Jedi Master's Degree

We close out the first season with Dennis Small from the In Syndication podcast. We discuss to his reaction to watching A New Hope for the first time (and realizing he'd already read it), how the movies are like westerns, and whether Star Wars is political.

Brandon Beardslee from the Box Office Battle podcast discusses his history with Star Wars, what scenes impacted him the most, his only Star Wars toy, how the movie has changed over the years, and where he stands on the franchise today.

Jeremiah Perez from the A Feast of Geeks podcast steps up to discuss the original Star Wars trilogy, his preference for the extended universe side of the franchise, and give his views on the subtext of droids among many other things.

Ever wondered what an alien rabbit looks like? Or wanted to explore a time when Jabba wasn't a disgusting slug? Or curious about the love triangle involving Leia that didn't contain Han (but still Luke, blech!)? We dive into the Marvel Star Wars comics from the original trilogy era.

This trio of books nails the character of Lando, without all that continuity. It's also bonkers. We'll sift through it for you.

Rebel Mission to Ord Mantell is an audio drama that was produced for NPR and put out on to vinyl. It's a strange curio that we're diving into. So fetch your evil bounty hunting insectoid twin sibling and give it a listen.

Jedi Master's Degree breaks down the third act of Return of the Jedi and examines the response to it. Plus, Siskel and Ebert tag team a Star Wars hater.

We take apart the second act of Return of the Jedi. And then we examine the decision to give Return of the Jedi a happy ever after vibe.

We discuss the production of the Return of the Jedi as well as the first act. So get your wookie, thermal detonator, and slave Leia costume ready, we're diving in (to the sarlacc pit).