She'll Always Be Royalty

What do you get when you pass a classic Kenner action figure around the world from fan to fan to fan? You get a fun project and the topic of today's podcast!

Links---
She'll Always Be Royalty Tour Facebook Group
StarWarsJunk.Net
TravelingLeiaTwitter


Photos from the dog park (the dog is not mine, BUT, his name is Chewie!)

Photos from Portland Head Light at Fort Williams in Cape Elizabeth, Maine...

 Photos from the Cinemagic Theater in Saco, Maine...

Photos from the Princess "digital tour" around Portland, Maine...

And dont forget, you can win the Kanan-styled sleep mask. Simply post a sleep-themed Star Wars photo on Twitter, use the hashtag #SleepyStarWars and tag both @TwelveParPod and @SWSkyhoppers. What is a sleep-themed photo? Let us see your favorite Star Wars pajamas, or your bed with the Star Wars sheets, blankets and pillows, or maybe it's a photo of you snuggled up with your favorite Star Wars plush toy and bed time story book. Or anything else you can come up with! We will pull a name from random on February 28th! Thanks for playing, and good luck!

Gut Reaction: The Han Solo Cast Photo

Sometimes I will see something in the world of Star Wars, something that deserves a review or an opinion. But, because this is Less Than 12 Parsecs, I don't have time to give you an in-depth think piece. So instead,  all I have time to share is my gut reaction.

Today's episode is my gut reaction to the untitled Han Solo film cast photo that was released yesterday. Actually, it's not my gut reaction about the photo, but my opinion about some of the news that was shared in the Star Wars.com story that went along with the photo.

Don't have a clue what I'm talking about? And please take four minutes to listen to the show to figure it all out!

And dont forget, you can win the Kanan-styled sleep mask. Simply post a sleep-themed Star Wars photo on Twitter, use the hashtag #SleepyStarWars and tag both @TwelveParPod and @SWSkyhoppers. What is a sleep-themed photo? Let us see your favorite Star Wars pajamas, or your bed with the Star Wars sheets, blankets and pillows, or maybe it's a photo of you snuggled up with your favorite Star Wars plush toy and bed time story book. Or anything else you can come up with! We will pull a name from random on February 28th! Thanks for playing, and good luck!

10 Questions with Joe Tavano from RetroZap's Brews and Blasters

Yesterday's guest, Joe Tavano, is back, and this time he has to sit through my 10 Stoopid Questions.  Ten questions, and only ten seconds to answer each one.  How'd he do?  Have a listen and find out!

JOE'S LINKS...
Brews & Blasters - www.retrozap.com/brews-and-blasters
RetroZap - www.retrozap.com
Tumblr - www.retrozapped.tumblr.com
Facebook - www.facebook.com/retrozapped
Twitter - www.twitter.com/retrozapped & www.twitter.com/BrewsAndBlaster
Stitcher - www.stitcher.com/podcast/brews-and-blasters
iTunes - http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/brews-and-blasters/id947734997
Email - BrewsAndBlasters@Retrozap.com

And dont forget, you can win the Kanan-styled sleep mask. Simply post a sleep-themed Star Wars photo on Twitter, use the hashtag #SleepyStarWars and tag both @TwelveParPod and @SWSkyhoppers. What is a sleep-themed photo? Let us see your favorite Star Wars pajamas, or your bed with the Star Wars sheets, blankets and pillows, or maybe it's a photo of you snuggled up with your favorite Star Wars plush toy and bed time story book. Or anything else you can come up with! We will pull a name from random on February 28th! Thanks for playing, and good luck!

Podcasters Spotlight: Joe Tavano from Brew And Blasters

While I am constantly trying new Star Wars podcasts, there are certain shows I am always going back to.  One of my favorites has long been Brews and Blasters, from the RetroZAP podcast network.  Joe Travano and Chris Salton are always entertaining, and then some!

Today's guest is Joe from Brews and Blasters. And in just five minutes, he is able to bring a bit of the B&Bs magic to Less Than 12 Parsecs!  Please enjoy!

Here is the episode of The Expanded Fandomverse from two years ago, when Joe and Chris were guests.  The interview starts at the 38:24 mark. 

