NHC - July 2, 2017: The Han Solo Episode

Welcome back, Nerfherders! As much as we hate jumping on the news cycle, we - meaning *Jon* - can't pass up the opportunity when his beloved Han Solo is in trouble! News recently broke that the directors of the as-yet-untitled Han Solo movie were fired with principal filming almost complete. Ron Howard has stepped in to direct. What does all this mean for the film? Turns out - surprise, surprise - Jon has plenty to say on the matter!Also, check out this little nugget: "The Empire Strikes Back" in 33 minutes! It's a fun bit of Star Wars history from the days before home video, brought to our attention by our friends at Blast Points Podcast (www.blastpointspodcast.com).Vintage Empire Strikes Back Super 8 Color With Sound (both reels): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7avLx1mfN0-----NHC on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-nerfherder-council/id1076137721?mt=2Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nerfherdercouncil/Twitter: https://twitter.com/nhcpodcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCONbf-oA0ZXSRGhdNBJLevw---------SUPPORT US- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/NHCPodcast- Merch: http://shop.nhcpodcast.comLISTEN- Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-nerfherder-council/id1076137721?mt=2- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCONbf-oA0ZXSRGhdNBJLevw/- Spotify Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/1V6tLzIjQIG51mqEaPXdOtSOCIALS- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nerfherdercouncil/- Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/nhcpodcast.bsky.social- X: https://x.com/nhcpodcast