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==Date==
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January 13th, 2016
==Summary==
==Summary==
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The wind is blowing hard as Qui-Gon, Jar Jar, and Padmé follow Anakin down the street and into a slave hovel.
==Guests==
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[[Guest Name]]
[[Paul Scheer]]
==Notes==
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===Film===
===Film===
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*Starts with Qui-Gon telling Jar Jar he's wrong, and ends with Anakin telling them how very dangerous sand storms can be.
*Jira the pallie vendor.
*More [https://youtu.be/ICbUIxNBknE negative Panaka].
===Podcast===
===Podcast===
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*Why doesn't Qui-Gon feel Anakin's Force-sensitivity from just a couple feet away?
 
**Maybe because [[SWM-Canon#"The Force" does not exist|the Force doesn't exist]].
*The sandstorm doesn't look that bad and has zero payoff.
*It seems like Jira has her own credit system too.
**"'''Jira Dollars'''", like Applebee's Bucks.
**Referenced: the mobile payment service [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venmo Venmo].
*Differences from the original script.
**Anakin gives Jar Jar a speech about fear.
**This could have put these scenes into a larger concept of fear.
*George Lucas' habit of tinkering with his films.
*Where is "the outskirts"? Is it an official place name?
*Paul saw TPM 3 or 4 times in the theater. He saw it twice on opening day.
*This movie is unnecessary
**Almost none of the characters introduced in this movie continue to the next one
**AOTC takes place so much longer after TPM that Anakin is a totally different character.
**You could start the trilogy with the second movie.
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*tt:tt podcast episode length.
*15:44 podcast episode length.
*[[8-DAY-GREEDO]] call from Reed in Nashville. He thought Panaka was spraying Binaca breath spray when he uses his communicator.
**Reed will [[The Phantom Menace 63|call into the podcast again]] later.
*During their coverage of Attack of the Clones, the hosts discuss [[Attack of the Clones 4|the real reason that Panaka didn't return]].
 
==Quotes==
==Quotes==
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*'''Alex:''' He [Qui-Gon] must be playing his cards close to the space vest—the space poncho.
*'''Paul:''' <to Pete> You're a real Han Solo.


==Link==
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http://www.starwarsminute.com/2016/01/13/phantom-menace-minute-38-jira-dollars/
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Jira dollars are worth 0.15 Applebee's bucks.

Date

January 13th, 2016

Summary

The wind is blowing hard as Qui-Gon, Jar Jar, and Padmé follow Anakin down the street and into a slave hovel.

Guests

Paul Scheer

Notes

Film

  • Starts with Qui-Gon telling Jar Jar he's wrong, and ends with Anakin telling them how very dangerous sand storms can be.
  • Jira the pallie vendor.
  • More negative Panaka.

Podcast

  • Why doesn't Qui-Gon feel Anakin's Force-sensitivity from just a couple feet away?
  • The sandstorm doesn't look that bad and has zero payoff.
  • It seems like Jira has her own credit system too.
    • "Jira Dollars", like Applebee's Bucks.
    • Referenced: the mobile payment service Venmo.
  • Differences from the original script.
    • Anakin gives Jar Jar a speech about fear.
    • This could have put these scenes into a larger concept of fear.
  • George Lucas' habit of tinkering with his films.
  • Where is "the outskirts"? Is it an official place name?
  • Paul saw TPM 3 or 4 times in the theater. He saw it twice on opening day.
  • This movie is unnecessary
    • Almost none of the characters introduced in this movie continue to the next one
    • AOTC takes place so much longer after TPM that Anakin is a totally different character.
    • You could start the trilogy with the second movie.

Meta Minute

Quotes

  • Alex: He [Qui-Gon] must be playing his cards close to the space vest—the space poncho.
  • Paul: <to Pete> You're a real Han Solo.

Link

http://www.starwarsminute.com/2016/01/13/phantom-menace-minute-38-jira-dollars/

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