Why Boba Fett’s Character Development Matters

February 15, 2022February 15, 2022 Lauren Lola

WARNING: The following contains spoilers from the first season of The Book of Boba Fett.

All the episodes of the first season of the second Star Wars live-action series, The Book of Boba Fett, are now streaming on Disney+. The underworld of Tatooine is turned on its head when Boba Fett and Fennec Shand roll into town, looking to rule over the territory that once belonged to Jabba the Hutt. It’s easier said than done, as the two are quick to realize.

Hard N.O.C. Life, Marvel

Hard NOC Life 253: The MCU Illuminati The Stephen Strange Theory

February 14, 2022 Hard NOC Media

With apologies to 2Pac, Keith, Dominic, and Britney untangle the multiverse of theories emerging out of the Doctor Strange Super Bowl trailer. But that’s not all! In this news-packed episode, the Hard NOC crew also discuss the Boba Fett finale, the Oscar nominations, the DC Films sizzle reel, and more!

Hard N.O.C. Life, Streaming

Hard NOC Life 252: Lone Jedi and Cub

February 7, 2022 Hard NOC Media

Keith, Dominic, and Britney must choose between the penultimate episode of Peacemaker and the return of CG Luke and Baby Yoda on The Book of Boba Fett. This is the way.

Hard N.O.C. Life, Streaming

Hard NOC Life 251: We Don’t Talk About Mando (No, No, No)

January 31, 2022January 31, 2022 Hard NOC Media

Keith, Dominic, and Britney catch up on HBO Max’s Peacemaker before singing the praises of the latest episode of The Mandalorian… er… The Book of Boba Fett.

Hard N.O.C. Life, Streaming

Hard NOC Life 250: All We are Saying is Give ‘Peacemaker’ a Chance

January 24, 2022January 24, 2022 Hard NOC Media

Keith convinces Dominic and Britney to watch Peacemaker on HBO Max. The crew also breaks down the latest episode of The Book of Boba Fett. What’s Nerd Poppin: the final season of Ozark on Netflix, revisiting Matt Fraction and David Aja’s Hawkeye run, and The Tragedy of MacBeth on Apple TV+.

Hard N.O.C. Life, Streaming

Hard NOC Life 249: Dark Side of the ‘Moon Knight’

January 18, 2022January 18, 2022 Hard NOC Media

Keith and Britney break down the Moon Knight trailer and The Book of Boba Fett. Then Dominic joins in for a quick lesson on Moon Knight’s character history and teaches Keith about the Moon Copter and Moon Darts.

Hard N.O.C. Life, Streaming

Hard NOC Life 248: The Book of Resurrections

January 10, 2022January 10, 2022 Hard NOC Media

We don’t know about you, but Hard NOC Life is feelin’ 2022. In our return, Keith, Dominic, and Britney catch up on what they watched over the holidays, including the Hawkeye finale, The Matrix Resurrections, and The Book of Boba Fett. Keith also shares a hidden easter egg he found while watching Lin-Manuel Miranda’s directorial debut, tick, tick… BOOM! and Britney got to talk to Naomi star Kaci Wallfall!

Interview, Star Wars, Streaming

The Stars of ‘The Book of Boba Fett’ on Being AAPI Leads of a ‘Star Wars’ Production

January 7, 2022January 7, 2022 Lauren Lola

2021 closed out with the long awaited release of the second-ever live-action Star Wars series, The Book of Boba Fett. Starring Temuera Morrison and Ming-Na Wen, the crime world is about to turn on its head with Boba Fett and Fennec Shand in town, who want to shake things up.

Reviews, Star Wars, Streaming

NOC Review: The Word According to ‘The Book of Boba Fett’

December 29, 2021January 5, 2022 Mike Manalo

And so it begins. For 37 years, the faithful followers of the holy trilogy (I suppose I should call it “the sacred saga” instead since it’s nine movies, but the overzealous purists may protest) have sat and wondered whether or not their beloved would-be badass bounty hunter, Boba Fett, survived literally the stupidest accidental death ever caught on film.

