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==Date==
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March 7th, 2017
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*Plug for <u>Star Wars Art: Ralph McQuarrie</u> and StarWarsMinute.com/Amazon.
*Plug for <u>Star Wars Art: Ralph McQuarrie</u> and StarWarsMinute.com/Amazon.
*Absentee father figures.
*Absentee father figures.
**This Yoda is a completely different guy than the one we know from the OT.
**This Yoda is a completely different guy than the one we know from the OT. He has an arc.
*Yoda is all-CGI in this movie.
**Augmenting a puppet with computers.
*No one is acting with anybody else in this movie. Callback to [[Attack of the Clones 78|Christopher Lee talking to himself]].
*Paul hasn't seen ''[[Jumper]]''.
*Ahmed Best was Yoda's stand-in (''see [[Attack of the Clones 6|minute 6]]'').
*Paul has a bone to pick with Frank Oz.
*Yoda's room design is uninspired.
**All sets seem like people just moved in and haven't gotten settled yet and personalized their spaces.
*We don't want to see Jedi working in an office. They're literally meeting in an ivory tower.
**It may be intentional but it's not satisfying as a filmgoer.
*The sequel movies potentially redeeming the Prequels.
*Ewan Mcgregor is a solid actor. More Obi tomorrow.
*The Poe Dameron prequel books. The "Force tree".
===Meta Minute===
===Meta Minute===
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*23:07 podcast episode length.
*23:07 podcast episode length.
*Unfortunately the SWM Amazon affiliate link is now defunct.
*Unfortunately the SWM Amazon affiliate link is now defunct.
*For his appearance in ''The Last Jedi'', Yoda was once again portrayed by a puppet[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars%3A_The_Last_Jedi].
==Quotes==
==Quotes==
*'''Pete:''' I think the Yoda that we see on Dagobah is like Al Gore with a beard.
*'''Pete:''' I think the Yoda that we see on Dagobah is like Al Gore with a beard.
*'''Paul:''' ...I have a lot of '''theories about puppets''' in movies...
==Link==
==Link==
http://www.starwarsminute.com/2017/03/07/attack-of-the-clones-minute-82-theories-about-puppets/
http://www.starwarsminute.com/2017/03/07/attack-of-the-clones-minute-82-theories-about-puppets/
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Yoda's really rocking that retirement beard

Date

March 7th, 2017

Summary

His ARFOUR DROID beeps a happy greeting. OBI-WAN switches on his comlink.

Guests

Paul Scheer

Notes

Film

  • Starts with Mace Windu entering Yoda's meditation chamber and ends with Obi-Wan deciding to give Anakin a call.

Podcast

  • Plug for Star Wars Art: Ralph McQuarrie and StarWarsMinute.com/Amazon.
  • Absentee father figures.
    • This Yoda is a completely different guy than the one we know from the OT. He has an arc.
  • Yoda is all-CGI in this movie.
    • Augmenting a puppet with computers.
  • No one is acting with anybody else in this movie. Callback to Christopher Lee talking to himself.
  • Paul hasn't seen Jumper.
  • Ahmed Best was Yoda's stand-in (see minute 6).
  • Paul has a bone to pick with Frank Oz.
  • Yoda's room design is uninspired.
    • All sets seem like people just moved in and haven't gotten settled yet and personalized their spaces.
  • We don't want to see Jedi working in an office. They're literally meeting in an ivory tower.
    • It may be intentional but it's not satisfying as a filmgoer.
  • The sequel movies potentially redeeming the Prequels.
  • Ewan Mcgregor is a solid actor. More Obi tomorrow.
  • The Poe Dameron prequel books. The "Force tree".

Meta Minute

  • 23:07 podcast episode length.
  • Unfortunately the SWM Amazon affiliate link is now defunct.
  • For his appearance in The Last Jedi, Yoda was once again portrayed by a puppet[1].

Quotes

  • Pete: I think the Yoda that we see on Dagobah is like Al Gore with a beard.
  • Paul: ...I have a lot of theories about puppets in movies...

Link

http://www.starwarsminute.com/2017/03/07/attack-of-the-clones-minute-82-theories-about-puppets/


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