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Great DisturbancesEndgameAfter two years, we are ending the Great Disturbances experiment. In this episode, Paul and Rich sum up their journey, and what they got out of it.
Paul and Rich will return with an all-new podcast soon. Stay tuned to this feed for more information!
2022-07-2941 minGreat DisturbancesThe Empire Strikes BackThis is it. The penultimate episode of Great Disturbances. Paul and Rich tackle "THE" Star War: Empire Strikes Back. How does it hold up? Is it still #1? Let's find out.
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2022-06-301h 20Great DisturbancesMos Eisley Nights: The Story of Anakin SkywalkerPaul and Rich wind down GD with the last two movies they haven't yet talked about, starting with The Phantom Menace. Prepare yourselves for our audio invasion, preceded by our audio blockade (strictly legal, of course).
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2022-06-0250 minGreat DisturbancesBad BatchWell, not the WHOLE series. Paul and Rich tackle the end of season 1 of The Bad Batch, which covers topics like "what happened to the cloning facility on Kamino?" And "what's the opposite of inclement?" Also in this episode: one BIG friggin' announcement!
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2022-05-2647 minGreat DisturbancesCantina Chat: Send in the ClonesPaul and Rich explore the morality of cloning in the Star Wars universe. While they navel gaze, they naturally find themselves diverting from course...straight into Dog the Bounty Hunter.
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2022-05-1943 minGreat DisturbancesHigh Republic Wrap UpPaul and Rich read and discuss the final arc of the first High Republic comic series from Marvel. Also Rich learns about the Trolley Problem and Batman and the Punisher make an appearance.
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2022-05-1232 minGreat DisturbancesYoda GollumPaul and Rich, having not been able to find a decent stash of Yoda-centric comics, decided to do a Yoda-defining arc of Clone Wars episodes. In this three episode arc, Yoda searches for answers to the question "is there individuality within the Force," but he also fights a Yoda Gollem or some shit.
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2022-04-2841 minGreat DisturbancesEven More ”From a Certain Point of View” StoriesPaul and Rich head back to the (very full) well of short story collection "From a Certain Point of View" and find a pair of stories that are like poetry. They rhyme. The First Lesson by Jim Zub and Disturbance by Mike Chen. Along the way they explore Vader's downtime and spend more time than they should on Obi Wan's prank calling prowess.
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2022-04-2148 minGreat DisturbancesRevenge of the SithPaul and Rich crack the Space Scientology and Space Qec-Anon conspiracies wide open on this episode. Oh, and they also talk about some Star Wars movie or something.
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2022-04-071h 17Great DisturbancesBounty Hunter D*ck PunchPaul and Rich dive back into the fertile waters of the Clone Wars animated series and discover Wookiee bathroom rituals, Jedi citizen's arrests and space Hanukkah.
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2022-03-3145 minGreat DisturbancesCantina Chat 12: Raise the Titanic!Paul and Rich have an intervention in light of the Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon comics they read last week. So, naturally, that intervention has to happen on a cruise on the Titanic. Yes, that Titanic. Hijinks ensue, but ultimately the guys come to a realization about their subject matter.
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2022-03-2435 minGreat DisturbancesJedi GigolosPaul and Rich make the near-fatal mistake of diving into the prequel-era legends comics Qui-Gon & Obi-Wan: The Aurorient Express and Last Stand on Ord Mantell. They barely escape with their lives, let alone their sanity. All hyperbole, but also no hyperbole, intended.
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2022-03-1741 minGreat DisturbancesObi-WanfinitiesPaul and Rich continue to explore Obi-Wan's presence in Star Wars lore as they ramp up for the premiere episode of the Disney+ mini-series. In this episode, the guys ponder the question "what if the Rebels had managed to get Obi-Wan back to base, and he hadn't died on the Death Star?" With special guest appearances by Tony Robbins and Joel Osteen.
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2022-03-1032 minGreat DisturbancesThe Journals of Ben KenobiPaul and Rich explore Jason Aaron's take on what Obi-Wan was up to on Tattooine between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope. There they find Jedi Pension plans, Space Fleshlights and just random bureaucracy.
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2022-03-0337 minGreat DisturbancesISIS BeruPaul and Rich take a look at another pair of Star Wars fan films. This time, it's Kenobi, and the seminal Troops from 1997. Within the frames of these lovingly made tributes to a Galaxy far far away, the guys find perversion and rebellion, though the two are not intertwined...
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2022-02-2437 minGreat DisturbancesJedi Tip LineBack a week after a brief tussle with the Separatist army blockading their homes, Paul and Rich dive into the fertile waters of Star Wars fan films with TK-436: A Stormtrooper Story and Darth Maul: Apprentice. There, they find more than they bargained for.
