Star Wars Celebration is less than a month away! If you’ve never been to one before, or need a refresher, Skywalking Through Neverland has some convention tips for you! Richard and I have been to every domestic Star Wars Celebration since Celebration IV, and several other conventions in between. So sit back and let us help you skywalk with ease through your convention experience. Donald Wicks, one of our incredible Skywalkers, is starting his own podcast! Learn all about EndorCast , his new Rebe...
Mar 18, 2015•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 70
It’s a BIRTHDAY episode! Not only is it Sarah’s birthday on March 10th, but our special guest Scott Allen's birthday is March 12th, the air date of this show. We had a great time talking with SCOTT ALLEN of the 501st Legion about all things ranging from starring in our fan film TPZ , the charity work he's done and being part of the fan generation working in the Star Wars universe. Disney Legend, Tinker Bell reference model and our official Podcast Fairy Godmother, MARGARET KERRY is back to talk ...
Mar 12, 2015•2 hr 2 min•Ep. 69
BONUS CONTENT with producer, writer, director Steven Smith. He goes into fascinating detail about his trip to SALZBURG, AUSTRIA with JULIE ANDREWS. Did he have Apple Strudel with the wondrous actress? Is her accent as enchanting as ever? We love this Behind-The-Scenes take of "A Sound Of A City: Julie Andrews Returns To Salzburg." Tweet! Tweet! @SkywalkingPod Send emails to share@skywalkingthroughneverland.com and follow us on Facebook . Subscribe on iTunes | Stitcher | YouTube...
Mar 05, 2015•22 min
“The Hills Are Alive…” with Steven Smith ! He is an Emmy-winning director, producer and writer who worked on one of the most comprehensive Star Wars documentaries ever called EMPIRE OF DREAMS . Such stories he has to tell with a few of our favorite people: George Lucas, John Williams, Steven Spielberg... He also has a project coming out on Sarah’s birthday, March 10th, that’s making her sing from the hilltops! On February 27th, we lost a great man, Leonard Nimoy. We will be talking to some folks...
Mar 04, 2015•1 hr 52 min•Ep. 68
Hey Hey Ape fans! Join Richard and Mark as they discuss the 10th episode in the Planet Of The Apes TV series, "The Interrogation". In this episode which aired 11/15/1974, Pete is captured and taken to Central City where Urko (Orko?) meets with Zaius, who has a special "experiment" planned to get information from him with the aid of Wanda, a chimpanzee scientist, who has discovered a book from a time capsule from 1986 on how to brainwash humans. We also talk about meeting several of the Ape TV/mo...
Feb 26, 2015•1 hr 49 min•Ep. 13
Favorite 5’s! We asked you Skywalkers to help us decide on a Favorite 5 list, which will be revealed on this show! But there’s more! Richard and Sarah also have 2 more Favorite 5 Star Wars/Disney Lists to discuss: Fav 5 “rebirth” or character growth moment in Star Wars/Disney movies. Fav 5 Star Wars/Disney characters you’d want to invite to a Dinner Party. ??? SKYWALKER'S CHOICE ??? In our Point 5 Past Lightspeed segment we talk to the makers of STAR TREK WARS , Joshua Hoh and George Brightigam....
Feb 24, 2015•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 67
Nothing gets you in the mood for Valentine's Day more than love/hate relationships! Specifically STAR WARS' Han & Leia, and GONE WITH THE WIND's Scarlet O'Hara and Rhett Butler. Though very different movies, it's amazing the similarities between the relationships. Our special guest, FULL OF SITH 's Bryan Young helps us dissect the movies and dive in to this discussion. Skywalking To Celebration - We talk with Skywalker Donald Wicks about what he is doing to get ready for the epicness that wi...
