Phantom Menace Minute 90: Grebleips

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Date

March 25th, 2016

Summary

Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon stand outside the palace on a balcony.

Guests

Joe Dator

Notes

Film

• Starts with Amidala finishing her call for a vote of no confidence, and ends with Anakin beginning his Jedi test.
• More senating.
  • Wookiee senators.
  • Gasgano's race.
  • Twi'leks, Swokes Swokes.
  • E.T.
• 9th direct quote: "Too old".

Podcast

• Chancellor Zod collapses in his seat as if he has no confidence.
• Alien races are introduced, and then you see a lot of them, and then never again.
• The E.T. senator.
  • His name is Greblieps, which is just "Spielberg" backwards.
• If yesterday was Boonta Eve, then today must be Boonta.
• Amidala is dressed like a Chinese restaurant. Nobody else seems to be as dressed up.
• Veiled reference to the Star Wars Holiday Special.
• Much like his countryman Ric Olié, Palpatine is "Senator Exposition" in this scene.
• The cambots and space C-SPAN.
• Natalie Portman's formal affect, and reasons she talks like that.
  • Callback to Carrie Fisher's inconsistent accent.
• Joe's fan theory about The Phantom Menace.
  • The Original Trilogy is the present, TPM is the "Biblical Epic" of this universe.
  • This is why viewing them in "release order" is essential.
  • Mentioned: Lego Star Wars Droid Tales.
• Obi-Wan doesn't think Anakin is the Chosen One.
• Qui-Gon Jinn facts.
  • The E.U. and Canon disagree about where he was born.
  • Trained by Dooku who was trained by Yoda.
  • In the Clone Wars cartoon it established that he traveled to the birthplace of life and the source of Midi-chlorians in the galaxy, which is where he learned to come back as a ghost.
    • Referenced: Dr. Manhattan from "Watchmen".
• Old Obi-Wan voice vs. young Obi-Wan voice.
• Referenced: The Kinks song Waterloo Sunset.
  • Plug for Joe's podcast Songs You're Sick of Of.
• Anakin's Jedi test; is this the best way to audition Jedi?
  • Referenced: Billy Madison.
  • Mentioned: The Force doesn't exist.
• Prequels don't work—they come with a lack of dramatic tension.
  • "Better call Saul" is the exception that proves the rule.
• Mind reading as a Jedi power.
• The Jedi are boring good guys.
  • Referenced: Space Invaders.

 Joe's TPM memories.
  Saw it for the first time at Union Square.
  His ticket was for 4:30 AM. He got there at midnight and hung out in the Virgin Megastore.
  At exactly midnight, the PA system played the Star Wars opening theme.
  He waited in line for two and a half hours.
  Waiting in line was a big part of the "Star Wars experience". It became a community thing.

Meta Minute

• 50:52 podcast episode length.
• This episode briefly held the title of longest episode. It was surpassed by Todd Alcott in minute 108.
• At the start of the show, the hosts have a polite-off competition.
• The "E.Ts" are called Asogians.
• See a Buster Keaton-esque silent film version of the battle on the grassy plains.
• The "Ireland planet" is called Ahch-To.

Quotes

• Pete: ...analyze, scrutinize, and Anakin will become a Jedi's...
• Joe: I want to go in her [the Queen] and order some fan-tailed shrimp.
• Pete: You know what they say: "heavy is the head that wears the crazy Naboo hat."
• Alex: (referencing Family Feud) Show me "Kanjiklub"!
• Joe: "So, that's what the unedited dreams of a crazy billionaire look like."

Link

http://www.starwarsminute.com/2016/03/25/phantom-menace-minute-90-grebleips/

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