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==Date== | |||
June 28th, 2013. | |||
==Summary== | ==Summary== | ||
Minute 20: R5-D4 is hauled away, R2-D2 is sold to Owen, and Luke takes the droids home to his garage. | Minute 20: R5-D4 is hauled away, R2-D2 is sold to Owen, and Luke takes the droids home to his garage. | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
===Film=== | ===Film=== | ||
"Biggs" is mentioned for the first time. | *Starts with the smoking remains of R5-D4 being hauled away to be sold for scrap or repaired and ends with Luke and the droids in Luke's garage. Luke is taking care of R2-D2, C-3PO is in the oil bath, and they're all chatting about where they are and what's going on. | ||
*"Biggs" is mentioned for the first time. | |||
===Podcast=== | ===Podcast=== | ||
*Other references to Biggs (and Tank) in the film. | |||
* Other references to Biggs in the film | *C-3PO goes on about R2-D2's virtues until Luke basically dismisses him. | ||
* Pete's hypothesis that a series of R2-D2 noises means "Hi, I'm R2-D2" | *Pete's hypothesis that a series of R2-D2 noises means "Hi (or hello), I'm R2-D2". Who else R2-D2 is introduced to during the movies. | ||
* Meaning of "Thank the maker": Referring to Darth Vader, a droid deity or a reference to humanoid belief systems? | [[File:Repent!.jpg|left|350px|thumb]] | ||
* "Tatooine" never mentioned in ''Star Wars'' | *Meaning of "Thank the maker": Referring to Darth Vader, a droid religion / deity, a general droid colloquialism, human language patterns or a reference to humanoid belief systems? Alternatively, C-3PO is fishing for general information from Luke.<br clear=all> | ||
* Luke's T-16 | *Luke says that if there is bright center of the 'universe' then Tatooine is the furthest from it. | ||
* Topps' infamous C-3PO trading card | *The word "Tatooine" is never mentioned in ''Star Wars''. It is said in ESB and ROTJ. | ||
* Luke Skywalker vs Han Solo: Who's more crushable? | *Luke's T-16 Skyhopper in the background (it cannot be seen in the scan and pan version of the movie). It is also not parked in the garage in Episode 2 ([[Inside_References_and_Running_Jokes#Sorry.2C_Pete|"Sorry Pete"]]). | ||
*Luke is a dork, sitting next to his car (the Skyhopper) while playing with a model of his car. | |||
*Topps' infamous C-3PO trading card based on a camera shot from this minute. | |||
*Luke Skywalker vs Han Solo: Who's more crushable? Which of the two characters do viewers identity with? Comparison of character arcs and traits throughout 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 https://gizmodo.com/the-curious-case-of-the-vulgar-c-3po-trading-card-30786092 (article includes a link to the infamous card). | |||
*Tricia's 4-year-old daughter loved Ewoks when she watched their part of ROTJ. | |||
*Thanks to Tricia for the week. Tricia would most like to come back for Han's "we're all fine here" scene (see [[SWM 74]]). | |||
==Quotes== | ==Quotes== | ||
'''Alex:''' Not that anyone is going to watch the | *'''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. | *'''Alex:''' I'm already cringing... We can't do ''Return of the Jedi Minute'' because I cannot spend 4 weeks talking about Ewoks. | ||
*'''Pete:''' Every man's struggle deep inside is his battle with his inner Luke and his inner Han. | |||
==Link== | ==Link== | ||
http://www.starwarsminute.com/2013/06/28/minute-20-the-wiener-card/ | http://www.starwarsminute.com/2013/06/28/minute-20-the-wiener-card/ | ||
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Date
June 28th, 2013.
Summary
Minute 20: R5-D4 is hauled away, R2-D2 is sold to Owen, and Luke takes the droids home to his garage.
Guests
Notes
Film
- Starts with the smoking remains of R5-D4 being hauled away to be sold for scrap or repaired and ends with Luke and the droids in Luke's garage. Luke is taking care of R2-D2, C-3PO is in the oil bath, and they're all chatting about where they are and what's going on.
- "Biggs" is mentioned for the first time.
Podcast
- Other references to Biggs (and Tank) in the film.
- C-3PO goes on about R2-D2's virtues until Luke basically dismisses him.
- Pete's hypothesis that a series of R2-D2 noises means "Hi (or hello), I'm R2-D2". Who else R2-D2 is introduced to during the movies.
- Meaning of "Thank the maker": Referring to Darth Vader, a droid religion / deity, a general droid colloquialism, human language patterns or a reference to humanoid belief systems? Alternatively, C-3PO is fishing for general information from Luke.
- Luke says that if there is bright center of the 'universe' then Tatooine is the furthest from it.
- The word "Tatooine" is never mentioned in Star Wars. It is said in ESB and ROTJ.
- Luke's T-16 Skyhopper in the background (it cannot be seen in the scan and pan version of the movie). It is also not parked in the garage in Episode 2 ("Sorry Pete").
- Luke is a dork, sitting next to his car (the Skyhopper) while playing with a model of his car.
- Topps' infamous C-3PO trading card based on a camera shot from this minute.
- Luke Skywalker vs Han Solo: Who's more crushable? Which of the two characters do viewers identity with? Comparison of character arcs and traits throughout 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 https://gizmodo.com/the-curious-case-of-the-vulgar-c-3po-trading-card-30786092 (article includes a link to the infamous card).
- Tricia's 4-year-old daughter loved Ewoks when she watched their part of ROTJ.
- Thanks to Tricia for the week. Tricia would most like to come back for Han's "we're all fine here" scene (see SWM 74).
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.
- Pete: Every man's struggle deep inside is his battle with his inner Luke and his inner Han.
Link
http://www.starwarsminute.com/2013/06/28/minute-20-the-wiener-card/