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Young Nick jumped in this week, and it turned into a full news roundup. We started with the LA Comic Con photo of Hayden Christensen and Rosario Dawson together and what it might be hinting about Ahsoka’s fate after Ahsoka Season 2. Is it just a convention moment, or a clue about where the story goes next?

From there we got into Fate of the Galaxy, a free fan made flight sim that took 20 years to finish. It runs on the FreeSpace 2 Open engine, supports VR, and plays like the modern X-Wing vs TIE Fighter successor fans ha...

Lucasfilm has a long list of announced Star Wars movies, and most of them have gone quiet. This week, Matt goes through the latest status updates on Dawn of the Jedi, the Rey standalone, the Lando movie, and Taika Waititi’s film to figure out which ones still have a pulse and what the new Lucasfilm leadership means for the slate.

Then it’s on to the rumor mill. Matt reacts to the report that Respawn could be in the running to make Star Wars: Battlefront 3, and to the Knight Edge Media exclusive that Jon Watts developed a se...

Galactic Racer and Gears of War: E-Day launched on the same day, and both landed in the high 80s on Metacritic. In this solo episode, I start with Galactic Racer and ask the big question: does it live up to the best Star Wars game reviews in over 20 years? I get into what critics love about the speed, the handling, and the roguelite campaign, and where the game falls short, including no split-screen and the same planets coming back.

From there, I put it head to head with Gears of War: E-Day. Both are well reviewed, but...

Matt flies solo this week while Young Nick is out, and there is plenty of Star Wars news and rumor to work through. The episode opens with the supposed leaked details on what The Acolyte season 2 would have been before it was cancelled, and what those details say about the story we never got.

From there, the show moves to the report that Jon Watts could direct a film in Simon Kinberg's new Skywalker trilogy, and whether he is the right fit for it. Then it's on to the latest Ahsoka season 2 details: a mystical narrative for...

We're back after a week off, and we dug into one of the biggest debates in the fandom: does anything Disney has made actually deserve S-tier? We ranked every movie, TV show, and animated series since the acquisition, from the sequel trilogy through Andor and the Clone Wars final season, and yeah, we disagreed plenty along the way. If you want to know exactly where the chips fell and which project we argued about the longest, this is the episode.

We also broke down the new Empire interview with Dave Filoni, who confirms the Mortis Gods are...

Nick and I finally sat down and did something we've been putting off for a while: ranking our personal top 10 Star Wars games of all time. No arguing about which one is objectively best, just our own lists, our own history with these games, and the picks that shaped how we think about Star Wars gaming. Some entries were easy locks. Others sparked real disagreement, including a few old-school picks that might surprise people expecting an all-modern list.

Then we turned to Zero Company, which just dropped, and put it to the real test: does it actually...

Matt and Young Nick are back after a hiatus with a stacked news week, kicking things off with a full review of Star Wars Zero Company. They dig into Bit Reactor's XCOM-style tactics game, the mercenary crew at the center of it, and the Infinite Coil cult led by Kundri Fathom, weighing in on whether the game lives up to its strong critical reception.

From there the guys break down a newly leaked Starfighter nightclub scene involving Kade and Belle, plus the wild details on Fanga, the mysterious new creature going up against Kade in the ring...

Young Nick had to bail last minute, so this week's duel ranking got weird in the best way. Matt still ran the full head-to-head format, ranking all 13 Star Wars movies worst to best, then flipping into "Nick mode" to guess exactly how Nick would have ranked his own list and where the two of them would have clashed.

Every saga film, both standalone stories, the 2008 Clone Wars movie, and The Mandalorian and Grogu are all on the board. Expect some surprising placements, a few takes Matt fully commits to, and some genuinely funny moments trying to channel...

Matt and Young Nick dig into the biggest Star Wars rumor of the week: a fresh wave of Starfighter leaks centered on Ryan Gosling's character, Cade, and how he connects to co-star Flynn Gray's character on the mysterious Jedi refuge planet Adaria.

