Blast Points - Star Wars Podcast

Back in the 90s, the seeds of Blast Points were planted as we would watch Boba Fett hologram watches and Yoda head mugs be sold on the legendary Star Wars QVC specials hosted by the engergetic and hilarious Steve Bryant. It's a dream come true as this week we proudly welcome Steve Bryant on to our show. Join us as we talk to Steve about the time QVC almost burned down and Mark Hamill saved everyone, riding in cars with Steven Tyler, being recognized at a Renaissance Fiar, the lasting legacy of the Star Wars QVC specials and so much more. It's the episode everything has been building towards so get out those film strip suspenders, piss off Shatner, listen today and celebrate the love! Check out Steve online ! https://stevebryantblog.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJgG0iI3KHfQKeWLU-C8SNA Watch some classic Star Wars QVC specials here : Steve & Steve at thier best : https://youtu.be/Li0P-EAZWOs Steve & Mark Hamill burning down the house : https://youtu.be/6D6BY_idXao JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY a

Hey everyone, just thought we'd put together a little something as a tribute to the incredible author of so many of our favorite Star Wars non fiction books and friend of the show, the late Jonathan Rinzler. He was always so kind and supportive of us, even when we teased him and the weird sounds his cat made. Jonathan passed away at the age of 58 on July 28th, 2021 but his pioneering work, his giving spirit and warm support to Star Wars fans will live on forever. Here you'll find a message he recorded for us for one of our holiday special episodes and the audio from his talk with us in August 2018 in episode 137 where we talked to him about the early drafts of Return of the Jedi. Thank you again Jonathan. for without you we would have nothing to talk about.

Sometimes you just have to tell Return of the Jedi how much you love it and this week we're sending the mighty ROTJ a dozen roses AND a box of chocolate!! Join us as we examine just how much the influence of the deep thematic elements of the throne room ending of ROTJ has spread across all of Star Wars. Redemption, forgiveness, family, masks... all the vital Star Wars herbs and spices are there in that that 1983 masterpiece and we're talking about them all! So don't text ROTJ on it's birthday, send it card, listen today and celebrate the love with BLAST POINTS! JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and SUPPORT BLAST POINTS ON PATREON! WEEKLY BAD BATCH REVIEW EPISODES! MANDO SEASON 1 & 2 REVIEW EPISODES!! BLAST POINTS Q&A EPISODES! Exclusive Commentaries! Extra goodies! and so much MORE! www.patreon.com/blastpoints new Blast Points T-SHIRTS are now available! Represent your favorite podcast everywhere you go! Get the logo in the BRAND NEW GREEN edition & other cool styles while supplies last! Get them here: w

Indy Year continues as we get totally serious and talk about the hottest topic there is - the Indiana Jones kids read along books and records! Join us as we listen to the read along records for Raiders, Temple of Doom and Last Crusade. They're a weird and exciting world of outrageous cuts to the story and even more outrageous accents! What characters are cut and why is the Temple of the Doom read along the orginal evil heavy metal headbanging record?! So even go through the mail, listen today & get that fortune and glory with BLAST POINTS! JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and SUPPORT BLAST POINTS ON PATREON! WEEKLY BAD BATCH REVIEW EPISODES! MANDO SEASON 1 & 2 REVIEW EPISODES!! BLAST POINTS Q&A EPISODES! Exclusive Commentaries! Extra goodies! and so much MORE! www.patreon.com/blastpoints new Blast Points T-SHIRTS are now available! Represent your favorite podcast everywhere you go! Get the logo in the BRAND NEW GREEN edition & other cool styles while supplies last! Get them here: www.etsy.com/shop/Gibner

