Blast Points - Star Wars Podcast

The Bad Batch series may be done but we're still talking about Clone Force 99 in Blast Points Episode 399!! Listen as we talk about the series finale, our thoughts on it, how it touched us right in the hearts and a whole lot of discussion on space sushi ! So get on your Hawaiian shirt, get in the sushi line, listen today and celebrate the love! JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and SUPPORT BLAST POINTS O...

With the rerelease of The Phantom Menace days away and The Acolyte being right around the corner, the time is right to talk about one of favorite things from all of Clone Wars, the season six YODA ARC! The dark side rises and it's all about Qui-Gon Jinn as he sends Yoda to Dagobah to prepare for what's coming after the Clone Wars. It's all about Force Priestesses (or are they Whills), dark Yoda, D...

Episode 397 - The Birth of Star Wars - May 1976 to May 1977 In May of 1976, things looked pretty bleak for George Lucas' big space fantasy movie. It was over schedule, over budget, nothing worked and the studio was getting nervous. Somehow in 12 months, everything changed and the movie opened to sell out crowds and became the phenomenon that continues today. This week we are talking about all the...

We all know about the legendary Japanese George Lucas commercials but have you seen the one with double the George Lucas in it? Have you looked and him standing in the tall grass and thought about the fit of his blue jeans? Have you read a story to your little robot friend, Sparky? If you answered no then this episode is for you! Listen as we're joined once again by our friend Silver from Star War...

In 1980 if you wanted to relive The Empire Strikes Back but couldn't make it to the theater for the 88th time, the best you could do was this Story of Empire record! It's the whole movie cut down to about 45 minutes and as we do, we're taking you all with us as we listen to the whole thing! It's a wild journey with combined scenes, a louder then ever score and a SHOCKING revelation that we will po...

The first look at the highly anticipated THE ACOLYTE is here and we are talking about it and generally freaking out over this whole thing! It's the Age of the Acolyte and it's all about Jedi secrets, Plo Koon being cool, a familiar island and ancient Sith mysteries! What's happening, where's it going and who's that throwing a red saber around? So gather up your witch buddies, listen today & celebr...

As we come into the final lap of PODRACE MONTH here at Blast Points, we're taking the time to examine something that has confused us for decades, the many versions of the podrace. In 1999, the podrace dazzled fans when The Phantom Menace arrived in theaters but there were some who said it was too long. So when the DVD arrived in 2001, what did George Lucas do? He made it even longer. And there wer...

Once again we are honored to present another outstanding conversation with Regal Robot's Tom Spina and ILM legend, Ken Ralston! This is a wonderful chat talking about creating the legendary Klaatu from Return of the Jedi, Mad Magazine and so much more. Check it out here and watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/6urj3noM6Kc?si=_78u3uVNdr65WF2w Pick up your KLAATU achieve collection maquett...

Podrace Month continues as we examine something that has eluded us for decades : who are the Podracers? Sure we all know Sebulba and Benny Quad but what about Dud Bolt? Aldar Beedo? Ebe E Endocott? Who are they? What's their story? Join as we play the $20,000 Podracer Pyramid and test each other on how much or how little we know about these Boonta Eve Racers! So cheat on that test, celebrate the l...

We're kicking off a month long series of episodes all about the Boonta Eve Classic aka The Podrace and what better way to kick things off then talking about the incredible sound of the podrace! JW Rinzler's Sounds of Star Wars book calls the podrace Ben Burtt's greatest achievement in sound and we couldn't agree more. Listen as we analyze the mind blowing soundscape Burtt and his crew at Skywalker...

We recently had the incredible honor to be able to do dream come true tours of Rancho Obi-Wan, Skywalker Ranch and Lucasfilm and as you can imagine, we have quite a few stories to tell. Each place is amazing in all the best ways and we're going over what happened, when it happened and we're not leaving out the sweet potato fries. PLUS - this all led to a screening at Lucasfilm of the first 3 episo...

In this edition of Blast Points presents we are honored to share this fascinating conversation with Tom Spina and Phil Tippett. Listen as they discuss Phil's role in the creation of one of the most iconic monsters of Star Wars, the Wampa and much more! Pick up your WAMPA signature edition and the extra special LEGACY edition on Tuesday 2/20 ! See all the details here: www.regalrobot.com/custom-sta...

It's total Wampa madness as we are joined once again by Regal Robot's Tom Spina discussing the literal ins and outs of "that snow creature". Regal Robot has got an amazing Wampa coming out and we're celebrating by talking for an hour about Tampa feet, Wampa eyes, Wampa spit, Wampa teeth, the Wampa licking things ... you get the idea. It's always a great time when we're joined by Tom and you add Wa...

