chat. We also bring you to Disneyland, Red Carpet Events and Theme Park Openings.

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117: Which Star Wars Generation Fan Are You? Apr 13, 2016

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Some Star Wars fans grew up with the original trilogy, some jumped in during the dark times; then there’s the prequel generation, and even those who came in during Star Wars: The Clone Wars TV series and the Disney acquisition. Which Generation fan are you? Where do you fit in? Richard and Sarah join in a heated TikiCantina discussion with special guests Johnamarie Macias (The Wookiee Gunner, Galactic Fashion) and Jeff Roney (Once Upon A Time Fan Podcast, 1st Generation Star Wars Fan).

Rey’s Story Review! Disney Lucasfilm Press has released the junior novel - Star Wars The Force Awakens: Rey's Story written by Elizabeth Schaffer. Sarah and 8-year-old Dani Franklin (Super Mates Podcast) join in reviewing this illustrated novel.

Join us for Part Two of The Force Awakens Blu-Ray with Special Features review with Drew Kaplan. This week we talk about the documentary featurettes.

Also on this episode:

Things We Want To Share - The Jungle Book Press Conference
runDisney Star Wars Half Marathon WDW Meet-Up
Skywalker Shout-outs and our Skywalker of the Week

We have a NEW Facebook Group! If you want to connect with other Skywalkers and share in positive discussion, this is the place.

And remember...Never Land On Alderaan!

116: The Early Days of Star Wars Fandom with Craig Miller Apr 08, 2016

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Our special guest Craig Miller was the Publicist and Director of Fan Relations for Lucasfilm during the hey-day of the 70’s and 80’s. Ever wonder how fans knew what was going on in fandom before social media? Whose job was it to tell the world about this new movie called Star Wars? Craig shares some awesome stories.

Now speaking of social media… SO MUCH STAR WARS this week! Rogue One Teaser Trailer dropped as well as The Force Awakens Blu-Ray with Special Features. We review some of the bonus features with Skywalker and blogger, Drew Kaplan. Then, Richard and Sarah dive in to the ROGUE ONE TEASER TRAILER. The music! The plot! AT-ATs!

Next week we’ll take a deep dive into the documentaries including A Cinematic Journey, Crafting Creatures and Building BB-8.

Also on this episode:

Things We Want To Share
Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival
Superheroes Half Marathon - all signed up!
THE JUNGLE BOOK mini-Movie Review
Ode to Erik Bauersfeld
Skywalker Shout-Outs and Skywalker of the Week.

We have a NEW Facebook Group! If you want to connect with other Skywalkers and share in positive discussion, this is the place.

And remember...Never Land On Alderaan! WHERE WE WILL BE (IN REAL LIFE)

4/14-4/17/2016: Star Wars Half Marathon Meet-up at Walt Disney World! Event Details

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115: STAR WARS REBELS Season 2 Finale Press Coverage Special Mar 30, 2016

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In true Disney fashion, Disney Channel PR and Lucasfilm put on a genuine Red Carpet bash at Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, CA for the finale of Star Wars: Rebels, Season 2. In this episode, Richard and Sarah take you to the Red Carpet, inside the Main Theater with Q&A on "Twilight of the Apprentice" from cast and crew, and further to one-on-one interviews with Dave Filoni, Ashley Eckstein, Vanessa Marshall and Kevin Kiner.

*SPOILER ALERT* If you have NOT seen this finale - turn back now! Not only was the Q&A held after we all saw “Twilight of the Apprentice” together, but we also give our thoughts on spoiler-heavy moments. The Q&A was moderated by Amy Ratcliffe, and we heard from writer and creator Dave Filoni, creator Simon Kinberg, Ashley Eckstein (Ahsoka Tano) and Taylor Gray (Ezra Bridger). Since we bring our recorder everywhere, we had a short roundtable with fans right after the screening.

FURTHER EXPLORATION: Check out Adventures By Daddy for a complete rundown of the Red Carpet, including pictures and our Periscope. Then head over to FanGIRL Blog to watch the complete Q&A in its entirety and read some of my thoughts on “Twilight of the Apprentice”.

COMING UP: In the coming weeks we will cover the music of “Twilight of the Republic”, so email us your thoughts on any aspect of the episode to share@skywalkingthroughneverland.com.

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4/14-4/17/2016: Star Wars Half Marathon Meet-up at Walt Disney World! Event Details

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Classic Marvel STAR WARS Comics #8 Mar 22, 2016

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In this episode we are diving into Classic Marvel Star Wars Comic #8: "Eight For Aduba" or Magnificent 7 in space. You may recognize this comic as the introduction to several iconic characters, including Jaxxon and Serji-X.

We have our usual top trio to discuss the issue. Star Wars artist Randy Martinez lends his artistic and nostalgic wisdom to the discussion. Richard also remembers reading these comics as a kid, but Sarah is younger than the comics themselves, and is the voice of the newbie. All three create a fun dynamic as we discuss word such as "FORP!" "SCHINK!" and "Begone, Defilers of the Sacred Way!"

Title: "Eight For Aduba"

Release Date: November 8, 1977

Writer / Editor: Roy Thomas and Howard Chaykin

Illustrator: Howard Chaykin

Synopsis: Han Solo and Chewbacca are hired by a local moisture farmer on Aduba-3, to protect his village from a band of local thugs known as the Cloud-Riders led by Serji-X. Han and Chewbacca hire six misfit spacers to help them with the task, including a rogue Jedi, a bikini clad gunslinger, and a green bunny with a mean disposition. Meanwhile, on Yavin 4, Luke Skywalker, C-3PO and R2-D2 blast off to search for a location for the new Rebel Alliance base.

#TeamHoojib!

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