Jedi Minute 93: Two Big Thumbs Up

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Date

May 13th, 2015

Summary

Luke's look darts from the Emperor to Vader and, finally, to the sword in the Emperor's hand.

Guests

Joseph Scrimshaw

Notes

Film

• Starts with the Emperor telling Luke his friends are walking into a trap, and ends with C-3PO telling Wicket to wait.
• Debut of "Sad Sheev".

Podcast

• Sheev's "I meant to do that" moment.
• What the Emperor and Vader did while waiting for the Death Star to be completed.
• Is Vader in on the plan? No, but if you asked him he'd deny it.
  • Abandoned subplot where the Emperor was playing Vader against Jerjerrod.
• Vader is the limo service for Luke.
• The Rebels are bad at noticing they're heading into traps.
• "Legion of my best troops." How bad are they guys didn't make the cut.
• Mentioned: Airplane! (instruments)
• What Sheev's default voice sounds like.
• More specific advice that Obi-Wan or Yoda could have given Luke
• Sarcastic irritating sad Sheev. Every word drips with contempt.
• The shield generator blocks his wifi signal.

On Endor

• Fisticuffs! Star Trek is super punchy, but it's very rare in Star Wars.
  • Mentioned: V (TV series)
• C-3PO on sentry duty.
• The theory that people in Star Wars are illiterate, especially Han.
  • Mentioned: Han's rich step-father in the Brackett Draft.
  • What's "really" canon vs. what's "SWM-Canon".
• Recreational drug use by the Ewoks.

Joseph ordered the ROTJ picture book a week before the movie. His brother read half of it before seeing the movie and called him at home to tell him about it. He was 9 and his brother was 12.
Things that were "un-haveable" back in the day.

• The coolness (or lack thereof) of jetpacks in Star Wars.
• Flash forward to Jango hitting his head on Slave I.
• Are Stormtroopers clones?
• We know you hate it when we talk about the toys.
• Callback to the Wall of Sad Lobots.
  • Joseph had to drive an hour to Minneapolis to buy ROTJ action figures, but got Jedi Luke.
  • Pete's "misfortune" for always getting the first versions of toys (the rarer more valuable ones) rather the more movie accurate versions.

Meta Minute

• 24:14 podcast episode length.
• Cold open: Plug for Alphabeatical.
• Number of punches thrown vs. number of kicks.
• The possibility of STAR WARS MINUTE-pedia is first mentioned in this episode.
• In Jedi Minute 106, Kristen determines what adult beverages the Ewoks would drink.
• Jango hitting his head was first mentioned Star Wars Minute 80.

Quotes

• Joseph: I can finally feel joy.
• Joseph: (Palpatine voice) I killed so many Bothans...to make this happen. Pete: You wouldn't believe. Joseph: (normal voice) To plan this surprise party for you.
• Joseph: (as Vader) Son, please come over here for evil. Daddy's got to drive you home...to see angry grandpa.
• Joseph: "Bantha poodoo-pedia" Pete: Let me write that down. Joseph:..."poodoo-pedia". Give me a cut of all that internet money you make.

Link

http://www.starwarsminute.com/2015/05/13/jedi-minute-93-two-big-thumbs-up/

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