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Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast177: Skywalking Through D23 Expo 2017, Part 1D23 Expo 2017. We were there and we bring you personal experiences, Imagineer interviews and amazing sound bytes from panels and roundtables we recorded throughout the weekend, all on 6 hours sleep! Here is what to expect on this episode: Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge and the Star Wars Hotel discussion with Donald Wicks (Rebel Legion, Endor Base), Roxanne Wicks, Shawn “Obi-Shawn” Crosby (Krypton Radio) and Anya Valdez (Rebel Legion, Sunrider Base). Michael Giacchino inducted into the Rebel Legion by Donald, Obi-Shawn and Anya and our ensuing discussion on this amazing composer. Imagineer Interview with Chris Beatty on Star Wars: Galaxy...2017-07-202h 20Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast176: Forces of Destiny Comprehensive BreakdownJourney through Star Wars: Forces of Destiny with Johnamarie Macias (The Wookiee Gunner / Rebels Chat / Galactic Fashion)! This is a comprehensive breakdown of these bite-sized morsels of Star Wars 2D animated goodness, from animation to story. Sabine and Leia, Ahsoka and Padme, Rey and BB-8, what’s not to love? Before we dive into these episodes, we play a few highlights from the Heroines of Star Wars panel at Star Wars Celebration Orlando - the panel where Forces of Destiny was first introduced. This panel featured Dave Filoni, Ashley Eckstein, Tiya Sircar and surprise appearance by Daisy Rid...2017-07-132h 08Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast175: Inside LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures with Bob Roth & Bill MotzLEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures Season 2 is coming, and we are delighted to have special guests Bob Roth and Bill Motz, the creators of the show, for a really fun discussion. We’ll be talking about what’s to come in this second season which premieres July 31 on Disney XD. I don’t want to give anything away but it is a Hoojib-tastic conversation. The first episode of Season 2 for LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures aired 6/17/2017, so we review "Trouble on Tibalt". What did you think of MOC, The Arrowhead, and our Freemaker friends? Also...2017-07-061h 22Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast174: Skywalking through the Clone Wars Micro-SeriesMINI-SERIES CONTINUED - We discuss Genndy Tartakovsky’s STAR WARS: CLONE WARS micro-series as part of our lead-up to FORCES OF DESTINY. We are joined by our book reviewer, Jocasta Drew (Drew Kaplan of StarWarsMaven.info) and Skywalker Nitzan Harel for a great discussion on Part 2 of this ground-breaking animated series. (Part 1 can be found here) Padme’s snow bunny outfit, Asajj Ventress’ death(??) and Mace Windu’s ability to wield the Force. Father’s Day garnered two exciting experiences we want to recap! A visit to Walt’s Barn resulted in an interview with legendary Imagineer Bo...2017-06-291h 39Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast173: I. Am. Speed. CARS 3CARS 3 rolled out on June 16th, 2017, so we called on the BIGGEST Cars fan we know - Teresa Delgado (Disney Vault Talk / Fangirls Going Rogue)!! She also happens to be a latina from Texas, eerily similar to Cristela Alonzo (voice of Cruz Ramirez). So we have thoughts and feelings about the messages of this film. The Cars 3 coverage continues as we bring you amazing insight from the Cars 3 Press Conference Richard and Sarah attended in Anaheim last week. Teresa also joins us for this enlightening segment, in which Cristela Alonzo becomes a star and Kerry Washington sums u...2017-06-211h 44Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney PodcastFULL AUDIO: CARS 3 Press ConferenceHere is the complete audio from CARS 3 Press Conference featuring the producer, director and cast. On June 10th, Walt Disney Studios and Pixar held the Global Press Conference at the Anaheim Convention Center. Featuring Owen Wilson (voice of “Lightning McQueen”), Armie Hammer (voice of “Jackson Storm”), Cristela Alonzo (voice of “Cruz Ramirez”), Kerry Washington (voice of “Natalie Certain”), CARS 3 Director Brian Fee, CARS 3 Producer Kevin Reher. The 2nd panel consisted of the Director and Producer again, plus Nathan Fillion (voice of “Sterling”), Lea DeLaria (voice of “Miss Fritter”), Isiah Whitlock Jr. (voice of “River Scott”) and Larry the Cable Guy (voice of “Mater”). 2017-06-1946 minSkywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney PodcastClassic Marvel Star Wars Comics #14In this episode we look at 1978’s Star Wars #14: THE SOUND OF ARMAGEDDON. Richard brings stories from his past with these comics, including a shoplifting story (*gasp*), Sarah is the newbie with thoughts on reading them for the first time. And Star Wars artist Randy Martinez brings his professional artists eye to these issues. Let’s check out this issue #14. Title: "THE SOUND OF ARMAGEDDON" Release Date: May 9, 1978 Writer: Archie Goodwin Consulting Editor: Jim Shooter Penciller: Carmine Infantino, Terry Austin Coloring: Janice Cohen Cover Art: Carmine Infantino, Terry Austin Syno...2017-06-141h 25Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast172: Summer of HeroesIt’s a Superhero Extravaganza! From WONDER WOMAN (2017) to Summer of Heroes at DCA, we’re hooked on a feeling. The new ride, Guardians of the Galaxy: Mission: Breakout! just opened at Disney’s California Adventure, along with a whole slew of Avenger activities, food and shows. Naturally we had to check it out and report back. Anthony Fox (MousePire Podcast), Bekah Goodman (Bekah's Buttons) and Josh Taylor (Network 1901) joined in our discussion of all the new experiences. Here's a playlist of all the great things you can check out at Summer of Heroes, including a meet and greet with Groo...2017-06-081h 42Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast171: Creature Performer Dee TailsDee Tails is a Creature Performer, actor and singer that has the good fortune of being in both THE FORCE AWAKENS and ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY. He shares anecdotes from the set, how he became a creature performer and his infectious personality. Our Things We Want To Share segment is full of Star Wars 40th Anniversary fun! We recap a screening and Director Q & A of 5-25-77 The Movie. The full Q & A with Director Patrick Read Johnson, actor Colleen Camp and more can be found here: https://youtu.be/FMF96MR35A4...2017-06-012h 21Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast170: Celebrating 40 Years of Star Wars with Producer Gary KurtzWe are honored to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Star Wars with film producer Gary Kurtz - the man that produced some of the most influential films of all time including American Graffiti, Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back and The Dark Crystal. Mr. Kurtz shares stories from the set, as well as giving his own opinion on the new generation of Star Wars films under the Disney umbrella. This producer is still producing, and he shares with us some hints about his next 3 projects. (29:29) LiningUp.net Update! Our good friend Ric Peralta (LiningUp.net) shares some b...2017-05-252h 12Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast169: A Day on the Set of The Empire Strikes BackHow would you like to spend a day on set of The Empire Strikes Back? This week we get to live vicariously through Matthew Pak, who won a Bantha Tracks Contest and got to do just that! Reading lines with Carrie Fisher, lunch with Harrison Ford, an interview with producer Gary Kurtz. Matthew’s stories are unreal. Do you remember reading about this contest in the Official Star Wars Fan Club Magazine and Starlog Magazine? NEW MINI-SERIES - Genndy Tartakovsky’s STAR WARS: CLONE WARS micro-series. We are joined by our book reviewer, Jocasta Drew (Drew Kaplan of S...2017-05-172h 22Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast168: Star Wars Day Around The World!May the 4th Be With You - Star Wars Day - is now celebrated around the world! We check in with Disneyland Paris, Las Vegas and right here in Los Angeles for an interview-packed episode. Martin Keeler attended “Star Wars Soiree” at Disneyland Paris with DJ Elliot. This is the first after-hours, hard-ticketed event Disneyland Paris has ever done. Martin gives us the details and whether or not “Star Wars Soiree” will return next year. On May the 4th, we moderated a DK panel and signing for the Star Wars: A Visual Encyclopedia Book Tour featuring Tricia Barr (Fa...2017-05-111h 46Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney PodcastFULL AUDIO: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 Press ConferenceHere is the complete audio from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 Press Conference featuring the producer, director and cast. On April 20th, Walt Disney Studios and