Star Wars Minute 20: The Wiener Card

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Summary

Minute 20: R5-D4 is hauled away, R2-D2 is sold to Owen, and Luke takes the droids home to his garage.

Guests

Tricia Allen

Notes

Film

"Biggs" is mentioned for the first time.

Podcast

Topics discussed:

• Other references to Biggs in the film
• Pete's hypothesis that a series of R2-D2 noises means "Hi, I'm R2-D2"
• Meaning of "Thank the maker": Referring to Darth Vader, a droid deity or a reference to humanoid belief systems?
• "Tatooine" never mentioned in Star Wars
• Luke's T-16 skyhopper in the background
• Topps' infamous C-3PO trading card
• Luke Skywalker vs Han Solo: Who's more crushable? Who's a figure for viewer self-identity? Comparison of character arcs through the original trilogy.

Meta Minute

• According to io9, the so-called wiener card was an accident and not the work of a disgruntled artist.
  • Read more at http://io9.gizmodo.com/5910424/the-curious-case-of-the-vulgar-c-3po-trading-card (article includes a link to the infamous card)

Quotes

Alex: Not that anyone is going to watch the prequels again.
Alex: I'm already cringing... We can't do Return of the Jedi Minute because I cannot spend 4 weeks talking about Ewoks.

Link

http://www.starwarsminute.com/2013/06/28/minute-20-the-wiener-card/

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