Rebel Rising (with Timothy Zahn)

This week we have an EC66 first! Fan and friend of the show Gary Mitchel, fresh from ConGregate 7, brings us an exclusive interview with the founder of the Expanded Universe, New York Times Best-Selling Author and Grand Admiral Thrawn's daddy, Timothy Zahn. Yeah, that's right. An actual interview with an actual Star Wars person. And not just any Star Wars person. Tim. Kriffin'. Zahn. Big time right here, son.You might have noticed that Rogue One leaves us with a pretty big gap in Jyn Erso's life. Are you curious to find out what she was doing from ages 8-21? If you are then Rebel Rising is for you. Some of us (mostly Beth) weren't overly fond of the first impression Jyn made so this is the character development she needed. Learn about Jyn's life with Saw Gerrera, her time as a partisan code forger, and her life as a girl who hangs out on a sleepy planet flirting with a boy. Okay so that last one isn't as exciting, but it does help to lay a better groundwork for how suspicious she is towards the rebels. Her mom dies, her dad leaves, Saw screws her over, she's caught between the Empire and the rebels, the boy she loves is killed, the empire forces her to work for them and they throw her in prison for doing it. Jyn has been through a lot, and lost a lot in a very short time so you can kind of forgive her a little bit of sullenness. The Skywalker saga may be over, but there are enough books to keep Star Wars fans satisfied for years to come. Chad, Ryan, and Beth have started a series to keep you up to date on all the action. Join our book club as we run down the best that canon, legends, and comics have to offer.Social Media for ConGregate for show notes:Special Thanks toe ConGregate for the opportunity. Find them here: Twitter: @ConGregatefans FB: www.facebook.com/fansofcongregate Website: http://www.con-gregate.com/Music by Lester Dragstredt of The Mystery Men? Be sure to join the Needless Things Podcast Facebook Group and get in on the conversation for this week’s episode! Let us know what you think! You can follow Needless Things on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for all the latest on pop culture! Hungry for more movies, music, and pop culture? Visit the Needless Things Archives for a decade of dorkery!