Episode 397 - The Birth of Star Wars - May 1976 to May 1977 In May of 1976, things looked pretty bleak for George Lucas' big space fantasy movie. It was over schedule, over budget, nothing worked and the studio was getting nervous. Somehow in 12 months, everything changed and the movie opened to sell out crowds and became the phenomenon that continues today. This week we are talking about all the miracles that helped make Star Wars become Star Wars. So get your A New Hope punchcards out, listen today and celebrate the love! JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and SUPPORT BLAST POINTS ON PATREON! BAD BA ..read more

We all know about the legendary Japanese George Lucas commercials but have you seen the one with double the George Lucas in it? Have you looked and him standing in the tall grass and thought about the fit of his blue jeans? Have you read a story to your little robot friend, Sparky? If you answered no then this episode is for you! Listen as we're joined once again by our friend Silver from Star Wars Thrifting and her amazing sister, Miranda and we watch the ads and discuss every one of them! So be surprised and entertained, celebrate the love and listen today! view all the commercials we talked ..read more

In 1980 if you wanted to relive The Empire Strikes Back but couldn't make it to the theater for the 88th time, the best you could do was this Story of Empire record! It's the whole movie cut down to about 45 minutes and as we do, we're taking you all with us as we listen to the whole thing! It's a wild journey with combined scenes, a louder then ever score and a SHOCKING revelation that we will possibly never recover from. So thanks or no thanks, it doesn't matter! Celebrate the love and listen today! Listen to the record by itself here : https://youtu.be/ndZP6h9qii8?si=1Kym2shXJbPq2WxG JOIN T ..read more

As we come into the final lap of PODRACE MONTH here at Blast Points, we're taking the time to examine something that has confused us for decades, the many versions of the podrace. In 1999, the podrace dazzled fans when The Phantom Menace arrived in theaters but there were some who said it was too long. So when the DVD arrived in 2001, what did George Lucas do? He made it even longer. And there were deleted scenes on the disc that were even longer still! And then it changed for the blu ray and then it changed again for the 3D release, Listen as we go over as many changes as we can and wonder ho ..read more

Once again we are honored to present another outstanding conversation with Regal Robot's Tom Spina and ILM legend, Ken Ralston! This is a wonderful chat talking about creating the legendary Klaatu from Return of the Jedi, Mad Magazine and so much more. Check it out here and watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/6urj3noM6Kc?si=_78u3uVNdr65WF2w Pick up your KLAATU achieve collection maquette on Tuesday 3/19 ! See all the details here: www.regalrobot.com/custom-star-wars-busts-statues/ explore everything Regal Robot here: www.regalrobot.com EXPERIENCE TOM SPINA DESIGNS HERE: www.tomspina ..read more

Podrace Month continues as we examine something that has eluded us for decades : who are the Podracers? Sure we all know Sebulba and Benny Quad but what about Dud Bolt? Aldar Beedo? Ebe E Endocott? Who are they? What's their story? Join as we play the $20,000 Podracer Pyramid and test each other on how much or how little we know about these Boonta Eve Racers! So cheat on that test, celebrate the love and listen today! JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and SUPPORT BLAST POINTS ON PATREON! BAD BATCH SEASON 3 REVIEW EPISODES! MANDALORIAN SEASON 3 COMMENTARIES! KENOBI COMMENTARIES! BOOK OF BOOK REVIEW EP ..read more

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We're kicking off a month long series of episodes all about the Boonta Eve Classic aka The Podrace and what better way to kick things off then talking about the incredible sound of the podrace! JW Rinzler's Sounds of Star Wars book calls the podrace Ben Burtt's greatest achievement in sound and we couldn't agree more. Listen as we analyze the mind blowing soundscape Burtt and his crew at Skywalker Sound made for the film lap by lap and highlight some standout moments and reveal what continues to surprise us 25 years later. So get on your cigarette boat, celebrate the love and listen today! JOI ..read more

We recently had the incredible honor to be able to do dream come true tours of Rancho Obi-Wan, Skywalker Ranch and Lucasfilm and as you can imagine, we have quite a few stories to tell. Each place is amazing in all the best ways and we're going over what happened, when it happened and we're not leaving out the sweet potato fries. PLUS - this all led to a screening at Lucasfilm of the first 3 episodes of The Bad Batch season 3! So surprise surprise Lando in disguise, we're talking about those as well! Project Necromancer! Boba Boys! Prison of the Mind! Clones, clones and more clones! It's a sup ..read more

In this edition of Blast Points presents we are honored to share this fascinating conversation with Tom Spina and Phil Tippett. Listen as they discuss Phil's role in the creation of one of the most iconic monsters of Star Wars, the Wampa and much more! Pick up your WAMPA signature edition and the extra special LEGACY edition on Tuesday 2/20 ! See all the details here: www.regalrobot.com/custom-star-wars-busts-statues/ explore everything Regal Robot here: www.regalrobot.com EXPERIENCE TOM SPINA DESIGNS HERE: www.tomspinadesigns.com cool video of behind the scenes Rancor action : youtu.be/S4U2WQ ..read more