Dominic Jones from the Star Wars Underworld Podcast joins us to take your calls on… Is The Force Awakens 3D Blu-ray “too soon” When did JJ record his The Force Awakens commentary Star Wars Rebels Season 2 Blu-ray review A compelling argument for keeping the crawl, The pros & cons of Star Wars staying in December? A corporate reason for Rey not being Anakin reincarnated. Is Rogue One too confusing for regular moviegoers? Hasbro Rogue One Black Series leaks. Plus in the HOUR LONG SUPPORTER BON...
Aug 23, 2016•1 hr 28 min
WARNING FREQUENT DROID SWEARING Gonk & Steele chat about the passing of Kenny Baker and reminisce about our interactions with him over the years. Steele finds the rumours of Ep 8 being released earlier silly purely based on the commercial realities of having very limited product if it was. Plus we throw some ideas up about the Rogue One trailer, deal with Steele's Bearbrick dilemma and breakdown if Rian Johnson a harder worker than Steele Saunders? We play disgruntled YouTube comments and ba...
Aug 19, 2016•6 min
As is tradition, we watch the new Star Wars trailer for the first time on the podcast. Comedian Dilruk Jayasinha returns to the podcast to share his excitement for Rogue One in our trademark instant reaction episode. Plus we discuss the different ways to enjoy the lead up to a film and what Star Wars events should be in the Olympics. CLASSIC EPISODE SIZZLE! TO HEAR THE FULL EPISODE AND HUNDREDS OF SUPPORTER EXCLUSIVE EPISODES BECOME A STEELE WARS SUPPORTER ON PATREON! Enjoy all our bonus shows a...
Aug 13, 2016•13 min
Nathan Hamill is a talented artist, toy designer and luckily, being that he's the son of Mark Hamill, a life long Star Wars fan. We chat about what it was like on the schoolyard when Luke Skywalker is actually your father, early memories on the Return Of The Jedi set and his home getting constant deliveries of Star Wars toys. Plus we totally breakdown Luke Skywalker's very complicated and slightly convoluted plan to free Han Solo from Jabba's Palace. CLASSIC EPISODE SIZZLE! TO HEAR THE FULL EPIS...
Aug 08, 2016•14 min
We meet Luke McGarry the creator of the Sad Chewie comic strip & catch up fellow comic artist, old mate Jason Chatfield. Jackie checks out the craziness of the Pokemon Go Hall H panel & the Sunday afternoon Comic Con tradition of the Buffy “Once More With Feeling” sing along episode screening. Plus Gonk Droid meets up with us to reflect on a awesome 5 days of our beloved San Diego Comic Con. CLASSIC EPISODE SIZZLE! TO HEAR HUNDREDS OF SUPPORTER EXCLUSIVE EPISODES BECOME A STEELE WARS SUP...
Aug 01, 2016•29 min
We chat to Topps' Jeremy Fullerton about Rogue One characters, the evelotuion of trading cards and THAT C-3PO card. We hit the Marvel Comics panel and witness a very touching moment at the masquerade compition (that Jackie doesn't believe). Plus we meet Uber driver "Tre The Turth" who tells it like it is about his least favourite Comic Con customers. CLASSIC EPISODE SIZZLE! TO HEAR HUNDREDS OF SUPPORTER EXCLUSIVE EPISODES BECOME A STEELE WARS SUPPORTER ON PATREON! Enjoy all our bonus shows and f...
Jul 29, 2016•50 min
We speak one on one with Steve Evans from Hasbro about Luke Skywalker, Rogue One and a possible 6” Black Series X-wing. Jackie meets her hero Daniel Clowes and Chris Mancini from Comedy Film Nerds bares witness to me surviving a horrific bug attack! Plus highlights from the Hasbro, Star Wars Collectables and Star Wars publishing panels. CLASSIC EPISODE SIZZLE! TO HEAR HUNDREDS OF SUPPORTER EXCLUSIVE EPISODES BECOME A STEELE WARS SUPPORTER ON PATREON! Enjoy all our bonus shows and full back catal...
