Tosche Station Radio #81: Rebels and Rumors

Posted on February 27, 2014 by admin

This week on Tosche Station Radio, we’re joined by Brian from EUCantina to discuss Star Wars Rebels and diversity!

Kicking off the show, the hosts highlight what’s New on the Blog. Emily reviewed Serenity: Leaves on the Wind #2. Bria reviewed Legacy #12. Bria also traveled further on the Hondo Caravan and learned that people like to put Anakin in bad situations. Bria reported on her weekend at Katsucon.

In Fixer’s Flash, the hosts have kept busy by going to Disney Parks (naturally) and reading Honor Among Thieves.

Deak’s Dirt is light this week. Netflix released a trailer for The Clone Wars: Lost Missions. Star Wars Weekends gets biggest, James Arnold Taylor confirmed as host.

New on the podcast is an all new feature we like to call Biggs’ Bull$#!^. Variety reports that Adam Driver will play the villain. Lucasfilm.com relaunched and teased some Episode VII concept art including the Millennium Falcon. MarketSaw claims an exclusive source tells them all sorts of stuff and things.

Camie’s Concerns this week looks at all the Rebels news and looks at the marketing of the upcoming show. Required reading for this discussion: Amy Ratcliffe’s article about marketing and female characters from The Mary Sue, Dunc’s article about female action figures from Club Jade, and Mia Moretti’s article about why owning diversity is important from Eleven-ThirtyEight.

Tosche Station Radio is the official podcast of Tosche-Station.net and a part of Majestic Giraffe Productions. If you like what you hear, please leave a review on the iTunes Music Store. We can also be found on Facebook and Twitter.

Nanci and Brian are the co-founders and writers of Tosche-Station.net. You can find Nanci on Twitter with the handle @Nancipants and you can find Brian with @LaneWinree.

This podcast has been brought to you in part by Her Universe and Audible.com.

Tosche Station Radio #80: Luke Lovers LLC

Posted on February 13, 2014 by admin

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This week on the podcast, we’re joined by Paula and Eliz from Club Jade to discuss the BAMFness that is Luke Skywalker.

New on the blog this week is another Hondo Caravan installment that hit the Krell arc and Bria was not impressed with him. Meanwhile, Fixer’s Flash is a video game and Disney-fueled affair.

Deak’s Dirt this week actually has news! We met a new character from Rebels, named Kanan, a cowboy Jedi voiced by Freddie Prinze, Jr. Hopefully we’ll be introduced to more characters soon. IGN spoke to Greg Weisman, and he gave more tidbits about Rebels. The Clone Wars is coming to Netflix streaming on March 7, including 13 bonus episodes from what would be Season 6. If you’re lucky enough to attend Star Wars Weekends, this year will feature the awesome Symphony in the Stars fireworks display.

Camie’s Concerns is inspired by a Tor.com article that explores the awesomeness that is Luke Skywalker. We’ve enlisted Paula and Eliz for a discussion of what makes Luke such a compelling character. We toss in some love for Wedge Antilles while we’re at it too.

Nanci and Brian are the co-founders and writers of Tosche-Station.net. You can find Nanci on Twitter with the handle @Nancipants and you can find Brian with @LaneWinree.

This podcast has been brought to you in part by Her Universe and Audible.com.

Tosche Station Radio #79: Teachable Moments

Posted on February 5, 2014 by admin

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On this episode of Tosche Station Radio, it’s learning moments from the Expanded Universe.

Kicking off the show, the hosts highlight what’s New on the Blog. Bria reviewed Darth Maul: Lockdown the first EU book on the 2014 calendar. In comics, Emily reviewed the new Serenity comic, Leaves on the Wind #1, while Bria reviewed Legacy #11 and The Star Wars #5. Brian reminds everyone to go watch Gargoyles. The Hondo Caravan visited Dathomir and Mortis, broke out of the Citadel and dove underwater with Captain Ackbar. Finally, we talked about Diversity a lot in the past three weeks. Nanci explained why Diversity for Diversity’s Sake is not a Bad Thing. Brian deconstructed Four Stupid Arguments Against Diversity. Bria discussed Diversity Among the Stars (And the Royals of Alderaan).

On Fixer’s Flash, the hosts weren’t up to much geeky stuff thanks to both Bowls of the Super and Puppy variety. They are planning to go see a sing-along version of Frozen.

