Blast Points - Star Wars Podcast

You heard us talk about SOLO, now it's YOUR turn!! listen in as we share all of the Solo : A Star Wars Story reviews YOU, the listeners sent in! What shocked people? What did they love? Does anyone mention SAGWA? listen and find out! 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 revie...

The movie about Kylo Ren's dad is finally here and so is the Blast Points review/breakdown/freakout episode!! Join us as we go through our initial thoughts on the film (which some might surprise you), and proceed into a heavy duty scene by scene, moment by moment discussion of whole thing! Lady Proxima! The score! The deep cut references! Watto! Han! Lando! Singing Frog Man! Sagwa the Wookiee love...

Join Blast Points for this LIVE recording from the Detroit Institute of Arts as they see a preview of the amazing Star Wars and the Power of Costume exhibit! This spectacular exhibit showcases a wide range of star wars costumes and a surprising amount of original concept art. Hear Jason and Gabe lose their minds as they freak out over the fan favorites and dig into the deep cuts the exhibit had to...

We are just weeks away from the long awaited big release of Solo : A Star Wars Story and Blast Points is wondering if this the movie nobody wanted or actually the movie EVERYONE wanted! Join them as go over the film's long history, the state of the "Star Wars Story" films, what they are looking forward to and why folks shouldn't be so quick to ignore Lord & Miller's contributions. PLUS! The Kenobi...

This week Jason and Gabe look at the history of one of the first great Star Wars video games, 1983's Atari Star Wars : The Arcade Game. Made in a time when the arcade market was dwindling and Atari desperately needed a hit, this Star Wars game was one of their only hopes. Take a trip back into the world of vector graphics as Blast Points explores how the awesome game got made and how it helped ush...

This week Jason & Gabe are joined by a very special guest, the one & only mastermind of Regal Robot, Tom Spina Designs and the Keeper of The Cantina Aliens, TOM SPINA! Together they have an epic laughter filled talk about all the exciting stuff that's new with Tom and share an EXCLUSIVE REGAL ROBOT COUPON CODE FOR MAY THE 4th! After that, they go over some of the finer details of the Cantina, the...

Join Jason and Gabe as they take a trip back to the simpler time of 2015 when Force Awakens rumors ran free across the land! Is Luke Skywalker an evil CYBORG?! Is Kylo Ren actually LUKE? Who are the Jedi Killers? Will Chewbacca die?!? And what about that new Jedi hero / ex stormtrooper and his trusty pal Kira? Is Max Von Sydow really playing Boba Fett?! Listen along as they go over what was true,...

This week Jason and Gabe are talking about the greatest gamble of The Empire Strikes Back, the Yoda puppet!! With the sequel to the most successful movie ever made going way over schedule and over budget, the extremely important Yoda was not figured until the very last minute. The fate of the entire future of Star Wars rested on the little green shoulders of that puppet! We go into Yoda's creation...

Buckle up baby because this week Jason and Gabe are going totally nuts about that Solo trailer!! They're talking all about how the movie looks and going over the whole thing scene by scene and line by line. Space mice, space yaks, Therm Scissorpunch, Vegetable Man, Walnut Head, Chewie shredding guitar, tender Wookiee love and so so much more. PLUS : Howard the Duck and Radioland Murders even come...

Join Jason & Gabe as they go through the first ever Blast Points Academy Star Wars Awards (Star Awards)! You listeners of the show voted and we’ve got the results! Who did YOU choose for the best Gungan? What movie has the best score? Who is the best new TLJ character, what's the top animated series, lightsaber form and what won the the important best picture? Listen and find out! You may laugh a...

The Last Jedi blu ray is here and Blast Points is going all out with an in-depth look at just about everything it has to offer! The Director and The Jedi documentary is everything we've hoped for in a Star Wars look behind the scenes in a while and we are breaking it all down! We are talking everything from space cows, Mark Hamill's fundamental disagreements, Yoda puppets, the beauty of Ram Bergma...

This week we are talking about all about the fascinating history of STAR TOURS! It's the Disneyland ride that was not only set new trends for the park, it started Star Wars on it's eventual future! How the marriage of Lucasfilm and Disney possibly begin? Just how much of a Disney fan is Lucas? What planets were considered for the 2011 version? How did Star Tours influence a young Rian Johnson and...

It's so hard to say goodbye to Star Wars Rebels but Blast Points is here to help get you through it all. Join Jason & Gabe as they look at the show's past, it's strengths, the challenges it faced and where they dream Lucasfilm Animation could go next. From those mysterious voices in-between worlds, the legacy of Ashoka Tano, giant wolves, to our hero AP-5 singing in space, Blast Points toasts four...

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 f...

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...

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...

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...

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.c...

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...

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...

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 wil...

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 &...

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=...

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 celeb...

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 t...