It's summertime, it's hot out and that can mean only one thing - HOT WAMPA SUMMER! When the ice caves melt, the Wampas come out to get down! We're celebrating in the only way possible and that's by listing off our top GREAT MOMENTS IN WAMPA HISTORY! Join us as we talk about puppet Wampas, Wampa deleted scenes, toy commercials, kids yelling Wampa, Wapma excitement, toy Wampas, Wampa secret BBQ recipes and so much more. Its a nonstop, red hot Hot Wampa Summer party like no other! So, get that Triple Wampa ready, listen today and celebrate the love with BLAST POINTS! JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and SUPPORT BLAST POINTS ON PATREON! WEEKLY BAD BATCH REVIEW EPISODES! MANDO SEASON 1 & 2 REVIEW EPISODES!! BLAST POINTS Q&A EPISODES! Exclusive Commentaries! Extra goodies! and so much MORE! www.patreon.com/blastpoints new Blast Points T-SHIRTS are now available! Represent your favorite podcast everywhere you go! Get the logo in the BRAND NEW GREEN edition & other cool styles while supplies last! Get them here: www.et

Our year long tribute to Indina Jones continues with a look at the wild history and unique legacy of the always unique INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM! The highs, the lows, the controversy and anything goes! It’s a tale of birthday cakes, broken backs, dirty t-shirts from JC Penny and terrified children! How was this movie conceived, how will it reflect on future Indy projects and why is the mine cart chase sequence so incredible! So, track down that fortune and glory and listen today with BLAST POINTS! listen to our Temple of Doom commentary here : https://www.patreon.com/posts/27658868 JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and SUPPORT BLAST POINTS ON PATREON! WEEKLY BAD BATCH REVIEW EPISODES! MANDO SEASON 1 & 2 REVIEW EPISODES!! BLAST POINTS Q&A EPISODES! Exclusive Commentaries! Extra goodies! and so much MORE! www.patreon.com/blastpoints new Blast Points T-SHIRTS are now available! Represent your favorite podcast everywhere you go! Get the logo in the BRAND NEW GREEN edition & other cool styles while sup

It's no secret that we are huge supporters of the Droids animated series but with it recently coming on Disney +, our love has gone into hyperspace! Join us this week as we examine the vastly underrated Droids series, it's wild history and the show's rich legacy that continues to this day. How did the show begin, what about that bopping theme music, why is Ben Burtt actually Mungo Baobab AND what does Tony Danza have to do with it all?!? All that and much more in this episode where we are in trouble again! So, step softly into the danger zone and celebrate the love with BLAST POINTS! GET FUN & FIT HERE : https://youtu.be/-oF2sXOQvfI LOS ANDROIDES theme: https://youtu.be/0n8whdUgA6E JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and SUPPORT BLAST POINTS ON PATREON! WEEKLY BAD BATCH REVIEW EPISODES! MANDO SEASON 1 & 2 REVIEW EPISODES!! BLAST POINTS Q&A EPISODES! Exclusive Commentaries! Extra goodies! and so much MORE! www.patreon.com/blastpoints new Blast Points T-SHIRTS are now available! Represent your favorite podcast every

We all know Han Solo had a run in with a bounty hunter on Ord Mantell but did you know that the legendary Brian Daley wrote a standalone story about it that came out the same year as the Star Wars radio drama? This odd, wonderful and long of out print piece of SW history stands alone as the one thing that combines the voice cast of the Beuna Vista read along records and the spirit of the NPR radio shows! How did it come about and what is its connections to Two Tubes, Cad Bane and how did it almost end up being the plot for an episode of the Droids animated series?! So don't hate the bug people, listen today and celebrate the love with BLAST POINTS! LISTEN TO REBEL MISSION TO ORD MANTELL HERE: SIDE 1 - https://youtu.be/lHWpWFhMDhk SIDE 2 - https://youtu.be/mXrzpNjzemw JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and SUPPORT BLAST POINTS ON PATREON! WEEKLY BAD BATCH REVIEW EPISODES! MANDO SEASON 1 & 2 REVIEW EPISODES!! BLAST POINTS Q&A EPISODES! Exclusive Commentaries! Extra goodies! and so much MORE! www.patreon.com/blast

