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==Date==
==Date==
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December 30th, 2015
==Summary==
==Summary==
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A second Sith Lord appears behind Darth Sidious.
==Guests==
==Guests==
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[[Guest Name]]
[[Matt Gourley]]
==Notes==
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===Film===
===Film===
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*Starts with Panaka informing Qui-Gon where he can and cannot take Her Highness, and ends with Nute Gunray fretting that now there are two of them.
*Introduction of Darth Maul.
**Melodramatic music sting.
*Cut line: destroy all high-ranking officials
===Podcast===
===Podcast===
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*Referenced: Dudley Do-Right.
 
*Good Nemoidian action.
*More on Sidious' plan
**The main conflict of the movie is just a smokescreen.
**Referenced: ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Godfather_Saga The Godfather]''.
*Pete wants a Star Wars chronology or a "History of the Outer Rim Territories" class.
*Mentioned: [[Sand People|Don't call them Sand People]].
*Darth Maul as a stand-out character from this movie
**The reveal of the double-bladed lightsaber was spoiled by the trailer.
**He is a Star Trek-type alien because he is basically just a human with horns.
**Original [http://filmsketchr.blogspot.com/2012/04/see-star-wars-darth-mauls-secret.html?m=1 Darth Maul concept art].
*Referenced: the deleted [[TPM 50|scene between Anakin and a young Greedo]].
*Discussion of different levels of Canon.
*Watching whole film franchises in one sitting.
*Liam Neeson's hair.
**He's wearing a full wig. Matt knows this because he has perfect '''Wigdar''' (wig radar).
***Obi-Wan's wig and fake beard in AOTC.
*Nemoidian [[Accents#Racist_Accents|racist accents]] and weird cadence.
*[[Support the Show]]
*Buy [https://www.amazon.com/dp/160309377X?tag=stawarmin-20 Alex's book]. It's good.
===Meta Minute===
===Meta Minute===
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*tt:tt podcast episode length.
*26:14 podcast episode length.
*The Kersh is still there, but they locked him in the bathroom.
*Daultay Dofine is seen [[Phantom Menace Minute 124: Still Not Podracing|one last time]].
*Although now Legends, Darth Plagueis is supposed to have been killed by his apprentice Darth Sidious in 32 BBY, the same year as the events of this movie.
*Liam Neeson was 45 when this movie came out.
*Test your own wigdar with this Sporcle quiz: https://www.sporcle.com/games/senordingdong/wig-or-not
*The subject of Pete's hair will come up again during the [[Attack of the Clones 73#Pete's hair|Attack of the Clones Minute]].
 
==Quotes==
==Quotes==
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*'''Matt:''' Never make a character 8.
*'''Pete:''' This isn't a wig, it's a hat.
*'''Alex:''' Chair full of spaghetti.


==Link==
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http://www.starwarsminute.com/2015/12/30/phantom-menace-minute-28-wigdar/
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Godfather Minute

Date

December 30th, 2015

Summary

A second Sith Lord appears behind Darth Sidious.

Guests

Matt Gourley

Notes

Film

  • Starts with Panaka informing Qui-Gon where he can and cannot take Her Highness, and ends with Nute Gunray fretting that now there are two of them.
  • Introduction of Darth Maul.
    • Melodramatic music sting.
  • Cut line: destroy all high-ranking officials

Podcast

  • Referenced: Dudley Do-Right.
  • Good Nemoidian action.
  • More on Sidious' plan
    • The main conflict of the movie is just a smokescreen.
    • Referenced: The Godfather.
  • Pete wants a Star Wars chronology or a "History of the Outer Rim Territories" class.
  • Mentioned: Don't call them Sand People.
  • Darth Maul as a stand-out character from this movie
    • The reveal of the double-bladed lightsaber was spoiled by the trailer.
    • He is a Star Trek-type alien because he is basically just a human with horns.
    • Original Darth Maul concept art.
  • Referenced: the deleted scene between Anakin and a young Greedo.
  • Discussion of different levels of Canon.
  • Watching whole film franchises in one sitting.
  • Liam Neeson's hair.
    • He's wearing a full wig. Matt knows this because he has perfect Wigdar (wig radar).
      • Obi-Wan's wig and fake beard in AOTC.
  • Nemoidian racist accents and weird cadence.
  • Support the Show
  • Buy Alex's book. It's good.

Meta Minute

  • 26:14 podcast episode length.
  • The Kersh is still there, but they locked him in the bathroom.
  • Daultay Dofine is seen one last time.
  • Although now Legends, Darth Plagueis is supposed to have been killed by his apprentice Darth Sidious in 32 BBY, the same year as the events of this movie.
  • Liam Neeson was 45 when this movie came out.
  • Test your own wigdar with this Sporcle quiz: https://www.sporcle.com/games/senordingdong/wig-or-not
  • The subject of Pete's hair will come up again during the Attack of the Clones Minute.

Quotes

  • Matt: Never make a character 8.
  • Pete: This isn't a wig, it's a hat.
  • Alex: Chair full of spaghetti.

Link

http://www.starwarsminute.com/2015/12/30/phantom-menace-minute-28-wigdar/

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