EPISODE · Jun 4, 2018 · 1H 9M
Othersode #15: Solo: A Donald Glover Story
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The Squad returns to a galaxy far, far away to discuss Solo: A Star Wars Story in this othersode. We get into the film's production woes, the reasons behind exploring this particular character, action versus world-building, the fate of the female characters, the dumb spelling of Qi'ra, how this stacks up to recent franchise installments, and THAT CAMEO. You know which one. Plus, catch up on what's on the #BookSquadBlog and read along for our next fullpisode by picking up I'll Be Gone In the Dark by Michelle McNamara! Don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe. Send your thoughts on Solo to [email protected]!0:20—Introductions/favorite things about Donald Glover7:00—Movie summary8:09—Production woes: http://www.vulture.com/2018/03/solo-a-star-wars-story-actor-details-production-troubles.html14:45—Underperformance at the box office and how Solo had to be “better” than The Last Jedi; what’s canon and not canon? 25:25—Chemistry between Chewie and Han, central relationships to the film27:30—Potential Lando spinoff?34:16—Qi’ra (the most ridiculous spelling in the world)39:17—What’s up with all the ladies in Solo? Also, peripheral characters.41:30—How would it work? It would work. 44:45—What is the message of this movie? 51:00—THE BIG CAMEO—what does it mean?! 55:45—Final thoughts about the film57:55—What’s on the blog? Riverdale, Bachelorette, robots, Nailed It!, and more! 1:01:45—What’s next on the pod? I’ll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara!! And later…Westworld!Other articles mentioned in the podcast:https://dailytimes.com.pk/244158/donald-glover-reveals-his-plans-for-star-wars-spin-off-film-about-lando-calrissian/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/05/solo-star-wars-darth-maul-alive-died-cameo-explained
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The Squad returns to a galaxy far, far away to discuss Solo: A Star Wars Story in this othersode. We get into the film's production woes, the reasons behind exploring this particular character, action versus world-building, the fate of the female characters, the dumb spelling of Qi'ra, how this stacks up to recent franchise installments, and THAT CAMEO. You know which one. Plus, catch up on what's on the #BookSquadBlog and read along for our next fullpisode by picking up I'll Be Gone In the Dark by Michelle McNamara! Don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe. Send your thoughts on Solo to [email protected]!0:20—Introductions/favorite things about Donald Glover7:00—Movie summary8:09—Production woes: http://www.vulture.com/2018/03/solo-a-star-wars-story-actor-details-production-troubles.html14:45—Underperformance at the box office and how Solo had to be “better” than The Last Jedi; what’s canon and not canon? 25:25—Chemistry between Chewie and Han, central relationships to the film27:30—Potential Lando spinoff?34:16—Qi’ra (the most ridiculous spelling in the world)39:17—What’s up with all the ladies in Solo? Also, peripheral characters.41:30—How would it work? It would work. 44:45—What is the message of this movie? 51:00—THE BIG CAMEO—what does it mean?! 55:45—Final thoughts about the film57:55—What’s on the blog? Riverdale, Bachelorette, robots, Nailed It!, and more! 1:01:45—What’s next on the pod? I’ll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara!! And later…Westworld!Other articles mentioned in the podcast:https://dailytimes.com.pk/244158/donald-glover-reveals-his-plans-for-star-wars-spin-off-film-about-lando-calrissian/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/05/solo-star-wars-darth-maul-alive-died-cameo-explained
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