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Star Wars Rebels Reviewed, Season 3: Thrawn, Ezra’s Dark Side, Maul Pursues Kenobi & Kanan Deals With Blindness, Plus The Bendu, Saw Gerrera, AP-5 And More!

Our trio of rebels have continued with their review of Star Wars: Rebels, now on the penultimate series; season 3 – the first full showing of Thrawn in canon, with a continuation of Maul’s story! THERE ARE MINOR SPOILERS FOR THE AHSOKA TRAILER WITHIN THIS CONVERSATION – BE WARNED!

For more detail; in this episode they discuss how season 3 feels different from the prior 2, as well as the full introduction to Legends favourite Thrawn, discussing Maul’s involvement in this season and his relationship with Ezra, how Kanan’s blindness affects his character, Saw Gerrera’s involvement before his appearance in Rogue One, how much Dave loves AP-5, as well as top moments/episodes, low points and what Maff predicts for the finale in Season 4 (which will be out soon)!

Watch the video version on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/tBT6vOB2_DE

This episode is a sequel to the second season of Rebels and the trio’s second RR episode, so make sure you go back and listen to that if you haven’t already!

Make sure you rate/review and send Mike the screenshot, so he can send you some free bonus content of your choice (including reviews/overviews of the canon Thrawn novels)!

You can listen to this on any podcast app, or watch the video version at https://youtube.com/genuinechitchat!

Maff is @MaffUK78 on Twitter and appeared on the weekly discussion shows for Andor and The Last of Us, as well as on the Villains Super Draft: https://pod.fo/e/15d0b5 – A Dummies Guide To Geekdom, talking Dungeons & Dragons: https://pod.fo/e/1644e9 – and is on Spider-Dan’s bear-filled Grizzly/Prophecy episode: https://pod.fo/e/16274d

You can find Dave on Twitter @SeattleDojos or listen to him guesting on various Comics In Motion shows, as well as on the VHS Strikes Back: https://linktr.ee/vhsstrikesback and Chris & Dave’s Reality TV Cast: https://anchor.fm/cdrealitycast

Mike & Dave spoke about the Tales Of The Jedi animated series here: https://pod.fo/e/152525

Don’t forget to submit questions for the 200^th episode of Genuine Chit-Chat!

Mike hosts Star Wars: Comics In Canon every week on Comics In Motion & YouTube and you can find all of Mike’s podcast shows & social media details here: https://linktr.ee/GenuineChitChat

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100th Episode Spectacular – 20 Listener Questions; Canon & Legends, Theories & Series, Favourites, Facts & More! Q&A Special

IT’S THE 100TH EPISODE OF MIKE’S STAR WARS SHOW, SO HE & BEN (OF STAR WARS TIMELINE) ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS! Over the last few weeks, listeners of Star Wars: Comics In Canon have submitted their questions for Mike & Ben to answer; these questions range from favourite characters to theories to their wants of the future to downright silliness! Tune in for a wide range of topics all within the Star Wars universe, perfect for fans of any calibre!

Mike’s appearance on Era Of Geek: ⁠https://spoti.fi/3nLumHS⁠ & ⁠https://youtu.be/r1o53g69Gi0⁠

Ben’s appearance on Era Of Geek: ⁠https://spoti.fi/3nOrMRj⁠

The Ralph McQuarrie Concept Art: ⁠https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/starwarsrebels/images/f/f8/Ralph_mcquarrie_concept_art_heroes.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20140821023921⁠

Mike has guested on Ben’s show Star Wars Timeline numerous times, check out this YouTube playlist to see all the times these two have collaborated: ⁠https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcO1Ib_BGD8YrSCDRvJqyPJQ6X1f_StxT⁠ – please also subscribe to Mike’s YouTube channel while you’re at it, so you can watch video versions of his conversations, playlists filled with episode of GCC & SWCIC and more: ⁠https://youtube.com/channel/UClQvgois9knDkFvjqcpoQtw⁠

