Blast Points - Star Wars Podcast

Ducks! They first appeared (twice) in the original novelization of Star Wars and have been floating around ever since … but why are there ducks in the galaxy far far away? And what about horses? Or ravens? Or rats? Listen as we explore the possible reason behind there being so many “earth animals” in Star Wars and the true behind the scenes historic role animals have played in the saga. So get tho...

Somehow it has been ten years since The Force Awakens and this new era of Star Wars began and this week we are looking back at that movie and all the new stories set in the galaxy far far away that it led to. Join us as we pick the one moment from the last decade that defines the era for us and we discuss where we hope Star Wars storytelling could go in the next ten years! So alert the Resistance,...

t’s the 40 year anniversary of Ewoks The Battle for Endor and we’re celebrating by inviting over some of our favorite people, Patrick Cotnoir from The George Lucas Talk Show and the wonderful Stephanie “StaxRebo” talking all about this wonderful dark chapter in the Ewok saga! Join us as we discuss topics like ducks, Cindel, Teek almost drowning, did Mace need to die, Wicket’s new look and more! So...

This week we are so happy to welcome back the great AMY RICHAU as we discuss 2005’s Star Wars Musical Journey DVD! It came with the Revenge of the Sith CD soundtrack back in the day and it’s pretty amazing. Listen as we discuss how it led to the Star Wars In Concert tour, our favorite Ian McDiarmid introductions, how Amy’s name is in the credits and more! So run across the theater to see TPM digit...

Star Wars Visions is back with 9 new animated short films that once again expand the galaxy far far away and this week we’re talking about them all! We loved this third installment of Visions shorts and we are getting loopy with a Nanny Jedi with a robot arm, a droid bear and discussing why “Black” is one of the best things that’s come out in the last ten years. So battle the Grand Master, celebra...

We’re dusting off the BP phone as we are once again joined by our friend from REGAL ROBOT, the one and only TOM SPINA talking about a subject only he can handle - THE PUPPETS OF THE ORIGINAL TRILOGY. Join us as we ask the important questions like “what is a puppet” and “why is that droid so small?” So call up a man in a suit, celebrate the love and listen today! Keep up to date with everything Reg...

It's a 20 minute mini episode where we're joining the Hunt for The Hunt for Ben Solo! We're talking all about the news that shook fandom and why we want to see this movie! JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and SUPPORT BLAST POINTS ON PATREON! NEW ANDOR SEASON 2 EPISODE COMMENTARIES! COMMENTARIES FOR EVERY SKELETON CREW EPISODE! NEW EMPIRE STRIKES BACK COMMENTARY! Theme Music! downloadable tunes from epis...

The third season of Star Wars Visions is almost here so it’s about time we look back and talk about some of our favorite shorts from the previous seasons! There’s a lot to love in Visions 1 and 2 and we’re picking our top 5 from them all! Which ones do we agree on? Which picks surprised us? What does it have to do with Manowar? Listen and find out! So celebrate the love, put on some leather gloves...

It’s the episode you’ve all been waiting for as we are finally talking about the superstar from Ewoks season 2, THE LEAF QUEEN! She’s bringing autumn to us all and we’ve got a lot of questions about what she is and why she’s a force user made of leaves. If that wasn’t enough, we are doing commentaries for both of the two episodes of Ewoks she appears in! So go surfing with the Sun King, don’t get...

We all love J.W. Rinzler’s Making of Star Wars book but did you know that in 2013 there was an enhanced digital edition that contained 17 rare audio tracks? Don’t worry because this week we’re listening to and talking each one of them! From Ralph McQuarrie to Alec Guinness ADR sessions, these tracks have it all! So get that bag of rocks off your back, celebrate the love and listen today! JOIN THE...

The first trailer for the Mandalorian and Grogu movie is here and we are doing what we do and going through it bit by bit and talking all about why we think this thing is going to be FUN FUN FUN. Plus, here why Disney is dumb, why you should eat a Fat Boy ice cream sandwich, why we're not too cool for school and why it's all about the puppets. So get that banana shake, call up Amanaman, listen tod...

In 1987, in an issue celebrating the first 10 years of the saga, the legendary Starlog magazine featured an article titled Behind the Lines of Star Wars that somehow predicted the next almost 40 years of stories! Join us as we go through the article by the mysterious Michael Wolff and discuss what he got right and what it still could predict for stories not even told yet! So start a farm, listen t...