Feb 12, 2015•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 66
Hey Hey Ape fans! I know we promised we were going to go into "The Interrogation" episode on this show, but we're going to take a break and talk with artist PAUL BATEMAN. For the Star Wars fans out there you may know him as Ralph McQuarrie's apprentice. (Monty Sanzo-tera we know you were looking forward to "The Interrogation" so don't worry it's coming.) We also want to remind everyone about our Planet Of The Apes TV soundtrack giveaway. La-La Land Records has graciously given us three copies to...
Feb 09, 2015•57 min•Ep. 12
Settle in with a nice, hot, steaming mug of coffee as we chat with fellow podcasters Dan Zehr and Cory Clubb from COFFEE WITH KENOBI ! We delve into their Star Wars and Disney past, and then learn a LOT about STAR WARS IN THE CLASSROOM . These are great guys who examine and analyze the Star Wars saga through a critical lens on their show. MILES FROM TOMORROWLAND , a new Disney Junior show set in space, debuts February 6th. We talk with the creator and executive producer, Sascha Paladino, about h...
Feb 04, 2015•1 hr 52 min•Ep. 65
When we spoke with artist RANDY MARTINEZ , he had just put down the paintbrush and finished his STAR WARS CELEBRATION ANAHEIM limited edition art! We talk with him about his Star Wars, Marvel and upcoming SWCelebration artwork surprises. We also talk STRANGE MAGIC with Mark Oguschewitz. Mark is now reviewing films for AdventuresByDaddy.com and did not give Strange Magic a favorable review . WARNING: sparks may fly in this segment... Skywalking Through Neverland has been chosen for the Star Wars ...
Jan 28, 2015•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 64
Hey Hey Ape fans! We are back with another great show. This apes episode, The Horse Race" aired 11/8/1974. Plot: In exchange for a condemned human's freedom, Alan agrees to race a horse that belongs to prefect Barlow against Urko’s horse (who has never won a race fairly). We last saw Barlow in the 2nd episode titled "The Gladiators.” (SPOILER - Urko takes off his helmet and there is no Pete backstory). TALKING APES TV GIVE-AWAY! La-La Land Records and 20th Century Fox present the remastered and ...
Jan 24, 2015•1 hr 46 min•Ep. 11
Star Wars + Disney + Running = the incredible Star Wars Half Marathon at Disneyland! Richard and I had an amazing time, and on this episode we'll give you our personal experiences, we'll hear from some runners just after we finished the Half Marathon, including Linda Hansen-Raj from FANgirlBlog and Dave Parfitt of AdventuresByDaddy.com. Read his Race Recap here . Then we go behind-the-scenes with Shannon Abeyta, runDisney event manager at Disneyland. Just what does it take to put on such a huge ...
Jan 21, 2015•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 63
January 16 marks the first big event of the year: the STAR WARS HALF MARATHON at Disneyland! Ever wonder what goes into marketing such a huge event? We have runDisney Marketing Strategy Manager, TINA TRYBUS, to tell us the fascinating details. She lets us take a peek behind the red curtain, including social media marketing. Skywalking To Celebration: cosplayer DIANE SIMMONS posted a question on Facebook regarding Star Wars Celebration Anaheim. Should she or shouldn't she do a mash-up Star Wars/M...
Jan 14, 2015•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 62
Hey Hey Ape fans! Happy New Year everyone. We hope everyone had an Urko-tastic 2014 (We're trying to make that a thing). We are now at the halfway hump having gone through 8 episodes. In this episode we look "The Deception", which aired on 11/1/1974. Galen, Pete and Alan hunt down a band of murderous ape dragoons. But the blind ape daughter of the dragoons' latest victim falls in love with Pete - unaware that he is human. Ape listener, Michael Kostka, writes in to answer some questions from the ...
Jan 08, 2015•1 hr 52 min•Ep. 10
Welcome to the FIRST episode of 2015! There’s a new Star Wars film opening this year! And Star Wars Celebration is less than 100 DAYS away! That’s why we’ve started a new segment: Skywalking To Celebration. In Skywalking To Celebration, we will explore what other fans are doing to prep for the convention and talk about our favorite moments from past Conventions. Jeff Roney of the Once Upon A Time Fan Podcast joins us this week to discuss George Lucas’s answers to a Q&A at Celebration 0 in 19...
