Blah Wars: A Star Wars Podcast

On this week's show we mostly discussed the work of Gary Kurtz, producer of Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back, who passed away on 23rd September and friend of the show Raj Rajendran joins to talk about the Star Wars exhibition at Legoland Windsor.

John's pitches his idea for an Alderaan Trilogy to run in parallel with the Original and Sequel trilogies, plus we answer questions sent in by our listeners. Thanks to everyone who sent a question in, sorry if were not able to answer yours.

Jude's got a Snoke theory and for once its pretty decent. Could this be where we're headed in Star Wars Episode IX? We also discuss the enormous new Star Wars Lego set (75222) Betrayal at Cloud City, talk over the Solo deleted scenes that are starting to surface and more besides. A reminder that Blah Wars is coming to London on Saturday 17th November for a one-off live episode, which you can be part of. Tickets are on sale now from tickettext.co.uk

Come with us on a journey through the sounds of Star Wars, through Ben Burt’s oscar-winning sound design to John William’s sweeping scores. Along the way you’ll hear Jude’s ridiculous Rey theory, learn about our upcoming live show (tickets available now from tickettext.co.uk) and find out what Jude’s been looking at online (naughty boy). And with all the music on this week’s show, its only fitting that Kylo Ren picks up a microphone for his rendition of Louis Armstrong’s “What a Wonderful World”.

PS: The irony of recording a show about sound from inside a moving car is not lost on us.

PPS: Jude’s nasal whistling is off the chain this week. We apologise to all you audiophiles out there.

PPPS: Please come and see Blah Wars live!

The filming of Star Wars: Episode IX is well underway and we've been looking at photos taken at the location shooting. What do these images tell us about JJ Abrams conclusion to the sequel trilogy? It's been an exciting week for casting news too, with Matt Smith and Dominic Monaghan joining the likes of Richard E Grant and Naomi Ackie in the new movie and we're speculating about the nature of their roles. John's got even more beef with the prequels and Jude nearly dies laughing at his argument against the Battledroids, plus what's the deal with Kylo Ren's helmet? Is there more than one? If not, then how did he even rescue it from Starkiller base? And is John losing his love for the sequels? All this and more in the latest episode of Blah Wars.

Lots to go through on the show this week. First up, we've launched our patreon page (www.patreon.com/blahwars) for those that want to support the show in exchange for bonus Blah Wars content you won't be able to hear anywhere else. John's injured his leg in a bizzare incident involving a caravan tyre which you can hear all about on this week's show, as well as the hot tub story. We discuss the first trailer for the new animated series Star Wars Resistance and read out your thoughts on it. Jude has a rant about Midichlorians and Thunderbirds and John's spotted a glaring error in The Last Jedi.

This episode was record on the road, on our way to make Blah Wars #51. In this discussion, we address problems with The Last Jedi and Solo, before moving onto ideas for our own stand alone movies and to finish off, a bit of karaoke!

On this week's show, we talk about the original vlogger, Weird Paul Petrosky and play some of his lo-fi tunes, including the insanely catchy "Please don't break my Atari", "Used to Bullseye Womp Rats". Check out his youtube channel for amazing videos of his collections, he's also on instagram. In the face of a Star Wars news droubt, we also discuss the original Rogue One ending, talk Star Wars Rebels, the Star Wars space jazz known as Jizz and Star Wars porn parodies. Tell your sister, but don't tell Johnny, yeah?

In this 90 minute special episode John and Jude pay a visit to Jude's childhood home in Rochester and the nearby Medway town of Chatham. Incidentally, John's grandparents lived in the nearby Gillingham, so its a nostaligic trip down memory lane for the both of them. On the way there we share some medway memories and once we get to Jude's house, we uncover his childhood collection of star wars toys and memorabilia. We also sit down for a chat with Jude's father Jon and learn a bit more about Jude's fascination with Star Wars, quirky characters and would you believe it, the Titanic. Before heading home, we stop by Chatham for a visit to D&A Toys in the Pentagon centre; a shop that's been in business since 1976. The manager Lee welcomed us into his office and we looked through classic photos of the shop from its 42 year history. Sadly, our conversation with Lee wasn't recorded properly, but we are able to give you the lowdown on what we discussed.