Live Call In Show – Ep 46 : Hawes Burkhardt, Jason Ward & listener calls on the Rian Johnson trilogy & Star Wars TV announcements

Hawes Burkhardt of the Making Star Wars Podcast Network’s Rogue Won and Blue Harvest podcasts joins us to discuss...

-The HUGE announcements this week of a new Star Wars trilogy helmed by Rian Johnson AND a live-action TV series!

-The most amazing news drops in Star Wars history

-The amount of time and effort that goes into creating live-action Star Wars TV and how soon we can expect to see it

-Who will lead the TV project, and how high will the production quality be compared to the films?

-Steele and Hawes share their thoughts on creating live-action versions of previously told stories

-Brandon Manriquez gives us the rundown on the very worthy cause of the Kessel Toy Run, which gives Star Wars toys to hospitalized children

-Luke Cruser from the Bad Motivators podcast has mixed emotions about this week’s big Star Wars news

-What the new trilogy announcement tells us about how good The Last Jedi will be

-Jason Ward, editor-in-chief of Making Star Wars, gives us the scoop on whispers he’s heard about the direction Rian Johnson’s new trilogy may take

-Jason’s thoughts on how closely the live-action series will be tied to the success of Disney’s planned streaming service

-We revisit “Real Sets, Practical Effects!”

PLUS IN THE THIRTY MINUTE SUPPORTER BONUS SECTION

-Thomas Stidman from Maryland has an idea about the format of the live-action series

-King Tom from Ohio runs the numbers on when we’ll see Episode X

-News breaks live as a new TV spot drops for The Last Jedi

-King Tom shares his excitement about the new trilogy

-Downtown Brittani Brown from the Canto Bight Dispatch tells us how the news has changed her life 

-Hawes shares his hopes for the live-action budget

-Emily Lind from the Canto Bight Dispatch calls to gloat about an accurate prediction

-Emily offers her insight into the format and setting of the new show

-The most amazing rendition of “Happy Birthday” in honor of LINDO!

-Robbo gives us his view on the timing of the announcement

-Robbo makes a strange suggestion for Patreon subscribers

For more details on how you can support the Kessel Toy Run, please follow @thekesseltoyrun or send new, unwrapped toys to:

Brandon Manriquez

PO Box 7232

Long Beach, CA 90807

Check out the Blue Harvest Holiday Special 2017 to benefit the Kessel Toy Run. 

Follow us on Twitter/Instagram: @steelewars

Follow Hawes: @BlueHarvestPod

Show notes thanks to Dom Legaspi @domlegaspi