Blast Points - Star Wars Podcast

Phantom Menace Year continues as we celebrate the fascintating and amazing costumes of Episode 1! In a movie filled with bold new directions for the saga, nothing was quite as bold and innovating as Trisha Biggar's costumes. Join us as we go over just why those costumes were such a big deal, how they continue to influence today's Star Wars and just why Biggar's work was so genius. PLUS : the return of SNOKETOBERFEST & so much more! So get in your tiny rocket ship & celebrate the love with BLAST POINTS! JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and SUPPORT BLAST POINTS ON PATREON! Exclusive episodes! Commentaries! Extra goodies! and MORE! www.patreon.com/blastpoints Blast Points t-shirts are now available! Get them here: www.etsy.com/shop/Gibnerd?section_id=21195481 visit the Blast Points website! www.blastpointspodcast.com reviews! comics! recipes, articles and tons more! if you dug the show please leave BLAST POINTS a review on iTunes and share the show with friends! If you leave an iTunes review, we will r

Back at Celebration Chicago, we attended a Star Wars Radio Drama panel hosted by fans and college professors, John & Maria Jose Tenuto. We were looking forward to the panel but we didn't know how much it would actually BLOW OUR MINDS. This week we are thrilled to have John & Maria on the show as they go over the incredible history of the radio dramas, Brian Daley's story and so so much more. How did the Star Wars radio drama save NPR? What was it's origin? Why did something as visual was Star Wars feel so at home in strictly audio? All that and more in this epic & seriously fascinating episode! So get out that frozen Ho-Ho, celebrate the love & listen today! JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and SUPPORT BLAST POINTS ON PATREON! Exclusive episodes! Commentaries! Extra goodies! and MORE! www.patreon.com/blastpoints Blast Points t-shirts are now available! Get them here: www.etsy.com/shop/Gibnerd?section_id=21195481 visit the Blast Points website! www.blastpointspodcast.com reviews! comics! recipes,

As predicted by ancient Mayan calendars, 2012 brought many massive changes (to Star Wars). Disney purchased Lucasfilm, Episode VII was going to be made, the 3D releases were cancelled and the mysterious "comedy" show, Star Wars Detours was announced and then never seen again. Listen as we discuss the always curious case of the mysterious Detours and debate on if it should ever be released at all! Does it deserve a chance? Is there room for parody in Star Wars? Should all existing episodes be destroyed with fire? We have different opinions on the matter! Are you #TeamJason or #TeamGabe? Listen and decide for yourself! PLUS : Ian + Hayden = BUDDIES and Rise of SkywalkerMania is creeping up on us & it's all getting TOO HOT! So party like it's 2012 & celebrate the love with BLAST POINTS! JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and SUPPORT BLAST POINTS ON PATREON! Exclusive episodes! Commentaries! Extra goodies! and MORE! www.patreon.com/blastpoints Blast Points t-shirts are now available! Get them here: www.e

For a couple of months in 1999, the whole world became a Star Wars Celebration as Episode 1 HYPE was everywhere! From grocery stores to Taco Bell, you couldn't go anywhere without being reminded that a new Star Wars movie was about to come out. Blast Points Phantom Menace Year continues as we look at all of that crazy hype that surrounded all of the TPM experience! The overwhelming marketing tie ins! Those weird & wonderful commercials! The vital history of Star Wars & merchandising! Did it all go too far there in 1999 or not far enough?! And of course we finally shed some light on the one and only MARFALUMP!!‬ So go go grease lightning and celebrate the love with BLAST POINTS! JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and SUPPORT BLAST POINTS ON PATREON! Exclusive episodes! Commentaries! Extra goodies! and MORE! www.patreon.com/blastpoints Blast Points t-shirts are now available! Get them here: www.etsy.com/shop/Gibnerd?section_id=21195481 visit the Blast Points website! www.blastpointspodcast.com reviews! comi

Phantom Menace Year returns September 10, 2019!

