In this episode of the Fanboy and the Hater, we do a scene-by-scene deep-dive review of, and debate over, the 2018 movie Solo: A Star Wars Story. Mike fanboys over it, while Jim hates on it.

WARNING: This episode contains non-stop spoilers! 

Here’s a breakdown of the content of this episode:

Time Index

Topic(s)

00:00:00

Cold Open

00:00:15

Theme Song and Intros

00:02:09

Opening Remarks

00:03:56

Spoiler Alert: Non-stop spoilers start here

00:03:56

Scene(s): Han escapes Corellia  

00:07:42

Scene(s): Han meets Beckett and Chewbacca

00:13:05

Scene(s): The Train Heist

00:20:49

Scene(s): Dryden Vos and Han/Qi’ra Reunion 

00:22:35

Scene(s): Lando, L3-37, and Millennium Falcon

00:23:54

Scene(s): The Kessel Run

00:39:13

Scene(s): Coaxium Refinery on Savareen

00:46:01

Scene(s): Showdown with Dryden Vos

00:59:21

Scene(s): Showdown with Beckett

01:02:43

Scene(s): Han and Chewbacca get the Falcon

01:04:15

Discussion about the Actors and Characters

01:10:36

Discussion about Audience and Critical Reception

01:14:12

Twitter poll results:

Good Star Wars Movie (48%) 

Good Movie (28%) 

Bad Star Wars Movie (20%) 

Bad Movie (4%)

Twitter commendable comments:

@LaunchingTPilot

@iused2watchthis

@TimeShiftersPod

01:15:46

Closing thoughts and Metaphorical Ratings

01:17:04

Social Shout-out: What Should We Watch? With K & E

https://whatshouldwewatch.podbean.com

https://twitter.com/WSWWatchpodcast

01:18:29

Outro

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Welcome to the very first episode of the Fanboy and the Hater! 

Hosts and producers Mike Hall and Jim Harris get meta and explain why they started this podcast, and share the origins of their perspectives on movies, TV, and pop culture. They also describe, and provide short examples of, the content they will be creating for this podcast.

Here’s a breakdown of the content of this episode:

Time Index

Topic(s)

00:00:00

Cold Open

00:00:39

Theme Song and Intro

00:01:35

What we mean (and don't mean) by “Hater” 

00:02:59

PSA: It’s OK to be a Hater. Don’t be a Dick!

00:04:23

The origins of our perspectives on movies, TV, and pop culture

 00:04:58

Jim: Luke Skywalker

00:06:23

Mike: Darth Vader

00:07:55

Jim: Peter Parker / Spider-Man

00:09:57

Mike: Wolverine

00:21:37

Jim: Howling Mad Murdock

00:26:13

Mike: Pop Culture in general (Cheater!)

00:30:13

Audio transitions explained

00:32:07

Discussion about Spoilers

00:37:45

Spoiler Free First Impression of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

00:43:15

Approach to reviews and other core content

00:51:23

Fanboy Favorite: Kristen Bell

01:01:11

Metaphorical ratings system explained

01:02:29

Next episode preview: Solo: A Star Wars Story

01:05:40

Fridging - What Does that Mean?

01:07:42

News and Industry Trends - Spidey leaving the MCU, and extended theatrical re-releases of MCU movies

01:21:00

Closing Thoughts: NOT just about Star Wars and Superheroes! It might look like that in early episodes, but we do like other stuff, and we will release many episodes on other topics! 

01:24:27

Social Shout-out: The Bingeables Podcast 

https://geekgals.co/the-bingeables-podcast/

https://twitter.com/bingeablespod

01:25:33

Outro

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