In Episode 124, hosts Alyce and Laura revel* in the rizz (yeah, we know cool slang) of Spooky Season!

- Alyce is watching everything and Laura won’t watch anything new

- Coming to an apocalyptic future soon, probably: cryo-frozen celebrity zombies

- How money could be better spent: new recurring segment, perhaps?

- It wasn’t for us, but if The Acolyte was for you and you want your voice heard in the call for a second season, here are some helpful links: petition, letter template

- Jodie Turner-Smith calls Disney on its sh-t in Glamour UK

- The Hollywood Reporter asks if Disney is bad at Star Wars and, regardless of the answer, the article is at least a comprehensive recap of how we got here

- On that note, apparently toxic fandom is a thing in other fandoms too (not just Star Wars).

- The Art of The High Republic Vol. II finalizes its cover… oh, and it’s release has been delayed

- Mando Maybe-Spoilers? Allegedly some plot details of The Mandalorian and Grogu have leaked and all of them SUCK. Skip 40:05-45:05 to avoid this section.

- Recap on Tap: after a delay or two, all 4 issues of The High Republic Adventures: Saber For Hire are finally out! We didn’t realize how much we’ve missed having Ty Yorrick in our lives. Join us as we discuss the comic mini-series issue by issue [skip 45:55-1:15:20 to avoid spoilers]

Helpful links referenced in this episode:

- Kevin Smets, John Rocha and Laura Kelly discuss the epidemic of toxicity in fandom and possibility of more live-action Obi-Wan on the October 9th episode of The Jedi Way

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*This podcast contains a sh!t ton of profanity and boozin. You can find a bleeped version of this podcast absolutely nowhere. Cheers!

In Episode 123, hosts Alyce and Laura dive* into the end of the world, roadkill, being traumatized by Moulin Rouge and the real cost of being immortalized on the Walk of Fame

• Would anyone be surprised to learn that George Lucas is a little quirky?
• Making Star Wars shows is expensive, so it should surprise no one that Star Wars: The Acolyte was an expensive venture (via Forbes)
• RIP James Earl Jones (via Deadline)
• We’re seeing more reports of various upcoming Star Wars projects being delayed or on hold =/
• What Star Wars and Who Wants to be a Millionaire have in common
• *a la SNL’s Stefon* Skeleton Crew is going to have everything: Dave Filoni as a goalkeeper, a whole new kind of Jedi, pirates in beanies, URKEL??? (via EW)
• Ewan wants more Obi-Wan content + a career retrospective with Alyce’s bae (via Variety)
• Rey’s Theme played across the stars
• Marvel/Star Wars parents: let this be a lesson in why you shouldn’t name your human children after Disney’s copyrighted characters
• Missing The Bad Batch? Dark Horse Comics has a treat for you!
• Some initial, non-spoiler thoughts on the new YA High Republic novel, Tears of the Nameless (Collider has concept art and an excerpt here)
• Remember way back when the internet was obsessed with that dress that was either white/gold or blue/black? We kind of have our own version of that lol

Helpful links referenced in this episode:

• Kevin, John and Laura discuss _________ on the September ___ episode of The Jedi Way

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*This podcast contains a sh!t ton of profanity and boozin. You can find a bleeped version of this podcast absolutely nowhere. Cheers!

In Episode 122, hosts Alyce and Laura venture* bravely into Star Wars and its scary fandom!

• Alyce goes button-mashing in a cloud of cigarette smoke. In other words, she lost $20 on a slot machine at a casino.
• New wine fridge invention idea, we call it!
• Lord of the Rings man-species hotties are old af (in-universe, that is)
• Star Wars Outlaws came out. That’s all we have to say about that, we’re not gamers.
• The next season of Ahsoka is probably at least 18 months away
• On that note, whatever business model these television series are using that is causing it to take 3+ years to make eight (8) 30-minute episodes needs to be abolished immediately
• RIP The Acolyte (via Deadline)
• And on that note, is the Star Wars fandom scaring away talent? This Rolling Stone article weighs in
• How The Mandalorian & Grogu movie needs to balance its various audiences
• Allegedly Boba Fett will not be in the Mando movie. But who knows?
• On a more positive note, we finally got a Skeleton Crew trailer last month! We’re excited, we like the look, we are sat.
• Recap on Tap: It’s the Kelnacca one-shot comic by Cavan Scott! Alyce and Laura have differing takes and no idea how to pronounce anyone’s names, but it makes for an interesting conversation!
• A brief investigation into where things stand with the forthcoming (?) video game Star Wars Eclipse

After we recorded but before this episode was released, we learned about the death of iconic Darth Vader voice actor James Earl Jones on September 9, 2024. We raise a toast in celebration of Jones’ life, legacy and his incredible 60-year career in film, television and stage. RIP.

Helpful links referenced in this episode:

• John Rocha, Kevin Smets and Laura discussed The Acolyte’s cancellation on the Aug. 20th episode of The Jedi Way
• On the most recent episode of The Jedi Way, Michael Vogel joined John and Laura to celebrate 10 years of Star Wars canon: what worked, what worked for us and what’s to come

Twitter: @forcetoastpod | @sLeiaAllDay | @ShutUp_Laura

Instagram: @forcetoastpod

Email: forcetoastpod@gmail.com

Website: forcetoastpod.com

*This podcast contains a sh!t ton of profanity and boozin. You can find a bleeped version of this podcast absolutely nowhere. Cheers!