Here is a sampling of words and phrases that appear in the traditional three-paragraph exposition-dump that opens Star Wars Episode VII - The Force Awakens: "Daring." "Secret mission." "General Leia Organa."Ĭonspicuously absent: "Taxation." "Trade routes." "Galactic Senate." "Sarbanes-Oxley." "Cap-and-trade."Īnother divisive term you won't find prominently featured on this thing: "George Lucas." The ruddy, pompadoured visionary who bolted Star Wars together out of Flash Gordon and Akira Kurosawa and Joseph Campbell and John Ford - who changed the industry, maybe for the worse, but so far forever - has been banished to the farthest reaches of the galaxy with a Disney check for $4 billion. I am happy about my favorite fantasy draft ever, as well as the experience of catching up on a couple of terrific shows. Gene is happy just thinking about Attack the Block, and about a Cinemax show he's particularly enjoying. Chris is happy about his Christmas mixtape, of which you will get to hear a couple of little snippets. Stephen is happy about the enormous stash of songs NPR Music just dropped for your ears to enjoy and about a movie he really enjoyed. really a lot of strange things.Īs always, we close the show with what's making us happy this week.
In our second segment, we talked about the related matter of toys and merch marketing, which led to digressions into Master P, Knight Rider, and. And you can find that review by scrolling down this very page! Screening scheduling left Stephen and me without the delights of Glen Weldon, who will provide super-spoilery thoughts in a Small Batch a little later (stay tuned), but we welcomed Gene Demby and Chris Klimek to bask in the glow.Īnd now a special treat: Because everybody comes to Star Wars with different backgrounds and wants different levels of detail, Chris (our best Star Wars universe guy) wrote a longer review of the new film that gives away slightly more than we did on the show but also goes into a lot more detail about how it fits into the franchise and what worked and didn't work for him. This week's show is about exactly what you might expect it to be about: Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
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