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2022-02-1744 minGreat Disturbances4-LOM and ZuckussDigging back into the Tales of the Bounty Hunters anthology, Paul and Rich come across the Tale of 4-LOM and Zuckuss, which scratches a couple of itches for their ongoing search for answers to questions like "what's the Emperor's motivation," and "are droids sentient." Somehow they end up with Space Mitch McConnell and Space Steve Austin.
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2022-02-0347 minGreat DisturbancesStar Wars DNA: Star Trek 2009Paul and Rich climb out of their own buttholes yet again to discuss some Star Wars DNA. This time, Trek imitates Wars, and we see the building blocks of what would eventually become the Sequel Trilogy.
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2022-01-271h 06Great DisturbancesStar Wars DNA: Star Trek The Motion PicturePaul and Rich gaze deeply into V-Ger's B-hole B-roll and divine the connective tissue that binds these two galaxies together. Star Trek the Motion Picture owes a debt to Star Wars (1977), but Star Wars also owes a massive debt to Star Trek. These two franchises, as disparate as they are, are inexorably connected.
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2022-01-201h 06Great DisturbancesHan Solo and the Lost LegacyPaul and Rich wrap up their reviews of Brian Daley's Han Solo Adventures novels from the late 1970's/early 1980's. But before they do, they touch on Silent Night, Deadly Night, Twilight, and Ender's Game. How does that all fit in? Gotta listen to find out.
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2022-01-1351 minGreat DisturbancesStar Wars DNA: DunePaul and Rich start down the path of things that have Star Wars DNA in them, whether they be films or novels or TV that inspired Lucas to make the original, or stuff that came out post Star Wars and was inspired BY it. This week we start with Denis Villanueve's Dune Part I adaptation.
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2022-01-0651 minGreat DisturbancesMini Infinities II: Skippy Saves ChristmasPlease note that there are no mentions of Christmas in this episode. Not that there's anything wrong with Christmas. Or if there were, we wouldn't be discussing it, is more to the point. Regardless. No Christmas stuff, but there is, however, more discussion of the possibilities laid before us by the advent of the first ever Jedi droid. Paul and Rich dream up what could have been in an alternate universe where Skippy didn't self destruct.
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2021-12-2339 minGreat DisturbancesMini-Infinities I: Old Man SkywalkerPaul and Rich roll out their newest episode subtitle. You have the "Saga" episodes. You've got "Cantina Chats" now witness the full power of this fully armed...Mini Infinities episode! We've riffed on this a few times, but now it's got it's own sub-title, and in the first official Mini Infinity, we take a look at what could have been if Luke hasn't met Obi-Wan on Tattooine all those years ago...
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2021-12-1630 minGreat DisturbancesCantina Chat 11: Skippy the Jedi DroidPaul and Rich head back to the Cantina and ponder a Star Wars rarity: a short story about the TRUTH behind R5-D4. What REALLY happened to that little droid? Was he assassinated by higher powers who had designs on Luke and his destiny? Was R5-D4 an unwitting aide-de-camp to some dark power? OR...was he a Jedi?
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2021-12-0929 minGreat DisturbancesCantina Chat 10: The Tale of IG-88Paul and Rich dig in to the Legends short story collection Tales of the Bounty Hunters, and find a rather unique story starring everyone's favorite assassin droid, IG-88!
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2021-12-0245 minGreat DisturbancesWar of the Bounty Hunters: VaderPaul and Rich take a look at the Darth Vader comic's War of the Bounty Hunters crossover issues, and the guys have an epiphany of sorts.
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2021-11-2540 minGreat DisturbancesCantina Chat Episode IX: Space Tea PartyPaul and Rich take a trip to the cantina to have a few space beers and ponder the question "who are the real terrorists in Star Wars?"
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2021-11-1134 minGreat DisturbancesStar Wars Visions Episodes 7-9Paul and Rich round out the first season of Star Wars Visions with epic anime action, introspection, and analysis.
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2021-11-0447 minGreat DisturbancesStar Wars Visions Episodes 4-6Rich and Paul once again dive into the realms of possibility for a second helping of the vastly interesting Star Wars Visions anime show from Disney+. This set definitely hits some of their wheelhouse, and sparks some interesting navel-gazing.
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2021-10-2838 minGreat DisturbancesStar Wars Visions Episodes 1-3Paul and Rich brave the Outer Rim and take a look at the ultimate Star Wars What If: Star Wars Visions, a series of short Anime films on Disney plus. This episode, they look at the first three films.
