Talking The Mickey

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  • Show-Me Wan Kenobi - Part IV

    This is where the fun begins” as the Best Film Ever Team ignite their Lightsabers to bring you “Show Me Wan Kenobi” as we cover Disney+’s “Obi-Wan Kenobi”, “Part IIII”. Show Me Wan Kenobi is designed as a companion podcast for the casual fan (but not hardcore Star Wars fanboy types)

    Join Jedi Masters Ethan and Ian as they get some Deja-vu on a second attempt after imperial interference so they can discuss:

    • Roken and his 20 second character turn
    • Ethan geeks out over references to a video game
    • A discussion about how the fandom has weaponised Rotten Tomatoes
    • And is Obi-Wan too bloodthirsty?
    • 1 hr 14 min
    • Show-Me Wan Kenobi - Part III

      This is where the fun begins” as the Best Film Ever Team ignite their Lightsabers to bring you “Show Me Wan Kenobi” as we cover Disney+’s “Obi-Wan Kenobi”, “Part III”.

      Show Me Wan Kenobi is designed as a companion podcast for the casual fan (but not hardcore Star Wars fanboy types) Join Jedi Masters Ethan and Ian as they discuss

      • who actually owns Star Wars?
      • the grudge match of the century
      • the ethics of voice modulation
      • the last week in the streaming wars
      • And are we heading towards a second season of Obi-Wan Kenobi?
      • 1 hr 23 min
      • Show-Me Wan Kenobi - Part II

        “This is where the fun begins” as the Best Film Ever Team ignite their Lightsabers to bring you “Show Me Wan Kenobi” as we cover Disney+’s “Obi-Wan Kenobi”, “Part II”.

        Show Me Wan Kenobi is designed as a companion podcast for the casual fan (but not hardcore Star Wars fanboy types) Join Jedi Masters Ethan and Ian as they discuss:

        • Spice Girls and Daughters
        • Hadja the “Jedi”
        • and Ian finally gives into the dark side when it comes to Baby Leia
        • 43 min
        • See It Or Skip It? - Ant Man & The Wasp: Quantumania (w/ BFF of the BFE: Hermes Auslander)

          FIRST 43:50 are a spoiler-free review with our See It/Skip It verdict

          AFTER 43:50 it's a full spoiler review

          This week we're headed to the Quantum Realm and trying to keep together conversations about multiverses and aberrant timelines and maybe missing where blowtorches were procured as Ian welcomes BFF of the BFE, Hermes Auslander from The Scuttlebutt Podcast to talk about the third in the Scott Lang trilogy in Ant-Man & The Wasp: Quantumania.  Is this Paul Rudd's best performance in the 3 films?  Is Evangeline Lilly bad in this or just the victim of poor writing?  Why did they replace Cassie Lang and is she better in this?  How does Hermes know so much about theoretical physics?  Is it possible that Ant-Man is only the 3rd most important character in this movie?  Find out the answers to these questions and more in our "See It or Skip It" review of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania and then we tell you whether you should SEE IT or SKIP IT.

          Catch more of Hermes at The Scuttlebutt Podcast at:

          https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-scuttlebutt-podcast/id1503504933 (Apple) or https://open.spotify.com/show/2n9CNB9X6QXnmvn78HBEoJ?si=ca1784afd4874ff3 (Spotify)

          1 hr 36 min
        • Show-Me Wan Kenobi - Part I

          “This is where the fun begins” as the Best Film Ever Team ignite their Lightsabers to bring you “Show Me Wan Kenobi” as we cover Disney+’s “Obi-Wan Kenobi”, “Part I”. Show Me Wan Kenobi is designed as a companion podcast for the casual fan (but not hardcore Star Wars fanboy types)

          Join Jedi Masters Ethan and Ian to talk all things Star Wars as they recount:

          • The Ballad of Jimmy the Jedi
          • Where we disagree on The Last Jedi
          • Some praise for Moses Ingrim’s performance
          • Is Baby Leia annoying?
          • And celebrating the return of Ewan McGregor’s Obi-Wan.
          • 56 min
          • Ep 74 - Return of the Jedi