Jan 07, 2015•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 61
Well, crack open a bottle of champagne cause it’s time to celebrate the new year and our 60th episode! To celebrate, we brought on two awesome guests: Mark Newbold ( Jedi News UK and Radio 1138 ) and Tricia Barr ( Fangirls Going Rogue , co-author of Ultimate Star Wars, FangirlBlog.com ) join us to look back at the hits, the misses and surprises of 2014, and what is on our bucket list for 2015. What's your hashtag for 2014? Can you guess what ours were? Find out! Also on this episode: Skywalker o...
Dec 31, 2014•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 60
Happy Holidays Ape Fans! Welcome to the holiday episode of Talking Apes TV! We are the podcast that takes an in-depth look at each episode of the Planet Of The Apes TV series from 1974 to find out why it still stands up after 40 years. This was also the year that kids were asking Santa for the newest toys and games like Twister, Connect 4, and, GI Joe with the Kung Fu grip. Join Richard and Mark as they say their goodbye to TV's Dr. Zaius, Booth Colman, in our opinion the best of the Zaius'. In ...
Dec 24, 2014•1 hr 48 min•Ep. 9
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all our Skywalkers! This week Richard and Sarah sit by the fire to record their Christmas Eve episode. Skywalkers join in as we look back at the memories and traditions of Christmas past. Some sing in choirs, some watch The Monkees holiday episode and some tick their mom off to the point where she throws the Christmas tree out the front door! We talk with Super-Skywalker Donald Wicks in Point 5 Past Lightspeed. We see where Donald lands on the Fanboy-O-Meter...
Dec 24, 2014•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 59
Steve Sansweet, everyone's favorite Star Wars Collector, is back! While Skywalking through the Holidays he tells us all about his new Rancho Recruiter program for Rancho Obi-Wan . This harkens back to a campaign that the Official Star Wars Fan Club ran back in 1980. Remember that? We also talk with the fantastic C-3PO cosplayer Simon Wilkie who does so much work for the Make-A-Wish UK Foundation as everyone's favorite protocol droid. Today Simon is releasing his short film 'R2's Wish' which he'l...
Dec 18, 2014•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 58
Hey Hey Ape fans! In this episode of Talking Apes TV, we look at "Tomorrow's Tide". Remember this one? When Pete and Alan are captured in a fishing village that employs human slave labor, they must prove their worth as fishermen or be sacrificed to the gods of the sea - the sharks. Every other week we are finding random connections between Star Wars and Planet Of The Apes. In our new segment, The Star Wars Connection, we tell you what we found this week. Thanks to Rob Dehlinger for writing a gre...
Dec 12, 2014•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 8
Let the Holidays commence with...THE FORCE AWAKENS Trailer! We compile fan reactions from Kevin Smith to James Arnold Taylor to Skywalkers. There were also several hilarious parody trailers, and we'll play a bit of those for you as well. Who's excited!?? Haunted Mansion Lovers! We're ba-ack. Dave Skale regales us with a NEW Haunted Mansion Holiday Ghost Host segment. This time we'll be going over the conception of the Nightmare Before Christmas makeover at Disneyland's Haunted Mansion. FROZEN FE...
Dec 11, 2014•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 57
Hey Hey Ape fans! We are the podcast that takes an in-depth look at each episode of the Planet Of The Apes TV series from 1974 and to find out why it still stands up after 40 years. This week we look at the 5th episode in the apes series, "The Legacy" which aired on 10/11/1974. In this episode Pete and Alan discover a holographic message by scientists from the past (but their future), which might help them find out what happened to their world. We also talk in brief about the comparisons from th...
