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For Star Wars collectors 2015 started in a famine and ended in a feast -- with plenty of highs and lows along the way! We look back at the Star Wars Celebration: Anaheim reveals, the convention exclusives, and all the action figures, mini-busts, import figures, and high-end collectibles. Plus the bottled water, the oranges, the cereals, and all the other tie-ins! So listen now as Arnie and Marjorie are joined by other Star Wars Action News team members and friends and look back on the year that was...and the next year to come! Then come to our forums to talk about The Force Awakens. We have threads for both the spoiler-filled and spoiler-free conversations!

SPOILER WARNING: This podcast has an in-depth discussion of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The toys, the movie, the books, are all fair game. Nothing shakes up Star Wars collecting more than a new property. Every movie and TV series brings new figure lines, vehicles, and more. In the case of The Force Awakens we even got water and produce! Fans have been collecting Force Awakens figures on blind faith ever since Force Friday in early September. For over three months we've speculated -- why doesn't the Finn figure come with a lightsaber? Who is Constable Zuvvio? But now the film has awoken fans across the globe! And on this episode of Star Wars Action News, the first part of our 2015 year-in-review coverage, Marjorie and Arnie are joined by many friends to discuss the new film Join them to find out how the movie impacted them...and their collections! Then come to our forums to talk about The Force Awakens. We have threads for both the spoiler-filled and spoiler-free conversations!

SPOILER WARNING: There is a Force Awakens character bit revealed in this show. It has been revealed elsewhere (including the official Star Wars Twitter account) but for those who want to know nothing about The Force Awakens, one piece is revealed in this show. There's been an awakening...have you felt it? As The Force Awakens hits theaters, Star Wars Action News reporter Justin awakened the Disney empire with his Walmart store find -- a new 3.75-inch Rey figure! It was the figure find heard across the world! Some claimed the figure was a spoiler, others started their own hunts, and Disney and Lucasfilm started sending takedown notices. What's all the hullabaloo about? And was the figure worth the trouble it caused? Justin joins Arnie and Marjorie on this show to tell the tale! Also on this week's show, Arnie, Marjorie, and Justin report on the latest store finds and online exclusives. With figure multi-pack exclusives at Toys R Us and Kohls, and a Disney exclusive Boba Fett that's commanding a huge

Happy Thanksgiving to all the Star Wars Action News community! While your uncle gets drunk and your sister yells about football we give you our 11th annual Holiday Gift Guide. What do you get for the Star Wars collector who has everything? Or what should those in your life buy for you? Marjorie and Arnie, along with guest host Andrew, have dozens of gift ideas here in this show. From stocking stuffers to action figures to life sized statues, the whole range is in this guide! Plus the Black Friday sales are about to start. As early as 6 a.m. on Thanksgiving morning stores are starting their deep discounts for the holiday season. Are there any Star Wars sales worth braving the crowds? Listen to find out! And be sure you get, and give, a Star Wars themed gift this year! Our annual Sithmas gift exhange registration is open. Sign up before Dec 2 to join in this fun Secret Santa type fun. Find out all the details and sign up now.

As The Force Awakens draws closer we get new information, new trailers, and...new toys! With the Guavian Enforcer, Captain Phasma, Constable Zuvio and Poe Dameron the second wave of 6-inch Black Series figures is hitting stores now. On this episode of Star Wars Action News Marjorie and Arnie review this new wave of figures--and try to guess how they fit into the new movie. And they also review the new KMart exclusive Kylo Ren - Starkiller Base Black Series figure. Also on this week's show, with tomorrow's release of Battlefront the game, Brock joins us to look at the Star Wars: Battlefront novel Twilight Company. He also reviews the new audiobook adaptations for the young readers' adaptations of A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi. With Berent's report from Gentle Giant Days in Burbank, a rundown of new Star Wars merchandise hitting stores, and more, it's all in this episode of Star Wars Action News! Listen to this episode, then head to NowPlayingPodcast.com Nov 17 as they

