21.9: Halloween Witchy Spooktacular

In this Priority Transmission, Tricia Barr and B.J. Priester (FanGIRL Blog) share details and facts about everything they experienced at Season of the Force opening day at Disneyland in Anaheim, CA. They talk about attractions like the new Star Tours: The Adventures Continue update and Hyperspace Mountain. NEW characters like Sabine and the BD-X droids are now roaming around Galaxy’s Edge. B.J. and Tricia tried to eat and drink every new food item. Along with every new overlay at a Disney park, they have new merchandise!  Season of the Force runs through June 2, 2024 at Disneyland Park in Anaheim, CA. Check out our social for more on the special food and drink options plus tips about how to win at the scavenger hunt. Stay tuned for our adventures during Star Wars Nite on April 18th. Zoom chats continue Monday, March 25 at 8pm ET/5pm PT. Related Skywalking Through Neverland Star Wars in Disney Parks Skywalking Through Neverland Season of the Force Breakdown

THE BAD BATCH HAS CHALLENGES WITHOUT TECH. Tricia Barr and Sarah Woloski dive into the storytelling and character beats of The Bad Batch Season 3's episodes 4 through 7. From Crosshair and Omega's reunion with Hunter and Wrecker to the Batch joining Rex's team on Teth a lot happens for each clone personally. Plus we ponder who is that Clone X operative who nearly drowns Crosshair, dive into the theme of atonement, and explore some really interesting musical moments in the score. Zoom chats continue Monday, March 25 at 8pm ET/5pm PT. Related Our discussion of the three-part The Bad Batch Season 3 Premiere Skywalking Through Neverland Classic Marvel Star Wars Sarah’s Birthday Skywalking Through Neverland Things We Want To Share Hyperspace Theories The Bad Batch Season 2 Closing Arc Discussion Our 10th Anniversary episode with Teresa Delgado THE COMPLETE ROUNDTABLE INTERVIEWS WITH THE BAD BATCH CREATIVES: DEE BRADLEY BAKER, MICHELLE ANG, JENNIFER CORBETT AND BRAD RAU. CHECK OUT OUR AHSOKA TANO SERIES FINALE DISCUSSION HERE and OUR LOOK AHEAD TO ASAJJ VENTRESS' RETURN IN THE BAD BATCH HERE. Social Media Fangirls Going Rogue Twitter | Instagram Tricia Barr Twitter | Instagram Sarah Woloski Twitter | Instagram Facebook Public | Private You must answer the 3 questions to join the Private Facebook group!

The Bad Batch doesn’t exist without Dee Bradley Baker putting his spin on Clone Force 99. In advance of Season 3, he sat down with a roundtable of Star Wars media to talk about bringing Crosshair, Hunter, and Wrecker to life. The Bad Batch Season 3 premieres on Disney+ on January 21th, 2024. Be sure to check out our interview with showrunners Brad Rau and Jenniifer Corbett and the voice of Omega Michelle Ang. Thanks to our fellow Star Wars fan podcasters on the roundtable: Skywalking Through Neverland, Father Son Galaxy, Star Wars Explained, Star Wars Insider, Coffee With Kenobi, Star Wars Holocron, Ion Cannon, Jedi News and Fantha Tracks. OUR ZOOM DISCUSSIONS RETURN JANUARY 26th, 2024 at 8PM ET/5PM PT! Related Michelle Ang interview Jennifer Corbett and Brad Rau interview Fangirls Going Rogue review of The Bad Batch Season 3 premiere Social Media Fangirls Going Rogue Twitter | Instagram Tricia Barr Twitter | Instagram Sarah Woloski Twitter | Instagram Facebook Public | Private You must answer the 3 questions to join the Private Facebook group!

The Bad Batch showrunners Brad Rau and Jennifer Corbett share insights into Season 3 when they join a roundtable of Star Wars media. This is a MUST LISTEN interview for Star Wars fans. The Bad Batch Season 3 premieres on Disney+ on January 21, 2024. Be sure to check out interviews with Dee Bradley Baker (Crosshair, Hunter, Wrecker) and Michelle Ang (Omega). Thanks to our fellow Star Wars fan podcasters on the roundtable: Skywalking Through Neverland, Father Son Galaxy, Star Wars Insider, Skytalkers, Star Wars Explained, Coffee With Kenobi, Star Wars Holocron, Ion Cannon, and Fantha Tracks. OUR ZOOM DISCUSSIONS RETURN JANUARY 26th, 2024 at 8PM ET/5PM PT! Related Dee Bradley Baker interview Michelle Ang interview Fangirls Going Rogue review of The Bad Batch Season 3 premiere Social Media Fangirls Going Rogue Twitter | Instagram Tricia Barr Twitter | Instagram Sarah Woloski Twitter | Instagram Facebook Public | Private You must answer the 3 questions to join the Private Facebook group!

