From A Certain Point Askew

This week we discuss the new Making of the Mandalorian Season 3 special and we try to recast The Phantom Menace for the year 2023. Topics include:

• Keep it practical
• Avoiding the Cara Dune talk
• "With all great villains, there's a guilty level of likeability"
• Casting prequels without thinking about Original Trilogy ramifications (oops!)
• Vince Vaughn as...Jar Jar?

In our Question of the Week, we share your thoughts on potentially good podracers. In news, we speculate about the upcoming Ahsoka Special Look and the latest Andor filming locations, as well as give our thoughts on the rumored plot for the new Rey film and how it's already been shot down. We answer all of your Maul Bag questions and more!

Episode Time Stamps:

• 03:34 - Question of the Week
• 07:28 - Ahsoka Special Look this weekend?
• 09:31 - Andor filming locations are getting interesting
• 10:58 - New Rey Jedi Order film plot rumors squashed!
• 13:39 - The Making of the Mandalorian: Season 3
• 30:20 - Our wild attempt at recasting The Phantom Menace with today's actors
• 47:28 - Maul Bag

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We welcome the Ithorian Historian back to the show to do a FACPA Breakdown of Podracing in The Phantom Menace. Topics include:

• Watto's gambling habit
• The bathrooms at Mos Espa stadium
• Rundown of the race roster
• Collateral damage for the crowd
• Post-race Repercussions for Sebulba
• The legacy of Ratts Tyerell
• How the race trauma might have affected Anakin later in life

In our Question of the Week, we consider how Episode 1 might have been recast. In news, we talk about New Jedi Order going into production next year, more thoughts on the Writer's Strike and the new teaser for Making of Mandalorian Season 3. We answer all of your Maul Bag questions and more!

Episode Time Stamps:

• 02:47 - Question of the Week - How would you recast Episode 1?
• 08:09 - New Jedi Order film beginning production in spring 2024?
• 13:29 - Making of Mandalorian Season 3 Teaser
• 16:51 - FACPA Breakdown: Podracing in The Phantom Menace (with the Ithorian Historian)
• 65:31 - Maul Bag

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We review Season 1, Episodes 12-21 of Star Wars Resistance. Topics include:

• So who was the spy all along?
• Laffy Taffy bacon and salisbury steaks
• Your folks live on Hosnian Prime? Gulp.
• Is there a bizarre love triangle coming?

In our Question of the Week, we discuss Star Wars Outlaws and which video game characters we'd like to see in live action. Two Star Wars films in 2026? Can we trust that? We answer all of your Maul Bag questions and FACPA Answering Machine voicemails and more!

Episode Time Stamps:

• 02:58 - Question of the Week - Star Wars Outlaws and video game characters in live action
• 11:15 - New Star Wars movie release dates - can we trust them?
• 18:20 - Star Wars Resistance (Season 1, Episodes 12-21)
• 44:47 - Maul Bag
• 55:14 - FACPA Answering Machine

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We review Season 1, Episodes 1-11 of Star Wars Resistance. Topics include:

• Kaz = Bugs Bunny
• Be careful how you word things when talking to Neeko
• Is that a gigantic Kawakian monkey lizard?
• Overprotective fathers

We get into all the latest Ahsoka news including release date and character details.  We share Katee Sackhoff's recent comments about the Bo-Din dynamic and how it might work.  We also touch on Taika Waititi getting a bit stumped on his script. We answer all of your Maul Bag questions and more!

Episode Time Stamps:

• 04:15 - The Ahsoka news dump
• 11:41 - Sackhoff goes off!
• 14:24 - Taika's writer's block
• 15:59 - Star Wars Resistance (Season 1, Episodes 1-11)
• 44:38 - Maul Bag

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We go through our favorite X-wing pilots - flaws and all. Topics include:

• Who is Fake Wedge?
• Poe's technical prowess
• Garven Dreis...so close to glory
• Our boy, Porkins
• Trench run gameplan

In our Question of the Week, we discuss the demise of the Galactic Starcruiser and share your thoughts on what future immersive experiences we might see instead. In news, is Padme coming back? Ming Na Wen wants to see the old bad ass Boba Fett show up in season 2 - if we get it. We answer all of your Maul Bag questions and more!

Episode Time Stamps:

• 00:51 - RIP Ray Stevenson
• 04:54 - Question of the Week - With the Galactic Starcruiser down, what immersive experience is next?
• 11:56 - The Return of Padme Amidala?
• 15:23 - Will we get a volume 2 of the Book of Boba Fett?
• 17:37 - An X-Wing Pilot Breakdown
• 38:01 - Maul Bag

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Ty joins us as we take other genre shows and films and apply them to the Star Wars galaxy!  Topics include:

• Did Jay take this assignment too seriously?
• Would a Star Wars comedy series be accepted by many?
• We struggle to stay away from time travel themes
• More timelines confusion

In our Question of the Week, we share our thoughts and yours on which 80s and 90s sitcom stars should be in a future Star Wars project. In news, we talk Mando Season 3 Behind the Scenes special and concerns about Season 4 being delayed.  Is Filoni's new movie going to be called 'Heir to the Empire'?  All this and more!