It's almost time for the return of our favorite squad of misfit super clones and we're spending some quality time wondering just where their story will be going and possibly ending with season three! Listen along as we analyze the recent Bad Batch season 3 trailer, talk about how the show is like various spices, ask the big burning questions about Tech, Boba Fett and Norky, AND take hard hitting s...

In 2004, as part of the Star Wars Fan Club, both Jason and Gabe received in the mail actual animation cels from the legendary Ewoks animated series. For decades, Jason didn't know who the weird creature with a flower on its head was and had his stashed away in his Art of Attack of the Clones book. Last month he rediscovered it and found out it's from the Ewoks season 2 episode, BRINGING UP NORKY....

This week we're unleashing something that we have been obsessed with lately, the original EMPIRE STRIKES BACK 70mm version! Sure we all know how this version opened in May 1980 and Lucas had ILM change the ending adding new effects for the 35mm version that came out 3 weeks later ... but what ELSE changed? And what do people think was in the 70mm version that actually wasn't? Join us as we listen...

Everyone loves Star Wars and everyone loves babies. Therefore, everyone loves Star Wars babies! Join us as we dare to be cute and go over all the glorious Star Wars babies and rate them in the official Baby Bracket! What Star Wars baby made us deeply ashamed about how we've never discussed that baby before? What very important baby did we almost forget about? Which Star Wars baby reigns supreme? C...

It's a new year of Blast Points and we're starting out with a "reel" classic as we discuss the reel changes of the prequel trilogy! When episodes one, two and three were shown in theaters, every twenty minutes the reel of film would change and the stories flow in shockingly similar ways! Join us as we look at what scene each film was at for each reel change and go over the many parallels! PLUS - w...

Its holiday magic as we've teamed up with our friends Charlotte and Caitlin from Skytalkers and Brandon from Talking Bay 94 for the Star Wars podcasting crossover event of the century! Join us all as we look back at everything Star Wars that happened in 2023! Bad Batch! The Mandalorian! Visions! Celebration! Ahsoka! And that little thing called Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny! PLUS - we look...

It's the holiday season and we're going big as we explore the many wild theories of BIGGER LUKE! For years now, fans have wondered if Luke was bigger in some scenes and just how this was happening? Is it a clone and if so, who cloned him? Is it a force projection or is it something even wilder then that? And most importantly, because it's the season of believing, do WE believe in Bigger Luke? Do y...

This week we're taking a close up look at that age old question that's puzzled millions for decades - SO WHAT THE HECK ARE MIDICHLORIANS? Inspired by a 2013 StarWars.com article by JW Rinzler, we're talking about how George Lucas' thoughts on the Force and just who can use it and why have and have not changed, why Sabine's journey in Ahsoka honors that why people should just relax about the whole...

The Story of Star Wars record is a 46 year old classic record that somehow WE HAVE NEVER LISTENED TO. It makes no sense but this 50 minute or so audio only version of the 1977 film has been off our radar until today! Join us as we discuss the record's history, legacy, the shocking connection to The Beatles and more, PLUS - we finally listen to the whole thing from beginning to end. Spoiler alert —...

This week we are celebrating 50 years of George Lucas' incredible second film, AMERICAN GRAFFITI. George was challenged to make something that people could relate to and he brought his youth filled with cruising and music to the screen in a way no one had done before. And because he's George Lucas, the film was ahead of its time, influential, groundbreaking and paved the way for his little space f...

It's the season finale of AHSOKA and it's a doozy of an episode!! Undead stormtroopers, Nightsisters, Mortis Statue and so much more! Listen as we go over all the huge stuff this episode had to offer! JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and SUPPORT BLAST POINTS ON PATREON! MANDALORIAN SEASON 3 COMMENTARIES HAPPENING NOW! KENOBI COMMENTARIES! BOOK OF BOOK REVIEW EPISODES! MANDO SEASON 1 & 2 REVIEW EPISODES!...

Listen as we talk about what might be our favorite episodes in the whole AHSOKA series. Things do full Ewok movie as people ride around on space rat bat dogs and witches get witchy and THE NOTII!! oh my god, THE NOTI. oh and welcome back Ezra. JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and SUPPORT BLAST POINTS ON PATREON! MANDALORIAN SEASON 3 COMMENTARIES HAPPENING NOW! KENOBI COMMENTARIES! BOOK OF BOOK REVIEW EP...