            The force is strong in our podcast. Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew as finish off George Lucas' original Space Western Trilogy by settling some love triangles in really disturbing ways in Return of the Jedi.  We're substituting Ewoks for Wookies in our 120th episode as we discuss:

            • What John Williams' son is famous for
            • Just how many people played Darth Vader in this film
            • Carrie Fisher's request for the costuming in this film
            • George Lucas' reaction to Boba Fett's cult following
            • How one group of the film's characters protested
            • Ethan tries to apologise for so many things
            • Ian brings up a long overdue bet
            • We discuss just how much foresight George Lucas had for this trilogy
            • Which character this film wastes throughout
            • Which Friend of the Podcast has an evil twin
            • Ian shares his newest guilty pleasure phone game
            • Whether or not Return of the Jedi is the Best Film Ever.
            • Become a Patron of this podcast and support the BFE at https://www.patreon.com/BFE


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              Massive thanks to Lex Van Den Berghe for the use of 'Mistake' by Luckydog.  Catch more from Lex's new band, The Maids of Honor at https://soundcloud.com/themaidsofhonor

              Also massive thanks to Moonlight Social for our age game theme song.  You can catch more from them at https://www.moonlightsocialmusic.com/

              Timestamps for this episode:

              • 0:00 - Opening Banter
              • 8:00 - Reflections & Corrections
                14:45 - Shoutouts
                23:30 - Deep Dive
                2:31:10 - Endgame
                3 hr 16 min
              • See It Or Skip It? - Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

                FIRST 32:15 are a spoiler-free review with our See It/Skip It verdict

                AFTER 32:15 it's a full spoiler review

                This week we're headed to New York City (in many different universes) with Ethan, Georgia, and Ian chatting all things Marvel as we traverse the multiverse with the following questions: Will Wanda get comeuppance for Westview? Is this film too scary for a 12A/PG-13 rating? Is Benedict Cumberbatch's performance the best in his own film?  Where does Marvel go from here? We answer all these questions and more in our "See It or Skip It" review of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and then we tell you whether you should SEE IT or SKIP IT.

                1 hr 17 min
              • Dancing In The Moon Knight (Ep 6) - Gods and Monsters

                Summon the suit and learn your hieroglyphs as the Best Film Ever Team come together to bring you “Dancing in the Moon Knight” as we cover the final episode of Disney+’s “Moon Knight”, “Gods and Monsters”. Dancing In The Moon Knight is designed as a companion podcast for the casual fan (but not hardcore comic spoiler types).

                Join Ethan and Ian as they witness Amit’s return and discuss whether or not this finale broke the MCU series curse, was a major reveal and story beat left too late?, are we feeling tired with the Disney+ shows?, and our overall thoughts on Moon Knight as a series

                1 hr 11 min
              • Dancing In The Moon Knight (Ep 5) - Asylum

                Summon the suit and learn your hieroglyphs as the Best Film Ever Team come together to bring you “Dancing in the Moon Knight” as we cover Disney+’s “Moon Knight”, “Asylum”. Dancing In The Moon Knight is designed as a companion podcast for the casual fan (but not hardcore comic spoiler types).

                Join Ethan and Ian as they come back from their own ancestral plain to discuss a greater understanding of Mark’s backstory, our own connection to Steven through, Ian gives a story how he can relate to Mark’s history and does this episode break the MCU curse of penultimate episodes?

                50 min
              • Dancing In The Moon Knight (Ep 4) - The Tomb

                Summon the suit and learn your hieroglyphs as the Best Film Ever Team come together to bring you “Dancing in the Moon Knight” as we cover Disney+’s “Moon Knight”, “The Tomb”. Dancing In The Moon Knight is designed as a companion podcast for the casual fan (but not hardcore comic spoiler types).

                Join Ethan and Ian as they discuss the world-shattering revelation and wax poetic about Lost, the clear reminders of Brendan Fraiser’s “The Mummy” and Indiana Jones, and how much we’re wanting to return each week compared to other MCU shows to the point.

                39 min

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