Episode 801 - Tales from the Rancor Pit

Anakin, Ahsoka, Aayla, and the clones defend the Lurmen from the Separatists whether they want to be defended or not in a clash of philosophical ideals.   In this fully armed and operational episode of Podcast Stardust, we discuss: The introduction of Lok Durd, voiced by Star Trek’s George Takei, The Defoliator, a new Separatist weapon, The quality of the action scenes and the lighting in this episode, A clash of philosophical ideals between the Jedi and the Lurmen, and Other reasons why we love this episode of The Clone Wars. Check out our last discussion of The Clone Wars in episode 803. Thanks for joining us for another episode! Subscribe to Podcast Stardust for all your Star Wars news, reviews, and discussion wherever you get your podcasts. And please leave us a five star review on Apple Podcasts.   Find Jay and her cosplay adventures on J.Snips Cosplay on Instagram.   Join us for real time discussion on the RetroZap Discord Server here: RetroZap Discord. Follow us on social media: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest | YouTube. T-shirts, hoodies, stickers, masks, and posters are available on TeePublic. Find all episodes on RetroZap.com.

We discuss the Music by John Williams documentary and the new trailer for Skeleton Crew in this Star Wars week’s news.   In this fully armed and operational episode of Podcast Stardust, we discuss: The recently released key art for Star Wars: Skeleton Crew and a potential hidden image in the poster, The new trailer for Skeleton Crew and our thoughts on the tone and elements and how they compare to traditional Star Wars projects, A story about an abandoned twist concerning Obi-Wan Kenobi from The Phantom Menace, and Our reaction and favorite moments to the documentary Music by John Williams. Thanks for joining us for another episode! Subscribe to Podcast Stardust for all your Star Wars news, reviews, and discussion wherever you get your podcasts. And please leave us a five star review on Apple Podcasts.   Find Jay and her cosplay adventures on J.Snips Cosplay on Instagram.   Join us for real time discussion on the RetroZap Discord Server here: RetroZap Discord. Follow us on social media: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest | YouTube. T-shirts, hoodies, stickers, masks, and posters are available on TeePublic. Find all episodes on RetroZap.com.

Jedi Keeve Trennis and her allies defend themselves from one of Boolan’s Children of the Storm in issues 7 and 8 of Cavan Scott's The High Republic from Marvel.   In this fully armed and operational episode of Podcast Stardust, we discuss: What happened in the prior two issues of The High Republic to get to this point, The Yacombe species and what their powers are, Lourna Dee and where she stands with the Jedi and the Nihil, The stress this conflict is placing on the Jedi and how we have seen this before, The death of a Jedi, The powers of the Children of the Storm, Jedi Master Sskeer and how he is handling Magrak syndrome, and more.   FInd our discussion of issues five and six in episode 756.   Thanks for joining us for another episode! Subscribe to Podcast Stardust for all your Star Wars news, reviews, and discussion wherever you get your podcasts. And please leave us a five star review on Apple Podcasts.   Find Jay and her cosplay adventures on J.Snips Cosplay on Instagram.   Join us for real time discussion on the RetroZap Discord Server here: RetroZap Discord. Follow us on social media: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest | YouTube. T-shirts, hoodies, stickers, masks, and posters are available on TeePublic. Find all episodes on RetroZap.com.

Ahsoka Tano learns a lesson about attachment from Aayla Secura when they crash on a remote world in “Jedi Crash.”   In this fully armed and operational episode of Podcast Stardust, we discuss: The rescue of Aayla Secura, The introduction of Aayla Secura and some of the details behind her origin, The Lehrman and some of the behind the scenes information to their creation, and The lessons Ahsoka learns about attachment. Find our last discussion of The Clone Wars in episode 797.   Thanks for joining us for another episode! Subscribe to Podcast Stardust for all your Star Wars news, reviews, and discussion wherever you get your podcasts. And please leave us a five star review on Apple Podcasts.   Find Jay and her cosplay adventures on J.Snips Cosplay on Instagram.   Join us for real time discussion on the RetroZap Discord Server here: RetroZap Discord. Follow us on social media: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest | YouTube. T-shirts, hoodies, stickers, masks, and posters are available on TeePublic. Find all episodes on RetroZap.com.

This week’s Star Wars news features an update on the production of The Mandalorian and Grogu, the writer for the Rey “New Jedi Order” movie, and James Mangold’s movie.   In this fully armed and operational episode of Podcast Stardust, we discuss: An update on the filming of The Mandalorian and Grogu, The loss of a writer for the Rey “New Jedi Order” movie, Daisy Ridley’s comments on the status of the “New Jedi Order” movie, Comments from James Mangold on filming his “Dawn of the Jedi” movie, What all the news means for the release schedule of Star Wars movies, and Music by John Williams is now available on Disney+. Thanks for joining us for another episode! Subscribe to Podcast Stardust for all your Star Wars news, reviews, and discussion wherever you get your podcasts. And please leave us a five star review on Apple Podcasts.   Find Jay and her cosplay adventures on J.Snips Cosplay on Instagram.   Join us for real time discussion on the RetroZap Discord Server here: RetroZap Discord. Follow us on social media: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest | YouTube. T-shirts, hoodies, stickers, masks, and posters are available on TeePublic. Find all episodes on RetroZap.com.

