Blog Post 100!

I made it! 100 posts ago I started this endeavour to write about Star Wars on a regular basis and since releasing the first post back in March it’s gone from a post whenever I had one to publish to having multiple posts per week… and then a Podcast… and now plans for a YouTube

Life Debt Podcast Episode XX – Resistance Ep 3: Fuel for the Fire

The latest episode of the Life Debt Podcast is now live. You can listen to it HERE. In this episode I discuss the third episode of Star Wars: Resistance – Fuel for the Fire. You can e-mail the show at lifedebtpodcast@outlook.com And if you are a member of Anchor.fm you can leave a voice message

Kathleen Kennedy: Three More Years!

Three more years! Three more years! Kathleen Kennedy has extended her contract as head of Lucasfilm until 2021!!! That’ll show the haters who think Kathleen Kennedy is doing a bad job running Lucasfilm. From the day it was announced that George Lucas had hired her as his replacement as the head of the company I,

Life Debt Podcast Episode IXX – Star Wars: Resistance Ep 2 The Triple Dark

The latest episode of the Life Debt Podcast is now live. You can listen to it HERE. In this episode I discuss the second episode of Star Wars: Resistance- The Triple Dark. You can e-mail the show at lifedebtpodcast@outlook.com And if you are a member of Anchor.fm you can leave a voice message for the

#Collection Corner – Star Wars: Resistance and My Lego Thoughts

Now we have had some time to absorb the fun brilliance of Star Wars: Resistance I did some thinking about merchandise. We got some images of the 3.75 inch figures based on the series coming from Hasbro next year which gives me some hope for a wave of Lego sets based on the series as

Life Debt Podcast Episode XIII – Emergency Broadcast: Justice4Chuck

The latest episode of the Life Debt Podcast is now live. You can listen to it HERE. In this emergency broadcast episode I give my reaction to Marvel’s firing of author Chuck Wendig. You can e-mail the show at lifedebtpodcast@outlook.com And if you are a member of Anchor.fm you can leave a voice message for

Solo: Revisited

Despite my complete and utter love for ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ I was only able to see it once at the cinema. Complete honesty here, when it came out in May I wasn’t well, I had been suffering with depression for a while, I was putting myself further and further in debt and I

Life Debt Podcast Episode XVII – Resistance Ep 1 The Recruit

The latest episode of the Life Debt Podcast is now live. You can listen to it HERE. This week I look at the Star Wars: Resistance series premiere ‘The Recruit’.. You can e-mail the show at lifedebtpodcast@outlook.com And if you are a member of Anchor.fm you can leave a voice message for the podcast. Just

The Mandalorian – What do we know?

The first official picture from the upcoming Star Wars Live Action series was released hours ago and by god it looks good. This past week has been filled with news and rumours about ‘The Mandalorian’ so let’s do a quick run-down of what we know so far… At the U.S. Premiere of ‘Solo’, Jon Favreau

“How you doin’ you old pirate, so good to see you!”

In the words of Staind, “It’s been a while…” almost two months in fact and for that I am sorry. In all honesty I haven’t been well in that time and needed to take some time away from just about everything in order to recuperate and sort myself out. Yes, even Star Wars. I haven’t

Speculation: The Clone Wars Season 7

Since the announcement of the return of The Clone Wars at SDCC the fandom has been awash with speculation over what we will be seeing when the series returns next year on Disney’s Direct to Consumer Service. The trailer gave us two glimpses at new Clone Wars footage. The first where the Republic Gunship lands

Life Debt Podcast Episode XVI – Thrawn Alliances Immediate Reaction/Mini-Review

The latest episode of the Life Debt Podcast is now live. You can listen to it HERE. This week I give my immediate reaction to Timothy Zahn’s latest Star Wars novel, Thrawn: Alliances. You can e-mail the show at lifedebtpodcast@outlook.com And if you are a member of Anchor.fm you can leave a voice message for

My Star Wars (Life) Reviews – The Empire Strikes Back

If I could only watch one film for the rest of my life it would be The Empire Strikes Back. It was the first Star Wars film I ever watched and was in fact the last one I watched recently. As a kid I honestly believed that the AT-AT’s were real and Mark Hamill had

Fandom: I Saw This and Wanted to Cry.

