What's A Fandom Without Opinions? - Happy Beeps Ep. 6

ForceCenter

Star Wars Podcasts, Star Wars, Tv & Film

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 18 May 2018

⏱️ 31 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

On this episode of Happy Beeps, host Jennifer Landa celebrates the critics! Wait, what? Yes! Film critics play an important role in our Star Wars fandom. Join Jennifer as she explores how the relationship between Star Wars and critics has evolved over the years, and why it’s helpful to read the good and the bad reviews of these films we love. The ForceCenter podcast feed comes from the minds of Ken Napzok (The Napzok Files, co-creator of Jedi Alliance) and Joseph Scrimshaw (comedian, writer, host of the Obsessed podcast), and Jennifer Landa (actress, host, crafter, contributor to starwars.com). Here you will find a series of shows exploring, discussing, and celebrating everything about Star Wars. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Google Play and follow us on Twitter @ForceCenterPod. Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/forcecenter Purchase ForceCenter merch on TeePublic: https://www.teepublic.com/user/forcecenter

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

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	May I have your attention please you can now book your train tickets on Uber and get
0:08.0	10% back in credits to spend on your next Uber ride so you don't have to walk home in the rain again.
0:16.5	Trains now on Uber. T's and C's apply. Check the Uber app.
0:22.3	The following is a presentation of the Four Center Podcast Feed. Rhevre go, rhevah, rheu,
0:34.0	rherher, rher, rher Hi friends and welcome to happy beeps. I am your host Jennifer Landa and today
0:59.0	we're going to talk about the relationship between Star Wars and its critics.
1:04.5	At worst, the relationship can be a toxic one.
1:08.1	But at best, critics can offer insight,
1:11.5	extensive knowledge of film history, and beautifully express why we love or hate
1:17.9	a movie. Even if we don't agree with a film critic. Their role in entertainment and more specifically in
1:25.2	our Star Wars fandom is an important one. What exactly is their purpose?
1:30.8	We'll explore that on today's show and also look at how the relationship
1:35.3	between Star Wars and critics has evolved and in some ways gotten better over the years. To understand how film criticism of Star Wars
1:45.5	has evolved, we got to go back to where it all began.
1:48.9	The attendance at Star Wars has been almost astronomical.
1:53.0	Queues are still forming. In America, more money was taken at box officers in one week
1:58.2	than for the prestigious jaws. What is the attraction of Star Wars? Who can say?
2:03.6	There have been lavish spectaculars before.
2:06.0	Perhaps it's because this one takes the best from all the rest.
2:09.6	As we know, Star Wars was a phenomenon at the box office. It captured the hearts of people of all
2:15.2	ages and turned a generation into lifelong fans. But critics weren't exempt from the magic of Star
2:22.1	Wars. They too marveled at George Lucas's artistry,
	...

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.