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==Date== | ==Date== | ||
February | February 15th, 2016 | ||
==Summary== | ==Summary== | ||
Anakin's engine floods and coughs – then dies. All the other Podracers except one swerve around him and disappear down the track. | Anakin's engine floods and coughs – then dies. All the other Podracers except one swerve around him and disappear down the track. | ||
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===Film=== | ===Film=== | ||
*First of two whole weeks (ten full minutes) of podracing | *First of two whole weeks (ten full minutes) of podracing | ||
*Death of Mawhonic | *Sebulba sabotages Anakin then literally twirls his mustache (à la [[Wikipedia:Snidely_Whiplash|Snidely Whiplash]]). | ||
*[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Graxol_Kelvyyn Graxol Kelvyyn] is the tallest practical costume (11 ft tall) in the film. | |||
*Death of Mawhonic. | |||
===Podcast=== | ===Podcast=== | ||
*First attempts to come up with a collective names for SWM fans | *Final [[8-DAY-GREEDO]] call from Andrew in L.A. | ||
**Threw "SWiMmers" out there | *First attempts to come up with a collective names for SWM fans. | ||
*Description of pod race from original draft | **Threw "SWiMmers" out there. | ||
**Many names reused and shuffled | *Description of pod race from original draft. | ||
**Many [[Recycled names|names reused]] and shuffled. | |||
**Likened to [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/rearrange_the_deck_chairs_on_the_Titanic rearranging the deck chairs on the (space) Titanic]. | |||
*Mentioned: Star Trek. | |||
*Referenced: [[Wikipedia:Mickey_(song)|"Mickey" by Toni Basil]], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PE_CM3tvkys Batman climbing walls] in the original Batman TV show, [[Wikipedia:Revolution_9|Revolution 9]] ([[Wrong show]]). | |||
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===Meta Minute=== | ===Meta Minute=== | ||
*36:37 podcast episode length. | |||
*"Kelvyyn" sounds like "Kelvin" which J.J. Abrams (who directed ''Episode VII'') tries to work into many of his movies[https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Kelvin_Ridge#Behind_the_scenes]. This is an interesting bit of foreshadowing since Abrams did not work on ''The Phantom Menace''. | |||
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==Quotes== | ==Quotes== | ||
* | *'''Pete:''' A lot of the garbage stayed the same. | ||
*'''Alex:''' Behind every great man spouting gibberish is a tired, harried woman. | |||
*'''Asterios:''' Am I having a stroke right now?! | |||
*'''Alex:''' Ask your doctor if Mysturall is right for you. | |||
*'''Asterios:''' (à la [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVi8bJFIac8 Montel Jordan]) This is how we do it. This is how we ruin the movie. | |||
*'''Alex:''' People hate [[toy talk|when we talk about the Toy Dampner]]. | |||
==Link== | ==Link== | ||
http://www.starwarsminute.com/2016/02/15/phantom-menace-minute-61-bag-of-planets/ | http://www.starwarsminute.com/2016/02/15/phantom-menace-minute-61-bag-of-planets/ | ||
{{EpisodeFooter|The Phantom Menace}} | {{EpisodeFooter|The Phantom Menace|61}} | ||
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Date
February 15th, 2016
Summary
Anakin's engine floods and coughs – then dies. All the other Podracers except one swerve around him and disappear down the track.
Guests
Notes
Film
- First of two whole weeks (ten full minutes) of podracing
- Sebulba sabotages Anakin then literally twirls his mustache (à la Snidely Whiplash).
- Graxol Kelvyyn is the tallest practical costume (11 ft tall) in the film.
- Death of Mawhonic.
Podcast
- Final 8-DAY-GREEDO call from Andrew in L.A.
- First attempts to come up with a collective names for SWM fans.
- Threw "SWiMmers" out there.
- Description of pod race from original draft.
- Many names reused and shuffled.
- Likened to rearranging the deck chairs on the (space) Titanic.
- Mentioned: Star Trek.
- Referenced: "Mickey" by Toni Basil, Batman climbing walls in the original Batman TV show, Revolution 9 (Wrong show).
Meta Minute
- 36:37 podcast episode length.
- "Kelvyyn" sounds like "Kelvin" which J.J. Abrams (who directed Episode VII) tries to work into many of his movies[1]. This is an interesting bit of foreshadowing since Abrams did not work on The Phantom Menace.
Quotes
- Pete: A lot of the garbage stayed the same.
- Alex: Behind every great man spouting gibberish is a tired, harried woman.
- Asterios: Am I having a stroke right now?!
- Alex: Ask your doctor if Mysturall is right for you.
- Asterios: (à la Montel Jordan) This is how we do it. This is how we ruin the movie.
- Alex: People hate when we talk about the Toy Dampner.
Link
http://www.starwarsminute.com/2016/02/15/phantom-menace-minute-61-bag-of-planets/