They break down the family backstory tied to Amy Adams, the lightsaber duel between Mia Goth and Aaron Pierre, and the wild new casting details around Eva Mendes's cantina owner character. Plus, Matt Smith's comments on the film's rough cut make for one of the more interesting quotes of the week.

From there...

Anakin Is In Zero Company, Jedi 3 Rumors, and The Ninth Jedi: Big Star Wars News This Week

It was a big week for Star Wars fans who care about games and animation, and Matt and Young Nick broke it all down on this week's SWTS. The headliner is Star Wars Zero Company, which got a full gameplay trailer at Summer Game Fest along with an official release date of August 27, 2026. The Clone Wars-era tactics game looks like a love letter to XCOM fans, and the big story-side reveal is that Anakin Skywalker will cross paths with the...

Matt and Young Nick are back after two weeks off and they kicked things off with a quick detour into Dungeon Crawler Carl before getting into the main event. If you know, you know. If you don't, the show is called a podcast for a more uncivilized age for a reason.

From there the guys dove deep into The Mandalorian and Grogu, breaking down the film as a full review and giving their honest takes on what worked, what didn't, and what it means for the future of the MandoVerse. Then they closed out by going back...

Matt and Young Nick kicked off this episode by putting their pre-season Maul: Shadow Lord predictions and fan wants to the test. With Season 1 in the books, the guys graded their calls on everything from Devon's arc and Maul's long-game victory to Vader's unforgettable finale appearance, Marrok's allegiances, and which fan wants the show actually delivered on. Some predictions landed hard, some needed a little creative grading, and a few were dead on arrival from the start.

The second half of the show shifted to The Mandalorian and Grogu, hitting theaters May 22nd. Matt and Nick ran...

Maul Shadow Lord Finale Deep Dive — Vader Won, But Maul Still Got What He Wanted

Matt and Young Nick went live for a full deep dive on the Maul Shadow Lord Season 1 finale, covering both Strange Allies and The Dark Lord from top to bottom. They kicked things off with their personal reviews of the finale before going episode by episode through top moments, Easter eggs, references, and lore connections to past and future Star Wars. The guys also delivered their full Season 1 verdict after ten episodes.

The conversation got spicy when Matt and Nick re...

Matt and Nick sat down live for a full deep dive on Shadow Lord chapters 7 and 8, "Call to Oblivion" and "The Creeping Fear." These are the best two episodes of the season so far, and they deliver on nearly every front -- action, character work, lore connections, and a psychological breakdown sequence for Maul that reframes his entire arc in the most compelling way the character has ever been handled on screen.

The show covers personal reviews of both episodes, top moments, easter eggs and lore references including Savage Opress, the Duel of the Fates audio callback...

Matt and Young Nick went live with their full review of Maul: Shadow Lord episodes 5 and 6, Inquisition and Night of the Hunted, and things got heated in the best possible way. Both episodes delivered on the promise of the Star Destroyer cliffhanger from last week, with Marrok arriving on Janix as a genuine menace and the train duel delivering some of the best action Lucasfilm Animation has ever put on screen.

The biggest debate of the night was the "my lord" cliffhanger ending with Marrok reporting to an unseen holographic figure. Matt is firmly in the Vader...

Matt and Nick went live this week for a full deep dive into Maul Shadow Lord Chapters 3 and 4, Whispers in the Unknown and Pride and Vengeance. The guys broke down their personal reviews of both episodes, hit their top moments, and dug into the Easter eggs and lore connections tying this series back to the broader Star Wars universe.

The main talking point of the night centered on Maul as a master manipulator. In Episode 3, Maul gets Devon Izawa alone, shares his version of his history, and lets her hold his lightsaber blade — and the Dark Side ca...

