Blast Points - Star Wars Podcast

With it being one year since the release of The Last Jedi and one year away from Episode 9, Jason and Gabe are taking a look back and forward at the same time! Join them as they go through each of the returning characters and look at how they changed in 8 and how that may inform where they could go next. Will Hux do stand up comedy? What's happening with Luke and Leia? What about the big, giant question of Rey & Kylo? And what about PZ-4CO? Will she find true love? Listen today and find out!! PLUS : The Nick Nolte Freakout & the secrets within Kevin Smith's tears! So turn on that giant chest hologram and celebrate the love with BLAST POINTS!! 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 o

It's the BLAST POINTS HOLIDAY SPECIAL! Jason and Gabe made it home for Life Day and are joined by tons of awesome SURPRISE GUESTS as they all share their Star Wars holiday traditions and look back at past winter memories connected to that galaxy far far away! PLUS : Obi-Wan reads Twas The Night Before Xmas AND some of your all time favorite Star Wars characters visit with the real SANTA CLAUS! So hang those stocking whole they're tied on a string and celebrate the love with BLAST POINTS!! 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 Blast Points on twitter at @blast_points leave feedback, comments or ideas for shows! also like Blast Points on Facebook

Jason and Gabe are back and this week they're examining the most important movie George Lucas was ever involved in, CAPTAIN EO! What is this Captain EO? It was a strange and fascinating Francis Ford Coppola directed Disney Parks exclusive 17 minute super 3D short movie that starred Michael Jackson as a space pilot with a crew of musician aliens and robots. How did this ever happen? How did Lucas get involved? How close was Lucas to being much more involved in Disney back in 1984? What changes had to made to EO before it actually played in the parks? All that and more as we go over almost every detail and do a brief commentary for the film itself! So shoot a rainbow beam of joy and dance out of your hand and celebrate the love with BLAST POINTS! Watch Captain EO here : https://youtu.be/ONRTzWy26Ko Watch the rough cut here : https://youtu.be/5PDLVik_8g8 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

This week Jason and Gabe are doing a deep dive into Ben Burtt’s amazing sounds of The Empire Strikes Back! We listen to almost 40 ESB sounds & share the wild stories on how they were created! Raccoons in bathtubs & Shakespearean Probe Droids! What sounds were shared with Raiders of the Lost Ark and what came from The Holiday Special sessions? Listen to this BurttTastic episode and find out!! PLUS: We lost our minds over Cassian Andor The TV Show! Will he find his gloves?! So smell bad on the outside and celebrate the love with BLAST POINTS! 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 Blast Points on twitter at @blast_points leave feedback, comments o

This week Jason and Gabe take a look at the vastly underrated Art of Attack of the Clones! This 2002 book not only holds some incredible Star Wars concept art but it also shows how AOTC was a truly groundbreaking film in every way! From how it ushered in a new digital age of filmmaking, how the concepts changed from TPM, to how it changed the way blockbuster films are designed! Tune in as we go over it all! PLUS: Episode 9 is making us go insane, a movie that was not announced getting cancelled and speculation on just what is beyond the end of the Skywalker saga! So create your army of Ace Frehley clones and celebrate the love with BLAST POINTS!! 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

SNOKETOBERFEST! Jason and Gabe are back and are celebrating all things Snoke in this action packed SnokeToberfest filled episode!! How did SnokeMania get started? What were the wild, insane theories on Snoke's identity we all lived by? How could some Snoke mysteries be explored in the future of the saga? Just what are his favorite songs? Tune in and find out! ‬ AND the greatest Snoke imitations sent in by listeners like you!! PLUS : George Lucas is out and about! The Mandalorian craziness! Yogi Bear posters, Kylo Ren's voicemail and so much more! So take a chance on Snoke & celebrate the love with BLAST POINTS!! episode photo made by Lysa Goodman 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 o

Did you know Anthony Daniels recorded a CD in 1999 of him telling stories about the filming of the original trilogy? Did you know this chart topping CD also featured an odd side story about R2 and 3PO lost in space? We didn't either! Now you can join in as we attempt to listen to the whole 60 plus minute thing!! How much Anthony Daniels telling non stop stories can we take before we give up? Tune in and find out!! PLUS : Mandalorian Madness! Corn Dogs at Galaxy's Edge and SNOKETOBERFEST!! So fire up those Jawa eyes, take it to the limit and celebrate the love with BLAST POINTS! Listen to the whole thing here : http://podcasts.radiovalencia.fm/krob/krob.2015-05-25.0700.mp3 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 iT

