Brews and Blasters: The Star Wars Party

Chris and Joe are out this week and in their place are MTV-7 and CAP-2 Captivator—otherwise known as the Corellian hip-hop supergroup The Mini Rigs. From Zorri Bliss to the Knights of Ren to the instantly prophetic shot of Luke and Artoo, we have thoughts on the Vanity Fair article you're not going to hear anywhere else!

Joe never gets the numbers right but we assure you this is episode 211, and in this one, Chris and Joe come up with their hip-hop alter egos—the Mini Rigs, DJs CAP-2 Captivator and MTV-7, and less importantly, get into the Vanity Fair Star Wars revelations. Plus, a new entry from the Star Wars Alien Archive, updates on the Oppo Awards, and a vintage Kenner NeedEm GotEm. Get on your orbacks, people! The Star Wars party starts NOW! It's time for Brews and Blasters.

• A vision of the future of podcasting
• Milestones and #foodquest updates
  • Joe doesn't just break keto, he supersmashes it.
• Star Wars Alien Archive entry: Arcona
• Vanity Fair revelations for The Rise of Skywalker
• Theories about the Knights of Ren
• Zorri Bliss talk
• What's an allegiant general?
• Orbacks & Aki-Aki
• The Rey/Kylo connection
• The Luke Skywalker picture
• NeedEm Gotem
  • Kenner Mini Rig: Cap-2 Captivator IN BOX!
  • Min Rigs are the perfect Rap/hip-hop alter egos
• Email
• Oppo Awards
  • An update on how to win the coveted Oppo Award winner!

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Before we Escape from the Death Star, we need to ask: where was Luke's Lightsaber in the stormtrooper disguise? And before we do that, we wonder about John Williams' mind, and hear his new Galaxy's Edge music and it changes us into weeping barbarians.

We only have the soundtracks, but can you imagine what it's like to be inside of John Williams' mind, inside the head of the man who creates those soundtracks?! Epic-ness occurring in every moment. Plus, one of the weirdest NeedEm GotEms ever and the best voicemail you've ever heard on a podcast, ever. Get your ponchos and get ready to party at Chris and Joe's! The Star Wars party starts NOW! It's time for Brews and Blasters.

Show Notes

• Top shelf whiskey is a lot like action figure collecting
• Guess who's back in the game as a consultant!
• Happy birthday George Lucas
• What would Chris and Joe be doing if there wasn't Star Wars
• Johnny Williams is scoring The Rise of Skywalker!
• A review of the Galaxy's Edge symphonic suite
• What does the mind of John Williams sound like?
  • It must be amazing
• The Rise of Skywalker international titles
• Lootcrate Endor Box
  • Hoodie, Hat, Poncho, Wallet, and more!
  • Backward baseball caps?
• Hasbro's Star Wars: The Retro Collection
  • The entire wave +the Escape from the Death Star game + Grand Moff Tarkin
  • The stakes have been raised on opening the Tarkin figure! Details next time
  • The Vintage Collection Han (Stormtrooper Disguise)
  • Black Series Luke Skywalker (Stormtrooper Disguise)
    • Where's Luke's lightsaber when he's on the Death Star?
    • We want to hear the story of the Dianoga (hint: it's coming!)
  • Imperial Jumptrooper
  • Let's talk about acrylic cases.
  • Preorder! SH Figuarts Boba Fett RotJ
  • Joe preordered a Pop and hates himself
  • The greatest voicemail we've ever received.

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Did Indiana Jones ever use a telephone? What would a Workaholics-style show look like starring the Max Rebo Band? These deep thoughts, plus reviews of Dooku: Jedi Lost, Whistlepig Rye, and Fear Factory albums.

There is so much Star Wars going on right now, it's impossible to cover it all. But we'll try! In between discussion on The Rise of Skywalker, new untitled firms, Indiana Jones in the modern world, and Dooku: Jedi Lost, we're also spending precious time discussing Fear Factory, Whistlepig rye, and that irresistible Boston accent. Let's go, Warheads! The Star Wars party starts NOW! It's time for Brews and Blasters.

