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Hear the thoughts of Alex, Dave and Ali as we catch up and discuss the state of our fandom.
Hear the thoughts of Dave, William and Ali as we take you through what we liked and what we didnt like about the latest Star Wars series Ahsoka.
Inquisitor: Rise of the Red Blade is an adult novel written by Delilah S. Dawson. Hear the thoughts of Dave, Alex and Ali as we take you through a spoiler filled review.The book was published by Random House Worlds on July 18, 2023.
The Padawan that was William, becomes a Jedi Knight tonight, when he joins Ali and Dave for Podcast 82 to discuss the Bad Batch Season 2. Supposedly this was to debate the Bad Batch, but as always we went wider, covering off Kenobi and Andor as well, before coming back to the Bad Batch and what William thinks of the show and how it continues the Clone Wars.
Join a full house of Council members as we look back over the last 5 years of being a Star Wars podcast. From the humble beginnings of Alex and Dave rambling about the fandom, to having Andy, Ali, Justin and Mara become part of the collective over the years. What have we liked or not in the last 5 years? Whats is our high and low? May The Force Be With You!
With the rest of the Council out on assignments. Justin sits down with his friend Wes to discuss when they first discovered Star Wars and why they love Star Wars to this day.
Join Ali, Dave and Justin this week as the 'Boys' discuss the season finale of the Disney+ series Obi Wan Kenobi. Will they agree on anything? Was the season worth the wait? See what they have to say on this weeks episode.
Join Alex, Ali and Dave this week and a fleeting drop in by Justin as we review Episodes 4 and 5 of the Disney+ show, Obi-Wan Kenobi. Join us on our thoughts on Vader, Ben and thoughts about the last episode coming soon. May the force be with you
Join Justin, Dave and Ali as they review the third episode of Obi Wan Kenobi. Has it got better or do old grievances still exist? Hear about this and more in the latest Jedi Council podcast.
Join Alex and Justin as they give their review on the first two episodes of the Disney+ Star Wars show, Obi Wan Kenobi. Are they fans? What do they think of Ewan McGregor coming back? Tune in to find out.
In an unexpected impromptu podcast, join Ali and Dave as they talk about the good, bad and indifferent things they saw following their first watch of Kenobi.
Join Alex, Ali and Dave this week on the Jedi Council as we discuss Star Wars "From a Certain Point of View"...as we are joined by William, Dave's oldest Padawan as he breaks down Star Wars from the younger point of view! Will he live up to the standards of the council....make his Dad proud? Tune in to find out. Mat the Force be with you.
Join Alex and Ali this week as they discuss the final 3 episodes of the Disney+ show, The Book of Boba Fett.
They also talk a little Kenobi and dive deep into how Star Wars features in the Disney Theme Parks and does it work or not?
Join Dave and Justin this week as they discuss the final 3 episodes of the Diseny+ show, The Book of Boba Fett. Did the show live up to their expectations? Did the provide some of the best Star Wars content? Don't forget to like, follow, subscribe and May the force be with you!
Join the full council, Alex, Ali, Dave, Justin and Mara this week as we review everything and anything about Chapters 3 and 4 of the Book of Boba Fett. We go in to spoiler territory and don't hold back. What are our thoughts on the show so far? Do we like it? Is Mr Contrary influencing the council? This weeks episode is coming with parental advisory just in case the little padawans listen to the show!
Join Alex, Ali, Dave and Justin this week as we review the first 2 episodes of Disney+ new Star Wars show, the Book of Boba Fett. Find out if they think the first two episodes lived up to the hype of both the character over the years and then his introduction in The Mandalorian. We go into spoiler territory so be prepared to have everything and anything about the episodes discussed.
For those of you interested, Ali mentions a youtube video during this show about the Rise of Skywalker and if you're wondering, here is the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6a3dggHrtiQ
May the force be with you!
