This week we’re revealing a new Timothy Zahn novel.
Plus, Pablo Hidalgo reveals a great moment in Star Wars history
and I sit down with Myrna Velasco from Star Wars Resistance.
Man, what a cool episode.
That’s why I wore a coat.
Shoutout to all the dads watching.
This is The Star Wars Show.
From the Lucasfilm headquarters in San Francisco, here’s your hosts, Andi and Anthony!
Hello and welcome to the Star Wars Show, the only Star Wars Show hosted by two people in
identical outfits.
Yeah, this is kind of strange.
Should one of us go change?
Why would we ever change out of matching giant winter coats?
Yeah, okay, good point.
Let’s go to the news.
The title and cover for the latest novel in Timothy Zahn’s new Thrawn series has been revealed.
Entitled Star Wars Thrawn Treason, the new novel picks up with Thrawn’s TIE Defender
program being halted in favor of Director Krennic’s secret Death Star Project.
But when Thrawn receives a dire warning about his homeworld Thrawn must choose between his
duty to the Chriss Ascendancy or fealty to the Empire he has sworn to server…even if
the choice means committing Treason.
Thrawn Treason will be available for pre-order next week and will arrive in Summer 2019.
And for more on Thrawn Treason, check out StarWars.com/SWS
While we’re on the subject of Star Wars books, a plethora of Star Wars authors have
been announced for Star Wars Celebration.
E.K. Johnston, author of Star Wars: Ahsoka will join Star Wars: Lando’s luck author,
Justina Ireland, and Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View contributor, Zoraida Cordova
on the stage at Star Wars Celebration Chicago.
The three new authors join previously announced lineup including: Timothy Zahn, Deliah Dawson,
Claudia Gray, Katie Cook, Alexander Freed, Cavan Scott, and Jeffrey Brown.
Tickets for Star Wars Celebration are almost completely sold out, so get over to StarWarsCelebration.com
to make sure you do not miss out on this incredible event.
Yeah, Star Wars Celebration is 5 days this year, and it might not be enough time for
all the stuff that we have cooking.
You do not want to miss out.
You know what I love most about Celebration?
What’s that?
All of the Star Wars Cosplay.
What a wonderfully crafted segue into our next segment!
Please enjoy one of the greatest moments in Star Wars Cosplay history.
Good Evening.
I’m Pablo Hidalgo.
For decades humankind has dressed up as their favorite Star Wars characters.
But no Star Wars cosplayer burst through the walls of creativity quite like this.
The year was 1993.
The place, WCW’s Clash of the Champions 24.
Sting and Davey Boy Smith teased a mystery combatant for their feud with Sid Vicious,
Harlem Heat, and Vader…
no relation to Star Wars.
After a heated exchange with Sid Vicious, Sting uttered a ­­statement that would forever
change the course of Star Wars cosplay.
The Shockmaster!
That’s right, the Shockmaster!
[Laughing]
With that tumble, a legend was born.
Donning a glitter encrusted Stormtrooper helmet, acid washed jeans, and some sort of fur vest,
coat hybrid, The Shockmaster was elevated from fumbling brute, to legendary titan, earning
a coveted place in Star Wars Cosplay History.
The costume is not only elegant, but economical, and durable.
So here’s to you, Shockmaster, for inspiring and shocking the Star Wars Cosplay community
for generations to come.
Until next time I’m Pablo Hidalgo saying, Goodnight.
[Porg sounds]
Overjoyed to be sitting down right now with Torra Doza herself, Myrna Velasco.
Thank you for being here.
Thank you for having me, Anthony!
Torra immediately enters fully on brand and is just fully on brand for the rest of the
series and I love it.
Oh yeah, isn't that awesome?
She’s a little racer.
She’s got her whole garb on.
I love her boots.
Can I just talk about her boots for a second?
[Laughing]
I think Star Wars is 50% boots and jackets.
I agree!
I absolutely agree!
[Laughing]
And it really makes the outfit though, I must say.
She has an astromech that’s branded for her.
Mhmm.
The Blue Ace is entirely custom for her.
Mhmm.
And it’s all just color coordinated and perfect.
I know!
I strive to be as coordinated as Torra.
Right?
Torra feels to me like one of those kids you know as a teenager who seems like she was
handed everything and you want to hate her.
Yeah!
