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May the 4th has come again, and it's time to celebrate! Joining me today to discuss why we love that galaxy far, far away are my good friends Alberto and Oti of the Radio Rebellion Podcast! Join us as we examine the deep and profound, as well as share a laugh over the wacky and weird! Join us! It is your destiny!

This week on our show, captain Ingle and I set a course for the 23rd century and the adventures of the original USS Enterprise. This time around, Captain Kirk and crew travel to a planet that is supposedly devoid of life, but what they discover is something no one could have expected. As they continue their surveys, a strange figure appears on the viewscreen. Closer investigation reveals it to be none other than the 16th President of the United States of America: the one and only Abraham Lincoln! Join us as we go boldly!

Even though Star Wars: The Bad Batch has ended, new and exciting projects are right around the corner! The Phantom Menace will be re-released on Friday, Tales of the Empire drops on Saturday, and The Acolyte premieres in a month! Joining me today to celebrate our excitement for these upcoming stories are Gus and Nani of the Triad of the Force podcast! Join us!

Well, folks: the day has finally arrived. Today marks the end of a truly extraordinary series, as the final episode of Star Wars: The Bad Batch has come. On this last installment of the show, the story finally comes to a head as our heroes infiltrate Mount Tantiss to rescue Omega. But the kid is already one step ahead of them! Join me for our last ever episode of Bad Batch Breakdown!

Tomorrow will bring to a close a beloved new Star Wars series. When Star Wars: The Bad Batch was announced a few years ago, I was not enthusiastic, as I had wanted something outside the Imperial Era. However, the more I thought about it the more excited I became. And the show didn't disappoint! From the moment it began I was hooked. With the finale tomorrow, I don't know what to expect, and I'm actually excited that I don't know! Join me today as I discuss the importance of being open to the direction this show might take tomorrow morning!

On this week's episode of our show, Captain Ingle and I have arrived again at movie night! This time around, we set a course to a film that is celebrating it's 30th anniversary this year. Join us as we take a wild ride through a mysterious Egyptian artifact to a distant desert world. That's right: we are taking a trip to Roland Emmerich's science fiction epic Stargate, and we won't be going alone. Joining us today is our good friend Kayleigh Vaughn. Join us as we go boldly!

On this penultimate episode of Star Wars: The Bad Batch, our heroes finally arrive at Tantiss to rescue Omega. However, as you can imagine, things don't go smoothly. As the Batch evades the Empire, Omega scouts out the base by means of the service elevator to see if she can see what's up. What she finds is very interesting indeed...

Tomorrow is the penultimate episode of The Bad Batch, and I've been thinking: What will be the next animated series from that galaxy far, far away? Join me today as I brainstorm as to where Star Wars animation might go next.

On this week's episode of our show, Captain Ingle and I and our special guest Justin Toner set a course for the 24th AND 32nd centuries and the voyages of both the Enterprise-D and the Discovery. The reason for this is that in addition to the classic two-parter episode "Unification" from The Next Generation, the story was given a sequel of sorts in the form of the Discovery episode "Unification III", wherein the story of the Romulans and Vulcans continues. Join us as we go boldly!

As we approach the finale of Star Wars: The Bad Batch, we are gifted with a great thriller episode full of edge-of-your-seat suspense. "Into the Breach" is yet another great installment of this marvelous animated series. As Omega "adjusts" to her new life on Tantiss, the Batch plots to find their way to the Emperor's secret laboratory. Rampart informs them that the coordinates are not given out even to someone as highly ranked as him, but that instead they must find a ship headed for Tantiss and steal its codes. What follows is a tense infiltration of an Imperial starbase...

2023 was one of the greatest years in film of the 21st century (so far)! Not only did we get a slate of daring and imaginative movies, but we witnessed one of the most unusual phenomena in the history of cinema! Begun by fans, the Barbenheimer event came to dominate the year. Nothing like this has ever been seen in the history of Hollywood, and I doubt such a thing will ever be seen again. Joining me today to discuss this extraordinary moment is my friend Adam "The Coyote" Collins of the YouTube channel Champs on Film!

