ForceCast.net: ForceCast #329: What's In A Name?

Posted by Eric on November 14, 2014 at 09:00 AM CST

We continue our discussion of the title reveal for Star Wars: The Force Awakens with Steve Sansweet, the former head of fan relations for Lucasfilm and the man who revealed Revenge of the Sith's title in 2004. We also talk to former LucasArts sound designer David Collins about his video game work, his Celebration stage hosting experiences, and his new show, The Comlink. Between those interviews and the week's top stories, it's a jam-packed ForceCast you won't want to miss!

Show Notes:

The HoloNet

We discuss Star Wars: The Force Awakens with Steve Sansweet, the CEO of Rancho Obi-Wan and the man who, as Lucasfilm Director of Content Management and Head of Fan Relations, unveiled the title for Revenge of the Sith in 2004.
You can let us know what you think of the title by voting here!
Star Wars: The Force Awakens Filmed In An Outdoor Tank
Listings Emerge For The Force Awakens Kids' Books And Del Rey Novels
We knew Episode VIII would shoot at Pinewood Studios like its predecessor, but now we know the first standalone film will too.

Discussion

Former LucasArts sound designer and frequent Celebration stage host David Collins joins us to talk about his long career of professional Star Wars work and his new YouTube show The Comlink.

Fan Focus

J.J. Abrams And R2-D2 Cameo On John Oliver's Last Week Tonight
IGN has new Rebels interviews with Tiya and Taylor.
We discuss the Star Wars: The Clone Wars Seasons 1-6 soundtrack and the Star Wars: The Clone Wars: The Lost Missions Blu-ray, both of which were released this week. Read TFN's Chris McGuffin's review of the soundtrack here.
Star Wars is everywhere: The Washington Post’s story on the European Space Agency’s successful mission to land a probe on a comet included a graphic comparing the size of the comet to an Imperial Star Destroyer.
Non-Star Wars news kicker: Lucasfilm has produced an animated feature film (a musical) called Strange Magic that Disney’s Touchstone Pictures will release on January 23, 2015.

The Comlink

We read an email from Chris, who wants to let us know about a great charitable cause called the ArTmor Project.

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