Skywalking Through Neverland: Keeping the Star Wars Magic Alive

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Episode 62: #LetTheWookieeWin Jan 14, 2015

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January 16 marks the first big event of the year: the STAR WARS HALF MARATHON at Disneyland! Ever wonder what goes into marketing such a huge event? We have runDisney Marketing Strategy Manager, TINA TRYBUS, to tell us the fascinating details. She lets us take a peek behind the red curtain, including social media marketing.

Skywalking To Celebration: cosplayer DIANE SIMMONS posted a question on Facebook regarding Star Wars Celebration Anaheim. Should she or shouldn't she do a mash-up Star Wars/Marvel costume? Her exclusive idea is revealed here!

We also look at THE SIMPSONS episode "The Man Who Came To Be Dinner" from January 4th that was filled with Star Wars and Disney park references and give you our commentary.

Also on this episode:

Skywalker Shout-outs
Listener Emails
Skywalker Of The Week!

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TALKING APES TV: "The Deception" Jan 08, 2015

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Hey Hey Ape fans! Happy New Year everyone. We hope everyone had an Urko-tastic 2014 (We're trying to make that a thing).

We are now at the halfway hump having gone through 8 episodes. In this episode we look "The Deception", which aired on 11/1/1974. Galen, Pete and Alan hunt down a band of murderous ape dragoons. But the blind ape daughter of the dragoons' latest victim falls in love with Pete - unaware that he is human.

Ape listener, Michael Kostka, writes in to answer some questions from the last episode, "The Surgeon", including where to find future American Werewolf and Dr. Pepper pitch-man David Naughton.

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Episode 61: Skywalking To Star Wars Celebration Jan 07, 2015

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Welcome to the FIRST episode of 2015! There’s a new Star Wars film opening this year! And Star Wars Celebration is less than 100 DAYS away! That’s why we’ve started a new segment: Skywalking To Celebration. In Skywalking To Celebration, we will explore what other fans are doing to prep for the convention and talk about our favorite moments from past Conventions. Jeff Roney of the Once Upon A Time Fan Podcast joins us this week to discuss George Lucas’s answers to a Q&A at Celebration 0 in 1987. Christmas and New Year’s Eve at Disneyland! We spent both days there, and do a fun recap. However, we did not get to experience all of the new Frozen Fun at DCA. Lucky for us, our friend Michelle Young from the Disney DreamGirls Podcast was here from England and she gives us a delicious look into Frozen Fun. Also on this episode:

Cliff’s Notes Countdown
Skywalker of the Week
Skywalker Shout-Outs

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Episode 60: 2014 & BEYOND Dec 31, 2014

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Well, crack open a bottle of champagne cause it’s time to celebrate the new year and our 60th episode!

To celebrate, we brought on two awesome guests: Mark Newbold (Jedi News UK and Radio 1138) and Tricia Barr (Fangirls Going Rogue, co-author of Ultimate Star Wars, FangirlBlog.com) join us to look back at the hits, the misses and surprises of 2014, and what is on our bucket list for 2015.

What's your hashtag for 2014? Can you guess what ours were? Find out!

Also on this episode:

Skywalker of the Week
Skywalker Shout-Outs

And for the last time in 2014:

#NeverLandOnAlderaan!!

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TALKING APES TV: "The Surgeon" Dec 24, 2014

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Happy Holidays Ape Fans!

Welcome to the holiday episode of Talking Apes TV! We are the podcast that takes an in-depth look at each episode of the Planet Of The Apes TV series from 1974 to find out why it still stands up after 40 years. This was also the year that kids were asking Santa for the newest toys and games like Twister, Connect 4, and, GI Joe with the Kung Fu grip.

Join Richard and Mark as they say their goodbye to TV's Dr. Zaius, Booth Colman, in our opinion the best of the Zaius'.

In this episode, "The Surgeon", which aired 10/25/1974, Alan is shot by a gorilla patrol. Galen and Pete take him to a medical center where we meet Dr. Kyra (Played by Jacqueline Scott who portrayed Zantes in the "Good Seeds"), someone special from Galen's past.

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Episode 59: A Skywalker Family Christmas Dec 24, 2014

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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all our Skywalkers!

