Shortly before the deluge of Disneyslop, ROGUE ONE tried to give moviegoing audiences a different perspective on the far, far away world of STAR WARS. Series fan and podcaster Tony Wagner joins the podcast to talk about his close personal friend Admiral Raddus the time Star Wars went World War II, the Los Angeles Dodgers, godless CGI, and the guiding power of myth.

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• On Twitter at @tonydwagner


• On Letterboxd at @tonydwagner

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Show art by Emily Csuy. Theme: "Raindrops" by Huma-Huma/"No Smoking" PSA by John Waters. Outro music: "Jyn Erso & Hope Suite" by Michael Giacchino from the ROGUE ONE soundtrack.

Timestamps

0:00 - Episode 334: ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY (2016)

5:14 - Solid mechanics and a plethora of good ideas

17:53 - A pivot from cynicism and gritty realism to hope and myth-making

31:08 - The new ideas and newly spun old ideas

35:54 - The little arcs the characters have

40:35 - How do we reclaim ROGUE ONE?

51:22 - Callbacks, CGI, and the cheaper STAR WARS connections

1:06:06 - The Junk Drawer

1:14:33 - To All the Loves We’ve Tried Before: 2016

1:17:36 - Cody’s Noteys: Haiku-SO (writing haikus one word at a time)