GENERATION SKYWALKER: A STAR WARS PODCAST

This Halloween, the Generation Skywalker committee descends into the darker corners of a galaxy far, far away! Join us as we count down the top scariest moments from all 11 live-action Star Wars films — from chilling Sith encounters and creepy creatures, to the unsettling, tragic, and downright horrifying scenes that still give us goosebumps.

Stu, Jez and Dan are joined by special guest Mark Spriggs as we delve into the darker side of Star Wars.

Expect debate, laughter, and maybe a few nightmares as the team ranks the most spine-tingling moments that prove Star Wars isn’t just space fantasy — it’s space horror too.

So grab your lightsaber, dim the lights, and prepare to relive the terror.

 

Join Those Old Fossils for the 4th Bounty Hunter Capture Pod, this time covering the duo of 4-LOM and Zuckuss, as well as the reveal of the results of our mini Committee, ranking the 5 bounty hunter action figures we have covered so far.

The team open with a discussion the upcoming Oberon and Vectis auctions happening in October.

Moving on to 4-LOM and Zuckuss, we cover the characters, the Kenner name swap. the 4-LOM mail-away offer, share thoughts on the  figures, the card backs, the multipacks, and the lack of beyond the toys items featuring the characters.

Ron Salvatore from the Star Wars Collectors Archive provides a Rebel Alliance Briefing on the 2 figures, and Mark Andrews from The Variant Villains is back to talk figures variations.

No rock is left unturned in our comprehensive overview of these 2 bug eyed  bounty hunters.

Join Those Old Fossils for the 3rd Bounty Hunter Capture Pod, this time covering Dengar.

Up top the team discuss the upcoming Echo Base Live taking place on the 11th October and our plans for the event.

Moving on to Dengar, we cover the character, the figure, the card back, the Palitoy mail-away offer, the multipacks, his beyond the toys items and much more.

Ron Salvatore from the Star Wars Collectors Archive provides a Rebel Alliance Briefing on Dengar, and Mark Andrews from The Variant Villains is back to talk variations and the unicorns when it comes to this figure

We’ve also included an excerpt from The Palitoy Guide Part 2  featuring Dave Tree covering Dengar and Palitoy’s Bounty Hunter Offer of which the Dengar mail away was a key feature.

No rock is left unturned in our compressive overview of Dengar (The Demolisher).

Generation Skywalker is back with another vintage Star Wars figure focus episode, this time it’s the turn of IG-88 in Part 2 of our Bounty Hunter Capture Pod.

Stu, Pete, Jez and Dan discuss the character, the figure, the card back, the large size action figure,  the multipacks, beyond the toys items and much more.

Ron Salvatore from the The SWCA is back for another Rebel Alliance briefing and Mark Andrews from The Variant Villains drops in to give us the low-down on the everyone’s favourite mechanical bounty hunter.

 

The team are back to thrash out another top ten subject.

This time is the best moments of Revenge of the Sith, and oh my were there many.  

We discover that Jez doesn't understand the word 'moment', and that one of the team totally disregards the lightsaber battle between Kenobi and Anakin.

Fun as always.  

What did we miss?  Let us know.

Enjoy the Show!

The Acolyte deep dive!!
Like the Acolyte or loathe it, this episode is an honest, full on, sleeves rolled up dive into the Disney+ show which became more divisive to the fan base than The Last Jedi. 
For this very special recording, Dan and Jez were joined by long time listener and fan of The Old Republic era Mark Spriggs. Mark was brought onboard to provide extra knowledge of the era and was graciously the balance needed against Dan’s feelings on the series!
In a first for Generation Skywalker, this Disney+ focus show includes mini committees where the lads vote for their Top 5 favourite parts of The Acolyte but also the Top 5 worst parts of the series! 
You may have previously thought of Jez as the cheeriest of Star Wars fans who laps up all Disney Star Wars content, so this show might surprise you with the direction it takes half way through! 
This show isn’t intended to upset or ostracise anyone but it pulls no punches. Regardless of your stance on the Acolyte, this is a must listen to show!

In this very special episode of Generation Skywalker, Jez shares with Dan some details of his bucket list experience in Tunisia touring Star Wars filming locations with GALAXY TOURS.

