Category Archives: Podcasts/Streaming

Episode 279: Waitress, I Need More Dark Side!

Star Wars Action News is back with it’s first new show recorded in 2011! Join Marjorie and Arnie as they play your voicemails and run down all the great clearance bargains being found coast to coast! Target 9-packs for under $13? Target Mini-Muggs for under $4? Saga Legends for $5? All this and much, much more, so listen and stretch your dollar to the limit with these great deals!

Also this week, the Star Wars Action News hosts provide an in-depth review of Think Geek’s Dark Side Roast coffee, Brock reviews the newest Star Wars novel, Red Harvest, and Nathan runs down the aspects of video game collecting in the final segment in his EU collecting series.

All this and the coolest Star Wars T-Shirts ever in this week’s Star Wars Action News!

You can download this week’s show here or use the direct links: Audio Only or Enhanced

Episode 278: 2010 In Review Part 3


Star Wars Action News completes it’s look back on Star Wars collecting in 2010 as Nathan P. Butler and Star Wars Action News Book Club Liason and Book Reviewer Brock join us to look at EU collecting in 2010, from the comics to books to video games. Then Jerry, Steve, and Berent join in to discuss their favorite Star Wars memories of 2010, and a look at Star Wars’ biggest announcements in 2010, including Star Wars on Blu-ray and Star Wars back in theaters, in 3-D! All this and more in a special episode of Star Wars Action News!

You can download this week’s show here or use the direct links: Audio Only or Enhanced

Episode 277: 2010 In Review Part 2

As Star Wars Action News continues it’s look back on 2010 in Star Wars Collecting, Marjorie, Arnie, Nathan, Brock, Steve, Jerry, and Berent reflect on 2010 higher end offerings, including the Gentle Giant 12″ Vintage Replicas, busts, and maquettes, Sideshow Premium Format EU figures, Kotobukia Art FX and Art FX Plus statues, eFX stunt and studio scale models, and more!

Also a look back on 2010’s biggest Star Wars movement, the girl geek fad. With the explosion of Her Universe, the viral videos by Team Unicorn, and more, we look back on what made 2010 the year of the female Star Wars fan.

You can download this week’s show here or use the direct links: Audio Only or Enhanced

Episode 276: 2010 in Review Part 1

As we pass Christmas and approach the New Year, the staff of Star Wars Action News gather to look back on what 2010 meant for Star Wars collectors. In this first part of our 2010 in review series, Arnie, Marjorie, Jerry, Steve, Berent, and Justin from Marvelicious Toys look back on Hasbro’s 2010 offerings. From the Toys R Us exclusive EU wave and Force Unleashed 5-packs to the Vintage collection, Mighty Muggs, Slave I, and the AT-AT, we run down what excited us most and what we are hoping for in 2011!

You can download this week’s show here or use the direct links: Audio Only or Enhanced

RFRN Holiday Special: A Faithful Wookiee

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, RFRN fans!! Republic Forces Radio Network officially ends its Droids retrospective series with a review of the Star Wars Holiday Special animated short, “A Faithful Wookiee.” This special features the world debut of bounty hunter and “friend”, Boba Fett. Although it came out 7 years prior to the Droids series, it was produced by Nelvana–the same studio that did the Droids and Ewoks animated series. Also, you might just find those character designs of R2-D2, C-3PO, Boba Fett, and the Stormtroopers a bit familiar if you’ve been following the Droids coverage. Is Fett here to help Luke, Han, and Chewie or is he Darth Vader’s right-hand man?

Listen and find out as Jerry, Dan, Jen, Berent, and Nathan discuss “A Faithful Wookiee”. You’ll find it’s minute-for-minute the most comprehensive review RFRN has ever done. There are 7 minutes of review per 1 minute of cartoon content! You can’t beat that!!!