A huge thank you to everyone who submitted questions: @Dan_bores (Spider-Dan & The Secret Bores), Tony Farina (⁠https://arfarina.com⁠), @BlakeByles, @MsTonyaTodd, @MaxyByrne (Mandatory Marvel&DC/Music&CD), @IAmJACsMusings (Back To Filmography, Seasons Greeting & Pop Guerrillas), @PaulDaMac (Era of Geek), @Andy_Review, @RealBrettScott (Marvel Plus), @Testmonkey6k (Brian Ivanhoe), @TCRochesterACT (Thomas Carter Rochester), @RecklessRebels (Reckless Rebellion). In the last ep of SWCIC, Mike released spoiler-free book review from the High Republic era; the junior novel Mission To Disaster by Justina Ireland! As with all of Mike’s book reviews, he starts by giving his spoiler-free thoughts, then provides some minor plot details and confirms the book’s themes, then nearer the end he provides a brief description of the whole plot, confirming characters who appear and more spoiler-y details! This review is perfect for any fans of The High Republic!

To support Mike, you can share or rate/review the show, or support financially. You can give a one-off payment at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/genuinechitchat⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or you can subscribe monthly at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://Patreon.com/GenuineChitChat⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ – both options will give you access to “Afterthoughts” episodes. Patreons get access to weekly episodes plus every past episode (even when paying £1 a month) while Ko-fi tippers will be able to choose some episodes – Afterthoughts includes several Star Wars Legends book reviews/plot overviews including the Darth Bane Trilogy, Darth Plagueis & more!

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Outro read by BZ The Voice: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.bzthevoice.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Intro theme arranged by Mike Burton, backing music by Eric Matyas at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.soundimage.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
03:43 20 Questions
2:51:05 Outro

Is Jar Jar Sith? Star Wars Crossovers, Continuity, Food & Dad Jokes – Star Wars Questions & Answers #2 (from April 2021) – 50th Episode Special

This episode of Star Wars: Comics In Canon brings the second question & answer episode, where this time, both Mike & Megan answer a variety of questions sent in by you – our amazing listeners! Topics include; Jar Jar Binks being sith, why Disney reset the canon, Star Wars crossovers (like Marvel or Doctor Who), Star Wars food, continuity in the new canon, Legends characters, comics, favourite sequences and even some dad jokes!

Please note this episode was originally released in April of 2021 on the feed of Comics In Motion.

If you enjoyed this then check out episode 25 for the first SWCIC Q&A where Mike answered questions (without Megan), it was released 12th September 2020! Plus Mike recently did the 100th episode Q&A special, watch it here: https://youtu.be/x-uPb7Hs8hg

The last week on SWCIC, episode 49, Mike tackled the 6-part mini-series Target Vader, where a group of bounty hunters are hired by the mysterious Hidden Hand to take down Darth Vader! In addition to some very cool Vader moments, a bounty hunter team (including Dengar) is put together, the rebellion gets involved and Beilert Valance gets his full back-story flushed out, including his homeworld Chorin!

Please subscribe to Mike’s YouTube channel to see video versions of his conversations, playlists filled with episode of GCC & SWCIC and more: YouTube channel link

To hear Mike’s exclusive canon book reviews on Last Shot, Dark Disciple & A New Dawn, plus the Legends books Shatterpoint, Darth Bane & Darth Plagueis as well as the movie & TV “Afterthoughts” episodes, support the show at http://patreon.com/genuinechitchat

To listen to one of Mike’s Patreon episodes for free, check out the first in Mike & Megan’s Tom Hanks rewatch here: https://bit.ly/TomHanks1

Mike’s Guest Spots:

Mike appeared on Indie Comics Spotlight, discussing Cavan Scott’s Shadow Service with Tony, listen on the feed of Comics In Motion! https://pod.fo/e/1259e4
Mike returned to Star Wars Timeline to talk about Villains in each of the SW trilogies here: https://youtu.be/V7382WWkSP0 – they also discuss accents in the Star Wars universe; the original trilogy here: https://youtu.be/1X0PyXkQZGg & the prequel trilogy here: https://youtu.be/3L4qWeYOzhw

Find Mike @GenuineChitChat on Twitter, @Genuine_ChitChat on Instagram & /GenuineChitChat on Facebook!