The not so far away future of the galaxy far far away was shown at Disney's giant D23 convention and it hit Star Wars fans like the Death Star laser rocking Jedha. We are barely still alive after all the news but we are here to deliver full breakdowns for the epic Mandalorian trailer, the incredible Obi-Wan Kenobi announcement and of course that special mysterious look at The Rise of Skywalker. What secrets did we find inside it and what does it have to with wind chimes? We saved you some seats at our table at Sizzler so celebrate the love with BLAST POINTS! JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and SUPPORT BLAST POINTS ON PATREON! Exclusive episodes! Commentaries! Extra goodies! and MORE! www.patreon.com/blastpoints Blast Points t-shirts are now available! Get them here: www.etsy.com/shop/Gibnerd?section_id=21195481 visit the Blast Points website! www.blastpointspodcast.com reviews! comics! recipes, articles and tons more! if you dug the show please leave BLAST POINTS a review on iTunes and share the show

Do you spend all day everyday wondering if Leia ever learned about her grandmother Shmi? What would Leia think if she watched the Boonta Eve pod race? Did Watto attend Shmi and Cliegg Lars' wedding? All these questions and more were answered in Troy Denning's fascinating and underrated 2003 novel, Tatooine Ghost. It's an incredible blending of the prequels and the original trilogy that also manages to somehow resonate into the sequels. Join us as we look at the book, Leia's journey with the Force, Ben Kenobi, Ben Solo, grown up Kitster, Beru's sister, Watto wearing a bow tie and so much more in this fun filled, deep thoughts episode! PLUS: Resistance news! Rain Johnson movies update! AND Kenobi-Mania! So stop looking for Killik Twilight & celebrate the love with BLAST POINTS! JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and SUPPORT BLAST POINTS ON PATREON! Exclusive episodes! Commentaries! Extra goodies! and MORE! www.patreon.com/blastpoints Blast Points t-shirts are now available! Get them here: www.etsy.com/shop

It’s the new Huttness that all the kids are talking about, JABBAPALOOZA! Jabba the Hutt is a mean, vicious & nasty slug but we do we still love him so much? How was that massive puppet created and just who was inside it? And what’s the deal with the 1997 Special Edition Jabba, TPM Jabba and all those Hutts in Clone Wars? All these questions and more are answered in this rocking episode! So go backwards and forwards and celebrate the love with BLAST POINTS! JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and SUPPORT BLAST POINTS ON PATREON! Exclusive episodes! Commentaries! Extra goodies! and MORE! www.patreon.com/blastpoints Blast Points t-shirts are now available! Get them here: www.etsy.com/shop/Gibnerd?section_id=21195481 visit the Blast Points website! www.blastpointspodcast.com reviews! comics! recipes, articles and tons more! if you dug the show please leave BLAST POINTS a review on iTunes and share the show with friends! If you leave an iTunes review, we will read it on a future episode! honestly! talk to

Phantom Menace Year continues as we are thrilled to welcome from The Soundtrack Show podcast and Star Wars Celebration stage host, David W. Collins! Tune in as we discuss just about every singe aspect of John Williams' brilliant Episode 1 score!! We're talking everything from the use of Duel of the Fates in TPM & beyond, the hidden mysteries of Anakin's Theme, the smaller wonderful themes in the film, TPM anticipation, the Palpatine parade and a thrilling lightspeed round of questions that goes into some the deepest, weirdest corners of Star Wars music mania! That's right, this is a really good one. So put that Otoh Gunga music on an all night loop & celebrate the love with BLAST POINTS! Listen to David on The Soundtrack Show! https://www.soundtrackpodcast.com JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and SUPPORT BLAST POINTS ON PATREON! Exclusive episodes! Commentaries! Extra goodies! and MORE! www.patreon.com/blastpoints Blast Points t-shirts are now available! Get them here: www.etsy.com/shop/Gibnerd?secti

Have you read the classic Star Wars newspaper comic strips? You know, the ones where Luke and Leia go to Casino Planet, Takrin's wife shows up and Dodonna's Charles Bronson lookalike son VRAD joins the crew? If you haven't you're not alone as these amazing comics are often overlooked in the rich history of Star Wars and comics. But where did this history begin and how does it connect to Lucas' love of art and a little comic book store in New York City? Join as we explore the stories and history of the many incredible Star Wars newspaper comics, who made them and journey that begins with some old Flash Gordon comics and ends with the soon to be opened Lucas Museum of Narrative Art! So get rid of that space actor Ben Kenobi & celebrate the love with BLAST POINTS! JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and SUPPORT BLAST POINTS ON PATREON! Exclusive episodes! Commentaries! Extra goodies! and MORE! www.patreon.com/blastpoints Blast Points t-shirts are now available! Get them here: www.etsy.com/shop/Gibnerd?se

