Star Wars Minute 48: The Millennium Falcon Story

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Date

August 7th, 2013

Summary

We meet Han Solo, captain of the Millennium Falcon.

Guests

Tony Consiglio

Notes

Film

• Han's famous line about the Kessel Run

Podcast

• Another weird pronunciation thing: Falcon
• Acting quality: Guinness and Ford
• The gang offer their explanations for the astronomical inaccuracy of the dialogue
  • Parsecs are a unit of distance, not time
• Luke's clueless reaction to the negotiations
• What if Ben had taken the wrong teenager with him?
• The first thing Han does after Ben says "No questions asked" is ask a question.
• Mentioned: You'll be Dead!
• The (in)famous Millennium Falcon story
  • Turns out those smuggling compartments were full to the brim with cockroaches

Meta Minute

• Listeners that called the hotline to say "Millennium Falcon" had their calls stitched together at the top of Minute 53
• Tony will reprise his surprisingly good TIE Fighter sound in Star Wars Minute: Weekend Edition 64.

Quotes

• Alex: In a hoity-toity British accent Lovey, bring up the Falcon, won't you?"
• Pete: Fast ship? ...It ran the Indy 500 in 400!
• Pete: I'll have a venti macchiato, and no questions. Alex: Is that for here or to go? Pete: I SAID NO QUESTIONS!
• Alex: In reference to the visual of a Millennium Falcon swarming with roaches Somebody recreate that. Pete: Please don't.

Link

http://www.starwarsminute.com/2013/08/07/minute-48-the-millennium-falcon-story/

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