Intro theme arranged by Mike Burton, backing music by Eric Matyas at www.soundimage.org

https://anchor.fm/comics-in-motion-podcast/embed/episodes/Star-Wars-Questions–Answers-2–Ep-50-Is-Jar-Jar-Sith–Star-Wars-Crossovers–Continuity–Food–Dad-Jokes-eul0cp

Star Wars 100th Episode Spectacular – 20 Listener Questions; Canon & Legends, Theories & Series, Favourites, Facts & More!

Watch the full video version of their conversation here: https://youtu.be/x-uPb7Hs8hg

Find Ben at Star Wars Timeline: https://youtube.com/starwarstimeline – Facebook: https://facebook.com/groups/starwarstimeline – Twitter: https://twitter.com/SWT_Channel

Mike talks about Star Wars Vision S1 with Megan, Ria & JAC here: https://pod.fo/e/100f26 & https://youtu.be/WinPBda605o

Mike’s appearance on Era Of Geek: https://spoti.fi/3nLumHS& https://youtu.be/r1o53g69Gi0

Ben’s appearance on Era Of Geek: https://spoti.fi/3nOrMRj

The Ralph McQuarrie Concept Art: https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/starwarsrebels/images/f/f8/Ralph_mcquarrie_concept_art_heroes.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20140821023921

Mike has guested on Ben’s show Star Wars Timeline numerous times, check out this YouTube playlist to see all the times these two have collaborated: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcO1Ib_BGD8YrSCDRvJqyPJQ6X1f_StxT – please also subscribe to Mike’s YouTube channel while you’re at it, so you can watch video versions of his conversations, playlists filled with episode of GCC & SWCIC and more: https://youtube.com/channel/UClQvgois9knDkFvjqcpoQtw

A huge thank you to everyone who submitted questions: @Dan_bores (Spider-Dan & The Secret Bores), Tony Farina (https://arfarina.com), @BlakeByles, @MsTonyaTodd, @MaxyByrne (Mandatory Marvel&DC/Music&CD), @IAmJACsMusings (Back To Filmography, Seasons Greeting & Pop Guerrillas), @PaulDaMac (Era of Geek), @Andy_Review, @RealBrettScott (Marvel Plus), @Testmonkey6k (Brian Ivanhoe), @TCRochesterACT (Thomas Carter Rochester), @RecklessRebels (Reckless Rebellion)

In last week’s episode of SWCIC, Mike released spoiler-free book review from the High Republic era; the junior novel Mission To Disaster by Justina Ireland! As with all of Mike’s book reviews, he starts by giving his spoiler-free thoughts, then provides some minor plot details and confirms the book’s themes, then nearer the end he provides a brief description of the whole plot, confirming characters who appear and more spoiler-y details! This review is perfect for any fans of The High Republic!

To listen to one of Mike’s Patreon episodes for free, check out the first in Mike & Megan’s Tom Hanks rewatch here: https://bit.ly/TomHanks1

Please subscribe to Mike’s YouTube channel to see video versions of his conversations, playlists filled with episode of GCC & SWCIC and more: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClQvgois9knDkFvjqcpoQtw

Outro read by BZ The Voice: http://www.bzthevoice.com

Intro theme arranged by Mike Burton, backing music by Eric Matyas at www.soundimage.org

125 Pt 2 – What Made Star Wars Successful?: Newspaper Strips, Sustained Interest & Boba Fett Skiing With Luke With Matthew B Lloyd

Matthew B Lloyd; golden-age comic extraordinaire & host of the Classic Comics podcast show (on Comics In Motion) returns as this week’s guest, talking about old comics, Star Wars newspaper strips and more!

