ForceCast Network: Star Wars News and Commentary (All Shows)

More Star Wars: Episode 7 news and rumors, TF.N founder Scott Chitwood in the Cantina, Billy Dee goes back to Sesame Street and much, much more. // Attention ForceCast App Users: touch extras for the historic Disney teleconference from 10/30/12 announcing the company's acquisition of Lucasfilm and Star Wars, featuring CEO Bob Iger. //

Star Wars artist Grant Gould and Clone Wars reviewer for TheForce.net Eric Geller join us for our roundtable review of part 2 in the "Young Jedi" arc, A Test of Strength.

As the news and rumors about Disney's acquisition of Lucasfilm and The Star Wars Sequel Trilogy continue to roll in, The ForceCast is here to help you sort it all out. From the buzz about potential directors and storylines, to fan reaction and beyond, we explore it all. Also, we reveal the first official Disney/Star Wars collaboration in the wake of the big announcement. Plus, we announce the winner of The Clone Wars Season 4 Blu Ray, The Billy Dee Quote of the Week returns, and much more!

The Clone Wars Roundtable is back in session with a discussion about "The Gathering", the first episode in the new "Young Jedi" story arc. Ahsoka Tano escorts a young group of Jedi hopefulls to the planet Ilum so they can harvest crystals to power their lightsabers. Joining us to break it all down is Steve Glossen from Geek Out Loud and Fangirl Tricia Barr.

Disney acquires Lucasfilm, but what's going to happen to Dark Horse? Join Chris and Jay as they explore the possible return of Marvel Star Wars comics. Listen in as Del Rey Editor Erich Schoeneweiss talks books with guys, New York Comic Con and helps us pick our winners in our Essential Readers Companion contest! It's the November edition of Jedi Journals.

This week Indy joins the house of mouse, we talk about Indy with the CEO of Dark Horse Comics, Marvel and ILM artists, have a video walk through of the Indy exhibit, have your last chance to win a piece of Disney history, welcome back one of the IndyCast crew and have a stack of your great emails!

The Onderon arc comes to a close with Tipping Points. Listen as we analyze every second with our guests Star Wars Insider Editor Jonathan Wilkins and Jedi Journals co-host Jovial Jay Shepard. Jason Swank... not in this Roundtable.

DISNEY PURCHASES LUCASFILM FOR 4 BILLION DOLLARS... STAR WARS EPISODE VII TO BE RELEASED IN 2015!! It's the biggest announcement this millennium for Star Wars fans and the ForceCast is here to help you sort it all out with instant analysis from a few friends, including Steve Sansweet, Kyle Newman, Paul Bateman, Star Wars Insider Editor Jonathan Wilkins, original Star Wars Fan Club President Dan Madsen, Aljon Go from Sorcerer's Radio, and Rebelscum's Jovial Jay Shepard.

Ron and Laird return to celebrate the 5s - with three films celebrating their multiple 5 year anniversaries. Take a listen to some classic tracks including snippets of recent interviews with the Maestro. [In Stereo]

The ForceCast is on the road! This week, we are once again leaving NO FAN BEHIND with The ForceCast Live from Fan Days 2012. Presented by Official Pix in Irving, Texas, this impressive expo features some of the biggest names from Star Wars and beyond. This year at Fan Days, the Star Wars buzz centered around the 3 Darths in attendance...Sidious, Maul, and Vader. Listen as Darth Maul actor Ray Park joins Jason and Jimmy Mac to chat about his role in The Phantom Menace. The always candid man-behind-the-mask, Darth Vader actor David Prowse provides us with a unfiltered, and at times controversial look back at the Star Wars Original Trilogy. Nightmare on Elm Street's Freddy Kruger Robert Englund remembers his behind-the-scenes experience in the Star Wars universe. Sean Astin from Lord of the Rings gives us the scoop about working with Christopher Lee and his take on politics in Star Wars. And, in a ForceCast exclusive, be there as the 501st Star Garrison reunites master and apprentice with a private ceremony for Ian McDiarmid and David Prowse. All this and more on The Weekly ForceCast live from Fan Days 2012!

Last weekend, The ForceCast traveled to Texas for Fan Days brought to you by Official Pix. While on location, we sat down to talk about "The Soft War" with members of the Official Pix crew: Mark Barbian, Brian Wachhaus, Courtney Lisiak, and Jedi Journals co-host Chris Wyman.

Clone Wars actress Ashley Eckstein joins us to discuss Ahsoka Tano, TCW Season 5, Halloween and breakfast cereal. Plus, we go In The Cantina with Star Wars artist Randy Martinez to talk about his contributions to the new book Star Wars Art: Illustration. And, The Billy Dee Quote of the Week, listener feedback, and an update from The Kitster Movement.

The Clone Wars Roundtable is back in session to further analyze the rebellion on Onderon with our discussion about Front Runners. Joining us this week is Rebelscum's Jovial Jay Shepard. Plus, Paul Bateman is back and Kyle Newman drops by to weigh in on this latest episode of Star Wars: The Clone Wars.

This week we review the deluxe Indy Blu-Ray set, have details of the Indy exhibit, Official IndyCast correspondent Mitch Hallock is back, have another chance to win a piece of Disney history, have more Marvel goodness with Joe and Keith and a stack of your great emails!

We are back in the studios with a fresh, new episode of The Weekly ForceCast. This week, we get a recap of CVI from Digital Stage host David Collins, we discuss who could know the secret identity of Darth Vader in The Original Trilogy, and we review Star Wars LEGO: The Empire Strikes Out. Plus, The ForceCast makes its mark during a wedding toast and Star Wars fan dad Gaston Leyack tells us why babies love John Williams!