JOE'S LINKS...
Brews & Blasters - www.retrozap.com/brews-and-blasters
RetroZap - www.retrozap.com
Tumblr - www.retrozapped.tumblr.com
Facebook - www.facebook.com/retrozapped
Twitter - www.twitter.com/retrozapped & www.twitter.com/BrewsAndBlaster
Stitcher - www.stitcher.com/podcast/brews-and-blasters
iTunes - http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/brews-and-blasters/id947734997
Email - BrewsAndBlasters@Retrozap.com

Weekly News Roundup for February 17th, 2017

It's Friday, that means it is time for our weekly news round up!  These are the headlines that caught my attention this week...

Force Friday II & New Toy Packaging - http://www.starwars.com/news/star-wars-force-friday-ii-coming-september-1-2017


Rian Johnson's Photo of Ep8 Stormtroopers - http://rcjohnso.tumblr.com/

The Last Jedi International Posters - https://www.moviefone.com/2017/02/17/international-titles-star-wars-the-last-jedi-plural/


Jimmy Vee is the new R2-D2 - http://www.jedinews.co.uk/film-music-tv/articles/jimmy-vee-taken-role-r2-d2/


Post-Rogue One Novel "Infernal Squad" - http://www.starwars.com/news/exclusive-new-novel-inferno-squad


John Williams Wins Grammy Award for "The Force Awakens" - http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/grammy-awards-2017-john-williams-star-wars-the-force-awakens-a7578276.html


Harrison Ford Plane Landing Incident - http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2017/02/14/report-harrison-ford-messes-up-landing-ca-airport/97911170/


Don't Fall For Rumors: Star Wars Underworld - http://movieweb.com/star-wars-tv-series-live-action-2018-release-date/

Classic Television Star Wars Mash-Ups

 Fans have long wanted a live action Star Wars television series.   And we almost got that with Star Wars Underworld.  Well, what if we had Ashley network television shows set in the Star Wars universe? And what if, you shows were all loosely based on classic television series from the 60s 70s and 80s?  Well today, I bring you ten such shows from my own imagination!

 After you have listen to mine, please tell me your ideas for a classic television Star Wars mashup TV show. Email me at TwelveParsecsPodcast@gmail.com, or connect with me on any of my social media links.  I can't wait to hear what you come up with!

And PS, I did today's episode unscripted.  Can you tell?

And dont forget, you can win the Kanan-styled sleep mask. Simply post a sleep-themed Star Wars photo on Twitter, use the hashtag #SleepyStarWars and tag both @TwelveParPod and @SWSkyhoppers. What is a sleep-themed photo? Let us see your favorite Star Wars pajamas, or your bed with the Star Wars sheets, blankets and pillows, or maybe it's a photo of you snuggled up with your favorite Star Wars plush toy and bed time story book. Or anything else you can come up with! We will pull a name from random on February 28th! Thanks for playing, and good luck!

Help Wanted!

I have a week's worth of shows that I want to do, but I can't do it without YOU!

My idea is to do 5 shows, where all the topics have been submitted by listeners.

If you have an idea of something I should talk about for 5 minutes or less, please let me know! It could be anything from... opinions, reviews, lists of anything Star Wars related, or even just me making Wookie noises for 3 minutes straight! ---Sorry, ignore that last one.

Once I receive 5 ideas I think I can work with, I will get the ball rolling on this project!  I can't wait to hear what you come up with!

Let me k ow if you have any questions. Thanks for playing along!

A Valentines Day Special: Romance in the Star Wars Franchise

On this, the most romantic of days, I look back at the Star Wars franchise with a critical eye when it comes to the affairs of the heart.  The conclusion I come to my surprise you!  If, after listening, you disagree, please be sure to let me know.  Email me or connect with me on any of my social media links!

And dont forget, you can win the Kanan-styled sleep mask. Simply post a sleep-themed Star Wars photo on Twitter, use the hashtag #SleepyStarWars and tag both @TwelveParPod and @SWSkyhoppers. What is a sleep-themed photo? Let us see your favorite Star Wars pajamas, or your bed with the Star Wars sheets, blankets and pillows, or maybe it's a photo of you snuggled up with your favorite Star Wars plush toy and bed time story book. Or anything else you can come up with! We will pull a name from random on February 28th! Thanks for playing, and good luck!