This week is part 2 of their chat (which was already available to all Patreon supporters of GCC) where Mike & Matt continue to talk about the many strange characters & stories in the 70s/80s Star Wars comics, including the daily newspaper strips, the multimedia projects Star Wars has started, storylines, Matt’s connection to Star Wars and more, so be sure to either visit Patreon today or tune into this feed next week!

Last week, in part 1 of their chat, they discussed how Matt first got into comics and how his love of history pushed him into the golden age of comics (between 1938-1956), why he started a podcast & what it’s all about, before talking about some of the weird & wonderful things in the Star Wars comics from the 70s/80s, so make sure to check that episode out if you haven’t already!

Find Matt’s Comic show on Twitter @ComicsLloyd and find his personal account @MattB_Lloyd!

Matt’s Comics email: classiccomicsnbl@gmail.com – Matt also writes reviews for https://dccomicsnews.com

The Batman: Politics In Gotham book that Matt contributed can be found here for UK: https://amzn.to/3eVxwW5 or here for US: https://amzn.to/3w8jaah

Supporters of GCC on Patreon had access to both parts of this early, in one unsplit release, so for only as little as £1 a month, get early access to GCC conversations as well as exclusive access to Mike & Megan’s Afterthoughts show (with 2 episodes are *FREE* to anyone: season 1 of The Witcher and Star Wars: The Phantom Menace), so if you want to support the show and get more content, or just check out free stuff, go to http://patreon.com/genuinechitchat!

Last episode, Mike spoke with actor Tom Everatt about a huge amount of topics, including Norse mythology, deities & religion, Tom’s time as a tour guide, why Tom decided to become an actor, learning introspection, free will & determinism, political discourse & idealism, the news cycle, being a good person & much more!

Find Mike’s other show; Star Wars: Comics In Canon on Spotify & the other podcast apps on the feed of Comics In Motion. Episodes are out every Saturday; episodes 0-56 are out now, with ep 56 giving information on the heroes of the resistance while 55 featured Aphra & the psychotic protocol droid Triple-Zero on the run, while ep 54 details Caleb Dume/Kanan Jarrus from order 66 and beyond! Previous episodes topics include Lando comics, the Journals of Old Ben Kenobi, Count Dooku, Kylo Ren, Darth Maul, how C-3PO got his red arm, book reviews & more – https://spoti.fi/3sOtqCw

Mike also appeared on episode 16 Frank Burton’s I Like The Sound podcast: https://spoti.fi/3ue8ma3

Mike was on the 20th Century Geek podcast to talk about his 3 “Desert Island Comics” here: http://spoti.fi/3r1UOvZ

Mike & Megan were also on the Batman retrospective on 20th Century Geek, where they discuss Batman ’66, the four Burtonverse Batman movies, Mask Of The Phantasm and the Dark Knight trilogy, check it out part 1 here: https://spoti.fi/3sTeN2m

Mike was recently on Podcasts We Listen To, speaking about his show Genuine Chit-Chat and next week he talks all about this show and his love of Star Wars: http://spoti.fi/3uus0PT

Mike & Megan also appeared on the 52 Love Podcast where they wrote & read poems to each other: http://spoti.fi/3ruHXmF

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Star Wars: Comics In Canon Special – Ep 1: Hello There, Canon/Legends & The Rise Of Kylo Ren

Hello there! Instead of a standard episode of Genuine Chit-Chat, this week Mike wanted to showcase his new show; Star Wars: Comics In Canon – found on the podcast feed of our friends at Comics In Motion!

This release is both episodes 0 & 1 rolled into one! Episode 0 is where Mike explains what you can expect from SW Comics In Canon going forward along with what “Canon/Legends” in SW is and the timeline of the movies, while episode 1 is about The Rise Of Kylo Ren comic and kyber crystal “bleeding” – this show is for all Star Wars fans; younglings & veterans alike! Whether you’ve consumed all the content (we’d be impressed if you have) or are just a film newbie getting into a galaxy far far away, we’re sure you’ll enjoy this look into the wider Star Wars canon, through the comic-book lens!

