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*Racism in TPM | *Racism in TPM | ||
**Nemoidians seem dubbed like in a kung fu film | **Nemoidians seem dubbed like in a kung fu film | ||
*Referenced: ''Jurassic Park'', ''Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow'', ''Darkman'' | *Referenced: ''Jurassic Park'', ''Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow'', ''Darkman'', ''Starship Troopers'' | ||
*Mentioned: the [[8-DAY-GREEDO]] hotline | *Mentioned: the [[8-DAY-GREEDO]] hotline | ||
*Ahmed Best interview where he mentions that Michael Jackson wanted to be Jar Jar | *Ahmed Best interview where he mentions that Michael Jackson wanted to be Jar Jar | ||
*Jar Jar's dialogue is written out as it is performed | *Jar Jar's dialogue is written out as it is performed | ||
*Battle droids are automatons built for a purpose, but they have ranks | |||
**How does that even work? Are they built to be certain ranks, or do they rise from private to general based on age? | |||
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*Flash forward: Fode/Beed will be discussed in more detail when they/it appear(s) in [[Phantom Menace Minute 56: Shakespeare|Minute 56]] | *Flash forward: Fode/Beed will be discussed in more detail when they/it appear(s) in [[Phantom Menace Minute 56: Shakespeare|Minute 56]] | ||
*The Harrison Ford quote they are referring to is: "George, you can type this [S-Wing], but you can't say it!"[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0466641/quotes] | *The Harrison Ford quote they are referring to is: "George, you can type this [S-Wing], but you can't say it!"[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0466641/quotes] | ||
*"Cassio" is the first name of General Tagge from ''Star Wars'' | |||
==Quotes== | ==Quotes== | ||
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*"You who know I hate working for: our boss. You know what would get him in a lot of hot water...there's no way he can come back from this." - Ben | *"You who know I hate working for: our boss. You know what would get him in a lot of hot water...there's no way he can come back from this." - Ben Acker, explaining where the racist accents came from | ||
*"Jar Jar is pretty terrible." - Ben | *"Jar Jar is pretty terrible." - Ben Acker, reading from his notes | ||
*"For such a well-thought out universe, it's not a well-thought out universe!" - Ben Blacker | |||
*"My iPod, which is not an iPhone, it's like from 8-9 years ago, can hold so many songs, and it is leading the electronic army in my home." - Ben Blacker | |||
==Link== | ==Link== | ||
http://www.starwarsminute.com/2015/12/07/phantom-menace-minute-11-alien-race-face/ | http://www.starwarsminute.com/2015/12/07/phantom-menace-minute-11-alien-race-face/ | ||
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Date
December 7th, 2015
Summary
Qui-Gon runs through the strange landscape, glancing back to see the monstrous troop transports, emerging from the mist. Animals begin to run past him in a panic.
Guests
Ben Acker and Ben Blacker
Notes
Film
- First time we watch a ship land on the ground
- S.T.A.P.
- Jar Jar first appears at the end of this minute
Podcast
- This is a prequel - why isn't it more old-timey (compared to the Original Trilogy, which is the space 70s, why isn't this the space 40s?)
- Uncanny Valley of all-CGI scenes
- Racism in TPM
- Nemoidians seem dubbed like in a kung fu film
- Referenced: Jurassic Park, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, Darkman, Starship Troopers
- Mentioned: the 8-DAY-GREEDO hotline
- Ahmed Best interview where he mentions that Michael Jackson wanted to be Jar Jar
- Jar Jar's dialogue is written out as it is performed
- Battle droids are automatons built for a purpose, but they have ranks
- How does that even work? Are they built to be certain ranks, or do they rise from private to general based on age?
Meta Minute
- The dinosaur from Jurassic Park that was referred to is actually a Brachiosaurus
- Pete's pronunciation of "STAAAP" becomes a bit of a running joke
- Flash forward: Fode/Beed will be discussed in more detail when they/it appear(s) in Minute 56
- The Harrison Ford quote they are referring to is: "George, you can type this [S-Wing], but you can't say it!"[1]
- "Cassio" is the first name of General Tagge from Star Wars
Quotes
- "You who know I hate working for: our boss. You know what would get him in a lot of hot water...there's no way he can come back from this." - Ben Acker, explaining where the racist accents came from
- "Jar Jar is pretty terrible." - Ben Acker, reading from his notes
- "For such a well-thought out universe, it's not a well-thought out universe!" - Ben Blacker
- "My iPod, which is not an iPhone, it's like from 8-9 years ago, can hold so many songs, and it is leading the electronic army in my home." - Ben Blacker
Link
http://www.starwarsminute.com/2015/12/07/phantom-menace-minute-11-alien-race-face/
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