Marvel held the Los Angeles Press Conference that featured Chris Pratt (Peter Quill), Zoe Saldana (Gamora), Sylvester Stallone (Star-Hawk), Kurt Russell (Ego), Dave Bautista (Drax), Michael Rooker (Yondu), director James Gunn, overseer/producer Kevin Feige and several more. You will hear two panels, each containing six stars. Enjoy! Links to our in-depth coverage of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2: Skywalking Through Neverland Episode 167: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 Richard's Guardians of th...2017-05-061h 04Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast167: Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2It’s a star-studded Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 episode! We’ll be reviewing the film and bringing you clips and commentary from the Los Angeles Press Conference that featured Chris Pratt (Peter Quill), Zoe Saldana (Gamora), Sylvester Stallone (Star-Hawk), Kurt Russell (Ego), Dave Bautista (Drax), Michael Rooker (Yondu), director James Gunn, overseer/producer Kevin Feige and a few more from the cast. Joe Deckelmeier (ScreenRant / That Hashtag Show) joins in our discussion and provides major insight into the Marvel lexicon from the ‘90’s. There may be some hints, clues and tidbits in the Press Conference that leads us...2017-05-032h 19Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney PodcastSWCO Podcast Stage Show: Skywalking Through 40 Years of Your FandomCelebrate 40 years of your fandom with Skywalking Through Neverland on the Podcast Stage! At this interactive stage show we had a slideshow presentation with pictures depicting different moments in Star Wars fandom, from 1977 to 2017. We asked for those present if they had any stories, and several came up to share. Randy Martinez (Star Wars Artist) joined us for a mini-segment of Classic Marvel Star Wars Comics. He lent his artistic expertise to Comic Book Cover #14, as well as an ad that didn’t look quite right. In Things We Want To Share, Dave Parfitt (Adventures By...2017-04-301h 21Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast166: Guardians of the Whills and THRAWNWelcome Star Wars book-readers! This is the episode for you. Today we are talking Thrawn by Timothy Zahn. Del Rey released this highly-coveted book on April 11th, and we hungrily listened to the audiobook. Let’s talk plot, structure and Easter eggs in this fun discussion. (59:15) Jocasta Drew (Drew Kaplan of StarWarsMaven.info) helps us review the new Disney Lucasfilm Press middle grade novel, Guardians of the Whills by Greg Rucka. Learn more about Chirrut Imwe and Baze Malbus as we dive in. Is it really just for kids? We think not! Read Drew's review here. (20:24) Als...2017-04-281h 36Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast165: SWCO - The DebriefingStar Wars Celebration Orlando may be over, but we’re still celebrating! Immediately after the convention, several Skywalkers met up to talk about their favorite moments, dissect the trailers and more. Skywalkers: Tricia Barr - @fangirlcantina Matt Clifton - @FloridaFulcrum Ryan Stampfli - @thearrowbreaker Luann and David Manderville - @LuManderville & @dwmanderville Melissa Villy - @JediLibrarian42 John Liang - @juanjohnjedi Patty Hammond - @PattyBones2 BJ Priester - @RedPenofLex Sandra Choute - @geekchic9 We dissected STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI trailer, the STAR WARS REBELS Season 4 trailer, the tear-jerking Star Wars 40th Anniversary panel and our various Pod...2017-04-201h 49Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney PodcastSTAR WARS REBELS Season 4 Press Conference On Saturday, April 15th of Star Wars Celebration Orlando, we were not only treated to an amazing Star Wars Rebels Season 4 panel, but also a Press Conference featuring Executive Producer Dave Filoni and his STAR WARS REBELS "family." This episode contains the entire audio from that press conference. Talent Participating: Dave Filoni - Executive Producer Vanessa Marshall - voice of Hera Steve Blum - voice of Zeb Tiya Sircar - voice of Sabine Taylor Gray - voice of Ezra Bridger Fortunately we were a...2017-04-1835 minSkywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast164: ROGUE ONE'S Princess Leia - Ingvild DeilaIngvild Deila, ROGUE ONE’S Princess Leia body double, actress and singer, is Skywalking Through Neverland this week in her Star Wars podcast debut! She is absolutely delightful as she tells us stories of pretending to be Luke Skywalker as a girl, what it was like to don the Princess Leia gown for ROGUE ONE, and many more behind-the-scenes goodies. Enjoy and be sure to tweet your #skywalkerselfie! WHERE WE WILL BE (IN REAL LIFE) 4/14/17: GALACTIC NIGHTS at Disney's Hollywood Studios. A one-night Star Wars celebration during Star Wars Celebration Orlando. De...2017-04-1136 minSkywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney PodcastClassic Marvel Star Wars Comics #13 with Randy Martinez In this episode we look at 1978’s Star Wars #13: ’DAY OF THE DRAGON LORDS!’. Is this a “filler episode”? Why is Chewbacca about to kill Luke Skywalker?? Randy Martinez gives us an update on his Star Wars Celebration Orlando official Art Show exclusive art. Richard, Sarah and Star Wars artist Randy Martinez dive into this classic Marvel Star Wars comic. Title: "DAY OF THE DRAGON LORDS!" Release Date: April 11, 1978 Writer: Archie Goodwin Consulting Editor: Jim Shooter Penciller: Carmine Infantino, Terry Austin Cover Art: John Byrne Syno...2017-04-101h 24Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast163: Matt Busch and Lin Zy - Star Wars Celebration ArtistsMatt Busch and Lin Zy have both been chosen to be official Star Wars Celebration Art Show Artists! While it's always fun talking with another married couple, it's especially exciting to talk to them both about their SWCO Art Show pieces, both of which spoke to Richard and Sarah in different ways. Lin Zy has a beautiful Japanese-inspired Ahsoka piece. Matt Busch did a celebration of collectibles that looks like he went into Richard's bedroom as a kid growing up, and put it all on a massive painting. Sarah and Richard delve into th...2017-04-061h 42Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast161: Talking TWIN SUNSLucasfilm screened "Twin Suns" and the Season 3 Finale of STAR WARS REBELS for a select few, including Skywalkers Donald Wicks (Rebel Legion) and Joey Pittman (Disney Universe Podcast). They join in a discussion of Twin Suns;, share their Lucasfilm experience and also share audio from the Q&A between Sam Witwer (Maul) and Dave Filoni (Overseer of Star Wars Everything). We will be sharing more of that Q&A next week, as some of it includes discussion on the Season Finale. Also joining us is Tyler Westhause (Star Wars Podcast Alliance) to talk “Twin Suns” and his favo...2017-03-232h 08Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast160: Beauty and the Beast Press EventDisney’s live-action BEAUTY AND THE BEAST arrives in theaters on March 17th, and we have a treat for you - interviews with the entire cast, director and composer direct from the March 5th Los Angeles Press Junket! Emma Watson is delightful as she eloquently speaks on the character of Belle. Luke Evans (Gaston) and Josh Gad (LeFou) absolutely steal the show with their wit and song. Then Director Bill Condon and Composer Alan Menken teach us about storytelling and song-writing as they describe how they adapted this 300-year old story for live-action. There are four new so...2017-03-161h 59Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast158: Star Wars Celebration Orlando SURVIVAL GUIDE, Part 2Part 2 of your Complete Survival Guide to Star Wars Celebration Orlando 2017 starts right here. This week we get the inside scoop as Elliot Hansen (DJ Elliot - Main Stage pre-show DJ) joins us to talk about his past experience and what we can all expect from the main Celebration Stage this year. He also shares with us some Behind-the-Scenes stories from previous years. One of the most common questions we’ve been asked is, “what can we do with our kids at Celebration?” Patty Hammond (EverydayFangirl, Skywalking Through Neverland Facebook Admin) has done TONS of research and has pl...2017-03-021h 48Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast155: Jennifer Landa & Mark Newbold - Getting Involved in the Fan CommunityMark Newbold (JediNews UK / Radio 1138 / starwars.com) and Jennifer Landa (YouTube / ForceCenter Podcast) join Richard and Sarah this week to give their expert opinions on how to get involved in the Star Wars Fan Community. We’ve been asked several times about this, so we asked on these great guests since they have such a rich, varied history between them. It’s Harry Potter wands vs. Star Wars lightsabers!! Teresa Delgado (Fangirls Going Rogue / Star Wars Bookworms / Disney Vault Talk) helps us delve into the similarities and differences of wand-lore vs. lightsaber kyber crystals, the origin story of t...2017-02-082h 19Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney PodcastClassic Marvel Star Wars Comics #12: DOOMWORLD!"At last! Beyond The Movie! Beyond the Galaxy!” reads the cover of each issue of the Marvel Star Wars comics from 1977 and beyond. Richard, Sarah and Star Wars artist Randy Martinez dive into these classic Marvel Star Wars comics from the 1970’s and 1980’s. In this episode we look at Star Wars #12: ’DOOMWORLD!’ Well, this comic MUST be good because the title is in all caps! There’s also a ROGUE ONE reference, and you will have to help us settle a big debate on just which Star Destroyer appears in this comic. Title: "DOOMWORLD!" Releas...2017-02-011h 33Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast153: STAR WARS Props & Costumes with GUS LOPEZHow many times have you watched a Star Wars films and thought, “I wonder where that prop or costume piece ended up?” The answer is most likely Gus Lopez’s amazing STAR WARS Collection. Each day, he posts a “Daily Grail” on Facebook, showing off one piece of his collection at a time. We were fascinated to learn the stories behind the original Death Star, Emperor Palpatine’s yellow contact lenses, costume notes and size measurements for the Hutt-slayer Leia costume and SO MUCH MORE. Photos of his entire collection here. The Star Wars Half Marathon at Disneyland...2017-01-201h 52Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast152: Lightspeed to Endor - Star Tours 30th Anniversary!Former Imagineer Mark Eades joins us to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of STAR TOURS. He was the media producer and casting director for this attraction when it was first designed for Disneyland back in the 1980’s. Because Mark was there from the very start, he has lots of great stories about Anthony Daniels, Pee-Wee Herman, a famous backstage bathroom and a unique perspective of the upcoming Star Wars Land! Our fairy-podmother, Margaret Kerry (Original Tinker-Bell animator’s model) is back in her Ask Tink segment, doling out advice and wisdom for all of our Skywalkers. We r...2017-01-112h 10Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast151: Skywalking Through 2016 And BeyondHappy New Year Skywalkers! We welcome 2017 by taking a step back and revisiting our high points and low points of 2016 fandom with a few podcast friends. What surprised us in 2016? What was a personal highlight? What was the most controversial moment in fandom? First up, Bryan Young (Full Of Sith / Big Shiny Robot) joins us and we get into a discussion on Star Wars podcasters playing nice. Then Mark Daniel (Star Wars Celebration and Disney Parks stage host) brings some laughs and life to the show, discussing highs and lows at the Disney Parks and his own...2017-01-052h 50Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast145: Skywalking to 1976 with Craig MillerCraig Miller, former head of fan relations at Lucasfilm and ancillary producer, is back to give more insider info on The Star Wars Holiday Special. He tells us about how the small production kept growing to promote the stars of CBS and other fun-facts. We also talk about the 1976 MidAmeriCon WorldCon where Star Wars had its first panel and exhibit featuring the first actual props and costumes from STAR WARS. Cut to: 40 years later and the staff that organized that presentation is back to replicate that same panel. MOANA is Walt Disney Animation’s next film releasing on...2016-11-241h 33Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast143: Rancho Obi-Wan Strikes BackCome with us on an adventure to Rancho Obi-Wan’s fundraising Gala Event: The Gala Strikes Back! Skywalker Vineyards wine-tasting, Holocron Keeper and Richard discover they’re twins, Dave Filoni tap-dances around Ahsoka questions; so much happened! Our Skywalkers recap the once-in-a-lifetime experience. The fun continued as Skywalkers met up the next day to tour the Walt Disney Family Museum in the Presidio in San Francisco, less than a mile away from where Gareth Edwards is finishing up Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Learn some fun facts on Walt Disney’s family history, the early animated shorts...2016-11-101h 59Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney PodcastClassic Marvel Star Wars Comics #11"At last! Beyond The Movie! Beyond the Galaxy!” reads the cover of each issue of the Marvel Star Wars comics from 1977 and beyond. Richard, Sarah and Star Wars artist Randy Martinez dive into these classic Marvel Star Wars comics from the 1970’s and 1980’s. In this episode we look at Star Wars #11: ’Star Search’ or, “the search for Luke Skywalker.” Sound familiar? The Force Awakens already happened in 1978!! Listen as we check out the similarities. This issue also features our favorite things: Crimson Jack, Han and Leia getting it on, a Star Wars Holiday Special crossover and...Peter Pan?...2016-11-031h 18Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast139: DON POST JR. the Son of the Godfather of HalloweenDon Post. Does that name bring back memories for some of you? Let’s go Skywalking through October with the man that put Halloween on the map - Don Post Jr! Don’s father, nick-named the Godfather of Halloween, started up Don Post Studios and together he and his son built up the company. They eventually acquired the license to make full head Star Wars masks and helmets back in 1977 and the rest is Halloween history. We could not BE more excited to share this interview with you, and Don Post, Jr. himself was just as excited. The memories he h...2016-10-062h 05Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast137: The Great ROGUE ONE Composer DebateFilm music. It binds us, surrounds us and draws us all together as fans. So when composers get switched up on a film as high-profile as ROGUE ONE, we must discuss. On this episode we delve into the film music of both Alexandre Desplat and Michael Giacchino to determine which would make the better composer for ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY. We couldn’t do it alone, so Anthony Fox of MousePire joins us to offer some extra insight. With STAR WARS REBELS, Season 3 premiering on September 24th, it’s time to look back at Kevin Kine...2016-09-221h 56Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast135: "Tinker Bell Talks!" with Margaret KerryThe delightful Margaret Kerry, Tinker Bell Animation Model for PETER PAN (1959) graces this podcast with her presence once again. Richard and Sarah sat down in person with the bubbly storyteller and Fairy Podmother as she imparted 80 years of wisdom and pixie dust on us. Margaret Kerry has written a book: “Tinker Bell Talks! Tales of a Pixie Dusted Life” so listen in as she tells us all about it. It will be coming out very soon, so stay tuned for the link. This past weekend was topped off by the Disneyland Half Marathon AND John Williams at the...2016-09-081h 59Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney PodcastClassic Marvel STAR WARS Comics #10"At last! Beyond The Movie! Beyond the Galaxy!” reads the cover of each issue of the Marvel Star Wars comics from 1977 and beyond. Richard, Sarah and Star Wars artist Randy Martinez dive into these classic Marvel Star Wars comics from the 1970’s and 1980’s. In this episode we look at Star Wars #10: ’Behemoth From The World Below!’ A Behemoth ravages the town, characters die rather gruesomely, Jaxxon has a moment, and we get to see something miraculous happen before it really happens in The Empire Strikes Back. What could it be?? But first, Randy Martinez remembers...2016-08-261h 15Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast133: Skywalking Through STRANGER THINGS / Goodbye Kenny BakerThe biggest TV hit this summer has definitely been the Netflix horror-suspense series, STRANGER THINGS. Joining us this week is actress Glennellen Anderson, who plays mean-girl Nicole with Steve’s gang. She gives us all kinds of awesome details about working on set, the Duffer Brothers, Winona Rider and the miracle that is Millie Bobby Brown (Eleven). There are spoilers ahead in this interview, so if you haven’t seen STRANGER THINGS yet, what are you doing? Watch, then listen! (1:07:48) James Arnold Taylor in the house! Our beloved voice of Obi-Wan from Star Wars: The Clone Wars and...2016-08-182h 04Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast132: The MARVELous DRAGONtastic Episode of Rogue OneBREAKING: ROGUE ONE Olympics Trailer Reaction! We love the Olympics, and we love Star Wars even more. Let’s discuss the NEW trailer which debuted during Olympics coverage on 8/11. Friend of the show Adam Bray (Author: Ultimate Star Wars, Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need To Know) joins us to discuss his new book, Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need To Know with some fun stories and just what it takes to write what you love. He is on a book tour, so head here