This week is all about the amazing THE ART OF FORCE AWAKENS! 2013 was a magical time as Star Wars was just getting ready to strike back in a major way. The Yoda like production designer, living legend and hero of ours, Rick Carter led this quest with a period of guided imagery from the best artists in the world where the blue sky was the limit and some incredible illustrations flowed along next to the story. It was the time of Jedi Killers, Kira and Sam, Darth Talon, John Doe and RIFFS. Join us as we look at this time, discuss the importance of concept art & much, much more!! So get in that dream state, go backwards and forwards, turn of your left brain, ask "what is BLAST POINTS?", listen today and celebrate the love!! JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and SUPPORT BLAST POINTS ON PATREON! WEEKLY BAD BATCH REVIEW EPISODES! MANDO SEASON 1 & 2 REVIEW EPISODES!! BLAST POINTS Q&A EPISODES! Exclusive Commentaries! Extra goodies! and so much MORE! www.patreon.com/blastpoints new Blast Points T-SHIRTS are now available!

The Krayt Dragon. One of the greatest mysteries in the Star Wars universe. Where did it come from? When did the word KRAYT first appear? Why was Kenobi's call changing so much? What's with the "missing" DVD version? What is its shocking connection to a Disney Haunted Mansion kids record? Join us while we explore these mind bending questions and more in this extremely important and "Kraytly" fascinating episode!! You'll never hear that Krayt dragon call the same way again!! PLUS : a bunch of INCREDIBLE Krayt dragon calls from listeners like YOU! So call up Jim Gillette, go scream in a parking lot and celebrate the love with BLAST POINTS! JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and SUPPORT BLAST POINTS ON PATREON! WEEKLY BAD BATCH REVIEW EPISODES! MANDO SEASON 1 & 2 REVIEW EPISODES!! BLAST POINTS Q&A EPISODES! Exclusive Commentaries! Extra goodies! and so much MORE! www.patreon.com/blastpoints new Blast Points T-SHIRTS are now available! Represent your favorite podcast everywhere you go! Get the logo in the BRAN

Indy Year rages on as this month we are talking all about the incredible INDIANA JONES presence at the Disney Parks around the globe. We couldn't do this one alone and we are thrilled to be joined by one and only SAVANNA OUDIT from The Dorky Diva Show! Savanna guides us through the fascinating history of Indy in the parks, the stunt show in Florida, the sad gift shops, the wonderful Indy Adventure in California and tells us all about her experience with the Indy rollercoaster in Paris! PLUS, what is going on with the bizarre Indiana Jones wandering around the park at Tokyo DisneySea?!? Get your ninja costume ready, listen today and celebrate the love with BLAST POINTS! CHECK OUT ALL OF SAVANNA'S COOL STUFF: http://www.thedorkydiva.com VIDEOS WE TALKED ABOUT: Raiders of the Lost Jedi Temple of Doom - A Fan Film of Epic Proportions: https://youtu.be/biJLNXBsjk8 Indiana Jones Adventure Opening : https://youtu.be/6gUcKp20LQs Disney Channel Special with Sallah and Marion : https://youtu.be/ae0abv1MhkM The

In honor of the 44th anniversary of the original George Lucas masterpiece, STAR WARS, this week we are talking all about the fascinating 2004 DVD commentary that featured Lucas, Carrie Fisher, Ben Burtt & Dennis Muren! Lucas talks about influences and parsecs, we're missing Carrie and Ben Burtt is just being Ben Burtt. Along the way are minds are blown thinking about Luke and Leia (that's right) and we wonder how it all could have been like Leonard Part 6. Plus, of course, Beru is brought up. It's an informative and "romantic" episode you won't want to miss!! So, call up that little bald human you know and celebrate the love with BLAST POINTS! JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and SUPPORT BLAST POINTS ON PATREON! WEEKLY BAD BATCH REVIEW EPISODES! MANDO SEASON 1 & 2 REVIEW EPISODES!! BLAST POINTS Q&A EPISODES! Exclusive Commentaries! Extra goodies! and so much MORE! www.patreon.com/blastpoints new Blast Points T-SHIRTS are now available! Represent your favorite podcast everywhere you go! Get the logo in t

