This week we're unleashing something that we have been obsessed with lately, the original EMPIRE STRIKES BACK 70mm version! Sure we all know how this version opened in May 1980 and Lucas had ILM change the ending adding new effects for the 35mm version that came out 3 weeks later ... but what ELSE changed? And what do people think was in the 70mm version that actually wasn't? Join us as we listen to and examine over 80 examples of Empire madness! What surprised us and what changed scene...

Everyone loves Star Wars and everyone loves babies. Therefore, everyone loves Star Wars babies! Join us as we dare to be cute and go over all the glorious Star Wars babies and rate them in the official Baby Bracket! What Star Wars baby made us deeply ashamed about how we've never discussed that baby before? What very important baby did we almost forget about? Which Star Wars baby reigns supreme? Celebrate the love, listen today and kill them with cuteness! JOIN THE BLAST POINTS...

It's a new year of Blast Points and we're starting out with a "reel" classic as we discuss the reel changes of the prequel trilogy! When episodes one, two and three were shown in theaters, every twenty minutes the reel of film would change and the stories flow in shockingly similar ways! Join us as we look at what scene each film was at for each reel change and go over the many parallels! PLUS - we're talking about the surprise news of THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU movie and AHSOKA season 2!...

Its holiday magic as we've teamed up with our friends Charlotte and Caitlin from Skytalkers and Brandon from Talking Bay 94 for the Star Wars podcasting crossover event of the century! Join us all as we look back at everything Star Wars that happened in 2023! Bad Batch! The Mandalorian! Visions! Celebration! Ahsoka! And that little thing called Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny! PLUS - we look ahead to what could be coming our way in 2024! So celebrate the love and listen today!...

It's the holiday season and we're going big as we explore the many wild theories of BIGGER LUKE! For years now, fans have wondered if Luke was bigger in some scenes and just how this was happening? Is it a clone and if so, who cloned him? Is it a force projection or is it something even wilder then that? And most importantly, because it's the season of believing, do WE believe in Bigger Luke? Do you believe? Listen and let us know! So, take your first step into a larger world,...

This week we're taking a close up look at that age old question that's puzzled millions for decades - SO WHAT THE HECK ARE MIDICHLORIANS? Inspired by a 2013 StarWars.com article by JW Rinzler, we're talking about how George Lucas' thoughts on the Force and just who can use it and why have and have not changed, why Sabine's journey in Ahsoka honors that why people should just relax about the whole microscopic life forms thing. So take a blood sample, listen today and celebrate the...

The Story of Star Wars record is a 46 year old classic record that somehow WE HAVE NEVER LISTENED TO. It makes no sense but this 50 minute or so audio only version of the 1977 film has been off our radar until today! Join us as we discuss the record's history, legacy, the shocking connection to The Beatles and more, PLUS - we finally listen to the whole thing from beginning to end. Spoiler alert — it blows our minds. So, head to the beach with your boombox, listen today and...

This week we are celebrating 50 years of George Lucas' incredible second film, AMERICAN GRAFFITI. George was challenged to make something that people could relate to and he brought his youth filled with cruising and music to the screen in a way no one had done before. And because he's George Lucas, the film was ahead of its time, influential, groundbreaking and paved the way for his little space fantasy movie. Listen as we talk about AMERICAN GRAFFITI, how it got made, the genius of...

This is it. SHADOW WARRIOR. Anakin. Ahsoka. You know. This episode made us insane in the best ways, Listen and maybe we make sense in it and maybe we don't. JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and SUPPORT BLAST POINTS ON PATREON! MANDALORIAN SEASON 3 COMMENTARIES HAPPENING NOW! KENOBI COMMENTARIES! BOOK OF BOOK REVIEW EPISODES! MANDO SEASON 1 & 2 REVIEW EPISODES! BAD BATCH! CLONE WARS ! BLAST POINTS Q&A EPISODES! ! Theme Music downloadable tracks! Extra goodies! and so much...

It's the first 2 episodes of Ahsoka and hey - what did we think? Listen as we get used to this new show and adjust to the insanity we're about to subject ourselves to every week. It's the start of a new journey and we're along for the ride! JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and SUPPORT BLAST POINTS ON PATREON! MANDALORIAN SEASON 3 COMMENTARIES HAPPENING NOW! KENOBI COMMENTARIES! BOOK OF BOOK REVIEW EPISODES! MANDO SEASON 1 & 2 REVIEW EPISODES! BAD BATCH! CLONE WARS ! BLAST POINTS Q&A...

Ahoska the show starts to turn up THE HEAT and we are sweating through these episodes. We don't know what's happening and we love every second of it. listen as we see the return of Anakin for the first time and so much more! JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and SUPPORT BLAST POINTS ON PATREON! MANDALORIAN SEASON 3 COMMENTARIES HAPPENING NOW! KENOBI COMMENTARIES! BOOK OF BOOK REVIEW EPISODES! MANDO SEASON 1 & 2 REVIEW EPISODES! BAD BATCH! CLONE WARS ! BLAST POINTS Q&A EPISODES! !...

Listen as we talk about what might be our favorite episodes in the whole AHSOKA series. Things do full Ewok movie as people ride around on space rat bat dogs and witches get witchy and THE NOTII!! oh my god, THE NOTI. oh and welcome back Ezra. JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and SUPPORT BLAST POINTS ON PATREON! MANDALORIAN SEASON 3 COMMENTARIES HAPPENING NOW! KENOBI COMMENTARIES! BOOK OF BOOK REVIEW EPISODES! MANDO SEASON 1 & 2 REVIEW EPISODES! BAD BATCH! CLONE WARS ! BLAST POINTS...