Top Five: My Favorite Lines from The Phantom Menace

If you've been following along, you know that once a month, I would like to share with you my top five favorite lines from each Star Wars movie. I've been doing in order of release. Well it's the fourth month, so I'm on the fourth film. It's time to take on The Phantom Menace!

If you're wondering about The Holiday Special, or the Ewok television movies, sorry, but no.  Who knows, maybe in the future, but for now, sorry, no.

What are your favorite lines of dialogue from The Phantom Menace?  I wanna know!  Email at TwelveParsecsPodcast@gmail.com, or connect with me on any of my social media accounts!

And dont forget, you can win the Kanan-styled sleep mask. Simply post a sleep-themed Star Wars photo on Twitter, use the hashtag #SleepyStarWars and tag both @TwelveParPod and @SWSkyhoppers. What is a sleep-themed photo? Let us see your favorite Star Wars pajamas, or your bed with the Star Wars sheets, blankets and pillows, or maybe it's a photo of you snuggled up with your favorite Star Wars plush toy and bed time story book. Or anything else you can come up with! We will pull a name from random on February 28th! Thanks for playing, and good luck!

Weekly News Roundup for February 10th, 2017

It's Friday, that means it is time for our weekly news round up!  These are the headlines that caught my attention this week...

Star Wars Land - http://www.orlandoweekly.com/Blogs/archives/2017/02/08/disney-ceo-bob-iger-says-star-wars-land-will-open-in-2019

Bob Iger Has Seen The Last Jedi - http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/star-wars-8-the-last-jedi-bob-iger-disney-review-verdict-a7570776.html

Phoebe Waller-Bridge Casting Rumor - http://variety.com/2017/film/news/phoebe-waller-bridge-han-solo-1201981768/

Possible New Star Wars Parody - http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/star-wars-spoof-works-scary-movie-creators-973182

The Line Kings - https://moviepilot.com/p/the-line-kings-movie-to-explore-star-wars-ticket-campout-obsession/4203501

Star Wars At The Kids Choice Awards - http://www.jedinews.co.uk/film-music-tv/articles/star-wars-grabs-6-nominations-2017-kids-choice-awards/

Star Wars At The Empire Awards - http://www.jedinews.co.uk/film-music-tv/articles/rogue-one-gathers-nine-empire-award-nominations/

The Screaming Citadel - http://io9.gizmodo.com/the-star-wars-and-doctor-aphra-comics-are-crossing-over-1792145782

Clone Wars Leaving Netflix - http://dorksideoftheforce.com/2017/02/05/star-wars-clone-wars-series-leaving-netflix-march/


And don't forget, you can win the Kanan-styled sleep mask. Simply post a sleep-themed Star Wars photo on Twitter, use the hashtag #SleepyStarWars and tag both @TwelveParPod and @SWSkyhoppers. What is a sleep-themed photo? Let us see your favorite Star Wars pajamas, or your bed with the Star Wars sheets, blankets and pillows, or maybe it's a photo of you snuggled up with your favorite Star Wars plush toy and bed time story book. Or anything else you can come up with! We will pull a name from random on February 28th! Thanks for playing, and good luck!

Happy Birthday John Williams

John Williams,  The Maestro, the greatest film composer of all time, celebrated his 85th birthday today.   On today's episode, I share some of my memories of his work, and my opinions on the future of the music of Star Wars.     And please, as always, email me with your thoughts and opinions, or connect with me on any of my social media accounts. I'm always interested in what you have to say!

And if you're interested in this sort of thing, the nomination period for the the 2nd Annual Star Wars Podcast Awards is going on between now and February 9th.  I'm not saying you should nominate Less Than12 Parsecs for best new podcast of the year, but... They say it's an honor just to be nominated, and I would like to find out if that's true! Thanks. ---  www.starwarspodcastawards.com


And dont forget, you can win the Kanan-styled sleep mask. Simply post a sleep-themed Star Wars photo on Twitter, use the hashtag #SleepyStarWars and tag both @TwelveParPod and @SWSkyhoppers. What is a sleep-themed photo? Let us see your favorite Star Wars pajamas, or your bed with the Star Wars sheets, blankets and pillows, or maybe it's a photo of you snuggled up with your favorite Star Wars plush toy and bed time story book. Or anything else you can come up with! We will pull a name from random on February 28th! Thanks for playing, and good luck!

