Scarif Scuttlebutt Podcast

In this week's episode we talk about vigilante's in comics and movies. We had a very awesome discussion with Andrew of the Science Fictionary dot com and discussed why vigilantes are so prevalent in movies. We also give our two cents on the new Disney Plus Star Wars Visions series, the good, the bad and the ugly. And if you thought it was safe to give your opinions about Star Wars on Twitter, well...

This edition of our Quick Cuts show has Ro and Chanti Discussing perfect casting and not so perfect casting, the passion of fans, and more. Our topics tonight have been suggested by our friends @Daveleerichards @ollieisyms @ATheescapepod.

What If we talked What If? Great question and we got your answer. We lead a great discussion with our friend Josh, (@SithCareBear) and talk about the first few episodes of Marvel's break out animated series. Our reactions, favorites and more on EP80. Don't miss this one, we talk about the history of the title from the comic books, animation style, episode ideas and a lot more. As always, we are pa...

Getting back to our Star Wars roots, our #QuickCuts episodes dives into three topics that will astound and surprise you. Some of the guys at Dork Wars Podcast join us as we tackle the topic of what makes a Star Wars a Star Wars? Is it Jedi fighting Sith, Empire battling Rebels or is it something more subtle like the inner battles we fight on our own? Plus, where would you want Star Wars to go to t...

Is it now hip to be square? We take a serious look at how the geek culture has changed from the days of the pocket protector to today's fascination of all things geek in media. Team Scarif, Ro and Chantal welcome @Ninety7Bravo in this discussion and talk candidly about our own experiences and how those experiences shaped us. Plus we'll get to hear our friend Todd from WSTR Galactic Public Access w...

We take a special deep dive into the old Universal Monsters like the Mummy, Dracula and Frankenstein and talk about their origins with special guest Andie @plusverb. This is a really fun discussion and we asked if the influence on these monsters are still relevant in Hollywood today. Plus, whatever happened to the Dark Universe? And don't miss our answers as to which of all these monsters scared u...

This week's QuickCut show has us discussing some great topics with special guests Merisha and Andrew from @Sci-Fictionary. Remember when the internet went nuts and change the appearance of Sonic the Hedgehog? What do you think of creativity through committee? How about movies as art? When a movie is designed as a blockbuster to sell tickets, can it be called 'art'? Or does it become art based on s...

Let's dive deep into the character of The Joker, shall we? Many actors have played this maniacal genius from Cesar Romero in the Batman TV show from the 60's to Jack, to Heath and on in Joaquin, but why do we keep coming back to this iconic image of the tortured clown? Team Scarif dares to ask and answer this why so serious question with special guest Josh aka @SithCareBear with the help of your v...

We've got another Quick Cuts show ready for you, this time with our friends of @ATHEESCAPEPOD Don and Brady! Big thanks to our friends and followers Oli K, Dave Richards and @HanTalksFirst for suggesting these three topics! You give us topics, we bring friends on to talk about them and give our opinions in this series of shows called Quick Cuts! Movie crossovers for cash grabs? Marvel / Star Wars...

What if you can travel through time? Where would you go? On EP73 we're talking about time travel and not just those important questions but we get to talk about some of our favorite movies and TV that use that trope. We've got special guest @TheFrank402 along with us! Sit back and chill to our list of our favorites and their use of time travel, you'll be surprised what we came up with, well, mostl...

Another Quick Cuts show with special guests Adam and Josh from a Certain Point of View Podcast. Three topics, hot takes and tons of fun! This week we ask, 'Can You Turn Off Your Brain' when watching a movie? We break that term down and see if it holds up. What do people mean, can we accept movies as is without thinking about them too much, or does that take you out of it? Let's find out what our p...

This episode of #QuickCuts has us talking with Sean of @ExtraTechy. A big thanks to follower Oli K and his suggested topic. If we had a sit down dinner or lunch with George Lucas, what would we talk about? And it can't be anything movie or Star Wars related. Take a listen as to what we said. Then we talk about 'forward-cons', not retcons. How do these new stories we're seeing in Mandalorian and Ba...

In this episode of #QuickCuts, we're joined by @DJRed4Cahrlie for some great topics. Three topics! Three Takes! Lots of Fun! - The curious case of the trilogies! Seems like the more modern and production intensive films are less popular than the original trilogy which had the least production value. And of course it's based on interpretation. - What's the deal with dinosaurs? It's Jurassic June an...

