Blast Points
@blastpoints
The celebrated Star Wars podcast that celebrates the love & loves the weird! with Jason and Gabe! listen anywhere podcasts are! www.blastpointspodcast.com
NEW! The Ninth Jedi is here and we’re talking about our thoughts on the show & why it’s brand of no rules Star Wars is so special! From Starcrash to Splinter of the Mind’s Eye, there’s something magical about an almost Star Wars story that plays by its own rules. Links ⬇️
TUESDAY! Join us for a new episode as we look at The Ninth Jedi series and explore the joys of “no rules Star Wars”. We’re talking all about silver lightsaber blades, Starcrash, why “continuity is for wimps” and so much more. Look for it everywhere podcasts are on Tuesday!
At Rebel Scum Con? Make sure you say hi to Brandon! Tell him Blast Points sent ya!
Wish we were there at Rebel Scum Con with so many of you this weekend! We’re saving all our force for Celebration next year - but someone please tell Aubree Miller that we say Cindel rules and Battle For Endor is a great movie.
Come for the in depth breakdown of the holograms of the original trilogy, stay for us talking about the chimp in overalls who was the eyes of the original Emperor. Hear this week’s new episode anywhere podcasts are or here on Apple Podcasts : podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
Do not miss Star Wars: Visions Presents - The Ninth Jedi. It’s some of the most imaginative, fun and wild Star Wars you’re going to find and we were really into the whole series. Look out for our episode on the show and more next week!
NEW! We all love the holograms in Star Wars but have you ever really wondered how cool they are? Don’t worry because this week we’re taking a close up look at every hologram in the original trilogy and rating them in a very scientific Fonzie cool scale method. Cool!! Links ⬇️
TUESDAY! Look out for an all new episode as we examine THE HOLOGRAMS OF THE ORIGINAL TRILOGY! They’re all cool, but how cool are they? AND - we discuss the fascinating way they were created & how Lucas has been thinking about them since 1971! Look for it everywhere Tuesday!
NEW! In this special episode of Blast Points we are thrilled to bring you Jason taking part in a fascinating roundtable interview with some of the creators of #TheNinthJedi series, supervising director Kenji Kamiyama, director Shunsuke Tada and producer Hitoshi Ito. Links ⬇️
Happy Birthday @davidwcollins.bsky.social ! Celebrate with this classic episode from a few years ago where we discuss the sound of The Mandalorian season 3 and so much more! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
Did you know Ben Burtt cameo as Eben Q3 Baobab in Star Wars Episode 1 The Phantom Menace is connected to Mungo Baobab from the Droids animated series? Hear all about that and much more as we talk to Ben about working on that series in the latest episode of Blast Points.
What is Star Wars Detours and why is is it still something has fans fascinated 14 years after it was announced? Hear us talk about in this classic episode from September 2019! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
Did you know the inspiration for the character of The Great Heep came from a 1953 issue of Mad Magazine? Hear that amazing story and so many more when Star Wars sound legend Ben Burtt joins us to talk about his Droids animated series episode and more! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
Sound legend Ben Burtt on how working on the Droids animated series changed his craft forever. Catch the full conversation on the new episode of Blast Points—available everywhere podcasts are.
NEW! The Great Heep 40th anniversary continues as this week we’re talking to BEN BURTT about the episode! Listen as he discusses how he got involved writing for Droids, working in animation versus live action, playing Eben Q3 Baobab in TPM & so much more. Links ⬇️
TUESDAY! The Great Heep 40th anniversary continues as Star Wars legend BEN BURTT joins us to discuss writing the episode and so much more! This is one you’re not going to want to miss and it’ll be available everywhere podcasts are on Tuesday!
“Shodu I have?” Hear the latest episode all about Larry from Ewoks here on Apple Podcasts : podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
NEW! We all know that Larry from the Ewoks Animated Series has existed for 40 years as an enigma that has puzzled Star Wars fans around the globe. In this episode we are conducting a brave experiment to see if we can discover who is Larry, why is Larry and how is Larry? Links ⬇️
TUESDAY! Look for an all new very important episode of Blast Points as we examine the many mysteries of LARRY from the Ewoks animated series. Who is he? Why is he? What episodes is he in? It’s the episode you’ve all been waiting for and you can hear it everywhere Tuesday.
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NEW! In May at WonderFest, a group of friends & model makers blew everyone’s mind creating a one-to-one scale immersive replica of the original ILM model shop as it existed in Van Nuys, California, in 1976. This week we’re talking to the organizers Bryan, Quincy & Jason on how it happened! Links⬇️
TUESDAY! Look for a new episode as we talk to the organizers of the VAN NUYS 76 IN 26 project. Last May at WonderFest they created a one-to-one immersive replica of the original ILM model shop as it existed in Van Nuys, California, in 1976. Hear how it all happened Tuesday!
The Ninth Jedi is Star Wars like you’ve never seen it before. Right away in the first episode it takes all the fun and unpredictable wildness of the previous Visions shorts and cranks it all up to eleven. Highly, highly recommended. 🙌💥
Humanoid? What’s inside this? Find out in the latest episode of Blast Points. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
NEW! In June 1977, just as Star Wars mania expanded, Mark, Harrison & Carrie appeared on Chicago’s Lee Phillip Show. It’s an epic appearance as they’re asked questions by a local Star Trek fan group & Lee asks just what is a stormtrooper. Join us as we listen to it all! Links ⬇️
TUESDAY! Look out for an all new episode as we examine the time in June 1977 when the cast of Star Wars appeared on Chicago’s Lee Phillip Show! It’s a seriously fun one as they take questions from a group of local Trek fans about humanoids and light swords. Hear it Tuesday!