Bryan Young had the honor of attending the fan roundtables for Maul - Shadow Lord and talk to Sam Witwer, Gideon Adlon, Athena Portilla, Brad Ray, and Matt Michnovetz about bringing the brand new Star Wars show to life. He also offers his quick thoughts on the first eight episodes of the show.

Episode DCXXVII: Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord - Interviews

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Bryan Young and Holly Frey talked about how George Lucas's original ideas spawn so much of modern Star Wars, up to and including the new show, "Maul: Shadow Lord." They talk about how no idea in the history of Lucasfilm seems to go unused and how far back that philosophy has reached.

Episode DCXXVI: George Lucas's Original Ideas

Holly Frey and Bryan Young commemorate the 50th anniversary of the start of production on the original Star Wars film, A New Hope, by taking an in depth look at the first day of filming and the behind the scenes of the film and the lasting legacy Star Wars has had on the art of filmmaking. Listen in!

Episode DCXXV: 50 Years of Making Star Wars

It is Intergalactic Women's Day and Holly Frey and Bryan Young decided to talk about 10 of their favorite women from the Star Wars galaxy. Whether they're the bravest, most courageous, most interesting, or just plain most fun, they talk about why they made this list in no particular order.

Episode DCXXIV: Intergalactic Women's Day

Holly Frey and Bryan Young talked about the new trailer for Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu as well as new tidbits of information from Star Wars: Maul: Shadow Lord. Then Holly gave details about the Star Wars holiday Hutt Taungs-day and they spoke of more changes coming to the Star Wars areas of Disney theme parks.

Episode DCXXIII: The Mandalorian and Grogu Trailer

In this 2021 interview, Bryan had a chance to talk to Nilo Rodis Jamero, the costume designer for Return of the Jedi and concept artist for The Empire Strikes Back. He came to Star Wars with little knowledge or even interest in films and ended up working on some of the most iconic designs of all time. In this wide-ranging interview, you'll learn some of the great stories of Star Wars design.

Episode DCXXII: Nilo Rodis Jamero

Going back to the first film of George Lucas, Holly Frey and Bryan Young do a deep dive of THX-1138. Released in 1971, this film was the springboard that almost killed Lucas's career. On the other hand, it's a masterpiece of cinema that still doesn't get the recognition it deserves. Join Holly and Bryan in this in-depth look at the making of and themes of THX-1138.

Episode DCXXI: THX-1138

With the release of the teaser trailer for Maul: Shadow Lord, Bryan Young and Holly Frey talked about details from the new show, including the differences between what they see here and what they saw at Star Wars Celebration Japan. They also talked about art history and the work of Joel Aron on the show. After, they talk about the startling and heartbreaking continued relevance of Andor and the Ghorman Massacre.

Episode DCXX: Maul - Shadow Lord and the Ghorman Massacre

Holly Frey and Bryan Young got together to talk about the big news at Lucasfilm this week, where Kathleen Kennedy stepped down as president of Lucasfilm and offered updates on many projects. They also talked about the big changes coming to Disney Parks and Galaxy's Edge.

Episode DCXIX: Star Wars in the News

After talking about some rumors and news, Bryan Young and Holly Frey talk about the coming end of Star Wars Insider, its legacy and some of their favorite work in the magazine that has been giving us some of the best coverage of Lucasfilm across five decades.

Episode DCXVIII: The End of Star Wars Insider

Bryan Young and Holly Frey take a look ahead at what Star Wars is bringing the world in 2026, from The Mandalorian and Grogu and Maul: Shadow Lord to Ahsoka's second Season to the Ninth Jedi, they talk about it all. If you're looking for an in depth preview, look no further.

Episode DCXVII: Star Wars in 2026

Holly is joined by her husband Brian Frey for a lighthearted talk about the New Year's Resolutions they think various Star Wars characters might or should make.

Episode DCXVI: Star Wars Resolutions

Bryan has had the privilege of talking with Rian Johnson twice for Script Magazine, once for Knives Out and once for Wake Up Dead Man. Both times they talked about his philosophy on writing and both times it touched on techniques and ideas that intersected with things that were relevant to his work on The Last Jedi. Though these interviews focus on the craft of writing and deal as much with Rian's other movies as they do Star Wars, we hope fans of Star Wars and Full of Sith will enjoy them.

Episode DCXV: Rian Johnson on Writing

There were some major Star Wars gaming announcements this last week and Bryan Young and Holly Frey got together to talk about them. Not only did they talk about Star Wars: Fate of the Republic and what it means for Star Wars, they also talked about Star Wars: Galactic Racer and all of the other games currently in development that we're aware of.

Episode DCXIV: Star Wars Fate of the Republic

Another archive interview, Bryan Young unearthed this archive interview of John Madden--most well-known for directing the Academy Award Winning film Shakespeare in Love---but was also the director behind the NPR Star Wars audio dramas. Enjoy this interview between the two as they talk about that project at length.

Episode DCXIII: John Madden and the NPR Radio Dramas

Bryan Young and Holly Frey had some ideas for unconventional and one-of-a-kind Star Wars gifts for that special Star Wars someone in your life (who may well be you). From handcrafted goods to commissioned art (that's never AI slop) and all points in between, you won't want to miss this episode for all the best ideas.

Episode DCXII: Holiday Star Wars Gifts

Holly Frey and Bryan Young got together to discuss the recent Life Day happenings at Disney World, where Holly met Chewbacca in his Life Day robes. Then they talk about Star Wars and reasons they are thankful for its existence and have been over the years.

Episode DCXI: Life Day and Giving Thanks

Bryan Young was joined by Tom Hoeler of Random House Worlds and Matthew Stover, author of numerous Star Wars novels, to talk about the 20th anniversary release of the novelization of Revenge of the Sith, hailed as one of the great movie novelizations of all time.

Episode DCX: Matthew Stover and Tom Hoeler

Bryan Young and Holly Frey broke down all the news about the cancelled film "Star Wars: The Hunt for Ben Solo" which was to have starred Adam Driver and been directed by Steven Soderbergh. They talked about possible reasons and why they still want to see the film.

Episode DCIX: The Hunt for Ben Solo

Bryan Young and Holly Frey talk about Star Wars Visions Season 3, the latest in Lucasfilm's non-canon animated series that lets animation studios loose in the world of Star Wars. They talk about best moments, favorite episodes, and best easter eggs. Holly also provides a report from the fan convention Halcy-Con, dedicated to the Galactic Starcruiser.

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