We’re back to play another round of Name That Star Wars Sound and this time it’s all about the prequels! Listen as we quiz each other with 15 sounds hand picked from just the prequel trilogy! What ones leave us stumped? What ones do we name right away? Listen and find out! So chug some apple juice, listen today and celebrate the love! JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and SUPPORT BLAST POINTS ON PATREON!...

Episode 453 - The Story of RETURN OF THE JEDI Record 1983’s Story of Return of the Jedi record is an audio 45 minute version of ROTJ and somehow before recording this episode has never been heard by either of us! So we’re doing what we do and listening to this wild masterpiece while stopping along the way to discuss all the greatness, madness and interesting choices made along the way! Play this e...

This week we are so excited to bring you our conversation with Laurent Hopman and Renaud Roche, the creators of the upcoming incredible new graphic novel LUCAS WARS. If you don’t know about it already, this book tells the epic story of the making of the original STAR WARS in a way never done before and we can’t get enough of it. Hear all about how this book came to be, what’s to come next and some...

We’ve asked what’s the plan, Alderaan but this week we’re going even deeper and asking WHAT’S UP WITH YOU, R2-D2? Our favorite little astromech droid had a secret mission from Princess Leia but just what else was going on? On close examination of other Star Wars stories, this mission may have been much more personal for the droid! And what if the Jawas never captured him? And what’s he saying in O...

This week we’re finally getting serious and doing some deep reflection discussing 2 of our favorite things in the galaxy, the bug head bounty hunter buddies, ZUCKUSS and 4-LOM. It’a all about the legend of 4-LOM and Zuckuss, the behind the scenes story, the myths and mystery surrounding them, what they teach us about ourselves and why we were too scared to eat an eclair from Mrs. 4-LOM in Japan. P...

It’s the epic conclusion to our trilogy of George Lucas Rolling Stone interview episodes and this week it’s The Revenge of the Lucas (or is it the Return?). Either way, this Lucas is in the world between worlds, ending his saga and feeling pretty good again. Along the way he’s getting deep on creating life and wondering if he’s ever known anyone in an iron lung. Which all makes total sense. So hav...

It’s the darker middle chapter in our epic trilogy of George Lucas Rolling Stone interview episodes as we discuss the chat from 1983. It’s wild as to say Lucas is a little grumpy in this one is an understatement. But it’s not all doom and gloom as he dares to be cute defending Ewoks and takes time out for his favorite healthy breakfast. So don’t listen to Luke Skywalker and his friends, celebrate...

Join us as kickoff a new trilogy of Blast Points episodes exploring a series of revealing interviews George Lucas did with Rolling Stone magazine starting here with a look at his first one in August 1977. It’s all good times and sugar free ice cream as Lucas talks about how he was unhappy with the film, his hopes for the sequels, his passion for narrative art, how the reaction to American Graffiti...

Our two weeks of Revenge of the Sith episodes continues with a look at the very long history of the “lava planet” final battle between Obi-Wan and Anakin that eventually became the Mustafar duel. Lucas was dreaming up this moment all the way back in 1977 and we’re going over every time it almost made it into a Star Wars movie. AND - we’re studying the 2015 ROTS DVD documentary, WITHIN A MINUTE. Jo...

We’re back and we’re kicking off 2 weeks of Revenge of the Sith based episodes because we heard always 2 there are. This week we’re talking the topic you all wanted to hear about, the Revenge of the Sith read-along record ( actually it’s a CD) from 2017. How do you condense ROTS into 15 minutes? Listen and find out! PLUS - what was happening with us in June, a shocking listener message and more! S...

We are so excited to bring you this roundtable interview with ANDOR supervising sound editor MARGIT PFEIFFER recorded live at Lucasfilm. Jason was honored to be out there and to be a part of this, talking all about the sound of Ghorman, how to make a speech even more powerful, the history of Star Wars sound and so much more. You’ll hear Jason along with Alex and Mollie from Star Wars Explained, Gu...

We are thrilled to bring you this roundtable interview with K2SO himself, ALAN TUDYK recorded live at Lucasfilm. Jason was honored to be out there and to be a part of this, talking all about what makes K2 so special, being able to give life to his birth in Andor season 2 and so much more. You’ll hear Jason along with Alex and Mollie from Star Wars Explained, Gustavo from Triad of the Force, Alex f...

We are so excited to bring you this roundtable interview with ANDOR creator TONY GILROY recorded live at Lucasfilm. Jason was honored to be out there and to be a part of this, talking all about history, revolution, the art of Star Wars names and so much more. You’ll hear Jason along with Alex and Mollie from Star Wars Explained, Gustavo from Triad of the Force, Alex from Children of the Watch and...