For Podcast 70, Alex, Ali and Dave managed to grab an hour together to delve into the visionary storytelling of Star Wars: Visions, Japanese anime inspired stories of alternate Star Wars universes - think of it as Japanese Star Wars 'What if'! The guys also discuss the tie-novel Ronin by Emma Mieko Candon. Well, what did we think? Click to link to find out!
Ali and Dave have a catch-up, providing a brief explanation of our recent lack of podcasts, we are interested to know if you agree? We also enthuse on Star Wars: The High Republic - we are all fans of the book and comic-book series and feel this should be the future direction of Star Wars. And the key question... Do Wookies Moult? Find out here!
Justin drops a special solo cast where he plays catch up on all things Bad Batch after missing the last 2 shows! Hear what he has to say and share his thoughts.
Join Alex, Ali, Dave and Mara on this episode as we review and discuss all that has happened in the first 2 episodes of the new Star Wars streaming show on Disney+, The Bad Batch. We go into detail about the story and more...way off topic as usual but somethings never change! May the force be with you
Join Alex, Ali and Dave this week as we catch up on everything and anything Star Wars. From latest news, our hopes and thought about Disney+ upcoming series The Bad Batch and we go into detail on the latest rumours from a long Reddit post! Plus the odd rant here and there...May the force be with you!
Join Alex, Ali and Dave for the first show of 2021 where we discuss all the latest Star Wars news from Gina Carano sacking, to a review of the new High Republic novels and comics!
Join Justin and Mara in this episode as they give us their thoughts on the last episode on Season 2 of The Mandalorian, The Rescue. Spoilers a plenty and much to discuss, how do they feel about the ending? What about THAT character making a comeback? May The Force Be With You
Join Alex, Ali and Dave as we deep dive into the season finale of The Mandalorian Season 2, chapter 16, The Rescue. What were the biggest surprises? How do we feel the season wrapped up and what next for the season 3. Oh and what about that ending! May the force be with you
Join Dave, Justin and Mara this week as we go through everything that happened in The Mandalorian Chapter 15 - The Believer. What are our thoughts on everything that happened and what are our thoughts about the final chapter coming soon. Also, we go into our initial thoughts about the upcoming slate of new Star Wars coming to Disney+.
Join Alex, Dave and Justin as they discuss everything that happened in the latest instalment of The Mandalorian. Chapter 14 brought us shock, surprise and bounty hunters! See where the "old" Expanded Universe is influencing the new Star Wars and how we all cry at the fact we have 2 episodes left of season 2.
It's time for part two of our Mandalorian Chapter 13: The Jedi review.
Alex and Ali return to talk about three things, Ahsoka, The Child and where we go next.
It's theories, pettiness and just straight up contrariness in this action packed, spoiler filled episode.
In our SPOILER FULL review of The Mandalorian Chapter 13: The Jedi, Justin takes up the mantle of host and discusses with Dave anything and everything that this episode covered. It also asks the question "what happens next" for the show and its characters. Could this spawn multiple spin-offs?
What an episode Chapter 12 was! Join Alex, Justin, Ali and Dave provide a spoiler full review of the "siege". We delve deep into all the twists of the episode, how they tie into Star Wars and celebrate how we are seeing more expanded universe influenced content than ever before.
Ali and Dave do a full review of Chapter 11 of The Mandalorian, Season 2, Episode 3: The Heiress. Be warned, this is SPOILER FULL, and the guys cover off the episode from start to finish.
We also provide details of our competition to win one of two copies of 'From a Certain Point of View 2: The Empire Strikes Back'.
Ali, Dave and special guest Scott provide a quick first impression review of Episode 3 of Season 2 of the Mandalorian - Chapter 11: The Heiress.
Huge spoilers throughout so please watch the show before listening.
Join almost the entire Council, when Mara, Justin, Alex, Ali and Dave provide a SPOILER FULL review of Episode 2 of Season 2 of the Mandalorian Chapter 10: The Passenger. We discuss the highs and lows and Ali has numerous rants in our latest podcast, he may even have broke his previous record!
