Empire Minute 9: My Little Tauntaun

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Irvin Kershner as the original 'tauntaun brony'.

Date

January 23rd, 2014

Summary

Han maneuvers his mount out of the cave and races into the dark bitter night.

Guests

Jackie Kashian

Notes

Film

  • Starts with Han Solo deciding to go out on his tauntaun to look for Luke Skywalker and ends with Luke hanging upside down in the cave of a fearsome snow creature.
  • Second mention of hell in the trilogy (Uncle Owen said it in Star Wars).

Podcast

  • How and why did the Wampa a) hang Luke upside down and b) freeze his feet? Perhaps he's 'preparing' Luke before he eats him.
  • Another shot of Dr. Droid M.D..
  • Han's "[S]ee you in hell!" line seems to be a bit of a grouchy over-reaction. He really wants to get off Hoth.
  • Holographic chess characters doing inappropriate things.
  • Pete always thought that Han said that "...then HE'LL (i.e. the tauntaun) see you in hell!".
  • Han as a libertarian and not a religious man. Also, different religions / beliefs within families.
  • Tauntauns=ponies?
    • Little girls on Earth dream of having their own ponies. Do little girls in the Star Wars universe dream of having their own tauntauns?
    • Is there a "My Little Tauntaun"?
    • Are there any little girls on Hoth and where did tauntauns originate from?
    • Jedi Force-domestication of tauntauns by Luke.
    • Tauntauns smell bad.
  • Mentioned: Shelob the giant spider, Tauntaun Bronies.
  • Why are they having trouble adapting the speeders to the cold given that they are called SNOWspeeders?
  • Tauntauns mustn't be Hoth natives as they can't survive cold nights.

Meta Minute

  • 13:32 podcast episode length.
  • Cold-open: Ad read for tshirts.com (starwarsminute.com/shirts).
  • The name of the episode is a clear references to My Little Pony.
  • The hosts discuss the number of quotable quotes from ESB - possibly more than from any other Star Wars movie.
Wampa2.jpg
  • Special Edition Wampa, eating tauntaun.
    • What Special Edition changes are acceptable / not objectionable?
      • Jackie says that she doesn't want to see any weird, random shots of Jabba superimposed into the movie.
      • Alex and Pete don't mind the whole changed Wampa scene. It adds to the story, is in line with Lucas's original vision, and incorporates a scene that they originally tried to shoot in 1979 but just couldn't get right.
      • The Wampa was played by Des Webb (a tall Scandinavian) in the original movie. He kept slipping on the snow and ice and the costume didn't work - so as a result they took the "Jaws" approach of not showing the complete monster at any stage.
      • Jackie and Alex like the addition of a shot of Cloud City later in the movie.
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Quotes

  • Jackie: And I'm Jackie Kashian from familypetancestry.com.
  • Jackie: "Quit having fun, children." (Through gritted teeth) "We're busy watching Empire Strikes Back one minute at a time!"
  • Alex: In the words of Han Solo "Deck Officer, Deck Officer", alright.
  • Alex: To Pete "I'm shocked that you forgot the name of the guy that used to play the Wampa. I'm a little disappointed. Do I need to find a new co-host for the show?"
  • Jackie: So why don't they domesticate an Oompa Loompa Wampa?

Link

http://www.starwarsminute.com/2014/01/23/empire-minute-9-my-little-tauntaun/

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