Maul Shadow Lord Premiere Review: Our Honest Takes, Top Moments & Predictions

Matt and Young Nick went live to break down the two-episode premiere of Star Wars: Maul Shadow Lord, and there was plenty to dig into. The guys gave their full personal reviews of Chapter 1: The Dark Revenge and Chapter 2: Sinister Schemes, covering everything from the show's gritty crime noir tone and stunning watercolor-influenced animation to how this post-Order 66 version of Maul compares to where we left him at the end of The Clone Wars.

The deep dive covered top moments from both episodes, easter...

This week on the Star Wars Time Show, we go full speculation mode on Maul: Shadow Lord.

After breaking down the trailer and early details in previous episodes, it’s time to zoom out and ask two big questions: what do fans actually want to see from this series, and what do we realistically think Lucasfilm is going to deliver?

We start with the biggest fan wants, including a true bridge from The Clone Wars to Solo and Rebels, the rise of Crimson Dawn, and long-requested moments like a Maul vs Vader collision or even a confro...

In this episode of Star Wars Time Show, we break down the brand new Maul: Shadow Lord trailer and analyze what it reveals about Maul’s next chapter in Star Wars canon.

We go through key moments from the trailer, discuss the tone and direction of the series, and dive into the newly revealed episode titles to see what they might be hinting at for the overall story.

We also cover the latest Star Wars news, including new details about the upcoming Starfighter movie, Ryan Gosling’s involvement and practical creature scene, and John Boyega confirm...

This week on Star Wars Time Show we break down the latest news about the upcoming Star Wars film Mandalorian & Grogu.

Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy recently addressed one of the biggest questions fans have about the movie. Will Grogu finally speak? We discuss what she said and whether Grogu speaking would change the character moving forward.

We also talk about comments from Jon Favreau and Pedro Pascal regarding Din Djarin appearing without his helmet in the film and what that might mean for the character’s arc.

Jeremy Allen White’s portrayal of Rotta...

Star Wars fans… we might regret this one.

In this week’s episode of the Star Wars Time Show, Matt and Nick are back with 10 brand-new Star Wars hot takes for 2026 — and some of them are going to hurt.

We’re debating:

• Have the prequels aged better than the sequels?

• Is The Empire Was Right actually defensible?

• Is Andor easily the best Disney+ Star Wars series?

• Is A New Hope overrated?

• Has Grogu already peaked as a character?

Darth Maul is one of the most iconic villains in Star Wars history — and in this episode of the Star Wars Time Show, we celebrate his 10 greatest moments across The Phantom Menace, The Clone Wars, Solo, and Star Wars Rebels.

From “At last we will reveal ourselves…” to Duel of the Fates, the shocking death of Qui-Gon Jinn, Maul’s resurrection in The Clone Wars, the rise of the Shadow Collective, the Siege of Mandalore, and the unforgettable “KENOBI!” duel in Twin Suns, we walk through Maul’s complete arc chronologically.

After breaking down all 10 moments, Matt and Nick...

Last night Matt went live for a full scene-by-scene breakdown of the first trailer for The Mandalorian & Grogu.

While Rotta the Hutt and the underworld grab immediate attention, this doesn’t look like a simple bounty hunter movie. The bigger question is whether the Hutts are operating independently — or working with the fractured remnants of the Empire.

We discuss:

• Why the Hutts may be tied to Imperial warlords

• Whether the New Republic might need something from Rotta

• The Shadow Council connections from The Mandalorian Season 3

• The warlord seen in the...

This week’s solo livestream dives into the latest Star Wars news and a data-driven breakdown that might change how you view the saga.

First up, we cover a new update on the long-quiet Rogue Squadron film, including comments from screenwriter Matthew Robinson and what they may signal about the project’s status at Lucasfilm.

Then we examine a reported Ahsoka Season 2 leak involving a Dathomir set build and what that could mean for the direction of the series. Why return to Dathomir? And what does it say about where the story is headed?

