Skywalking Through Neverland: Keeping the Star Wars Magic Alive

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Episode 82: Farewell, Christopher Lee Jun 19, 2015

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This is a celebration of the life and work of Chistopher Lee. We scoured the globe looking for clips and bits of history to share with you in a tribute to this amazing man. He has the distinction of being a two-time Guinness World Record-holder, legendary monster, accomplished swordsman and Count Dooku!

Star Wars Weekends may be over for 2015, but Skywalker Kevin Raider-Nerd Reitzel is here to give us the Week 5 Recap. Including the legendary FRANK OZ in his first-ever guest appearance to talk Star Wars and being the voice of Yoda. Be sure to check out our Bonus Content this week with full audio from the Frank Oz panels at Star Wars Celebration.

Also on this episode:

Skywalker Shout-Outs - EndorCast

And remember…NeverLand On Alderaan!

Quick Episode Summary:

Star Wars Weekends #4 (7:35)
- RebelForce Radio Meet-Up
- Frank Oz
- Collectibles
Skywalker Shout-Outs (42:51)
- EndorCast
Farewell, Christopher Lee (45:48)
- Biography
- Movie clips and audio sound bytes
- Good stuff!

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BONUS: Frank Oz at Star Wars Weekends 2015, Part 2 Jun 15, 2015

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On Saturday, June 13, 2015, Frank Oz spoke for a second time about his career as Yoda and so many Muppet characters. This took place at Star Wars Weekends at Disney's Hollywood Studios, Week 5. James Arnold Taylor interviewed Frank Oz at the “Stars Of The Saga” Show and we have 2 full shows to share with you.

We want to thank Tricia Barr for getting her FastPass and recording this audio for us all. Be sure to check out Episode 81 for Tricia’s recap of SWW2015 Week 4!

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BONUS: Frank Oz at Star Wars Weekends 2015, Part 1 Jun 15, 2015

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Friday June 12, 2015 will go down in history as the day Frank Oz attended Star Wars Weekends at Disney's Hollywood Studios to talk about his career as Yoda and his many Muppet characters. James Arnold Taylor interviewed Frank Oz at the “Stars Of The Saga” Show each day of SWW Week #5, and we have 2 full shows to share with you.

We want to thank Kevin Raider-Nerd Reitzel for being there to record when many Skywalkers and fans could not. Thanks for sharing with us all, Kevin! Be sure to check out Episode 82 when it airs, for Kevin Raider-Nerd Reitzel’s recap of SWW2015 Week 5.

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Episode 81: ADAM BRAY - Absolutely Everything You Need To Know Jun 11, 2015

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Star Wars author ADAM BRAY is full of surprising stories. Not only is he the author of Star Wars: What Makes A Monster?, co-author of ULTIMATE STAR WARS and the upcoming STAR WARS: Absolutely Everything You Need To Know, he has also been to many countries as a travel writer. Language barriers and whale watching lead to some interesting experiences!

Skywalker’s David and Luann Manderville report on STAR WARS WEEKENDS #4 and share their interview with James Arnold Taylor. Once again proving that a nicer guy does not exist!

Also on this episode:

Skywalking On TV
Skywalker Shout-Outs
Skywalker Of The Week

And remember…NeverLand On Alderaan! Quick Episode Summary:

00:00:00 Welcome Skywalkers! Tweet at us @SkywalkingPod00:08:59 San Diego Comic-Con Star Wars Day 00:12:00 Mousedroid Mixer: Author ADAM BRAY, Part 1 00:42:58 Mousedroid Mixer: Author ADAM BRAY, Part 2 01:20:54 Skywalking Shout Outs and Skywalker Of The Week 01:27:55 Star Wars Weekends #4 with David & Luann Manderville 01:51:32 Christopher Lee, TeePublic Sale & how to connect with us.

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Episode 80: Top 10 Star Wars / David Letterman Cross-Overs Jun 04, 2015

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Show 80 calls for a salute to DAVID LETTERMAN for over 30 years of Late Night Fun! After 3 decades Dave has had a great deal of Star Wars references and we give you…Our TOP 10 STAR WARS / DAVID LETTERMAN CROSSOVER CLIPS!

Our Fairy Podmother, Margaret Kerry, is back to help those in need with her segment - Ask Tink! The original animator’s reference model for Walt Disney’s “Peter Pan” is full of fun and showers everyone with pixie-dusted advice.

Star Wars Weekends #3 is complete! Tricia Barr, co-author of ULTIMATE STAR WARS, was there as a special guest, signing copies of ULTIMATE STAR WARS and generally having a #fangirlflail time. She tells us all about her experience!

Back To Tomorrowland! We take another look into the history of Walt Disney’s Tomorrowland from the 1950’s. Rebel Spy and Ghost Host Dave Skale brings us the history and sounds of Tomorrowland from 1959-1964. Thanks to DisneyChris.com for the awesome audio sound clips.

Also on this episode:

Star Wars Celebration - Autograph Hall Interviews with Bonnie Piesse, Deep Roy and Erik Bauersfeld.
Skywalking On TV
Skywalker Shout-Outs
Skywalker Of The Week

And remember…NeverLand On Alderaan!

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Episode 79: Disneyland's Diamond Celebration May 28, 2015

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On May 20th Disneyland kicked off its 60th Anniversary Diamond Celebration with a special 2-day Media Preview event complete with premiere parties and interviews with Disneyland Imagineers. We take you with us as the Disneyland Resort debutes 3 new shows: the much-anticipated Paint The Night Parade, an all-new Disneyland Forever Fireworks, and World Of Color: Celebrate! Paul Barrie from Window To The Magic helps us recap the event.

