Star Wars 7x7: A Daily Bite-Sized Dose of Star Wars Joy

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**Star Wars 7×7: A Daily Bite-Sized Dose of Star Wars Joy**

The Star Wars 7×7 Podcast is Rebel-rousing fun for everyday Jedi, generally between 7 and 14 minutes a day, always 7 days a week. Join host Allen Voivod for Star Wars news, history, interviews, trivia, and deep dives into the Star Wars story as told in movies, books, comics, games, cartoons, and more. Follow now for your daily dose of Star Wars joy. It’s destiny unleashed! #SW7x7

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2,037. Patreon Q&A: Rise of Skywalker Prophecies, Lightsaber Emotions, and More! Jan 31, 2020

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We had some seriously in-depth questions from Patrons of Star Wars 7x7 this month! So in this, the second of two podcast episodes dedicated to answering those questions, we're going examine prophecies from the novel Master & Apprentice, and see whether they predicted Palpatine's return in The Rise of Skywalker; consider whether Luke's green lightsaber should have been buried with the Anakin blue lightsaber on Tatooine instead of Leia's lightsaber; and talk about John Boyega's comments about Disney+ and the potential of appearing in future Star Wars projects. Punch it!

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2,036. Patreon Q&A: Finn's Force Feels, Chewie's Family, and More! Jan 30, 2020

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This month on the Patreon Q&A episode, there will have to be two episodes! Why, you ask? Because the questions our Patrons sent in are awesome, and there are enough of them that go deep enough with the answer that I won't be able to get to them all on this episode.

So, today: An exploration of how Chewie's family, first introduced in the Star Wars Holiday Special, has been re-canonized over the last few years; the story about the possibility of splitting The Rise of Skywalker into two films, and whether Disney/Lucasfilm made the right choice in keeping it as one movie; exploring the reveal of Finn's Force sensitivity and the potential of it being fodder for future Star Wars stories; and the deal with the giant multi-colored hula hoop you see in the background of the video version of the show. Punch it!

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2,035. The Escape, Part 2 (Resistance Briefing, Season 2, Episode 19) Jan 29, 2020

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The 20+ minutes that make up part two of "The Escape" are also the final moments from the series run of Star Wars Resistance. When we broke for the first half, the Colossus was waiting in the Barabesh system, hoping to get word from Kaz or Yeager about their mission to help Tam defect from the First Order. Torra was ready to lead the other Aces on a follow-up mission to investigate, but Captain Doza wasn't ready to act, and remained unaware of the danger headed their way...

...thanks to Jace Rucklin, who managed to gain consciousness just in time to get that info on the Colossus' location, before being taken into First Order custody as a presumed accomplice to Tam's defection attempt. Not that the First Order will believe him. And Kaz, Yeager, and CB-23 are on the run inside the Star Destroyer (which, curiously, still hasn't been named for us in the series).

So, the task at hand - Kaz, Yeager, and CB-23 have to somehow escape the Star Destroyer with Tam, and the Colossus has to escape yet again from the approaching Star Destroyer. How that unfolds is what we'll be talking about on today's (final!) Resistance Briefing. Punch it!

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2,034. The Escape, Part 1 (Resistance Briefing, Season 2, Episode 18) Jan 28, 2020

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The series finale for Star Wars Resistance kicks off with the first of a two-part adventure, "The Escape." Since the ending of season one, the big question has been about Tam Ryvora: Would she stay with the First Order and help them destroy the Colossus, or would she have a change of heart and try to rejoin her friends?

Well, I think we all anticipated what the final answer would be - the only unknown was how season 2 would navigate us to that result. And the final straw happens in the opening moments of this episode, as the First Order returns en masse to Aeos (last seen in "The New World" and "No Place Safe" two weeks ago) and bombards the planet for their role in assisting the crew of the Colossus. It's similar to First Order behavior we've seen in other media (books, comics), and it's very satisfying for Jace Rucklin (Elijah Wood, who's played this perfectly awful character to perfection). But for Tam, it's the breaking point. She can't be a part of this any longer.

On today's Resistance Briefing, we'll talk about what happens next, including the disturbing appearance of a major Sequel Trilogy villain. Punch it!