Deak’s Dirt starts with Christie Golden reminding us that Sword of the Jedi is on hold. Episode VII stuff: According to USA Today, JJ Abrams says the script is done and filming is slated to begin May. Carrie Fisher told TV Guide that she, Mark, and Harrison will begin work in March or April. Rumor – Judi Dench playing Mon Mothma? The Rebels movie rumored to air this summer. We also met the latest character from Rebels, Chopper the droid.

In Camie’s Concerns, the hosts take a look at what Rebels and the Sequel Trilogy can learn from the Expanded Universe. Both good and bad.

Nanci and Brian are the co-founders and writers of Tosche-Station.net. You can find Nanci on Twitter with the handle @Nancipants and you can find Brian with @LaneWinree.

This podcast has been brought to you in part by Her Universe and Audible.com.

Tosche Station Radio #78: We’re Baaaack!

Posted on January 19, 2014 by admin

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Tosche Station Radio is back with our first episode of 2014!

Kicking off the show, the hosts highlight what’s New on the Blog.We posted our Holiday Special. To round out 2013, Brian posted Tosche Station’s year in review. Bria’s been very busy riding along the Hondo Caravan with Welcome to Mandalore, No One Saw That Coming, The Clone Wars’ Greatest Hits Album, and Ziro’s Last Hurrah. Women of Odd Enthusiasms 4: The Game is Afoot with guest host Steven hit the web. Nanci gave a Go/No-go on The Jupiter Pirates by Jason Fry. Brian offered Six Thoughts on Marvel Getting the Star Wars Contract. In a special shout-out, we wanted to also highlight Club Jade’s Top 50 Star Wars fan freakouts, in gif form.

In Fixer’s Flash, Nanci’s been busy reading The Jupiter Pirates and Honor Among Thieves. Both the hosts enjoyed a Star Wars marathon on Spike. They also went to see Saving Mr. Banks and Frozen.

No Camie’s Concerns this week because there’s just too much stuff to cover in Deak’s Dirt. Simon Kinberg discussed Rebels on a video on the Official Site. Some Clone Wars news? Maybe? Jedi News obtained and translated a German press release stating that next month, German channel SuperRTL will be airing arcs of the remaining Clone Wars episodes on Saturdays beginning on the 15th. In Episode VII news, Kathleen Kennedy recently stated that spin-off characters won’t be in and out of Episode VII. The rumor mill starts with rumblings of a Fett spin-off film? Latino Review claims to know all. The Hollywood Reporter claims to know the reason behind the Michael Arndt split. In comics news, Dark Horse to Close Out Darth Maul Arc with a Comic Series. And speaking of comics…we all knew it was coming, but now it’s official: Marvel will be publishing Star Wars comics beginning in 2015.

Nanci and Brian are the co-founders and writers of Tosche-Station.net. You can find Nanci on Twitter with the handle @Nancipants and you can find Brian with @LaneWinree.

This podcast has been brought to you in part by Her Universe and Audible.com.

Tosche Station Radio’s Holiday Special

Posted on December 25, 2013 by admin

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Happy Life Day and Happy Holidays! From the Tosche Station Radio crew, we’re proud (and horrified) to present our live commentary track discussing the Star Wars Holiday Special. We’re joined by Alli of our sister podcast, Wrong Opinions About Movies.

While we’re not going to tell you where to get your hands on the Holiday Special, we trust you’re resourceful enough to track it down. We’re using the recording complete with commercials and we start 1 minute into the video file.

As a warning, you may want to listen to this with the volume turned down because there are points where we scream in terror over the holiday festivities.

Thanks for another great year supporting the blog and podcast. Join us next week on New Year’s Eve as we livestream a Star Wars and fandom 2013 retrospective with Alli and Katie from WOAM.

Tosche Station Radio #77: Grinch’d

Posted on December 18, 2013 by admin

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On this episode of Tosche Station Radio, we’re feeling grinch-y and discussing characters we loathe!

Kicking off the show, the hosts highlight what’s New on the Blog. Bria reviewed Legacy #10. Her latest two Hondo Caravan installments include Not the Children and And Now, Barriss! Congrats to the winner of our Razor’s Edge giveaway, Kelly! We’ll be mailing that out to her as soon as the holiday rush at the post office is over.

The hosts have been busy in Fixer’s Flash. Holiday Festivities included a trip to Disney and viewings of favorite holiday films. Both of the hosts participated in a Geek Trivia event. Nanci’s been busy reading The Jupiter Pirates by Jason C. Fry.

