Tosche Station Radio #85: It’s Really Happening

Posted on May 5, 2014 by admin

On this episode of Tosche Station Radio, the hosts are joined by Bria to break down the big Episode VII cast announcement.

Kicking off the show, the hosts highlight what’s New on the Blog. Bria posted her Awesome Con roundup and reviewed Legacy #14 and Rebel Heist #1. Emily reviewed Serenity #4. Brian assured people it’s okay to feel conflicted about the casting announcement. Nanci made an observation about women who speak in Star Wars. And it’s not pretty. Emily explained why she’ll never stop talking about feminism. Brian gave Four Points of Clarifications regarding our complaints

In Fixer’s Flash, the hosts kept themselves busy with geeky wedding prep and purchasing lots and lots of comics. Bria was busy with convention costuming and panels.

Deak’s Dirt starts with a bit of literature. Del Rey celebrated May 4 with a mini-excerpt from A New Dawn . Also over on Twitter, Del Rey clarified the film novelizations’ place in canon. A Hera clip and theme song were revealed at Wonder Con. Meanwhile, a full Rebels trailer dropped on May 4. Finally, the Star Wars Episode VII cast was finally announced.

Over in Biggs’ Bull$*#&, casting speculations and theories were rampant.More casting to come, including a major female role. Club Jade’s cast analysis broke down who may be playing what. Meanwhile, who is the Inquisitor? Max von Sydow?

The hosts and Bria take a look at the primary Episode VII cast this week on Camie’s Concerns. While they’re apprehensive about the lack of women and minorities in this announcement, they’re excited over the potential roles Daisy Ridley and John Boyega could be playing. What else are they excited for? Tune in to find out.

Wrapping up the show, the hosts field a matrimony related question in Ask us Anything.

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 and Stitcher. 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.

Full Rebels trailer drops

Posted on May 4, 2014 by admin

I, for one, can’t wait to see that zero gravity scene in its entirety.

Tosche Station Radio #84: Legend of the Expanded Universe

Posted on April 25, 2014 by admin

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For the second time ever, it’s an emergency episode of Tosche Station Radio.

You’ve heard the news. The Expanded Universe is changing and Star Wars literature will be flying under a new banner moving forward. Abandoning the usual format for a roundtable, the hosts are joined by Bria to break down the news of the day and offer their reaction, what this all means moving forward, and what they think of the four brand new novels announced.

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.

Rebels WonderCon Roundup: Hera and Theme Music

Posted on April 21, 2014 by admin

We learned some new things about Rebels over the weekend thanks to a panel at WonderCon. First off, Clone Wars composer Kevin Kiner will return to score the new show. Second, Dave Filoni and company reaffirmed that Rebels will have a much more OT feel to it than The Clone Wars did. That means more space battles and dogfights, which brings us to a preview clip of Hera being awesome.

Tosche Station Radio #83: Extra Extra

Posted on April 19, 2014 by admin

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It’s catching up on the news and rumors on this week’s Tosche Station Radio!

Kicking off the show, the hosts highlight what’s New on the Blog. Bria reviewed Legacy 13 and The Star Wars #7. Emily reviewed Serenity #3. Emily also called out Wookieepedia for their victim blaming attitude over their April Fool’s Joke. Brian tore apart Wookieepedia’s half-baked apology. Bria wrote a Winter Soldier themed Marvel comics primer.

In Fixer’s Flash, the hosts went and saw Winter Soldier and saw some slightly less geeky films. They also went to Megacon and somehow squeezed in time to visit the Kennedy Space Center. The Saturn V is big, folks.

