The Book of Boba Fett is two chapters in and some people say it's slow. It may end up being so, but maybe it's too early to expect all action. Favreau and Rodriguez clearly have an idea of where this show needs to go, but will we all be on board for Boba Fett's brand of rule or is the Tusken flashback stuff bogging down the real story? Time will tell, but maybe it's all parallel. We answer some listener feedback, but we would like you to let us know if it's okay to use your name. If you include ...
Jan 08, 2022•59 min•Season 2Ep. 54
We dedicated ourselves to putting out a podcast as soon as possible and it turns out it took a new year to get it done. The Book of Boba Fett debuted on December 29th, 2021 and Steve was right there at 3 AM refreshing Disney Plus until the episode was available. The note taking began immediately and as usual, it's finding quiet time to record that holds up the process. All our observations are original and though we don't have co-hosts to bounce ideas off this season, we hope our listeners will ...
Jan 01, 2022•49 min•Season 2Ep. 53
It would seem that Steve's co-hosts are lost in the Great Pit of Carkoon and he'll have to take over Jabba's Palace on his own. December 29th, 2021 sees the addition of The Book of Boba Fett to Disney Plus and Star Wars lore and and there is nothing to concern us since Dave Filoni and Jon Favreau have things under control. (What? Robert Rodriguez? That's fine, but...oh, blue motorcycle riding girl? Yeah. I see. Hmmm.) Well, almost nothing. We reserve the right to love and hate anything we want a...
Dec 29, 2021•14 min•Season 2Ep. 52
The year 2021 is coming to a close. The Book of Boba Fett is less than two weeks away from beginning. Christmas Day comes even sooner. Here's our last news update podcast of the year and it seems like forever ago we were wrapping up coverage on season two of The Mandalorian. It's not just news inside this podcast stocking. Down near the toes we've got a giveaway announcement and a coupon code extension! Cufflinks.com is keeping it active active throughout This is the Way Podcast's coverage of Th...
Dec 16, 2021•31 min•Season 2Ep. 51
It has been a few weeks since we've been able to get you a podcast about Star Wars, but we've been busy with superhero stuff on the sister podcast, This is the Way Phase Four. There was a disturbance in the Force, however, and Steve wanted to get back to basics before The Book of Boba Fett became an all-consuming presence. Steve has been taking his time watching one episode of Visions at a time and more often than not, he's been surprised by what he likes. Star Wars didn't seem like it would fit...
Dec 11, 2021•23 min•Season 2Ep. 50
One more episode to a half-hundred! The October giveaway is given away in this episode and it would not be possible without Cufflinks.com. All those who entered correctly will automatically be entered into the November giveaway. Anyone who forgot a step can resubmit and have a chance at this months prize when we announce the recipient in mid-December. THEWAY15 still gets you 15% off sitewide at Cufflinks.com and we hope you'll support our sponsor by checking out the terrific merchandise. We disc...
Nov 17, 2021•31 min•Season 2Ep. 49
When Disney Plus Day was announced, I got the impression that the special look at Star Wars footage about Boba Fett was going to be all about the new series. Instead, we were treated to a documentary of sorts. A roughly 20 minute 21 second look back from Boba Fett's design stages to where he is now where he's so popular that his demise in a Sarlaac pit has been retconned and he now has his own show debuting in December. There are pieces of information we either don't remember or never heard in t...
Nov 12, 2021•12 min•Season 2Ep. 48
Star Wars: Visions released all nine episodes on the same September day and Steve has been taking his time watching one at a time. Episode Four is, in his opinion, a return to efficiency and efficacy in storytelling, much like his feelings on "The Duel." Once again, the soundtrack is as much a star of the show as the characters, and is available to consider on Spotify for Kevin Penkin's 10 tracks. It may not be Steve's favorite (though give him some time and he may change his mind), but it's rum...
Nov 12, 2021•33 min•Season 2Ep. 47
The new month brought a new trailer with it. Our first look at The Book of Boba Fett came across social media on Monday morning, November 1st, 2021. Steve doesn't have perfect recall on everything he sees and saw the trailer for the first time on his phone. So he missed a few things that he had to catch at the computer. That meant deep dives through Star Wars canon past, Expanded Universe articles, and theories about planets that look like Tatooine. An announcement about the October giveaway wil...
Nov 02, 2021•16 min•Season 2Ep. 46
Star Wars: Visions released all nine episodes on the same September day and Steve has been taking his time watching one at a time. Episode Three is a twist on the twin dynamic, with the "Leia and Luke" of this short film being powerful dark side Force users. Trigger, Inc. pushes against Star Wars boundaries with the episode. If anime is your favorite style of animation and story-telling, then you'll probably be left wanting more. If, like Steve, anime isn't your bag, you might find yourself head...
