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===Film=== | ===Film=== | ||
*Han runs up the ramp; the Falcon takes off and is pursued by Imperial Star Destroyers. | |||
===Podcast=== | ===Podcast=== | ||
*Luke's experience travelling on spaceships up until this point. | |||
*Did the Lars' travel on spaceships when they went on holidays? | |||
*Luke seems to be a bit annoyed by being on the Falcon. | |||
*Luke still smarting from Ben calling him "little one". | |||
*Mike asks - Why was Han in such a hurry to get away? | |||
*Could the Stormtroopers actually shoot down the Millennium Falcon? | |||
*Seatbelts on the Falcon. | |||
*R2-D2's stability on spaceships. | |||
*Guns / lasers mounted on the Millennium Falcon. | |||
*[[Inside_References_and_Running_Jokes#Chewbacca_getting_out_of_his_life_debt|Chewbacca potentially getting out of his life debt]] by not trying too hard to protect Han with the gun / laser. | |||
*Would Han really push Luke out of the air-lock as he threatens to? | |||
*The camera angle showing Tatooine above the Imperial Cruisers. This means that from the ground on Tatooine the Cruisers would have been upside down. | |||
*The sci-fi rule that, on camera, spaceships are always shown the right way up. | |||
*The general lack of gravity / gravitational effects in Star Wars and how these effects would have looked cool if actually shown in the movies. | |||
*The theory that the Empire only conquered planets that had similar gravity and destroyed all the rest. | |||
*The round door and padded walls on the Falcon. | |||
*The toy Millennium Falcon, the layout of the ship and what we see of it's interior in the movies. | |||
*The sick-bay on the Millennium Falcon and robot doctors and computers on the ship. | |||
*Referenced: Web MD. | |||
*Hypochondria on the Millennium Falcon. | |||
*The number of crew on the Millennium Falcon in the past. | |||
*Was the chess board already on the Millennium Falcon or did Han and Chewbacca have it installed? If they had it installed then who was the best player? | |||
*Lightspeed and hyperspace seem to be interchangeable terms, or maybe Han just doesn't know what they mean. | |||
*Han says that he knows a few maneuvers to avoid the Star Destroyers and then flies in a perfectly straight line. | |||
===Meta Minute=== | ===Meta Minute=== | ||
*17:55 podcast episode length. | *17:55 podcast episode length. | ||
*Episode "brought to you by" LessAccounting.com. | *Cold-open (ad read): Episode "brought to you by" LessAccounting.com. | ||
*In this episode Pete tells the tragic story of the time he threw out two toy Millennium Falcons during a house move in the early to mid 00s due to a "fit of having too much stuff". | |||
*8-DAY-GREEDO mentioned. | |||
==Quotes== | ==Quotes== | ||
*'''Pete:''' Yeah, those gravity masks. | |||
*'''Pete:''' Agh, Millenium Falcons! | |||
*'''Mike:''' There wasn't a time when you said..."I swear, from this day forth, that I am no longer a Star Wars nerd?". | |||
*'''Pete:''' The rest of it <the Falcon> is full of cockroaches. | |||
*'''Alex:''' You tell it your symptoms like "My hand has been cut-off" and then it says "Put this on the end of your hand <arm>". | |||
*'''Mike:''' As Han "I'm going to go to the star-streaky button". | |||
==Link== | ==Link== | ||
http://www.starwarsminute.com/2013/08/15/minute-54-the-rule-of-science-fiction/ | http://www.starwarsminute.com/2013/08/15/minute-54-the-rule-of-science-fiction/ | ||
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Date
August 15th, 2013.
Summary
The Millennium Falcon blasts its way out of Mos Eisley.
Guests
Notes
Film
- Han runs up the ramp; the Falcon takes off and is pursued by Imperial Star Destroyers.
Podcast
- Luke's experience travelling on spaceships up until this point.
- Did the Lars' travel on spaceships when they went on holidays?
- Luke seems to be a bit annoyed by being on the Falcon.
- Luke still smarting from Ben calling him "little one".
- Mike asks - Why was Han in such a hurry to get away?
- Could the Stormtroopers actually shoot down the Millennium Falcon?
- Seatbelts on the Falcon.
- R2-D2's stability on spaceships.
- Guns / lasers mounted on the Millennium Falcon.
- Chewbacca potentially getting out of his life debt by not trying too hard to protect Han with the gun / laser.
- Would Han really push Luke out of the air-lock as he threatens to?
- The camera angle showing Tatooine above the Imperial Cruisers. This means that from the ground on Tatooine the Cruisers would have been upside down.
- The sci-fi rule that, on camera, spaceships are always shown the right way up.
- The general lack of gravity / gravitational effects in Star Wars and how these effects would have looked cool if actually shown in the movies.
- The theory that the Empire only conquered planets that had similar gravity and destroyed all the rest.
- The round door and padded walls on the Falcon.
- The toy Millennium Falcon, the layout of the ship and what we see of it's interior in the movies.
- The sick-bay on the Millennium Falcon and robot doctors and computers on the ship.
- Referenced: Web MD.
- Hypochondria on the Millennium Falcon.
- The number of crew on the Millennium Falcon in the past.
- Was the chess board already on the Millennium Falcon or did Han and Chewbacca have it installed? If they had it installed then who was the best player?
- Lightspeed and hyperspace seem to be interchangeable terms, or maybe Han just doesn't know what they mean.
- Han says that he knows a few maneuvers to avoid the Star Destroyers and then flies in a perfectly straight line.
Meta Minute
- 17:55 podcast episode length.
- Cold-open (ad read): Episode "brought to you by" LessAccounting.com.
- In this episode Pete tells the tragic story of the time he threw out two toy Millennium Falcons during a house move in the early to mid 00s due to a "fit of having too much stuff".
- 8-DAY-GREEDO mentioned.
Quotes
- Pete: Yeah, those gravity masks.
- Pete: Agh, Millenium Falcons!
- Mike: There wasn't a time when you said..."I swear, from this day forth, that I am no longer a Star Wars nerd?".
- Pete: The rest of it <the Falcon> is full of cockroaches.
- Alex: You tell it your symptoms like "My hand has been cut-off" and then it says "Put this on the end of your hand <arm>".
- Mike: As Han "I'm going to go to the star-streaky button".
Link
http://www.starwarsminute.com/2013/08/15/minute-54-the-rule-of-science-fiction/
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