The George Lucas Talk Show

Imaginary Worlds

Eric Molinsky

Arts, Science Fiction, Fiction, Society & Culture

4.8 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 22 May 2024

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Did you know that in retirement, George Lucas decided to host a live talk show with his sidekick Watto? That’s the conceit of The George Lucas Talk Show starring Connor Ratliff (from the podcast Dead Eyes) as Lucas, and Griffin Newman (from The Tick) playing the alien character Watto. They’ve had famous guests on the show, including people who know Lucas in real life. The guests have to pretend that Connor is George. Over the past 10 years, the show had grown into a cult phenomenon to the point where there’s now a documentary about it called, I’m “George Lucas”: A Connor Ratliff Story. Connor and I talk about why he’s fascinated with what defines success or failure, and how it’s become a theme in his work. We also discuss his new podcast Tiny Dinos, which is like a combination of Jurassic Park and The Tonight Show on a micro-scale. This episode is sponsored by TodayTix, Incogni and Henson Shaving. Go to TodayTix.com/imaginary and use the promo code IMAGINARY to get $20 off your first Today Tix purchase. Go to incogni.com/imaginary and use the code IMAGINARY to get an exclusive 60% off an annual Incogni plan. Visit www.hensonshaving.com/imaginary to pick a razor and the use code IMAGINARY to get two years' worth of blades free with your razor – just make sure to add them to your cart. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to imaginary worlds, a show about how we create them and why we suspend our disbelief.
0:04.8	I'm Eric Milinsky.
0:07.0	I recently went to a live show in Brooklyn called the George Lucas Talk Show.
0:12.4	I didn't know much about it, but the title alone was intriguing.
0:17.0	The crowd was buzzing with excitement. The lights went down and we heard,
0:21.9	Please welcome to the stage.
0:25.0	Waddo!
0:30.0	The actor Griffin Newman walked on stage
0:32.0	and the crowd gave him a standing ovation.
0:35.2	As a Star Wars fan, I could tell that he was dressed like Watto.
0:39.0	Watto was a CGI creature from the Star Wars prequels. In the movies, he looked like a big gnome who floated
0:46.0	off the ground with flapping wings. Griffin Newman was wearing a skin-tight blue body suit with a fake pouch in his stomach. a He immediately drew attention to a wardrobe malfunction on his low budget costume.
1:07.0	And we seem to be running through this issue.
1:09.0	And I need to explain this, it's very complicated CGI.
1:12.0	Let's just say there's a technical glitch we keep running into
1:17.0	where it looks like my zipper broke on my skin.
1:20.0	And that's not what it is because this is my skin. I have no zipper.
1:26.0	After warming up the crowd with a very funny monologue, he introduced the host of the show,
1:31.0	George Lucas.
1:33.4	It was the comedian and actor Connor Ratliff.
1:36.5	His beard and hair were spray painted white.
1:39.5	He was wearing little spectacles.
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