Jedi Beat #5 - The Star Wars Characters We Love to Hate (Part 2)

ForceCenter

Star Wars Podcasts, Tv & Film, Star Wars

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 23 June 2016

⏱️ 29 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

From the minds of Ken Napzok (Schmoes Know, ScreenJunkies, co-creator of Jedi Alliance) and Joseph Scrimshaw (comedian, writer, host of the Obsessed podcast, co-host of Jedi Alliance) comes the ForceCenter Podcast Feed. Here you will feed a series of shows exploring, discussing, and celebrating everything about Star Wars. Welcome to The Jedi Beat with Jennifer Landa. Like an intrepid, intergalactic report, Jennifer is here to guide you through the Star Wars Universe. On this episode of The Jedi Beat, Jennifer examines the most reviled character in Star Wars history, Jar Jar Binks. After all these years, is he still worthy of our hate? And how does Ahmed Best, the actor who played him, feel about the fandom backlash? Find out in this episode of The Jedi Beat!Subscribe on iTunes! Twitter - @ForceCenterPod @JenniferLanda--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/forcecenter/message

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Attention at all passengers. You can now book your train tickets on Uber and get 10% back in Uber credits to spend on your next train journey.
0:11.0	So no excuses not to visit your in-laws this Christmas.
0:16.5	Trains now on Uber. T's and C's apply check the Uber app.
0:20.1	Just imagine what your best Christmas ever would sound like.
0:23.5	Thank you for calling National Lottery and I can see you calling about a winner today, is that correct?
0:27.5	Yeah, I think I have. I should take a double check for the car wheel.
0:31.0	Yeah, I can confirm that you have won the top prize 1.2 million.
0:35.0	Oh my word! Happy Christmas! Why do you know?
0:39.0	You have the best Christmas ever.
0:41.0	I got a hair thing.
0:42.0	This Christmas, it could be you.
0:44.0	The National Lottery.
0:46.0	Rules and procedures apply.
0:48.0	Players must be 18 or over. The simple definition of the word jar according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary is to have a
1:08.3	harsh or unpleasant effect on someone or something to make someone feel uneasy. You can elicit the same type of reaction if you add
1:18.3	an additional jar. JAR, jar. That word has been defined by some Star Wars fans and film critics as an
1:27.1	abomination, a tragedy, and the character that ruined the prequels.
1:32.8	Because the hate for him is so deep rooted,
1:36.0	I honestly don't know if I can redeem Jarjar.
1:39.4	Who am I to say that you should like his Mui-muis and mises. I bashed him for 17 years, but in recent months I've become
1:48.0	a recovering Jar-jar-Hater. I can thank my friends at Forest Center for helping me turn it to the light side.
1:54.6	One of the reasons I wanted to tackle this divisive character is because I've often wondered.
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from ForceCenter, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of ForceCenter and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.