Only 50 days until The Force Awakens and Star Wars Action News hosts Marjorie and Arnie couldn't be more excited. Tickets have been purchased, plans made, and the countdown is on. But for collecting it may be easier to list the items that don't have Star Wars tie-ins instead of those that do. Soup, bottled water, apples, coffee creamer, El Paso Tacos! On this week's show the hosts sift through the plethora of items and tell you which are the cool ones to hunt for. With new waves of Hasbro figures hitting shelves, Black Series exclusives from Walmart, Target, and K-Mart, and where you can find Wave 2 of the new Force Awakens figures, it's all on this week's Star Wars Action News! Adopt a Pegwarmer Day - Nov 21, 2015! Once again Star Wars Action News is championing Toys For Tots with their Adopt a Pegwarmer Day! On November 21, 2015 go out and buy a new figure or toy and put it in the Toys For Tots bin, helping move stale Star Wars stock and helping give a child a happy holiday this ye

Hot Toys has shipped its half-witted, scruffy looking, nerf herder...and his walking carpet pal! That's right, the first Hot Toys Star Wars figures ever announced -- Han Solo and Chewbacca -- have now shipped, and Andrew has them in hand! Listen to this episode to find out why one of them has become his favorite Hot Toys figure yet! Also in this week's episode, Arnie has come back from New York Comic-Con with tons of photos and news about Hasbro, Kotobukiya, and other Star Wars collectibles. Join him, Marjorie, and guest Matt Booker from JediNews.uk to find out all the news, and then listen to an exclusive Q&A with the Hasbro Brand Team. They revealed when stores will fully stock new figures only to Star Wars Action News! With Brock looking at the new short stories in the Rise of the Empire novel collection, Steve running down his thoughts on the new Force Awakens 3.75-inch figures, and more, it's all on this week's Star Wars Action News!

It's been one month since Force Friday but the onslaught of new Star Wars products has not let up. From tie in items like vitamins to cereal to toothpaste to Pop Chips, Star Wars is on everything. And of course that means lots of new toys too! On this episode of Star Wars Action News Arnie and Marjorie are joined by Andrew to look at some of the new Star Wars items in a head to head match. First we put two BB-8s to the test -- Hasbro's Target Exclusive Remote Control BB-8 versus Sphero's App Controlled BB-8. One is bigger, one is more expensive, but should you buy one, both, or neither? Then we look at Disney's new Elite line of 6.5-inch Die Cast action figures. They're $5 more than Hasbro's Black Series 6-inch, but every bit as in demand, selling out nationwide. On this show we put Disney's Elite First Order Stormtrooper to the test against Hasbro's Black Series counterpart. Plus Brock joins us for a review of the novel Aftermath, we look at Hot Toys' new Star Wars releases, and more on this

Due to the illness of the hosts of Star Wars Action News, there will be no new podcast this week. Instead we invite you to join Arnie and Now Playing Podcast as they begin their Star Wars Retrospective Series. Star Wars. It twice became the biggest movie of all time. It has launched a billion dollar empire of movies, toys, and merchandise. It has even started a religion. But now, under the ownership of Disney, the Star Wars universe is set to expand infinitely with a new movie each year -- starting with Episode VII: The Force Awakens. Now Arnie, Jakob, and Stuart go back to where it all started -- the 1977 original George Lucas film Star Wars (a.k.a. Episode IV: A New Hope). Is the Force still with Star Wars almost 40 years after its release? And which version is better, the Special Edition or the original? Listen to Now Playing to find out, then join us weekly for more Star Wars reviews culminating with The Force Awakens!

There's been an awakening...has your wallet felt it? Last Friday was declared "Force Friday" by Lucasfilm -- the day that hundreds of items would be revealed and released for Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens. Hasbro figures big and small, Jakks Pacific gumbo figures, Micro Machines, LEGO sets, Disney Store exclusives, and so much more was unleashed upon fans in a global, coordinated 12:01 a.m. release. But the biggest event happened at the Times Square Toys R Us. With a day full of events, a traveling Rancho Obi-Wan exhibit from Steve Sansweet, and hundreds of fans hungry for toys, the flagship Toys R Us was the center of activity -- and Marjorie & Arnie were there to cover it! On this episode of Star Wars Action News, join Marjorie & Arnie as they recount the events of Force Friday, including both before and after interviews with Steve Sansweet. Then other Star Wars Action News team members report in with midwest toy releases, a report from the Disneyland exclusive ticketed toy re

