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The Wretched Hive: April 3, 2020

Episode #147: We’re back at full strength like Luke after his dip in the bacta tank on Hoth and joined by special guest Rancho Obi-Wan’s MARC MORITA! We’ve got serious speculation on The Mandalorian Season two release date and Rosario Dawson’s turn as Ahsoka Tano. PLUS we cover the Cassian Andor series official synopsis, take a deeper dive into The Skywalker Saga 27-disc box set, consider the future of comic books with Diamond halting distribution, and pay honor to icons that have recently become one with The Force: Stuart Gordon, Andrew Jack, and the great Max von Sydow.

The Wretched Hive: March 20, 2020

Episode #146 (resetting to match iTunes): As Star Wars and the rest of our universe is impacted by Coronavirus the show must go on and it does with Greg, Scott, and Niko taking the helm to discuss the impact on our lives including cancelations of major cons and speculation on STAR WARS CELEBRATION and San Diego Comic-Con. PLUS Mandalorian Season Two talk and this week’s early release of Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker.

The Wretched Hive: March 6, 2020

Episode #108: “THE DEAD SPEAK” reference from Episode IX takes a turn as we discover that A CLONE OF PALPATINE is who we meet in TROS… so we’re all good, right? We’ll let you decide as we break down this new twist to our favorite saga. PLUS it’s true, all of it: Bob Iger is out and a NEW BOB is in, Project Luminous morphs into High Republic, The Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures release schedule for 2020-2027 dropped (https://www.waltdisneystudios.com/assets/large-release-calendar-w-monthly-.xlsx.pdf), expect serious lightsaber action in THE MANDALORIAN Season 2, and save your credits because the entire Skywalker saga is coming to Blue Ray this month. PLUS we throw in an impromptu Star Wars Choices and Mark Hamill has the TWEET OF THE WEEK!

The Wretched Hive: February 21, 2020

Aside from Harrison Ford’s laughter on JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE there’s a bunch of news to cover this week including STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS Season 7, The Rise of Skywalker coming to streaming and Blue Ray, JOE RUSSO’s take on KEVIN FEIGE’s Star Wars collection, and a dubious honor earned by AVENGERS: END GAME. PLUS we’ve got a guaranteed winner (or your money back!) for this week’s SW Tweet of the Week and did we mention Harrison Ford’s laughter on Kimmel?
 
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The Wretched Hive: February 7, 2020

The mysterious PROJECT LUMINOUS is touching down at a spaceport near you on February 24th, Mandalorian Season 2 drops this fall along with Marvel’s FALCON AND WINTER SOLDIER and WANDAVISION, but the biggest news of all this week might be George’s WILHELM SCREAM (at Disney?). PLUS we cover James Gunn’s deleted clue for Guardians 3, Harrison Ford’s confirmed role in Indy 5, and our first look at CBS’s Picard. Engage.

The Wretched Hive: January 24, 2020

Episode #105: The trailer for STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS Season 7 dropped like an escape pod from the TANTIVE IV and we’ll catch you up on that and more this week including KATHLEEN KENNEDY and the future of your favorite franchise in the wake of lackluster box office for THE RISE OF SKYWALKER, almost-but-not-quite Ep. IX director Colin Trevorrow’s mysterious script, breakdowns and long lines for Disneyland’s RISE OF THE RESISTANCE, and how National Treasure MARK HAMILL got is vinyl back…PLUS the usual “other stuff” including how the HOUSTON AST(ERISKS)ROS cheated their way into a World Series win, and the passing of the great NEIL PEART.

1/16/20: Rise of the Resistance

Mini Ep. #31: Disneyland’s latest Star Wars attraction RISE OF THE RESISTANCE opens in mere hours and our own lifelong Star Wars fan Scott Evanskey was one of the select few to ride it before it opens to the public on Friday, January 17, 2020. Listen in as Scott provides a detailed telling of his experience riding the most impressive Star Wars attraction to date!

The Wretched Hive: January 10, 2020

Episode #104: Our in-depth review and analysis of THE RISE OF SKWALKER continues with a detailed look at the timeline, focused on when PALPATINE made love, made whoopie, shagged, did it, made the beast with two backs, engaged in coitus, had intercourse, or otherwise copulated with the female of a similar species to create the son that in turn helped make is granddaughter, REY PALPATINE-SKYWALKER.  Plus we have plenty of news to cover on the making of TROS and “mistakes” Disney can learn from, Baby Yoda’s “real” name, an impromptu Star Wars Choices, and the (not very) triumphant return of the Star Wars Tweet of the Week! This episode is dedicated to Neil Peart, his family, friends, and fans. RIP Neil.

1/5/20: The Mandalorian

Mini Ep #30: Scott and Steve provide their perspective on The Mandalorian season 1, recorded live at Timeless Pints on January 5, 2020.

The Wretched Hive: December 27, 2019

Episode #103: The entire crew joins in for our initial full team reaction to STAR WARS EPISODE IX: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER with plenty of spoilers…DO NOT listen to this episode if you have not yet seen the film! We discuss Rey’s lineage and its impact on Star Wars canon, the joys, challenges, benefits and hair-pulling drawbacks of having to investigate beyond the films to fully understand the Skywalker saga, and we officially acknowledge that #nikowasright.