Dec 15, 2015
In preparation for The Force Awakens this week, we set out to discuss the entire Star Wars saga. What we ended up with was a 2.5 hour discussion about the saga and why I (Matt) can’t seem to connect with it. This is Part 1 of that recording.
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Timestamps
- Show Start - 00:58
- Introducing Star Wars - 01:40
- Our History with Star Wars - 03:58
- Matt’s Position on Star Wars - 19:11
- JJ Abrams Lost Tangent - 49:12
- Discussing The Movies, Somewhat - 55:32
- Han vs Greedo - 1:07:56
- The Internet and The Force Awakens - 1:14:40
- Stinger: Derailing the Episode - 1:27:15
- Pre-Recorded Outro - 1:28:03
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