Alex, Ali and Dave provide a quick first impression review of Episode 2 of Season 2 of the Mandalorian - Chapter 10: The Passenger.
No real spoilers so you can enjoy the show "fresh".
Following on from our spoiler free first reaction podcast, Mara, Alex, Ali and Dave catch-up to discuss in detail Season 2, Episode 1 of the Mandalorian TV show: Chapter 9: The Marshal. In this review we delve deep into the episode and there are spoilers galore: Be warned, watch the show BEFORE you listen to this podcast.
Alex, Ali and Dave provide a quick first impression review of Episode 1 of Season 2 of the Mandalorian - Chapter 9: The Marshall.
No real spoilers so you can enjoy the show "fresh".
Ali, Alex and Dave catch-up to discuss the latest DelRey novel release, Thrawn Assendancy: Chaos Rising. See what the team thinks of the novel as we cover everything from the cover and page colouring through to the style of the novel as well as the content. Expect spoilers as the guys ramble on.
The Jedi Council return from their summer holidays to talk about everything and anything Star Wars. Join Alex, Ali and Dave discussing the Mandalorian Trailer, or lack there of...news on the Obi Wan Kenobi series, Hasbro latest release and the recent Del Rey book releases.
A momentous podcast for us, we have reached number 50. And for this podcast we have a very contentious discussion ahead! Alex, Ali, Andy and Dave look at the current rumours that the Sequel Trilogy may be reset or even discarded following internal talks within LucasFilm itself. Is this true, could this happen, how could LucasFilm manage it and what would reactions be?
Join Alex, Ali and Dave as we dive deep into Star Wars and discuss what we think of the sequel trilogy and the Mandalorian now we have seen both multiple times, the results may be surprising...
Ali, Andy and Dave provide commentary around the current news in Star Wars: The delay of The High Republic project and Sam Witwer's recent comments around 'what is canon'. Dave also provides a teaser for the 2020 #JediCouncilFacts following our 2019-20 project, to be launched June 1st and we debate #MakeSolo2Happen.
Alex, Ali, Mara and Dave are joined by brand new 'shiny' Council member, Justin, for his first podcast. And what a podcast, as well as welcoming Justin to the team we discuss the epic final arc of The Clone Wars animated series. Expect the usual banter and rambling as well as what the Council are now looking forward to.
It's 4th May 2020 and today the Clone Wars finally comes to an end.
Join Alex, Dave, Ali and special guest William from our Padawan podcast as we provide instant reaction to "Victory and Death" the very last episode of season 7.
Alex, Ali and Dave recap episodes 1-9 of the Clone Wars Season 7. As you would expect, the team attempts to stay on topic, but manages to stray into the movies and other franchises as they attempt to provide an overview of the story so far.
Join Alex, Ali and Dave as they discuss and review the newly released novelisation of The Rise of Skywalker. Rae Carson's novel adds more information, new scenes and more context to the movie. Hear the thoughts the council have on all of these. May the force be with you.
Join Alex, Ali, Dave and Mara as they finally get round to reviewing the full first season of The Mandalorian. Hear their take on Star Wars on the small screen, how the TV show has impacted the fan community and what their expectations/hopes are for Season 2. May the force be with you.
Join Alex, Ali, Andy and Dave discussing in detail their thoughts, views on Star Wars Episode 9 - The Rise of Skywalker. Discussing everything from what makes the film good, bad and how the upcoming new novelisation of the movie not just answers some of the outstanding questions, but a whole new lot of questions! May the force be with you.
Ali and Dave hold an impromptu podcast in response to the announcement of the next phase of the Star Wars universe: the previously known Project Luminous is now unveiled as The High Republic, with an initial release of 5 novels and comic book series. Listen to the podcast to find out what our reaction is to the news.
