Blast Points - Star Wars Podcast

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 the...

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 Ta...

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 Bl...

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!...

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'...

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 Ewok...

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 r...

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 p...

The trailer for The Last Jedi is finally here and Jason & Gabe can seriously barely handle it. Join them as they go through it scene by scene trying to make sense of it all and pull their heads together. Along the way they wonder about pie eating contests, who is zooming who and discuss how we all really know so very little still about the next chapter in the Star Wars saga! So meditate, crack a r...

Join Jason & Gabe as they go back to the wild world of Star Wars prequel hype and the bizarre marriage of Star Wars and MTV! They're talking everything from Duel of The Fates being a hot TRL chart topper to the huge Skywalker Ranch mid 2000s star studded parties for AOTC & ROTS! Most important of all, they go over the infamous Star Wars interviews with rapper and No Limit Records founder, Master P...

Because you demanded it, Jason and Gabe are back with another entry in their continuing mission to dissect the fascinating and bizarre Droids animated series!! This time they are watching the Ben Burtt edited epic known as The Pirates and The Prince. 3-PO and R2 meet a new master who looks like he's from a Broadway production of The Warriors, a giant prince alien guy with a magic staff thing, and...

Did you know that when Star Wars was first released in 1977, there were three different versions of the movie's sound mix playing depending how you saw it? Did you know Harry Shearer did voices in the film? Did you know about Strange Beru? Jason & Gabe didn't either but this week they diving in to the mysteries of the the ANH sound mix! They go over the complicated history of Star Wars audio mixes...

It's the back to school special as Jason and Gabe join 3-PO, R2, Zilnor and a very grumpy Han Solo and learn all about colors and shapes with the weird and mostly forgotten 1984 Read Along Book, Star Wars Adventures in Colors and Shapes! Han needs Fulstar plates to make the Falcon go on a supply run and 3-PO has the most frustrating day ever and he tries to help Han. When does this book take place...

FORCE FRIDAY 2017! Join Jason & Gabe as they tell the stories of their Force Friday 2 experiences and look for the true meaning of this Star Wars "holiday"! They go over the highs, the lows, the interviews with people in line & more! What did they pick up & why is Jason considering just getting a Klondike Bar next year? And just what do those new CommTech "Force Link" things say and what super sec...

What else could there be to talk about on Episode 88 but the one and only droid of doom, IG-88!? But is it IG-88A, B, C or is it D? If you have no clue what that means, you are not alone and Jason and Gabe are here to help the best they can. Join them as they go over the IG droid's many appearances in Star Wars movies, animation and video games, the weird and convoluted backstory of this skinny dr...

Jason and Gabe are talking about one of their favorite Star Wars things ever, Dark Horse Comics' amazing and vastly underrated Star Wars Tales comic series. It was an anthology series that would feature everything from stories about the main heroes to thrilling tales of Yaddle or George R. Binks, Jar Jar's sea captain father. They go over which stories and issues have some of their favorites and w...

Jason and Gabe are back and are absolutely freaking out about all that Entertainment Weekly Last Jedi stuff from Anthony Breznican. From Luke & Rey to Porgs and the beautiful space nuns, The Caretakers, your trusted Blast Points hosts can barely handle it all. After about 24 minutes of stone cold Last Jedi madness and some off the rails speculation, they get down to the greatest battle of the cent...

Jason and Gabe are back and this week they are celebrating the music of the saga and the secret sauce of that Star Wars magic, the one and only John Williams! They go into some interesting John Williams history and dive into a heavy duty conversation on what their personal favorite JW tracks from the seven Star Wars films he's done so far. What ones do they like? Dislike? What Star Wars music play...

A not so long time ago, Jason & Gabe had the great idea of watching the Ben Burtt penned Droids animated series primetime special, The Great Heep. Having loved it and talked about Master Mungo Baobab in just about every Blast Points episode afterwards, they decicded that it would be awesome to go ahead here and do a full commentary for the entire Baobab arc of four Droids animated episodes. Almost...

This week Jason & Gabe came up with the great idea of talking about a couple of random Clone Wars episodes and to pick which ones they rolled some dice and.. let fate decide.... Gabe got season 4's Kidnapped episode and Jason got season 5's A Test of Strength. Join them as they get into both great episodes with talk of the best moments, the interesting history they both share and how amazing Clone...

The Last Jedi behind the scenes sizzle reel is out and it is SIZZLING! Join Jason & Gabe as they break that thing down scene by scene, minute by minute and second by second!! What are they trying to tell us about the Last Jedi and what the heck are we seeing?! Lobsters! Lima Bean guys! Space Horse! Red Velvet Cakes! Crystal Wolf! Porgs! Lonely Chewbacca! Luke's belt buckle and more! Plus a little...

This week Jason & Gabe are throwing a birthday party for the man who brought the sounds to the saga, the one and only Ben Burtt!! What's his story? How did he get started? Who else almost did the sounds for Star Wars? All of these burning questions are discussed and more as they take a look at his life and accomplished career in Star Wars and beyond. After that, they keep the party going by each p...

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away a brave rebel named ROOKIE ONE blew up the dreaded DEATH STAR! That's right, this week Jason & Gabe take a look at the almost forgotten and barely talked about 1995 game, Rebel Assault 2! This Lucasarts game was the first time official live action Star Wars had been seen since Return of the Jedi!! Learn how the game was made straight from conversations wit...

Any interesting Star Wars stuff happening recently?? YIKES! Star Wars break ups and shake ups are going down & Jason & Gabe from BLAST POINTS are here to break it all down and try to make sense of it all. From the Han Solo movie's interesting history, last year's Celebration Europe panel, what movie in Ron Howard's past may make him perfect for the job & more. Jason & Gabe debate what it all means...

Take a trip back to 1992 as Jason & Gabe take a look at the fascinating world of Star Wars QVC specials! In the early 1990s when Star Wars stuff was as rare as a carded Yak Face, the closest you could get to a Celebration like fan experience was sometimes tuning into Star Wars night on the home shopping channel QVC! There host and super fan Steve Bryant would interview guests like Steve Sansweet a...