Phantom Menace Minute 12: A Jingle of a Character

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Date

December 8th, 2015

Summary

Qui-Gon and Jar Jar pull themselves out of the mud.

Guests

The Bens: Acker and Blacker

Notes

Film

• Jar Jar springs upright (like Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
• First time (episode order) that gods are mentioned

Podcast

• Odd (old-fashioned?) film pacing in TPM
  • Humanizing dialogue cut out to make room for more effects shots
• Referenced: The Terminator, Prometheus, "By Mennen" Jingle, Love Actually, Jonathan Winters, Bob Newhart (stammering), Tim Gunn
• Mentioned: What does Jar Jar smell/feel like?, From time to time
• English-speaking Chewbacca?
• Unintelligible Jar Jar dialogue
• The non-threat of the droid troop transport
• Jar Jar character design
  • Compare/contrast with Ewoks
• Another shoutout to Matt Gourley
• Lucas' anti-faith bent
• Movies we'd like to see: Chewie and his tutor rom-com, Han and Chewie college roommates

Meta Minute

• Flash forward: Although not explicitly stated in the movie, Chewbacca did appear to have a bit of a thing going on with Doctor Harter Kalonia

Quotes

• "The Voldemort of Hotels" - Ben Acker
• "'All-Too-Human' MacGregor" - Alex
• "We gotta develop vests. It just makes sense." - Acker

Link

http://www.starwarsminute.com/2015/12/08/phantom-menace-minute-12-a-jingle-of-a-character/

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