Join Alex and Ali as they review their visit to Walt Disney World's Hollywood Stuiod, Galaxy's Edge. Hear their thoughts on the Millennium Falcon Smugglers Run attraction, food at Ronto Roasters and drinks at Oga's Cantina!
Join Alex, Ali, Andy, Dave and Mara for the first show of 2020 where we get into the detail of The Rise of Skywalker. Find out our thoughts and feelings about the movie and end of the Skywalker saga! This is the first review show of many so stay tuned for further reviews. May the force be with you.
Join Alex, Ali and Dave for an instant reaction review show of the lattes Star Wars movie to release, Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker. This is a spoiler heavy review so all of the movie is on the table! Join us to hear what the hosts think, are they positive? Negative? May The Force Be With You
Join Alex, Ali, Dave and Mara this week as we review the first three chapters on the new series The Mandalorian. Be prepared for discussions on the music, stories, Easter eggs (and regular eggs) as well as deep diving into spoiler territory and our thoughts on the series so far. Not to mention going off track on more than one occurrence! May The Force Be With You
Join Alex, Ali, Andy and Dave...as well as a special guest... as we react and give our thoughts on the final trailer of Star Wars Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker. We also go off on quite a few tangents and go WAY off topic! May the force be with you.
Join Alex, Ali, Dave and Mara after the summer holiday as we talk about everything and anything Star Wars! This week we discuss the latest Star Wars news including Triple Force Friday and its ups and downs; the recent trailer from Disney's D23 for The Rise of Skywalker; the latest revelations from the Bob Iger book about the purchase of Lucasfilm and much more!
Join Ali, Mara, Andy and special guest Neil 'Positive' Lowery (@LoweryNeil), as they discuss the recently revealed Sith Troopers, some Star Wars fiction, and the build up (or lack of) to Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker.
Join Alex and Dave, alongside your DVD/Blue Ray player for The Jedi Council's first full movie audio commentary! Let us join you through a showing of Rogue One and sharing our thoughts on one of our favourite Star Wars movies. We are one with the force, the force is with us!
Join Alex, Ali and Mara this week as we discuss the current 'Favourite Star Wars' poll we are running on Twitter and its results so far, an update from Galaxys Edge and a review and discussion about the recent Vanity Fair article about the upcoming movie, The Rise of Skywalker...plus some Star Trek nonsense by Ali. May the Force be with you.
Join all members of The Jedi Council this week for a very special edition show where not only are we looking back and discussing Episode 1 The Phantom Menace for its 20th Anniversary, but we are all around the same table for the first time ever! Alex, Ali, Andy, Dave and Mara are all live together and discussing Everything and Anything Star Wars! May the Force be with you!
A day after May the 4th Ali, Mara and Dave gathered for podcast 30 to discuss more reactions to The Rise of Skywalker trailer, as well as providing opinion about The Mandalorian panel at Celebration 2019. Dave also gushes about the recent inclusion by LEGO on their new product releases.
Join Council members Alex, Ali and Mara this week catching up and deep diving into the new and latest trailer for Star Wars Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker. Are they fans of the trailer? What are their thoughts on the title of the movie! Join us to find out about everything and anything Star Wars. May the force be with you.
Join council members Alex, Dave and Mara this week catching up on the latest Star Wars across the galaxy. Talking about the women of Star Wars on International Women's Day, our favourite books on International Book Day, the latest news from Episode 9, how Dave is faring on his virtual half marathon run, opinions on Mark Hamill's latest tweets and comments, plus a monologue from Alex on all things Galaxy's Edge related! May the force be with you.
This time Ali, Mara and Dave cover some of the Star Wars news dropping, including the latest from Galaxy's Edge and the 20th anniversary of The Phantom Menace. As a "treat" for Mara and Dave, Ali springs a surprise quiz and then finally all three discuss their top 3 Star Wars characters
Join council members Alex, Ali and Dave, plus late joiner Mara, as we catch up on the news from the Star Wars universe. Episode 9 has finished filming, news about Triple Force Friday plus a breakdown of Dave's recent article talking about the Galaxy of Adventures episode Leia: The Rescue and the current state of fandom.