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2021-10-2138 minGreat DisturbancesThe Hoth QuestionPaul and Rich do another "what if...?" Star Wars style! In this episode...what would have happened if the Empire had never found Echo Base on Hoth? Would Luke's path have been the same if the probe droid had never crashed near him? Would Vader's? The guys put their imaginations to the test and come up with some compelling ideas.
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2021-10-1435 minGreat DisturbancesFrom a Certain POV: Empire take 3Paul and Rich picked another couple of stories from the anniversary tome "From A Certain Point of View: Empire Strikes Back. The first is Eyes of the Empire, by Kiersten White, followed by "This Is No Cave" by Catherynne M. Valente. Check out their thoughts in this week's episode!
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2021-10-0736 minGreat DisturbancesVader‘s QuestPaul and Rich talk about drowning Storm Trooper and verbally assault Darth Vader as they discuss Darko Macan and Dave Gibbons' 1999 comic mini-series Vader's Quest. What horrors lie within? Well, it is spooky season, so give it a listen, and see for yourself.
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2021-09-3032 minGreat DisturbancesThe Clone WarsPaul and Rich chat about the 2003-2005 Clone Wars animated series by Genndy Tartakovsky. How does it hold up compared to other animated Star Wars stuff? And who's in Space Night Court?
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2021-09-2351 minGreat DisturbancesAnakin‘s Gap YearPaul and Rich ponder a question they discovered on Reddit: Would Anakin have been better off in the era of the High Republic Jedi? The answers they come up with might surprise you. But then again, maybe not.
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2021-09-1632 minGreat Disturbances95 Space Theses--High Republic Catch Up ShowPaul and Rich dive back into the High Republic comics and discuss issues 6-8 of the fledgling series. There's talk about Jedi sects and Jedi sex. It's the whole gamut!
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2021-09-0941 minGreat DisturbancesCantina Chat Episode Episode VIII: What‘s A Good Star Wars ComicThe guys visit with Space Bea Arthur for more Space Beer and some discussion of what makes for a good SW comic in their opinion. Naturally, the flip is also discussed--what makes a Star Wars comic bad?
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2021-09-0231 minGreat DisturbancesCheers But Boba Fett is CliffRich and Paul take a look at the two most recent issues of Marvel Comics' War of the Bounty Hunters limited series, and come up with a few ways to use well known characters in prequel situations. Also, Paul fanboys and the guys go off the rails, naturally.
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2021-08-2649 minGreat DisturbancesThe Rise of Skywalker/Fix The Rise of SkywalkerTwo shows in one! Paul and Rich are joined by Erin Davies of Code 47 fame as they discuss the critically maligned yet commercially adored Rise of Skywalker, and then the three find the best ways to FIX the final installment of the Skywalker Saga!
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2021-08-1954 minGreat DisturbancesCantina Chat Episode VII: Fix The Last Jedi!Paul and Rich head back to the Cantina in hopes of improving one of their most favorite Star Wars flicks. It's a bit like pulling teeth. Sometimes necessary, but kinda painful, but in the end...probably worth it.
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2021-08-1236 minGreat DisturbancesThe Last JediNo funny titles. No games. Paul and Rich tackle one of the most divisive Star Wars things to ever Star War. This is our The Last Jedi review.
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2021-08-0549 minGreat DisturbancesCantina Chat Episode VI: FIX The Force Awakens!Paul and Rich hit the cantina again. After getting their Space Beers from Space Be a Arthur, the guys set out to make The Force Awakens BETTER. And there's no better way to fix problems than with Space Beer!
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2021-07-2938 minGreat DisturbancesRando Calrissian: The Force AwakensPaul and Rich take a deep dive into the Sequel Trilogy with it's first installment: The Force Awakens. Also, Paul drinks the Haterade, and the guys have a plan.
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2021-07-2243 minGreat DisturbancesGovernment Issue PadawansPaul and Rich jump into the Clone Wars animated series for a three episode arc dealing with living embodiments of the Force! It's a weird as it sounds.
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2021-07-0830 minGreat DisturbancesLarger World Episode II: The Jeffs of the MultiversePaul and Rich discuss time loops, alternate realities, and human taxidermy. Oh, and also they catch up on the High Republic comic series through issue #5!
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2021-07-0150 minGreat DisturbancesKessel Run III: War of the Bounty Hunters #1Paul and Rich discuss crossovers at length, and then dive into the first issue of Marvel's Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters!
