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[[File:SeniorSuperlatives.png|right|thumb|380px|Is this one of those "Find your classmates" things?]]
==Date==
==Date==
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December 28th, 2015
==Summary==
==Summary==
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The ship exits the hangar. Battle droidsstanding in the hangar shoot at them.
==Guests==
==Guests==
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[[Guest Name]]
[[Matt Gourley]]
==Notes==
==Notes==
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===Film===
===Film===
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*Starts with the Jedi finishing off the battle droids, ends with R2-D2 popping onto the surface of the ship.
*First appearance of [[Ric Olié]].
*First appearance of R2-D2
*Direct quote: Another "How Rude!"
**We're now up to 4.
*Funny droid legs standing by themselves.
===Podcast===
===Podcast===
<!-- Topics and notable trivia about the podcast episode -->
*Referenced: <u>[https://www.amazon.com/dp/0545609194?tag=stawarmin-20 Star Wars Colors]</u>, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vWOip70vt4 Snoopy Flying Ace] from Peanuts.
<ul>
<li>Naboo starships</li>
<ul type="bullet">
<li>The ship in this movie doesn't have a name.</li>
::<b>See also:</b> [[Return of the Jedi 11|What they named Death Star II]].
<li>So shiny, especially compared to the 'dirty aesthetic' of the Original Trilogy. Matt's opinion that the set design is too crisp in the Prequels.</li>
<ul>
<li>Technology has advanced to the point where they can do a shiny spaceship in CG. Referenced: the T-1000 from ''Terminator 2''.</li></ul>
<li>It would be cool to see a Galactic Civil War-era Naboo starship.</li></ul>
<li>Half of the freed pilots run back in the castle, and the others just climb on board the Naboo starship.</li></ul>
====Ric Olié====
*"Captain Obvious". He only exists to shout out very obvious exposition.
**Wookieepedia describes him as "very vocally observant."
**Played by Ralph Brown.
**His confused (but also intense) performance.
**Pete reiterates that the character of Ric Olié should be combined with that of Captain Panaka.
**His action figure was available before the movie, and a lot of people bought it before they realized how small his part in the movie was.
*That widow's peak.
<gallery mode="tight" perrow=3 caption="Prominent widow's peak hairlines">
File:Phil Colins Hair.jpg|'''The "Phil Collins Vampire" Look'''
File:ChristopherLee_Drakula3.jpg|Thumb|Christopher Lee as Dracula, also with a prominent widow's peak.
File:85.jpg|Ralph Brown as Francis "85" Aaron.
</gallery>
:*Ralph Brown facts.
:**Filmography.
:**[http://www.brightonbeachboys.com/Brighton_Beach_Boys/Home.html Beach Boys tribute band].


====Other Notes====
*Cut storyline: tension and racism between the Naboo and the Gungans.
*Another cut bit: Jar Jar causes an R5 unit to commit suicide.
*R2 starts off as just a droid off the rack, and is plucked from obscurity.
*Mentioned: [[Inside References and Running Jokes#Can you come back tomorrow?|Can you come back tomorrow?]]
**Matt will be staying the night in Pete and Alex's hotel.
*[[Support the Show]]!
===Meta Minute===
===Meta Minute===
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*tt:tt podcast episode length.
*30:13 podcast episode length.
*[[8-DAY-GREEDO]] call from Mailman Ryan. He loves Ric Olié!
*Matt is a [[returning champion]].
*This episode was recorded in the "[[Media:Laurel_and_Hardy.jpg|Laurel and Hardy suite]]" at the [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Hollywood+Inn+Express+North/@34.102075,-118.3038749,17z Hollywood Express Inn North].
*Matt does not end up getting the [[Attack of the Clones 3|Naboo Diplomatic Barge minutes]] because it is within the first five minutes of the movie, when it is traditionally just the [[hosts]].
*Microphone colors, and what they say about the hosts.
*We have yet to see a yellow or an orange lightsaber in on-screen canon.
*"Trucker Speed" are tablets sold mostly at gas stations to help long-haul truckers stay alert. The active ingredient is ephedrine (which is in the same family as amphetamine, thus "speed"). In the US, ephedrine is a controlled substance, and now most gas stations only sell caffeine tablets marketed as trucker speed.
*John "Johnny Appleseed" Chapman was an American pioneer and the subject of folklore. He is famous for introducing apples to much of the eastern United States and southern Canada[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Appleseed].
*In ''Alien 3'', Francis "85" Aaron is in fact a prison guard.
*The scene with Sio Bibble blue-screened in later comes from [[Attack of the Clones 40|Attack of the Clones]].
==Quotes==
==Quotes==
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*'''Pete:''' "Oh, there's a missile."
 
