Bonus: Episode VII Teaser Reaction

Date

December 1st, 2014

Summary

The hosts break down the teaser trailer for The Force Awakens.

Guests

Hosts only.

Notes

• Everyone on Earth has seen the teaser trailer at the time that this podcast episode was recorded.
• Scene 1: No branding at the start of the trailer.
• Starts on a sandy, desert-like planet. Is this Tatooine?
• We hear a voice (Andy Serkis) - "There's been an awakening..."
• Then a stormtrooper - played by John Boyega - is shown. Notably it is a new style of stormtrooper outfit and they are not wearing a helmet.
• Pete likes things in the trailer that are just updates on old Star Wars things.
• Pete's complicated relationships with the prequels.
• Why are there still stormtroopers and what else has happened in the intervening years?
• There is a lot of Star Wars mumbo-jumbo in the voice-over. Pete points out that there is more to Star Wars than just Jedis.
• Scene 2: A rolling droid on sandy ground.
• Is this droid feasible in the real-world? Or is it just a CGI character?
• The droid is a possible alarm bell that the movie may be too "cartoon-y".
• Lots of old Star Wars items in the background of this scene that match set photos that have already been leaked.
• The hopes of the hosts for the movie given bad experiences with the prequels.
• Scene 3: More stormtroopers.
• Old things are being redesigned.
• A lot of camera movement. Too much or visually interesting?

Start at 24:00.

Meta Minute

• 1:18:43 podcast episode length.
• A special bonus episode.

Link

http://www.starwarsminute.com/2014/12/01/bonus-episode-vii-teaser-reaction/

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