Blast Points - Star Wars Podcast

Listen as Jason & Gabe take a look back at 1999’s The Art of Star Wars, Episode I The Phantom Menace! It was the dawn of a new era of Star Wars concept art and it’s just as fascinating today as it was then! Doug Chiang endlessly drawing Battle Droids in the attic of Skywalker Ranch resulted in a legacy in Star Wars design that can still be felt today. They talk about their favorite illustrations from the book, Jabba in thrones, the idea of an older Anakin, Jar-Jar's pet dog and MORE! PLUS: there's some Solo speculation and a whole lot of Old Man Snoke love! So sip some morning coffee with Sebulba, smoke a cigar with a booger 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

This week Jason & Gabe explore one of the greatest mysteries in Star Wars history, the past and continuing influence of MARCIA LUCAS! Her editing helped shape the saga but just how else did she help make the saga what we know it to be today? Join us as we take a look at her life, career, her time time with GL & beyond. It's a fascinating look at one of the greatest unsung behind the scenes stories of the saga. PLUS : Last Jedi blu ray talk, Episode 9 speculation, KISS references and so much more! So, get out your Cokes & Hershey Bars 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, i will read it on a future episode! honestly! talk to Blast Points on twitter at @blast_po

Jason and Gabe are back this week to discuss and read through all of the fantastic listener emails they've gotten in the past couple months! There's great questions & voice messages that lead to discussions on things like : The future of the saga, the fate of the singing frog man, Solo speculation, Midnight Madness, what makes Star Wars feel like Star Wars, Ewok movies, Ace Frehley, Anakin's anger, background characters, Kit Fisto, Maz statues, light speed vs hyper space, C-3PO impressions and MORE!! Plus there is the first ever FAN OF THE WEEK or maybe the whole year! It's a fun filled episode that goes all over the place and maybe to a Pabst Blue Ribbon factory and Cherry Point! So get on your Strategy Board 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

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, join Jason and Gabe as they celebrate Love, Lucas Style! They go over almost everything Lucas Love with : his wild relationship with Linda Ronstadt, Lucas tap dancing, playing guitar and what he may like to do on dates! Plus they take a look at the fan film classic, George Lucas in Love! Who likes and who kinda doesn't? Listen and find out!! PLUS : all the latest news with Solo stuff from Entertainment Weekly and the latest on Game of Thrones creators writing and producing some Star Wars! So shave that beard, head to Taco Bell 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, i will read it on a future episode! honestly! talk to Blast Poi

We've gone from zero to Solo in one week and Jason & Gabe are breaking down both the Super Bowl mini teaser and the full Monday morning preview! L3-37! Rob Halford! Singing Frog People! All that and so much more in this action packed Solo teaser FREAKOUT! watch the Solo preview in amazing quality here: https://thedigitaltheater.com 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, i 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!! we are also on Instagram! Wow! your hosts are Jason Gibner & Gabe Bott!

Leigh Brackett, is an almost forgotten figure in Star Wars history, but she is responsible for the first draft of what was known as Star Wars 2 and eventually became The Empire Strikes Back! Join us as we explore her life & her fascinating version of what became Empire! Who is The Minch? What does this version say about Luke’s father? And how does this Brackett draft connect to Last Jedi? Did she create Master Codebreaker?!?! Who is wearing a gold robe??? Listen and find out! Plus there is some Solo gossip, Last Jedi deleted scene Caretaker party info & so much more!‬ So take the Jedi Oath, feed your gargoyle and celebrate the love with BLAST POINTS! Read the Brackett draft of Star Wars 2 here: http://scyfilove.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Star-Wars-The-Empire-Strikes-Back-Brackett-Draft.pdf 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

This week Jason and Gabe go all the way with the insane 1996 Star Wars VCR board game, Star Wars: The Interactive Video Board Game : Assault on the Death Star! A VHS only Star Wars art film where a creepy Vader talks to himself, wanders hallways and says the word “pupil” a lot. Like all Star Wars weirdness, this game has a wild backstory and features the final, expressive performance of David "The Real Darth Vader" Prowse as The Dark Lord of the Sith. It's a bizarre Star Wars experience and Blast Points is here to help you through it! Plus there's Solo stuff, singing Hutts, George Lucas late night phone calls, Rebels trailer talk and much more! So grab your pupil, look for a snake in the stars 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 B

Join Jason and Gabe as they get heavy duty with some deep Jedi talk! Is Luke Skywalker right and is the legacy of the Jedi failure, hypocrisy and hubris? This week we break it down by looking at the past deeds of the Jedi and the examine their mighty myth! When did they fail and why is Luke's act in The Last Jedi so important to the future of the Force? Listen and find out!! Plus there is some wild Solo rumor talk, Obi-Wan beard freakouts, John Williams episode 9 stuff, listener reviews and much more! So get Tarkin his birthday cake and Beru's Blue Milk Whip, listen today & 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, i will read it on a future episode! honestly! talk

Jason and Gabe are back with an all new, action packed episode that goes heavy into The Art of The Last Jedi book! The fascinating behind the scenes info! The look of the film! Our favorite amazing TLJ concept art! The earlier version of Master Codebreaker! The Lucas connection! Why the Caretakers really do deserve a Saturday Morning cartoon! Plus the latest Solo talk, wild episode 9 speculation & more! So get out your black diamond, fly away on a space boat 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, i 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

You've heard us talk about The Last Jedi and now it's YOUR turn!! Join us as we play 20 fantastic listener voice messages featuring some very different Last Jedi reactions and reviews!! And we just talk about Master Codebreaker a lot.... So be a poet with a blaster & 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, i 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!! we are also on Instagram! Wow! your hosts are Jason Gibner & Gabe Bott! contact BLAST POINTS at contact