That group of lovable misfit clones, The Bad Batch has finally arrived and this week we are talking all about the first two episodes, Aftermath & Cut and Run! Join us as we discuss why we love the mysterious Omega, why the clones are The Dad Batch, Tarkin on Kamino, Saw's birthday party, THX-1138 deep thoughts, where the show could be going & more!! We are loving this show so fat and it's an all-out poncho waring party of an episode!! So, grab your friends, go play ball, get a cookie cake and celebrate the love with BLAST POINTS! JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and SUPPORT BLAST POINTS ON PATREON! OUR NEW EPISODE 1 : THE BEGINNING DOCUMENTATY ANALYSIS SERIES! BAD BATCH REVIEW EPISODES COMING SOON! MANDO SEASON 1 & 2 REVIEW EPISODES!! BLAST POINTS Q&A EPISODES! Exclusive Commentaries! Extra goodies! and so much MORE! www.patreon.com/blastpoints Blast Points T-SHIRTS are now available! Represent your favorite podcast everywhere you go! Get the logo in the BRAND NEW GREEN edition & other cool styles while supplies

It's our May the 4th Super Spectacular as we are so excited to talk about a video of an incredible live call-in show from Sacramento that happened in January 1997 all about the beloved Star Wars Special Edition! TV news hosts Walt and Mark take some mind warping, insane calls ranging from Star Wars fans dropping trivia and asking about toys and we're going over every glorious second of it! Along the way there's special appearances from Blast Points friends like The George Lucas, Rick McCallum and yes, even wild man Ben Burtt. Join us as we relive the magical Special Edition fever and learn just why Star Wars will always be THE BOMB. So go meet up with David Prowse on Valentine's Day, start your rent a tape video library and celebrate the love with Blast Points! Watch the amazing video here: https://youtu.be/Tje2BUkdh0c Check out Brandon Bird's amazing artwork : http://brandonbird.com JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and SUPPORT BLAST POINTS ON PATREON! OUR NEW EPISODE 1 : THE BEGINNING DOCUMENTATY AN

The Dejarik or Holo-Chess game scene is classic Star Wars. It's a hologram of a tiny little monster fight strategy game played between a giant hairy creature and a gold robot. Classic Star Wars. The scene has lived in the hearts and imagination of fans for years but we need to know what it's all about, how it happened and who each monster is. There's only one person who could join us on this quest and that's our friend from Regal Robot's TOM SPINA. Join us as Tom explains it all and tells us all about Regal Robot's new and amazing replicas of the original monsters. This is an episode that will tell you absolutely EVERYTHING you ever wanted to know about the amazing Dejarik monsters and so much more. Who is Hunk and what about the mysterious duo of Scrimp and Bulbous!! Listen and find out!! So, get Phil Tippet's lizard and celebrate the love with BLAST POINTS! CHECK OUT TOM'S AMAZING STUFF: www.regalrobot.com www.tomspinadesigns.com Check out the video with Tom, Phil Tippett, Jon Berg, and Dennis Muren!

Indy Year continues and this month we're talking the weird and wonderful Marvel comic book series, THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF INDIANA JONES. It ran for 34 issues and featured amazing talent like John Byrne, Steve Ditko and David Michelinie all contributing to the weird and wild Indy adventures found in its pages. Why did Marvel not want anything to do with Indiana Jones and how come after the Raiders adaptation did Lucasfilm not want Marvel to continue with Indy? What are some our favorite issues and which ones are too weird even for us? And most importantly, what about CAPTAIN KATANGA coming back?! So, ride that secret dragon over the ocean, listen today and get that fortune & glory with BLAST POINTS! JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and SUPPORT BLAST POINTS ON PATREON! OUR NEW EPISODE 1 : THE BEGINNING DOCUMENTATY ANALYSIS SERIES! MANDO SEASON 1 & 2 REVIEW EPISODES!! BLAST POINTS Q&A EPISODES! Exclusive Commentaries! Extra goodies! and so much MORE! www.patreon.com/blastpoints Blast Points T-SHIRTS are now a

