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Episode 295: Excited to Feel Blu

Starwars.com promised on May 4th all will be revealed. Star Wars fans refreshed with baited breath, crashing the servers with the demand for the information – the details of the first high definition home video release of the Star Wars saga! With a 9 disc set, including over 30 hours of additional materials if you buy the 6-film set, it’s an exciting time to be a videophile Star Wars fan! Listen to this week’s Star Wars Action News as Marjorie and Arnie run down what was revealed, and play some listener voicemails as well as Nathan and Brock giving their thoughts on the Blu Ray release details!

Also on this week’s podcast, Star Wars playing cards, Target exclusive 3-packs, Sideshow Cantina Band releases, and more! So listen now to Star Wars Action News!

You can download this week’s show from swactionnews.com or use the direct links:

Regular Version:
http://www.swactionnews.com/Podcasts/SWAN295.MP3

Enhanced Version
http://www.swactionnews.com/Podcasts/Enhanced/SWAN295.M4A

Episode 294: Bounty & the RockStar 2: Clone Toy Boogaloo

This week Dan & Jerry return to take the reins of Star Wars Action News as Arnie and Marjorie prepare to stand in line for Thor! (Ok, not really). Listen as they talk about the latest news this week including the upcoming Blu-Ray announcement, Savage Oppress’ action figure debut, as well as what they are finding in stores. Then Justin is back with what’s he’s finding in stores and on-line including the Episode III Obi-Wan Kenobi mini-bust that went up for pre-order this week. Then we wrap up with a step-back in time as Dan & Jerry discuss the action figures and vehicles made for the Tartakovsky Clone Wars micro-series as they prepare for Republic Forces Radio Network’s special summer programming.

All this and more on Star Wars Action News!

You can download this week’s show from swactionnews.com or use the direct links:

Regular Version:
http://www.swactionnews.com/Podcasts/SWAN294.MP3

Enhanced Version
http://www.swactionnews.com/Podcasts/Enhanced/SWAN294.M4A

New Saga Legends Asst. Revealed

Yakface Sponsor BigBadToyStore has updated with new preorders today and it looks like we’ll be getting a refresh in the Saga Legends line. Look for these figures to start showing up in March:

SL24 Obi-Wan Kenobi (Episode III)
SL25 Stormtrooper
SL27 Death Star Trooper
SL28 Super Battle Droid (Episode III)
SL29 Mace Windu (Episode III)
SL30 Boba Fett (Episode VI)
SL31 Destroyer Droid
SL32 Spacetrooper

Looks like some great army building potential!

UPDATE: Our sponsor EntertainmentEarth has also listed this assortment with an photo show off which sculpts will be used (in theory).