Scarif Scuttlebutt Podcast

What a great discussion with our friend Melanie from Twitter. Her knowledge of old Hollywood made this episode golden as we discussed the old serials of yesteryear. There have been a lot of our movie franchise favorites that have been inspired by those old serials. Let's talk about why they were so cool, from a gone by era. We start out by discussing some old favorite radio dramas and talk about t...

Ro and Brad are getting saucy on this one. The laser eye'd baby in the thumbnail says it all. We sit down and make a list about the things we don't like about Star Wars and this list is a doozy. From fan interaction to gas mileage and even wanting more Star Trek in our Star Wars? We'll let Ro explain that one. Make sure you chime in, we're bound to say some stuff you may not agree with, but oh wel...

Straight from ScarifLIVE on YouTube, if you missed our LIVE discussion and review on the first episode of She-Hulk, we'll put it in your ears. Guest Andrew from the @Sci_Fictionary on Twitter and another one of our Red5Network shows, discuss and break down the first episode. We had a good time in the chat, but if you couldn't make it and are interested in hearing what we thought, check it out, it'...

We got another episode of our #QuickCuts series. Join us as we invite friends on and discuss, what are the MOST important events in all of Star Wars? What event HAD to happen for the rest of the story to continue? We had you guys add to the conversation via a Twitter post. And Ella joins us from afar to ask the question 'could Star Wars survive WITHOUT the Skywalker family? We had a spirited discu...

Ro talks with Rob of the Jedi Temple Archives, appropriately about everyone's favorite Jedi archivist, the venerable Jocasta Nu. What secrets are in the archive? What's she protecting? Or better yet, what is she hiding? Take a deep dive with us and see what we came up with. Are you intrigued as we are? Jocasta Nu's Jedi roots are shrouded in mystery. Plus, we asked you on Twitter to give us WRONG...

Ro and Brad sit down and talk about the legacy of the bad guy. What makes a great antagonist? What roles do bad guys play? Are we supposed to relate to them, are they misunderstood? We dive deep into this and discuss why we see more and more bad guys presented as sides of what we all have hidden inside us. We also talk about why we're so obsessed with bad guys and more. What do you think? Have a c...

We conclude our discussion on Star Trek's Wrath of Khan with Charles and Ro. As we spent some significant time on the original series episode 'Space Seed', we went pretty long and split the discussion in two parts. There were some great emotional points we brought up from the film and having gathered elements for this series, I became pumped to do a rewatch of this soon! Please join us and listen...

Ro and Charles are talking about that OTHER best sequel ever made, Star Trek2: The Wrath of Kahn this week and we go back to the Original Series and revisit 'Space Seed'. Ricardo Montalban's masterful performance as Khan Noonien Singh makes this episode shine as well as it's sequel story taken straight to the big screen in 1982's Wrath of Kahn. Part One is LIVE! Join us! That's the scuttlebutt! Pr...

Continuing our dive into the Disney archives, this week we have Patreon supporter and friend Melanie to talk about Disney first PG13 movie and their answer to hopping on to the Star Wars train, The Black Hole. We find out a few things from our reaction to this movie, especially Chanty who didn't know it existed. We dive into the cast, story and that cray cray ending and what it all means. Listen a...

Join us, straight from our Youtube #ScarifLive show as we discuss part four of the Kenobi series with special guest FredTheJedi. We get down to the nitty and react to story points, characters and that crazy rescue, plus all the emotional moments. Wow! What did you think? Join us every Saturday on Youtube LIVE for our reactions and discussions. Only on the Red5Network!

This week's discussion centers around one of Disney's cult classic movies from 1982, celebrating it's 40th anniversary, Tron made waves back in the day. Join special guests, Josh and Frank as we go back on the grid and talk some Tron. #EndOfLine

Join us, straight from our Youtube #ScarifLive show as we discuss part three of the Kenobi series with special guest actor and Star Wars fan, John Tague. We get down to the nitty and react to story points, characters and that powerfully personal battle between Vader and Ben. Wow! What did you think? Join us every Saturday on Youtube LIVE for our reactions and discussions.

