May the 4th Be With You: Introducing The Redemption of Jar Jar Binks

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🗓️ 4 May 2023

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Love him or hate him, ever since his debut in Star Wars Episode 1, Jar Jar Binks has been one of the most divisive characters in movie history. And the backlash against him? It almost destroyed the man who played him. Host Dylan Marron goes back in time to learn what we got wrong about Jar Jar the first time around. Coming June 28 from the TED Audio Collective. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts or visit tedtalks.social/3HEinGi

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0:00.0	You know, Star Wars is this thing that can like really take over your life.
0:08.6	I've had such a rollercoaster ride of a time with Star Wars.
0:16.1	That's a med-best.
0:17.6	He played Jar Jar Banks in the Star Wars prequels.
0:20.9	Everyone was excited for the world to see it.
0:23.8	George would be like, get ready, this is going to change your life.
0:29.4	George, by the way, is George Lucas.
0:33.2	I am not George Lucas.
0:35.5	I am Dylan Marin.
0:37.6	And I'm making a podcast about Jar Jar Banks.
0:41.7	Yes, Jar Jar Banks.
0:44.8	Now, if you have no idea who that is or what I just said,
0:48.8	that is totally fine.
0:50.6	And if you do know, you're probably laughing right now.
0:55.5	Or maybe you're shaking your head in dismay
0:58.0	that we are devoting an entire podcast to,
1:01.1	and just to be clear, I'm quoting here,
1:03.6	the most annoying movie character of all time.
1:07.6	But behind this fictional character is a very real person
1:12.6	who found himself at the center of one of the internet's
1:16.6	very first hate campaigns.
1:19.9	It was everywhere I went.
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