On the latest episode of our show, Captain Ingle and I set a course for the 22nd century and the pioneering adventures of the NX-01 Enterprise. On this particular installment, Captain Archer and crew come across a Vulcan vessel that has been wandering the galaxy for some years. Much to the surprise of the crew of the Enterprise, this group of Vulcans disagrees with the purely logical doctrine embraced by most of their species. As you can imagine, T'Pol doesn't take this very well. Join us as we go boldly!

In the latest episode of Star Wars: The Bad Batch, our heroes undertake a mission to discover the location of the Imperial research laboratory at Mount Tantiss. Following the classic formula of a Clone Wars or a Mandalorian episode, this particular adventure takes us on a action-packed thrillride with the edge-of-your-seat suspense of a tense heist. Join me as I share my thoughts...

I am beyond excited for Star Wars: The Acolyte, which will premiere on Disney+ on June 4! Series creator Leslye Headland is very enthusiastic to present her vision to the world, and has a lot to say about her approach and the intent of this new show. As much as I admire her passion, I'm more interested in what the show means to me personally once it debuts. Join me as I explain what I mean...

This week on our show we are pleased to bring you THREE episodes of animated Star Trek! The first comes from The Animated Series, the second from Lower Decks, and the third from Prodigy. Join us as these adventures take us from a cat-and-mouse game with pirates to a fantastic encounter with a mysterious species! Join us as we go boldly!

This week we received not one, but two, episodes of Star Wars: The Bad Batch! Even though these installments seem very different from each other, I believe they are connected in a very deep way which I will explain in the course of this episode. Join me as we take a deep dive into these particular adventures that continue to impress.

On the latest episode of our show, Captain Ingle and I set a course for the early 19th century and the turmoil of the Napoleonic Wars. For our March movie night, we are setting sail with Captain Jack Aubrey and the crew of the HMS Surprise in the 2003 naval epic "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World". Joining us to discuss this often overlooked gem is the LGRN's own Adelia Chamberlain. Join us as we go boldly!

25 years ago, George Lucas released Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, the long-awaited prequel to the masterful Original Trilogy. And boy did it hit with a bang, in more ways than one. Joining me today to discuss the effect this film had on the story of the Star Wars Saga are Boop and JDub of the Nerdherder Podcast!

On the most recent episode of Star Wars: The Bad Batch, our heroes are still on Pabu scratching their heads over the question of Omega's M-count. However, their questions are soon answered by a fan-favorite returning character!

This week on our show, Captain Ingle and I celebrate Saint Patrick's Day by setting a course for the quaint Irish village of Fair Haven, a holodeck program created by the crew of the USS Voyager to boost morale. As is always true of the holodeck, things go wacky very quickly. Join us as we go boldly!

In the latest episode of Star Wars: The Bad Batch, our heroes are searching for answers to the meaning of Omega's "M-Count" and why the Empire is obsessed with capturing her and returning her to their laboratories. Join me as I share my thoughts on this episode and the return of a fan-favorite character!

This morning, the highly anticipated first trailer for Star Wars: The Acolyte was released. Join me as I give you my thoughts on our first look at this new series!

On this week's episode of Random Trek, Captain Ingle and I set a course for the Delta Quadrant and the continuing adventures of the USS Voyager. In what might be the most morally complex episode in all of Star Trek, a transporter accident fuses Neelix and Tuvok and the crew must decide how to proceed. Join us as we go boldly!

The sleeper has awakened! Denis Villeneuve's "Dune Part 2" was released two weeks ago, taking the world by storm. Joining me today to review the film is co-host of The GALactic Podcast, my good friend Lauren Romo. Join us as we return to the world of Arrakis and the continuing journey of Paul Atreides as he leads the fight to retake his planet. Join us!

Believe it or not, I'm not talking about Star Wars on this episode: rather, I'm discussing a television show that defined a generation. Joining me today to discuss this groundbreaking series about a teenage girl called upon to save the world is our good friend LeGault! Join us!

Today saw the release of not one, but two episodes of Star Wars: The Bad Batch! If anyone believes that this is a "kid show", these two episodes demonstrate the power of animation. Join me as I discuss these magnificent thriller installments of the latest Star Wars series!

