GFT - Galactic Figure Talk

This episode was recorded at the Weber Grill bar in downtown Chicago 2019 during Star Wars Celebration. Listen to Tom Berges and Criz Bee talk about their experience while half-way through Star Wars Celebration. Please listen, subscribe and leave a review!

Here is the JediBusiness.com interview with Hasbro team members Patrick Schneider and Sam Smith from Star Wars Celebration Chicago 2019 followed by a short interview with Disney representative Devon from the Galaxy's Edge booth. Please listen and subscribe.

Here is the live audio captured during Hasbro's Star Wars panel at Star Wars Celebration Chicago 2019. The panel featured Hasbro team members Patrick Schneider (senior manager, global brand development & marketing, Star Wars), Sam Smith (product design manager, Star Wars), Vickie Stratford (director product design and development, Star Wars) Sarah Carroll (director global brand strategy & marketing, Star Wars), Mark Boudreaux (senior principal product designer, Star Wars), and Eric Franer (associate product designer, Star Wars) and Chris Gollaher (director, product development at Lucasfilm).

Hi fellow Star Wars action figure collectors and Star Wars fans! April 2019 marks the 20th anniversary of Star Wars Celebrations and in only a few weeks (May 3rd) we'll celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Episode 1 toy line!  In order to celebrate this truly iconic moment I dug in the archives and pulled out an interview with Dan Madsen, which a few years later I am still fascinated by. There are not many people who have contributed to Star Wars fandom as much as Dan, his passion for Star Wars and hard work laid the foundation for this generation's Star Wars fandom. His stories about running the Lucasfilm Fan Club in the 80's and 90's, the Star Wars Insider, exclusive fan club Star Wars figures, organizing Star Wars Celebration I in 1999, meeting George Lucas, secret knocks on doors inside Skywalker Ranch, being an extra in Episode I, watching George Lucas cut the Episode I trailer, and the excitement inside Lucasfilm before Episode I was released, all those stories are truly exciting and not to be missed! 

Join Criz Bee on this week's episode of JBT for some Star Wars action figure talk and learn more about droid builder and droid operator Lee Towersey. Lee has worked on The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi, Rogue One, SOLO and he just recently finished his work on Star Wars Episode IX. This interview dives into Lee's history with collecting and his love for all things astromech droids. Have fun listening and please subscribe!         

Join Criz Bee on another news-filled episode of JBT! Brian and Elias Fulton from Customs For The Kid stop by this week to talk about Hasbro's Khetanna. The guys cover it all from the shipping experience, the assembly all the way to populating the barge with Star Wars figures and its surprise features. Listen now and make sure to subscribe! CustomsForTheKid Hasbro's Sail Barge Fan Displays The first 24 hours with the Sail Barge Jabba's Sail Barge Accessory Guide Custom Sail Barge Vizam (with clip-on cannon) Nikto Gunner (with clip-on cannon) Re-recordable Push Button Sound device on Amazon

For this episode of JBT Criz Bee went to the archives and pulled out an interview with Kenner photographer Kim Simmons, a.k.a. The Man Who Shot Luke Skywalker! Join Criz Bee and Tom Berges (IGrewUpStarWars.com) on their adventure to learn more about the iconic Kenner Star Wars toy images which dominated their childhoods. TheManWhoShotLukeSkywalker.net  IGrewUpStarWars.com Kenner Star Wars Action Figure Archive on J.B.

On this week's episode of JBT creator and director Guillermo Olivo stops by to talk about his new documentary series titled Plastic Crack. The first season, which includes four episodes, is available to stream on Amazon in the United States right now. Besides talking to Guillermo, Criz Bee talks about all the Star Wars action figure news which you might have missed this past week, so make sure to subscribe and leave a review on iTunes please.  Plastic Crack on Facebook Plastic Crack on Instagram Stream the Plastic Crack TV series on Amazon Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge is opening The Leaked Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge Black Series 4-Pack 15 Years Of JediBusiness.com Black Series General Grievous Shipping From Entertainment Earth

On episode #3 Criz Bee catches up with some headlines around the collecting community from the past week, including Hasbro's Black Series 6" Fan Vote for the next Empire Strikes Back figure. Later in the show Steve Sansweet stops by to talk about his plans for Rancho Obi-Wan at Star Wars Celebration Chicago 2019. Learn about the three segments within the exhibit, the exclusive merchandise, how to get the lightspeed pass to skip the line and find out how you can get your free autograph from Steve at Celebration! Show Details 00:00 - 01:20 - Intro 01:20 - 04:28 - Hasbro's Black Series 6" Fan Vote 04:28 - 05:21 - Thoughts About Hasbro's 3.75" Resistance Toy Line 05:21 - 06:16 - Black Series 6" Dryden Vos Easter Egg 06:16 - 08:30 - The History Of Jabba's Sail Barge 08:30 - 29:14 - Steve Sansweet & Rancho Obi-Wan At Star Wars Celebration Chicago 2019 29:14 - 33:22 - Star Wars Galaxy Of Adventures 33:22 - 35:40 - Thank yous - Outro More information  Offical Rancho Obi-Wan Website Rancho Obi-Wan Merchandise The History Of Hasbro's Vintage Collection Sail Barge

On this episode of JBT we learn from Gus Lopez about the Star Wars Droids WHITE WITCH vehicle, he also shares his thoughts about the up-coming Star Wars Retro Collection and some details about Star Wars Celebration Chicago 2019!  00:00 - 03:28 - Intro 03:28 - 15:00 - Gus Lopez & The White Witch 15:00 - 28:44 - Thoughts About The New Retro Collection 28:88 - 33:33 - Star Wars Celebration Chicago Collecting Track 33:33 - 37:24 - Toy Run Finds & Outro For details about the Collector Yearbook SWCC 2019 email Martin Thurn (collectingtrack@gmail.com) Leave your comments for Criz Bee in the comments on this page please The Star Wars Collectors Archive Thank you for listening, please subscribe and leave a review on iTunes please!

Welcome to the very first episode of J.B.T. - Jedi Business Talk! On this episode you'll learn about two team members on the Hasbro Star Wars team, you get to listen to the show room Q&A which was recorded after the main presentation, plus you get in-depth details about Hasbro's up-coming Vintage Collection Skiff and Vintage Collection Jabba's Palace Adventure Playset!  00:00 - 00:35 - Intro 00:35 - 01:09 - Welcome 01:09 - 05:36 - Vickie and Sam 05:36 - 25:46 - Hasbro Star Wars Q&A 25:46 - 28:50 - The Vintage Collection Skiff 28:50 - 29:37 - The Vintage Collection Skiff Guard 3-Pack 29:37 - 32:28 - The Vintage Collection Jabba's Palace Adventure Set 32:28 - 39:19 - News Summary, incl. Black Series 6", SW Resistance, GOA, Triple Force Friday 39:19 - 41:13 - Good-bye - Outro Complete JBT Podcast archive: JediBusiness.com/JBT Vintage Collection Skiff on EE Vintage Skiff 3-pack on EE