If you’ve dreamed of visiting the Lars Homestead and wondered if you could visit key features of a Galaxy Far Far Away then this is the show for you, Jez provides the inside scoop on how to book a tour, what you get for your money, where he went, what he saw and shares his top tips for anyone thinking about taking the trip. 

Davin Anderson the founder and CEO of Galaxy Tours drops in on the show and shares some details of how Galaxy Tours was founded and what the future looks like for this exciting and award winning travel company! 
It’s true, all of it.
Also available as a special enhanced YouTube episode.

Generation Skywalker makes a long overdue return to vintage Star Wars figure focus episodes. Over the next few months we’ll be releasing a series of shows covering each of the bounty hunters from The Empire Strikes Back and the infamous scene onboard Darth Vader’s Star Destroyer. 

To kick off The Bounty Hunter Capture Pod, in this first part we’re hunting all things Bossk. We discuss the character, the figure, the card back, the mail-away offer, the multipacks, beyond the toys items and much, much more.

Ron Salvatore is back for another Rebel Alliance briefing on the figure and blows our tiny little minds with another knowledge bomb. Mark Andrews from Variant Villains also joins us to talk fat lips and toxic limbs.

It’s a Bossk bonanza, full of information, observations and a few laughs along the way. Jez’s Bossk impersonation alone makes episode an essential listen. 

So download now and let’s go hunting. 

Stuart is joined by Lee Gregory of Paleetoys.com

Lee shares his passion of designing and creating vintage style playsets that were never produced.  From the concept, to the design, to the production and through to having them for sale, he discusses it all.

Where does this passion come from?  We delve into Lee's history with Star Wars and in particular the toys.

All this in line with the presale for his latest endeavour, the Cantina.

Listen in, check out the Paleetoy Website, and enjoy the show.

THOSE OLD FOSSILS EPISODE 23: GET HAMMERED

For a number of years now, we’ve seen a concentration of Star Wars themed auctions around May 4th, as auction houses seek to commoditise on the raised awareness of the franchise around this time of year. 2025 has been no different, and in this episode, we look back at 3 auctions held this year at Oberon, Vectis and C&T auctions.

As well as taking an in depth look at each auction and their personal picks of the 1,500 lots on offer across the 3 auctions, Pete, Jez and Dan also discuss their thoughts and experiences of buying and selling at auction houses, and share the pros and cons as well as some helpful hints and tips.

If you want to follow along here are the link to results of the 3 auctions under discussion:

Oberon 23rd April 2025

https://www.oberonauctions.com/auction/details/10-tv-and-film-related-auction/?au=20

Vectis 6th May 2025

https://www.vectis.co.uk/star-wars-revenge-of-the-sixth/2025-05-06

C&T Auctions 7th May 2025

https://bid.candtauctions.co.uk/auctions/catalog/id/205

Let’s get hammered!!!!

It’s time to dive into the darkest chapter of the prequel trilogy! Join us for a full commentary on Revenge of the Sith celebrating the 20th anniversary of the movie, as we break down the action, the drama, and the behind-the-scenes details while watching along.

From epic lightsaber duels to tragic betrayals, we explore how this film bridges the prequels and the original trilogy and its wider implications on the saga as a whole. 

This months The Modern Way is stacked with announcements, following live streams and Celebration announcements, as Stuart, Dan and Pete look at what Hot Toys, The Vintage Collection, the Black Series and Lego items are coming in the near future.

They also delve into how Star Wars and Lego first joined forces, whilst looking at the debut year releases of this incredible relationship.

Enjoy the Show!

From 18th to 20th April 2025, Japan hosted Star Wars Celebration, and Jez was lucky enough to be able to attend.

In this episode Jez shares his first hand experience of being at the event- both highs, as well as the lows, all whilst he waits at the airport to come home. 

So join us as we discuss the queues, the announcements, the collecting track, the cosplay, the swag, room sales, the L.A. Announcement and more….

The Committee reconvenes to put the first ever line of Kenner Star Wars toys into a top ten.

