Episodes

Oct. 19, 2024

Radio Land Murders: A Quirky Tribute to Classic Hollywood from Lucasfilm (Ep. 100)

In this episode of Looking at Lucasfilm , Jim Hill and Brian Gaughan celebrate October with a special look at horror films and their unexpected ties to Lucasfilm. Brian kicks off by sharing his month-long cinematic Halloween…
Aug. 30, 2024

Looking at Lucasfilm with Brian Gaughan Ep 99: Which role did Keanu Reeves almost play in “The Acolyte”

Brian Gaughan & Jim Hill start this week’s show by looking back at the D23 Expo. They also discuss what “Star Wars: Skeleton Crew” seems to have in common with Joe Dante’s “Explorers” In this episode, listeners will learn a…
July 25, 2024

Looking at Lucasfiilm with Brian Gaughan: Ep 98: “The Acolyte” have benefitted from being a little lighter?

Brian Gaughan & Jim Hill start this week’s show by spotlighting some of the “Star Wars” -related panels being presented at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con. They then do a deep dive in on Lucasfilm’s latest limited series for…
June 28, 2024

Looking at Lucasfilm with Brian Gaughan Ep 97: “Star Wars: New Jedi Order” seeks to mix old & new

Brian Gaughan & Jim Hill start this week’s show by discussing Daisy Ridley’s recent visit to the Happiest Place on Earth. They also discuss “Star Wars: The Acolyte,” Lucasfilm’s new limited series for Disney+ In this episode…
May 17, 2024

Looking at Lucasfilm with Brian Gaughan Ep 96: Tom Selleck reflects on auditioning for Indiana Jones

Brian Gaughan & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by talking about how well the 25th anniversary re-release of “Star Wars – Episode One: The Phantom Menace.” They also share Ahmed Best’s conflicted memories of portraying J…
April 25, 2024

Looking at Lucasfilm with Brian Gaughan Ep 95: Sampling Disneyland’s “Season of the Force”

Brian Gaughan & Jim Hill start this week’s show by revisiting the whole did-Greedo-shoot-first issue. They then talk about what the last few episodes of “Star Wars: The Bad Batch” seem to be setting up Throughout this episod…
March 27, 2024

Looking at Lucasfilm with Brian Gaughan Ep94 : Star Wars TruMoo Blue Milk hits store shelves nationally next month

Brian Gaughan & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by talking about “Imperial March.” They then discuss why “Indiana Jones & the Dial of Destiny” wound up being such a disappointment Over the course of this episode, listene…
March 9, 2024

Looking at Lucasfilm with Brian Gaughan Ep 93: How Billy Dee Williams was recruited for Star Wars

Brian Gaughan & Jim Hill start this week’s show by discussing why “The Mandalorian & Grogu” will be shot in the State of California. They also talk about the first five episodes of Season 3 of “Star Wars: The Bad Batch” Over…
Feb. 21, 2024

Looking at Lucasfilm with Brian Gaughan EP 92: “Phantom Menace” to return to theaters this May

Brian Gaughan & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by discussing the construction permit that has just been filed down in Florida for “Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser.” They then talk about how the characters from the “Youn…
Jan. 31, 2024

Looking at Lucasfilm with Brian Gaughan Ep 91: What sources do Zack Snyder’s “Rebel Moon” movies share with “Star Wars”

Brian Gaughan & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by discussing how much they’re looking forward to the final season of “Star Wars: The Bad Batch.” They also talk about where the upcoming “Great Circle” game fits in chrono…
Jan. 17, 2024

Looking at Lucasfilm with Brian Gaughan Ep 90: When Luke Skywalker finally met his Mom

Brian Gaughan & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by talking about the recently announced “Mandalorian & Grogu” film project. They also discuss how the first C3PO AA figure was created for “Star Tours” Over the course of t…
Dec. 20, 2023

Looking at Lucasfilm with Brian Gaughan Ep 89: How close did “Galaxy’s Edge” get to having that Bantha ride

Brian Gaughan & Jim Hill returns with a look at all things Star Wars. They start off this week’s show by discussing Dave Filoni’s recent promotion to Chief Creative Officer at Lucasfilm Learn more about your ad choices. Visi…
Oct. 25, 2023

Looking at Lucasfilm with Brian Gaughan - Episode 88: BD-1 droids go for a hike in Anaheim’s Galaxy’s Edge

Brian Gaughan & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by talking about the latest set of “Celebrate the Season” shorts to debut on the LEGO Star Wars YouTube channel. They also shine a spotlight on the full-sized plush Ewok th…
Oct. 11, 2023

Looking at Lucasfilm with Brian Gaughan - Episode 87: How George Lucas helped to save “Captain EO”

Brian Gaughan & Jim Hill start off this week’s episode by paying tribute to Shawna Trpcic, the Lucasfilm costume designer who passed away last week. They then go on to talk about that “Jabba the Hutt” movie that Guillermo De…
Sept. 27, 2023

Looking at Lucasfilm with Brian Gaughan - Episode 86: How Mark Hamill got to voice the Joker on “Batman: The Animated Series”

Brian Gaughan & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by revealing which “Star Wars” icon is going to be headlining at this year’s Fan Expo in San Francisco. They then look back at what George Lucas had to say about the preque…
Sept. 13, 2023

Looking at Lucasfilm with Brian Gaughan - Episode 85: Is Disneyland’s “Indiana Jones Adventure” finally coming to Florida

Brian Gaughan & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by talking about all of the Lucasfilm-related news coming out of this year’s Destination D23. They then discuss the two most recent episodes of “Star Wars: Ahsoka” Learn mo…
Aug. 30, 2023

Looking at Lucasfilm with Brian Gaughan - Episode 85: “Ahsoka” continues the “Star Wars” story that started with “Rebels”

Brian Gaughn & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by revealing if Paul Reubens actually voiced the Captain Rex AA figure that appears in Oga’s Cantina. They then discuss how Ahmed Best got cast as Jar Jar Binks in the prequ…
Aug. 16, 2023

Looking at Lucasfilm with Brian Gaughan - Episode 83: How Dave Filoni made Paul Reuben’s Captain Rex character part of Star Wars canon

Brian Gaughan & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by discussing how Ray Stevenson’s sad passing could possibly impact “Star Wars: Ahsoka.” They then talk up several recent publications that have stories that are set aboard…
July 27, 2023

Looking At Lucasfilm - Episode 82: Why Mutt missing from “Dial of Destiny” matters

Brian Gaughan starts off this week’s show by sharing the experiences he had at this year’s Comic-Con International down in San Diego. Jim Hill then talks about some of the things that may have tripped up “Indy 5” at the box …
July 12, 2023

Looking At Lucasfilm - Episode 81: Get ready for “Star Wars Days” at this year’s San Diego Comic Con

Brian Gaughn & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by discussing how “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” did at the box office. They also talk about what happened with that Princess Leia dress from “A New Hope” that was …
June 29, 2023

Looking At Lucasfilm - Episode 80: How close did Tom Selleck get to playing Indiana Jones

Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by talking about how “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” bested Pixar’s “Elemental” at the North American box office this past weekend. Mr. Taylor then shares all of the fu…
May 24, 2023

Looking At Lucasfilm - Episode 79: Indiana Jones coming to Disney+ on May 31st

News from all the Lucasfilm entities and what series and movies are coming next
May 10, 2023

Looking at Lucasfilm - Episode 78: What the next Star Wars films may have in common with James Bond

Jim & Brian Gaughn discuss the latest Star Wars-related news