This week we’re talking about Revan, Mandalorians, and Porgs.
It’s like a Star Wars club sandwich.
And we’re the bread.
Dry, yet lightly toasted.
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 on the internet brave
enough to ask the tough Star Wars questions.
Right, like, okay, so in the premier episode of Resistance, Kaz is playing a game of space darts.
So cool.
But clearly to the left of him, space arcade cabinets and to the right a space jukebox.
Yeah?
Are there bowling alleys in space?
Skeeball?
What’s on the jukebox?
Those are your hard hitting questions?
I need to know these details.
Let’s go to the news.
We’re the only people who can give you these details.
I just need to know that if Flix and Orka are like celebrating their birthday, do they
get a bounce castle?
Maybe you can ask Pablo.
I will.
I’m just gonna start.
Last week we finally got to see a little bit of The Mandalorian, the new Star Wars series
coming to Disney’s streaming service.
The first image, revealed exclusively on StarWars.com shows off the Mandalorian armor complete with
what looks like a weapon strapped to their back, walking through a very Star Wars-y looking village.
Also revealed were the list of episodic directors joining the show including Thor: Ragnarock’s
Taika Waititi, Solemates’ Bryce Dallas Howard, Dope’s Rick Famuyiwa, and Jessica Jones’
Deborah Chow, with our very own Dave Filoni directing the first episode.
The series is written and executive produced by Jon Faverau, with Kathleen Kennedy, Dave Filoni, and
Colin Wilson also executive producing and Karen Gilchrist co-executive producing.
Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes is continuing the celebration for the 15th Anniversary of
Knights of the Old Republic with a new kind of event entitled, “Ancient Journey: Legends
of the Old Republic” where you can use the characters previously released in July to
help you unlock Jedi Knight Revan.
The six events are loosely based on the Knights of the Old Republic storyline, as well as
containing some environments from the original game like the Sewers of Taris and the Ancient
Sith Tomb on Korriban.
The Legends of the Old Republic event goes live on October 18th, for more information
check out this link.
ILMxLAB revealed a new mixed reality experiment today during the Magic Leap LEAP conference
entitled, Star Wars: Project Porg.
The experiment tasks you with gaining the trust and affection of your porgs by playing
with them and offering them treats.
You can also teach them how to maneuver around real world environments with the help of C3PO.
I’m reading off a screen and getting more excited as I do so.
For more on Project Porg check out ilmxlab.com
And for more breaking news from around the Star Wars galaxy check out StarWars.com/sws.
I’m so glad you made it through that Project Porg thing.
Good morning.
I am here with my hot cup of coffee trying to wake up this morning.
Getting ready to go to New York Comic Con.
This is Albin Johnson, TK-210, 501st Legion.
And I’m here at New York Comic Con.
Woo!
We’re getting ready for the Our Star Wars Stories panel.
Everyone has been shooting video with their cameras behind the scenes.
It’s just crazy amounts of people here and we’re so happy and excited to be here for
Our Star Wars Stories.
Lucasfilm presents: Our Star Wars Stories, that’s us!
That’s us!
Wee!
Here’s the people starting.
They’re starting in the queue.
I’m ready man, I think.
Yikes!
We got a lot of people showing up.
Alright, everybody smile!
[Crowd cheering]
I went shopping and I found some really cool stuff.
This TIE fighter.
Another Luke, farm boy.
R2-D2.
I finally got a barada.
This now completes my tri-logo collection of all the Princess Leias.
I’m only browsing, I’m only browsing.
Just honored to be on this panel with all these incredible people.
Sharing my story with all theirs.
I had a great time.
Got some cool stuff.
Met some fun people and just had a really wonderful time.
So thanks everyone for tuning in.
Today we’re joined by Star Wars author Kevin Shinick.
Who’s actually been really involved in a lot of Star Wars content over the past couple of years.
And now what’s it like coming from the sort of pop culture behemoth that is Star Wars
working with Robot Chicken and stuff like that and then coming in and being apart of
the family now?
I would jump at a chance to do anything Star Wars.
Like I grew up with the originals.
To think that I am able to do that now.
I mean it’s a cliche, everybody who does work here says, boy if I could talk to the
8 year old Kevin Schinick.
Well, I think my career has the focus of an 8 year old cause I’m hitting all the things
that I liked when I was that age.
Mhmm.
I’m in a fortunate position where I get to choose some of the projects I get to do.
And whenever Star Wars comes I’m like count me in because I’m such a fan.
I’m such a fan but now I’m also a parent.
And my daughter is into it.