A long time ago...on a web site far, far away Ten years ago, August 30, 2005, two Star Wars collectors released the world's first podcast dedicated to Star Wars collecting: Star Wars Action News. From the Revenge of the Sith line through The Black Series, and even looking back at Vintage and 90s toys, Marjorie and Arnie have covered it all. This episode celebrates the milestone, bringing in Star Wars Action News team members Arnie, Marjorie, Brock, Jerry, Daryl, Andrew, and others as they look forward to a new era of Star Wars collecting with The Force Unleashed! Join them as they talk Wizard World Chicago, leaked images of The Force Awakens toys and figures, and their plans for next week's Force Friday event!

We are less than one month away from Force Friday - the day when an onslaught of new Star Wars toys, books, collectibles, and more will be released! On this week's Star Wars Action News, Marjorie and Arnie look forward to the upcoming event and want your story from that night! Also on this week's show, the hosts review the new Star Wars line of die cast starships from Hot Wheels. With a mix of Original Trilogy, Prequel, Clone Wars, and Rebels ships, this line enters an already crowded area of miniature Star Wars vehicles. Listen to find out if these ships are the ones you should collect! With a gaming report from 2015's Gen Con, a review of some quality Star Wars ladies' accessories, some deep discount Star Wars graphic novels and more, it's all in this new episode of Star Wars Action News! Plus, in 2 weeks Star Wars Action News turns 10! To celebrate, the crew is throwing a FREE party at Wizard World Chicago, Saturday Aug. 22. There will be tons of prizes donated by DorksideToys.com, Big Bad Toy

The 2015 San Diego Comic-Con is gone, but not forgotten. In addition to the exclusive First Order Stormtrooper selling out faster than you can say "Blast it!", the images of giant TIE Fighters, working R2-D2 robots, and McQuarrie art based statues still dance in our heads. Last week you had a floor tour of the major booths at the con. Now join Marjorie and Arnie this week as they recap San Diego Comic-Con, including the companies with the best showings and the coolest items coming soon. They are also joined by resident Hot Toys expert Andrew to discuss that TIE Fighter and that even bigger Millennium Falcon, and Berent recounts his experience getting into the Star Wars panel at Hall H! Also on this week's show, Steve "The Gingerprince" reports in from a convention on the other side of the pond: London Film and Comic Con. He recounts his celebrity meetings and rare purchases at the con. All this and Brock's review of Dark Disciple in this week's new Star Wars Action News! Plus, next month St

Star Wars was back in a big way at San Diego Comic-Con 2015. Hasbro and Hot Toys competed for the most impressive TIE Fighter on the floor. eFX filled a booth with upcoming prop replicas--including a fully functional, life-sized R2-D2, and Gentle Giant couldn't satiate the demand for both the Jumbo and mini-Bust versions of Boba Fett. Marjorie and Arnie were there on the floor of the con the entire time, posting interviews, panels, and more to the Star Wars Action News YouTube channel. Now you can download their coverage to your iPhone and feel like you were there at the convention! With an exclusive Hasbro Q&A, a look forward at offerings from Gentle Giant, a Hot Toys booth tour and so much more, it's on this episode of Star Wars Action News. For even more coverage, subscribe to our YouTube channel where you can see the Hasbro Panel, the Star Wars Collectibles Panel, and the Star Wars Books panels in full!

San Diego Comic-Con draws closer, and with that come even more reveals. From Lucasfilm's Hall H panel on Friday to something even more exciting for collectors -- the reveals of the first toys from Star Wars Episode 7: The Force Awakens. Marjorie and Arnie run down this news, and rate your chances of scoring the SDCC exclusive Hasbro figure, on this week's show! Then Brock and Jerry join forces for a segment that's both a book review and a segment for vintage collectors as they look back on the various books that help collectors of the early Star Wars toys. With Darryl providing a review of the new Star Wars figures from S.H. Figuarts, Steve "The Gingerprince" reporting on the latest UK conventions, and a contest to win a custom melted Vader head, it's all in this issue of Star Wars Action News!

