08: Star Wars - The Force Awakens

Welcome to Episode 8 of Vicarious! This episode, we talk about Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens. Also, stay tuned after the end music for a few minutes of bonus Star Wars chat.

We had a blast discussing this stuff and hope you enjoy listening! If you do, we'd appreciate a rating on iTunes. If you'd like to chat, you can find us on Twitter at @vicarious_fm, or you can join our Slack team!

Bryn Jackson is @uberbryn
Joshua Sortino is @sortino
Marshall Bock is @marshallbock

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Show Notes

0:10 - Spiderman 2 - Doc Oc "Power of the sun"
0:55 - Star Wars: The Force Awakens: One Record It Won't Break
3:14 - Star Wars Teaser Trailer
3:50 - Oscar Isaac
4:26 - Kylo Ren
4:34 - Grandma's Boy
4:58 - Kylo Ren's Lightsaber hilt
5:40 - Carrie Fisher
6:06 - Editor's Note: Bryn is making a joke in reference to Carrie Fisher’s past drug addictions.
6:35 - "Finn"
8:14 - Star Wars: A New Hope
8:22 - Alderaan
8:58 - Endor
9:32 - Girls TV Series
10:08 - Rey
11:00 - Editor’s Note: Josh is referring to when Luke is left on a desert planet in Star Wars: Episode IV.
14:30 - Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace
15:18 - Poe Dameron
15:40 - Wedge Antilles
16:45 - Starkiller Base
17:48 - Lawrence Kasdan
18:08 - 'Star Wars Episode 7' Spoilers: Major 'Force Awakens' Script Leaks Reveal Full Plot, Character, Cast Details?


18:56 - Snoke
19:20 - Editor's Note: Marshall is referring to when Kylo Ren hits himself on a wound during the end lightsaber battle.
20:30 - Thanos
20:38 - Maz Kanata
20:53 - Prometheus
21:01 - Tenome, the Pan’s Labyrinth character with “eye hands”
21:38 - Emperor Palpatine
21:58 - Holoprojector
24:18 - Editor's Note: Marshall is referring to the miniature models used to create certain scenes with little or no CGI.
26:20 - Grievous
26:38 - Jakku
27:00 - Which Characters Have Force Sensitivity in The Force Awakens?
29:36 - Editor's Note: Josh is referring to a scene in the original trilogy where Luke and Leia kiss, even though they are brother and sister.
29:45 - Editor's Note: Josh is now blushing at his terrible, terrible joke.
32:13 - Billie Lourd (Carrie Fisher’s daughter)
32:38 - Jack Ü (also known as Skrillex and Diplo)
33:40 - Ahch-To
34:10 - Editor’s Note: Bryn is referring to when Luke is found on a desert planet in Star Wars: Episode IV.
37:39 - Qui-Gon Jinn
37:43 - Padmé Amidala
37:45 - Obi-Wan Kenobi
37:50 - Anakin Skywalker
38:07 - Yoda
39:43 - Editor’s Note: In fiction, a MacGuffin (sometimes McGuffin or maguffin) is a plot device in the form of some goal, desired object, or other motivator that the protagonist pursues, often with little or no narrative explanation. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacGuffin)
40:45 - Prometheus
44:27 - Jizz
44:42 - South Park - Wiener Song - Game of Thrones
45:05 - IMAX's New Laser Projectors Make Me Wish I Lived In a Movie Theater
46:55 - Star Destroyer
49:38 - Andy Serkis
49:41 - Lupita (Maz Kanata)
49:57 - Twelve Years a Slave
49:59 - Chiwetel Ejiofor
50:06 - Baron Mordo from Doctor Strange
50:08 - BB-8
50:26 - Jar-Jar Binks
50:50 - R2-D2
51:15 - C-3PO
37:39 - Qui-Gon Jinn
51:40 - BB-8 toy by Sphero
52:39 - TARS from Interstellar
56:42 - Darth Maul
59:28 - Bechdel test
01:01:24 - Star Wars Leaks Sub Reddit
01:01:36 - An album of stills from the Rey's vision quest.
01:02:08 - Cloud City
01:02:42 - Subtle laws of wands from Harry Potter
01:04:12 - Lightsaber crystal
01:05:22 - Photo of potential lightsaber on Rey’s back
01:06:18 - Double-bladed lightsaber
01:07:18 - Darth Plagueis' lightsaber
01:07:23 - Palpatine
01:10:10 - Lord of the Rings
01:11:44 - Editor’s Note: Deus ex machina is an unexpected power or event saving a seemingly hopeless situation, especially as a contrived plot device in a play or novel.
01:14:12 - Editor’s Note: Marshall is referring to a scene where Han Solo is confronted by two gangs in his ship.
01:19:35 - Death Star Explosions Comparison
01:19:46 - Vulcan planet destroyed
01:21:39 - Back to the Future instant pizza
01:22:30 - Warcraft Official Trailer
01:24:47 - Jonathan Nolan reveals why a ‘Batman Begins’ trailer scene wasn’t in the movie