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===Film=== | ===Film=== | ||
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*Starts with the elevator doors closing as Han, Luke and Chewie travel up to the detention area, and ends with the prison officer clearing the transfer with his boss. | |||
===Podcast=== | ===Podcast=== | ||
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*Humorous moment when Han, Luke and Chewie are facing the wrong way when the elevator doors open. This is the first sign that they may not belong there. And Luke's helmet still doesn't fit. | |||
*The prison officers and Stormtroopers in the detention area are not very alert and give our heroes plenty of time and lee-way. Although they do have a lot of guns for an area basically in the middle of The Death Star. | |||
*Referenced: Scotty from Star Trek. | |||
*Jackie raises the excellent point that shooting guns on a space station, thereby running the risk of puncturing it and getting sucked out into space, may not be the smartest idea. This raises the question of how far a laser bolt from a blaster can travel and how many levels it can penetrate before it stops. Same question for lightsabers if they are dropped. | |||
*Obi-Wan plays hide-and-seek with no-one. | |||
*Are Obi-Wan and Darth Vader constantly thinking about each other? They sense each other in this sequence. | |||
*The blinking lights on the doors behind Vader do not seem to be in sync. (Pete is easily distracted.) All of the lights on The Death Star seem to be a bit random. | |||
*Why are there so many computer control panels in a cell block area? | |||
*There is a fire extinguisher behind Darth Vader in one scene. Alex makes the point that Darth Vader / Anakin is very concerned about fire. Maybe Darth Vader is actually doing a safety inspection in this sequence. | |||
*Darth Vader's chest panel are controls to his life support systems - which seems a dangerous place to put them as anyone can reach them. However Jackie makes the point that they would have to know his PIN number <sic> first. Maybe Darth Vader could be a walking ATM. Or is the control panel like an old 70s tape deck or eight-track device? | |||
<i>Up to 8:32.</i> | |||
===Meta Minute=== | ===Meta Minute=== | ||
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*14:39 podcast episode length. | |||
*Pete talks about his old Betamax system. | |||
*Jackie remembers her Mum really liking Star Wars the first time she saw it. Alex's Dad also really liked the movie. This was quite unusual for adults at the time - before they were allowed to be 'pop-culture dorks' like they are now. | |||
==Quotes== | ==Quotes== | ||
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*'''Pete:''' As Obi-Wan "No way, Darth Vader!" | |||
*'''Alex:''' As Obi-Wan to Darth Vader "Last time I saw you you were a smoldering piece of garbage by the side of a lave lake." | |||
==Link== | ==Link== | ||
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http://www.starwarsminute.com/2013/09/10/minute-72-this-thing/ | http://www.starwarsminute.com/2013/09/10/minute-72-this-thing/ | ||
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Date
September 10th, 2013.
Summary
The giant Wookiee and his two guards enter the old grey security station.
Guests
Notes
Film
- Starts with the elevator doors closing as Han, Luke and Chewie travel up to the detention area, and ends with the prison officer clearing the transfer with his boss.
Podcast
- Humorous moment when Han, Luke and Chewie are facing the wrong way when the elevator doors open. This is the first sign that they may not belong there. And Luke's helmet still doesn't fit.
- The prison officers and Stormtroopers in the detention area are not very alert and give our heroes plenty of time and lee-way. Although they do have a lot of guns for an area basically in the middle of The Death Star.
- Referenced: Scotty from Star Trek.
- Jackie raises the excellent point that shooting guns on a space station, thereby running the risk of puncturing it and getting sucked out into space, may not be the smartest idea. This raises the question of how far a laser bolt from a blaster can travel and how many levels it can penetrate before it stops. Same question for lightsabers if they are dropped.
- Obi-Wan plays hide-and-seek with no-one.
- Are Obi-Wan and Darth Vader constantly thinking about each other? They sense each other in this sequence.
- The blinking lights on the doors behind Vader do not seem to be in sync. (Pete is easily distracted.) All of the lights on The Death Star seem to be a bit random.
- Why are there so many computer control panels in a cell block area?
- There is a fire extinguisher behind Darth Vader in one scene. Alex makes the point that Darth Vader / Anakin is very concerned about fire. Maybe Darth Vader is actually doing a safety inspection in this sequence.
- Darth Vader's chest panel are controls to his life support systems - which seems a dangerous place to put them as anyone can reach them. However Jackie makes the point that they would have to know his PIN number <sic> first. Maybe Darth Vader could be a walking ATM. Or is the control panel like an old 70s tape deck or eight-track device?
Up to 8:32.
Meta Minute
- 14:39 podcast episode length.
- Pete talks about his old Betamax system.
- Jackie remembers her Mum really liking Star Wars the first time she saw it. Alex's Dad also really liked the movie. This was quite unusual for adults at the time - before they were allowed to be 'pop-culture dorks' like they are now.
Quotes
- Pete: As Obi-Wan "No way, Darth Vader!"
- Alex: As Obi-Wan to Darth Vader "Last time I saw you you were a smoldering piece of garbage by the side of a lave lake."
Link
http://www.starwarsminute.com/2013/09/10/minute-72-this-thing/
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