Show Notes

• Peter Mayhew Tribute
• Intro: "It's getting a little easier."
• The Boston Accent: Smoother than Lando?
• Where we've been:
  • Chris: Interview at The Haunted Cinema
  • Joe: Guest hosted on The Star Wars Report
• Remembering The Phantom Menace release, 1999 and Fear Factory
• Whistlepig Rye
• Jaime King (Aurra Sing) in Black Summer
• Solo: A Star Wars Story turns one!
• The Star Wars Alien Archive entry
• Indiana Jones and the Mystery of the Internet
  • Are there any telephones in the Indiana Jones films?
• Three new Star Wars films!
  • Benioff & Weiss trilogy?
  • What's up with Rian Johnson?
• Revisiting the anthology From a Certain Point of View
• A third announced Disney+ series! Our theory: A Workaholics-style show starring the Max Rebo Band
• Dooku: Jedi Lost audio drama discussion
• Rhode Island Comic Con vs Fan Expo Boston
• "Shout outs to all my squids!"
• Chief Wicket?

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NeedEm GotEm is raging back with a vengeance with a ton of preorders, acquisitions and some really weird stuff. Winter hats, prototype Boba Fett socks, standees, and pencils galore—and then there's the figure preorders, Marty! We got to do something about the figure preorders!

If you thought there was a lot of news coming out of Celebration, wait till you hear about all the stuff that Joe preordered! From waves upon waves of figures to the best socks ever, we got it ALL here. Plus, prototype Boba Fett socks, Topps cards, the return of Winter Hat Guy and much more! Let's go, Warheads! The Star Wars Party starts NOW! It's time for Brews and Blasters

• Dr Ball impressions
• An overabundance of Star Wars right now!
• Our first midnight shows
• NeedEm GotEm Time!
• The merch will never stop
• We want the Retro Collection to expand!
• The high-end market is growing
• More lines, more vendors than ever
• Prototype Boba Fett Socks from Stance
• Winter Hat Guy returns! Joe got an Episode IX beanie!
• Topps Exclusive Card Set for The Rise of Skywalker
• The Celebration Chicago Preorders
  • Black Series Wave 21
  • Archive Series
  • The Vintage Collection Waves 5 and 6
  • Emperor Palpatine on the Death Star II Throne
• Chris' Celebration haul
• A BIG Ewok prize of prizes
• Galaxy's Edge exclusive figure rundown
  • Potential issues with the strategy
• SDCC 2019 Exclusives
• Celebration Store Merch NeedEms
• Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Special Edition with Black Series figure Gamestop Exclusive
• X-Wing Collectible Game Ghost Expansion Pack
• Episode IX action figure packaging
• An update on Joe's mini lightsaber obsession
• Some retro odds and ends
• Time to rip open some figs!
  • TVC Lando (Skiff Guard Disguise)
• Voicemail
• Wrap up

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This week, we're taking a trip back into the deep 80s, but not before we imagine a Willow/Breaking Bad mashup and get a good look at the weird guys in the upcoming Star Wars Alien Archive. This episode might be a Brews and Blasters instant classic.

Hey guys, this episode was recorded before the announcement of the passing of legend Peter Mayhew; we will have more to say on this great man and his legacy in the coming weeks.

On this episode of Brews and Blasters, we're heading straight back to the 80s with some primo music, memories and much more. Plus, a Willow series is in development, Joe shares some revelations from Master and Apprentice, and Chris is loving the Star Wars Alien Archive. This is it, Warheads! The Star Wars Party Starts NOW! It's time for Brews and Blasters.