Kotobukiya had one of the most stunning booth displays at Star Wars Celebration 2015. Their Art-FX+ display of dozens of Stormtroopers standing at the ready, with Royal Guards and Vader at the fore, was truly a spectacular sight to behold. They also continued to grow this line of tenth-scale statues with their celebration exclusive K-3PO and R3-A2 droid pack. Marjorie and Arnie review those new droids, as well as the Royal Guard Art-FX+ two-pack, in this episode of Star Wars Action News! Also in this episode, a rundown of the recently announced SDCC exclusives, more news on finding the "cancelled" wave of Droid Factory figures, A New Hope for Hot Toys, and more -- it's all in this brand new Star Wars Action News show!

Hot Toys' line of Movie Masterpiece 12-inch scale figures continues to grow. Luke and Leia have been teased, and recently they shipped their first non-exclusive figure: The Stormtrooper, soldindividually and in a two-pack. Andrew has them in hand and is here with an in-depth review. Also in this week's show is a discussion of the "cancelled" wave of Droid Factory figures that inexplicably appeared for sale at Go! Calendar stores across the country. Johnathan has them in hand and gives his thoughts, as well as a report of what he's finding in stores. With Brock reviewing Paul S Kemp's new novel Lords of the Sith, Steve the Gingerprince giving a report from Star Wars Fan Fun Days, and Arnie and Marjorie recording live at Wizard World St. Louis, it's all in this week's Star Wars Action News podcast!

Note: This podcast discusses details of The Force Awakens obtained from the second trailer and the props shown at Star Wars Celebration Anaheim. It's May 4th, the day fans designated "Star Wars day" and has been quickly co-opted by every Star Wars licensee to discount the items that don't sell! But here is welcome relief from a deluge of 10% off codes -- a new episode of Star Wars Action News! In this, our final episode from Star Wars Celebration Anaheim 2015, Marjorie and Arnie record right from the show floor. Join them for booth tours of Sideshow, eFX Collectibles, the Celebration official store, and more! Plus join Arnie as he talks action figures with the Hasbro Star Wars brand team. You submitted your questions and Arnie asks them! With a group of fans giving their reactions to the new Force Awakens trailer moments after it was shown, and a recap on the convention as a whole, it's all in this episode of Star Wars Action News!

Note: This podcast discusses details of The Force Awakens obtained from the second trailer and the props shown at Star Wars Celebration Anaheim. Toys, panels, autographs, swap meets, trading, exclusive reveals and more -- Star Wars Celebration Anaheim had so much to do that no one podcast can contain it all. So in this episode we get four! Marjorie, Berent, and Arnie from Star Wars Action News, Matt Fox from This Week in Star Wars, Jason Luttrull and Ryan Beise from Galaxy of Toys, and Amy Sjoberg from Star Wars Collecting Cosmos came together for the biggest podcast of the convention! Join the gang as they discuss Star Wars collecting at Celebration, The Force Awakens, and so much more! If you missed Celebration this show will make you feel like you were there! If you attended the con, relive the experience, all with this mega-packed podcast! Watch now, and then join us in a few days for even more coverage of Star Wars Celebration Anaheim 2015!

Note: This podcast discusses details of The Force Awakens obtained from the second trailer and the props shown at Star Wars Celebration Anaheim. The seventh Star Wars Celebration convention was an explosion of fandom held in Anaheim, CA. With new trailers and teasers shown for the next two Star Wars films, a gaggle of celebrities, and tens of thousands of fans, the event captivated fans worldwide! Now in the first part of Star Wars Action News' coverage of the convention comes this recording of the Live Podcast recorded Saturday afternoon at Celebration! Marjorie and Arnie are joined by Star Wars Action News team members Daryl and Andrew to discuss the reveals, the exclusives, the lines, and more! Watch now, and then join us in a few days for even more coverage of Star Wars Celebration Anaheim 2015!