Jul 27, 2016•1 hr 6 min
We're back at San Diego Comic Con and you're invited to tag along for the fun with our daily blog pods! Today is Jakks toys panel day so we catch up with Gonk Droid to try and make him as nervous as possible before his presentation and get a post panel breakdown. Then we meet up with Randy from Making Star Wars & Max from The Star Wars Post for some surprising figure reveals and to chat about Comic Con goings on. Finally, in a surprising twist Steele writes a musical after being left homeles...
Jul 26, 2016•46 min
Here's a quick clip from the 4th episode of Questions You Have? Answers I give, a new exclusive show on the Steele Wars supporter page. We tackle... - Frank Oz's potential return to a Star Wars film. - Will the new Jedi be organised like in the Prequels? - Should Dave Filoni direct a live action Star Wars film? - Are you sick of complaints about Phasma's TFA role? - How much concern should we have over Rogue One reshoots? - Thoughts on THX-1138 and American Graffiti. - What are the chances of Ma...
Jul 25, 2016•9 min
We're back at San Diego Comic Con and you're invited to tag along for the fun with our daily blog pods! We meet up with Gonk Droid for a super fun train ride to SD and catch up with Jason Ward of Making Star Wars. Mark Boudreaux designer of the original Kenner Millenium Falcon chats about the legacy of one of the greatest toys ever made, Steele gets his Itty Bitty and then Gonk Droids dreams come true! CLASSIC EPISODE SIZZLE! TO HEAR HUNDREDS OF SUPPORTER EXCLUSIVE EPISODES BECOME A STEELE WARS ...
Jul 23, 2016•44 min
Live at Star Wars Celebration, Dee Tails tells us about how he went from Star Wars fan to playing a patron in Maz Kanata's Castle. Plus we chat about watching some suprising deleted scenes and discuss what it's like to actually hope aboard the Millenium Falcon! CLASSIC EPISODE SIZZLE! TO HEAR HUNDREDS OF SUPPORTER EXCLUSIVE EPISODES BECOME A STEELE WARS SUPPORTER ON PATREON! Enjoy all our bonus shows and full back catalogue direct to the podcast player or app of your choice while ensuring the co...
Jul 23, 2016•50 min
Tony "Gonk Droid" Madina flips the script and sits Steele down for a interview to talk about the highlights of a 100 Steele Wars episodes & what's in store for the future. CLASSIC EPISODE SIZZLE! TO HEAR THE FULL EPISODE AND HUNDREDS OF SUPPORTER EXCLUSIVE EPISODES BECOME A STEELE WARS SUPPORTER ON PATREON! Enjoy all our bonus shows and full back catalogue direct to the podcast player or app of your choice while ensuring the continuing production of the Steele Wars Star Wars podcast. Bonus c...
Jul 21, 2016•11 min
On the final day of Star Wars Celebration Europe we quix Dave Filoni on the reaction to the helisabers in the finale of Star Wars Rebels season 2 & meet listener Sophie. Then we head to the much anticipated Future Film Makers Panel with a grip of surprise guests and the introduction of the new Han Solo and wrap up a huge weekend of Star Wars fun with a beer. Plus so much more! CLASSIC EPISODE SIZZLE! TO HEAR HUNDREDS OF SUPPORTER EXCLUSIVE EPISODES BECOME A STEELE WARS SUPPORTER ON PATREON! ...
Jul 21, 2016•1 hr 37 min
On day two we experience the incredible ILMxLAB immersive entertainment project and catch up with Steele Wars listeners. Then we prep for the 100th live episode at Star Wars Celebration and have a big post 100th live podcast celebration with a hilarious conclusion! Plus so much more! CLASSIC EPISODE SIZZLE! TO HEAR HUNDREDS OF SUPPORTER EXCLUSIVE EPISODES BECOME A STEELE WARS SUPPORTER ON PATREON! Enjoy all our bonus shows and full back catalogue direct to the podcast player or app of your choic...
Jul 17, 2016•1 hr 15 min
Follow Steele on his adventures around Star Wars Celebration Europe! We hit the Mark Hamill one man show and then we're live at the Rogue One panel with a immediate in room reaction. Plus so much more! CLASSIC EPISODE SIZZLE! TO HEAR HUNDREDS OF SUPPORTER EXCLUSIVE EPISODES BECOME A STEELE WARS SUPPORTER ON PATREON! Enjoy all our bonus shows and full back catalogue direct to the podcast player or app of your choice while ensuring the continuing production of the Steele Wars Star Wars podcast. Bo...