Show Notes

• Chris forgot to turn on the lights
• Joe confused this movie and this movie
• The bounty hunters are coming to Rhode Island Comic Con
• Ghostbusters
• Welcome to Brews and Blasters, you.
• Tiny video game systems
• Willow 2? A Willow series is in development at Disney+!
• Going to movies as a kid in the 80s
• George Lucas, director of Captain Eo, visited the set of Game of Thrones. (Hear Joe talk trones on We Know Nothing
• Let's live in 1985 for a few minutes
• Disney + —the Netflix killer?
• Vader Immortal Episode One trailer
• Celebration Anaheim 2020…dreams
• Master and Apprentice by Claudia Grey discussion begins at 36:00.
  • Plot revelations & full discussion until 45:30
• Star Wars Alien Archive Review
  • Excellent art & factual, canon descriptions of every alien species in Star Wars
• Wrap up

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We're awash in Star Wars! With so much going on, we keep the mics on, the drinks flowing and the good times coming. Join us for part two of our Celebration Chicago recap!

Our deep dive into everything that was discussed, released or announced at Star Wars Celebration Chicago continues, as we start to dig into The Rise of Skywalker, The Mandalorian, Jedi: Fallen Order and more. The Star Wars Party starts NOW, Warheads! It's time for Brews and Blasters.

Show Notes

• We're still ripping into the teaser trailer for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
  • The blade that was broken...
  • A TIE Interceptor on crack
  • Rey's parent's ship?
  • Underwater cities?
  • Furry hands and Oppo rumors
  • D-O (Dio)
  • Did BB-8 make his own droid?
  • Old bros: Lando & Chewie
  • Death Star I or II?
  • ha ha ha
  • The underwater trench theory
  • The Resurrection of a Skywalker?
    • The ability to cheat death..
• The Mandalorian
  • The panel recap
  • The blacked out footage
  • The Razorcrest ship
  • Going back to models
  • The weird stuff is BACK!
  • Red-eyed Jawas
  • Bill Burr?
  • Blurggs!
  • IG-89?
• Jedi: Fallen Order
  • It's kinda like Kanan Jarrus
  • Sarlacc Pit?
• Clone Wars season 7

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Come along with us as we take a tour of four days of full Star Wars geekery! In part one, we recount our personal Celebration Chicago experiences and surprises while relaying to you what it's like to find the perfect steak tip on your plate.

It's our obligatory Celebration recap episode, but it's also a bourbon night at the Brews and Blasters beatlab! We go into everything we experienced at Celebration Chicago, from meet-and-greets, photo ops, friends, food and more! After this episode, it will be like you were by our side the whole time! Part one of this Star Wars party starts NOW! It's time for Brews and Blasters.

Show Notes

Celebration Chicago: Food Time

• We experienced the one perfect Steak Tip of a lifetime at Champion's Pub in Peabody.
• Giordano's deep-dish pizza review
• Our go-to tapas dishes
• Celebration con food
• The convention breakfasts
• We're jam guys

Celebration Chicago: Thursday

• The flight to Chicago
• The autograph hall
• The merch floor
• The venue
• Could Boston be the home of a future Celebration?
• We Know Nothing is back!
• Acquisitions & Swag! A Teek collectible
• Going inside the Millennium Falcon
• Where would YOU sit in the cockpit of the Falcon?

Celebration Chicago: Friday

• Breakfast: corned beef hash & eggs
• Thoughts on the lottery system
• Experiencing the Episode IX panel from the Overflow Room
• Running into David Collins from The Soundtrack Show
• More autographs! Erin Kelleyman, Paul Bettany, Warwick Davis, Katie Sackhoff
• I can see through chrome
• Why did Paul Bettany look so creepy in beige?
• We need more Willow
• Chris needs to see Battlestar Galactica, and Joe's a BSG spokesman
• Deep dish pizza

Celebration Chicago: Saturday

• Meeting Ahmed Best
• The crowd outpouring of love for Ahmed Best & Kelly Marie Tran
• The signed Jar-Jar figure
• The Clone Wars panel & star photo ops
• Meeting Chukkha-Trok (Kevin Thompson), the lumberjack ewok and his amazing swag!
• Buying an unpunched, carded Gamorrean Guard
• The RetroZap party

Celebration Chicago: Sunday

• The Mandalorian panel
• Filoni and Favreau bromance
• Meeting Greg Grunberg, a great guy
• Doug Chiang
• Ashley Eckstein
• A very special thank you
• Burgers with First Order Transmissions

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Breathe...just, breathe. We are digging deep with our Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker teaser trailer complete analysis, taking a close eye to every shot, with theories, ideas and speculation you won't hear anywhere else!