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2,033. Jedi Business: Rise of Skywalker's Sixth Box Office Weekend Jan 27, 2020

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The Rise of Skywalker just concluded its sixth weekend in theaters, and though the numbers have gone down again - as they do for every movie - the movie crossed a new milestone threshold on Saturday, and may overtake another Star Wars movie on the global grosses list within another week or so.

On today's episode - which will be the last weekly edition of the Jedi Business feature related to The Rise of Skywalker - we'll go over the numbers to date, where it could end up, and talk about how much money it could make between now and the end of its theatrical run. Which, incidentally, is much farther away than you might guess. Punch it!

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2,032. Star Wars Celebration Anaheim Update Jan 26, 2020

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Star Wars Celebration takes place August 27-30, 2020 in Anaheim this time around, and I'm very grateful for the opportunity to attend again.

Today, I'm starting a series of monthly looks at what we know about the event so far. They haven't announced any guests as of yet, but we do know a lot of the stage elements, and the open applications give us more information as well. And even though they haven't announced the hours for the Exhibit Hall, they've given us a very good indication based on another element of the show... Punch it!

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2,031. Ewan McGregor Responds to Kenobi Series Rumors Jan 25, 2020

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Here we are, a couple of days after the venerable Hollywood trade publications announced the rumors about a delay on the Obi-Wan Kenobi series, and there's been exactly one new development - and it's a pretty big one.

No, there's still no statement at press time from Lucasfilm or Disney about the stories published earlier this week, and rumored the week prior. But Ewan McGregor was at the premiere for Birds of Prey, and you know how it is with actors in Star Wars - it doesn't matter what press they're doing, they're going to be asked about Star Wars. So you could consider this perfect timing!

On today's show, I'm going to highlight three interview clips with Ewan from the premiere, and as a last little thing, I'm going to flag a surprise cameo from The Clone Wars trailer the other day that we haven't yet talked about. Punch it!

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2,030. Those Kenobi Series "On Hold" Rumors Again... Jan 24, 2020

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Well, it's one thing when a website you've never heard of before say they hear the Obi-Wan Kenobi series has been canceled, and after a storm erupts on social media, they update the story to say the Kenobi series has only been "delayed." But then when the big-time Hollywood publications start looking into it ... let's just say that things totally start to get real. Like, executive-level realness.

Collider first reported yesterday they were hearing from sources that production on the Obi-Wan Kenobi series had been put on hold indefinitely, and people at Pinewood Studios had been sent home. Then The Hollywood Reporter got involved, and their sources not only confirmed* what Collider's sources were saying, but added a few more important details to the story.

*Confirmed meaning that The Hollywood Reporter heard what Collider heard. That doesn't mean this delay, hold, whatever you want to call it, has been officially confirmed by Lucasfilm or Disney - at the time of recording for this episode of the show, they hadn't commented at all.

On today's episode, I'll recap all the details from last week as well as what's changed this week, and we'll also talk about Lucasfilm's track record for these kinds of creative changes. Punch it!

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2,029. The Clone Wars Season 7 Final Trailer and Release Schedule! Jan 23, 2020

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It's finally here! The final trailer for the final season of The Clone Wars dropped on Wednesday, and it's a doozy. Action-packed, to be sure, but also including some very thought-provoking moments as well. I'll be talking today about some of those highlights, as well as what story arcs we might be seeing (or not seeing) in this final season, the release schedule for the episodes, and more. Punch it!

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2,028. Jedi Business: Rise of Skywalker's Fifth Box Office Weekend Jan 22, 2020

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Well, the fifth weekend is in the books for The Rise of Skywalker, and the results are showing the beginning of the end of the box office run. That's not pessimism talking, necessarily - that's a reflection of a couple of facts that are showing up in the numbers.

For a start, TROS lost about 1200 screens this past weekend, meaning fewer opportunities to be making money at the box office. That said, the reason why it loses screens is because it's not making enough money to keep it on all of those screens. It's all about efficiency, you know, and movie houses want to make as much off of their screens as possible.

So TROS went down to about 3000 screens this weekend, and also dropped from second to fifth place at the box office. $21.5 million over the weekend is nothing to sneeze at, and not only has it crossed the $1 billion mark overall, it's also cracked the top 15 of domestic box office earners. As far as beating Rogue One or The Last Jedi, we'll talk about that and more on today's show... Punch it!

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