Wedge Returns! And, George Lucas's Side of the Story
Rebel Force Radio: Star Wars Podcast
Rebel Force Radio
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🗓️ 11 October 2019
⏱️ 143 minutes
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Summary
Original Trilogy fan favorite Wedge Antilles actor Denis Lawson will be returning to Star Wars in THE RISE OF SKYWALKER. We talk about the news and our role in breaking it on Twitter. Will J.J. Abrams attempt to undo THE LAST JEDI? We react to recent interview comments from the Episode IX director. Our analysis of Bob Iger's book and the Disney acquisition of STAR WARS continues. This episode, George Lucas tells his side of the story. We piece together evidence and comments gathered to represent what we know of George's reaction to the new direction of the Star Wars sequels, following the rejection of his original story ideas, and what those ideas may have been. Plus, Ian McDiarmid is added to additional episodes of STAR WARS REBELS and we lay down the details.
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| 1:16.0 | I actually think that the coolest new piece of merch to come out in a long time |
| 1:23.0 | and actually didn't have anything to do with Force Friday. I'm looking at one of the latest in the Hasbro Black Series 6-inch lineup. |
| 1:34.0 | Much to, I'm sure Jimmy's disapproval. But this clone commander Obi-Wan Kenobi, I think, is just incredible. |
| 1:46.0 | But like this is unbelievable. What they're able to do with this technology in terms of the sculpting and the painting. |
| 1:57.0 | I guess the sculpting has been there for a long time. It was just there was such variation in the quality of the painting. |
| 2:04.0 | You know, they weren't paying those poor slaves in those factories. I don't know. I guess. I mean, that's just... |
| 2:13.0 | You know how it is? You know how it's still real good start this week. |
| 2:18.0 | Well, I'm just going to keep it real. Are you telling me do you think that the factories where they make toys over in Vietnam and China? |
| 2:27.0 | Would you like to work there? No. We can't pretend like we don't know what's going on there. |
| 2:34.0 | And why so many things get made there? Yeah. But I mean, it's true. |
| 2:38.0 | We're talking about force writing. We're talking about force writing. |
| 2:41.0 | Good stuff. |
| 2:43.0 | But when you talk about things like the paint applications, now they've got computers doing it so that you get a consistency. |
| 2:51.0 | You know, I think when they finally realized that they needed to do something was that that sloth looking Luke Skywalker from the Force Awakens that came out. |
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