Phantom Menace Minute 13: Comedy-First Species

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Date

December 9th, 2015

Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon start to run. Jar Jar tries to keep up.

Toy talk
Childhood memories from the Bens.
Comedy vs instinct for self-preservation in Gungans
Ewan MacGregor's commitment to the role
Referenced: The Walking Dead, Jaws, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, The Gods Must Be Crazy, Taken, Don't Worry Be Happy and Bill Irwin
The "No Come-Backy" Law
- Jar Jar gets new comedic material from observing outsiders while banished
Comparison of motion capture actors
- Ahmed Best (Jar Jar)
- Andy Serkis (Gollum in The Lord of the Rings, Supreme Leader Snoke in The Force Awakens)
Shoutout: Another one for Matt Gourley

16:13 podcast episode length.
The Kenner 'Hammerhead' figure is the thumbnail for Star Wars Minute: Weekend Edition 2
The reason for Jar Jar's banishment are further discussed in Minute 18

Alex: What has my life become?
Ben Blacker: Can we talk about the relentless threat that is the battle droids, who a couple minutes ago did very little and are not really present?