Stuart, Daniel, Peter and Jez discuss the merits of all 12 figures before voting on their top tens, the listeners have also voted on our social media, and their choices also sway the result.

Which figure will cause conflict in the team?  

Listen to the full debate and countdown.

It’s here, completing the story arcs for Andor Season 1. The Rebellion has Dan and Jez joined once more by Andor Special Guest Barry Gingell to conduct a deep dive into the final 2 episodes of Andor season 1. It’s an absolute beauty. There is a strong possibility that Jez spent far too much time watching Andor and over thinking things prior to making this show as at one point in this episode he reveals that Luthen reminded him of Darth Maul???  This insightful show unpacks so much more than just the main monologues and it ponders the future for Andor Season 2. Barry opens up about life behind the scenes filming Andor as Graphic Designer but also how being asked to play the part of Anto Kreegyr changed his life. Finally an Andor special event called AndMore in June in Fordingbridge is revealed with Barry revealing what could be in store.

Announcement!

There is one way out!

This is a big one.  Join Dan, Pete, Jez and Andor Graphic Designer Barry Gingell (did you know he’s also Anto Kreegyr?) for this epic Andor story arc deep dive covering Season 1 episodes 7-10.

Prepare yourself for some fascinating insights into the sets, props and behind the scenes of this incredible show.  Keef claimed that Nobody’s Listening in Narkina 5, Dan highlights that the same could be said for Mon Mothma in the senate, and Peter completes the circle by pointing out that the same goes for Bix on her fractal radio!

This episode is stacked with observations and critical connections.

We loved making it, we’re sure you’ll love it too.

In part 5 of our guide to Palitoy Pete, Dan, Jon and Dave are back for more Palitoy talk, and take a deep dive into some Palitoy related collecting mysteries and scandals.

We kick things off digging into the Palitoy Landfill; could there really be buried vintage Star Wars treasure somewhere in Leicestershire? Or is all just a collector’s pipe dream?

Then Lee Bullock drops in to lay some science on us as we discuss the  legendary, yet still controversial Grey Limbed Hoth Stormtrooper.

We then cap things off with an epic discussion on Toy Toni. Almost 12 years on from the scandal first breaking, we take a look back at the reaction then, and how community view Toy Toni’s today. Have the wounds healed? who was to Toni? And just where are the rest of those card-backs?

We can’t promised all the answers, but we can promise a lively and insightful discussion.

Did you love the Andor TV Show or were you a bit meh about the Disney+ offering? Have you struggled  to understand the hype and enthusiasm or are you a total super fan? Either way this episode is for you!! 
The Generation Skywalker crew are once again privileged to be joined by Barry Gingell the Graphic Designer from Andor Season 1 (and 2) who also played Anto Kreegyr  (Season 1 episode 11). 
On this episode we delve into the 2nd of the story arcs “The Mission” often referred to as the Aldhani Arc, covering Andor Season 1 episodes 4-6. It’s a truly rich look at the production, the characters, the relationships and the story. You may think you know all there is to know about Andor but you’ll get some lovely golden nuggets from this very special episode.

After a long break since August 2024, The Modern Way is back!

The whole crew is in attendance for this return episode as we take a quick glance back at 2024 at the releases from The Black Series, The Vintage Collection and Lego.  The team offer their opinions on the best and worst from each line, whilst Dan continues buy Lego not Lego from Teemu!

Stuart's head has been turned with the latest Retro Collection reveal, and opts all in on the line.  Will the others agree that these nostalgic throwbacks deserve a spot in their collections?

 

Get ready for Andor Season 2 with an ‘insider pub chat’ look back at the first story arc of Season 1 (episodes 1-3) what we refer to as The Recruitment. 
Generation Skywalker are once again joined by Baz Gingell the hugely talented graphic designer from Andor Season 1 & 2 (who also played Anto Kreegyr). The lads discuss everything from the story to the sets and much much more. 
With Baz explaining all about the production process, this is as insightful as it gets!

Hot off the heels of part 4 of Generation Skywalker’s Guide to Palitoy, we’re back with more Palitoy talk. In this episode Brian Hickey joins us to discuss his latest Kickstarter Project for a new book titled TOTAL STAR WARS TOYS: THE PALITOY SAGA.