No one's ever really gone...but while Chris is at Celebration Chicago, Bill Drewnowski from Dorklair sits in with Joe to do an in-depth Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker teaser trailer complete analysis, looking at everything that was learned from this huge reveal! You'll want to hear this deep-dive into the next Star Wars film, as Bill and Joe dig deep into everything from connections deep in Art-of books to some interesting implications as to the plot of this movie stemming from the provocative title. What does The Rise of Skywalker mean?! You may have a better idea if you listen to this episode! The Star Wars Party starts NOW! It's time for Brews and Blasters. P.S. Chris will be back next week!

Show Notes

• Find Bill Drewnowski on the RetroZap Podcast Dorklair.
• The Rise of Skywalker shot-by-shot analysis by Joe.

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On the eve of Star Wars Celebration Chicago 2019, Chris and Joe are letting you in on all the tips, tricks and knowledge they've picked up over the years of attending Star Wars Celebrations—from how to find the best food, to the joys of a smaller panel, to the insanity that a simple pen brings to this episode, this is the podcast you need to need to hear this week if you're attending Celebration or hanging at home.

Our Celebration Domination guide isn't a survival guide. This isn't the normal prep show! We're giving you tips you won't hear anywhere else from true convention veterans! From getting the Kenners to finding the best food at the convention center, we're sharing our time-tested tips with YOU, Warheads, to maximize your time and fun at Star Wars Celebration Chicago! If you're going, then this episode is essential! If you're not going, this episode is also essential—because we're also discussing clipboards and gongs. Let's go, warheads! The Star Wars party starts NOW! It's time for Brews and Blasters.

Show Notes

• We should get a gong.
• Foreman Chris needs a clipboard…or does he?
• We just want to celebrate! Our essential tips to have a killer time at Celebration!
• Chris' special autograph tips
• What to look for on the merch floor—how to get the best deals
• How to get the Kenners and how to get the exclusives
• Essential packing tips—not what you think!
• How to get the best food at the convention.
• Getting the lay of the land
• Preparing for pure chaos!
• What you shouldn't miss (besides the obvious stuff)
• Lines
• The joys of smaller panels
• Nighttime prep
• How to get your gear home safely

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We're WAY out in international waters this week with discussion about various places canteen trucks might've shown up, then we decide to get really weird!

In addition to your voicemails and emails, we got news about Count Dooku, some Old Republic rumors and Joe's obsession with tiny lightsabers. The Star Wars Party starts NOW! It's time for Brews and Blasters.

Show Notes

• Oppos, Emails, Voicemail, and more
• Steaming canteen trucks
• What's the lowest level of Coruscant?
• All Oppos and Porcelain Knobs have been sent out
• The Ewok Adventures are now on digital
• Joey Streamin'
• A very special thanks to @McLightcatcher
• Email & Voicemail
• Thoughts on The Despecialized Editions
• What would Brews and Blasters on Tour look like? One word: hovercrafts
• Bill and Ted 3 Update
• Dooku: Jedi Lost Audio Novel Announcement
• Uncle Owen like to buy hot droids off the back of the truck (sandcrawler)
• The Taika Waititi/IG-88 connection?
• An update on the saga of the MotU bucket of ribs
• Schooled episode on The Phantom Menace
• Rumor: An Old Republic trilogy from Benioff & Weiss
• Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth on Netflix
• NeedEm GotEm: Master Replicas .45 scale mini lightsabers
• Wrap up

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