Mini-Rigs!

Today's episode isn't really a true show, but more of an announcement.  What's it all about?  Well, you'll have to have a listen to find out!

And if you're interested in this sort of thing, the nomination period for the the 2nd Annual Star Wars Podcast Awards is going on between now and February 9th.  I'm not saying you should nominate Less Than12 Parsecs for best new podcast of the year, but... They say it's an honor just to be nominated, and I would like to find out if that's true! Thanks. ---  www.starwarspodcastawards.com


And dont forget, you can win the Kanan-styled sleep mask. Simply post a sleep-themed Star Wars photo on Twitter, use the hashtag #SleepyStarWars and tag both @TwelveParPod and @SWSkyhoppers. What is a sleep-themed photo? Let us see your favorite Star Wars pajamas, or your bed with the Star Wars sheets, blankets and pillows, or maybe it's a photo of you snuggled up with your favorite Star Wars plush toy and bed time story book. Or anything else you can come up with! We will pull a name from random on February 28th! Thanks for playing, and good luck!

The Expanded Comicverse - Episode 10

What happens with two guys who have very short podcasts get together to talk about Star Wars comic books? We get really long winded and char for nearly 2 hours!

We are almost all caught up on in our quest to chat about all the comics we missed in the last year. Maybe one more episode, and then we should be back on track!

For now, we're talking about the last two story lines from the Darth Vader series; "The Shu-Turon War" issues 16-19, and "End of Games," issues 21-25, as well as Doctor Aphra, issues 1 & 2.

The Big Game

In honor of Super Bowl LI, today's episode is all about sports in the Star Wars galaxy.  If your asking "Are there sports in Star Wars?", then you haven't been paying close enough attention!  In fact, here are five that I enjoy.

And if you're interested in this sort of thing, the nomination period for the the 2nd Annual Star Wars Podcast Awards is going on between now and February 9th.  I'm not saying you should nominate Less Than12 Parsecs for best new podcast of the year, but... They say it's an honor just to be nominated, and I would like to find out if that's true! Thanks. ---  www.starwarspodcastawards.com


And dont forget, you can win the Kanan-styled sleep mask. Simply post a sleep-themed Star Wars photo on Twitter, use the hashtag #SleepyStarWars and tag both @TwelveParPod and @SWSkyhoppers. What is a sleep-themed photo? Let us see your favorite Star Wars pajamas, or your bed with the Star Wars sheets, blankets and pillows, or maybe it's a photo of you snuggled up with your favorite Star Wars plush toy and bed time story book. Or anything else you can come up with! We will pull a name from random on February 28th! Thanks for playing, and good luck!

Weekly News Roundup for February 3rd, 2017

It's Friday, that means it is time for our weekly news round up!  These are the headlines that caught my attention this week...

Red Cup - http://www.jedinews.co.uk/film-music-tv/articles/chris-miller-shares-photo-young-han-solo-clapperboard-filming-begins/

Landos At Lunh - http://www.gamesradar.com/landos-who-lunch-donald-glover-and-billy-dee-williams-eat-and-probably-discuss-betrayal-plans/

Battlefront II Details - http://www.cinelinx.com/game-news/item/10606-ea-confirms-star-wars-battlefront-sequel-will-have-a-story-mode.html

Barnes & Nobles Aftermath Exclusives - http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/empires-end-chuck-wendig/1125361806?ean=9780425287057

Star Wars Special Edition 20th Anniversary - http://twelveparsecspodcast.blogspot.com/2017/01/it-was-twenty-years-ago-today.html

Star Wars Insider Update - http://www.jedinews.co.uk/film-music-tv/articles/new-look-star-wars-insider-magazine-coming-april/

Wedge Antilles in Rogue One - http://dorksideoftheforce.com/2017/02/02/why-wedge-antilles-wasnt-at-the-battle-of-scarif-in-rogue-one/

Rogue One on disk March 28th... Maybe? - http://makingstarwars.net/2017/01/star-wars-rogue-one-blu-ray-to-be-released-march-28th/

