The Star Wars Show
The Star Wars Show, a recipient of the Emmy Award, is a series of YouTube videos offering a look behind the scenes, produced by StarWars.com. It serves as the official source for news concerning upcoming Star Wars related media and events.
History
The first hint of The Star Wars Show surfaced on May 10, 2016, with the inaugural episode launching on May 11, 2016. New episodes were broadcast every Wednesday (except during hiatus periods) at 12 p.m. Pacific Time. Initially, Andi Gutierrez and Peter Townley were the hosts. In January 2017, Anthony Carboni took over Townley's hosting duties.
On August 4, 2016, The Star Wars After Show made its debut on the Verizon YouTube channel. This sister series featured members of Lucasfilm discussing the week's Star Wars happenings alongside the hosts of The Star Wars Show.
Beginning in January 2020, the show's frequency shifted from weekly to monthly, with new episodes released on the last Wednesday of each month. To cover the weekly news previously featured on The Star Wars Show, a new show titled This Week! in Star Wars, hosted by Kristin Baver, was launched.
On December 16, 2020, Gutierrez and Carboni, the show's hosts, announced that The Star Wars Show would be going on hiatus for an unspecified duration, though they would still appear in occasional videos. This episode included behind-the-scenes footage from Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back, an interview with Dave Filoni, and highlight clips from past The Star Wars Show episodes.
Episodes
Season One
Season Two
Miscellaneous
These episodes do not belong to a specific season.
The Star Wars Show Extra
A shorter series, known as The Star Wars Show Extra, began airing on May 30, 2018, with an episode titled The Star Wars Show: Solo: A Star Wars Story Cast Pronounces Star Wars Words and Names! | The Star Wars Show Extra on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
The Star Wars Show Book Club
Reception
In 2019, The Star Wars Show was awarded a Daytime Emmy Award for a sketch featuring Ron Howard from Arrested Development.
In May 2021, The Star Wars Show received the Silver non-broadcast general award for entertainment, the Silver branded content general award for entertainment, the bronze non-broadcast general live events award for its coverage of The Star Wars Show Live! Celebration Chicago 2019, the bronze branded content general live experiences award for its coverage of The Star Wars Show Live! Celebration Chicago 2019, and the bronze branded content craft for the Star Wars: The Animals Strike Back.
Sources
Notes and references
External links
- The Star Wars Show: The Star Wars Show on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (content obsolete and backup link not available)