Saved, The Clone Wars is and Jason and Gabe are joining the Clone Army in the fight!! This week is all about unfinished Clone Wars, what stories have been hinted at, what came out in books or comics, what was almost done and may be yet to come when Anakin, Obi-Wan and Ahsoka Tano return next year! They also take an in depth look at the incredible almost finished Bad Batch arc of episodes and wonder why they've never watched them before and discuss how that may hint at the future of Clone Wars!! ‬ ‪PLUS: The Mandalorian is still freaking us out, Episode 9 filming location speculation and SNOKETOBERFEST! So pray to a tree, get out the algorithms & celebrate the love with BLAST POINTS!!! ​ Watch Bad Batch on StarWars.com: https://www.starwars.com/search?f%5Bsearch_section%5D=Video&q=bad+batch Or on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAgb5z0ejEBUThZ7ILYUoXxVzE4Lhji6N Blast Points t-shirts are now available! Get them here: www.etsy.com/shop/Gibnerd?section_id=21195481 visit the Blast Points

Is there a version of Star Wars out there that is not Star Wars? What makes Star Wars what it is and just why is the film's unique editing style so vital to it's success? Jason and Gabe examine the mystery and legend of the mythical “lost cut” of Star Wars! What is this "lost cut"? It is the very different early black and white rough edit version of ANH that was neither faster or more intense! Who’s seen it? How did it happen? Where is it? What bits of it are already out there? Tune in as we go over what's been released, what only a few people have seen and wonder what other mysteries the original 1977 film could still have. ‪PLUS : We completely loose our minds over The Mandalorian! wonder about where Resistancecould go! and the return of SNOKETOBERFEST!! So go find Desmond in the hatch and celebrate the love with BLAST POINTS!! ‬ 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 revi

We are finally able to watch Solo : A Star Wars at home and this week Jason & Gabe are digging into all the bonus features it has to offer! Weird deleted scenes! Roundtable discussions! Little documentaries! What's the deal with Solo at home and how does it all compare to past Star Wars releases? What's great, what's missing and why is Solo the Star Wars movie that can just never catch a break? Tune in & find out! PLUS : a hairy BeardWatch update! Resistance stuff! The start of the epic SnokeToberFest, listener reviews, Obi-Wan Beatle impressions & lots and lots of Grease talk. So get kicked out of the Imperial Academy & celebrate the love with BLAST POINTS! 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

Meco was just the beginning! This week Jason and Gabe go into the deep and crazy corners of that genre of music known as JIZZ ROCK! What's Jizz Rock? Wookieepedia defines it as: a genre of music. Jizz-wailers were musicians who specialized in the genre. Max Rebo and his band were popular Jizz-wailers. Got that? Tune in as we listen to 20 Star Wars inspired Jizz classics and determine if they wail or fail! From Bar Wars to Lando Jazz, we listen to it all! So kick in some car doors and celebrate the love with BLAST POINTS!! Check out Yacht Rock's fantastic podcast Beyond Yacht Rock! http://www.yachtrock.com Star Wars Rocks art by Hugh Fleming 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 f

This week Jason and Gabe are jumping into the Force Storm and talking all about the epic 1991 Star Wars comic, DARK EMPIRE! It was the best selling Star Wars comic of the time, it came out just months after Heir to the Empire, it launched SW at Dark Horse and it was a major game changer. These books first gave us Battle Droids, Holocrons, Dark Side Luke Skywalker and possibly lead to some lofty expectations on what the post ROTJ galaxy was like. We go into how it happened, it's odd story and how it's rich legacy is still felt today! PLUS : Episode 9 location speculation, Solo at home, the Escape from L.A. connection & so much more!! So join the naked Palpatine boy band & celebrate the love with BLAST POINTS! 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

It's back to school time and Blast Points is here to help with our look at 1984's thought provoking & bizarre read along book & record, Star Wars Adventures in ABCs! Read by William Woodson and of course Anthony Daniels, it's a strange trip through Star Wars, the alphabet and experimental poetry. What Star Wars thing relates to what letter? Is Greedo's theme music revealed? And what does it have to do with 1989 thrash metal kings Gothic Slam? Listen & find out!! PLUS : The return of Episode 9 BeardWatch and terrifying Galaxy's Edge news! So get out your bongos & celebrate the love with BLAST POINTS! Experience the art of Adventures in ABCs here: https://youtu.be/_GtW6Zo60Dg 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 iTune

It's episode 138 so that can only mean this week Jason and Gabe are talking all about George Lucas' first feature film, the fantastic THX-1138! How did the film even happen and what are it's themes and visual cues that are present in Star Wars' past & present? How did the basic DNA of THX-1138 show up in Clone Wars? The Last Jedi? Tune in as Blast Points goes into the void prison and discovers there is even more THX-1138 in the galaxy, far, far away then we first thought! PLUS: We catch up on the news with Episode 9 casting! Resistance! The live action TV show! Jean Claude Van Damme! and more! So buy more, be happy & celebrate the love with BLAST POINTS! 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