to check out where you can meet him. PETE’S DRAG...2016-08-122h 05Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast131: Howard The Duck 30th Anniversary SpecialThe TechnoRetro Dads team up with Skywalking Through Neverland to celebrate HOWARD THE DUCK’S 30th Anniversary! This film had a rockin’ theme song, Lea Thompson in her skivvies and a man in a duck suit. We talk about the highpoints, lowpoint, and the possible future for Howard. In the summer of 1986, Star Wars fans looked forward to anything bearing the LucasFilm Logo. Richard, Shazbazzar and Jedishua reminisce, while Sarah shares her thoughts on seeing the film for the first time. We go from Ducks to Sharks as Richard and his Talking Apes TV co-host Mark Oguschewitz revi...2016-08-041h 52Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney PodcastEpisode 130: Hamill, Hoojibs and HerUniverseOn this episode, we continue our coverage of Star Wars Celebration Europe, then dive into SDCC 2016. If you watched the Mark Hamill panel from SWCE, our good friend Kevin Raidernerd Reitzel (Fandom Podcast Network) was the first one up to ask Mark a question. He was wearing a #TeamHoojib shirt! Well, Kevin comes on the show to talk Hamill, hoojibs and Running of the Wilrow Hoods. STN roving reporter Kai Charles (Fiction State of Mind) is back from San Diego Comic-Con 2016 and she has some great stories about the Star Wars panels and the 3rd...2016-07-292h 28Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast129: Skywalking Through Star Wars Celebration Europe with TRICIA BARRThis week Richard and Sarah welcome Tricia Barr (Fangirls Going Rogue / Star Wars Insider Magazine & Book Author) to talk first-hand about her Star Wars Celebration Europe adventures. She was there at the big Rogue One panel, had her own big panels, talked with Star Wars Rebels cast and crew Dave Filoni, Tiya Sircar and Sam Witwer and then adopted a few Loth Cats along the way. Let’s talk Star Wars!! Also on this episode: WINNER ANNOUNCED - Who won a copy of Chuck Wendig’s new book, Star Wars: Life Debt? All you had to do was pick out the question...2016-07-201h 39Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast128: Star Wars Celebration 0 Flashback & Star Wars Land Concept ArtSTAR WARS CELEBRATION FLASHBACK - In honor of Star Wars Celebration Europe starting July 15th, we flashback to the very first Star Wars convention held 29 years ago. It was officially titled, “Starlog Salutes Star Wars–A 10th Anniversary Tribute to George Lucas and the Galaxy Far, Far Away Which He Created!” or as we are now calling it, Celebration 0! Thinking ahead, an 18-year old Richard traveled to Los Angeles to get the audio from this first-ever George Lucas panel for something called Skywalking Through Neverland (remember this was 1987). Here now for the first time is the whole Q&A panel...2016-07-141h 58Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast127: Finally, WRECK-IT RALPH 2WRECK-IT RALPH 2 is ggglitching its way into theaters on March 9, 2018. We can’t wait! John C. Reilly (Ralph) and Sarah Silverman (Vanellope Von Schweetz) are both set to reprise their roles. All we know about the plot so far is that Ralph is wrecking the internet. Richard and Sarah take a deep dive into what the plot could contain. We even called on some help from our Skywalkers via our Facebook Group Page. From memes to apps to gaming, how could Ralph and Vanellope break the internet? And what gaming cameos would you want to see? Disney’s Animal Kingdom at Walt Dis...2016-07-081h 34Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast124: LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures Press EventThis week we get to know the Freemakers! Who? LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures is the new Disney XD show premiering June 20 and features a new family in the Star Wars universe - Rowan, Kordi and Zander Freemaker. Kai Charles, our roving STN reporter, attended the press day held near Walt Disney Studios and gives us a first-hand account of her experience, as well as what to expect from this brand new edition to the Star Wars universe. Celebration Europe is one month away, and event organizers Martin Keeler and Jed Shepherd give us some insight...2016-06-172h 05Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast123: Special Announcements! (brought to you by Numbers 1,2 and 3)Julie Andrews, Disney Cruises, and a Skywalking Soundtrack?? This episode is chock full of announcements in an Expanded Edition of Things We Want To Share! Skywalker Lori Lezotte joins us to tell her Skywalker Story. But before we get into that, we announce last week’s Seen Unseen Giveaway WINNER! Who won this beautiful set of books by author Russell Flores? Things We Want To Share, Expanded Edition Julie Andrews will star in Netflix Original series “Julie’s Greenroom” for preschool kids! Not only will this star Julie Andrews, but it is co-created by Julie and her daughter, Emma Walton H...2016-06-0948 minSkywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney PodcastClassic Marvel STAR WARS Comics #9 "At last! Beyond The Movie! Beyond the Galaxy!” reads the cover of each issue of the Marvel Star Wars comics from 1977 and beyond. Richard, Sarah and Star Wars artist Randy Martinez dive into these classic Marvel Star Wars comics from the 1970’s and 1980’s. In this episode we look at Star Wars #9: ’Showdown on a Wasteland World!’ which was originally released December 13, 1977 and written by Roy Thomas and Howard Chaykin, with Archie Goodwin acting as a consulting editor. Issue illustrated by Howard Chaykin and Tom Palmer. Title: "Showdown On a Wasteland World" Release Date: December 13, 1977 Writer: Roy Thom...2016-06-061h 12Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast122: Monkees / Muppet Director - James Frawley!Today we talk with THE MUPPET MOVIE and The Monkees TV series director - Mr. James Frawley! Richard has wanted to talk with this man ever since he could read the word “director" in the show credits, since he helped shape the person Richard is today. Needless to say, this is a very special interview. Outlaw Podcasters Return!! On May 27 the new Frozen Live at the Hyperion show premiered at DCA. Sarah and Richard scoped it out with Anthony Fox (Mousepire Podcast), Bekah Goodman (Bekah’s Buttons) and Dave Skale (Our Ghost Host) though Richard and I almost didn’t make it i...2016-06-021h 59Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast121: Star Wars Celebration Orlando - Looking AheadStar Wars Celebration Orlando (SWCO) is less than a year away and Star Wars Celebration Europe (SWCE) is less than 2 months away! Tickets are on sale and excitement is in the air. What better time to look ahead than RIGHT NOW! Celebration veterans Tricia Barr (Fangirls Going Rogue, Star Wars Insider), Ric Peralta (Liningup.net) and Eliza Peralta (the Chopper secret keeper) join us to discuss tips, what we are looking forward to and what we’d like change, with the help of comments from Skywalkers in our Facebook Group. (when we record at Disney Springs bring yo...2016-05-252h 40Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney PodcastStep In Time: BEDKNOBS AND BROOMSTICKSTreguna Mekoides Trecorum Satis Dee! That can only mean one thing… it’s time for BEDKNOBS AND BROOMSTICKS! The spell has been cast and Teresa Delgado of Fangirls Going Rogue and Disney Vault Talk joins us to talk about this much-loved 1971 film. Sherman Brother’s music, animation meeting live-action and some glorious 1970’s revolutionary effects make this film an instant classic. Sarah and Teresa grew up with Bedknobs and Broomsticks, and Richard is now the newbie, just watching it for the very first time. If you’ve never seen it or haven’t watched in awhile, here...2016-05-121h 11Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast119: Create-Your-Own Star Wars / Disney Holiday#MayThe4thBeWithYou! #RevengeOfThe5th! In honor of these dates, Richard and Sarah discuss fan-made holidays with the help of our Skywalkers. We’ve enlisted our NEW Facebook Group to come up with creative holidays that may happen in the Star Wars or Disney universe. Remember those awesome “Create-Your-Own” storybooks? It’s a bit like that! We debut our new segment, Skywalker Stories, with Alison Berrios - CosplayForJedi! She has a tale of woe and a tale of joy, so tune in and find out. You can submit your own Skywalker Story here. Drew Kaplan is now our...2016-05-052h 00Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast118: Star Wars Half Marathon - Dark Side Weekend RecapWe did it! We’re outlaws! And we ran 22.4 miles in the Inaugural
Star Wars Half Marathon - Dark Side Weekend at Walt Disney World
Resort. Richard and Sarah capped off the weekend with an (illegal)
roundtable of Skywalkers from near and far to share our runDisney
experiences. Have no idea what we’re talking about? Listen in and
you’ll understand why we’re wanted podcasters....
