Episode 303 – The Obi-Wan Kenobi Teaser Super Freakout

Our first look at OBI-WAN KENOBI is here and we are seriously losing our minds over this first teaser trailer. Join us as we go over every single scene and fly off the deep end celebrating the start of KENOBI SEASON!  What are the themes we see?  What are we not seeing?  What’s going on with the Inquisitors?  The sands are shifting and we are ready to get nuts with this show!  So, release that box of space birds, celebrate the love and listen today!

Episode 185 – D23 Madness with MANDALORIAN, KENOBI and THE RISE OF SKYKWALKER

The not so far away future of the galaxy far far away was shown at Disney’s giant D23 convention and it hit Star Wars fans like the Death Star laser rocking Jedha. We are barely still alive after all the news but we are here to deliver full breakdowns for the epic Mandalorian trailer, the incredible Obi-Wan Kenobi announcement and of course that special mysterious look at The Rise of Skywalker. What secrets did we find inside it and what does it have to with wind chimes? 
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Episode 184 – Tatooine Ghost featuring Watto the Wedding Crasher

Do you spend everyday wondering if Leia ever learned about her grandmother Shmi? What would Leia think if she watched the Boonta Eve pod race? Did Watto attend Shmi and Cliegg Lars’ wedding? All these questions and more were answered in Troy Denning’s fascinating and underrated 2003 novel, Tatooine Ghost.  It’s an incredible blending of the prequels and the original trilogy that also manages to somehow resonate into the sequels.  Join us as we look at the book, Leia’s journey with the Force, Ben Kenobi, Ben Solo, grown up Kitster, Beru’s sister, Watto wearing a bow tie and so much more in this fun filled, deep thoughts episode!  PLUS: Resistance news! Rain Johnson movies update! AND Kenobi-Mania!  
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Episode IG-88

What else could there be to talk about on Episode 88 but the one and only droid of doom, IG-88!? But is it IG-88A, B, C or is it D? If you have no clue what that means, you are not alone and Jason and Gabe are here to help the best they can. Join them as they go over the IG droid’s many appearances in Star Wars movies, animation and video games, the weird and convoluted backstory of this skinny droid that once tried to take over the Death Star and a little bit of behind the scenes IG-info. It’s IG-REAT! (IG-88 talk starts at around the 19 minute point)
PLUS! There’s talk on the Han Solo movie losing a cast member, info on a character’s name, new First Order vehicles in The Last Jedi and a possible code name for the still not official Obi-Wan movie!
So grab your Ball playing frying pan, open some door with Palpatine and celebrate the love with BLAST POINTS!!

 

Episode 87 – The Tales of Star Wars Tales

Jason and Gabe are talking about one of their favorite Star Wars things ever, Dark Horse Comics’ amazing and vastly underrated Star Wars Tales comic series. It was an anthology series that would feature everything from stories about the main heroes to thrilling tales of Yaddle or George R. Binks, Jar Jar’s sea captain father. They go over which stories and issues have some of their favorites and why the carefree spirit of the Tales comics is for them missed in today’s strictly controlled Star Wars universe. (Tales talk starts at about the 16 minute mark)
AND! They go over the latest news with talk on a possible Obi-Wan spin off movie, singing Obi-Wan, whispering George Lucas’ late night phone calls, the nonstop Last Jedi toy leaks & more!
So grab short round, go looking for fortune & glory & bigfoot and celebrate the love with BLAST POINTS!!

Episode 67 – The Making Of Star Wars – As Watched by Blast Points Podcast

Join Jason and Gabe as they take a look at the very first Star Wars documentary, 1977’s The Making Of Star Wars. They talk all about it’s history, the long and weird time on home video it has had, and the many, many highlights that are in it. Lucas’ office & his apparent love of gum balls, Gary Kurtz’s beard, the disco scene, Harrison Ford on a boat & much, much more.
So begin where it all began with Mr. Lucas, celebrate the love & listen today!!s

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Episode 65 – Fun In The Twin Suns

This week, Jason & Gabe are talking about the only thing they can think about, the Star Wars Rebels episode, Twin Suns. They had a whole episode planned, but that all went out the window as soon as they saw Obi-Wan take that Qui Gon stance against Maul. Join them as they talk about the whole episode including Chosen One talk, the duel, the future of the show, how the episode connects to the saga’s past and if it speaks to what we may see in the future. And there’s a lot of talk about Obi-Wan listening to KISS.
So get on your Mountain Dewback, celebrate the love & listen to BLAST POINTS!

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