It's the end of the epic RETURN OF THE JEDI month and now it's time to hear from YOU on why you love Return of the Jedi!! Things get started with an awesome interview with Oola herself, Femi Taylor and the fun messages from listeners just keep going from there! So get down to the cool sounds of Jedi Rocks and celebrate the love with some BONUS POINTS! 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 Blast Points on twitter at @blast_points leave feedback, comments or ideas for shows! also like Blast Points on Facebook for news on upcoming shows and links to some of the stuff we talk about in the show!! Join the Blast Points Super Star Wars Chill Group here

Return of the Jedi month rages on and this week Jason and Gabe are talking about the early ROTJ screenplay drafts with the none other than the author of The Making of Return of the Jedi and so much more, J.W. Rinzler! Together they all dive into red hot juicy subjects like : how did the drafts of Jedi evolve? What was Leia originally going to be doing during the film's opening? What kind of influence did the conerpt art have? Who was a mysterious Imperial character who got cut? How did the relationship between Vader and Palpatine change? What was added during the epic ROTJ story conferences? PLUS : When did Alec Guinness almost quit Star Wars? What doesn't Lucas get enough credit for & just how many Star Wars movies were originally planned? So put on that Vader helmet, declare yourself Emperor and celebrate the love with BLAST POINTS! Visit J.W. Rinzler's site for info on All Up, his Star Wars books and more: http://www.jwrinzler.com J.W. Rinzler on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jwrinzler Bla

Return of the Jedi month continues as we examine the amazing and fascinating SOUNDS of ROTJ! With this third movie, Lucasfilm sound maniac Ben Burtt began to take on a much larger role in not only design the film's rich soundscape but being more hands on in every aspect of what you hear. Join us as we explore that rich history and go way in-depth on 37 of ROTJ's most classic sounds! From burps to Frankenstein to an unborn child's heartbeat... we go over it all!! PLUS : Awesome listener voice messages on why YOU love RETURN OF THE JEDI! So call up Grandma Vodka and celebrate the love with BLAST POINTS! Finding Nien Numb: https://www.starwars.com/news/the-road-to-rotich-finding-nien-nunb-part-1 https://www.starwars.com/news/the-road-to-rotich-finding-nien-nunb-part-2 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 plea

Return of the Jedi month continues as Tom Spina joins Jason and Gabe to hang out and chat with the legendary Kirk Thatcher about his incredible career and his days in the ROTJ creature department! The conversation includes gems like Kirk starting at ILM at age 19, painting the Sarlacc, George Lucas' favorite restaurant, watching dailies, going to the bar with Ewoks, hanging out with Carrie Fisher, and hazy memories from the epic ROTJ wrap party! Kirk has an endless amount of hilarious behind the scenes stories and this is a crazy fun one you won’t want to miss!‬ PLUS : Tom talks about his amazing experience with Magic Wheeler at San Diego Comic Con! So keep painting that puppet movie's hole in the sand and celebrate the love with BLAST POINTS! Kirk Thatcher on Twitter : https://twitter.com/KirkThatcher Tom Spina Designs : www.tomspinadesigns.com Regal Robot : www.regalrobot.com Rick Springfield Bop 'Til You Drop video : https://youtu.be/YLnu8SzOGfs Blast Points t-shirts are now available! Get them

Jason and Gabe are kicking off Return of the Jedi month with a look at the classic 1983 documentary, Classic Creatures! It's a mind blowing look at the good, the bad, the cute and the cuddly of ROTJ! Our documentary hosts Carrie Fisher & Billy Dee Williams talk about Wiebba Wiebba, let Ackbar sing & show us just how the creatures of ROTJ were made! If that wasn't enough there's Lucas with his shirt unbuttoned dangerously low, Mick Jagger lips, sleepy Phil Tippett, and the word "penetrate". PLUS: the JJ Episode 9 photo, an exciting Beardwatch & so much more! So dare to be cute, celebrate the love and listen to BLAST POINTS! Watch Classic Creatures: https://youtu.be/7UifgdkGSas Who is Wiebba Wiebba? https://www.starwars.com/news/star-wars-mysteries-who-is-wiebba-wiebba 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 p

Where were you in 1987? We were watching Superman IV: The Quest For Peace, but out in sunny California, there was the first ever official Star Wars convention!! This week Jason and Gabe are talking to Richard Woloski from Skywalking Through Neverland about his adventures at this mysterious con! What were panels? Who were the guests? What did Richard ask George Lucas? What was it like being a fan in 87? Is Karate Kid 3 worth watching? Can you catch a cold from Lucas? Tune in for all these questions and more!! PLUS: the big Episode IX casting announcement freak out! So drink your water, sneak around backstage and celebrate the love with BLAST POINTS! Listen to Skywalking Through Neverland! https://skywalkingthroughneverland.com Skywalking Through Neverland's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMeoYh3_lrkf-F7AsvAKgYg C-3PO & R2-D2 at Celebration 0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mN0hnmHVB8 Darth Vader at Celebration 0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T442pUhdRkc Blast Points t-shirts are no