Jedi Minute 62: Small Talk

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Perfect for a stroll down the Boulevard or for covert operations on a forest moon!

Date

March 31st, 2015

Summary

Luke and Han exchange a silent, grim look. Luke gets up wearily.

Guests

Josh Flanagan

Notes

Film

• Starts with Luke admiring his handiwork, looking at the chopped and barbecued biker scout, and ends with mysterious footsteps in the woods.
• Luke wheels around and stumbles away.
• Han says to meet at the base at 03:00. This is one of the rare times when a time of day is explicitly stated.
• Good shot of the rubber C-3PO midriff.
• Surprised that Luke didn't pass Leia on his way back.

Podcast

• We're eagerly waiting to find out what those footsteps are, but we'll find out tomorrow.
• Luke is probably about 5 miles away from the others. How long does it take him to get back?
  • Three forest moon days, which is like eight weeks Basic.
• Han Solo was promoted to general too soon. He makes many leadership mistakes.
  • Han seems to agree with this sentiment that he's in the wrong job.
• Costumes
  • Everybody else is wearing vaguely military garb; Han is just wearing a trench coat that wouldn't look out of place in a 1980s Sears <catalog>.
  • John Mollo being replaced by Nilo Rodis.
• Josh has tried to stay positive about this movie, but now that he's on the show he starts picking it apart.
• Avoiding referring to specific times in science fiction writing, sort of like avoiding having to admit that you've forgotten the name of someone that you work with.
• Lack of military discipline in the Rebellion.

  • Maybe everyone is a general. Like how everybody at a startup is a VP of something incredibly specific.
  • Ackbar asked to be an admiral instead.

Do droids have an aesthetic sense?

What/who Artoo's inner monolog sounds like:

• Nathan Lane
• An angry Sam Jackson
• Werner Herzog.
• Listener Projects: create a video dubbing R2 with each of these.

Programming C-3PO to make small talk.

R2 is constantly out of his element and is a real trooper.

Han delivering the titular line.

• John Williams probably wouldn't do the music sting.

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Meta Minute

• 20:07 podcast episode length.
• The pronunciation of John Mollo's name is discussed in ESB 123.
• Han Solo previously mentioned a specific time (02:00) when they're on the Falcon in Star Wars. This was discussed in more depth during SWM 58.
  • Luke and his uncle also refer to seasons and years.
• Another bit was not cut out.

Quotes

• Alex: Does it [the Force] have a compass?
• Pete: This is my "Han-cho". Alex: I didn't think he would stoop "Solo" as to say that.
• Alex: I'm the general. Me and the other general are going to go look for one person.
• Alex: Rieekan is in charge of the coffee, and the other guy [the admiral] is in charge of the ack-bar...Sorry.
• Josh: Small talk: the worst of all apps.
• Pete: (mishearing Alex) He [Luke] was a pastor?

Link

http://www.starwarsminute.com/2015/03/31/jedi-minute-62-small-talk/

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