Ep 134 : Mike Quinn - Nien Nunb, witnessing Yoda’s death & the ILM Star Wars 40th crew reunion
Steele Wars : Star Wars Podcast
Steele Saunders
4.5 • 524 Ratings
🗓️ 22 June 2017
⏱️ 90 minutes
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Summary
Fresh off the set of The Last Jedi, Mike reveals how Nien Nunb got the copilots chair in Return Of The Jedi, witnessing Yoda's death & tales from the recent ILM Star Wars 40th crew reunion.
Plus how stalking Jim Henson as a teenager led to his big break and so much more!
Find out about Mike's Secrets Of Pupperty!
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| 0:00.0 | This podcast is part of the Planet Broadcasting Network. |
| 0:03.7 | Visit planetbcasting.com for more podcasts from our great mates. |
| 0:07.6 | As well as The Making Star Wars Podcast Network. |
| 0:25.3 | Hey guys, welcome to Steel Wars. |
| 0:30.0 | I am comedian Steel Saunders and I do love Star Wars. |
| 0:34.7 | And each week we find someone of interest to talk about it with. |
| 0:42.9 | And this week, you guys, we have hit the jackpot on people to talk with years ago when i was sending away my proof of purchases to receive my bonus return of the jedi |
| 0:53.9 | preview figure to kenner, I had no idea that that |
| 0:58.6 | moulded bit of three and three quarter inch plastic would be Skyping with me years |
| 1:04.2 | later mainly because Skype was decades away from being invented and I had no idea about it. |
| 1:12.8 | But please welcome, puppeteer, extraordinary and a man that has been featured in both Return of the Jedi, |
| 1:21.8 | the Force Awakens and the upcoming The Last Jedi, welcome to the show, Mike Quinn. |
| 1:29.5 | That's an awesome introduction, thank you. |
| 1:32.3 | Kaching, I've never been a jackpot before. |
| 1:35.4 | Thank you, Steele. |
| 1:40.1 | It is always an honor to talk to a preview figure, you know? |
| 1:45.5 | Exactly. |
| 1:46.2 | There's not many of them around. |
| 1:49.4 | Actually, now that I think about it, I've talked to a few preview figures. |
| 1:52.5 | Yeah. |
| 1:54.0 | Yeah, luckily there's still a bunch of us still around, but we lose a few every now and then, which is awfully sad. |
| 2:00.8 | So, yeah, you might as well hurry up and get me in now. |
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