OV145 - Star Wars Saga: Part 2 - The Light Side

In preparation for The Force Awakens this week, we set out to discuss the entire Star Wars saga. What we ended up with was a 2.5 hour discussion about the saga and why I (Matt) can’t seem to connect with it. This is Part 2 of that recording. Support The Obsessive Viewer on Patreon for as low as $1 per month. Timestamps Show Start - 00:58  The Empire Strikes Back - 01:10 Boba Fett - 18:53 Discussing Fandom and Geekdom - 22:35 Return of the Jedi - 29:13 Star Wars and Pop Culture - 36:57 The Prequel Trilogy - 41:39 The Darth Jar Jar Theory - 48:00 Expectations for Episode VII - 52:43 Star Wars Merchandising - 1:03:15 Stinger: - 1:06:09 Pre-Recorded Outro - 1:08:54 Show Notes OV144 - Star Wars Saga - Part 1 OV64 - OV B-Roll - Lone Survivor, Star Wars, Prisoners, Bates Motel, The Zero Theorem OV117 - Into the Vault III - The Shawshank Redemption, Star Wars, and 28 Days Later Matt’s Letterboxd Profile Tiny’s Letterboxd Profile Obsessive Viewer - Check out plenty of reviews of movies, TV shows and industry commentary at the blog that started it all. Obsessive Book Nerd - Our “sister site” where you can find book reviews and commentary on the evolving world of reading. r/ObsessiveViewer - The official Obsessive Viewer subreddit! Instagram: Obsessive Viewer - Follow the official Instagram account for The Obsessive Viewer. Obsessive Viewer Presents: Anthology - Matt’s solo podcast exploring science fiction anthology storytelling in television’s golden age starting with The Twilight Zone. The Secular Perspective - Check out Tiny’s side project podcast that explores the concepts of faith, religion and existence from the perspective of secular hosts. Mike’s Band: As Good As It Gets - Check out Mike’s band and download the “Something New E.P.” for free! Loudlike Facebook Page - Like the band that gave us our theme song on Facebook! Loudlike “Mistakes We Must Make” EP on iTunes - Our theme song is “An Eclipse of Events.” Grab Loudlike’s EP and hear the full version of our theme. TurboRooDesigns.com - My brother has a business where he and his fiancee sell carts to disabled dogs. Let us know what you think! Like us on Facebook: The Obsessive Viewer Tweet us: @ObsessiveViewer, @ObsessiveTiny, @IAmMikeWhite Email us: Matt, Tiny or Mike at ObsessiveViewer.com Check out the blog: http://ObsessiveViewer.com Find past episodes of the podcast: http://OVPodcast.com RSS Feed: http://obsessiveviewer.libsyn.com/rss The official OV Subreddit: r/ObsessiveViewer Subscribe to us on iTunes and leave us a review.