Andi Gutierrez Reddit AMA - http://www.jedinews.co.uk/film-music-tv/articles/andi-gutierrez-reddit-amaa/

Carrie Fisher/Debbie Reynolds Public Service - http://hollywoodmotionpictureexperience.com/news/

2nd Annual Star Wars Podcast Awards - http://www.starwarspodcastawards.com/


And don't forget, you can win the Kanan-styled sleep mask. Simply post a sleep-themed Star Wars photo on Twitter, use the hashtag #SleepyStarWars and tag both @TwelveParPod and @SWSkyhoppers. What is a sleep-themed photo? Let us see your favorite Star Wars pajamas, or your bed with the Star Wars sheets, blankets and pillows, or maybe it's a photo of you snuggled up with your favorite Star Wars plush toy and bed time story book. Or anything else you can come up with! We will pull a name from random on February 28th! Thanks for playing, and good luck!

10 Questions with Dennis Keithly and Darth Taxus from the Starships, Sabers and Scoundrels podcast

As is the law of the land here at LT12P, all guests must sit through my 10 Stoopid Questions.  Dennis Keithly and Darth Taxus from the Starships, Sabers and Scoundrels podcast are no exception.  Please take 5 mins to hear how they did!

Links for STARSHIPS, SABERS AND SCOUNDRELS...
Website - www.retrozap.com/category/shows/starships-sabers-and-scoundrels
Email - SCubedPod@RetroZap.com & s3podcast@gmail.com
iTunes - itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/starships-sabers-scoundrels/id1109659643
Stitcher - http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/starships-sabers-scoundrels
Facebook - www.facebook.com/SCubedPod
Twitter - @scubedpod

And dont forget, you can win the Kanan-styled sleep mask. Simply post a sleep-themed Star Wars photo on Twitter, use the hashtag #SleepyStarWars and tag both @TwelveParPod and @SWSkyhoppers. What is a sleep-themed photo? Let us see your favorite Star Wars pajamas, or your bed with the Star Wars sheets, blankets and pillows, or maybe it's a photo of you snuggled up with your favorite Star Wars plush toy and bed time story book. Or anything else you can come up with! We will pull a name from random on February 28th! Thanks for playing, and good luck!

My Star Wars Bucket List

I've made peace with the fact that Star Wars will out live me, but I've never considered what Star Warsy things I would like to do before I take my last breath.   Until now!  So today, I bring you my Star Wars bucket list!

What's on your Star Wars bucket list?  I wanna know!  Email me at TwelveParsecsPodcast@gmail.com, or connect with me on any of my social media accounts.  Thanks!

And dont forget, you can win the Kanan-styled sleep mask. Simply post a sleep-themed Star Wars photo on Twitter, use the hashtag #SleepyStarWars and tag both @TwelveParPod and @SWSkyhoppers. What is a sleep-themed photo? Let us see your favorite Star Wars pajamas, or your bed with the Star Wars sheets, blankets and pillows, or maybe it's a photo of you snuggled up with your favorite Star Wars plush toy and bed time story book. Or anything else you can come up with! We will pull a name from random on February 28th! Thanks for playing, and good luck!

And, here is the episode of The Expanded Fandomverse where we spoke with Scott Loxley.

 

Special Guests: Dennis Keithly and Darth Taxus from the Starships, Sabers and Scoundrels podcast

Today I welcome Dennis Keithly & Darth Taxus from the Starships, Sabers and Scoundrels podcast onto the show.  But before I did, they kindly invited me onto THEIR podcast!  Have a listen!

If you don't have an hour to listen to us babble, then maybe you can spare us just five minutes of your time.  Check out our LT12P discussion instead!

Links for Starships, Sabers and Scoundrels...

Website - www.retrozap.com/category/shows/starships-sabers-and-scoundrels

Email - SCubedPod@RetroZap.com & s3podcast@gmail.com

iTunes - itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/starships-sabers-scoundrels/id1109659643

Stitcher - http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/starships-sabers-scoundrels

Facebook - www.facebook.com/SCubedPod

Twitter - @scubedpod 

And dont forget, you can win the Kanan-styled sleep mask. Simply post a sleep-themed Star Wars photo on Twitter, use the hashtag #SleepyStarWars and tag both @TwelveParPod and @SWSkyhoppers. What is a sleep-themed photo? Let us see your favorite Star Wars pajamas, or your bed with the Star Wars sheets, blankets and pillows, or maybe it's a photo of you snuggled up with your favorite Star Wars plush toy and bed time story book. Or anything else you can come up with! We will pull a name from random on February 28th! Thanks for playing, and good luck

It Was Twenty Years Ago Today...