Regarding content discussed in Episode 1, for the best listening, ensure you’ve seen The Force Awakens & The Last Jedi, seeing The Rise Of Skywalker is suggested but it’s not essential and there will be no spoilers for it within – this comic series takes place around 6 years before the events of Episode VII: The Force Awakens; so as TFA is 34 ABY, this comic mini-series is around 28 ABY (flashbacks between 18-25 ABY).

The Rise Of Kylo Ren is written by Charles Soule, with Will Sliney as the artist and Guru eFX as the colourist, issue #1 released December 2019 & issue #4 released March 2020.

If anyone has questions about Star Wars or the show in general, send Mike an email at StarWarsComicsInCanon@outlook.com.

Next week will be back to the usual GCC shows, so if you’re not into Star Wars, check in next week!

Chris & Dave of Comics In Motion were on episodes 63 & 75 of Genuine Chit-Chat and Mike was on episodes 75 & 100 of Comics In Motion!

In case you missed it, last week on GCC, Mike was joined by the powerhouse of hosts from the In The Black Podcast, their chat includes a great many topics, including “the talk” (not the birds & the bees) that black parents give to their children, they then discuss black identity, the importance of heritage, black history month, representation in the media, reparations, the future of Black America and much more, so check that out if you haven’t already!

Genuine Chit-Chat is a part of the Brit Pod Scene, so be sure to check out the other members of the family as well as the BPS podcast – www.britpodscene.com

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Publishers Are Ruining Video Games: Pay-To-Win, Creative Control, Violence & Boob-Physics – GCC #30 Part 2 with Rhys Willis & Josh Murray

This week brings part 2 of Mike’s chat with Rhys & Josh regarding video games and this part is primarily about the current state of the industry and the politics involved.

This chat continues on why Star Wars Battlefront 2 was such a disgrace to the gaming industry/community and how loot boxes, pre-orders, season passes & micro-transactions are so dangerous for the industry as a whole.
After discussing this and including names such as EA & Ubisoft, they discuss the various “special editions” of games that come out, they then speak about Visceral’s death as a company & the Dead Space trilogy, followed by how game publishers treat the creative teams behind such games, before finishing off by speaking about the James Gunn controversy (Guardians Of The Galaxy director), how political correctness effects games including “self-aware” games like Doki Doki Literature Club, “boob-physics” and women in the gaming industry (including a discussion about Bayonetta & the sexuality of her character).

If you haven’t already checked out part 1 and enjoyed this episode, be sure to go back & check it out!
In part 1 of their chat, they discuss a few random topics for the first few minutes before having a trip down memory lane, reminiscing about games such as Crash Bandicoot, Halo, Jak & Daxter, Devil May Cry & more – they then discuss cheat codes & Easter eggs and how they used to come in books with gaming magazines, rather than just online like nowadays.
Following this, they delve into the world of Steam’s game curation, which steadily turns into a discussion surrounding loot boxes & micro-transactions, they also *briefly*discuss Bitcoin & mining for cryptocurrencies, before delving into why Mike is such a let-down for pre-ordering Star Wars Battlefront 2.

Last week Mike spoke with Steve, a homosexual friend of his about his coming out story, what it was like growing up gay in the 1980s, Polari the “secret gay language”, transgender people in sports, the LGBTQ+ community as a whole, the “gay agenda” and so much more, so be sure to check that out too!

The guests Josh & Rhys have been in a few other podcasts, they were both in a discussion about transgender identity in politics (episode 14 “Just Don’t Be A Dick”), Rhys featured in the first ever episode too, about if it’s ever okay to “punch a nazi” and Josh has featured in several others, including being the co-host of the “Science, But Simple” mini-series on GCC too!

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