Join us for a special edition where The Jedi Council's first competition winner Mike Tate talks us through his thoughts on winning the completion, meeting the Council and Star Wars in general! Plus a great review on the Royal Albert Hall's showing of Star Wars: A New Hope in Concert
Join the full Council in session with Alex, Ali, Andy, Dave and Mara for the latest Jedi Council Podcast, discussing everything and anything Star Wars. This weeks show we catch up after the hectic holiday season, catch up on the latest news from the Star Wars Universe and also discuss our hopes and thoughts on the future of the Star Wars franchise both on the big and small screen.
Join Alex, Dave and Mara this week to celebrate the Council's one year anniversary/birthday and everything and anything Star Wars! We talk about our thoughts on the first year of our podcast, website and social media activity, thanking the fans, friends and followers over the last year. Plus a round up of some news on The Mandolorian and Galaxy's Edge. Topic of the week about Stormtroopers! May the force be with you.
Join Alex, Dave and Mara on this episode of The Jedi Council Podcast where we discuss everything and anything, Star Wars. Topics covering A New Hope in Concert at the Royal Albert Hall, TV show topics on The Mandolorian, Resistance and A Galaxy of Adventures. Episode 9 rumours a plenty and a new Thrawn book is on its way! May the force be with you.
In our latest podcast, Ali and Dave discuss a range of topics, not least the impact of 6 years of Disney ownership of Lucasfilm. Also under the spotlight is George Lucas' involvement (or lack of) in the brand following the acquisition, more Resistance commentary and Vader comic book reveals.
Join Alex, Dave and Mara for another episode of The Jedi Council Podcast. In this show we talk about the recent news from the set of the Mandolorian live action show, recent announcements from the London MCM Comic Con and Hasbro. Plus this special episode has a great competition
Join Ali, Mara and Dave as we discuss the naming and synopsis of the new live action series - The Mandolorian - as well as providing a round-up of all the goodies announced at this years' NYCC.
Bob Iger has taken responsibility for the Solo release date and hints at a slowdown of Star Wars films in the future, Join Ali, Mara, Andy and Dave and see what they make of this bombshell.
The Jedi Council are back after a summer break! Join Alex, Ali, Dave and Mara discussing the latest news from the summer of everything and anything Star Wars! Clone Wars, Resistance, Episode 9, Thrawn Alliance, Lando all up for discussion!
Join Alex, Ali, Andy and Dave for a microcast where the Council react to the latest breaking news from San Diego Comic Con. The Clone Wars 10 year anniversary panel ended with the reveal that a Season 7 consisting of 12 episodes is being release on the Disney Digital Platform soon. Join us for the reaction and views of the Council
Join a full house on the panel this week with Alex, Ali, Andy, Dave and Mara discussing everything and anything Star Wars. We catch up with Dave and Andy who visited Star Wars Gathering in Liverpool recently, news and a preview of San Diego Comic Con from a Star Wars perspective. Plus other news on Solo box office and rumours on the leadership of Lucasfilm.
Join Alex, Dave and Ali as The Jedi Council discuss the current state of fandom across the Star Wars galaxy, how Solo has been affected by the split in fandom and where Lucasfilm take the franchise in the future. Will Episode IX breath fresh life into the franchise?
Join the Jedi Council for this part 2 of our special edition podcast where we review the latest Star Wars movie, Solo: A Star Wars Story. Alex, Dave, Andy and Ali are joined by the First Lady of The Jedi Council Mara Ranger as they go deep into spoiler territory continuing their discussion of Solo, its characters and themes. As well as all major talking points of the movie. We also start with a quick debate about the recent Twitter poll we posted and its results!