Happy Halloween! We are celebrating the spooky season with a discussion of Cavan Scott’s Tales from the Rancor Pit.   In this fully armed and operational episode of Podcast Stardust, we discuss: Our overall, non-spoiler thoughts on Tales from the Rancor Pit, The framing story featuring Captain Vaclav trying to placate Jabba the Hutt, “Undead” droids rising from the dead to get their revenge on General Kazameer during the Clone Wars, A High Republic adventure featuring Ty Yorrick hunting some monsters, A story set on Hoth featuring Han, Leia, and Chewbacca dealing with scared Wampas, and The resolution to Captain Vaclav’s plight. Thanks for joining us for another episode! Subscribe to Podcast Stardust for all your Star Wars news, reviews, and discussion wherever you get your podcasts. And please leave us a five star review on Apple Podcasts.   Find Jay and her cosplay adventures on J.Snips Cosplay on Instagram.   Join us for real time discussion on the RetroZap Discord Server here: RetroZap Discord. Follow us on social media: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest | YouTube. T-shirts, hoodies, stickers, masks, and posters are available on TeePublic. Find all episodes on RetroZap.com.

We are celebrating five years and 800 episodes of Podcast Stardust by looking at the last 100 episodes and predicting what will happen in the next 5 years and 800 episodes.   In this fully armed and operational episode of Podcast Stardust, we discuss: The scope of our discussions over the past 100 episodes, What our favorite topics have been from the past 100 episodes, Prominent uses of the number 800 in Star Wars, and Our predictions for Star Wars and Star Wars events for the next 5 years. Thanks for joining us for another episode! Subscribe to Podcast Stardust for all your Star Wars news, reviews, and discussion wherever you get your podcasts. And please leave us a five star review on Apple Podcasts.   Find Jay and her cosplay adventures on J.Snips Cosplay on Instagram.   Join us for real time discussion on the RetroZap Discord Server here: RetroZap Discord. Follow us on social media: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest | YouTube. T-shirts, hoodies, stickers, masks, and posters are available on TeePublic. Find all episodes on RetroZap.com.

A character makes his way into Skeleton Crew from The Battle for Endor and all the publishing reveals from NYCC are featured in this week’s Star Wars news.   In this fully armed and operational episode of Podcast Stardust, we discuss: The surprise reveal that a character species from The Battle for Endor will be appearing in Skeleton Crew, Covers for Star Wars graphic novels coming from Dark Horse comics, A new Poe Dameron mini-series that leads into The Force Awakens, The High Republic Adventures story details, art, and covers, Extremely intriguing concept art for the Jedi as they prepare to fight the Nihil and Nameless in The High Republic, Art for the next audio novel featuring Marchion Ro and Lourna Dee, Charles Soule’s upcoming Star Wars: Legacy of Vader comic from Marvel, and more. Thanks for joining us for another episode! Subscribe to Podcast Stardust for all your Star Wars news, reviews, and discussion wherever you get your podcasts. And please leave us a five star review on Apple Podcasts.   Find Jay and her cosplay adventures on J.Snips Cosplay on Instagram.   Join us for real time discussion on the RetroZap Discord Server here: RetroZap Discord. Follow us on social media: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest | YouTube. T-shirts, hoodies, stickers, masks, and posters are available on TeePublic. Find all episodes on RetroZap.com.

The Gungans take the field against the battle droids, Padmé leads the Naboo against the Viceroy, and Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi duel Darth Maul.   We are joined by Craig Dickinson from Reading Between the Reels, and Tom Gross from Teachers in the Dungeon for this discussion of The Phantom Menace.   The segment of The Phantom Menace we are discussing runs from 1:44:38 to 1:54:39.   In this fully armed and operational episode of Podcast Stardust, we discuss: Craig and Tom’s memories of seeing The Phantom Menace for the first time, their farovrite characters, and scenes, The Gungans battle against the battle droids and their role in the overall fight, Padmé’s infiltration into Theed palace, The battle in the hangar and Qui-Gon’s instructions to Anakin Skywalker to hide and stay safe, Darth Maul’s emergence in the hangar and the reveal of the double bladed lightsaber, The Naboo assault on the Trade Federation battleship with the N-1 starfighters, and Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan’s fight against Darth Maul. For more discussion of The Phantom Menace, check our the last episode in this series, which is episode 786.   Thanks for joining us for another episode! Subscribe to Podcast Stardust for all your Star Wars news, reviews, and discussion wherever you get your podcasts. And please leave us a five star review on Apple Podcasts.   Find Jay and her cosplay adventures on J.Snips Cosplay on Instagram.   Join us for real time discussion on the RetroZap Discord Server here: RetroZap Discord. Follow us on social media: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest | YouTube. T-shirts, hoodies, stickers, masks, and posters are available on TeePublic. Find all episodes on RetroZap.com.

Kit Fisto, his former Padawan, and a squad of clones infiltrate the lair of General Grievous. Can the Jedi escape before Grievous eliminates them all?   In this fully armed and operational episode of Podcast Stardust, we discuss: The introduction of Kit Fiston into The Clone Wars, Some of the backstory of General Grievous, How Count Dooku has set a trap for Grievous and given him a chance to redeem himself, Kit Fisto’s former padawan, Nahdar Vebb, and his use of power in this episode, and The overall lesson to be learned from this episode. Check out the previous episode in our The Clone Wars rewatch in episode 794.   Thanks for joining us for another episode! Subscribe to Podcast Stardust for all your Star Wars news, reviews, and discussion wherever you get your podcasts. And please leave us a five star review on Apple Podcasts.   Find Jay and her cosplay adventures on J.Snips Cosplay on Instagram.   Join us for real time discussion on the RetroZap Discord Server here: RetroZap Discord. Follow us on social media: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest | YouTube. T-shirts, hoodies, stickers, masks, and posters are available on TeePublic. Find all episodes on RetroZap.com.