Deak’s Dirt starts with Celebration Anaheim hosts being announced. Wars Reads Day is returning for a third year. Kevin Hearne turned in his Luke Skywalker novel. Harrison Ford did a Reddit AMA. No, Bennedict Cumberbatch won’t be in Star Wars. ABC and Disney will be giving bloggers (not us) a look at Rebels. Karen Gillan’s hair might be appearing in Episode VII. Obi-Wan Kenobi wins This Is Madness. Alan Horn says Episode VII is mostly cast and it’s being shot now. In addition to The Big Bang Theory, The Goldbergs will be getting its own Star Wars episode. Starwars.com gets a facelift. Finally, Disney Publishing announces four new Star Wars YA books

In Biggs’ Bull#*$&, Jeremy Bullock was on a Star Wars panel at SLC Comic Con, and maybe let something slip? Is he in something? Only time will tell. Frequent rumor: Episode VII to return to Tatooine. Related: Is Episode VII filming in Abu Dhabi? Is this the first look at the Episode VII set? Rumor: Dominic Monaghan to play a Jedi? Oxford Educated actress Maisie Richardson-Sellers rumored to be up for role. Based on previous rumors and casting calls, people are saying she might be playing a descendent of Obi-Wan Kenobi. Report: Peter Mayhew is back to play Chewie, EU fans go supernova.

Biggs Bull#*$& goes off the rails to sort of become Camie’s Concerns this week as the hosts discuss why Hermit Luke is a bad idea and why a direct descendant of Obi-Wan doesn’t make sense either.

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 #81: Rebels and Rumors

Posted on February 27, 2014 by admin

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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.

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.

Final Rebels Reveal: Meet Hera, Pilot Extraordinaire

Posted on February 20, 2014 by admin

EW wraps up the Rebels character reveals with Hera, a Twi’lek pilot voiced by Vanessa Marshall.

She’s a Twi’lek (having those long head-tail things) and is voiced by actress Vanessa Marshall (The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy). “She is a very strong-minded character,” says Rebels executive producer Dave Filoni, “kind of the heart of the group, keeps everyone together when they would otherwise fall apart.”

“Every time we get a script I’m breathless with anticipation,” Marshall adds, “because I want to see where we’re going too.”

Head to the link above for the introductory video.

Introducing Sabine: Rebels’ Mandalorian Graffiti Artist

Posted on February 19, 2014 by admin

The Hollywood Reporter has today’s Rebels character reveal in Sabine, a Mandolorian combat expert and… street artist.

Who is Sabine? She is a Mandalorian, and is described as “sassy,” “spunky,” “feisty” and has “a little bit of attitude.” She has an expert’s knowledge of weapons and arms, with an affinity for blowing things up. “She does it with flair,” Sircar says of Sabine, who also moonlights as a graffiti artist.

“She’s definitely one who’s turned against the Empire and that’s going to be to the Rebels’ benefit,” as executive producer Dave Filoni hints in the behind-the-scenes featurette above. As Joel Aron, CG supervisor of lighting and FX, says, “She’s adding something that we haven’t really seen before in the Star Wars universe. You have a character that is expressively creative through art — whether it’s the color of her hair or what she’s done to her armor.”

Sabine will be voiced by Tiya Sircar, who has done some voice work but has mostly done small roles in a number of TV shows and films.

Introducing Zeb: Rebels’ Stormtrooper Buster

Posted on February 18, 2014 by admin

The character announcements keep on coming. IGN has the reveal this time and introduces us to Zeb.

Voiced by the ridiculously prolific Steve Blum — whose video game and animation credits are pretty much “everything” — Zeb is a tough, seasoned and very intelligent member of the Rebels crew. As for what Star Wars alien race Zeb is, you’ll learn more about that on the series, because Zeb comes from a never before seen species – though big Star Wars fans will recognize Zeb’s basic look. Star Wars Rebels executive producers Dave Filoni, Greg Weisman, Simon Kinberg and their collaborators are taking a major influence from the beloved work of Ralph McQuarrie on the original Star Wars trilogy, including tons of early concept art McQuarrie did for the films, and Zeb’s appearance is heavily influenced by McQuarrie’s initial ideas for what Chewbacca might look like. Though rest assured, Zeb had an attitude and demeanor all his own…

Head to the link above for more details from IGN.

Rebels teasers hit the web

Posted on February 17, 2014 by admin

The two new teaser trailers for Rebels hit YouTube early today. Above is “Spark,” showing off Ezra, TIE Fighters, and a shot of Hera. The below trailer is called “Ignite” and features more Ezra and Chopper.