Here it is! It’s the supersized Blast Points you’ve been waiting for as Jason and Gabe go through ALL of The Last Jedi! From the island of Ahch-To to Crait, we're doing it all!! From the film’s heavy message and themes, to Caretakers being Van Halen fans and the No Parking On The Beach Guy! We get into every aspect of the hot button topic that is THE LAST JEDI! So go hover over your rock 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, i 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 ta

The Last Jedi is right around the corner and you can literally hear Jason and Gabe lose their minds in this fun filled spoiler free episode!! Join in as they freak out and barely keep it together counting down to the giant Last Jedi release! They talk about the long, wild two year journey they've had with Episode 8 and highlights from the film's huge Hollywood premiere! PLUS: Where’s Lucas? Will the mystery of PZ-4CO be solved and so much more!! So dial 9-1 on your phone 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, i 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 Bl

Join Jason and Gabe as they celebrate the holidays by listening to Meco's 1980 “classic” Star Wars holiday album Christmas In The Stars! Threepio sings! A lot! How is this album connected to Jon Bon Jovi? Why is the last song 8 minutes long? What does Motley Crue have to do with it and why is Tommy Lee playing in Snoke's throne room?? And how did Harrison Ford almost end up on the album?!? All these questions and more are talked about as it's a holiday that'll always be in your mem-or-ie as you celebrate the season with C-3PO, R2, S. Claws, and BLAST POINTS!! Get out your bells bells bells and celebrate the love along 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, i will read it on a futur

Join Jason and Gabe as they celebrate the one and only Ric Olie!! Some call this hero "Captain Obvious" but we ask the question, was he being obvious or is he just helpful? Tune in as we break it down and explore his every line of dialog to explore the Olie legend! PLUS: TLJ Fever is reaching a boiling point as we explore every Last Jedi TV spot so far, Star Tours info and much more! So land on Tatooine, catch on pretty quick 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, i 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

It's a 100th episode celebration! Join Jason and Gabe for this giant sized 100th episode spectacular!! Featuring : them watching the six original Star Wars films at once, exciting listener messages and questions, so many impressions, Rusty Miller trivia and much, much more!!! It’s a huge celebration of the Star Wars love so listen today!! ‬ watch at six at once with us : http://starwarswars.com 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, i 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!! we are also

This week Jason and Gabe talk all about HARDWARE WARS! YES, the amazing 1978 short film Star Wars parody from Ernie Fosselius that made them who they are today. How did it ever get made? Where is the cast nowadays? How was Hardware Wars only the beginning of Ernie's involvement in the galaxy far far away? All these burning questions & more are answered in this laugh filled, action packed episode! Join them as they even do a full commentary for the 13 minute long classic!! Wow! AND IF THAT WASN'T ENOUGH - before all that, they talk about the BOMBSHELL of news that was the announcement that Rian Johnson is working on an all new Star Wars trilogy! When could it be set? What's going on in it? Will we survive this massive chunk of Star Wars info? And what about a live action Star Wars TV show?!! Whew! It's a lot of stuff in one hour so head into a bar with Augie Ben-Doggie and celebrate the love with Blast Points!! Blast Points t-shirts are now available! Get them here: www.etsy.com/shop/Gibnerd?sec

This week Jason and Gabe discuss the both on and off screen continuing Star Wars influence and mystery of Return of the Jedi director Richard Marquand. From his hiring, to who else could have gotten the job, major plot and character decisions he made, filming and his role is post production, Blast Points sheds some light on this often sadly overlooked contributor to Star Wars history! PLUS! there's talk on that Last Jedi world series ad, international poster, Snoke's Shadow People buddies, more Sammy Hagar and so much more!!! So drive your Ferrari to the nearest salad restaurant 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, i will read it on a future episode! hones

Just in time for Halloween, Jason and Gabe are celebrating all things MONSTERS in Star Wars! Join them as they countdown their top 13 monsters from the whole saga! Who did they pick from the Ewok movies, the read along books and how many are from the beautiful three way Attack of the Clones monster tag team?! Listen and find out!! PLUS: Great moments in Halloween Star Wars History (with drunk Ewoks), Is there a Halloween holiday in the Star Wars universe, Last Jedi stuff, rumors on possible Sammy Hagar & Mick Dundee cameos & more!! So put on your Snoke mask, ride the Rubber Chicken 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, i will read it on a future episode! honest

This week it's all about Mandalore as Jason and Gabe dive into everything from Sabine, Satine & brave nephew Korkie! From the history of the super commandos in Star Wars to the season four premier of Star Wars Rebels, Blast Points is looking at all of it!! PLUS! There's reactions to the "Solo : A Star Wars Story title, Last Jedi talk, Rebels reactions and more!! So strap on a jetpack, fly into a room of Xizors 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, i 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

This week, Jason and Gabe are talking all about the brand new Star Wars anthology book, From A Certain Point of View. Celebrating 40 years of the original 1977 film, the book features 40 stories by 40 authors. From Muftak to where was Mon Mothma and almost everything in-between, this book tells the stories of just about everyone you ever looked at in A New Hope and wondered, "what's up with that person!?" So naturally, Blast Points is going through each any every one of the stories and sharing their thoughts! Which stories did they love? Which ones drove them nuts? And which ones almost made them both pass out? As if that wasn't enough, before all that is even MORE thoughts on that Last Jedi trailer. What are their thoughts on it one week later? Are they still even able to think? Listen and find out!! So ride the storm with a crystal fox, call up Fake Wedge and celebrate the love with BLAST POINTS! http://www.randomhousebooks.com/books/7864/ https://www.amazon.com/Certain-Point-View-Star-War