Jul 17, 2016•52 min
Follow Steele on his adventures around Star Wars Celebration Europe! It's the day before Celebration but your Steele Wars coverage has already began! We visit a Rogue One set, meet up with Dominic & Ciaran from The Star Wars Underworld & preview a few booths on the floor including Prop Store & Kotobukiya! We meet Argentian listener Fernando and then set up camp in the overnight line to aquire the Rogue One panel wirstbands. We drink, take twitter Q&A's, talk Star Wars before "the...
Jul 15, 2016•56 min
Actor, comedians & lifelong Star Wars fan Tom Bell got the masked role of a lifetime when he got the call to come in to audition for a film that may or not have been The Force Awakens (it was). Tom reveals live in London how he got the role and what it was like on the top secret set. Plus we talk about watching a deleted scene get filmed and a facintating look at knowing Daisy Ridley before and after Rey. CLASSIC EPISODE SIZZLE! TO HEAR THE FULL EPISODE AND HUNDREDS OF SUPPORTER EXCLUSIVE EP...
Jul 11, 2016•13 min
"THE BOSS" of MakingStarWars.net and co-host of the Rebel Grrrl podcast gives us a unique insight into the creation of one of Star Wars fandom's most popular websites. We chat about raising a Star Wars family, growing up with the prequels, regrettable fan fiction and some controversial views on The Empire Strikes Back Yoda! CLASSIC EPISODE SIZZLE! TO HEAR THE FULL EPISODE AND HUNDREDS OF SUPPORTER EXCLUSIVE EPISODES BECOME A STEELE WARS SUPPORTER ON PATREON! Enjoy all our bonus shows and full ba...
Jul 10, 2016•14 min
The Star Wars documentarian talks visiting filming locations the world over for his The Force Within Us & The Force Among Us documentaries. Plus a chance meeting George Lucas & we find out all about his “Real Fans Of The Saga” reality show project and the controversy around it. Check out The Real Fans Of The Saga Kickstarter & previews here. CLASSIC EPISODE SIZZLE! TO HEAR THE FULL EPISODE AND HUNDREDS OF SUPPORTER EXCLUSIVE EPISODES BECOME A STEELE WARS SUPPORTER ON PATREON! Enjoy a...
Jun 20, 2016•18 min
The very first face to face recording of Gonk & Steele's Trash Compactor! I'm back in LA so Gonk & I hit a LA sushi restaurant to catch up and talk some Wars. I grill Gonk about his upcoming Comic Con panel appearance for Jakks toys and ponder what questions I can ask to totally ruin him, chat Rogue One, Chewbacca Mom, ponder my next collecting moves and laugh our asses off as other patrons look at us weirdly. TO HEAR THE FULL HOUR PLUS EPISODE AND OVER 90 SUPPORTER EXCLUSIVE EPISODES BE...
Jun 19, 2016•20 min
Star Wars fans were introduced to Chris Pirillo when he hilariously debuted the Hasbro Millennium Falcon on Lucasfilm's Force Friday 18 hour marathon livestream . We talk completing vintage collections, how episodes 8 & 9 will affect our The Force Awakens reviews and get into a passionate chat about why trolls troll. CLASSIC EPISODE SIZZLE! TO HEAR THE FULL EPISODE AND HUNDREDS OF SUPPORTER EXCLUSIVE EPISODES BECOME A STEELE WARS SUPPORTER ON PATREON! Enjoy all our bonus shows and full back ...
Jun 14, 2016•8 min
My brother Craig Saunders talks childhood Star Wars memories. Why Luke should've listened to Yoda, KISS & breakdancing on Rosebud's mean streets! Why did Danny read the Phantom Menace novel in the cinema before the Phantom Menace premiere and Steele's vendetta with Angela Bishop. CLASSIC EPISODE SIZZLE! TO HEAR THE FULL EPISODE AND HUNDREDS OF SUPPORTER EXCLUSIVE EPISODES BECOME A STEELE WARS SUPPORTER ON PATREON! Enjoy all our bonus shows and full back catalogue direct to the podcast player...