Deak’s Dirt starts with a rapping llama confirming Rebels will air on Saturday mornings. Is the New Essential Guide to Characters cancelled? There’s a new online video game: Star Wars: Attack Squadrons.We are now two years away from Episode VII’s release date. What do we know so far? At a recent Variety event, Alan Horn mentioned that Disney expects to get an Episode VII script in January. As for a possible Indy movie? Horn says we need a story first.

This week in Camie’s Concerns, our hearts shrink three sizes and we discuss characters that we loathe and why. There’s room here for the hosts to engage in debate, which is always fun.

Nanci and Brian are the co-founders and writers of Tosche-Station.net. You can find Nanci on Twitter with the handle @Nancipants and you can find Brian with @LaneWinree.

This podcast has been brought to you in part by Her Universe and Audible.com.

Tosche Station Radio #76: Tis The Season

Posted on December 6, 2013 by admin

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Tis the season for an all-new Tosche Station Radio!

Kicking off the show, the hosts highlight what’s New on the Blog. We Meet Hondo and Ziro Strikes Back in the Hondo Caravan. A triple-threat of comis reviews from Bria, including Darth Vader and the Ninth Assassin, Legacy #9, and The Star Wars #4. Bria also reviewed Catching Fire. We hit 1138 followers on Twitter, so we’re giving away a copy of Razor’s Edge by Martha Wells. All you have to do is comment on the blog post! Be sure to check out the latest edition of Women of Odd Enthusiasms, Thankful for Thor!

In Fixer’s Flash, Nanci successfully conquered NaNoWriMo and celebrated by starting an advance copy of The Jupiter Pirates by Jason Fry. Both the hosts saw Catching Fire and have been getting their Disney on at the parks.

Deak’s Dirt starts with a weekend of geeky television marathons. Greg Weisman sat down with the official side as well as the Star Wars Insider, and revealed that Rebels will feature two female leads. Honor Among Thieves gets a new cover, featuring new character Scarlet Hark. Gal Gadot will be playing Wonder Woman…in Batman vs. Superman?? (via Club Jade). Star Wars has joined Instagram! Disney and Paramount reached an Indiana Jones agreement. Finally, a host of Star Wars related Disney parks rumors.

With the Star Wars news on the light side this week, the hosts dive into a general geeky-themed discussion of holiday entertainment in Camie’s Concerns. What films, television specials, and holiday TV episodes do we recommend?

Be sure to check out our sister podcast, Wrong Opinions About Movies. On their most recent episode, they reviewed Nebraska and Tokyo Story. We also guested on their last episode to talk about Rollerball and Catching Fire.

Nanci and Brian are the co-founders and writers of Tosche-Station.net. You can find Nanci on Twitter with the handle @Nancipants and you can find Brian with @LaneWinree.

This podcast has been brought to you in part by Her Universe and Audible.com.

Tosche Station Radio #75: Fan Culture

Posted on November 19, 2013 by admin

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Kicking off the show, the hosts highlight what’s New on the Blog. The Hondo Caravan is out of the station! In the past two weeks Bria watched The Clone Wars feature film and learned that yes, Jar Jar does play a role in The Clone Wars. Bria also gave her Expanded Universe wish list for 2014. Brian wrote about Brian Wood and Changing Harassment Culture. More on that later in the show.

In Fixer’s Flash, Nanci’s been busy with NaNoWriMo. Both the hosts bid a fond farewell to the Food and Wine Festival at Epcot. They also saw Thor: The Dark World, and naturally that means a spoiler-filled discussion ensues. Brian’s been busy playing FIFA 2014 and Tiny Death Star.

Deak’s Dirt starts with Brian freaking out over the The Night of the Doctor mini-episode. In Marvel news, Four live-action Marvel shows are coming to Netflix! There’s a new cover for Honor Among Thieves. Mark your calendars! Episode VII will be hitting theaters December 18, 2015. There’s even a confirmation! Artoo will be in the film, and it’s going to be fan-made. Turns out the other two individuals in that photo Bad Robot tweeted were Lee Towersey and Oliver Steeples of the R2 Builders Club.

This week’s Camie’s Concerns tackles a tough topic. With the Brian Wood news as a springboard, the hosts discuss harassment in fandom culture and what our obligation as fans are to change things for the better.