NEW STN Live Podcast Stage Show on May 29th for Star Wars Reads
Day at Rancho Cucamonga Library! Special Guests Billy Dee Williams,
Randy Martinez and Denise Vasquez will grace the main...2016-04-261h 31Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast117: Which Star Wars Generation Fan Are You?Some Star Wars fans grew up with the original trilogy, some jumped in during the dark times; then there’s the prequel generation, and even those who came in during Star Wars: The Clone Wars TV series and the Disney acquisition. Which Generation fan are you? Where do you fit in? Richard and Sarah join in a heated TikiCantina discussion with special guests Johnamarie Macias (The Wookiee Gunner, Galactic Fashion) and Jeff Roney (Once Upon A Time Fan Podcast, 1st Generation Star Wars Fan).
Rey’s Story Review! Disney Lucasfilm Press has released the junior novel - Star Wars T...2016-04-132h 17Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast116: The Early Days of Star Wars Fandom with Craig Miller
Our special guest Craig Miller was the Publicist and Director of Fan Relations for Lucasfilm during the hey-day of the 70’s and 80’s. Ever wonder how fans knew what was going on in fandom before social media? Whose job was it to tell the world about this new movie called Star Wars? Craig shares some awesome stories.
Now speaking of social media… SO MUCH STAR WARS this week! Rogue One Teaser Trailer dropped as well as The Force Awakens Blu-Ray with Special Features. We review some of the bonus features with Skywalker and blogger, Drew Kaplan. Then, Richard and Sara...2016-04-082h 27Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast115: STAR WARS REBELS Season 2 Finale Press Coverage SpecialIn true Disney fashion, Disney Channel PR and Lucasfilm put on a genuine Red Carpet bash at Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, CA for the finale of Star Wars: Rebels, Season 2. In this episode, Richard and Sarah take you to the Red Carpet, inside the Main Theater with Q&A on "Twilight of the Apprentice" from cast and crew, and further to one-on-one interviews with Dave Filoni, Ashley Eckstein, Vanessa Marshall and Kevin Kiner.
*SPOILER ALERT* If you have NOT seen this finale - turn back now! Not only was the Q&A held after we all s...2016-03-311h 43Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney PodcastClassic Marvel STAR WARS Comics #8In this episode we are diving into Classic Marvel Star Wars Comic #8: "Eight For Aduba” or Magnificent 7 in space. You may recognize this comic as the introduction to several iconic characters, including Jaxxon and Serji-X. We have our usual top trio to discuss the issue. Star Wars artist Randy Martinez lends his artistic and nostalgic wisdom to the discussion. Richard also remembers reading these comics as a kid, but Sarah is younger than the comics themselves, and is the voice of the newbie. All three create a fun dynamic as we discuss word such as “FORP!” “SCHINK!” and “Begon...2016-03-231h 18Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast114: Tangled and Trials of the TempleWhat do Tangled and Trials of the Temple have in common? Turns out Kylo Ren and Rapunzel are best friends!
That’s not true. All of it.
But it IS true that the Disney Cruise Line’s Disney Magic has a NEW Tangled: The Musical show! Chickaphant’s parents tell us all about it. New music composed by Alan Menken! Ruffians! Thugs! And a light-up Pascal with Snuggly Duckling mug? Sign me up!
March 10th was Sarah’s birthday! She made it an excuse to do a Disney day and FINALLY complete a Disneyla...2016-03-171h 56Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney PodcastStep In Time: THE APPLE DUMPLING GANG with Disney Vault TalkSTEP IN TIME: Remembering Disney’s Matinee Movies is back and this time we are celebrating the 40th anniversary of the 1975 classic film - Walt Disney’s THE APPLE DUMPLING GANG! J
oining us on this journey to the old west are special guests Steve Glosson and Teresa Delgado of Disney Vault Talk. They bring their brand of fun and fond memories to the conversation while Richard reminisces about his first childhood crush, Celia (Stacy Manning), and Sarah watches the film for the first time in her life.
For anyone else who has not seen this...2016-03-091h 10Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast113: Skywalking Behind-The-Scenes of ZOOTOPIAWith the imminent release of Disney’s ZOOTOPIA on March 4th, it's the perfect time to bring you Behind-The-Scenes stories from the Press Day Sarah attended at Walt Disney Animation Studios. We had press roundtables with the Directors, Writers, Production Designers and Character Designers/Animators of ZOOTOPIA. She’ll go into some amazing stories, fun facts and we’ll hear audio from the filmmakers themselves.
Sarah was able to see ZOOTOPIA at a special #DisneyInfinityNEXT early screening, so she will give her Spoiler-Free review. She also got to meet Allison Petreck of Disney Infinity Toy Box TV. And th...2016-03-032h 13Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast112: The ALL-TIME AWARDSWelcome to Skywalking Through Neverland's 1st Annual ALL-TIME AWARDS Show! You nominated, you voted, and now it’s time to reveal the WINNERS of Disney, Star Wars and Marvel All-Time Awards. These are not just any categories, and we have some very distinguished Presenters to reveal your winners.
