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STAR WARS SPECIAL – Episode One: A Phantom Jedi Awakening Menace
The Phantom Menace > Return of the Jedi
The Fighting In The War Room podcast family acknowledges that Star Wars Mania is here to stay now that Disney-purchased Lucasfilm plans to spin the saga and anthology movies out into the foreseeable future. It's time to fight in the galactic war room. In the first of our Star Wars specials, Joanna Robinson from Vanity Fair's Hollywood (and the Thought Bubble and Storm of Spoilers podcasts) takes a quiz to recall The Phantom Menace followed by spoiler-phobe Matt Patches' quiz to recall Return of the Jedi. Then, the two lock horns like two sons of Dathomir to debate Patches' theory that The Phantom Menace is a better movie than Return of the Jedi. Finally, Katey stops by to kick Patches out and finally talk freely about The Force Awakens for the first time on a FITWR podcast.
A Note on SPOILERS: On a scale from Mister Patches (knowing nothing) to Storm of Spoilers (spoiling everything), this episode's final segment is in the middle. There will be a GONG SOUND 22 minutes in to warn you when that the speculation is about to happen. The rest of the podcast is spoiler free!
Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us on Twitter: follow the show (@FITWR), Da7e (@da7e) Patches (@misterpatches), Joanna (@jowrotethis) and Katey (@kateyrich) .
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FORMAT
00:00 – It's A Star Wars Special!
01:25 – Intro
03:01 – RETENTION QUIZ – The Phantom Menace Vs. Joanna
14:00 – RETENTION QUIZ – Return of the Jedi Vs. Patches
28:36 – The Phantom Menace > Return of the Jedi
22:11 – SPOILER GONG! Living in a Force Awakens world w/o having seen The Force Awakens
1:21:36 – Outro
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72 – Disaster Movies Kill Our Future
And we round up Cannes so you don’t have to
This week, Katey, Patches, Da7e and David want to take Brad Bird’s Tomorrowland bait and wonder if liking disaster cinema is feeding into a gross human part of all of us that is cynical and dying. Granted, that’s not what all four hosts believe…let’s just say someone should be ready for the zombie apocalypse. Also: Patches says that The Phantom Menace is a better movie than Return of the Jedi and in certain circles, dem’s fightin’ words. Finally: Katey, Da7e and Patches each mention one Cannes film they’re interested in and David talks about a good half dozen.
Follow the show (@FITWR), Katey (@kateyrich) Patches (@misterpatches), Da7e (@da7e) and David (@davidehrlich or @CriterionCorner).
Please subscribe on iTunes and KICK US A REVIEW if you like what you hear!
FORMAT
00:00 – Lightning Round: Comedy Music Cues
01:29 – Intro: Welcome To Episode 72! REVIEW!
04:01 – Tidbit: The Phantom Menace is better than Return of the Jedi
18:29 – Mini Segment: Can Cannes!
27:22 – Segment 3: Disaster Movies are killing our future
52:49 – Outro
Music Breaks
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68 – If Star Wars Was Streaming, Why Go Anywhere Anymore?
And why the answer might be film festivals.
This week, Katey, Da7e, David and Patches are coming off that week with the Star Wars trailer. OK, Patches isn’t watching any Star Wars publicity, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t everywhere. Katey, Patches and David go to Tribecca Film Festival and only physically share the same space during a George Lucas event. Is this the year we finally deem Tribecca worthy? Then, Katey think she’s knows about Harrison Ford’s comeback because she’s seen Age of Adeline. Finally, with things increasingly made available in live stream, VOD or on the, is it worth going anywhere anymore? The answer is yes, but the scope might be narrower than you think.
Follow the show (@FITWR), Katey (@kateyrich) Patches (@misterpatches), Da7e (@da7e) and David (@davidehrlich or @CriterionCorner).
Please subscribe on iTunes and KICK US A REVIEW if you like what you hear!
FORMAT
00:00 – Lightning Round: Romance for Serious
01:11 – Intro: Welcome To Episode 68! REVIEWS!
7:00 – Tidbit: Tribecca Film Festival 2015
20:53 – Mini Segment: Age of Adeline and Harrison Ford’s resurgence
26:51 – Segment 3: If everything’s streaming why go anywhere?
47:36 – Outro
Music Breaks
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015 – The Horrors And Whores Of Franchise Resurrection
Plus David’s Judgement From SXSW.
This week, Katey, Patches, David and Da7e are back in New York, and – BY GUM! – the Veronica Mars movie finally came out. While Da7e wears his backer T-shirt, stickers and stupid grin, everyone else wants to know what this means for Kickstarter movies and bringing television franchises back from the dead and onto another medium. Also, David reports on his experiences as a SXSW Competition Judge and we all dream cast someone in Star Wars: Episode VII.
Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us on Twitter: follow the show (@FITWR), Da7e (@da7e), Patches (@misterpatches), David (@davidehrlich or @CriterionCorner), and Katey (@kateyrich).
We also welcome your feedback, and there are lots of new places you can find us! Find us and like us at our Facebook page or call and leave us a voicemail at (914) 410-6450– if we like it, we may play it on an upcoming show.
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FORMAT
00:00 – 00:45: Lightning Round: Puppet Movies
00:45 – 01:54: Intro: Welcome To Episode 13! HORRORS!
01:55- 14:34: David’s Tidbit: SXSW Judgement Recap
14:35 – 20:08 – Mini-Segment: Star Wars VII Interest Casting
20:09 – 39:32 – Segment 3 – Veronica Mars has Consequences, Right?
39:56 – 42:55 Outro
This week’s music:
“Dean Pelton’s Payday Rap” by Jim Rash on Community
“Hahahrawrrahaha (Jurassic Park)” by Flipshot
“Wolf of Wall Street Chest Thump Mix” by Eclectic Method
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