The year was 1999. It had been twenty-two years since George Lucas last directed a feature film. Star Wars: Episode I-The Phantom Menace was highly anticipated. But then why did the majority of audiences and critics hate it so much?
Queen-elect, high school dropout, hand maiden? This week Griffin and David look at Queen Amidala and the history of the royalty of Naboo. Why was actress Natalie Portman widely trashed for her performance in this movie?
This time out, Griffel and Simsbert discuss the Jedi Order. What are these mystical warriors all about? What is the Force? Why is Qui-Gon Jinn rigging chance cubes so that he can steal a child and casually take his blood?
Connor Ratliff joins Griffin and David, the actor who plays the host of UCB East's "George Lucas Talk Show," to discuss the director's commentary special feature included with the initial DVD release of the Phantom Menace.
Griffin and David this week tackle all the elements of the Boonta Eve Classic including who are these racers and their backstories, discuss Watto and the Hutts, as well as gambling for ownership of a boy.
It's week nine into the investigation and the mystery of this case still was not quite coming together. Sooo, Griffin and David decided to dig deep and explore the strange world of Phantom Menace fan fiction
Live from the 19th annual Del Close Marathon in New York City, Peter Serafinowicz (The Tick) joins Griffin and David for a serious conversation about Peter's role as the voice of Darth Maul in Star Wars: The Phantom Menace.
Live from the 19th annual Del Close Marathon in New York City, Peter Serafinowicz (The Tick) joins Griffin and David for a serious conversation about Peter's role as the voice of Darth Maul in Star Wars: The Phantom Menace
