Phantom Menace Minute 27: Tech Support

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Date

December 29th, 2015

The Naboo spacecraft races away from the Federation battleship.

Starts with R2 popping out onto the surface of the Naboo starship to fix the shield generator, and ends with Obi-Wan stating that Tatooine is not in Federation territory.
First time (episode order) that Tatooine is mentioned.

The droids are expendable.
- We think of the droids as characters
Another of Alex's pet peeves. Where is the camera that is filming the droids being destroyed? It's the exact same angle and view as we were just watching.
- It's like when people look through binoculars on a TV show and the view looks like two eye holes, when that's not what it really looks like.
It's cool to see robots in space on the exterior of the ship. They are in their element here.
Callback to The only scene with no digital alterations.
Less behind the scenes info is available for the Prequels.
Mentioned: What's a duck?
- Shoutout: Former guest of the show Anthony.
Jedi spirit animals
- Obi-Wan: duck
- Qui-Gon: fish ("...always a bigger fish")
- Luke: Womp rat
- Anakin: sand.
Mentioned: The Japor snippet.
Callback to the Moisture Vaporators controversy.

20:53 podcast episode length.
Cold open: We've reached our goal of $3,000 per month on Patreon!!!
- Live Listener Q&A
New "-ize" every other Friday. There's one coming up this week!
This is the episode where Anthony Dalto is named the official STAR WARS MINUTE "Star Wars Supplier".
- This is the first "Official correspondent of..." appointment to be made, but many more will eventually be established by SWM:WE.

Matt: ...and Lucas decided he wanted to fully represent Asians in this film...
Alex: (as Alec Guinness) Well a duck is what gives a Jedi his power.

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