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This is the Way Podcast

This is the Way Podcast

Host Steve Loscalzo discusses movies, TV, theme parks and more, beginning with the first live action Star Wars television series released on the Disney+ streaming service. Episodes of The Mandalorian, Andor, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Ahsoka, The Book of Boba Fett, The Bad Batch, Visions and more are analyzed, reviewed, recapped, and discussed. This is the Way Podcast started with some friends enjoying Star Wars on TV. Listen, enjoy, and take part in the podcast by e-mailing to

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00:11:39

89. This is the Way Podcast August 2022 News Update

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2022/09/01

August has 31 days, but it sure felt short on news. Nevertheless, the podcast must go on...because...um... Nothing much happened this month according to Disney, but that's because they decided to get sneaky. If LucasFilm doesn't announce the change, can you hear a redwood fall at Skywalker Ranch? I grow tired of the way things are being handled, both at the parks an on the small screen. This month there is a note about Han's blaster, stuff about Knights of the Old Republic and KOTOR II, and Andor

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00:18:05

88. This is the Way Podcast July 2022 News Update

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2022/07/30

Ah, vacation. It's been nice; enjoying nature and experiencing summer somewhere other than in 95 degree heat and 70% humidity all the time. Now that's we are back at the rebel base, we wanted to collect some thoughts about recent "news" (if you can call it that) and get in the mental space preparing for Andor AND The Bad Batch, season two. I hope this episode is the first and last time I ever recommend AGAINST reading or giving business to Star Wars, but Disney better stop with the agenda or I'm

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00:07:17

87. This is the Way Podcast June 2022 News Update

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2022/07/01

I’m not sure news from Star Wars: Celebration in Anaheim way back in May constitutes news in late June. As it was, we planned for the eventuality that all our “news” would no longer be new by the time we finished our double podcast episode treatments of each Obi-Wan Kenobi series episode. It’s a function of releasing mid-month which is the best time for This is the Way Podcast to produce the news updates. Forgive us if we resort to a rundown of the upcoming schedule and a “hot off the press” Disney

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01:02:18

86. Obi-Wan Kenobi S1E6 Part VI Recap and Discussion

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2022/07/01

All six episodes of the Obi-Wan Kenobi limited series are available now on Disney Plus. Bottom line: does This is the Way Podcast recommend watching? OF COURSE. It’s STAR WARS. Is it GOOD Star Wars? Eh. It’s not awful, but that’s not a glowing recommendation, now, is it? There were plot problems throughout the show. Some resolved, but the resolutions weren’t skillful craft by the writers. In some cases, it was the sheer knowledge that some things could not change that kept the show on the rails. In

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00:30:45

85. Obi-wan Kenobi Part VI First Thoughts

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2022/06/25

I've seen things like "Finally! An episode that lives up to the hype!" and "Obi-Wan Kenobi can't deliver in the finale" and "Obi-Wan ultimately wasn't even about Obi-Wan" and I think the answer lies in the point of view. If you loved Reva, you probably love her underdeveloped arc. If you love Vader, you probably love how he's still obsessed with his master, but still shows great skill with a saber, metal legs and all. If you love Luke, well, you're probably disappointed with Disney's sly little

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00:48:03

84. Obi-Wan Kenobi S1E5 Part V Recap and Discussion

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2022/06/21

How about that? A new writer comes in and the story gets better. That’s not magic. That’s just someone with better storytelling skills helping turn out the best episode of Obi-Wan Kenobi yet. "Best" is certainly a relative term, but when you have Vader being awesome, Obi-Wan and Anakin dueling once again and revenge on Reva instead of the other way around, it’s bound to be better than at least the last two segments of stories in this limited series. There’s echoes and tone poems and rhyming of

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00:47:50

83. Obi-wan Kenobi Part V First Thoughts

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2022/06/16

It was devastating to morale to watch others claim credit for being the first to notice things that our podcast posted first. There's no use screaming to the heavens about it because if people don't listen to our podcasts and make the same observations, it probably wasn't some great mystery that This is the Way Podcast was first to solve. Seeing ideas we had several weeks back pop up NOW on YouTube was a little more strikingly painful, but I'm not supposed to be doing this for credit. It doesn't

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00:48:29

82. Obi-Wan Kenobi S1E4 Part IV Recap and Discussion

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2022/06/10

Now, I don’t want to go off on a rant here… LucasFilm needs to hire me to take a look at “final drafts” of scripts…or anyone who is a fan of good television. The writing places us in situations in part four of the story that are unnecessarily bad and we shouldn’t have to ignore our way out of trouble to enjoy the show. It isn’t hard here to see ways the story can be exactly the same, but more believable and still exciting, but we get things like Stormtroopers who don’t notice Obi-Wan in the

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00:28:30

81. Obi-wan Kenobi Part IV First Thoughts

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2022/06/08

We made such an effort to "be first" with great observations, theories, and content, but even being first and accurate doesn't lead to more downloads or listeners. For the fourth episode of Obi-Wan Kenobi, I decided to try and enjoy it more, but I found myself going off on tangents after taking notes so often it was apparent that the problems I have with the show outweigh the excitement and awe I have with what's happening in the story of Star Wars right now. The story isn't bad. Leia has been