*'''Pete:''' Teetering between toys and evil.
*'''Pete:''' Later Sean Connery was always on the trucker speed.
*'''Alex:''' Do some kind of space accent.
*'''Pete:''' "[[Prequel patois]]."
*'''Matt:''' <Nemoidian accent>
*'''Pete:''' (Paraphrasing [https://storage.googleapis.com/vidsums/bf14ed3a-3269-4fd9-be68-f23821d0937a_text.gif Dr. Jones, Sr.]) I should have mailed this to [[The Sklar Brothers]].
==Link==
==Link==
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http://www.starwarsminute.com/2015/12/28/phantom-menace-minute-26-the-phil-collins-vampire-look/
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Is this one of those "Find your classmates" things?

Date

December 28th, 2015

Summary

The ship exits the hangar. Battle droidsstanding in the hangar shoot at them.

Guests

Matt Gourley

Notes

Film

  • Starts with the Jedi finishing off the battle droids, ends with R2-D2 popping onto the surface of the ship.
  • First appearance of Ric Olié.
  • First appearance of R2-D2
  • Direct quote: Another "How Rude!"
    • We're now up to 4.
  • Funny droid legs standing by themselves.

Podcast

  • Naboo starships
    • The ship in this movie doesn't have a name.
      • See also: What they named Death Star II.
    • So shiny, especially compared to the 'dirty aesthetic' of the Original Trilogy. Matt's opinion that the set design is too crisp in the Prequels.
      • Technology has advanced to the point where they can do a shiny spaceship in CG. Referenced: the T-1000 from Terminator 2.
    • It would be cool to see a Galactic Civil War-era Naboo starship.
  • Half of the freed pilots run back in the castle, and the others just climb on board the Naboo starship.

Ric Olié

  • "Captain Obvious". He only exists to shout out very obvious exposition.
    • Wookieepedia describes him as "very vocally observant."
    • Played by Ralph Brown.
    • His confused (but also intense) performance.
    • Pete reiterates that the character of Ric Olié should be combined with that of Captain Panaka.
    • His action figure was available before the movie, and a lot of people bought it before they realized how small his part in the movie was.
  • That widow's peak.
  • Prominent widow's peak hairlines

  • The "Phil Collins Vampire" Look

  • Christopher Lee as Dracula, also with a prominent widow's peak.

  • Ralph Brown as Francis "85" Aaron.

Other Notes

  • Cut storyline: tension and racism between the Naboo and the Gungans.
  • Another cut bit: Jar Jar causes an R5 unit to commit suicide.
  • R2 starts off as just a droid off the rack, and is plucked from obscurity.
  • Mentioned: Can you come back tomorrow?
    • Matt will be staying the night in Pete and Alex's hotel.
  • Support the Show!

Meta Minute

  • 30:13 podcast episode length.
  • 8-DAY-GREEDO call from Mailman Ryan. He loves Ric Olié!
  • Matt is a returning champion.
  • This episode was recorded in the "Laurel and Hardy suite" at the Hollywood Express Inn North.
  • Matt does not end up getting the Naboo Diplomatic Barge minutes because it is within the first five minutes of the movie, when it is traditionally just the hosts.
  • Microphone colors, and what they say about the hosts.
  • We have yet to see a yellow or an orange lightsaber in on-screen canon.
  • "Trucker Speed" are tablets sold mostly at gas stations to help long-haul truckers stay alert. The active ingredient is ephedrine (which is in the same family as amphetamine, thus "speed"). In the US, ephedrine is a controlled substance, and now most gas stations only sell caffeine tablets marketed as trucker speed.
  • John "Johnny Appleseed" Chapman was an American pioneer and the subject of folklore. He is famous for introducing apples to much of the eastern United States and southern Canada[1].
  • In Alien 3, Francis "85" Aaron is in fact a prison guard.
  • The scene with Sio Bibble blue-screened in later comes from Attack of the Clones.

Quotes

  • Pete: "Oh, there's a missile."
  • Pete: Teetering between toys and evil.
  • Pete: Later Sean Connery was always on the trucker speed.
  • Alex: Do some kind of space accent.
  • Pete: "Prequel patois."
  • Matt: <Nemoidian accent>
  • Pete: (Paraphrasing Dr. Jones, Sr.) I should have mailed this to The Sklar Brothers.

Link

http://www.starwarsminute.com/2015/12/28/phantom-menace-minute-26-the-phil-collins-vampire-look/

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