Episode Time Stamps:

• 05:17 - Question of the Week - 80s/90s Sitcom Icons in Star Wars?
• 14:23 - Mando Season 3 Behind the Scenes and Season 4 Delays
• 16:10 - Heir to the Empire film?
• 22:28 - Bringing Genre Shows and Films to the Star Wars Galaxy (with Ty)

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We review Season 2 of Star Wars Visions. Topics include:

• Why the Jedi always gotta take children away from their loved ones?
• Was that Luke's hand in a jar?
• A very generous redemption for the townspeople by the kyber pit
• Did you see all the post credits scenes?

In our Question of the Week, we contemplate the various uses for gonk droids. In news, Skeleton Crew show details emerge and an amazing casting is announced! We share some film and series updates as well as the latest with the writer's strike.  We answer all of your Maul Bag questions and more!

Episode Time Stamps:

• 04:59 - Question of the Week - What is the purpose of a gonk droid?
• 10:47 - High Stakes (and Urkel) in Skeleton Crew
• 15:13 - Gilroy steps out as the writer's strike lingers on
• 17:59 - Updates on some films and series
• 19:47 - Star Wars Visions Season 2 Review
• 52:56 - Maul Bag

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This week, we celebrate May the 4th and the 40th anniversary of Return of the Jedi by looking back at the rescue of Han Solo from Jabba's palace. Topics include:

• Was it a good plan or more of a 'winging it' situation?
• What went well and what went wrong
• Why didn't Luke use the force in the Rancor pit?
• What if R2-D2 was assigned to Jabba's bathroom instead of his Sail Barge?
• Was this Luke's final trial to becoming a Jedi Knight?

In our Question of the Week, we share your responses on if Ahsoka could/should use the World Between Worlds to go back and kill Palpatine as a baby. In news, we discuss the writer's strike that is now underway and what effects it will have on Star Wars (and the rest of the industry); we also look at the Lindelof script rumors and discuss the feasbility of Taika Waititi starting to shoot his Star Wars film next year. We answer your Maul Bag questions, play another FACPA Answering Machine voicemail and more!

Episode Time Stamps:

• 00:49 - Congrats to Carrie Fisher
• 04:25 - Question of the Week - Should Ahsoka use the World Between Worlds to go back and murder Baby Palps?
• 09:32 - Writer's Strike Back
• 12:50 - Lindelof script rumors
• 17:33 - Taika's film shooting next year?
• 20:36 - What exactly was the plan to save Han in Return of the Jedi?
• 40:46 - Maul Bag
• 41:55 - FACPA Answering Machine

Noteworthy links for today's show:

• We Dare You to Explain Luke's Plan to Rescue Han in 'Return of the Jedi'
• Luke's Plan to Free Han Makes Total Sense (kind of)
• The Galactic Menagerie (Wes Anderson-style Star Wars Trailer)

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This week we look back at the highs and lows of season 3 of The Mandalorian and try to gauge what we might see from the Dins and from season 4 eventually. Topics include:

• Favorite and least favorite moments, episodes, characters and storylines
• Was Book of Boba Fett better than Mandalorian season 3?
• Should Favloni not edit down their episodes and let them breathe more?
• Was the reuniting of Grogu and Din in Book of Boba Fett a mistake?
• What might season 4 look like and will we see our heroes show up in other series before?

In the news, we talk about Temuera Morrison's recent comments about the future of Boba Fett.  We give away the Nerf Mandalorian Pulse Blaster and more!

Episode Time Stamps:

• 03:08 - Is Boba Fett furious or just fooling around?
• 08:36 - The Mandalorian: A look back on season 3 and what might be coming next
• 54:29 - Mandalorian Nerf Pulse Blaster Giveaway!

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We review Chapter 24 (The Return) of The Mandalorian. Topics include:

• Mandalorian space suits
• Will Grogu ever actually speak?
• Season finale or series finale?
• Is Moff Gideon really dead?

In our Question of the Week, we share your speculation on potential spies. In news, we share the latest news and rumors about future Star Wars films and we discuss Andor Season 2 notes. We answer all of your Maul Bag and FACPA Answering Machine questions and more!

Episode Time Stamps:

• 03:35 - Question of the Week - Who's the spy?
• 10:07 - Star Wars film updates
• 16:12 - Andor Season 2 notes
• 20:17 - The Mandalorian Chapter 24 (The Return) Review
• 59:06 - Maul Bag
• 67:14 - FACPA Answering Machine

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