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CE23 Programming speculation/discussion

Discussion in 'Star Wars Celebrations' started by Obi Anne , Feb 1, 2023.

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Obi Anne Celebration Mistress of Ceremonies Staff Member Manager

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Nov 4, 1998

So last week they started to send out confirmations to the people who had applied to be part of the programming at CE. I don't think things are officially announced or settled yet, but I have seen posts around where people claim that they have gotten accepted.

So far I've heard about one Star Wars Drag, which to me sounds fabulous and one of my must sees.

Fanthatracks.com have also had several of their pods accepted for the podcast stage.

Have you heard of any other?

Obi Anne , Feb 1, 2023

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Amon_Amarth Force Ghost

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Jan 27, 2005

Starwarsologies got accepted too. They invited me a a panel guest, so I'll talk about palaeontology / history of life -inspired things in SW. This is probably the first Cele where I can count it as a 'conference' instead of taking days off work. xD

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Amon_Amarth, Feb 3, 2023

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StarWarsFan1997 Jedi Grand Master

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Jun 22, 2005

With the announcement of Rosario Dawson it seems like an Ahsoka panel is a fire gone conclusion, if it wasn’t so already.

StarWarsFan1997, Feb 8, 2023

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Obi Anne Celebration Mistress of Ceremonies Staff Member Manager

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And with a slew of ROTJ actors I also think we will see a ROTJ panel, but possibly without any of the big names.

Obi Anne , Feb 8, 2023

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StarWarsFan1997 Jedi Grand Master

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Obi Anne said: ↑

And with a slew of ROTJ actors I also think we will see a ROTJ panel, but possibly without any of the big names.
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Definitely. I admit I wasn’t aware that the actress who played Mon Mothma in ROTJ was still alive.

StarWarsFan1997, Feb 8, 2023

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LAJ_FETT Tech Admin (2007-2023) - She Held Us Together VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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There's been a bit of speculation in Lit that an announcement of the ROTJ: From a Certain Point of View book might be announced. Makes sense if there's a focus on ROTJ..

LAJ_FETT , Feb 8, 2023

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Amon_Amarth Force Ghost

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UK Celebrations are always light on the EU/books programming, and have had fewer authors as guests. It'd be nice if that changes this year, a FACPOV panel would be great.

Amon_Amarth, Feb 22, 2023

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LAJ_FETT Tech Admin (2007-2023) - She Held Us Together VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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A lot of the authors are US-based so the publishers might not want to foot the bill for international travel. Having said that, I met Jason Fry at the last London Cele. He occasionally posts over in our Lit forum.

LAJ_FETT , Feb 22, 2023

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star_wars_is_good Force Ghost

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LAJ_FETT said: ↑

A lot of the authors are US-based so the publishers might not want to foot the bill for international travel. Having said that, I met Jason Fry at the last London Cele. He occasionally posts over in our Lit forum.
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Wow. Does Celebration really not compensate travel costs for authors?

star_wars_is_good, Feb 22, 2023

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LAJ_FETT Tech Admin (2007-2023) - She Held Us Together VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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Not sure how it works. It could also be down to travel time involved. The minimum flight time from the US to the UK would probably be about 7-8 hours (JFK-LHR).

LAJ_FETT , Feb 22, 2023

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ChrisLyne Force Ghost

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Oct 29, 2002

I would imagine there will at least be a High Republic panel this year.

ChrisLyne, Mar 4, 2023

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Obi Anne Celebration Mistress of Ceremonies Staff Member Manager

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Nov 4, 1998

The main panels have been announced here: https://www.starwarscelebration.com/en-us/panels.html
Friday - Lucasfilm studio showcase - the opening panel with cast and crew from the Mandalorian and Andor
Saturday - Ahsoka
Sunday - Villains of the Sequel trilogy
Sunday - A look back at Obi-Wan Kenobi
Sunday - Disney Parks
Monday - Bad Batch
Monday - Star Wars Visions volume 2
Monday - Closing ceremony

I'm surpised over the lack of important panels on Friday and Saturday compared to Sunday and Monday, but they might add panels there. I definitely lack an ROTJ retrospective panel.