Our long running Sounds of Star Wars series continues with our look at one of the most underrated sound experiences in the galaxy far far away, ATTACK OF THE CLONES! As the legendary Ben Burtt's role in the production of the film grows, somehow the sounds become even more insane. Long planned wild Burtt dreams come true while secret seismic charges fail to impress Lucas. From Poggle's poetry, a shocking Stallone connection, electric guitars and Zam's speeder, this one has IT ALL! PLUS : what about the info in the Sounds of Star Wars book that Order 66 was originally going to happen in Episode II??? So, fight over a banana, record yourself talking backwards, call up the ghost of Eddie Van Halen and celebrate the love with BLAST POINTS! JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and SUPPORT BLAST POINTS ON PATREON! OUR NEW EPISODE 1 : THE BEGINNING DOCUMENTATY ANALYSIS SERIES! MANDO SEASON 1 & 2 REVIEW EPISODES!! BLAST POINTS Q&A EPISODES! Exclusive Commentaries! Extra goodies! and so much MORE! www.patreon.com/bla

5 years ago, we took the Ewok Cartoon Challenge where we bravely attempted to find out how many episodes of the animated adventure of those furry defenders of the Endor forest we could watch in a week. Now, with the Ewok cartoon making it's Disney Plus debut, we figured it was time to revisit the challenge and see how many episodes of season 2 we could watch in ONE NIGHT. How many did we get through? What happens in them? Did the Leaf Queen turn us into piles of leaves? WHO is LARRY?! Will we ever watch another Ewok cartoon again?? All these questions and more are answered in this magic filled episode! JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and SUPPORT BLAST POINTS ON PATREON! OUR NEW EPISODE 1 : THE BEGINNING DOCUMENTATY ANALYSIS SERIES! MANDO SEASON 1 & 2 REVIEW EPISODES!! BLAST POINTS Q&A EPISODES! Exclusive Commentaries! Extra goodies! and so much MORE! www.patreon.com/blastpoints Blast Points T-SHIRTS are now available! Represent your favorite podcast everywhere you go! Get the logo in BESKAR STEEL & other cool st

Indy Year continues as this month we are joined by Star Wars author and all-around cool person, Amy Richau as she takes a look at the complicated and fascinating history of women in the Indiana Jones saga! From Marion, Willie, Elsa and Spalko to all the women behind the scenes and everything in-between. The highs, the lows, the cringe, the comics, the books, video games and so much more! Amy comes at us with the incredible knowledge like the giant boulder chasing Indiana Jones in Raiders and we're here for every second of it! So call up Margaret Grace O'Malley and get that fortune and glory with BLAST POINTS! Amy's amazing 365 Star Wars site : http://365starwars.com Follow 365 Star Wars on twitter : https://twitter.com/365_starwars check out Amy's book, I Love You, I Know : https://www.dk.com/us/book/9780744037111-star-wars-i-love-you-i-know/ JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and SUPPORT BLAST POINTS ON PATREON! OUR NEW EPISODE 1 : THE BEGINNING DOCUMENTATY ANALYSIS SERIES! MANDO SEASON 1 & 2 REVIEW EPISODES!! B

There has been a wild Lucas spotting ... have you felt it? A recently discovered video features the great Mellody Hobson and her husband in a call to an elementary school in New York. Things start normal enough with Mellody answering kids' excellent questions but once GL drifts in things take some interesting twists. There is GL talking about the end of the world, Anakin's fall to the dark side, the Whills and his secret name his sisters gave him... and we're covering it all. It's hilarious, it's thoughtful, it's topical, it's weird and it's all very charming. So, hurry up, move to another solar system and celebrate the love with BLAST POINTS! watch the amzing interview here : https://youtu.be/V7LhwO0EGi4 JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and SUPPORT BLAST POINTS ON PATREON! OUR NEW EPISODE 1 : THE BEGINNING DOCUMENTATY ANALYSIS SERIES! MANDO SEASON 1 & 2 REVIEW EPISODES!! BLAST POINTS Q&A EPISODES! Exclusive Commentaries! Extra goodies! and so much MORE! www.patreon.com/blastpoints Blast Points T-SHIRTS are now