Like most people these days I spend my lunch break on Facebook, and the other day I saw this picture shared in a Star Wars Fan Group I am in and my eyes instantly filled with tears. It was such a beautiful image showing the good in people and it had something to do with

Life Debt Podcast Episode XV – I Got Guests

The latest episode of the Life Debt Podcast is now live. You can listen to it HERE. This week I talk to two good friends, Andrew Beekin and Dan Hawbrook about their Star Wars fandom. You can e-mail the show at lifedebtpodcast@outlook.com And if you are a member of Anchor.fm you can leave a voice

My Star Wars (Life) Reviews – Revenge of the Sith

The run up to Revenge of the Sith, for me, was fraught with anticipation. Through the first half of 2005 I was in full Star Wars mode. I bought absolutely everything I could. We had gotten the teaser in the November before and from then on that was it. Lucas had me and my money

#Collection Corner- Luke Skywalker Funko POP! Vinyl

Welcome to the first #Collection Corner post, or essentially it’s the same as the old #Toy Tuesday posts but now coming out on Fridays. This week I am taking a look at six, yes six Funko Pop! Vinyl figures. Six Luke Skywalker Pops to be exact ranging from A New Hope all the way to

Life Debt Podcast Episode XIV – Parenting 1138: A Star Wars Guide to Parenting

The latest episode of the Life Debt Podcast is now live. You can listen to it HERE. This week I bring the happy and positivity back to the podcast with Star Wars related stories involving my 15 month old Daughter and her adoration for everyone’s favourite little green Jedi Master, Yoda and one about The

My Star Wars (Life) Reviews – Attack of the Clones

Full disclosure. This is not my favourite Star Wars film. In fact its my least favourite. But I still enjoy it. It’s just that sometimes I’ll struggle to watch it. Take my recent re-watch. I started it a couple of weeks ago. I watched about 45 minutes (around the Anakin/Padme picnic scene) the next time

Star Wars Episode IX Cast Revealed

The official Star Wars website has revealed the vast for the upcoming and as of yet untitled Star Wars Episode IX. You can read the announcement below. UPDATE: Actress Keri Russell has been added to the new cast joining the franchise. She previously worked with J.J. Abrams on his series ‘Felicity’ and had a role

Why I Didn’t Star Wars for Two Weeks – Part Three: The Future

During my Star Wars hiatus I did a lot of thinking about the blog and the frequency of posts. One big concern was that I was going to burn out with doing so many posts, a podcast and making more plans for the future. With this in mind I have decided to reduce the amount

Life Debt Podcast Episode XIII: Whilst I Was Away/Why I Didn’t Star Wars for Two Weeks Part Two

The latest episode of the Life Debt Podcast is now live. You can listen to it HERE. This week I discuss some of the Star Wars news that was released during my two week break, including the announcements from San Diego Comic-Con. You can e-mail the show at lifedebtpodcast@outlook.com And if you are a member

Why I Didn’t Star Wars for Two Weeks – Part One: Jonny vs Twitter

On 3rd July, when I got home from work to find my Wife and Daughter were out I settled down in the arm-chair and opened Twitter. I was planning on doing some retweeting of blog posts. That didn’t happen. All I saw on my timeline were Star Wars fans and podcasters fighting. One podcaster who

Star Wars Over-saturation

Is there such a thing as too much Star Wars? Well I’d say that depends on how involved with the stories you are. You could be the casual fan, watching the films and forgoing the ancillary material. A slightly less casual fan, watching the films and the TV shows, Clone Wars, Rebels and later this

#Toy Tuesday – Millennium Falcon (2018)