Personally I'm interested in the studio showcase and Obi Wan Kenobi, but will probably give the others a pass.

Obi Anne , Mar 7, 2023

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StarWarsFan1997 Jedi Grand Master

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I think they could replace the ST Villains panel with a ROTJ panel. I expect more ST programming in 2025 for the TFA anniversary, but it seems like they shoehorned the villains panel to thruw Ian and Andy a bone.

StarWarsFan1997, Mar 7, 2023

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My young Padawan Jedi Grand Master

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The Resistance Broadcast announced that they will be hosting a live podcast panel.

My young Padawan, Mar 7, 2023

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CaptainRegor Jedi Master

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Studio showcase sounds like a fun way to kick things off. Given it's called Lucasfilm and not Star Wars showcase. I really hope they indulge my Indiana Jones fandom at that panel as well, given how Dial of Destiny is fast approaching.

CaptainRegor, Mar 7, 2023

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Obi Anne Celebration Mistress of Ceremonies Staff Member Manager

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And now they have added a bunch more of main panels so we get an Andor panel on Friday and the ROTJ 40th anniversary panel is on Saturday. There are also a High Republic and two design panels, one with Doug Chiang. Saturday will also have a Clone Wars 15th anniversary panel.

For me Andor, ROTJ 40 and the Showcase panels are the most interesting, but I wouldn't mind getting into one of the creators panel, no matter if it's costumes, concept or creatures.

Obi Anne , Mar 7, 2023

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LAJ_FETT Tech Admin (2007-2023) - She Held Us Together VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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I highly recommend the Doug Chiang panel - the one he did at the last Londen Cele was very good.

LAJ_FETT , Mar 8, 2023

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LAJ_FETT Tech Admin (2007-2023) - She Held Us Together VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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http://www.theforce.net/story/front/Star_Wars_Celebration_Europe_Will_Stream_Panels_Live_190221.asp - there will be live streaming of panels. See the story on TFN Main along with a schedule at the link!

LAJ_FETT , Mar 10, 2023

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ChrisLyne Force Ghost

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HoloNet News (Podcast) Stage and Kids Stage still not announced but here's the full schedule and all fan events so far in a spreadsheet so you can see at a glance how everything lines up

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ChrisLyne, Mar 12, 2023

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Obi Anne Celebration Mistress of Ceremonies Staff Member Manager

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For the holonet stage the panelists have until today to do a dinal confirmation of all details, so Inexpect a schedulenin the coming week.

Obi Anne , Mar 12, 2023

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Obi Anne Celebration Mistress of Ceremonies Staff Member Manager

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And they have opened the sign up for the panel lotteries here: https://www.starwarscelebration.com/en-us/explore-the-show/Panel-Opportunities.html

The lottery is only for the first main panels of the day, and you need to sign up before March 21. You sign up with your code or email that is registered with your ticket purchase, I'm not clear how that works for those that have bought tickets through Lyte.

Obi Anne , Mar 14, 2023

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PongKrell Jedi Knight

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Any idea how the other panels are going to work?

PongKrell, Mar 14, 2023

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CaptainRegor Jedi Master

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PongKrell said: ↑

Any idea how the other panels are going to work?
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Probably normal queuing

CaptainRegor, Mar 14, 2023

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Obi Anne Celebration Mistress of Ceremonies Staff Member Manager

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The programs for the fanstage, collectors stage and the university stage is up on the panels listing - https://www.starwarscelebration.com/en-us/panels.html

As usual I find that this is where you find the real gems of both really deep dives into everything Star Wars and a great take on what we do as fans. I definitely want to see the Star Wars Drag panel, but there are plenty of interesting panels.

Obi Anne , Mar 15, 2023

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Obi Anne Celebration Mistress of Ceremonies Staff Member Manager

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And now there is a sign-up for the Obi-Wan Kenobi panel up as well, so it will be lottery based.

Obi Anne , Mar 18, 2023

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