This past Sunday was the 96th Academy Awards, and as always it was biggest night in film of the year! Today I will not be discussing the ceremony itself, but rather the recipients of the Oscars. Did they "get it right" this year or "not"? Join me as I share my thoughts.

Today is International Women's Day, and I would like to take the time to celebrate all the wonderful women of that galaxy far, far away! Whether they are behind the camera or in front of it, whether they write the stories or direct the action, whether they love to come to the conventions or love to podcast on the subject (or both!), the women of Star Wars bring their light to a troubled world! Join me as I celebrate!

The Bad Batch desires to find and possibly destroy the Imperial research laboratory at Mount Tantiss. In order to do so, they must decrypt a datapad which Omega took from said laboratory. After Crosshair's harrowing experience at a remote Imperial outpost on the planet Barton IV, he reluctantly leads the Batch to the now-abandoned outpost to interpret the datapad and hopefully discover more intel on Tantiss. As always, there are complications...

On this week's episode, Captain Ingle and I return to the infamous Mirror Universe on it's first reappearance since the Original Series! Major Kira and Doctor Bashir are returning to Deep Space 9 through the wormhole when they are accidently pulled into the Mirror Universe and immediately captured by the Cardassian-Klingon Alliance, which is the ruling power in that quadrant of the galaxy. Things go downhill from there. Join us as we go boldly!

This year marks the 25th anniversary of Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. At the time of it's release, it was met with significant criticism, and one of the issues raised by some fans was the "boring politics" of the film. In our modern day, those "boring politics" have become more relevant and many fans now understand what George Lucas was warning us about. Joining me today is host of the Daughters of Ferrix podcast, my friend Eleanor Mueller. Join us as we examine this important topic.

Wednesday has come again, and with it has come the latest episode of The Bad Batch. In this week's adventure, Crosshair and Omega must use their street smarts to evade the Empire on an occupied world. Join me as I share my thoughts...

On this week's episode of our show, Captain Ingle and I are joined by returning guest and friend of the show Justin Toner to discuss the groundbreaking 1956 science fiction classic Forbidden Planet. In this loose adaptation of William Shakespeare's The Tempest, astronauts from Earth travel to the planet Altair IV to investigate a starship that crashed there 20 years before. What they discover is beyond what they could ever imagine...

I love film music! I have loved it ever since I was too young to understand what I was feeling when I was listening. Joining me to discuss our favorite film scores is composer, DJ, and host Dorina Arellano AKA DJ Bruja. Join us as we dive into the world of movie music!

The long awaited return of our favorite band of misfits has finally come, and boy did it deliver! Join me as I share my thoughts on what might possibly be the best opening episodes of an animated Star Wars series!

Tomorrow we'll see the release of the 3rd and final season of Star Wars: The Bad Batch. I'm very excited and also rather sad; excited to learn where the story will take us, and sad this is the end of a wonderful show. Join me as I share my anticipation for the final bow of our beloved cast of characters.

On this week's episode of our show, Captain Ingle and I set a course for the 24th century and the continuing adventures of the USS Enterprise-D. On this two-parter installment, Captain Picard is relieved of command of his ship and sent on a covert mission behind enemy lines to determine if a biological weapon is being developed. In his absence, the Enterprise is placed under the temporary command of the demanding Captain Edward Jellico. As you can imagine, things go haywire rather quickly. Join us as we go boldly!

Next Wednesday will see the debut of the third and final season of Star Wars: The Bad Batch. As we have seen in the trailer, Emperor Palpatine is up to something at his secret research facility on the planet Wayland. What sneaky plans does he have up his sleeve? Join me as I speculate responsibly.

The legendary Samuel L. Jackson has said that he wants to return as Jedi Master Mace Windu in some way. I personally would not want him to have survived his final fight with Palpatine. Why? Because I do not like Mace Windu. I'm not talking about acting, directing, and writing. I'm talking about a character so bound up in dogma that he has forgotten what the doctrine of the Jedi was all about. Join me as I share why Master Windu represents everything wrong with the Jedi Order of the Prequel Era.