Episode 275: The Lego Pen Is Mightier Than The Lightsaber Pen

As we move into the final week before Christmas it’s catch-up time on Star Wars Action News as Marjorie and Arnie run down the latest half-off Star Wars toy sales for the last minute Christmas shopper (or bargain collector), and they review a number of new items including the lightsaber pens from Starwarsshop.com, new Lego pens appearing in the toy aisle of Toys R Us, and Gentle Giant’s 2-1B mini-bust.

Plus the reviews continue as they look at StarWarsShop’s wampa rug (and you should see the pictures of Jar Jar chilling on the rug!), Hasbro’s remote control Hailfire Droid, and even a review of Robot Chicken’s latest Star Wars special!

All this, plus your voicemails and more, on this week’s Star Wars Action News podcast!

You can download this week’s show here or use the direct links: Audio Only or Enhanced

Episode 274: Soft Goods, Great Figures

The latest wave of figures from Hasbro’s Vintage Collection from Return of the Jedi is getting acclaim from fans and non-fans alike, and this week Marjorie and Arnie find out why on the Star Wars Action News podcast! Join them as they provide detailed reviews of six of the figures from that wave, and Marvelicious Toys’ Justin provides an easy customizing tip to make one of those great figures even better!

Also on this week’s show, Brock reviews the latest Fate of the Jedi novel, Vortex by Troy Denning, and Marjorie and Arnie run down sales in stores and online. All this and more on this week’s Star Wars Action News!

You can download this week’s show here or use the direct links: Audio Only or Enhanced version.

Episode 273: A Spoonful of Star Wars with Robot Chicken!

On December 19 a Star Wars trilogy comes to its conclusion – the Robot Chicken Star Wars trilogy! Trailers have appeared online in the past week, and now Seth and Matt join Arnie and Marjorie on Star Wars Action News to discuss why this is their favorite of the three Star Wars Robot Chicken specials, how this episode is a bit different than the past two, and they even discuss a little bit about their upcoming new Star Wars animated series! Plus, does George Lucas get food trapped in that beard? Listen to this week’s show to find out!

Also this week, Steve, the Gingerprince, reports in from London’s Collectormania event and gives you a chance to win a picture hand-signed by everyone’s favorite Gungan, and Berent has an interview with Bwana Spoons and his Spoonful of Star Wars action figure paintings from DesignerCon in Pasadena!

All this, and cheap AT-ATs and Hailfire droids on this week’s Star Wars Action News!

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You can download this week’s show here or use the direct links: Audio Only or Enhanced

Episode 271: The Whole Galaxy In Your Hands

In less than two weeks the biggest shopping day in America is upon us, and the stores are getting ready. And in this economy, many stores aren’t even waiting until Black Friday to offer deep discounts on the hot holiday items of the year. From several stores having the Hasbro AT-AT for $75 or less to Target already marking down its brand new exclusives to Star Wars Shop offering 25% off everything they have in stock, and more such as Transformers for $8 and Clone Wars Y-Wing for under $40, listen to this week’s Star Wars Action News as Arnie and Marjorie run down all the biggest bargains and what stores to hit for the newest Star Wars holiday items!
Among all the discounts are several Uncle Milton items, so this week the hosts of Star Wars Action News provide an in-depth hands on review of the Uncle Milton Death Star planetarium. With Uncle Milton toys always trying to provide both fun and education, some of their items are more successful than others. Is the planetarium something you should want under your tree this holiday season or would a lump of coal be preferable? Listen to find out!

And finally, our Sithmas Gift Exchange sign-ups are still open! Head to the Star Wars Action News forums now to register because the Sithmas Gift Exchange is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re gonna get!

All this and more on this week’s Star Wars Action News podcast!

*AND…* for more toy collecting fun, head to marvelicioustoys.com for Venganza Media’s newest podcast, Marvelicious Toys, Marvel Comics toy discussion hosted by Marjorie, Arnie, and Justin! Our first episode is out today and you can win a Sideshow Collectibles’ Punisher vs Daredevil diorama, a Wave of Hasbro Marvel Universe figures from Backstage Toys, and more!

You can download this week’s show here or use the direct links: Audio Only or Enhanced