Disneyland Creative Directors & Imagineers included in this episode:

Mary Niven, Vice President, Disneyland Park
Steve Davison, Executive Producer, Walt Disney Imagineering Creative Entertainment
Sayre Wiseman, Executive, Parades & Spectaculars, Walt Disney Imagineering Creative Entertainment
Scott Trowbridge, Executive, Walt Disney Imagineering
Kim Irvine, Art Director, Walt Disney Imagineering
Jeff Shaver-Moskowitz, Producer, Walt Disney Imagineering
Larry Nikolai, Creative Director, Walt Disney Imagineering Creative Entertainment
Randy Wojcik, Walt Disney Imagineering Creative Entertainment

(Stay tuned for BONUS CONTENT of the full hour-long interview with these Imagineers)

Richard is SUPER excited about this next interview: in 1978 Lucasfilm commemorated the one-year Anniversary of Star Wars with the now iconic poster. This poster included Kenner action figures surrounding a cake with the Star Wars logo.That very cake was made by our next guest Tom Rosa, the owner of Cake and Art located right here in Los Angeles. What stories he has to tell!

Star Wars Weekends #2 is in the bag! Dan (of Podcast 66) and Lindsay Berry drop by to tell us all about the happenings on the East Coast, and give us a virtual tour of The Rebel Hangar.

Also on this episode:

Skywalker Shout-Outs
Skywalker Of The Week

And remember…NeverLand On Alderaan!

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Episode 78: Author James Kahn, Star Wars Weekends #1 and the World of Tomorrowland May 20, 2015

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Author James Kahn has a full resume from helping to save E.T.'s life, creating original music and writing the best-selling novelization of RETURN OF THE JEDI. We are so excited to welcome him to the show and listen to his fantastic career in storytelling.

Star Wars Weekends #1 Recap! John Fowler is back to tell us all about his time, and whether or not he saw Han Solo.

NEW segment - we take a look into the history of Walt Disney’s Tomorrowland from the 1950’s. Rebel Spy and Ghost Host Dave Skale is back with this new series and each week we will look at another decade of Tomorrowland leading up to the NEW Disney film of the same name.

Also on this episode:

Lightspeed To Main Street: Disneyland's Diamond Anniversary Prep
Skywalker Shout-Outs
Skywalker Of The Week

And remember…NeverLand On Alderaan!

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Episode 77: Skywalking To Star Wars Weekends 2015 May 14, 2015

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DJ Elliot and Mark Daniel have entertained the masses at Star Wars Celebration conventions and Star Wars Weekends at Disney's Hollywood Studios. They've made you laugh, dance and throw objects at large stuffed Star Wars Angry Birds. Today they are our special guests! You want to talk about an entertaining episode? This is it!

Skywalker John Fowler (@StarWarsFanFL), one of our correspondents covering Star Wars Weekends 2015, gives us survival tips, tells us what he's expecting and his game plan for each weekend. If you are attending, make sure to find John to grab a Skywalking Through Neverland button! Sarah flies through the Tinker Bell Half Marathon at Disneyland and the new Pixie Dust Challenge. And we also recap our day at Regal-Con 2015. Head over to Once Upon A Time Fan Podcast to hear their Podcast Stage at Regal-Con, on which we were one of their guests!

Also on this episode:

The Simpsons “Springfield” opens at Universal Studios Hollywood. We Live-Streamed this on Meerkat. Were you one of the 250 people that tuned in?
Voyage To The Iron Reef 4-D ride opens at Knott’s Berry Farm. Also Live-Streamed on Meerkat. Download the App on iTunes and Android and join us at these events!
Skywalking On TV
Skywalker Shout-Outs
Skywalker Of The Week

And remember…NeverLand On Alderaan!

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Episode 76: May The 4th Be With STEPHEN "I Kinda Like It" STANTON May 07, 2015

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Stephen Stanton is Skywalking through Neverland! He is the voice of Grand Moff Tarkin on STAR WARS REBELS, Sleepy dwarf in Disney’s THE 7D, and Lord Henry Mystic of Hong Kong Disneyland’s Mystic Manor (plus many more), Stephen is the perfect match for our Star Wars/Disney podcast. And what a conversation we had!

Also on this episode, MORE Star Wars Celebration Anaheim Interviews! John Ratzenberger (Major Bren Derlin / every PIXAR movie ever / Cliff Clavin) and Clive Revill (voice of The Emperor in ESB) join us this week.

Thank you to Denise Vasquez who invited us to her Music Mondays Open Mic for a special #StarWarsDay celebration. Live drawing with Randy Martinez, music, comedy and fun! We recap. What did you do for May The 4th? Also on this episode:

Cliff's Notes Countdown
Skywalker Shout-Outs
Skywalker Of The Week

And remember…NeverLand On Alderaan!

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Episode 75: Author Jeffrey Brown and the Age Of Ultron Apr 30, 2015

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In this jam-packed episode, Jeffrey Brown, author of the wildly successful Darth Vader and Son series of books, joins us to discuss his NEW book, Darth Vader and Friends! We delve into his artistic process and it is fascinating.

We got tons of interviews from the Autograph Hall at Star Wars Celebration which we will play throughout the next month. This week it’s RETURN OF THE JEDI creature shop technician KIRK THATCHER, and hang-gliding Ewok FELIX SILLA.

Also on this episode:

AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON - our first thoughts.
Ask Tink with MARGARET KERRY is back! Advice doled out in the cutest voice ever? Yes, please!
Skywalking Through Star Wars Celebration - #TeamHoojib Bryn MacKinnon’s review and revelations.

And remember…NeverLand On Alderaan!

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