Joining us in studio are:
Star Wars Oxygen - David Collins TechnoRetro Dads - JediShua and Shazbazzar Brews and Blasters - Joe Tavano and Chris Salton Fangirls Going Rogue / Hyperspace Theories - Tricia Barr Disney Vault Talk - Teresa Delgado and Steve Glosson 2016-02-251h 38Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast111: Watching Star Wars in a Whole New WayHave you gone back to watch the 6 films of the Star Wars Saga after seeing The Force Awakens? What did you think? What did you feel? With all the new movies, comics, novels and TV shows that fill in gaps or show a different POV, it can change the way we look at the films. Richard and Sarah explore those changes with special guests Bryan Young (Full of Sith, Starwars.com) and Chris Salton (Brews and Blasters, The Collector's Hutt). You’ll never watch Han and Leia’s love scene the same way again! (30:37)
Next up, Impressions: The...2016-02-182h 06Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney PodcastClassic Marvel STAR WARS Comics #7 with Randy Martinez"At last! Beyond The Movie! Beyond the Galaxy!" as it says on the cover of each issue of the Marvel Star Wars comics from 1978. We are taking our Classic Marvel Star Wars Comics segment and spinning it off into its own show! If you are a new listener to the Skywalking Through Neverland growing podcast Empire, what we do is take you through each issue of the vintage series from the 70s and 80s! Star Wars Artist Randy Martinez will be joining us for every episode, lending his artistic and nostalgic wisdom to the discussion. Richard also...2016-01-281h 32Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast108: runDisney Star Wars Half Marathon 2016The 2nd Annual Star Wars Half Marathon weekend 1/15-1/17 in Anaheim, CA was a rousing success! Richard and Sarah completed 19.3 miles while flying through the streets of Disneyland and recorded fun sound bytes along the way. Joining our recap is author Russ Flores (Seen, Unseen Disneyland). (21:55)
What happens when you get swept in a runDisney race? Skywalker Amanda Bond made it to Mile 11 of 13 but was cut off at that point. Listen in on what happens to those that don't complete the race and what she learned for next time! (56:23)
Geek Fashion on our Point 5 P...2016-01-211h 42Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney Podcast104: TFA World Premiere, Red Carpet & After-Party Experience!We take all of our Skywalkers with us to the STAR WARS: The FORCE AWAKENS World Premiere, Red Carpet & After-Party in Hollywood, CA!! It was an absolute once-in-a-lifetime experience, and we share EVERYTHING with you. We talked with J.J. Abrams right after seeing this next chapter in the Star Wars saga!!! We also bring you clips from the line, like the moment we found out we would actually see THE FORCE AWAKENS at the world premiere on 12/14! (19:00) (SPOILER-FREE)
During our 13-hour wait, we talked to fans with amazing personal stories such as the cosplayers who co-starred...2015-12-202h 32Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney PodcastFULL AUDIO: Star Wars: The Force Awakens Global Press EventFULL UNCUT AUDIO from STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS Global Press Conference which took place in Los Angeles on December 6th, 2015. Every big name involved in the movie, except Mark Hamill (huh...), was in attendance. Listen in for some GREAT interviews with our first 45-minute panel consisting of J.J. Abrams, Carrie Fisher, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Lupita Nyongo and Lawrence Kasdan.
The second panel started 10 minutes later and consisted of (fangirlflail!) Harrison Ford, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Gwendoline Christie and Kathleen Kennedy. Mindy Kaling was a great moderator and asked, thankfully, different questions than we've been...2015-12-071h 16Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney PodcastEpisode 99: To PIXAR and Beyond!Ever wanted to take a VIP trip to PIXAR Animation Studios? We take you on the journey! Dave Parfitt of AdventuresByDaddy.com journeyed to San Francisco on a special blogger trip for INSIDE OUT and THE GOOD DINOSAUR and shares some fantastic moments with us, including audio interviews with:
Phyllis Smith (SADNESS) and Richard Kind (BING BONG)
Kyle MacLachlan (DAD) and Kaitlyn Dias (RILEY)
Pete Docter (Director, INSIDE OUT)
Jonas Rivera (Producer, INSIDE OUT) (23:54)
Margaret Kerry, our Fairy Podmother and original Tinker Bell animator’s model, is back with her ASK TINK segment! What advice and wisdom wi...2015-11-062h 06Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney PodcastEpisode 94: Skywalking Through Our 2-Year Anniversary!We couldn’t have done it without YOU! So on this episode we will be Skywalking through our first 2 YEARS of episodes and playing highlights from a few of our favorite shows.
We also have a bunch of messages that several of you Skywalkers sent in about your favorite episodes. We share all of those, including a dramatic reading from Sarah's parents on what we like to call Skywalking Masterpiece Theater By The Fireside Bedtime Story.
Ky’a is a four-year-old who has a fun perspective on Star Wars, is obsessed about The Force Awakens just...2015-10-012h 34Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney PodcastEpisode 93: Creature Voices with Mark DodsonHang onto something, Skywalkers, because we talk with Mark Dodson, the voice behind Salacious Crumb, the Gremlins and so many crazy creatures! Not only do we talk Star Wars, but Disney has a special place in Mark Dodson’s heart and we hear his heartwarming tale. Awesome stories, an Anthony Daniels encounter and so many more things we never knew. (12:57)
We also dive into Classic Marvel Star Wars Comics with Star Wars artist Randy Martinez. We cover issue #4, In Battle With Darth Vader! (1:08:02)
WINNER ANNOUNCED! Which lucky Skywalker won a “Journey To The Force Awakens” novel...2015-09-172h 23Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney PodcastEpisode 92: Happy Force Friday With DK PublishingFour Star Wars authors join us for Force Friday! We have lots of coverage from Force Friday including our panel from Mysterious Galaxy bookstore in San Diego where we kicked off the launch of DK Publishing's "Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need To Know." Authors Adam Bray, Cole Horton, Michael Kogge and Cecil Castellucci were in top form, and there’s some great stories behind the writing of this book as well as “Moving Target: A Princess Leia Adventure.” The full panel is here for your ears. (45:35)
Force Friday in Australia happened almost a full day ahead of our...2015-09-092h 55Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney PodcastEpisode 88: Jedi Training Academy's Oldest PadawanRoads. Where we’re going, we don’t need roads...
We need lightsabers!!
In Episode 88 (which totally has me thinking Back To The Future, if you can’t tell from listening to the first 20 seconds) we talk with Matt Cox - the first and only adult to participate in the Jedi Training Academy at Disneyland. He may be visually impaired, but that didn’t stop Matt from infiltrating the Jedi Training Academy at the 2015 Friends Of The Magic Meet-Up! (Matt hosts the podcast, Brunch With The Brits) Matt also proposed to his girlfriend Maria at Disneyla...2015-08-131h 44Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney PodcastEpisode 87: D23 Expo Surprises Revealed!Jeffrey Epstein, D23 Expo Spokesperson, joins us to reveal NEW exciting Star Wars and Lucasfilm-related panels and happenings at the D23 Expo. He confirms that the maker himself, George Lucas, will be in attendance, and whets our appetites for the Disney Archives Exhibit. We can’t wait!! (13:12)
Do you remember your first visit to a Disney Park? Re-live those memories as we talk with Georgia Davis - she visited Disneyland for her very first time on Disneyland’s 60th Anniversary. (41:57)
Stephen Howard of RoqooDepot.com reviews Star Wars Podcasts every week, so we invited him on t...2015-08-061h 21Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney PodcastStep In Time: THE LOVE BUG with Stephen Stantonbeep! beep! It’s Herbie, THE LOVE BUG!
Let’s step back in time to 1968 and reminisce about the little car that could. Richard and Sarah of Skywalking Through Neverland are joined again by our special guest host - voice of Grand Moff Tarkin, Sleepy in Disney’s 7D, and Lord Henry Mystic himself - Stephen Stanton! (The Grand Moff might even make a cameo in this episode…)
From our favorite Love Bug moments, dated dialogue and the whole Herbie legacy, we cover it all. So buckle up and Step In Time!
STEP IN TIME...2015-08-0454 minSkywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney PodcastStep In Time: MARY POPPINSWelcome to our first episode of STEP IN TIME: Remembering Disney's Matinee Movies. This is a NEW monthly spin-off show where we look back at the Disney live-action films of yesteryear. For our special inaugural episode, Richard and Sarah of Skywalking Through Neverland are joined by a special guest host - voice of Grand Moff Tarkin, Sleepy in Disney’s 7D, and Lord Henry Mystic himself - STEPHEN STANTON!