So I want to be able to extend that world so that she’s able to enjoy it as much as I have.
Yeah so let’s talk a little about Chewie and the Porgs because that’s such a perfect
example of fans that are now growing up and wanting to bring their kids in and sharing
those stories together.
How do you get into that mindspace of like separating yourself as a fan and thinking
about how younger fans need to interact with the story?
Right.
Well it’s funny because as you said I come from Robot Chicken where we did 3 Star Wars specials and…
Definitely not for kids.
Definitely not for kids, exactly.
But when they came to me and said, would you be interested in doing this?
I said yes.
For that same reason I said with my daughter.
You know she’s primed to like Star Wars because daddy likes Star Wars.
Everything around him is Star Wars.
But she’s also 7 so she’s a little frightened by Darth Vader or Kylo Ren.
So I thought if this was an opportunity to kind of launch into an introduction of Star
Wars through something that was safe and fun and cute.
And I try to make it happy for everybody.
And maybe dancing around the fact that Chewie may or may not have eaten a porg.
Maybe.
He definitely cooked one.
There’s a shot of Chewie in front of a campfire with his back to us and to me that’s there
for a reason because certain things did happen that we can’t undo what happened.
Oh so your in the camp saying he did.
Oh yeah.
I’ve debated this with a lot of fans.
They’re like did he eat it?
Did he put it aside?
Oh, oh, oh.
I think he ate it.
Well I think the damage was done.
[Laughing]
Don’t waste it, you know?
That poor guys on a spit, you know what I mean.
It’s kind of like whether he ate it or not is kind of beside the point.
Kind of up for interpretation.
It doesn't have to be serious which is something your career has definitely exemplified.
Yeah.
Let’s talk a little bit about working at Robot Chicken.
I wanna know about how the collaboration process goes when your writing something like that
and your working with the props and the animators and stuff.
Right.
It’s gotta be a beast.
For the longest time there are 6 or more guys or women in a room quietly sitting at a desk
writing up sketches because we have a certain quota to hit at the end of the day.
Which is a high quota of sketches that we need to get in.
Say if we’re working on it for 5 weeks.
For 3 weeks we are sitting there.
I would always joke that if someone comes in and puts Girl Scout cookies on the desk
there would be 8 sketches about Girl Scout cookies because everybody's kind of like where
am I gonna get my next idea from.
And then once we choose the sketches then we all script our own sketches and we put
it in a big document and then it becomes what everybody imagines the room to be.
Which is we’re all punching up the script and we’re finding better jokes.
Yeah.
It’s like working in here, you know.
You find different things and you’re like, what about that?
Just trying to find the slightest nook and cranny that hasn't been exploited for comedy.
And then I have to say when you’re trying to write a sketch and your watching it back
and then George laughs, you’re like I made George laugh.
Guys, did you get that?
It’s remarkable.
It really is remarkable.
That’s cool.
So obviously you're here for a reason.
[Laughing]
You’re hanging out in the office.
Yeah.
I just come by.
Just coming by to say hi.
What’s in the future for you?
I’m sure you’ve never heard this before but I can’t really talk about it.
But let’s just say I had such a good time with Chewie and the Porgs that I kind of want
to age up a little bit and maybe do a larger young adult something or other, so.
Very cool.
Yeah so if you never see me again it’s because I spoke too much about it here.
[Laughing]
And they’re just like.
They’re like…
This was a test and you failed.
Exactly.
Ugh.
I’m out.
But yeah, I’m super excited about it so hopefully next year we can all talk about it.
That’s awesome.
We will have to have you back then.
Thanks very much.
Thanks so much for coming by.
Of course, anytime.
That was great.
I always like learning about comedy in the Star Wars galaxy.
And there’s so much of it but it also gets you thinking about the multitude of parodies
of Star Wars that have been done throughout the years.
Yes!
Which is why we want to know what your favorite Star Wars parody is and why.
Send it to us using the hashtag #FakeStarWars and we’ll feature our favorites here next week.
And as always, remember to like the video, subscribe to the channel, follow us on Twitter,
Facebook and Instagram, and remember to be kind and rewind.
That’s good advice.
It was good advice in 1986, it’s good advice now.
Thanks for watching, and may the Force be with you.
Wisdom doesn't have a shelf life.
No.
You know, it’s good forever.
Rewind what?
VHS’ are making a comeback, baby.
I like that warble.
You know what I mean?
That’s good.
And the grainyness.
Mhmm.
Ahhh.
Be kind rewind, was my favorite quote in the beginning of a Clone Wars episode.
[Laughing]