RECorder 66: A Star Wars Podcast

This week, the story is about a movie often evaluated as either part of a trilogy that largely didn't work, or as the saving grace in a trilogy that otherwise didn't work. And that's not exactly fair because, simply put, this movie is actually just very good! Talking about Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, and specifically, we're going over our top 6 favourite things about that film. Sha...

A break-down of The Clone Wars, episode 2.14: "Duchess of Mandalore" Any clips used are the property of Disney and Lucasfilm. They are incorporated in this forum for the purposes of criticism. MTFBWY.

A break-down of The Clone Wars, episode 2.13: "Voyage of Temptation" Any clips used are the property of Disney and Lucasfilm. They are incorporated in this forum for the purposes of criticism. MTFBWY.

A break-down of The Clone Wars, episode 2.12: "The Mandalore Plot" Any clips used are the property of Disney and Lucasfilm. They are incorporated in this forum for the purposes of criticism. MTFBWY.

This week, the story is about a visual world, largely first brought to life by production designer John Barry, who cut his teeth working with legends like Liz Taylor and Clint Eastwood, before being hired by Stanley Kubrick to run the set design of A Clockwork Orange. Shortly after, he did Star Wars A New Hope, for which he won the Academy Award for Art Direction. He set a practical but realistic...

This week, the story is about siblings! And it's the first time the Rec66 siblings will be counting down completely different themes from one another. Ross will outline his top 6 favourite Luke Skywalker moments, and Colin will be counting down his top 6 favourite Princess-slash-General Leia Organa moments. This should largely prevent overlap in the lists, but it's not a guarantee because a great...

This week, the story is about where the story ends for many characters, and where others, in fact, become more powerful than you can possibly imagine. Where there is war, there is death, and when it's a war that spans generations, a lot of death is going to occur. So this week, we're counting down our Top 6 Favourite Deaths in all of Star Wars. How to interpret this theme? Well, that's up to you....

This week, the story is about a rare season of unanimity among Star Wars fans. So often we've returned from the holiday season, having digested our annual portion of new content and having discussed it ad nauseum. But as we begin 2021 with The Mandalorian season 2 freshly behind us, the outlook remains overall very positive. Which is why, this week, we're counting down our Top 6 Favourite Things A...

A break-down of The Mandalorian, Chapter Sixteen: "The Rescue" (clips used are from Lucasfilm) MTFBWY.

A break-down of The Mandalorian, Chapter Fifteen: "The Believer" (clips used are from Lucasfilm) MTFBWY.

A break-down of The Mandalorian, Chapter Fourteen: "The Tragedy" (clips used are from Lucasfilm) MTFBWY.

A break-down of The Mandalorian, Chapter Thirteen: "The Jedi" (clips used are from Lucasfilm) MTFBWY.

A break-down of The Mandalorian, Chapter Twelve: "The Siege" (clips used are from Lucasfilm) MTFBWY.

A break-down of The Mandalorian, Chapter Eleven: "The Heiress" (clips used are from Lucasfilm) MTFBWY.

A break-down of The Mandalorian, Chapter Ten: "The Passenger" (clips used are from Lucasfilm) MTFBWY.

A break-down of The Mandalorian, Chapter Nine: "The Marshal" (clips used are from Lucasfilm) MTFBWY.

This week, the story is all about the look. It's Halloween week, and in that spirit, we're counting down our Top 6 Favourite Star Wars Costumes. Now, some SW characters don't technically wear clothes, but the actors are still wearing a costume. Others are entirely CGI, animatronic or puppets, and some of them ARE wearing clothes. So, we found some common understanding... More than we even knew. Sh...

This week, the story is about something that's been heavily criticized that's nevertheless worthy of some praise. In the on-going discussion of what are the best Star Wars movies, there are two or three that fall at the bottom of almost everyone's list. A while back, we did a podcast listing our top 6 favourite things about ONE of those movies, and now we're doing Attack of the Clones. Share your...

This week, the story is about looking to the future. Rather than remembering the ways we've been impacted and stimulated by pre-existing Star Wars content, we'll muse on the other direction; we'll consider how we'd like to see the franchise go forward by counting down our Top 6 Characters or stories we'd most like to see explored in the future. Share your own lists by tweeting @RECorder66 or email...

This week, the story is about the thing that gives a jedi his power; an energy field created by all living things, that surrounds us and penetrates us, and binds the galaxy together: The Force. As we count down our Top 6 Favourite USES of the Force in Star Wars (our favourite moments in which it occurs), we're involving an additional two panelists. Jason and Michael are our two childhood best frie...

This week, the story's about the people and how we feel about them together, as a cast. Let's face it, Star Wars like all epic film sagas, is just theatre; it's a vehicle in which different artists interact for our entertainment, and when it works, it's inexplicable the feeling of immersion and thrill you can experience. So, this week we're counting down our Top 6 favourite relationships and insta...

This week, the story is all about the most basic appeal to all of us: arguably the coolest movie prop in history! Which is why we'll be counting down our Top 6 Favourite Lightsabers in Star Wars. Share your own lists by tweeting @RECorder66 or emailing recorder66podcast@gmail.com. Any clips used are the property of Disney and Lucasfilm. They are incorporated in this forum for the purposes of criti...

We've spent the last several episodes in Ode-Mode, singing the praises of all-things Star Wars. So this time, we decided to give in to the Dark Side and count down our Top 6 Worst or Most Hated characters, but with one caveat... You may not put Jar Jar Binks on your list. It's just too easy, so he's off limits! Share your own lists by tweeting @RECorder66 or emailing recorder66podcast@gmail.com. A...

What's often thought to be the beginning of a low-point for the Star Wars franchise is in fact a film with a lot of positives. In this pod, we count down our top 6 favourite things about Episode I: The Phantom Menace. Share your own lists by tweeting @RECorder66 or emailing recorder66podcast@gmail.com. Any clips used are the property of Disney and Lucasfilm. They are incorporated in this forum for...

This week we counted down our top 6 favourite musical themes/motifs/songs in Star Wars. As always, feel free to Tweet us your own picks @RECorder66! Music clips used are by John Williams & the London Symphony Orchestra, and are the property of Disney and Lucasfilm. They are incorporated in this forum for the purposes of criticism. MTFBWY.A