On this week's episode of Random Trek, Captain Ingle and I set a course for the 23rd century and the adventures of the USS Enterprise. On this installment of The Original Series, Captain James T. Kirk goes on the warpath after a Federation outpost on Cestus III is destroyed by a species known as the Gorn. While in pursuit of the latter, Kirk is whisked off the bridge of the Enterprise and deposited on a nearby planetoid by the powerful entities called the Metrons in order to settle the dispute with the Gorn! Joining us to discuss this classic episode of Star Trek is returning guest Scott "Movie" Mantz. Join us as we go boldly!

*SPOILERS AHEAD* In The Book of Boba Fett and The Mandalorian Season 3 we see flashbacks of Grogu's time at the Jedi Temple during the massacre that is Palpatine's Order 66. In Chapter 20 of The Mandalorian, entitled "The Foundling" (directed by the late Carl Weathers), Grogu is rescued from the violence by Jedi Master Kelleran Beq and brought to safety aboard a Naboo starship. Where are they going? That's the question for today. Join me as I responsibly speculate as to their destination.

There was a report (which may or may not be true) that the Mandalorian & Grogu movie which was announced a few weeks ago may start filming on June 17. As always, we must take these things with a grain of salt, but if this report is true, we could be seeing Star Wars' triumphant return to movie theaters sooner than later. Join me as I explore the possibility of what the future holds for that galaxy far, far away...

With the 96th Academy Awards a month away, I thought I would bring in an Oscar expert to discuss the nominees. Joining me today to examine this year's most decorated films is the co-host of the YouTube movie show Oscar Buzz, my friend Trevor Matteson.

This week on our show, Captain Ingle and I set a course for the mid-23rd century and the continuing voyages of the USS Enterprise under the command of the intrepid Captain Christopher Pike. On this particular adventure, the crew of the USS Cayuga as well as the Enterprise's own Nurse Christine Chapel are trapped on the planet Parnassus Beta when the insidious Gorn invade, and it's up to our heroes to mount a rescue before it's too late! Join us as we go boldly!

I was about to discuss a different topic this morning when I was blindsided by the sad news of the passing of legendary action star and Greef Karga himself, Carl Weathers, who died on Tuesday at the age of 76. When he was announced as a member of the cast of The Mandalorian in 2019, it seemed so strange that we had gone so long without Apollo Creed as a part of the Star Wars saga, as it seemed such a perfect fit. Join me as I pay my respects to a great star...

Strange as it may sound, we are coming up on the 10 year anniversary of The Force Awakens. One of the best-remembered moments in the film is the murder of Han Solo by his son Ben AKA Kylo Ren. Join with me as I discuss why this very sad moment works so well for the stories and character journeys of Ben, Han, and the Sequel Trilogy as a whole.

Once upon a time a galaxy very, very near, a young filmmaker wanted to make a feature film version of the classic Flash Gordon comics and movie serials. His inability to secure the rights, while disappointing, caused the young filmmaker to instead create a story of his own. And the rest, as they say, is history!

We are a month into the new year, and we are coming ever closer to the Star Wars shows promised to us by Lucasfilm. The third and final season of The Bad Batch begins in less than a month, and the mystery-thriller The Acolyte and the Amblin-esque Skeleton Crew are supposedly coming later in the year. Join me as I discuss my anticipation for further stories in that galaxy far, far away...

On today's episode of our show, Captain Ingle and I set a course for the near-future and the struggling survival of a stranded astronaut on the barren sands of the Red Planet. That's right: we are exploring Ridley Scott's 2015 science fiction classic The Martian. With some of the most accurate depictions of science ever put on film and featuring an incredible all-star cast including such luminaries as Matt Damon, Jeff Daniels, and Jessica Chastain just to name a few, The Martian is an unforgettable experience. Join us as we go boldly!

The other day the trailer for the 3rd and final season of Star Wars The Bad Batch was released. Many people were wondering when we would get our first look at this most highly-anticipated season. Now that it's here, allow me to share a few thoughts!