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===Film===
===Film===
<!-- Notable things about the minute of film being discussed -->
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*Starts with the vile gangster Jabba the Hutt saying that he will not bargain for his favorite decoration "Han Solo in carbonite".
:Ends with R2-D2 going through Jabba's haunted dungeon.
*Han-pan.
*There are shots of a few cool aliens:
**Amanaman - the big green guy.
**Hermie Odle - the hunchback.
**Ree-Yees - the three eyed goat-man.
===Podcast===
===Podcast===
<!-- Topics and notable trivia about the podcast episode -->
<!-- Topics and notable trivia about the podcast episode -->
*It would have been cool if Jabba accepted the bargain and swapped Han for the droids.
*What is the plan exactly? Joe runs us through it.
*Luke could have used generic droids but instead used his personal, special droids.
*Jabba explains to the droids why he can't accept the deal - exposition alert!
*What C-3PO and R2-D2 are saying to each other.
*Is everyone in the palace supposed to stop and listen when Jabba is talking?
*Jabba is a vile gangster but is not a Don Corleone type; he is more like a Jessie Pinkman character.
*Referenced: Breaking Bad.
*Everyone in the palace is clearly tipsy.
*Han in carbonite is really Jabba's only decoration in the palace - and it has a spotlight on it. It's like when Jessie Pinkman bought the expensive stereo system.
*Everyone laughs at Jabba's bad jokes.
*Behind the scenes:
**A crew member smoked a cigar and then exhaled the smoke into a pipe.
**The pipe went up to Jabba's mouth and the smoke would come out whenever he spoke.
**This is a better job than the crew member in Jabba's tail.
*The camera pans over to Han in carbonite. This reminds us that this is still Star Wars (even though it feels very different).
*Amanaman:
**Looks like a big plant.
**His race is Amani.
**He is a bounty hunter.
*In the Star Wars universe, who pays the bounty to the bounty hunters? The hosts say that it's the respective local authorities.
*In Star Wars, "Bounty Hunter" means gun for hire or mercenary.
*Boba Fett is at Jabba's Palace. He must have a card that gives him full access to the palace. How long has he been there (ie how long has it been since Boba Fett delivered Han to Jabba)?
*When does Boba Fett take off his helmet? Never, it's like his trademark.
*Mentioned: The guitarist Slash and his top-hat.
*Hermie Odle:
**He is not a bounty hunter.
**He invents weapons.
**He survives the sail barge explosion and looks like a big blob.
**Hermie Odle is very muppety.
*Ree-Yees:
**A three eyed goatman and is not a bounty hunter.
**Nor is he a senator or pod racer.
**Jabba implanted a bomb in Ree-Yees that could be activated by Jabba saying a certain word.
**When Jabba is being choked by Leia he tries to say the word to blow up Ree-Yees and therefore blow-up Leia as well.
**How Ree-Yees would blow up - like Daffy Duck in cartoons.
**According to EU, Ree-Yees hands are deformed. This is because the prequel movie makers didn't match his hands when they used characters of the same race and so this had to be explained.
*The Ree-Yees action figure is cool - although it also has a small explosive device planted in it.
*The Amanaman action figure was very rare. There is a Hermie Odle action figure as well.
*The Jabba Palace aliens are a disappointment compared to the cantina scene. They are too muppety and look "fan-made".
*Also, the cantina was was lit and edited better.
*Amanaman looks like a paper-mache character.
*R2-D2 goes into the dungeon. It is very dank for a desert setting.
*Why are those guys in the cells in the dungeon? Too give it a haunted house effect or because they're waiting for their punishment.
*The hosts explain that this is all part of the plan:
**Our heroes are trying to be captured.
**This will then force Jabba to leave the palace to punish them.
**Jabbe will take a small number of people with him, thereby making it easier for our heroes to escape.
**Chewbacca and Lando know Jabba's standard practice and used this information to formulate the plan.
**It's still a risky plan - [[spoilers]] about the Rancor Pit.
*[[Support the Show]].
===Meta Minute===
===Meta Minute===
<!-- Notable trivia and details related to the film minute or podcast minute that wasn't mentioned within the podcast episode, but illuminates or elaborates on discussed topics. Limited to direct facts rather than opinion. -->
<!-- Notable trivia and details related to the film minute or podcast minute that wasn't mentioned within the podcast episode, but illuminates or elaborates on discussed topics. Limited to direct facts rather than opinion. -->
*23:06 podcast episode length.
*23:06 podcast episode length.
*Cold-open: Multiple [[8-DAY-GREEDO]] calls - The name of the second Death Star.
**Sentinel Base (from EU).
**The New Alderaan.
**The Tarkin.
**The USS Pol Treidum.
*The hosts promote spamsongs.com.
*Joe is the first "[[Trifecta Guests|four-fecta]]" guest - i.e. he's done every Star Wars movie so far and the Holiday Special.
*Joe says that 2015 is the year in which the movie <i>Return of the Jedi</i> actually occurs.
==Quotes==
==Quotes==
<!-- Interesting, amusing or notable things said on the podcast episode -->
<!-- Interesting, amusing or notable things said on the podcast episode -->
*'''Joe:''' And I'm Joe Dator and I'm an award-wanting - correction, multiple award-wanting - cartoonist.
*'''Pete:''' <In response to Joe getting multiple audio notifications on his phone in the background> You're blowing up - like R5-D4.
==Link==
==Link==
<!-- A direct link to the ''Star Wars Minute'' blog page for this episode -->
<!-- A direct link to the ''Star Wars Minute'' blog page for this episode -->
http://www.starwarsminute.com/2015/01/19/jedi-minute-11-dank-in-the-desert/
http://www.starwarsminute.com/2015/01/19/jedi-minute-11-dank-in-the-desert/
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Date

January 19th, 2015

Summary

One of Jabba’s Gamorrean guards marches Artoo and Threepio down a dank, shadowy passageway lined with holding cells.

