Phantom Menace Minute 82: Finis

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Date

March 15th, 2016

The sleek Naboo spacecraft lands on the platform high above the street level of the galactic capital.

Ends with Qui-guy telling the chancellor that the situation has become more complicated.

Brief discussion of the number 327.
- Chris and his friends celebrated Life Day on March 27th.
- Boonta = Life day?
- Referenced: The TV series “227” starring Marla Gibbs as Mary Jenkins.
The hosts like to see the evolution of Republic Guards into the Emperor's Royal Guards.
- Chris thinks the whole thing is garbage and a mistake.
Coruscant is too clean and polished to be in the used universe of Star Wars.
- BUT, this is the "President's landing platform", which means it should be even shinier.
Terence Stamp (Valorum) is the highest-ranking Superman II crossover to date.
- Compared to, say, Gold Leader.
- He was totally underused in this film, but then taking big actors and wasting them in tiny roles is kind of a Star Wars thing.
- Referenced: Star Trek: Generations.
Palpatine || Trump.
"Sorbet" is still standing in for Padmé.
Finis (Valorum), Sheev (Palpatine), and Wilhuff (Tarkin) were probably roommates and part of a secret society like the Skull and Bones at Yale. They probably went on secret retreats for movers and shakers.
Scene is shot from Anakin's POV. Was this intentional?
Plug for starwarsminute.com/amazon

25:57 podcast episode length.
The Russian equivalent of US Navy Seals is the Spetsnaz.
It's interesting that the Resistance/Rebel Alliance have become something of a symbol of the resistance to the Trump administration.
Chris has two positive things about these movies. The first is Ewan McGregor. He will reveal the second thing on Thursday.

Chris: What do you think is the Naboo national anthem? Alex: <snores loudly>.
Chris: Terence Stamp is NO MAN’S PATSY!
Pete: We'll be Tarkin' about it tomorrow, so we Wilhuff addressed it then.