When the first wave of Solo: A Star Wars Story Lego sets were announced I immediately asked my wife to get me this for my birthday (with help from other members of the family). It was an immediate must-have. I love the TFA Millennium Falcon set and I love the new design of the Falcon

My Star Wars (Life) Reviews -The Clone Wars: Season 1 Disc 3 Part 2

Rather than write about The Clone Wars episodes individually or by story-arc, I have decided to review it by disc as they are in the Blu-Ray Box Set releases. In this post the episodes I will be talking about are Storm over Ryloth, Innocents of Ryloth, Liberty on Ryloth and Hostage Crisis. Storm Over Ryloth

Lando and L3’s Reunion – The Empire Strikes Back

If you have listened to the Steele Wars Live Solo Reaction Show then you will have heard ‘Fanboys’ Director, Kyle Newman drop some absolute knowledge about L3 and her installation into the Falcon and what it means over the course of the Original Trilogy. If you haven’t heard it, visit THIS LINK and listen, it

#Toy Tuesday – Imperial TIE Fighter (2018)

Thanks to the first wave of Solo: A Star Wars Story sets from Lego I can finally say after two-and-a-half years that I have an Imperial TIE Fighter set. Up until now I had a few TIE Variants. Vader’s TIE Advanced, the TIE Striker, Kylo Ren’s TIE Silencer and the First Order Special Forces TIE

My Star Wars (Life) Reviews The Clone Wars Season One: Disc 3 Part 1

Rather than write about The Clone Wars episodes individually or by story-arc, I have decided to review it by disc as they are in the Blu-Ray Box Set releases. In this post the episodes I will be talking about are Trespass, The Hidden Enemy, The Blue Shadow Virus, Mystery of a Thousand Moons, Storm over

#Solo Sunday – The Finale – The Original Soundtrack

I have listened to the Solo: A Star Wars Story soundtrack by John Powell a few times and it is high on my list of favourite Star Wars Soundtracks. John Williams has set a very high bar for any other composers who work within the Star Wars franchise with his scores for the saga films,

What If… Qui-Gon Had Survived the Battle of Naboo?

Maul is pacing in front of the energy field, Qui-Gon Jinn is meditating. Obi-Wan is eager to finish the battle. The energy fields open up. Qui-Gon and Maul begin to fight again and Obi-Wan runs to aid his master. The eagerly field closes again, he’s so close. Maul and Qui-Gon are fighting. Maul hits Qui-Gon

Life Debt Podcast Episode XII – Let The Hate Flow Through You

The latest episode of the Life Debt Podcast is now live. You can listen to it HERE. This week I rant about the hatred within the Star Wars fandom. Caution – this weeks episode is full of explicit content. You can e-mail the show at lifedebtpodcast@outlook.com And if you are a member of Anchor.fm you

#Toy Tuesday – Han’s Speeder

I have been after set since it was released in April, so much so that I was willing to pay the full price of £25.99, which, if you have read previous #toytuesday posts, you will know that I try to buy sets reduced. But £26 for 345 pieces is nothing to scoff at based on

My Star Wars (Life) Reviews The Clone Wars Season 1: Disc 2

Rather than write about The Clone Wars episodes individually or by story-arc, I have decided to review it by disc as they are in the Blu-Ray Box Set releases. In this post the episodes I will be talking about are Bombad Jedi, Cloak of Darkness, Lair of Grievous, Dooku Captured, Gungan General, Jedi Crash and

#Solo Sunday – Last Shot: A Solo Audiobook Review

As a recent convert to audiobooks when my Wife told me she had a spare credit on her Audible account I leapt at the chance to get ‘Last Shot’ by Daniel Jose Older, read by Marc Thompson, Daniel Jose Older and January LaVoy. I really want to say I loved this book. I really want

Speculation: Boba Fett – A Star Wars Story

This is all pure speculation for what I think could make a decent Boba Fett film. I’ve tried my best to keep the events as ‘in canon’ as possible. Title Card: By the age of 21, Boba Fett was one of the most notorious Bounty Hunters among the criminal Underworld, finding work with some of