Guests

Joe Dator

Notes

Film

  • Starts with the vile gangster Jabba the Hutt saying that he will not bargain for his favorite decoration "Han Solo in carbonite".
Ends with R2-D2 going through Jabba's haunted dungeon.
  • Han-pan.
  • There are shots of a few cool aliens:
    • Amanaman - the big green guy.
    • Hermie Odle - the hunchback.
    • Ree-Yees - the three eyed goat-man.

Podcast

  • It would have been cool if Jabba accepted the bargain and swapped Han for the droids.
  • What is the plan exactly? Joe runs us through it.
  • Luke could have used generic droids but instead used his personal, special droids.
  • Jabba explains to the droids why he can't accept the deal - exposition alert!
  • What C-3PO and R2-D2 are saying to each other.
  • Is everyone in the palace supposed to stop and listen when Jabba is talking?
  • Jabba is a vile gangster but is not a Don Corleone type; he is more like a Jessie Pinkman character.
  • Referenced: Breaking Bad.
  • Everyone in the palace is clearly tipsy.
  • Han in carbonite is really Jabba's only decoration in the palace - and it has a spotlight on it. It's like when Jessie Pinkman bought the expensive stereo system.
  • Everyone laughs at Jabba's bad jokes.
  • Behind the scenes:
    • A crew member smoked a cigar and then exhaled the smoke into a pipe.
    • The pipe went up to Jabba's mouth and the smoke would come out whenever he spoke.
    • This is a better job than the crew member in Jabba's tail.
  • The camera pans over to Han in carbonite. This reminds us that this is still Star Wars (even though it feels very different).
  • Amanaman:
    • Looks like a big plant.
    • His race is Amani.
    • He is a bounty hunter.
  • In the Star Wars universe, who pays the bounty to the bounty hunters? The hosts say that it's the respective local authorities.
  • In Star Wars, "Bounty Hunter" means gun for hire or mercenary.
  • Boba Fett is at Jabba's Palace. He must have a card that gives him full access to the palace. How long has he been there (ie how long has it been since Boba Fett delivered Han to Jabba)?
  • When does Boba Fett take off his helmet? Never, it's like his trademark.
  • Mentioned: The guitarist Slash and his top-hat.
  • Hermie Odle:
    • He is not a bounty hunter.
    • He invents weapons.
    • He survives the sail barge explosion and looks like a big blob.
    • Hermie Odle is very muppety.
  • Ree-Yees:
    • A three eyed goatman and is not a bounty hunter.
    • Nor is he a senator or pod racer.
    • Jabba implanted a bomb in Ree-Yees that could be activated by Jabba saying a certain word.
    • When Jabba is being choked by Leia he tries to say the word to blow up Ree-Yees and therefore blow-up Leia as well.
    • How Ree-Yees would blow up - like Daffy Duck in cartoons.
    • According to EU, Ree-Yees hands are deformed. This is because the prequel movie makers didn't match his hands when they used characters of the same race and so this had to be explained.
  • The Ree-Yees action figure is cool - although it also has a small explosive device planted in it.
  • The Amanaman action figure was very rare. There is a Hermie Odle action figure as well.
  • The Jabba Palace aliens are a disappointment compared to the cantina scene. They are too muppety and look "fan-made".
  • Also, the cantina was was lit and edited better.
  • Amanaman looks like a paper-mache character.
  • R2-D2 goes into the dungeon. It is very dank for a desert setting.
  • Why are those guys in the cells in the dungeon? Too give it a haunted house effect or because they're waiting for their punishment.
  • The hosts explain that this is all part of the plan:
    • Our heroes are trying to be captured.
    • This will then force Jabba to leave the palace to punish them.
    • Jabbe will take a small number of people with him, thereby making it easier for our heroes to escape.
    • Chewbacca and Lando know Jabba's standard practice and used this information to formulate the plan.
    • It's still a risky plan - spoilers about the Rancor Pit.
  • Support the Show.

Meta Minute

  • 23:06 podcast episode length.
  • Cold-open: Multiple 8-DAY-GREEDO calls - The name of the second Death Star.
    • Sentinel Base (from EU).
    • The New Alderaan.
    • The Tarkin.
    • The USS Pol Treidum.
  • The hosts promote spamsongs.com.
  • Joe is the first "four-fecta" guest - i.e. he's done every Star Wars movie so far and the Holiday Special.
  • Joe says that 2015 is the year in which the movie Return of the Jedi actually occurs.

Quotes

  • Joe: And I'm Joe Dator and I'm an award-wanting - correction, multiple award-wanting - cartoonist.
  • Pete: <In response to Joe getting multiple audio notifications on his phone in the background> You're blowing up - like R5-D4.

Link

http://www.starwarsminute.com/2015/01/19/jedi-minute-11-dank-in-the-desert/


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