In The Bad Batch Season 3 Omega is a force for optimism and good. In advance of Season 3, Michelle Ang sat down with a roundtable of Star Wars media to talk about the challenges facing the oldest member of Clone Force 99. The Bad Batch Season 3 premieres on Disney+ on January 21, 2024. Be sure to check out our interviews with showrunners Brad Rau and Jenniifer Corbett and the voice of the Bad Batch Dee Bradley Baker. Thanks to our fellow Star Wars fan podcasters on the roundtable: Skywalking Through Neverland, Father Son Galaxy, Skytalkers, Star Wars Explained, Coffee With Kenobi, Star Wars Holocron, Ion Cannon, and Fantha Tracks. OUR ZOOM DISCUSSIONS RETURN JANUARY 26th, 2024 at 8PM ET/5PM PT! Related Dee Bradley Baker interview Jennifer Corbett and Brad Rau interview Fangirls Going Rogue review of The Bad Batch Season 3 premiere Social Media Fangirls Going Rogue Twitter | Instagram Tricia Barr Twitter | Instagram Sarah Woloski Twitter | Instagram Facebook Public | Private You must answer the 3 questions to join the Private Facebook group!

THE BAD BATCH IS BACK! Tricia Barr and Sarah Woloski share highlights from their conversations with Dee Bradley Baker (Crosshair, Hunter, Wrecker), Michelle Ang (Omega), Jennifer Corbett (Head Writer) and Brad Rau (Supervising Director) as they breakdown the impactful character moments of the first three episodes. Sarah highlights some musical moments and Tricia points out nods back to The Clone Wars. The discussion ponders key moments from StarWars.com interviews with Dee Bradley Baker and Lucasfilm Vice President of Animation Production Athena Portillo. Zoom chats return Monday, February 26th at 8pm ET where we allow you to dive into The Bad Batch Season 3 premiere episodes. Related The Bad Batch Season 3 Trailer (via StarWars.com) Executive Producer Athena Portillo on her affinity for The Bad Batch’s Tech (via StarWars.com) Dee Bradley Baker looks forward to the finale season of The Bad Batch Skywalking Through Neverland 450: Disneyland versus Universal Skywalking Through Neverland 451: Butch Patrick Hyperspace Theories: The Future of Star Wars Our 10th Anniversary episode with Teresa Delgado THE COMPLETE ROUNDTABLE INTERVIEWS WITH THE BAD BATCH CREATIVES: DEE BRADLEY BAKER, MICHELLE ANG, JENNIFER CORBETT AND BRAD RAU. CHECK OUT OUR AHSOKA TANO SERIES FINALE DISCUSSION HERE and OUR LOOK AHEAD TO ASAJJ VENTRESS’ RETURN IN THE BAD BATCH HERE. Plus we talk about how we’ve Star Wars’ed recently. Let us know how you have too through email or our social media. Social Media Fangirls Going Rogue Twitter | Instagram Tricia Barr Twitter | Instagram Sarah Woloski Twitter | Instagram Facebook Public | Private You must answer the 3 questions to join the Private Facebook group!

