OV144 - Star Wars Saga: Part 1 - The Dark Side

In preparation for The Force Awakens this week, we set out to discuss the entire Star Wars saga. What we ended up with was a 2.5 hour discussion about the saga and why I (Matt) can’t seem to connect with it. This is Part 1 of that recording.

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Timestamps

• Show Start - 00:58 

• Introducing Star Wars - 01:40


• Our History with Star Wars - 03:58


• Matt’s Position on Star Wars - 19:11


• JJ Abrams Lost Tangent - 49:12


• Discussing The Movies, Somewhat - 55:32


• Han vs Greedo - 1:07:56


• The Internet and The Force Awakens - 1:14:40

• Stinger: Derailing the Episode - 1:27:15


• Pre-Recorded Outro - 1:28:03

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