So let’s start off this new show with a BOOM and take a fun look at the 1964 Disney classic, MARY POPPINS. From our favorite moments and characters to p...2015-07-081h 02Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney PodcastEpisode 79: Disneyland's Diamond CelebrationOn May 20th Disneyland kicked off its 60th Anniversary Diamond Celebration with a special 2-day Media Preview event complete with premiere parties and interviews with Disneyland Imagineers. We take you with us as the Disneyland Resort debutes 3 new shows: the much-anticipated Paint The Night Parade, an all-new Disneyland Forever Fireworks, and World Of Color: Celebrate! Paul Barrie from Window To The Magic helps us recap the event.
Disneyland Creative Directors & Imagineers included in this episode:
Mary Niven, Vice President, Disneyland Park
Steve Davison, Executive Producer, Walt Disney Imagineering Creative Entertainment
Sayre Wiseman, Executive, Parades & Spectaculars, Walt...2015-05-282h 40Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney PodcastEpisode 77: Skywalking To Star Wars Weekends 2015DJ Elliot and Mark Daniel have entertained the masses at Star Wars Celebration conventions and Star Wars Weekends at Disney's Hollywood Studios. They've made you laugh, dance and throw objects at large stuffed Star Wars Angry Birds. Today they are our special guests! You want to talk about an entertaining episode? This is it!
Skywalker John Fowler (@StarWarsFanFL), one of our correspondents covering Star Wars Weekends 2015, gives us survival tips, tells us what he's expecting and his game plan for each weekend. If you are attending, make sure to find John to grab a Skywalking Through Neverland button!
S...2015-05-141h 40Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney PodcastBONUS: Avengers: AGE OF ULTRON Press ConferenceWe present to you the entire AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON global press conference that took place on April 11th, 2015 on the Walt Disney Studios lot in Burbank, CA.
We had the opportunity to speak with Kevin Feige, Head of Marvel and Producer of AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON, as well as Director Joss Whedon.For good measure, the rest of the headlining cast was there as well. Check out this impressive list:
· Robert Downey Jr (“Iron Man”) · Scarlett Johansson (“Black Widow”) · Chris Evans (“Captain America”) · Chris Hemsworth (“Thor”) · Mark Ruffalo (“The Hulk”) · Jeremy Renner (“Hawkeye”) · Cobie Smulders (“Maria Hill”) · Aaron...2015-04-2923 minSkywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney PodcastBONUS: Star Wars Rebels Season 2 Press ConferenceSaturday, April 18th of Star Wars Celebration Anaheim 2015 was Star Wars Rebels day! Star Wars Celebration hosted a public panel on the Celebration Stage titled “New Allies and New Villians" featuring the trailer to Star Wars Rebels Season 2. We were blown away with the addition of Ahsoka Tano and Captain Rex to the cast. Shortly after this morning panel, the media gathered for an hour-long Press Conference where we all were able to ask questions of the producers, directors and cast of Star Wars Rebels. Participants include: Dave Filoni (Executive Producer, Supervising Director), Simon Kinberg (Executive Producer), Freddie Prinze, Jr...2015-04-221h 02Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney PodcastEpisode 70: Skywalking To Celebration - Your Personal Survival GuideStar Wars Celebration is less than a month away! If you’ve never been to one before, or need a refresher, Skywalking Through Neverland has some convention tips for you! Richard and I have been to every domestic Star Wars Celebration since Celebration IV, and several other conventions in between. So sit back and let us help you skywalk with ease through your convention experience.
Donald Wicks, one of our incredible Skywalkers, is starting his own podcast! Learn all about EndorCast, his new Rebel Legion cosplay podcast that just premiered.
Also on this episode:
Sk...2015-03-191h 13Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney PodcastEpisode 68: Producer Steven Smith, Empire Of Dreams, Goodbye Spock“The Hills Are Alive…” with Steven Smith! He is an Emmy-winning director, producer and writer who worked on one of the most comprehensive Star Wars documentaries ever called EMPIRE OF DREAMS. Such stories he has to tell with a few of our favorite people: George Lucas, John Williams, Steven Spielberg... He also has a project coming out on Sarah’s birthday, March 10th, that’s making her sing from the hilltops!
On February 27th, we lost a great man, Leonard Nimoy. We will be talking to some folks who had a personal connection to Mr. Nimoy, including Andy Wolff...2015-03-041h 52Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney PodcastTALKING APES TV: "The Interrogation"Hey Hey Ape fans! Join Richard and Mark as they discuss the 10th episode in the Planet Of The Apes TV series, "The Interrogation". In this episode which aired 11/15/1974, Pete is captured and taken to Central City where Urko (Orko?) meets with Zaius, who has a special "experiment" planned to get information from him with the aid of Wanda, a chimpanzee scientist, who has discovered a book from a time capsule from 1986 on how to brainwash humans.
We also talk about meeting several of the Ape TV/movie actors and authors of the Planet Of The Apes...2015-02-261h 49Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney PodcastEpisode 67: FAV 5'sFavorite 5’s! We asked you Skywalkers to help us decide on a Favorite 5 list, which will be revealed on this show! But there’s more! Richard and Sarah also have 2 more Favorite 5 Star Wars/Disney Lists to discuss:
Fav 5 “rebirth” or character growth moment in Star Wars/Disney movies.
Fav 5 Star Wars/Disney characters you’d want to invite to a Dinner Party.
??? SKYWALKER'S CHOICE ???
In our Point 5 Past Lightspeed segment we talk to the makers of STAR TREK WARS, Joshua Hoh and George Brightigam. These guys are making a new fan film that mashes up Star Wars and Star Trek. We'l...2015-02-251h 36Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney PodcastEpisode 64: Skywalking with Star Wars Artist RANDY MARTINEZWhen we spoke with artist RANDY MARTINEZ, he had just put down the paintbrush and finished his STAR WARS CELEBRATION ANAHEIM limited edition art! We talk with him about his Star Wars, Marvel and upcoming SWCelebration artwork surprises.
We also talk STRANGE MAGIC with Mark Oguschewitz. Mark is now reviewing films for AdventuresByDaddy.com and did not give Strange Magic a favorable review. WARNING: sparks may fly in this segment...
Skywalking Through Neverland has been chosen for the Star Wars Celebration Podcast Stage!! We have a few details for all of you Skywalkers, as we p...2015-01-281h 38Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney PodcastTALKING APES TV: "The Horse Race"Hey Hey Ape fans! We are back with another great show. This apes episode, The Horse Race" aired 11/8/1974.
Plot: In exchange for a condemned human's freedom, Alan agrees to race a horse that belongs to prefect Barlow against Urko’s horse (who has never won a race fairly). We last saw Barlow in the 2nd episode titled "The Gladiators.” (SPOILER - Urko takes off his helmet and there is no Pete backstory).
TALKING APES TV GIVE-AWAY!
La-La Land Records and 20th Century Fox present the remastered and expanded 2-CD SET of the original scor...2015-01-241h 45Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney PodcastEpisode 63: Star Wars Half Marathon RECAPStar Wars + Disney + Running = the incredible Star Wars Half Marathon at Disneyland! Richard and I had an amazing time, and on this episode we'll give you our personal experiences, we'll hear from some runners just after we finished the Half Marathon, including Linda Hansen-Raj from FANgirlBlog and Dave Parfitt of AdventuresByDaddy.com. Read his Race Recap here. Then we go behind-the-scenes with Shannon Abeyta, runDisney event manager at Disneyland. Just what does it take to put on such a huge event!?