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00:32:32

80. Obi-Wan Kenobi S1E3 Part III Recap and Discussion

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2022/06/01

The third Obi-Wan Kenobi episode started streaming less than a week from episode two. Part Three gave us our answer of who would voice Darth Vader. It also gave us the first lightsaber duel between the two since Mustafar (Revenge of the Sith). Padme's daughter continues to shine in her role (in our opinion) and Reva's character seems to fit better even if only by a mote. Steve still feels strongly about the backlash on valid critiques of the episodes and adds sound mixing to his sources of

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00:22:14

79. Obi-wan Kenobi Part III First Thoughts

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2022/06/01

The Star Wars fandom really seems to be forever fractured. Just when you think there are reasons for coming together, some idiots post dumb things on the internet. That's not even the worst part, which you'd figure would easily be the worst part (and I'm sure it's that bad for the actors targeted). No, the worst part is the "over correction" that happens from every well meaning (and some not so well meaning) "fans" who then scour the internet for any contrary point of view and lump them all

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00:42:22

78. Obi-Wan Kenobi S1E2 Part II Recap and Discussion

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2022/05/29

The second of two episodes released on Obi-Wan Kenobi series day one is, oddly enough, called Part Two. I would bet heavily that the next episode in the series, the third one, will be called Part Three. We not only get more young Leia in this one, but we get Ben and Leia TOGETHER. They're the most talked about duo since a beskar plated cultist and a long eared, big eyed, green skinned, sack wearing alien of mysterious origin. The show STILL can't get a foot chase right, but we're less concerned

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00:18:03

77. Obi-wan Kenobi Part II First Thoughts

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2022/05/28

Season One, Episode Two of Obi-wan Kenobi arrived early just like Episode One. I wonder if there was anyone out there that said to themselves, "You know what? I'm watching these things out of order." No one? I mean, this is 2022, so there had to be at least one person, right? This is the Way Podcast released an episode on Friday, May 27th (well, two actually) without the requisite quality control and somehow, audio was shifted, perhaps due to an errant clip deletion during the exporting process. If

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00:29:48

76. Obi-Wan Kenobi S1E1 Part I Recap and Discussion

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2022/05/28

The space wizard wasn't late, nor was he early. He arrived precisely when he meant to. Well, okay, it WAS earlier than we expected to get episodes one and two of Obi-Wan Kenobi. The usual release window of 3 AM eastern was changed at Star Wars Celebration to give fans a better chance to see the show, which honestly we felt was a strong possibility and it was a welcome one. Shortly before midnight, both episodes popped up on Disney Plus and Steve binged them both immediately. Part I was nearly

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00:19:27

75. Obi-wan Kenobi Part I First Thoughts

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2022/05/27

Season One, Episode One of Obi-wan Kenobi didn't just arrive, it arrived early. Parts 1 (and 2) became available on the Disney Plus streaming platform shortly before midnight on March 26th, having been moved up a few hours in an executive decision announced from Star Wars Celebration. The early release was appreciated. This is the Way Podcast immediately got to work and truth be told, notes have been taken and podcasts have been recorded for both episodes already, but a mountain of editing and

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00:13:25

74. Obi-wan Kenobi Preview

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2022/05/26

Order 66 seems to have caught up to any and all co-hosts. Transmissions from the Jedi Temple revealed too many in hiding and now, Steve is going "solo" for the newest Disney Plus Star Wars series. Obi-wan Kenobi debuts Friday, May 27th, 2022 with TWO episodes of the six episode limited run. Well, it's limited until Kathleen Kennedy and LucasFilm says it's not, right? This show could be a huge success and we've already heard Ewan McGregor say he'd love to give the 'ol space wizard another crack. What

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00:23:30

73. Star Wars: Visions S1E9 Discussion

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2022/05/25

Do not listen to this episode if you loved Akakiri. Yeah, sure we finally rank the nine episodes of Star Wars: Visions at the end, but it won't be worth hearing how much the host didn't like this episode if you enjoyed it. Steve's issues with Akakiri almost left HIM in a "red haze" and if this had been episode one, there might not have been any coverage of the series beyond a single general thoughts episode. Maybe that would have been best, but so much time was invested in really giving this series

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00:18:32

72. Star Wars: Visions S1E8 Discussion

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2022/05/20

This is the Way Podcast learned about two parts of anime culture through episode 8. Steve knew they existed, but didn't really understand the terminology. There's "kawaii" and there's "manga effects" and neither of them are important to storytelling, but are certainly a big part of anime. If those things appeal to you, then "Lop and Ocho" might serve you a terrific Star Wars story. If those things pull you out of the suspension of disbelief you need to enjoy the story, the eighth episode of season

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00:26:42

71. This is the Way Podcast May 2022 News Update

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2022/05/18

Content waits for no one. When the Vanity Fair article hit the 'net on Tuesday, it threatened to make a relic of Steve's hard work. Should he have buckled down Sunday and released both his latest Visions review podcast AND the monthly (on the 15th) news update? Yeah, maybe. He also could have done the news update first and then released the Visions podcast on Tuesday. He didn't. Vanity Fair's article is out. There are SOME details, but you know what? There will be more at Star Wars Celebration. So

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00:24:07

70. Star Wars: Visions S1E7 Discussion

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2022/05/15

If you had to pick a project to retire after, it's hard for me to think of a better send-off than Star Wars. Me? No, I'm speaking about Masahiko Ôtsuka, going out with a strong message for the young after many years as a creator of anime. The episode wasn't a long one, just 15 minutes from first shot to the start of credits (the Filmmaker's Focus episode that goes with it lasts less than 7 minutes). It felt even shorter because of the long pauses, the determined nature of the moral of the story, and

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