This week Richard and Sarah sit by the fire to record their Christmas Eve episode. Skywalkers join in as we look back at the memories and traditions of Christmas past. Some sing in choirs, some watch The Monkees holiday episode and some tick their mom off to the point where she throws the Christmas tree out the front door!

We talk with Super-Skywalker Donald Wicks in Point 5 Past Lightspeed. We see where Donald lands on the Fanboy-O-Meter when we survey him about his fanboy way of life.

Dave Skale finishes his Holiday Ghost Host series as he takes us on the last leg of the Haunted Mansion Holiday ride at Disneyland.

C-3PO reads more last-minute letters to Santa Claus. We hope Santa has enough time to grant these last wishes! Whatever you celebrate (and yes we do consider Life Day and Festivus real holidays), we here at Skywalking Through Neverland wish you happiness and goodwill.

And for good measure, just stay away from Alderaan!

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Episode 58: Steve Sansweet - Rancho Recruiter Dec 18, 2014

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Steve Sansweet, everyone's favorite Star Wars Collector, is back! While Skywalking through the Holidays he tells us all about his new Rancho Recruiter program for Rancho Obi-Wan. This harkens back to a campaign that the Official Star Wars Fan Club ran back in 1980. Remember that?

We also talk with the fantastic C-3PO cosplayer Simon Wilkie who does so much work for the Make-A-Wish UK Foundation as everyone's favorite protocol droid. Today Simon is releasing his short film 'R2's Wish' which he'll tell us all about. His life has been a whirlwind this past year and WOW! It's exciting to hear how his life has changed since that viral "Happy" video!

Also on this festive episode:

Ghost Host Dave Skale takes through the Haunted Mansion Holiday ride at Disneyland.
C-3PO and R2-D2 read more letters to Santa
Skywalker of the Week
Skywalker Christmas Card Shout-Outs

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TALKING APES TV: "Tomorrow's Tide" Dec 12, 2014

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Hey Hey Ape fans! In this episode of Talking Apes TV, we look at "Tomorrow's Tide". Remember this one? When Pete and Alan are captured in a fishing village that employs human slave labor, they must prove their worth as fishermen or be sacrificed to the gods of the sea - the sharks.

Every other week we are finding random connections between Star Wars and Planet Of The Apes. In our new segment, The Star Wars Connection, we tell you what we found this week. Thanks to Rob Dehlinger for writing a great segment theme. (Any guesses as to what the music was influenced by?)

We also reveal a new winner of the Planet Of The Apes TV Series DVD Box Set. Is it you?

Unfortunately we don't see General Urko in this episode so we don't know if his helmet is on or off his head.

As always, thank you Apes for listening. #Hurtonsanidiot

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Episode 57: Skywalking Through The Holidays Dec 11, 2014

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Let the Holidays commence with...THE FORCE AWAKENS Trailer! We compile fan reactions from Kevin Smith to James Arnold Taylor to Skywalkers. There were also several hilarious parody trailers, and we'll play a bit of those for you as well. Who's excited!??

Haunted Mansion Lovers! We're ba-ack. Dave Skale regales us with a NEW Haunted Mansion Holiday Ghost Host segment. This time we'll be going over the conception of the Nightmare Before Christmas makeover at Disneyland's Haunted Mansion.

FROZEN FEVER! New Frozen elements are introduced at the Disneyland Resort, as well as a new Frozen short. We'll go over all the details.

Also on this Episode:

C-3PO and R2-D2 read listener-submitted Letters To Santa!
Cliff Notes Countdown Skywalker Shout-Outs
Skywalker Of The Week

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TALKING APES TV: "The Legacy" Nov 26, 2014

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Hey Hey Ape fans! We are the podcast that takes an in-depth look at each episode of the Planet Of The Apes TV series from 1974 and to find out why it still stands up after 40 years. This week we look at the 5th episode in the apes series, "The Legacy" which aired on 10/11/1974. In this episode Pete and Alan discover a holographic message by scientists from the past (but their future), which might help them find out what happened to their world.

We also talk in brief about the comparisons from the Pierre Boulle novel to what we see in the films and TV series (now that Richard FINALLY got through the book). Apes driving cars? Still can't see it.

The winner of the Apes DVD Giveaway never claimed there prize, so THERE WILL BE A NEW WINNER announced next episode! Cross your hairy-pawed fingers it is you!

And once again thanks for listening!

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