Blast Points - Star Wars Podcast

The trailer for The Mandalorian season 2 is finally here and we are pretty darn excited by all the wildness going down in this little ditty. The Graffiti Planet, Space Boats, fishing Quarrens in overalls, X-Wings, fighting Gamorreans and so much more. Join us as we go shot by shot and break it all down in that special super freakout style. So grab your buddy and celebrate the love with BLAST POINT...

It's Ewok Month week THREE and it's time to get deep into the incredible mythology of the Ewok Saga! To help us with this quest, we welcome Marie-Claire Gould from the wonderful What the Force podcast. Join us as she breaks down the hero's quest in Caravan of Courage, the heroine's journey in Battle for Endor, a brain exploding Hidden Fortress pararell, the meaning of the Gorax, Teek, Fairy Tales...

Ewok Month continues as we look at the dark, bizarre and beautiful second chapter in the Ewok Stand Alone Cinematic Saga, 1985's The Battle for Endor. It's the lighthearted Sunday night kids film George Lucas said he wanted to be all about DEATH and it shows! How did this weird one get made? Who made it? How many times do they talk about friends and family dying? Does Wilford Brimley REALLY drop a...

Ewok Month is here and we're starting it out with the legendary first Star Wars standalone film, 1984's The Ewok Adventure aka Caravan of Courage. Join us as we take a beyond in depth look at this Ewok filled slice of Star Wars joy. How was it conceived? Who made it? What's it's connection to Star Wars history? What are some of our favorite parts? What's up with those French Ewok songs by Dorothee...

It's Saga Year and this month is all about Alan Arnold's legendary, amazing and scandalous Empire Strikes Back making of book, Once Upon A Galaxy. Notoriously hard to get ahold of and chock full of juicy stories, this book has a reputation for being one of the best movie making of books ever written and has a legacy still felt today. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of The Empire Strikes Back, we...

Seeing how we all can't be at Star Wars Celebration this year, we're bringing one of our favorite things from Celebration to YOU, our friend and Regal Robot head wizard, Tom Spina's amazing SECRETS OF THE CANTINA panel! Join as Tom delights us with hot breaking news topics like : Mos Eisley bar taxidermy, "Is That a Fish?", The Rick Baker influence, George Lucas sitting on things, lost Greedo foot...

Ki-Adi-Mundi. We all know he was a superstar, a Jedi Leader, a comic book hero and a Cone Head Guy, but was he also a jerk? Join us as we explore all things Mundi and strip away the myths and look at the deeds of this memorable and confusing Jedi Master. How many wives did he have? Does he ride an ostrich? How was he created? Why does everyone know Mundi? When did he go too far being rude? Find ou...

This week we are taking it way back to 1995 and the figures that lit the spark that burned many wallets, The Power of the Force line. These muscular, buff versions of the characters are often mocked and laughed at but they hold a very unique place in not just Star Wars toy history, but fandom history as well. How did these so important toys come about? What's their story and how is their unique le...

Saga Year continues and this month is all about the original, groundbreaking, spectacular SOUNDS OF A NEW HOPE! Join us as we listen to and discuss 92 classic sounds! That's right - 92!! Lightsabers, Beru's food processor, Falcon sounds, Cheez Balls, dogs in closets, John Wayne voices, Lucas & Ben making "oink" sounds and more! PLUS: what is "worldizing", the "water tank effect" and how can the ro...

Jedi Padawans, Utapau, Planetary blockades, invasion armies... this was all stuff that Lucas came up with just for the prequels, right? NO! All of these things are more can be found in the various drafts of his "space movie" he was dreaming up as early as 1973! Join us as we look at the phantom origins of the prequels that can be found in the early story treatments and versions of The Star Wars. F...

It's Star Wars summer school as we take a look at the incredible Star Wars Educational film strip that was sent to schools in 1978! Before George Lucas donated all of the Disney sale money to educational charities, there was this powerful representation of The Force in classrooms around America. Join us as we examine the film strip that tells a 20 minute version of Star Wars! Be amazed as we go ov...

This week Jason and Gabe along with our friend Regal Robot's Tom Spina welcome the legendary creature effects and makeup artist NICK MALEY! Nick worked on some of our favorite cantina aliens but also had A LOT to do with the creation of the original YODA puppets used in Empire Strikes Back. Join us as Nick talks all about his time with YODA on Empire, making the cyclops and beast from KRULL, worki...