Where were you in the summer of 85? If you're anything like Tom Spina, you were reading the mind warping STAR WARS IV article in Starblazer magazine! Join Jason, Gabe and Tom as they look at this bizarre piece of wild Star Wars speculation as it could have only been done in 1985! For every weird bit of info like "Mark Hamill IS playing Anakin", there's oddly perfect predictions for the prequels and even the sequels! Why did Tom keep it, keep thinking of it and why did funky magazines like this mean so much back then? Join them as they look back, look at today and shed light on that special Star Wars love that is FOREVER! So join the EVIL SIDE with Sybil Danning and celebrate the love! www.tomspinadesigns.com regalrobot.com JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and SUPPORT BLAST POINTS ON PATREON! Exclusive episodes! Commentaries! Extra goodies! and MORE! www.patreon.com/blastpoints Blast Points t-shirts are now available! Get them here: www.etsy.com/shop/Gibnerd?section_id=21195481 visit the Blast Point

Because YOU demanded it, the Blast Points Kids Star Wars Storybook Radio Drama Series is BACK! This time we are taking on those immortal EU classics, The Maverick Moon and The Mystery of the Rebellious Robot! Join us as we act out the thrilling further adventures of Luke Skywalker who has almost forgotten about The Force and is in pilot school! And what about that action packed yarn where C-3P0 gets carried around on a hand cart? They're all weird and fantastic and were are giving them all the full radio drama treatment! PLUS: Who wrote these? Are they connected to the Wookiee Storybook? Will they ever be reissued? All that and more in this alarming and hilarious episode! So get out your bag of medals and celebrate the love with BLAST POINTS! JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and SUPPORT BLAST POINTS ON PATREON! Exclusive episodes! Commentaries! Extra goodies! and MORE! www.patreon.com/blastpoints Blast Points t-shirts are now available! Get them here: www.etsy.com/shop/Gibnerd?section_id=21195481 v

Did you know that in the summer of 1980 there were three different versions of Empire Strikes Back playing simultaneously each with it's own unique audio track? Or that the first ESB "special edition" actually came out in June 1980? Our obsession with the weird and ever changing Star Wars saga audio continues this week as we dive into Empire's various wild sound mixes. Stereo, mono, 70mm, VHS, 97 Special Edition, DVD, Blu Ray... each one was a little different and we can't stop talking about it! From words that kept appearing and disappearing for 30 years to moments where Williams' score just vanished, we're going over it all! So be sure you say thanks to 3PO and celebrate the love with BLAST POINTS! WIDE ANGLE / CLOSEUP: http://www.wideanglecloseup.com/starwarsaudio.html ESB mono / stereo differences youtube video: https://youtu.be/s2I2NSECyK0 70mm ESB ending : https://youtu.be/cmbl8tLOfFE Carrie ESB phone promotion outtakes : https://youtu.be/flgH9xb42PY JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and SUP

Published almost a full month before the movie's release, Terry Brooks' novelization of The Phantom Menace still holds up and blows minds 20 years later! Join us for month seven of Phantom Menace Year as we look back at this underrated bit of Star Wars literature! We discuss how it's unique and fascinating perspective on the story echoes not only through Episode 1 and the prequel trilogy but beyond! What's the deal with Jedi and dreams? How did it introduce now standard thoughts about the history of the Sith? And why was Terry Brooks so into Ric Olie? Gather up your great globs of Bantha poodoo and celebrate the love with BLAST POINTS! JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and SUPPORT BLAST POINTS ON PATREON! Exclusive episodes! Commentaries! Extra goodies! and MORE! www.patreon.com/blastpoints Blast Points t-shirts are now available! Get them here: www.etsy.com/shop/Gibnerd?section_id=21195481 visit the Blast Points website! www.blastpointspodcast.com reviews! comics! recipes, articles and tons more! i

Sure we all love the aliens of the Mos Eisley Cantina but what we all want to know more about is WHAT ABOUT THE "HUMANS" of the Cantina? Who played Wuher? Why is Little Aunt Beru not actually Little Aunt Beru? What about Pointy Hat Guy? What is the deal with Terminal Man? For questions like this, there is only one person to bring in and we are happy to joined by our friend, Cantina holocron of knowledge and Regal Robot mastermind, Tom Spina! Join us as we explore the dark corners of the cantina examining so many of those beautiful "uglies" who weren't wearing masks! It's an insane, epic, hardcore episode that's not for the faint of heart! AND : mysteries about the Human Jabba scene, Oliver Stone lookalikes in the cantina and so much more! PLUS : the never ending fascinating connections between Star Wars and Top Secret! continues!! So straighten the rug & celebrate the love with BLAST POINTS! http://www.tomspinadesigns.com https://regalrobot.com JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and SUPPORT BLAST

