Podcast Stardust

After a year of reviewing The Empire Strikes Back ten minutes at a time, we share our final thoughts, observations, and conclusions of this series.

After a year of reviewing The Empire Strikes Back ten minutes at a time, we share our final thoughts, observations, and conclusions of this series.

On the fully armed and operations episode, we discuss:

• How the special edition was received overall by our guests,
• Where The Empire Strikes Back ranked among all the Star Wars movies,
• How perceptions of The Empire Strikes Back have changed over time,
• The reveal of the AT-ATs,
• Han and Leia’s iconic romance and banter,
• The movie poster,
• How “The Imperial March” has become an iconic piece of music.
• The quality of the dialogue and character moments,
• And more.

You can find all episodes of this series on RetroZap:

• Part 1: From the Crawl to the Rescue - with Ryder Waldron on episode 54,
• Part 2: The Wampa’s Lair - with Dan Zehr on episode 64,
• Part 3: The Battle of Hoth - with Allen Voivod on episode 78,
• Part 4: The Asteroid Field - with Jay Shepard on episode 93,
• Part 5: You Seek Yoda - with Jeff McGee on episode 105,
• Part 6: Only What You Take with You - with Johnamarie Macias on episode 114,
• Part 7: There Is No Try - with Bill Drewnowsk on episode 126,
• Part 8: Always in Motion - with Joe Carroney on episode 144,
• Part 9: I Love You, I Know - with Chris Leddy on episode 153,
• Part 10: Luke Confronts Vader - with Becca Benjamin on episode 162, and
• Part 11: I Am Your Father - with Joe Tavano on episode 180.

Plus, we announce the next movie we will be analyzing in 2021.

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We pay tribute to David Prowse, the man behind the mask for Darth Vader, and reflect on his career after news that he has passed away.

We pay tribute to David Prowse, the man behind the mask for Darth Vader, and reflect on his career after news that he has passed away.

On this fully armed and operational episode, we discuss:

• The passing of David Prowse, the man that performed Darth Vader in the original trilogy,
• Messages from Star Wars celebrities memorializing Mr. Prowse,
• Our thoughts on Mr. Prowse and his performance as Darth Vader,
• The Mandalorian becoming the first Disney+ show to rank in the new Nielsen Streaming rankings,
• An excerpt from The High Republic: A Test of Courage, and
• The Mandalorian joining Fortnite.

 

 

 

 

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The Mandalorian heads to the city of Calodan in search of the Jedi Bo-Katan directed him to, but the city is in the iron grip of a vicious magistrate.

The Mandalorian heads to the city of Calodan in search of the Jedi Bo-Katan directed him to, but the city is in the iron grip of a vicious magistrate.

On this fully armed and operational episode, we discuss:

• The dramatic reveal of Ahsoka,
• Rosario Dawson’s performance as Ahsoka,
• Magistrate Morgan Elsbeth and her history,
• The character of Lang and the missed opportunity of the episode,
• Ahsoka’s confrontation with the Magistrate,
• Dave Filoni’s storytelling in this episode, and
• The big reveals about the Child.

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Happy Belated Life Day! On this episode we discuss Rey’s trip through time as she and her friends prepare to celebrate the Star Wars winter holiday.

Happy Belated Life Day! On this episode we discuss Rey’s trip through time as she and her friends prepare to celebrate the Star Wars winter holiday.

On this fully armed and operational episode, we discuss:

• The voice cast of the Holiday Special,
• Rey training Finn as a Jedi,
• Some of our favorite jokes from the special,
• The level of the humor and pace of the special,
• Yoda’s lessons to Rey about failure, and
• How the LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special compares to the original Star Wars Holiday Special.

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More music from The Mandalorian is available, season two of Disney Gallery is announced, and new ships come to Star Wars: Squadrons in this week’s news.

More music from The Mandalorian is available, season two of Disney Gallery is announced, and new ships come to Star Wars: Squadrons in this week’s news.

On this fully armed and operational episode, we discuss;

• John Williams receiving a Grammy nomination for The Rise of Skywalker,
• The release of Volume One of Season Two’s soundtrack for The Mandalorian,
• Another season of Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian is announced,
• A hardcover edition of the script for the Doctor Aphra audiodrama, and
• New content for Star Wars: Squadrons.

Thanks for joining us for another episode! Subscribe to Podcast Stardust for all your Star Wars news, reviews, and discussion wherever you get your podcasts. And please leave us a five star review on Apple Podcasts.

Follow us on social media: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest | YouTube. T-shirts, hoodies, stickers, masks, and posters are available on TeePublic. Find all episodes on RetroZap.com.