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This week on the Star Wars Time Show, Matt is joined by Young Nick for a pre-recorded episode packed with Star Wars news, rumors, and leaked set photo discussion.

We start with Ahsoka Season 2, where newly surfaced set images appear to show massive, ancient mechanical remains scattered across Peridea. If the photos are legit, they may hint at a long-forgotten war that left the galaxy largely lifeless, outside of the Great Witches seen in stasis during Season 1. We also discuss a separate rumored image tied to the Mortis Gods and what that could mean for how deep...

Darth Maul returns in Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord, and in this solo episode of the Star Wars Time Show, Matt breaks down everything revealed in the first teaser trailer.

This episode features a full shot-by-shot trailer breakdown, along with a deep dive into what the series tells us about Maul’s mindset after The Clone Wars, the brand-new planet Janix, and the state of the galaxy in the early years of the Empire.

Topics discussed include:

• Where Shadow Lord fits in the post-Order 66 timeline

• Why Janix is a critical setting for Maul...

This week on The Star Wars Time Show, we attempt something deeply unwise: ranking 85 Star Wars video games live.

From genre-defining classics to forgotten oddities, we build a massive tier list covering decades of Star Wars gaming history. Not every game here is one we’ve personally played, so yes — there’s a Haven’t Played tier — and chat absolutely gets involved when things get controversial.

Expect strong opinions, instant regret, nostalgia, and plenty of debate as games move between S-tier legends and bottom-of-the-barrel disasters.

Whether you grew up with retro Star Wars games or jumped...

This week on the Star Wars Time Show, Matt and Young Nick break down two stories that hit very different parts of the Star Wars fandom, but both carry real implications for the future of the franchise.

First, we dive into a growing rumor circulating within the industry that Dave Filoni could be preparing to take on a larger leadership role at Lucasfilm, potentially alongside Lynwen Brennan, with longtime president Kathleen Kennedy possibly nearing retirement. We discuss where the rumor is coming from, how realistic it actually is, and what a Filoni-led Lucasfilm might look like in pr...

After a short holiday break, the Star Wars Time Show kicks off 2026 by looking ahead at what may be the most important year for Star Wars since the franchise last hit theaters.

In this episode, we rank the Top 9 Star Wars releases and events guaranteed to arrive in 2026, spanning movies, animated series, video games, comics, theme park experiences, and a major legacy moment tied directly to George Lucas.

We break down why each entry matters, how it fits into the larger Star Wars timeline, and which projects could have long-term impact on the future of t...

As we head into the holiday break, it’s time to look back at the moments that defined Star Wars in 2025.

In this solo episode of Star Wars Time Show, I rank and break down the top 10 Star Wars moments of the year — from Andor Season 2 setting a new standard for Star Wars storytelling, to major film and TV reveals, to the surprising wins that quietly won fans over.

This wasn’t just a year of announcements. It was a year where Star Wars finally felt confident again.

Topics include:

•...

What would the Star Wars Prequels look like if George Lucas returned and gave them the same Special Edition treatment he applied to the Original Trilogy? In this episode, we explore the most Lucas-style updates that fit his historical editing patterns — expanded environments, enhanced VFX, improved battles, deleted-scene reintegration, creature updates, and small story refinements across The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, and Revenge of the Sith.

We also offer our final verdict on which prequel benefits most from a Lucas-style overhaul.

Links:

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Anakin Skywalker at his Jedi peak vs Darth Vader in his Sith prime — who was actually more powerful?

In this solo deep-dive, Matt breaks down Anakin’s unrealized potential, Vader’s refined dark-side mastery, and how the Chosen One’s tragedy created two entirely different versions of the same Force titan.

We’ll explore:

• Was Vader truly weaker, or did he become a different kind of monster?

• How both versions of Skywalker compare to Palpatine, Obi-Wan, and Yoda

• The wild difference between Legends Vader vs Canon Vader

• Vader’s craziest feats...

