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==Date==
==Date==
June 6th, 2013
June 6th, 2013
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===Film===
===Film===
*Minute starts with the Rebels preparing for battle and ends with said battle as Stormtroopers pour onto the blockade runner.
*First appearance of Stormtroopers in film.  
*First appearance of Stormtroopers in film.  


===Podcast===
===Podcast===
*Is it obvious that the Rebels are the good guys and our friends?
*Perhaps the Rebellion is also evil.
*The scratching sound on the outside of the blockade runner as it is captured by the Imperial Destroyer. It sounds like a large pet scratching at the door.
*How the Stormtroopers board the blockade runner so quickly. Via a special transport TIE fighter? It was nice of the Stormtroopers to enter via a  door though.
*The role and importance of the Stormtroopers in the movies.
*Are Stormtroopers humans or "robits" (sic - robots)?
*Stormtrooper armor is a) ineffectual and b) poorly designed. Perhaps it works better in hand-to-hand combat than laser battle.
*There were no Rebels in the original run of toys.
*As a kid Alex always thought that one of the Rebels (the one that braces himself for the attack) was Princess Leia's father - just because.
*Pete recalls the awkwardness of bringing a 12" Stormtrooper action figure to Hebrew nursery school.
*Pete recalls the awkwardness of bringing a 12" Stormtrooper action figure to Hebrew nursery school.
===Meta Minute===
*8:40 podcast episode length.


===Meta-Minute===
*According to Wookieepedia, the Stormtroopers (and Vader) arrived via a [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/TIE/br_boarding_shuttle TIE/br boarding shuttle]. This vessel was designed but never built for the movie. The design was later refused for the TIE bomber and [[The Empire Strikes Back 73|Captain Needa's shuttle]] in ''The Empire Strikes Back''.
*C-3PO's line "There will be no escape for the princess this time!" is also discussed in minutes [[Star Wars Minute 6: The Spice Mines of Kessel]] and [[Star Wars Minute 22: Warn Uncle]]. Not mentioned in these minutes are the shooting script of ''Star Wars'' and Alan Dean Foster's novelization of Star Wars, ''Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker'', which uses the line "There is no escape for the Captain this time ..."
*C-3PO's line "There will be no escape for the princess this time!" is also discussed in minutes [[Star Wars Minute 6: The Spice Mines of Kessel]] and [[Star Wars Minute 22: Warn Uncle]]. Not mentioned in these minutes are the shooting script of ''Star Wars'' and Alan Dean Foster's novelization of Star Wars, ''Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker'', which uses the line "There is no escape for the Captain this time ..."
*Referenced: [http://whills.nu/4/sw6.html The Adventures of Luke Starkiller: Saga One - The Star Wars], March 15, 1976.


==Quotes==
==Quotes==
'''Pete:''' It's like the Borg, they just change the frequency a little bit. '''Alex:''' I don't know what this Borg are. '''Pete:''' It's a different podcast.
*'''Pete:''' It's like the Borg, they just change the frequency a little bit. '''Alex:''' I don't know what this Borg are. '''Pete:''' It's a [[:Category:Star Trek|different podcast]].
 
*'''Alex:''' '''Scamp, No!''' No! Bad dog!
==Pop Culture References==
[http://whills.nu/4/sw6.html The Adventures of Luke Starkiller: Saga One - The Star Wars], March 15, 1976


==Link==
==Link==
http://www.starwarsminute.com/2013/06/06/minute-4-scamp-no/
http://www.starwarsminute.com/2013/06/06/minute-4-scamp-no/
 
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Date

June 6th, 2013

Summary

Minute 4 of Star Wars: Rebels brace for battle and Stormtroopers board the Rebel blockade runner.

Guests

None.

Notes

Film

  • Minute starts with the Rebels preparing for battle and ends with said battle as Stormtroopers pour onto the blockade runner.
  • First appearance of Stormtroopers in film.

Podcast

  • Is it obvious that the Rebels are the good guys and our friends?
  • Perhaps the Rebellion is also evil.
  • The scratching sound on the outside of the blockade runner as it is captured by the Imperial Destroyer. It sounds like a large pet scratching at the door.
  • How the Stormtroopers board the blockade runner so quickly. Via a special transport TIE fighter? It was nice of the Stormtroopers to enter via a door though.
  • The role and importance of the Stormtroopers in the movies.
  • Are Stormtroopers humans or "robits" (sic - robots)?
  • Stormtrooper armor is a) ineffectual and b) poorly designed. Perhaps it works better in hand-to-hand combat than laser battle.
  • There were no Rebels in the original run of toys.
  • As a kid Alex always thought that one of the Rebels (the one that braces himself for the attack) was Princess Leia's father - just because.
  • Pete recalls the awkwardness of bringing a 12" Stormtrooper action figure to Hebrew nursery school.

Meta Minute

  • 8:40 podcast episode length.

Quotes

  • Pete: It's like the Borg, they just change the frequency a little bit. Alex: I don't know what this Borg are. Pete: It's a different podcast.
  • Alex: Scamp, No! No! Bad dog!

Link

http://www.starwarsminute.com/2013/06/06/minute-4-scamp-no/

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