We react to the news of the cancellation of THE ACOLYTE and speculate why it happened and what is ahead for STAR WARS streaming on Disney+. Next up for STAR WARS is SKELETON CREW. We have audio highlights of show star Jude Law discussing the upcoming show and look for hints hidden within his comments. We continue our ongoing support of the world’s largest STAR WARS memorabilia collection, RANCHO OBI-WAN, and check in with founder Steve Sansweet and museum president Anne Neumann, both dear friends of RFR. Plus, a full report from FanExpo Chicago and Blues Brothers Con: The Sequel as RFR with Baby Belushi took over both events last weekend and more!
Check out last week’s show – SKELETON CREW Reveals at D23
Disney+ streaming series Andor picked up multiple Emmy nominations today, setting a new critical benchmark for Star Wars on TV in the process. All told, the Rogue One prequel series brought in eight nominations this morning, including for writing, directing, visual effects, sound editing, music, and cinematography—as well as an overall nomination for Best Drama Series. It was enough to bring series creator Tony Gilroy out of WGA strike seclusion to do a few interviews—although not enough to keep him from bringing up reasons why the writers strike continues to be important…