But she’s so nice and you’re like well ugh.
Can you just like…
You have a misplaced hair, how about that?
How about that?
[Laughing]
Yeah.
And you’ll have to live with that for the rest of your life Torra Doza.
Yeah and she’s like, well I brought you a smoothie.
And you’re like, yeah okay.
Right.
Alright.
What I love about the relationship between her and Kaz is Kaz is really looking for a rival.
That’s his personality.
Yeah!
And Torra’s like, no I’m just very good at everything, let’s see how this turns out.
Yeah she is good at everything.
[Laughing]
I was going to just discredit it a little bit just to say, no she’s human, but no
she really is good at everything.
She really is.
It’s very frustrating to play someone so on point.
Is it?
It is because I’m always like…
[Flustered sounds]
I always have to second guess myself.
What’s going on here?
And she doesn't have that in her and that’s the best part about playing a girl who is
confident on the edge of cocky but is so helpful.
I also think she really believes in a team atmosphere.
She’s only as good as everyone else around her.
That’s like the most beautiful part about Torra is that she is just willing to prop
everybody up as well.
I heard that you are a Star Wars fan but like the only Star Wars fan in your family?
Yeah!
[Laughing]
Well, not so much anymore.
I was like the first Star Wars fan of my family.
Okay.
I’m very nerdy in real life and I love Star Wars and I love Dragonball Z and Harry Potter.
And my brother and sister we all always had like this, no we have to be individual from each other.
There’s no way we could like the same things as each other.
It’s so interesting because you especially hear about this, oh my parents took me to the movies.
Yeah.
And we were all very excited about it.
Yeah, no.
It’s like no, I had to bring my family to Star Wars.
Yeah, I did!
Yeah.
You know not the best choices as a 12 year old to be like parents we’re going to go
watch Episode I but I was the one that was like I need to know about Darth Vader, I need
to know about these things and these were the only ways I could force my parents to
do things for me.
[Laughing]
But now that you are apart of it are they getting more and more into it?
Were they as excited as you were when you got cast?
Oh, yes!
They are more into it now than even I am.
Like my dad is calling me and he’s like Myrna what’s going to happen next?
And I’m like I can’t tell you that stuff!
Because my dad is like a real life Captain Doza.
Which is kind of awesome.
Oh really?
Yeah like big moustache, thick accent, everything, it’s pretty amazing.
Cause when I first saw Captain Doza I was like this is very unusual.
[Laughing]
That is just my dad there.
You are like I feel a little too properly cast.
Yes, yes, yes!
This is strange.
Oh, how did they know that was my dad?
That’s great.
So how does it feel growing up as a Star Wars fan to be apart of this, to be sitting down
at the table with this entire cast and these creators?
One of my best friends told me the other day like you are canonized and I am the proudest
I could ever be of you.
And I like started crying because we grew up in like the playground being like, no I’m
going to be Princess Leia today!
No, I’m going to be Princess Leia!
Okay, fine.
I’ll be girl Han.
Girl Han!
It’s a real thing that we have to deal with.
Which Torra is pretty close to girl Han.
Not gonna lie.
You know what I mean?
Yeah.
Like if you had a teen girl Han, I feel like Torra would be pretty close.
Yeah, yeah, I think so.
I’m pretty excited about that.
Well, excellent, Myrna.
Thank you so much for being here.
Thank you so much.
It was such a pleasure to hangout and chat.
Now that I’m finally seeing you without the news podium blocking you, I’ve got to say,
I think we nailed that size.
You kind of look like a kid who made a wish to be an adult.
[Laughing]
Dude, it’s the hot new style this season.
Yeah, it’s the I went to the midwest visit my parents and forgot a coat so I had to borrow my dad’s.
Yeah, it’s dad chic.
It’s all the rage.
What you can’t see right now because of the camera angle are my sweet orthopedic shoes.
What’s weird about them is they’re giving her four inches of height.
It’s fashion, Anthony, read a book.
And with that, I’m closing the show.
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Thanks for watching, and may the Force be with you.
Stealth mode.
[Jacket crinkling sound]
Even more stealth mode.
Huh, where did Andi go?!
This is very good for being able to see when I'm snowboarding.
Yup!
This is the best part.
It gets down to 71 here in the office.
[Laughing] Yeah.
You know?
You really just gotta bundle up.
Woo!