Join the Jedi Council for this special edition podcast where we review the latest Star Wars movie, Solo: A Star Wars Story. Alex, Dave and Andy are joined by special guest Mara Ranger as they go deep into spoiler territory discussing Solo, its characters and themes. As well as all major talking points of the movie.
Join Alex, Ali and Dave fresh out of respective midnight showings of the Solo: A Star Wars Story and their reactions. This spoiler free reaction is live just after 3am and bringing you their thoughts, views and reactions.
Join Alex, Ali and Dave, with special guest Mara Ranger as we discuss everything and anything Star Wars. A round up of all the latest news including the Solo premier, John Faverau's new live action show and we delve into massive spoiler territory when discussing Avenger's Infinity War and its march to overtaking The Force Awakens. We then discuss our topic of the week on the Starships of the original era. From X-Wings to B-Wings and TIE Fighters to Slave 1.
Join Alex and Dave as they discuss all the latest news from across the Galaxy, including latest on Solo, A Star Wars Story and Avengers Infinity War. Alex tells us about his trip to Walt Disney where he ran in the Dark Side Half Marathon and First Order Challenge. They then deep dive in what has made up their 10 favourite moments in all the Star Wars universe. With comments and feedback from our Twitter friends, plus their top 10. Its a packed podcast!
Ali and Dave are joined by special guest Mara Ranger this week. Mara is a massive fan of Star Wars and in particular R2D2 so its only apt that this week the topic for discussion is all things droids.Covering the original trilogy, the prequels and now the current crop of metal magic the team explain their favourites and why droids are so endearing in the Star Wars universe.
Jedi Council member Dave and his 11 year old Padawan William discuss the iconic movie The Empire Strikes back. In this 2nd podcast by the pair you can hear what William thinks of the movie, what he would do differently (CGI features - again!) and if William could have his own starship what it would be - we guarantee you will not guess!
Join Ali and Dave as they explore light and dark - in particular how it is portrayed in the Mortis Arc of the Clone War TV series. This arc has always stood apart from the other episodes across all series but the final episode of Rebels appears to re-open the door on this intriguing story.
Join Ali and Dave as they discuss what we have learned from the recent Solo trailer, what merchandise from last Friday's releases caught Dave's eye, what Star Trek means to Ali and how similar his memories of his first trek experience were to Dave's first Wars exposure.
Join Alex and Dave, with debutant Council member Andy (Mr Lego) as we discuss everything and anything Star Wars! From the Han Solo poster controversy to more information about The Last Jedi coming out from the accompanying documentary from the digital release and the novelisation, to Star Wars Lego!
Join Jedi Council member Dave and his young Padawan William, as they delve into the Star Wars galaxy from an 11 year olds point of view. Discussing everything from the use of CGI, lightsaber colours and handles, plus Williams review of A New Hope!
Join The Jedi Council as we continue out deep dive into The Last Jedi. Alex, Dave and newcomer Ali break it down, discuss the good, the bad and the ugly of all things related to Episode VIII in the Star Wars saga.
Join Alex and Jedi Council Podcast debutant Ali Clark as we discuss the season finale of Star Wars Rebels, as well as a general review of the Rebels show, its wider links to the Star Wars universe
Join The Jedi Council for part 2 of our special edition podcast where Dave and Alex continue to review the latest Star Wars release, The Last Jedi. This podcast goes into spoiler territory and in depth discussion about the plot, scenes and all round discussion about the movie.
Join The Jedi Council for a special edition podcast where Dave and Alex review the latest Star Wars release, The Last Jedi. This podcast goes into spoiler territory and in depth discussion about the plot, scenes and all round discussion about the movie.
Join your hosts Alex and Dave, founder members of The Jedi Council on this inaugural Podcast where we discuss all things from Rey's possible origin, the news that Disney may be about to acquire Fox and why fans get protective over the brands they love!