Star Wars, Streaming

TV Spots and Poster Art Galore for ‘The Book of Boba Fett’

November 29, 2021November 29, 2021 Lauren Lola

One month remains until the second Star Wars live-action series, The Book of Boba Fett, premieres on Disney+ and the hype is starting to build up. Within the last few days, two new TV spots have been released — the one today teasing just some of the struggle Boba has had to endure following the events of Return of the Jedi — and with it are two new posters; one of Temuera Morrison as Boba, the other of Ming-Na Wen as Fennec Shand.

Star Wars, Streaming

Changes Are Coming for the Underworld in ‘The Book of Boba Fett’ Trailer

November 1, 2021November 1, 2021 Lauren Lola

“Every galaxy has an underworld” is the tagline going into the second live-action Star Wars series, The Book of Boba Fett, whose official trailer — and new poster art — came out today.

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Poster and Premiere Date Announced for ‘The Book of Boba Fett’

September 29, 2021September 29, 2021 Lauren Lola

Previously on The Mandalorian, the remainder of Jabba the Hutt’s crime syndicate is wiped clean when Boba Fett and Fennec Shand come busting in, killing off Bib Fortuna and his guards, before claiming the space for themselves. Immediately afterwards revealed a title: The Book of Boba Fett; the second live-action series set in the galaxy far, far away.

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Ming-Na Wen on Exploring Fennec Shand in ‘Star Wars: The Bad Batch’

June 25, 2021June 25, 2021 Lauren Lola

The latest Star Wars animated series, The Bad Batch, finds the galaxy at a turning point. The Clone Wars just ended and the Empire is quickly rising to power. Clone Force 99, a squad of elite clone troopers with genetic mutations, along with a young female clone named Omega, must navigate this rapidly changing galaxy. Along the way, they are quick to learn that to play it low might be the most difficult task, when they have the likes of Fennec Shand after Omega.

Podcasts, Toys

‘Joes and Jetpacks’ with E.C. Yi

June 24, 2021June 24, 2021 Shelf Conscious

For the newest Shelf Conscious, Keith is joined by comic artist and toy enthusiast, E.C. Yi!

Star Wars, Streaming, Television

What the Season 2 Finale Means for the Future of ‘The Mandalorian’

December 18, 2020May 15, 2021 Keith Chow

A year ago, when Giancarlo Esposito’s Moff Gideon emerged from a wrecked Tie Fighter wielding the Darksaber in the end-credits stinger to season one of The Mandalorian, it was a signal to the audience that season two would tie more directly to established Star Wars canon than initially expected. Fast forward to the end of season two and it’s safe to say no one was prepared for just how extensive those ties would be.

In a season full of cameos and call backs to every installment of the franchise’s four-decade history — from the return of Temuera Morrison as Boba Fett to the live action debuts of Katee Sackhoff as Bo-Katan and Rosario Dawson as Ahsoka Tano — The Mandalorian season two proved to be as integral a part of the Skywalker Saga as each of the episodes released in theaters since 1977. None more so than the events of the second season finale, titled “The Rescue.” Spoilers for The Mandalorian season two finale from here on out.

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Hard NOC Life: The Lin-Mando Takeover of Disney+

May 18, 2020May 15, 2021 Hard NOC Media

On Hard NOC Life, Dominic and Keith welcome Lauren Lola — who took a moment out of her busy CAAMFest schedule — to talk about Hamilton and Mandalorian season 2 coming to Disney+.

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Hard N.O.C. Life, Movies, Television

Hard NOC Life: Halloween Shuffle

November 2, 2018May 8, 2020 Hard NOC Media

It’s a special post-Halloween edition of Hard NOC Life!

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Star Wars, Television3 Comments

Everything We Know About ‘The Mandalorian’

October 5, 2018October 11, 2018 Keith Chow

Back when it was first announed that Jon Favreau was getting his own Star Wars franchise, I went and created a whole line of Pod Save America inspired t-shirts at our merch store. Turns out Lucasfilm had turned over its first live action Star Wars series to the director of Iron Man and not President Obama’s former speechwriter-turned-podcaster. For the last several months, no one knew what Favreau’s mysterious show was going to be about. Until now.

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