Oct 22, 2021•22 min•Season 2Ep. 45
Can we be honest? Host Steve talks a lot in this episode. Like, A LOT. It's ultimately in service to you, the listener, but he is trying his best to both cover the excitement as The Book of Boba Fett nears and encourage new listeners and old to enter the giveaway, courtesy of Cufflinks.com. That's right, our code is still active, too! THEWAY15 gets you 15% off sitewide this year. We "stan" for Marcia Lucas in this one. We give our thoughts on some literature that's both classical and from a gala...
Oct 17, 2021•44 min•Season 2Ep. 44
Disney Plus started off October with a Star Wars special. A holiday special. No, not that one. In 2020 there was a Christmas themed LEGO special and now in 2021, it's Halloween's turn. Terrifying Tales "brick-or-treated" us with a trio of animated shorts wrapped together because Poe Dameron and BB-8 crash landed near Vader's castle on Mustafar. A creepy caretaker, sneaky protocol droid, Jabba's cousin, zombie battle droids, and a tech savvy kid named Dean join the antics in the main story, while...
Oct 15, 2021•18 min•Season 2Ep. 43
Star Wars: Visions got off to an inspiring start with the first episode, but LucasFilm let Studio Colorido take Tatooine to a rock opera. That might be oversimplifying things, but Tatooine Rhapsody does feature some very different music from what we're used to hearing in the Star Wars universe and there was a tragedy in the making when a Hutt got hunted down and taken from his misfit band of bandmates. Steve recaps this short episode, tells listeners how to find the Filmmaker Focus featurettes, ...
Oct 05, 2021•15 min•Season 2Ep. 42
When Star Wars: Visions was first announced, it didn't seem like my cup of tea. By the time the Ronin in Episode 1 took his first sip of tea, my plans had changed. The Duel manages to be the perfect blend of Star Wars and anime that was advertised and imagined by LucasFilm. Steve recaps the episode and adds his thoughts on what makes it great. He also goes over the giveaway rules again. Why don't you follow This is the Way Podcast on Twitter ( @ThisistheWayPod ) and email us at thisisthewaypodca...
Sep 29, 2021•24 min•Season 2Ep. 41
The code strikes back! Cufflinks.com is joining us again here in 2021 as a sponsor and THEWAY15 gets you 15% off sitewide this year and it is active now! That's not all, because in this episode you can find out how to enter This is the Way Podcast's first giveaway. All we need you to do is visit us on Twitter and reply, then email us to show us you're eligible and in the US. I know we have an international listening audience, but this is our first giveaway and we are not up to speed on laws acro...
Sep 17, 2021•28 min•Season 2Ep. 40
Our latest news update covers directing and cinematography for The Book of Boba Fett, casting news and rumors for Obi-wan and Andor, hiring news at LucasFilm from YouTube of all places, and updates on High Republic books, action figures, video games, and the Galactic Starcruiser hotel coming to Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida. Host Steve Loscalzo is ready to help Disney and LucasFilm tell stories, but in the meantime, he'll continue to bring you news updates in between live action S...
Aug 15, 2021•18 min•Season 2Ep. 39
Are they really The Bad Batch? The show has billed the team as a bunch of misfits and mistakes, but it turns out they've been engineered by Nala Se. When the series started, it wasn't clear what direction Dave Filoni, Jennifer Corbett, and Brad Rau were taking the show, but now that a season two has been greenlit and a cloning scientist has been captured, it's starting to look like there really is a plan to tie things together with either The Mandalorian or perhaps the sequel trilogy. Steve cond...
Aug 14, 2021•18 min•Season 2Ep. 38
Our latest news update covers Mandalorian season two Emmy nominations, a new Disney Gallery episode showing behind-the-scenes on set for the Luke led finale, directors for episodes of the Book of Boba Fett, a possible plot for the Obi-wan series, Andor set location images, Lando's lack of news, worrisome news about Acolyte, and video game and action figure news. Steve will work on a separate podcast recapping the second half of the debut season of "The Bad Batch" when the remaining episodes beco...
Jul 21, 2021•15 min•Season 2Ep. 37
Steve has been watching The Bad Batch weekly on Disney Plus and has worked on summarizing episodes instead of going in depth. There are plenty of podcasts combing through episodes one through eight for "easter eggs" and clues to the direction of the series. This is the Way we'd like to handle shows like The Bad Batch. Send feedback to us by e-mail at thisisthewaypodcast@gmail.com on Facebook or via Twitter and Instagram @ThisistheWayPod. Use the hashtag #ThisistheWayPodcast to help us reach more...
Jun 19, 2021•17 min•Season 2Ep. 36
More than a month since our last podcast, this news update covers not just the bad news that The Mandalorian might not be back until 2023, Star Wars Celebration will have to move, and Rangers of the New Republic may never start production, but the good news that The Book of Boba Fett is still on schedule, Ewan McGregor is excited to be making Obi-wan, Andor is in the middle of production, and Kevin Feige and Dave Filoni are each working on Star Wars projects that we might love. Steve will work o...
