It’s episode 79 of Children of the Force!

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STAR WARSY STUFF [1:25]

Anna and I read an excerpt from Rebel Rising. Saw talks to Jyn about his sister, Steela. It’s pretty heavy.

We welcome a new listener, Kat, who sent us some awesomeness, including this image.

Kat also picked out her favorite dot from our ceiling! It’s the porg-shaped dot in the upper right corner:

And we thank Roqoo Depot for all the reviews they’ve written of episodes of ours.

NEWS [15:50]

We talk all about the Star Wars coverage from Entertainment Weekly’s Fall Movie Preview. Click on through to see all the images and articles: http://ew.com/movies/2017/08/12/star-wars-last-jedi-ew-cover-stories-list/

JOKE [45:20]

New Listener Kat has a joke for us!

Q&A COUNCIL [47:15]

What new character are you most excited for in The Last Jedi?

OUTRO [49:45]

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It’s episode 78 of Children of the Force!

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STAR WARSY STUFF [1:45]
I finally finished Rebel Rising. It’s a nice companion to Inferno Squad.

WHAT’S THAT SOUND? [2:35]

How did they make the Ewok language and Ewok war cries? Ben Burtt was a busy guy.

We also get into a discussion of whether or not it’s responsible to use languages from our world when constructing languages for characters like the Ewoks. What do you think?

NEWS [13:40]

John Powell is the composer for the still-untitled Han Solo movie. We listen to a bit of the How to Train Your Dragon score, which he composed.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Episode IX is getting a re-write by Jack Thorne. Yay!

Kieron Gillen is going to be writing the Star Wars comic now, instead of Jason Aaron. His first story arc will take place on Jedha. Look at Luke in the Jedha City crater:

RON HOWARD SHARES STUFF ON TWITTER AND INSTAGRAM [25:25]

It’s a new segment! With a new song!

Look at that alien!

New immersive VR experience coming to Disney.

I WANT.

Finally, is Rex the old guy on Endor? We explore arguments for and against it, both from a pro-representation standpoint.

CANON NEWS [41:50]

Saw Gerrera’s Partisans became the Dreamers post-Yavin.

JOKE [44:45]

How do you unlock Maz Kanata’s heart?

Q&A COUNCIL [46:25]

Um, Anna has a question for the council. It’s an odd one. Um … which dot on my bedroom ceiling is your favorite?

The ceiling in question:

Anna’s favorite:

Liam’s favorite:

Al’s favorite:

It’s the one in the middle. I’ve named it Bendu.

OUTRO [49:20]

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It’s episode 77 of Children of the Force!

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We start off the podcast by reading the first bit of Nick’s “Certain Point of View” story about Garindan. Check out that story on our website! Click this!

STAR WARSY STUFF [7:15]

Liam’s playing The Force Unleashed these days.

I need to stop trying to read physical books. All e-books from here on out.

Non-Star Warsy: We’re all really happy that Princeless has been optioned for movie rights! Here’s hoping the movie is as awesome as the comic series!

NEWS [15:20]

We recap revisit some things from the TLJ BTS video. Nick from London sent us some questions and theories, too!

This looks like a classic movie shot.

There’s a feather on Chewie’s lip. We cannot un-see this. We cannot put this back in the box. We are so, so sorry.

Kylo has a new ship. The TIE Silencer:

There is a ton of book news. Not the least of which is Cobalt Squadron!

This kids’ book has an image of a person riding a horse-like creature! So… there’s that.

Check out this Battlefront II video about Iden Versio and the other main characters of the game. So cool.

More background on Iden Versio from the Battlefront II site: https://www.ea.com/games/starwars/battlefront/battlefront-2/news/meet-iden

And check out that Christie Golden interview on The Verge: https://www.theverge.com/2017/7/23/16015266/star-wars-battlefront-2-inferno-squad-christie-golden-sdcc-2017

CANON NEWS [1:11:10]

Porgs!

OUTRO [1:12:30]

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This is the first in what may or may not be an ongoing series of Certain Point of View-inspired fan-fiction by Children of the Force listeners. We’re honored to present this story by Nick from London, a long-time listener and contributor to Children of the Force. Enjoy!

THE MISADVENTURES OF GARINDAN OF THE KUBAZ
from the certain point of view of Nicholas D.C.

Date: 0 BBY.

Garindan knew from the moment that he’d sold out those droids to the Empire that he was pretty much dead.
Continue reading →

It’s our reaction to the behind the scenes video from The Last Jedi!

Here, watch it again:

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Here’s a side-by-side of Grievous’s Ship and that speeder that appears to have Hux driving it.

I’m seeing a similarity there.

Anyway, we talk about a lot more than just sweet rides. We also talk about these adorable little bundles of adorableness. It’s almost not fair how adorable they are.

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It’s episode 76 of Children of the Force!

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STAR WARSY STUFF [0:50]

We met our listeners/patrons/friends, Amy and her kids, on the way back from our big trip to Colorado! So fun to meet them. Super cool kids and a super cool woman.

We’re pretty sure we’re going to Star Wars Celebration in 2019, wherever that may be. So hopefully we’ll get to meet more listeners there!

And a non-Star Warsy thing, check out Liam’s #Ham4All video:

FORCES OF DESTINY RECAP AND REVIEW [6:45]

We talk all about the first 8 episodes of Forces of Destiny. Check them out here!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgNnBNvLB2Y&list=PLpSnlSGciSWNBXSxZZrsvWdnoGsLCr6WL

And here’s that deleted scene from The Empire Strikes Back that Beasts of Echo Base references:

Also:

And don’t forget to check out that cool coloring book over at The Wookie Gunner: https://thewookieegunner.com/2017/07/10/star-wars-forces-of-destiny-fan-made-coloring-book/

NEWS [46:00]

Who’s closet is it, anyway? Ron Howard wants us to guess.

Ahsoka isn’t the wolf, but does that mean she’s the owl?

Also, was she ever a Jedi Knight? Maybe. According to the Bendu (according to Filoni). Maybe she was a Knight in spirit, and that’s what he senses?

Also, Pablo Hidalgo has thoughts on canon: https://twitter.com/pablohidalgo/status/882067402841665536

OUTRO [58:10]
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It’s episode 75 of Children of the Force!

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We recap some of the stuff we’ve been up to this summer.

STAR WARSY STUFF [7:30]

Anna’s still working through those Vader comics. She’s savoring them.

Liam’s been re-reading all of the Star Wars comics.

Nick from London sent us a stellar “Tell that to Kanjiklub”

…aaaaand Hamilton.

NEWS [17:45]

A bit of info came out about those new IDW comics.

And some story details came out about a few short stories in From a Certain Point of View.

And of course, we talk about that Han Solo stand-alone director shake-up. Fun stuff.

Rogue One is coming to Netflix!

Also, Inferno Squad excerpt!

CANON NEWS [36:20]

What happened right after Saw brought Jyn up from that hatch?

JOKE [38:15]

A story about Tammy, Tina and Han Solo.

Q&A COUNCIL [41:05]

If you wrote a story for From a Certain Point of View, who would it be about?

Fun project, send us your short Star Wars stories and I’ll publish them in some form. Probably right here on the website.

OUTRO [52:20]

Thanks for listening! Send us a voicemail or email us at forcechildren@gmail.com if you want to take part in the discussion or just give us some feedback. Thanks!