Happy #StarWarsDay everyone! We had a great day celebrating that galaxy far, far away. We got to talk with the official keeper of facts when it comes to Star Wars info on May 25th. We ask about the process, the information and the pressure to stay current in an ever changing galaxy! Check it out! As always we are a proud founding member of the #Red5Network!

Check out Ro and Brad chatting it up with Jimmy Mac from @RFRRebelForce, the number one rated Star Wars podcast. They guys talk about fandom, lessons learned and the strength of community. This show lifted from a special May25th broadcast on Youtube. Thanks for listening. That's the scuttlebutt

All the nerds are in an uproar as Vanity Fair dropped it's Annie Leibovitz Star Wars spread with some interesting tidbits. We break it all down in this episode taken straight from #ScarifLive #Youtube. Ro and Brad are joined by Blake from Dorkwars Podcast and a slew of friends in the chat. Put this on and chill as we talk about all the good stuff Vanity Fair dropped on us this week in May prior to...

EP103 is a great discussion on the notion of some of our favorite characters and their 'savior complex'. Skywalker as the 'chosen one', Superman comes down from the heavens to save humanity, etc. These characters throughout our fandom always seem to have the power to save the world. What does that say about our own need and the concept of redemption and saving? Join us as Ro and Josh from A Certai...

We are joined on this episode by Abigail from The Manic Pixie Weirdo Podcast @MPWeirdoPodcast to talk about the role masks have in our lives. We enjoy the masks we see in our geek culture, Kylo Ren, Batman, Vader and so forth and for those characters we realize they represent the hidden selves of their particular characters. But what does it mean when we hide behind a mask? For some we wear these...

After a short break due to computer issues, the scuttlebutt is back. We asked DJ from Rogue1Radio to join us and talk about our favorite Star Wars Space battles and their significance in both behind the scenes and in universe. We dove into some special FX talk and really picked apart how these epic moments helped drive story through all the trilogies. Join the discussion and make sure you subscrib...

We're taking with Toby Price about the controversy surrounding the children's book 'I Need A New Butt'. You've seen the headlines, now check out what the truth is straight from the source. Getting in hot water for what some say was inappropriate reading or an over reacting school board? You decide. We also ask Toby what kind of nerd stuff he's currently enjoying and BONUS, Toby reads portions of t...

Welcome to our 100th Episode! We tackle the question we posed on Twitter, what are 5 of the top most influential movies ever? A tall ask, but we did manage to narrow it down from a long list of very influential films. We had help deciding. Andrew from @Sci_Fictionary joined us on our 100th, and we went nose first into this discussion. From influences of a technical nature to ones more grounded in...

Battlestar Galactica, (1978) shares so much DNA with Star Wars, on this episode Ro talks with friend Nicholas Schaeffer about that shared DNA from visuals to special effects and more. The original series that ran one season in 1978 and was revived in the 80s as a cult classic generating fans from all over. We take a look at this influential television first, one of that era's most ambitious scienc...

Enjoy this retro episode taken from a LIVE show back in July 2020. We had some friends battle it out with Ro and Brad, talking about which follow up film to Star War is better, The Empire Strikes Back or Return of the Jedi. This week marks the anniversary of the release of Return of the Jedi special edition and we went back to re-release this show in the pod catcher. You might hear some familiar v...

We sit down and react to the newly released Kenobi trailer with friends Rob and Bravo of The Jedi Temple Archives Podcast and The Convergence Podcast. What did we like, what needs tweaking? Our thoughts on the series as a whole and what we're looking forward to from this new show. Give our guests a follow and look for their content wherever you get your shows. This audio originally from #ScarifLiv...

We chat with the archivist himself, Rob of @JTAPodcast about the lore of the lightsaber, an elegant weapon, not as clumsy as a blaster. From the first time we laid eyes on the lightsaber, it has fascinated fans in a way no other fictional prop has. Join us as we discuss how this blade of light shaped the landscape of science fiction / fantasy. We also take your questions. We got several great ques...

Our weekly #ScarifLve show in podcast form with special guest @Ninety7Bravo. Join us as we discuss the new film #TheBatman. We've got a great discussion going on this one fresh out of the local cineplex! We discuss our overall impressions and how this new version of the dark detective comes full circle to what many long time fans of Batman have missed throughout the years. Some of us aren't so hap...