Star Wars Celebration is right around the corner! In our segment "Skywalking To Celebration" we talk...2015-01-211h 32Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney PodcastEpisode 60: 2014 & BEYONDWell, 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
An...2014-12-311h 20Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney PodcastTALKING APES TV: "The Surgeon"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'.
2014-12-241h 48Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney PodcastEpisode 59: A Skywalker Family ChristmasMerry 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...2014-12-241h 37Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney PodcastTALKING APES TV: "The Legacy"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...2014-11-261h 29Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney PodcastEpisode 55: On Your Mark, Get Set, ASSEMBLE!We ran in the brand new runDisney AVENGERS HALF MARATHON this past weekend. We gush over awesome running costumes, Richard's FIRST Half Marathon, and, of course Thor. Can't leave out Thor… We also talked with several runners and cheer squads out on the course! To view our companion Blog Post with pictures and video while you listen, go here.
November 17th - the 36th Anniversary of that lovely TV gem: The STAR WARS HOLIDAY SPECIAL! Last year we put together a comprehensive look at this landmark TV event. Since we've gained quite a few listeners since then, we re...2014-11-201h 45Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney PodcastTalking Apes TV: "The Good Seeds"Hey Hey Apes fans! This week Richard and Mark discuss the fourth episode, “The Good Seeds.” (aired 10/4/1974). When Galen hurts his leg and can't travel, Virdon and Burke seek refuge in a farm till their friend recovers. The farm is operated by a gruff but decent ape named Polar and his family. Throughout the episode, Pete shows Polar and Anto better farming skills. Polar is receptive to change, but Anto is not. What will happen?
LISTENER FEEDBACK: We got several emails this week with some great points which we will go over.
GIVEAWAY: Our Giveaway cont...2014-11-031h 22Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney PodcastEpisode 52: "This Is Halloween!"You can't go Skywalking through Halloween without a visit from the Mistress Of The Dark herself - Elvira! She joins us to discuss just what a girl's night would be like with Morticia Addams and Lily Munster. Also on this week's episode, special guest Alan Sanborn. A man Richard has crowned Mr. Halloween, Alan has created Haunted Houses, Halloween musicals and composed his own Halloween songs for 38 years! Also on this episode:
C-3PO Halloween Safety Tips continue!
Haunted Disney Short Report about 1937's "The Lonesome Ghosts" by Tracey and Scott from Disney, Indiana
Journal Of The Rich
2014-10-281h 18Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney PodcastTalking Apes TV 4: "The Trap"Hey Hey Ape fans! Talking Apes TV is the podcast that explores the Planet Of The Apes TV series and why they still stand up after 40 years. Join Richard and Mark as they discuss their favorite episode of the Planet Of The Apes TV series, “The Trap” (aired 9/27/1974).
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Plot Summary: This episode is a departure from most - we see General Urko and Pete Burke working together in order to survive. While trying to get themselves out of a centuries-old subway station, Urko sees a post...2014-10-241h 16Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney PodcastEpisode 48: Happy Anniversary Skywalking Through NeverlandSTAR WARS REBELS has arrived! Sarah attended the L.A. Screening and Red Carpet, where Star Wars celebrities roamed free. Dave Filoni! Kevin Kiner! Steve Blum! Joel Aron! She managed to wrangle a few interviews. Then Richard and I review STAR WARS REBELS: SPARK OF REBELLION. Be sure to view our companion Blog post too on AdventuresByDaddy.com!
We weren't able to attend the Rancho Obi-Wan's fundraiser gala but Skywalker Donald Wicks went in our place. He gives his fun recap, as well as a few sound bytes he recorded on site.
Next, we interview o...2014-09-302h 00Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney PodcastTalking Apes TV: Talking MoviesWelcome to the first episode of our new spin-off miniseries "Talking Apes TV" - where we take a look at the unsung Planet Of The Apes TV series from 1974. The 40th anniversary of the TV show demands that we do this! But I am not alone. Hosting alongside with me is not my beautiful wife JediTink Sarah, but the Skywalking Through Neverland creative consultant, Mark Oguschewitz. In our intro episode we give you a refresher of the films and the reasons why the Planet Of The Apes series is so important and has held up over the...2014-09-271h 06Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney PodcastEpisode 34 Audio: Mark Hamill — Then And NowThis was a big week at Disney’s STAR WARS WEEKENDS: we saw the first appearance of Luke Skywalker himself, MARK HAMILL (complete with Jedi beard)! And we have SWW Veteran Dan Berry to give us a recap from ‘a certain point of view’. There was also some drama at the park and … Continue reading
The post Episode 34 Audio: Mark Hamill — Then And Now appeared first on Skywalking Through Neverland.2014-06-142h 00Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney PodcastEpisode 20 Audio Only: Skyracing Through Disney WorldOur bags were packed, running costumes prepared and the Skywalking Through Neverland team flew to Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida for the runDisney Princess Half Marathon Weekend! Sarah ran the Glass Slipper Challenge (and has about 20 lbs. of medals to prove it), Richard ran the 10k and Dave … Continue reading
The post Episode 20 Audio Only: Skyracing Through Disney World appeared first on Skywalking Through Neverland.2014-03-041h 23Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney PodcastEpisode 20: Skyracing Through Disney WorldOur bags were packed, running costumes prepared and the Skywalking Through Neverland team flew to Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida for the runDisney Princess Half Marathon Weekend! Sarah ran the Glass Slipper Challenge (and has about 20 lbs. of medals to prove it), Richard ran the 10k and Dave … Continue reading
The post Episode 20: Skyracing Through Disney World appeared first on Skywalking Through Neverland.2014-03-041h 23Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney PodcastEpisode 14: Star Wars Author Michael Kogge, Oscar Nominations and the Tinkerbell Half MarathonA few months ago at Long Beach Comic Con we were excited to meet Star Wars author Michael Kogge. He was very happy to come on our show and talk Star Wars and his new comic series Empire Of The Wolf. (15 years later, Richard was able to pinpoint why he flunked … Continue reading
The post Episode 14: Star Wars Author Michael Kogge, Oscar Nominations and the Tinkerbell Half Marathon appeared first on Skywalking Through Neverland.2014-01-201h 26Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney PodcastEpisode 14 Audio Only: Star Wars Author Michael Kogge, Oscar Nominations and the Tinkerbell Half MarathonA few months ago at Long Beach Comic Con we were excited to meet Star Wars author Michael Kogge. He was very happy to come on our show and talk Star Wars and his new comic series Empire Of The Wolf. (15 years later, Richard was able to pinpoint why he flunked … Continue reading
The post Episode 14 Audio Only: Star Wars Author Michael Kogge, Oscar Nominations and the Tinkerbell Half Marathon appeared first on Skywalking Through Neverland.2014-01-201h 26Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney PodcastEpisode 13 Audio Only: Luke Snowwalker, runDisney and the Scavenger Hunt of Doom!Happy New Year Skywalkers! We had lots of fun as we traveled back to Newton, MA for our holiday vacation and met up with some old friends. We hear about some wacky stories as told by Richard and his best childhood bud, Skywalking Through Neverland holiday correspondent Jimmy Pruy. We … Continue reading
The post Episode 13 Audio Only: Luke Snowwalker, runDisney and the Scavenger Hunt of Doom! appeared first on Skywalking Through Neverland.2014-01-131h 37Skywalking Through Neverland: A Star Wars / Disney PodcastEpisode 13: Luke Snowwalker, runDisney and the Scavenger Hunt of Doom!Happy New Year Skywalkers! We had lots of fun as we traveled back to Newton, MA for our holiday vacation and met up with some old friends. We hear about some wacky stories as told by Richard and his best childhood bud, Skywalking Through Neverland holiday correspondent Jimmy Pruy. We … Continue reading
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