THE BAD BATCH RETURNS FOR A FINAL SEASON! Tricia Barr and Sarah Woloski have thoughts on some surprise reveals in the trailer. Asajj Ventress lives; hold our lightsabers while we hug each other and cry. The show premieres on Disney+ February 21 with three new episodes and runs through May 1st. That’s not the only news since our last episode of 2023: Dave Filoni was promoted to Chief Creative Officer of Lucasfilm, The Mandalorian and Grogu leads off the movie slate, and Ahsoka Season 2 is confirmed in development. We also celebrate the nominations and awards for Star Wars shows, cast, and crew. Related The Bad Batch Season 3 Trailer (via StarWars.com) The Mandalorian and Grogu movie announcement (via StarWars.com) Dave Filoni to be honored at Saturn Awards (via StarWars.com) Dave Filoni named Lucasfilm Chief Creative Officer (via Variety) Lessons in Franchise Management: Marvel and Star Wars (via FANgirl Blog) Episode 44 with Dave Filoni Female fans strike back on ‘male only franchise’ nonsense (via NBC) Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy quote 8 years out of context (via Forbes) Skywalking Through Neverland Mike Matessino Interview Skywalking Through Neverland Discussion of Mickey Mouse in Public Domain Hyperspace Theories: Allegories of Mortis episode Our 10th Anniversary episode with Teresa Delgado DO THE QUIZ WITH US: WHAT PERCENT LEIA ARE YOU? CHECK OUT OUR AHSOKA TANO SERIES FINALE DISCUSSION HERE. Plus we talk about how we’ve Star Wars’ed recently. Let us know how you have too through email or our social media. Social Media Fangirls Going Rogue Twitter | Instagram Tricia Barr Twitter | Instagram Sarah Woloski Twitter | Instagram Facebook Public | Private You must answer the 3 questions to join the Private Facebook group!

THE GANG IS BACK TOGETHER! In a special episode, Teresa Delgado joins Tricia Barr and Sarah Woloski to reminisce on 10 years of Fangirls Going Rogue. We’re not just going to walk down memory lane. Old interviews with Dave Filoni, Vanessa Marshall, Tiya Sircar, and more highlight some of the paths Star Wars storytelling has taken. In our first interview with Dave Filoni years ago, Filoni talks about being fascinated with Sabine Wren’s Darksaber training. It seems like AHSOKA brings his favorite storyline full circle. That and more insights in this for retrospective. This is definitely a must-listen episode for Star Wars fans! Related Episode 8 with Vanessa Marshall Episode 15 Sarah’s First Episode Episode 19 with Tiya Sircar Episode 23 with Anna Graves Episode 36 with Dave Filoni Topps Card discussion Episode 44 with Dave Filoni Episode 65 on Mental Health Episode 20.5 with Anne Convery Episode 21.9 Witchy Spooktacular CHECK OUT OUR AHSOKA TANO SERIES FINALE DISCUSSION HERE. Social Media Fangirls Going Rogue Twitter | Instagram Tricia Barr Twitter | Instagram Sarah Woloski Twitter | Instagram Facebook Public | Private You must answer the 3 questions to join the Private Facebook group!

AHSOKA is over, but that won’t be the end of the discussion for a show that leaves more questions than answers. Join Sarah Woloski and Tricia Barr as they dig into the music from Episodes 6 through 8 as well as the character developments for Ahsoka and Sabine. It’s Halloween season, so Morgan Elsbeth and the Great Mothers of the Witch Kingdom get a spot light as well. Related AHSOKA Episode Guides Murley Lofi AHSOKA Composer article on Yahoo Kiner family interview on Screenrant Hyperspace Theories explores storytelling of the AHSOKA finale Skywalking Through Neverland Halloween Special CHECK OUT OUR PREVIOUS AHSOKA DISCUSSIONS PART ONE and PART TWO Social Media Fangirls Going Rogue Twitter | Instagram Tricia Barr Twitter | Instagram Sarah Woloski Twitter | Instagram Facebook Public | Private You must answer the 3 questions to join the Private Facebook group!

Ahsoka is reunited with her former master Anakin Skywalker in AHSOKA Episode 6. Is this in her head or has she gone to a world between worlds. Sarah Woloski and Tricia Barr discuss this amazing episode “Shadow Warrior” plus look back at “Time to Fly” (Episode 3) and “Fallen Jedi” (Episode 4) in our listener comment section. Here’s that Topps card released by Dave Filoni shortly after Star Wars Rebels “Twilight of the Apprentice.” Related Sarah discusses AHSOKA “Time to Fly” on Laughing Place’s Who’s the Bossk podcast Tricia discusses AHSOKA “Shadow Warrior” on Laughing Place’s Who’s the Bossk podcast Our review of the AHSOKA premiere Wicca Living – Maiden, Mother, Crone Social Media Fangirls Going Rogue Twitter | Instagram Tricia Barr Twitter | Instagram Sarah Woloski Twitter | Instagram Facebook Public | Private You must answer the 3 questions to join the Private Facebook group!