Force Ghost Coast to Coast

The prequel rewatch comes to its conclusion! As the crew discuss Revenge of the Sith, they grapple with big questions, like 'why didn't they take a longer time establishing Anakin's turn?' Plus, you get the definitive prequel rankings!

Goran Backman of Pixomondo joins Brian to discuss some of the visual effects that went into The Mandalorian, including crafting some practical/digital combinations, working in The Volume, and how to make something 'look like Star Wars.'

Matt, Liz, and Brian find new respect for The Phantom Menace after being subjected to Attack of the Clones. Topics discussed include: Anakin's trunk full of red flags, Obi-Wan's Yacht Rock/Son of God look, small creatures having ridiculous abilities, and some of the best scoring of the prequels.

The gang convenes over the internet to watch the prequels together, starting with The Phantom Menace, natch. Come for the terrible racism and dated looking special effects, stay for only fully understanding Padmé after reading a book written 20 years after this film premiered! 

The gang reconvenes to talk about both the best and worst seasons of The Clone Wars. Topics discussed include Maul's surprising depth, racist snakes, the tragedy of the younglings, and Ahsoka doing the right thing.

The gang invites their mutual friend Eileen Nagle on to organize a Star Wars quiz for the hosts to participate in! It's like pub trivia, minus the pub and genuine, non-Skype based human interaction. And we want you to play along! Keep track of your score and tweet us @ForceGhostC2C with your score!

The crew spent the last few weeks reading E.K. Johnston's Queen's Shadow, and we have some thoughts! Topics discussed include: the most poorly served characters in all of Star Wars, the rampant sexism in the Republic, the frustrating names of Padme's handmaidens, and how R2D2 is basically a Roomba. Yeah, we said it.

For this episode, we scoured our personal music collections, as well as the internet, to find songs that reference, or are about, Star Wars. Topics discussed include: "Weird Al" Yankovic's decades long dominance in the field of Star Wars music, the lack of Jedi references in hip-hop, and comparing Darth Vader's helmet to...well, you've just got to listen to find out.

In a special bonus episode, Brian welcomes his old college roommate, Ed Kelly, onto the show to discuss The Rise of Skywalker and the state of Star Wars after the Skywalker Saga wraps up. Topics discussed include: the worst dialogue in the sequel trilogy, the wasting of Kerri Russell, and Ed's personal Star Wars rankings.

During social distancing, Liz has now completed the third season of The Clone Wars, and she discusses it with Matt and Brian. Topics discussed include just how weird Star Wars can get, why you shouldn't make sense of plot points in children's novelizations, and whether Anakin is or is not the Chosen One.