Matt and Nick break down a packed week of Star Wars updates. We talk about the reported directive that the upcoming Starfighter movie will avoid using legacy characters entirely, and what that might signal for Lucasfilm’s new direction. We also cover news that The Mandalorian Season 4 has been written, but there’s still no confirmation it will move forward.

We then dive into comments from a Star Wars Rebels writer who strongly disagreed with Sabine becoming a Jedi, and discuss the Acolyte showrunner’s surprise at how their show was handled.

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Matt breaks down a packed week of Star Wars news — including new details about the Starfighter movie and the surprising timeline it may explore. We also dig into the latest buzz around a possible Original Trilogy remaster and look at new images that may point to Dathomir’s role in Ahsoka Season 2.

In this episode:

• How the Starfighter movie could introduce a new timeline

• What’s driving the OT remaster buzz

• Potential Dathomir locations tied to Ahsoka Season 2

• What these updates mean for the future of the franchise

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We are aware Pete sounds a bit like C-3P0 due to an audio glitch. Apologies for the fail.

Author and longtime Star Wars voice Pete Fletzer joins the Star Wars Time Show to talk about his new book, Who Owns the Myth? Star Wars, Fandom, and the Soul of the Saga.

We explore what makes Star Wars a living myth — how it became something bigger than its creators, and why fans feel such deep ownership of the galaxy far, far away. Pete dives into five decades of fandom, George Lucas’s evolving legacy, and what it means...

This week, Matt flew solo to react to the breaking news that the Hunt for Ben Solo movie has officially been canceled. He broke down what might have led to the decision, and whether the concept of a post–Rise of Skywalker Ben Solo story made sense to begin with. His take? The story might’ve worked better as a prequel, exploring Ben’s fall rather than his Force ghost era.

Fan responses flooded in, with one standout idea gaining traction—an animated Ben Solo series following his early Jedi training and slow turn to the dark side. Ma...

This week, Matt and Nick reunited to finish what they started—taking aim at Empire Magazine’s Top 50 Greatest Star Wars Characters of All Time. This episode covered ranks 25 through 1, and let’s just say it was a mix of celebration, disbelief, and straight-up shade. Some picks made sense. Others… not so much. But the #1 spot? Things got very suspect.

During the Ask Us Anything segment, the guys tackled a hot question: How will Dave Filoni handle Thrawn’s fate in the Mandoverse? Will Thrawn go down in a blaze of villainous glory, get exiled, or...

Empire Magazine dropped their list of the 50 Greatest Star Wars Characters of All Time—but did they get it right? In this video, we break down characters ranked #50 to #26, and we’re not holding back.

From underrated heroes to surprising omissions, we analyze who deserves a higher spot, who’s overrated, and which icons should not be on the list at all.

Join us for Part 1 of our two-part series ranking and reacting to one of the most controversial Star Wars lists ever published.

Matt also reviews TRON: Ares, shows off the channel's True P...

This week marked the launch of a brand-new era for the Star Wars Time Show. Matt and Nick introduced their new bi-weekly prerecorded format, where they’ll team up every other Monday to record a full show that premieres on YouTube Wednesdays at 6PM EST. On the off weeks, Matt will host solo livestreams to keep the content flowing. It’s a new rhythm for the channel, and the team is excited for what’s ahead.

Once the announcements were out of the way, they jumped into Ask Us Anything with a great question: Which Original Trilogy charac...

This week’s episode opened with Matt fielding Ask Me Anything questions solo, including a wild one: Would he become a hybrid like Wendy from Alien: Earth? Matt’s answer was a clear yes. Who wouldn’t want to be a walking supercomputer with enhanced strength?

He then moved into a review of the HIM movie. While the premise had promise, Matt didn’t think it fully lived up to its potential—or its title.

The main feature was a deep dive into the first teaser trailer for The Mandalorian & Grogu. Matt explored possible plot threads, p...