Team Scarif is at it again with a special #QuickCuts episode that had us answer to our Discord crowd. Thanks to a few of our listeners who suggested a few topics for us to chew on like do we need a Joker2, should Darth Revan come back to canon and how are bad guys in movies portrayed lately? This Quick Cuts show is easily consumed on the way to and fro and we hope you enjoy this one. Don't forget...

Our special Red5Missions series starts with this Mega Crossover Episode 68 with the gang at the Science Fictionary dot com. We dive into the facts of the Indiana Jones films versus the Hollywood embellishments. Where did the Ark get it's power, why did the Nazis want it, what's up with the melty face at the end of Raiders and for heaven's sake, what is a cubit? We answer and address some follower...

A special casual discussion with some Chicago peeps on card collecting, Star Wars collectibles and the mysteries of cereal giveaways! Special guests Greg from @RebelBaseCard and Mr @WSTRMedia himself and co host of @BLiltpodcast our stortroopin' pal @Tizzzzod. Hear Little T, Trent talk about Target trips, Green Machine's and Taco Bell Episode One employee clothing, we've got it all, plus your ques...

Our horror kick continues with episode 65. Team Scarif dives in to what makes us scared with a discussion about some of your favorite horror films. Is yours on the list? Last week's discussion about cursed movie sets spawned an interest into discussing the scariness and art of being scared. Chantal mentions the older films like Frankenstein and the Mummy with such great actors like Lon Chaney and...

Welcome to a special SCARE-if Podcast episode. One of our patrons suggested a topic on movie curses and here it it. The Omen, The Crow, Poltergeist, and other films dealing with supernatural themes have been plagued by bad luck, creepy karma or curses on set. One notable curse is the infamous death of actor Brandon Lee on the set of The Crow. Was it a continuation of the Lee Family Curse or bad st...

What goes into making some of our favorite franchise costumes? How has the look of some of those favorites changed through the years? Why latex bat-nipples? We tackle these questions and more with special guest Merisha from fellow Red5Network pod Coruscant Radio Underground. Chantal talks about her favorite first on screen costume experience and the power of the visuals when it comes to costume de...

The phrase 'With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility' is one that resonates greatly within the geek culture. It represents the real life lessons of choices and consequences that we as regular people also deal with. Super heroes for having super strength and abilities are relatable to us because of the down to earth emotions and inner demons they fight. Like the rest of us, we are faced with cho...

Ro and Chantal sit down and discuss two of Harrison Ford's most iconic characters and what makes them so popular, the scruffy looking nerf herder and that scoundrel archeologist, Han and Indiana Jones. Through the mythology of these stories between Star Wars and Indiana Jones, we see similarities, but we also see some key differences that make them fan favorites as well. Take a listen and see if y...

Team Scarif dives into how rad it was to be an 80s nerd and discusses all the cool flicks that came out in that rockin' decade. We touched on a little of everything and walked down memory lane with folks in the chat during #ScarifLive. Thanks to you all for dropping your favorite 80s geek movies from Back to the Future, Goonies, Horror and more. Plus a shout out to all our #ScarifSwag Red5 winners...

Ro and Brad get a special boost from a new listener and discuss the use of humor in Star Wars and how parodies have treated our beloved franchise. Special attention to the original parody, Hardware Wares c.1978 and the parody that made the internet, TROOPS, c. 1997. We'll discuss Blue Harvest by Family Guy and Robot Chicken as well as big screen parodies like SPACEBALLS and The Last Jedi...sorry,...

Big thanks for the overwhelming love of #TatooineHotTakes. EP58 is a doozie and we continue hammering out the list from the previous show from suggestions by our listeners. Retconning the sequel trilogy? Jedi mental gymnastics? Missing Sith? High Republic imbalance? and a whole lot of shout outs to you, EP58 has got it all. But wait, there's more! Listen to details on how you can win some #ScarifS...

Ro and Brad are discussing your submitted topics and we had to split this one in two episodes, the first right here! Thank you for your contributions to this week's #TatooineHotTakes. Grab your sunscreen and your blaster, as we discuss the nature of Anakin's worth, Order 66 the Will of the Force and the hottest of hot takes, what's the deal with Grogu? Join the discussion and hit us up on Twitter...