Wrapping up the show, the hosts field a question in Ask Us Anything.

Nanci and Brian are the co-founders and writers of Tosche-Station.net. You can find Nanci on Twitter with the handle @Nancipants and you can find Brian with @LaneWinree.

This podcast has been brought to you in part by Her Universe and Audible.com.

Tosche Station Radio #74: 2013 in the Expanded Universe

Posted on November 6, 2013 by admin

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Kicking off the show, the hosts highlight what’s New on the Blog. Bria started her new blog project, the Hondo Caravan. She also reviewed 2013 in the Expanded Universe…which we’ll get back to shortly. Brian and Nanci did a Go/No-go for Ender’s Game. Brian reviewed the The Haynes Death Star Owner’s Technical Manual by Ryder Windham, Chris Reif, and Chris Trevas. Bria reviewed The Star Wars #3.

In Fixer’s Flash, Nanci’s been busy reading Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell. She’s knee-deep in NaNo, but still found time to watch Ender’s Game. Both Brian and Nanci watched Thor in preparation for The Dark World. Bria. Bria’s kept herself busy with duolingo. She also attended a Pretty Deadly signing and met awesome person Kelly Sue DeConnick

There’s not a whole lot in Deak’s Dirt this time. UK Casting Call for Episode VII? Also a US call? Dennis Barbie tweets that Episode VII will be coming “end 2015,” but he backtracked later in the day. In comics news, the new Ms. Marvel is a Muslim shapeshifting teenager! Awesome!

On Camie’s Concerns, staff writer Bria joins the hosts to take a look back at the year that was in the Star Wars Expanded Universe. What books stood out? What books fell flat? Which book got everyone angry ranting and which book had everyone gushing? Wrapping things up, everyone discusses the trends noticed in 2013 and what we hope to see in 2014.

Finally, the hosts field questions in Ask Us Anything.

Nanci and Brian are the co-founders and writers of Tosche-Station.net. You can find Nanci on Twitter with the handle @Nancipants and you can find Brian with @LaneWinree.

This podcast has been brought to you in part by Her Universe and Audible.com.

Tosche Station Radio #73: Mechanical Breakdown

Posted on October 31, 2013 by admin

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On this episode of Tosche Station Radio, Brian and Nanci discuss Razor’s Edge and fan expectations!

Kicking off the show, the hosts highlight what’s New on the Blog. Bria penned an unapologetic love letter to the Young Jedi Knights books. She also reviewed Star Wars Legacy #8. There’s a new episode of our sister podcast, Women of Odd Enthusiasms.This week Bria and Emily chat all about Harry Potter. We looked back on one year after Disney bought Lucasfilm and announced Episode VII.

In Fixer’s Flash, Nanci finished Razor’s Edge and started reading Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell. She also work on her next NaNo project. Both of the hosts watched Pacific Rim and are now making Drift Compatibility jokes. Related to this, Bria took to twitter and asked for the best suggestions regarding Jaegers in Star Wars. As often happens on the show, the hosts go off on a tangent about meta diversity commentary in the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D fandom

Deak’s Dirt starts with the release of the The Making of Star Wars enhanced eBooks. Last week Jedi News uncovered some Star Wars information out of the European Brand Licensing Show. Next up, it’s the rumor roundup. Rumor the first: LFL wanted a 2016 release for Episode VII, but Disney wants them to stay on target for 2015. Rumor the second: Harrison Ford has a deal for Episode VII in exchange for Indy 5? Finally, some big actual news: Arndt is done with his portion of the script, Kasdan and Abrams to finish. Next on the docket: Trailers! Lots of trailers! Specifically Catching Fire, Winter Soldier, X-Men: Days of Future Past. And finally, in news very relevant to our interests, Jen Heddle and Shelly Shapiro met with Leland Chee and Pablo Hidalgo the other day. Wonder what they were discussing…

This week’s installment of Camie’s Concerns has the hosts discussing Razor’s Edge by Martha Wells and a more macro discussion of fan expectations and how they impact our feelings of books, film, and entertainment as a whole.

Don’t forget to check out our sister podcast Wrong Opinions About Movies. This week, they reviewed The Counselor.

Nanci and Brian are the co-founders and writers of Tosche-Station.net. You can find Nanci on Twitter with the handle @Nancipants and you can find Brian with @LaneWinree.

This podcast has been brought to you in part by Her Universe and Audible.com.