May 30, 2016•9 min
The co-host of the popular Star Wars Underworld Podcast debates R2 jet packs! Plus we share more The Force Awakens memories & talks about growing up in the prequel era. CLASSIC EPISODE SIZZLE! TO HEAR THE FULL EPISODE AND HUNDREDS OF SUPPORTER EXCLUSIVE EPISODES BECOME A STEELE WARS SUPPORTER ON PATREON! Enjoy all our bonus shows and full back catalogue direct to the podcast player or app of your choice while ensuring the continuing production of the Steele Wars Star Wars podcast. Bonus cont...
May 24, 2016•14 min
Enjoy this quick preview of a new regular supporter exclusive show. WARNING FREQUENT DROID SWEARING This episode features our analysis about the Rogue One leaks and thoughts about the U-Wing, Tie Striker and "The Menacing Imperial Walker". We reminisce about the worst Star Wars vehicle of all time & discuss this week's themidichloriancount.com feedback, Gonk's further cyber squatting adventures and a shocking fact about The Star Wars show. COVER ART BY REID PARKER / BETTERWITHBATMAN.com TO H...
May 20, 2016•9 min
Enjoy this quick preview of a new regular supporter exclusive show. WARNING FREQUENT DROID SWEARING Gonk & Steele chat about the launch of themidichloriancount.com and debate if Bend 'Ems should really come back. We chat about Gonk's May The 4th at Disneyland and Steele makes a startling revelation about Gonk's love life & Star Wars fandom! Plus more Japanese collectable talk, which Star Wars comics don't make Steele furious, the Bloodline novel, Gonk's Star Wars URL addiction and so muc...
May 16, 2016•10 min
Hello Greedo is a very funny Stormtrooper helmeted YouTuber who's known for his very popular amusing yet level headed videos. We chat about his video uplaoding backstory and get his thoughts on all things Wars from the Special Editions to the Han Solo Star Wars story, theroies, fans & fun! Plus we giggle about fan reaction to TheMidichlorianCount.com and unleash my new Rey parent theory! CLASSIC EPISODE SIZZLE! TO HEAR THE FULL EPISODE AND HUNDREDS OF SUPPORTER EXCLUSIVE EPISODES BECOME A ST...
May 15, 2016•9 min
X-Files & Lone Gunmen actor Dean Haglund & comedian Justin Hamilton talk Star Wars live in Sydney! Force Awakens thoughts, should Han already have the Falcon at the begining of his movie and the real reason there is no The Force Awakens Luke figure. Plus we get treated to tonnes of great stories from the production of the X-Files, what it was like working with Vince Gilligan, scandalous backstage Comic Convention gossip and what to do when a fan tells you they're an alien human hybrid. C...
May 03, 2016•9 min
Peter Hilliar is one of Australia's most beloved televison hosts, very funny comedian, award winning televison creator and Star Wars fan. We chat about Peter's early Star Wars memories, his Lobot love & ponder if Han Solo ruined a really nice dinner in Cloud City? Plus we talk about Pete's kids growing Star Wars hype and what we hope to see in Rogue One (violence a lot of violence). CLASSIC EPISODE SIZZLE! TO HEAR THE FULL EPISODE AND HUNDREDS OF SUPPORTER EXCLUSIVE EPISODES BECOME A STEELE ...
Apr 26, 2016•14 min
Lawrence Leung is an Australian comedian, writer, director and Star Wars fan from Australia who manged to get his name into the Star Wars Expanded Universe. Returning guest comedian Tegan Higginbotham & I chat to Lawrence about some of his hilarious childhood Star Wars memories, talk Rogue One, the importance of Rey & take some really fun audience questions. CLASSIC EPISODE SIZZLE! TO HEAR THE FULL EPISODE AND HUNDREDS OF SUPPORTER EXCLUSIVE EPISODES BECOME A STEELE WARS SUPPORTER ON PAT...
Apr 26, 2016•13 min
Enjoy this quick preview of a new regular supporter exclusive show. WARNING FREQUENT DROID SWEARING Gonk Droid gives his reaction to Dylan Lewis calling him out on a episode 85 of Steele Wars and explains the lengths he is taking to make things right. We talk Rogue One teaser and try to work out why the Empire put the dish together before installing it? I'm thrilled with the new Comic Con Hallmark Itty Bitty exclusive and we chat about the state of con exclusives, who does it right and who reall...
Apr 17, 2016•8 min