Life Debt Podcast Episode XI – The Stand-Alone Kerfuffle

The latest episode of the Life Debt Podcast is now live. You can listen to it HERE. This week I talk about the rumours from last week and give my thoughts on the best way to release the future Star Wars Stand-Alone films. You can e-mail the show at lifedebtpodcast@outlook.com And if you are a

My Star Wars (Life) Reviews – The Clone Wars Season 1: Disc 1

Rather than write about The Clone Wars episodes individually or by story-arc, I have decided to review it by disc as they are in the Blu-Ray Box Set releases. In this post the episodes I will be talking about are Ambush, the Malevolence Story-Arc, Rookies, Downfall of a Droid and Duel of the Droids. Ambush,

#Solo Sunday – Most Wanted: A Solo Book Review

Warning – Spoilers about Star Wars: Most Wanted and Solo: A Star Wars Story are in this post. ‘Star Wars: Most Wanted’ is the Young Adult Prequel to ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ written by Rae Carson. It is set not long before the events of the scenes on Corellia, a year before at most

Life Debt Podcast Episode X – Star Wars Moving Target Review

The latest episode of The Life Debt Podcast is now live. You can listen to it HERE. In this episode I review the fantastic Young Adult, Solo: A Star Wars Story tie-in novel, Star Wars: Moving Target by Rae Carson. Thank you for visiting My Star Wars Life Debt. If you have enjoyed this blog,

My Star Wars (Life) Reviews – The Clone Wars (2008)

Released in the Summer of 2008, after two of the best comic book films ever were released, The Clone Wars came and went with very little fan-fare. This was during my period of Star Wars apathy, so to speak and even though I kept reading about the animated series coming out I never jumped on

Life Debt Podcast Episode IX – The Clone Wars Season One Appreciation

The latest episode of The Life Debt Podcast is now live. You can listen to it HERE. In this episode I sit down and ramble on about some of my highlights from my recent rewatch of The Clone Wars Season One. Thank you for visiting My Star Wars Life Debt. If you have enjoyed this

My Star Wars (Life) Reviews – The Phantom Menace

To put this one into context a little, I rewatched The Phantom Menace on 19th May. Nineteen years since it was released in the US and Canada. Us Brits had to wait until 16th July. Talk about painful. I still remember the first time I saw it at the cinema and when I got it

My Star Wars Life Part 16: Solo (Jan – May 2018)

Honestly, not a great deal has happened this year. I started the year as I have done the past few years, binge-reading new Star Wars Books. I blazed my way through Cobalt Squadron, Canto Bight, Shadows of The Empire (I had the urge to dip into the Legends timeline) and From A Certain Point of

My Star Wars Nerdgasms Part 3 – Identites

Back in February of 2017, my wife and I went to London to visit family and to go to an exhibition at the O2 Arena. Star Wars Identities was in London and we had been given money for the tickets for Christmas. What better for my heavily pregnant wife to walk around one of the

Life Debt Podcast Episode VII – Solo: A Spoiler Filled Podcast

The latest episode of the Life Debt Podcast is now live. Listen to it here. On this episode I break down the films plot and discuss some of the many references to other Star Wars works.

My Star Wars Nerdgasms Part 2.2 – Celebration 2016 (Saturday)

Buckle up baby, this is going to be a long one. I woke up at 2:30 and was in the queue by 3:15 (I got slightly lost). There I met my fellow queuers Carlos, Jonny (what a coincidence) and Craig. We waited, we chatted, we tried to get some sleep but it wasn’t happening. One

My Star Wars Nerdgasms Part 2.1 – Celebration 2016 (Friday)

Buckle up baby, this is going to be a long one. For my 30th birthday, the gift-giving queen asked me what I wanted and after some thinking and a modicum of research, I asked for two day tickets for Star Wars Celebration 2016 in London and a T-Shirt and Badge Set, I got tickets for