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
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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