Well, technically, not today, BUT, it was twenty years ago this year that the Star Wars Special Editions were released.  Today's episode is part trip down memory lane, part opinion piece.  Please have a listen, then be sure to tell me your thoughts and opinions on the cinematic rebirth of our favorite big screen saga!

Action Figure Number Seven, Eight & Nine

Well, it's that time of the month where I add a new classic Kenner action figure to my collection.  This months figure is actually THREE figures!  Why three?  Listen to the episode to find out.  So, what did I get? Well, listen to the episode to find out!

Thank you to Adam for the new figgiest.  Please check out Adam's awesome toy photography on Instagram.  He can be found @Mandalorian40.

So, here are figures I already have (not including what I opened up on today's episode, because I don't want to give away the surprise!)

• Lobot
• Hammerhead
• Emperor's Royal Guard
• 2-1B Medial Droid
• Luke Skywalker (Hoth Battle Gear)
• AT-AT Pilot

If you have a figure I do not have already, and want to send it my way, please contact me.  Email me at TwelveParsecsPodcast@gmail.com.  I am looking for loose figures, in near mint condition, with their accessories.  I am willing to pay a fair price, but I won't say no to freebies either! :-) And please, don't tell me what you have, I want to be surprised when I open the package! 

Weekly News Round Up for January 27th, 2017

It's Friday, that means it is time for our weekly news round up!  These are the headlines that caught my attention this week.

The Last Jedi - www.starwars.com/news/the-official-title-for-star-wars-episode-viii-revealed

Rian Johnson's Three Films - theplaylist.net/rian-johnson-reveals-film-influences-last-jedi-2-new-rogue-one-tie-books-way-20170127/

New Rogue One Young Adult Novels - www.starwars.com/news/new-novels-rebel-rising-and-guardians-of-the-whills-will-explore-rogue-one-backstories

Rogue One Oscar Noms - heavy.com/entertainment/2017/01/oscars-2017-rogue-one-a-star-wars-story-nominations-history/

Rebels Goes On Hiatus - comicbook.com/starwars/2017/01/22/star-wars-rebels-officially-on-hiatus-until-february-18/

Marvel's Star Wars Comics Recognized - www.jedinews.co.uk/literature/articles/marvels-darth-vader-kanan-lando-win-yalsa-graphic-novels-awards/

Rogue One Pinball - www.polygon.com/2017/1/24/14370948/star-wars-pinball-rogue-one-launch-date-zen-studios

Her Universe Returns - nerdist.com/her-universe-star-wars-marvel-studio-ghibli/

And dont forget, you can win the Kanan-styled sleep mask. Simply post a sleep-themed Star Wars photo on Twitter, use the hashtag #SleepyStarWars and tag both @TwelveParPod and @SWSkyhoppers. What is a sleep-themed photo? Let us see your favorite Star Wars pajamas, or your bed with the Star Wars sheets, blankets and pillows, or maybe it's a photo of you snuggled up with your favorite Star Wars plush toy and bed time story book. Or anything else you can come up with! We will pull a name from random on February 28th! Thanks for playing, and good luck!

My Star Wars Origin Story

 I have nothing new to talk about today, so I'm gonna talk about something old. I'm gonna steal an old idea from The Expanded Fandomverse podcast. On that show, we would ask guests for their Star Wars origin story; how they first fell in love with that galaxy far far away. I'm gonna share with you how I was introduced to the greatest franchise  in the history of cinema.

Now these childhood memories are just at, childhood memories. And childhood memories can be mushy and malleable. Sure, I could go back and ask my mom for verification on the story, but I'm not going to. I like it as it is. So I'm gonna share you with you the mythology that has built up in my brain for the last  40 years.

But hey, I want to hear your story as well. Email me at TwelveParsecsPodcast@Gmail.com, or connect with me on any of my social media links.