Jedi Minute 118: Barada Is Detente

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Date

June 17th, 2015

Summary

The Rebel ships peel off pursued by three of the TIE’s, while Lando and Wedge continue through the main tunnel.

Guests

Songe Riddle and Rachael Noel Fox

Notes

Film

• Starts with Wedge going in, and goes to Lando worrying that that was "too close".
• A bunch of spaceships flying in a shaft.
• Two new Rebel pilots.
• Wedge's real voice.
• Second appearance of the Falcon's headlights.
• Fake-out as we fly into the open shaft.
  • Masterful camera control.
• The Falcon's radar dish gets knocked off.
• First time that the word "TIE fighter" is used.

Podcast

• What is the hole that all the ships fly down for?
• It's ridiculous that the Falcon can fit inside the shaft, but we're glad to see it in action.
• Matte paintings in Star Wars movies.
• Nien Nunb's dialog.
• The Nien Nunb puppet. Mentioned: The ROTJ Rebel pilot cut footage.
• The strongest power source should be the main power generator. Unless it's the Emperor.
• Rebel pilots. Mentioned Star Wars Rebels
  • {{{2}}}. Reference to 2001: A Space Odyssey?
    • Red 7.
    • His James Bond credit(s) and other film credits, including Martin in Top Secret! (1984)
      • Dickey Beer→ Barada→ Detente (Top Secret!)
  • {{{2}}}
    • Green 4. Tension with General Calrissian?
• Favorite Star Wars ships?
• Mentioned: Wrong show. Referenced: Mr Show - Monsters of Megaphone.
• How Simon Pegg's daughter saved Star Wars.
• Lando's promise that the Falcon wouldn't get a scratch.
• The pacing in Star Wars, especially when compared to modern movies
  • Callback to Luke and Leia on the balcony.
• Learning the "proper" names for things from the toy commercials.
• Lando has taken over the role of Han Solo. He gets to drive the cool car.
  • Setting up spin-offs because of contract disputes.
• "Cat-people".
• Rachel and Songe will be back tomorrow.
• Support the Show on social media and with money.

Meta Minute

• 33:29 podcast episode length.
• 8-DAY-GREEDO call from Jason in Denver. Imitating Lando's pronunciation of "too close".
• According to Wookieepedia, the {{{2}}} was an atmospheric vehicle, so they do not count as spaceships.
• When they brought up the number of actors to play Wedge on the big screen before, they determined there were a total of three, if you count Fake Wedge.
• The first time that the Falcon's headlights went on, the hosts didn't bring it up.
• This is the minute the hosts will reference when it is later revealed that the Falcon has a new radar dish in TFA.

Quotes

• Songe: I am Songe Riddle, from "Russia with Love".
• Alex: (paraphrasing Sidney Poitier in In the Heat of the Night) They call me "Mister Ackbar!"
• Rachel: Speaking of pulling a knob...
• Rachel then Pete: (sounding very similar to the {{{2}}}) "Phil Tippett. Tippett."
• Pete: "Simon Pegg made him shoot things." That defense is not going to hold up.
• Pete: What's his [Green 4's] name? "Steve Johnson"?

Link

http://www.starwarsminute.com/2015/06/17/jedi-minute-118-barada-is-detente/

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