Episode 1,593: Remembering Stan Lee (1922-2018)
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The story of Star Wars and the life of Stan Lee first intersected in 1975, and none of our lives would ever be the same. On today’s episode, we reflect […]
Episode 1,544: Remembering Star Wars Producer Gary Kurtz (1940-2018)
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There may be multiple generations of Star Wars fans for whom the name Gary Kurtz doesn’t ring a bell. For others, knowing he was a producer of Star Wars and […]
Episode 1,275: In Memoriam: Lights We Lost in the Star Wars Galaxy in 2017
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Although we didn’t lose any “big names” in 2017 like we did with Carrie Fisher and Kenny Baker last year, the folks who passed away this year all made their […]
Episode 910: Star Wars In Memoriam 2016
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As much as I hesitate to say this, for fear of tempting fate, 2016 managed to give us one last kick in the teeth by taking Debbie Reynolds from us […]
Episode 908: In Memory of Carrie Fisher
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Princess. Senator. General. Icon. Leia Organa, the role model for kick-butt female movie characters, inspiration to writers, filmmakers, creatives, and humans of all genders, would be nothing to us without […]
Episode 771: A Tribute to Kenny Baker (1934 – 2016)
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Sad news in the Star Wars galaxy today. Kenny Baker, the man behind (and inside) one of cinema’s most beloved characters, R2-D2, has passed away. He was 81 years young. […]
Episode 345: The Remarkable Christopher Lee
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Today, we take time out to honor the life and work of Christopher Lee, known as Count Dooku/Darth Tyrannus in the Star Wars universe; perhaps better known as Saruman in […]