Jun 18, 2021•15 min•Season 2Ep. 33
May the Fourth be with you! Steve talks briefly about the new show, out today on Disney Plus called "The Bad Batch" and the next Star Wars shows on the slate. There may be a video game under development featuring Din Djarin and Disneyland joins Disney World in opening to the public after the pandemic. You can send feedback to us by e-mail at thisisthewaypodcast@gmail.com on Facebook or via Twitter and Instagram @ThisistheWayPod and if you liked our podcast today, you can say so using the hashtag...
May 04, 2021•9 min•Season 2Ep. 34
It's time to talk about what we noticed in the news about Star Wars since our last 'cast and it may be a brief update for you, but even short talks can take a lot of work to edit, so keeping a regular schedule is a good thing! It also keeps you entertained and informed (at least, that's our goal). Steve's show notes discuss Sebastian Stan, Marvel's big boss, a bad batch, Jedi relatives, Jar Jar Binks, courageous caravans, video games, and the prospect of holding a real lightsaber in our hands. O...
Apr 12, 2021•11 min•Season 2Ep. 33
Did you miss us? We've been busy with Disney Plus and Marvel Studios content, but trust us, we're Star Wars first, everything else second. We just wanted to talk about something in particular that we wanted to wait to see develop before letting you know our position. For the record, we value every single person, no matter your gender, race, religion, orientation...if you love Star Wars, chances are we love you. That doesn't mean we're not allowed opinions, especially if they are based on sound p...
Mar 22, 2021•11 min•Season 2Ep. 32
Steve managed to track down his bounties--both Tim and Andy are back for a very special episode to wrap up season two of The Mandalorian. We talk about what we liked and what we'd like to see in season three. We contemplate the importance of bringing Grogu back to the show, but in a way that makes sense and how excited we still are for more Star Wars content. This episode was commissioned for Star Wars Podcast Day 2021 which is being observed by more than 80 different podcasts by different creat...
Feb 07, 2021•33 min•Season 2Ep. 31
This is the one where Luke Skywalker gets talked about a lot. If you're wondering why the hosts discuss him here, then perhaps you need to go watch the season two finale of The Mandalorian first before playing this podcast. This is the one where Andy starts but doesn't finish and Tim finishes what he didn't start. Steve does some late night editing and corrections and tries holding back tears of joy. Din Djarin and Grogu share a moment. Boba Fett takes his rightful palace...I mean, place. There'...
Dec 22, 2020•1 hr 38 min•Season 2Ep. 30
The hosts try something new this week, recording over the internet. Was it a success? It certainly was easier to get sound levels to match and to eliminate coughs and hosts opening up potato chip bags. Season Two's penultimate episode had some surprises, but not really with respect to Star Wars lore or long asked questions. Namely, host Steve was surprised how much he liked Bill Burr's Migs Mayfeld in his second episode. Andy throws down the Disney knowledge as usual and Tim makes some of the be...
Dec 14, 2020•1 hr 37 min•Season 2Ep. 29
A "special" episode, recorded right in on the Anchor.FM website (using our microphone, but their music and their effects), all about Disney's Investor Day webcast that took place on December 10th, 2020. Steve did his very best to get something out before the next episode of The Mandalorian released on Friday the 11th. A lot of great Star Wars related releases are scheduled for the future and the This is the Way podcast crew hopes to enhance your entertainment by producing podcasts for all of it!...
Dec 11, 2020•35 min•Season 2Ep. 28
So much content, so little time on screen! Robert Rodriguez made every moment count in The Tragedy and boy were there some tragic moments. We see legends come to live action, three ships explode, and a slew of Stormtroopers get blasted, clubbed, stabbed, blown up, rolled over, and thrown around a prison cell. The Mandalorian hitches a ride with a foundling's son, comes across a ghost, and can't seem to get his hands on the Child because of a Force phone call. Did we mention our favorite little g...
Dec 05, 2020•57 min•Season 2Ep. 27
This episode was amazing...ly hard to edit. A VERY loud hum pervaded every second of the podcast, but Steve, through trial and error, worked on every second of audio with editing software and handy dandy reddit suggestion posts to knock away the deafening roar of interference and leave the soft, dulcet tones of Tim and Andy. This episode had it all--ear shattering hums, overmodulated audio, digitally corrupted...wait, wait, wait. Let's try this again. This episode had it all--lightsabers, HK dro...
Dec 03, 2020•1 hr 25 min•Season 2Ep. 26
Do you know about LUFs? Steve is trying to work with them. Negative 16 of them to be precise. His battle with free audio software continues, but we may at least have settled on the best seating arrangement for the crew of hosts. The guys try and speed things up and they succeed which is appropriate for a quick episode, which sees The Mandalorian back on a very different looking Nevarro. There are blue cookies (not milk), speeders, and a female protocol droid C3-PO might want to meet. The hosts t...
Nov 22, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Season 2Ep. 25