It's the season finale of AHSOKA and it's a doozy of an episode!! Undead stormtroopers, Nightsisters, Mortis Statue and so much more! Listen as we go over all the huge stuff this episode had to offer! JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and SUPPORT BLAST POINTS ON PATREON! MANDALORIAN SEASON 3 COMMENTARIES HAPPENING NOW! KENOBI COMMENTARIES! BOOK OF BOOK REVIEW EPISODES! MANDO SEASON 1 & 2 REVIEW EPISODES! BAD BATCH! CLONE WARS ! BLAST POINTS Q&A EPISODES! ! Theme Music downloadable...

This week we are thrilled to be joined once again by our friend Regal Robot's Tom Spina as we talk all things RANCOR! Tom's got a very extra special big announcement and after that we are discussing how the Rancor was designed, Lucas' wish for a big monster in a pit, the man in a suit version and how the final rod puppet we see on screen is total movie magic. It's a monster of an episode so get skeet surfing, celebrate the love and listen today! Pick up your Rancor signature edition and...

This week it's a Halloween treat as we get spooky with a question that has haunted us for decades - what is the deal with the 9 moons of Endor?! If Endor is a moon, then what's the planet and can we even call the place at the end of Return of the Jedi an actual planet? And what's the real world scientific connection to all of this madness? We're all learning in this gas giant of an episode! PLUS - the epic final SNOKETOBERFEST of the year! So, sail away on Kef Bir, listen today and...

Sure, we all love the classic WILHELM SCREAM and we all know the fun Ben Burtt story behind it BUT only Blast Points is brave enough to tell you all the times it played in Star Wars from 1977 to 2005! And only Blast Points is rating each Wilhelm based on their unique traits and falvors! What about the Holiday Special? And do we talk about all four times there's Wilhelms in ROTJ? YES! It's WilhelmMania! PLUS - week 3 of SNOKETOBERFEST Kino Loy style! So get bitten by an alligator,...

We're back with an all new episode as we deal with our shared nasty case of NIGHTSISTER FEVER!! We're obsessed with those witches from Dathomir and we don't even mind them whispering to us from across the stars! Join us as look at their history behind the scenes, on the screen and more! How were they created and why is their journey to being now one of the most important parts of Star Wars so interesting? PLUS - we dive back into week two of SNOKETOBERFEST! So, call up Morag and Charal,...

In this edition of Blast Points Presents we are honored to share this chat with our friend Regal Robot's Tom Spina and ILM creature technican Jeanne Laure about her work with Droopy McCool for Return of the Jedi and so much more. Pick up your own Droopy McCool signature edition on Tuesday 10/10 at 12pm EST! https://www.regalrobot.com/custom-star-wars-busts-statues/ explore everything Regal Robot here: www.regalrobot.com EXPERIENCE TOM SPINA DESIGNS HERE: www.tomspinadesigns.com JOIN...

It's the one year anniversary of ANDOR and to celebrate we're talking all about the the legacy of the show and the breakout character KINO LOY! Could he show up again? Is there more to him? What other surprises are in this episode? So take off your shoes, listen today and celebrate the love! We support the SAG-AFTRA strike! We love this stuff and we want our favorite who make our favorite things people to be treated fairly! www.sagaftrastrike.org/ JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and...

Did someone say Jizz and Jatz? As the whole world is going crazy about the latest "dizzcourse", we're listening to 18 obscure and somehow new to us Star Wars inspired songs from the 70s and 80s and rating them as JIZZ or JATZ! What makes a song Jizz? What makes a song Jatz? And why are we just hearing these amazing songs now?! Listen along with us as we answer all these questions and more! Listen today, celebrate the love and may the force be with you, sweetheart. YouTube playlist...

This week we're taking it back to the summer of 1983 when ROTJ wasn't the only Star Wars thing blowing minds as the classic Star Wars arcade game made it's electrifying debut on the video gameshow STARCADE! We're talking about the simultaneous rise of video game and Star Wars mania in the early 1980s, why Starcade is the most soothing show to ever air on television and then we're watching the episode where the only game the contestants could play was the legendary Atari Star Wars game! Who...

This week we are thrilled to welcome back to Blast Points, From a Certain Point of View Return of the Jedi authors and all around awesome people, Kristin Baver and Phil Szostak! Their stories in FACPOV were some of our favorites and we're talking with them all about how these stories about the legendary Max Rebo and Sy Snootles came to be! The hidden Beatles and Stones references, the Rebooty of it all, the FLIPPERS and so much more! So, get that jar of Goober Grape ready, listen today and...

The latest From a Certain Point of View book for Return of the Jedi is here and we're talking about each and every story contained in it's 400 something pages! Join us as we spend 2 minutes on each story and if we go over those 2 minutes, Lando's Sarlaac scream shuts us down! Which ones are our favorites? Which ones didn't click for us? And what did we learn about ourselves in the process? Get on your reading glasses, celebrate the love and listen today! We support the SAG-AFTRA / WGA...

It's a trip to one of our favorite places as this week we're heading back to the magical land of the STAR WARS QVC SPECIALS! Listen as we watch a full episode from August 1997, an age when the Special Edition VHS tapes were the hottest things in the world and Shadows of the Empire still cast a Xizor sized shadow over fandom. Along the way we're talking Master Replica sabers, life size Vader and the Lucasfilms. So call before supplies run out, send a fax, listen today and celebrate the...

Your prayers have been answered and we are finally talking about the 1983 kids read along book and record, THE EWOKS JOIN THE FIGHT! And just to add a little excitement to it all we're making the horrible mistake of drinking a glass of water every time R2-D2 tells us to turn the page! That's 12 glasses of water! Listen as we learn all about the brave Ewoks during the battle of Endor and almost die from drinking way more water then a human should in 45 minutes! So get the flickering...