Brian shares the scope of what the book will cover, what his approach to it has been it, as well as the challenges and his passion for the project.

He provides insights on research he has been conducting for this book, this includes in-depth interviews with numerous ex-Palitoy employees and collectors, a treasure of never before seen images given to him and the opportunities he has had to view and photograph rare Palitoy items for inclusion in the book- such as a prototype of the Palitoy Death Star

The Kickstarter campaign launched on the 28th February and funded in less than 24 hours, hitting its first stretch goal less than 2 days later.  The campaign ends at  17:00 on the 30th March 2025 with several more stretch goals to unlock along the way.

Brian shares full details of the campaign including the remaining stretch goals, the various tiers backers can pledge at, what backers can expect  the final book will look and feel like, and when they can expect to receive the final product.

If after listening  you want to back the project and get involved,  head to https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/brianthehick/total-star-wars-the-palitoy-saga?ref=nav_search&result=project&term=Total%20Star%20Wars%20toy&total_hits=1

Welcome to the fourth instalment of our series of Those Old Fossils Specials- Generation Skywalker’s Guide to Palitoy, in which we celebrate Palitoy and the Star Wars products they released between 1978 and 1985.

In this, the first of 2 new instalments of the Palitoy guide we move beyond 1985 to discuss the evolution of Palitoy collecting in the U.K.

From  humble beginnings in the early 1990’s through to the current day, we discuss the events, the individuals, as well as the advancements in technology over the last 40 years that have led us to the hobby we  know and love today.

Join Dan, Pete, Jon and Dave as we take another trip down memory lane and talk old school toy shows, the rise and fall of the forums, the publications we read, as well as the establishments collectors  frequented over the years to get their Palitoy fix. We try to nail down when collectors started to document available card-backs and the range of Star Wars product Palitoy produced.

Dave shares what it was like organising the Palitoy Archive exhibition at Celebration Europe in 2007 and the impact it had on Palitoy collecting at the time. And we round the conversation out by talking the current state of Palitoy collecting.

Get ready for Andor Season 2 with our 1st of a 6 part special series on Andor! On this introductory episode the Generation Skywalker crew are joined by Barry Gingell, Graphic Designer from Andor Season 1 & 2 (AKA Anto Kreegyr from Season 1).  This episode takes us back to when the Andor TV show was first announced and covers the sizzles and trailers which came after. Barry gives fascinating insights into what it feels like to be immersed in the galaxy far far away as part of the crew. Dan cover's some accolades and awards, and Peter looks into the musical score of Nicholas Britell. Jez sets a rather unique icebreaker at the beginning which reveals that Stu is a little bit scared of Syril Karn's mother 'Eedy' (aren't we all?) however he'd also like to go for a drink and possibly sing Karaoke with her. Laced with magical reminders of Season 1, this is the podcast you need in your life.

If there’s a bright centre to universe, you’re at the event that is Farthest From.

In this episode we share our interviews with 3 very special guests. These were recorded in front of the live audience at the Farthest From 2024 Christmas Meal, again hosted the Generation Skywalker team.

The team are joined on stage by Brian Hickey, who discusses his work on the book My Palitoy Story, his Action Force books, as well as exclusively sharing some exciting news on an upcoming Star Wars project he is currently working on.

Christian Somma from GW Acrylic, who as well as talking acrylic, shares some rare insights about his own collection, including some amazing preproduction items.

And finally we interview Steve Evans, senior product design director at Hasbro. Steve talks to us about his role and gives us a peep behind curtain at Hasbro, including tales of working on the TFA Millennium Falcon with toy design legend Mark Boudreaux, making an AT-AT walk and takes questions from the audience.

If you couldn’t make Farthest From in person, this is the next best thing. We hope to see you all at the next one.

The Lost Episode of one of our Committee shows, recorded in August 2023, this was one of the last shows we recorded with Craig, Craig loved a Committee show, often offering the most abstract nominations and votes, and of course on this show it's no different.

The team get together to discuss the best cameos in Star Wars, before counting down their official top ten.

Join us for the fun and debate of another Committee.

Enjoy the Show!