Generation X-Wing Podcast

We are back discussing The Mandalorian. Today it is Chapter 4: "Sanctuary" . Some of our favorite moments, the connections to "Seven Samurai" and the introduction of Cara Dune. On the second half of the show we discuss "What Excites You": - New Outer Rim Rookie Vlogs - Jamie's new 360 camera - oh...and something about Stev3 getting married to Ali Williams on the Falcon ...whatever!

We celebrate our 5th anniversary be examining the Star Wars universe AFTER the Skywalker Saga. What is next for the franchise? What is scheduled? What do we hope to see? What makes our "wish list"? Also dont forget to support our past hosts Bulent Hasan and Josh Whittall on their BLACK PROJECT Kickstarter. Details on our FB and webpage.

**Spoilers** Happy 2020! The Rise of Skywalker has finally hit the theatres and we are finally together to have a fun chat about it.

It is that time of season again. Christmas music playing on the radio, a new Star Wars movie hitting theatres...so why not combine the best of both worlds with the 1980 classic " Christmas in the Stars "? And who better to chat with than with one half of The Sandcrawlers Podcast , Mike "Tarkin" MacDonald . We dive into the history of this album and examine the tracks. What are your opinions  of th...

We are back discussing "Chapter 3: The Sin" of The Mandalorian . And we are joined by returning host and great friend Jamie "Pale Rider" Milman . Also on the show we discuss our 501st Outer Rim Garrison weekend at Toy Traders , the Vancouver Santa Clause Day Parade , and helping out Marco and Andy of Transmute Pictures record a teaser for the upcoming Bucketheads 2 series.

We are back discussing Chapter 2 of the Mandalorian . We also react to F reddie Prinze Jr. and his rant about toxic fandom in Star Wars on a recent recording of " Jeff Dye's Friendship Podcast" Episode 59 . (1:01:00 mark)

***Spoilers*** We examine the release of Disney Plus and dive into Chapter 1 of The Mandalorian . The story, the characters, the surprises!

Collecting has changed as we have gotten older. We look at how we collect now as adults compared to our younger selves. What has changed? Why? What are we collecting now? What are our "White Whales"?

We get together to reminisce about candy from our childhood. From chocolate bars, hard candy, gum and the wacky world of British sweets. We also have a quick episode of GXW VS and look at the reviews of Haribo's Sugar Free Gummy Bears . Also on the show, we discuss our excitement about the upcoming "The Mandalorian" TV show (episode was recorded before the world premiere)

With Anil and Stev3 away, we have Dayo Williams   and Aaron Lutsch both members of the Outer Rim Garrison of the 501st Legion .   We look back at 2 well known milestones in Star Wars fan films: Hardware Wars (1978) and Troops (1997). How do they hold up over time? What makes these movies so memorable? What other movies have stood out in the fan film genre?

On today's episode we are joined by Aaron Lutsch (Loosh? Lootch? Lush?) and Dayo Williams of the Outer Rim Garrison of the 501st Legion to chat about the "Rise of Skywalker" trailer that was released today and then we discuss some of our favorite Halloween movies . Our choices may not be what you expect.

It was a busy week so we decided to talk about what excites us: - Triple Force Friday - Star Wars News re: Kevin Feige - Star Wars comics news - Outer Rim Rookie charity Challenge Coins - for the BCCHF - Extraordinary Men of Cosplay Instagram - Peaky Blinders - "By Order of the Peaky Blinders" Podcast - The joker movie and the controversy surrounding it. - Batwoman

**Episode contains course language** It is the long awaited look back at the 1987 Mel Brooks Sci-fi parody "Spaceballs". We delve into the memorable characters, hilarious scenes and little known facts about the movie. We also examine, "Does Spaceballs hold up over time?"

No Shoes? No Shirt? No Problem! Enjoy our look back at one of Anil's favorite movies of all time "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" as we continue our "Back to school" extravaganza.... (does 2 episodes qualify as an extravaganza?) We also share some stories from our times in high school back in the 80s.... AWESOME!

It's back to school and we take a look at some of our favorite schools in TV and movies. From Bayside to Xavier School for Gifted Youngsters ..... and everything in-between we pick our Top 5. What are your favorite schools? Let us know on Facebook , Twitter or Instagram.

In this short episode, Dayo Williams and Rob head to the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver, BC to watch the Retro Wave band " The Midnight ". We review the concert, and give a rundown on how " The Midnight " demonstrates a strong retro feel in all their music.... something these Gen X-ers really identify with. Go to generationxwing.com to find out more information on the music heard and more.

We are back to discuss all the amazing new releases announced in the last few weeks of August. - Disney Plus shows (She-Hulk, Ms. Marvel and Moon Knight) - Joker trailer - Matrix 4 - Spiderman moving homes - Master of the Universe from Kevin Smith We also discuss, is anything ever "over" in movies and TV?  

D23 is done but we are still buzzing about all the Star Wars news that came out. We examine The Mandalorian trailer, Rise of the Skywalker sizzle reel, the official announcement of Kenobi and the news that Disney Plus is coming to Canada. Also on the show we discuss Anil's trip to France and all the cool pop culture stuff he saw.

We are joined again by Knight of the Commonwealth, and 501st member Steve "Hosenose" Lewis to talk about the 1976 Sci-Fi classic, "Logan's Run". We examine its style, music, and of course the story. How does this hold up today?

With Anil still in France, we are joined by fellow 501st and Knight of the Commonwealth movie, Steve "Honenose" Lewis. We take a look back at the 1979 Disney movie "The Black Hole" Was this Disney's answer to Star Wars or just an attempt to create a more edgier SciFi movie. We examine the style, the characters, the music, the special effects and most of the story line (including it's confusing end...

We look back at the 1981 Disney movie "Condorman" as requested by a listener and just another movie on the list of movies "Rob has never seen before". We talk about the music, the actors, the stunt work and most of all what makes this movie so divisive among movie goers?

WARNING: SPOILERS! WARNING: MATURE CONTENT Archer Season 10 has just wrapped up and we take a look back at all 10 seasons and look ahead to the final season. We discuss the history, the running gags, the characters, the coma seasons and discuss did it jump the shark?

Latif Bains joins us again to discuss our love of classic board games. What were some of our favorite games of our youth? How has board games evolved over time? We also play a short round of GXW VS for the coveted "Kneel Before Zod!" trophy.  

It is a special trivia episode of " GXW vs " about Star Wars aliens and our guests are podcasters of the Star Wars Commonwealth Network who are competing for the "Kneel Before Zod" trophy. Marie Wilson - Tumbling Saber Podcast Carlos Candido - Tumbling Saber Podcast Mike "Tarkin" McDonald - Sandcrawlers Podcast Steve Kirk - San Diego Sabers Podcast St3ve - Generation X-Wing Podcast

Latif Bains , past guest of the show (Episode 57 - Classic WWF Wrestling) joins us once again to talk about his trip to Galaxy's Edge in Disneyland. He gives us a tour of the ride, the shops, the restaurants and the experience in general. What Excites Us: Also on the show we talk for about 30 minutes about SDCC 2019 (not a complete look as of the recording). We discuss: - Top Gun 2 - Ghostbusters...