Nov 26, 2014•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 7
To celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Caravan Of Courage: An Ewok Adventure, we have a special guest, Mace Towani himself - Eric Walker! We talk with Eric about the behind the scenes stories of Ewok Adventure; the sequel, Ewoks: The Battle For Endor; his new book that journals the making of Ewok Adventure, and, we talk a lot about his transition into music. Eric is a composer and song writer, who has a new CD coming out in December called 'Universal Delight', he also has an independent record lab...
Nov 26, 2014•58 min•Ep. 56
We ran in the brand new runDisney AVENGERS HALF MARATHON this past weekend. We gush over awesome running costumes, Richard's FIRST Half Marathon, and, of course Thor. Can't leave out Thor… We also talked with several runners and cheer squads out on the course! To view our companion Blog Post with pictures and video while you listen, go here . November 17th - the 36th Anniversary of that lovely TV gem: The STAR WARS HOLIDAY SPECIAL! Last year we put together a comprehensive look at this landmark ...
Nov 20, 2014•1 hr 46 min•Ep. 55
Hey Hey Ape fans! At Stan Lee’s Comikaze in Los Angeles last week, we found some HUGE Apes fans. Because of this happy accident, we bring you a recap & interviews from Comikaze with Planet Of The Apes: Ape City Cosplay Crew . We know we said last week that we'd be breaking down the 5th episode in the Planet Of The Apes TV series, "The Legacy", but these interviews were too good to pass up. Not to worry, we will give you the commentary next week on The Legacy that stars a 10 year old future F...
Nov 14, 2014•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 6
Stan Lee's Comikaze Recap! Did we get an interview with Stan Lee? What amazing, outlandish costumes did cosplayers come up with? All this, plus, we catch up with Margaret Kerry, Disney Legend and our Podcast Fairy Godmother! BIG HERO 6 is in theaters now! We talk with Marcus Gonzalez , the man behind those cute Baymax balloons and beverage sippers at Disneyland. He is a HUGE Star Wars fan, too, and just may reveal some more exclusive information about what's coming to Disneyland during Star Wars...
Nov 12, 2014•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 54
This week we welcome an Emmy winner to our show! That’s right, Casey Pugh, director of STAR WARS UNCUT and THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK UNCUT won a Primetime Emmy for STAR WARS UNCUT in 2010 for Outstanding Creative Achievement. We are delighted to talk with him about the making of Empire Uncut. Also on this episode: Star Wars On TV - several Halloween TV episodes made mention of Star Wars last week. Skywalker of the Week Cliff Notes Countdown Stay tuned next week for a recap and interviews from Stan...
Nov 05, 2014•59 min•Ep. 53
Hey Hey Apes fans! This week Richard and Mark discuss the fourth episode, “The Good Seeds.” (aired 10/4/1974). When Galen hurts his leg and can't travel, Virdon and Burke seek refuge in a farm till their friend recovers. The farm is operated by a gruff but decent ape named Polar and his family. Throughout the episode, Pete shows Polar and Anto better farming skills. Polar is receptive to change, but Anto is not. What will happen? LISTENER FEEDBACK: We got several emails this week with some great...
Nov 03, 2014•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 5
You can't go Skywalking through Halloween without a visit from the Mistress Of The Dark herself - Elvira! She joins us to discuss just what a girl's night would be like with Morticia Addams and Lily Munster. Also on this week's episode, special guest Alan Sanborn. A man Richard has crowned Mr. Halloween, Alan has created Haunted Houses, Halloween musicals and composed his own Halloween songs for 38 years! Also on this episode: C-3PO Halloween Safety Tips continue! Haunted Disney Short Report abo...
Oct 28, 2014•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 52
Hey Hey Ape fans! Talking Apes TV is the podcast that explores the Planet Of The Apes TV series and why they still stand up after 40 years. Join Richard and Mark as they discuss their favorite episode of the Planet Of The Apes TV series, “The Trap” (aired 9/27/1974). Now Available on it's own separate feed on iTunes and Stitcher ! Plot Summary: This episode is a departure from most - we see General Urko and Pete Burke working together in order to survive. While trying to get themselves out of a ...
Oct 24, 2014•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 4