Saga Year continues as this month we take a look at ROGUE ONE and the amazing Art of Rogue One book by Josh Kushins. Looking through it is like looking through your Rogue One dreams and it's been often overlooked when discussing the Star Wars creative process and the making of the film. From John Knoll's original and fascinating Destroyer of Worlds pitch to the stories that almost were and Gareth...

This is THE episode you've been waiting for. Join us as we perform full audio dramas of THREE classic Ewok children's books from the 1980s. First it's the literary staple, The Baby Ewok Picnic Surprise. Do Ewoks make good babysitters? And what about these secret berries Ewok can't get enough of? That is followed by the darker middle chapter, The Ewok Who Was Afraid. This is a daring tale of cruelt...

This week we are taking a look at the long and fascinating history of the original Star Wars Fan Club and the newsletter that was the source for all Star Wars information, Bantha Tracks. From Celebration to The Star Wars Show, Bantha Tracks set the standard for what it means to be a Star Wars fan. How did it relate to the zine fandom culture of time? Who is Maureen Garett and why is she so importa...

This week we are thrilled to be talking with the creative art manager at Lucasfilm and the author of the Art of books for The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi, Solo : A Star Wars Story and The Rise of Skywalker, PHIL SZOSTAK. Join us as we talk with Phil about his love for the saga, the importance of influences at a young age, Rick McCallum, the power of Star Wars art, mysterious Dolphin movies, Star...

This month's addition to SAGA YEAR is a driver and a winner!! Join us as we look back on that rare little diamond in the saga, 2018's Solo : A Star Wars Story. How was the newer Star Wars stuff made Solo a different experience in the last couple years? What still works for us and how could we possibly see these characters again? After that we tackle listener submitted questions that can be answere...

We heard what the people want and the people want STAR WARS HATS! When things get serious like this, there is only person we can call and you know it's our friend and Regal Robot's own TOM SPINA! Together we all dive head first into the legendary hats of the original trilogy. We're talking Rebel Blockade Trooper hats, Hoth hats, cantina hats, pointy hats, floppy hats and everything in-between! PLU...

In celebration of the 40th anniversary of The Empire Strikes Back, this week we are looking at the vast influence of TESB director Irvin Kershner has had on the galaxy far far away. A director who in 1980 seemed to have come from nowhere but had deep connections to the early days of Lucas' career. What did his unique perspective add to Star Wars? How did his influence almost make Empire get shut d...

It was an epic May the 4th with not only the final Clone Wars and some big announcements but the start of the wonderful Disney Gallery The Mandalorian show!! It's what we've been waiting for as it takes us behind the scenes on the first Star Wars live action TV show which is possibly the greatest thing ever! Join us as we look at that Star Wars news that dropped, this first episode and get to know...

It's the end of an era as the Clone Wars has come to an end with the aptly named final episode, Victory and Death. Join us as we look at the episode, the season overall, uber Jedi, that character in the ending, what it all could mean and what is has to do with whipped cream and the Bee Gees. So set for stun & celebrate the love with Blast Points! JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and SUPPORT BLAST POINTS...

Just a little something special we put together to celebrate the love and celebrate the saga, May the 4th be With You and Star Wars is Forever.

in 1993, audiences across Japan got to see a (super) live stage show tribute to the cinema of George Lucas. Willow, Tucker, Indiana Jones, American Graffiti and Star Wars all live featuring singing, dancing and a live tiger. Now, thanks to the magic of the internet YOU TOO can watch this bizarre and beautiful moment in history. Join us for a live commentary of the only known camcorder footage of t...

In the 15 years since it's release, Matthew Stover's Revenge of the Sith novelization has become not just a cult favorite but one of the best pieces of Star Wars literature ever made! Join us this week as we look at why that is, why Stover's "internal not external" approach fits ROTS so well, how the novel's heart changed with the film's reshoots and so much more!! What dream Star Wars story did S...

We heard your demands for MORE QUEST OF THE JEDI, and here it is, the interview with the person behind the ultimate Star Wars fan film, David Zaritsky. How was it created? Who is in it? What was the reaction like? All the QUEST OF THE JEDI secrets are revealed as David takes the time to talk with us about his fan film and his 007 passions beyond Star Wars! So call up your inlaws, get out the Ackba...