February 21st, 20172472By now, there has been so much coverage in ways of analysis on Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Honestly, what’s left to talk about? The media, from news-sites to fan-sites, and every corner of the internet has turned this first Star Wars standalone film inside-out, and dissected it from every angle possible. But here, at Coffee with...
February 18th, 20172152No one thinks of “quiet” and “calm” when they think of Star Wars. No one. From the very first blast of the iconic John Williams’ score at the beginning of Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, to the fantastic ships, weapons, thundering confrontations and larger than life characters, it’s a loud saga. Big. Booming. Atlas holding...
January 26th, 20171619Among the startling delights of Rogue One: Star Wars Story were the new characters, nearly all of whom perished by the film's end. Of intriguing interest was Edrio and Benthic Two Tubes, the Tognaths who were among the trusted members of Saw Gerrera's band of Rebels on Jedha. While their time on screen was short, it was impressive,...
January 14th, 20172127 Welcome back to Rebels Reactions! This is the episode we have been waiting for! In the Rebels/Rogue One crossover, Saw Gerrera makes his Rebels debut! Joining Aaron this week is none other than Coffee With Kenobi bloggers Dennis Keithly and Jay Krebs! Grab your coffee and kick back for a great discussion. This is the podcast you're...
January 13th, 20171213*Spoiler warning: This review contains spoilers for the Star Wars Rebels episode “Ghost of Geonosis.” Since Lucasfilm’s announcement regarding Star Wars canon on April 25, 2014, the status of Star Wars Rebels as a major part of that canon has never been in doubt. In fact, the first major addition to the canon was the novel A New...
January 11th, 20172274 During my first viewing of Rogue One I noticed that there some obvious connections and tie-ins with Return of the Jedi. For example, in both movies there are Mons (Mothma and Calamari), shield generators that need to be destroyed, Death Stars that become operational, and stolen Imperial ships and codes that the rebels use to...
January 7th, 2017097***SPOILERS*** for the mid-season premiere of Star Wars Rebels, "Ghosts of Geonosis." Further bridging the gap between the prequels, The Clone Wars, and leading up to Rogue One and the original trilogy era, the mid-season return of Star Wars Rebels has the crew of the Ghost on a mission to rescue Saw Gerrera. Saw and his team were...
January 4th, 2017077 Welcome back to Rebels Reactions! In this episode, host Aaron Harris is joined by guest David Modders to discuss "The Wynkahthu Job" and "An Inside Man". Also, they discuss the Rebels connections to Rogue One as well as the news of Saw Gerrera coming to Rebels! This is the podcast you're looking for! Send us your...
October 17th, 20162139 Hot on the heels of the new theatrical poster and final trailer revealed last week, all-new character posters for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story are here! Check them out below: ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY is in U.S. theaters December 16 in 3D, RealD 3D, and IMAX 3D! Stay up to date with Rogue One at...
July 26th, 20165113Jay's Galactic Espressions On my 46th birthday (July 16), I was reduced to my 10-year-old self. I laughed, jumped for joy, squeed more than a few times, and quite literally performed at least one happy dance. My eyes were a little brighter, and my steps a little lighter. All because of Star Wars. And that’s a good thing…a VERY...