For over 40 years, people have asked "Who is Aunt Beru?" Was she just a blue milk pouring aunt on an Outer Rim desert planet or was she more then that? How did she influence the new hope of the galaxy and just what is Beru's legacy? Join us as we explore the facts, myths and clues that make Beru Whitesun Lars so much more then just a snazzy dresser with the gift of gab. We explore her life on screen and off and dive into her ever changing voice and take a Beru Cruise around the world. AND : we read so so many of your listener provided BERU HAIKU poetry! PLUS: Celebration Anaheim!! What's happening? Will we be there? Will there be a Battle for Endor panel? All that and more in this fun filled episode that has too much of it's father in it. Listen today & celebrate the love! JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and SUPPORT BLAST POINTS ON PATREON! Exclusive episodes! Commentaries! Extra goodies! and MORE! www.patreon.com/blastpoints Blast Points t-shirts are now available! Get them here: www.etsy.com/

Long before there were Star Wars podcasts, there were Star Wars fanzines. Thousands and thousands of Star Wars fanzines. These fanzines helped unite and create a Star Wars fandom and everything that comes with it. Join us as we explore the surprising history of this fan created, woman driven dawn of Star Wars fan culture! What were some of the first ones? What was in them? What did Lucasfilm think of them? What were the fan theories for Revenge of the Jedi that were driving fandom insane? Where are many of these zines kept today? Join us for a fascinating look at a little known yet vital piece of Star Wars fan history! So warm up the blue ink in the Ditto machine & celebrate the love with BLAST POINTS! LOOKING FOR LEIA: https://www.lookingforleia.com University of Iowa Library Special Collections: https://www.lib.uiowa.edu/sc/ List of OT Star Wars zines: https://fanlore.org/wiki/List_of_Original_Trilogy_Star_Wars_Zines All of the Ahmed Best On Location videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?li

It's month six of Phantom Menace Year and what would a year long tribute to Episode 1 be without an episode all about our favorite Gungan, the one and only mister Jar Jar Binks. Jar Jar & TPM are forever connected and as the film has begun to be looked at in a whole new way, so has Jar Jar finally. Tune is as we take an epic look at our personal journey with Jar Jar, his design history, inspiration, his time on screen in films & Clone Wars, and his current very welcome renaissance. AND listeners share their Jar Jar stories with emails and voice messages. Jar Jar poetry? Oke-day! So crash into your boss' heyblibber and celebrate the love with Blast Points! the Jar Jar song is "Cousin Jar Jar" by Meco JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and SUPPORT BLAST POINTS ON PATREON! Exclusive episodes! Commentaries! Extra goodies! and MORE! www.patreon.com/blastpoints Blast Points t-shirts are now available! Get them here: www.etsy.com/shop/Gibnerd?section_id=21195481 visit the Blast Points website! www.blastpoin

You can't stop change any more than you can stop the suns from setting and you can't stop the RISE OF SKYWALKER hype machine that is coming our way. Join Jason and Gabe as they examine the article and every photo from the TROS Vanity Fair article and discuss what we could be seeing and how we all could or could not survive. Is Zorii Bliss causing us bliss? Are Hux and Pryde starting a synth pop band? Is the Luke photo actually from TLJ? All that and more in this super freakout charged episode!! So get on your Law & Order horses and celebrate the love with BLAST POINTS! JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and SUPPORT BLAST POINTS ON PATREON! Exclusive episodes! Commentaries! Extra goodies! and MORE! www.patreon.com/blastpoints Blast Points t-shirts are now available! Get them here: www.etsy.com/shop/Gibnerd?section_id=21195481 visit the Blast Points website! www.blastpointspodcast.com reviews! comics! recipes, articles and tons more! if you dug the show please leave BLAST POINTS a review on iTunes and

Solo has now been out for a year and this week Jason and Gabe are looking back at what we still love about the film, it's unique legacy and the lessons learned from the whole Solo experience. Will we ever see another Star Wars film released in May? Could we ever see more adventures of young Han & Chewie? Can we please have more stories about Enfys Nest? All these burning questions and more in this introspective, fun filled, Kevin Bacon fueled episode!! PLUS : We all learned who's making the first post-TROS Star Wars movie and we're separating the facts from crazy rumor! So remain calm, remember the silo & celebrate the love with BLAST POINTS!! JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and SUPPORT BLAST POINTS ON PATREON! Exclusive episodes! Commentaries! Extra goodies! and MORE! www.patreon.com/blastpoints Blast Points t-shirts are now available! Get them here: www.etsy.com/shop/Gibnerd?section_id=21195481 visit the Blast Points website! www.blastpointspodcast.com reviews! comics! recipes, articles