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2021-06-2424 minGreat DisturbancesCantina Chat Episode V: Anakin Skywalker: Space PunisherPaul and Rich start with a question. The answer snowballs them into musical theatre, Marvel Comics (not the Star Wars kind), fever dreams, St. Elsewhere, and the Tommy Westphal multiverse. Come along for a journey that has to be heard to be believed.
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2021-06-1735 minGreat DisturbancesObi-Wan and Anakin: A Wonder Woman 1984 ReviewPaul and Rich check out Charles Soule's FIRST Marvel Star War: the mini-series Obi-Wan and Anakin. Along the way, they review Wonder Woman 1984, and talk about Vader's place in the whole story.
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2021-06-1039 minGreat DisturbancesIthorian Fuzz Beasts: From a Certain Point of ViewPaul and Rich jump back into the phenomenal collection of short stories From a Certain Point of View: Empire Strikes Back for a couple of tales about a defecting Stormtrooper (no, not Finn!) and Obi-Wan Kenobi visiting Luke and Yoda on Dagobah. Naturally, there are side quests.
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2021-06-0347 minGreat DisturbancesWar of the Bounty Hunters Prelude!Paul and Rich check out the fresh off the presses prelude to the upcoming War of the Bounty Hunters comic book crossover. Do bounty hunters not get paid much? Do they sell Amway in their spare time? And did Boba keep the head? All questions to be answered in this newest Kessel Run episode of Great Disturbances!
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2021-05-2728 minGreat DisturbancesThe High Republic: Light of the JediBack from a short hiatus, Paul and Rich discuss the initial offering in the new High Republic multimedia venture from Lucasfilm. The guys give their thoughts on Charles Soule's Light of the Jedi. Oh, and Paul totally proposes to Rich. YOU ALL HEARD IT.
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2021-05-2051 minGreat DisturbancesGD Arcade 2: Egghead Shooter GuyPaul and Rich take a left turn from their force destiny to discuss what they would want out of a Star Wars video game. Hint: It's not The Force Unleashed 2.
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2021-05-0638 minGreat DisturbancesCantina Chat Episode IV: Afternoon DelightJoin Paul and Rich as they head back to the Cantina to see Bea Arthur and get space drunk and talk about their number one favorite Star Wars moment.
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2021-04-2923 minGreat DisturbancesThe Force PopePaul and Rich finish up the fantastic 2017 Darth Vader series by Charles Soule. Along the way, they debate Jedi as a religion, pitch a Great Disturbances movie, and figure out why Vader can't do Force lightning.
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2021-04-2247 minGreat DisturbancesSpace Deep FakesPaul and Rich keep plugging away at Charles Soule's Darth Vader series from 2017 with the arc "The Burning Seas," along with the tag-along issue 18, which draws Rocky III analogies. Does Vader have the Eye of the Tiger? Or is he gonna get killed to death inside a' three rounds? Gotta listen to find out!
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2021-04-1542 minGreat DisturbancesKessel Run II: Jedi Business CardsPaul and Rich continue their exploration of Charles Soule's 2017 Darth Vader series with a short arc, perfectly fit for a Kessel Run, entitled The Rule of Five.
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2021-04-0837 minGreat DisturbancesCluster Eff Across the StarsHappy Space April Fool's Day! Paul and Rich are joined by Secret Friends Unite's Charlie Carden to skewer the OT parody specials from Family Guy: Blue Harvest, Something Something Something Darkside, and It's a Trap! Hilarity, naturally, ensues.
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2021-04-0142 minGreat DisturbancesThe Sith ConstitutionPaul and Rich continue with Charles Soule and Giuseppe Camuncoli's Darth Vader series from 2017, chronicling the misadventures of the Dark Lord of the Sith between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope.
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2021-03-2548 minGreat DisturbancesCantina Chat Episode III: Vader: Hot or Not?Join us at the bar for a space-beer and some canned cantina background noise as we discuss the age old question: is Darth Vader a winner or a loser? Also, Paul writes the next Infinities comic before your eyes...er, ears!
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2021-03-1836 minGreat DisturbancesA Larger World I: The Force Has a Side PiecePaul and Rich set off on yet another branch of the filament that is Star Wars in this first of an ongoing series of monthly comic roundups--the current issues of Star Wars, Darth Vader, and High Republic being the focal point. Welcome to A Larger World...
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2021-03-1146 minGreat DisturbancesCantina Chat Episode II: Knockin' Space BootsRich and Paul saddle up for another round of space-beer and launch into another Cantina Chat. The discussion this time is inspired by a Tweet we were tagged in: do Jedi have ess eee ecks? Did Obi-Wan have "the talk" with Anakin? Are there Jedi hookers? Find out what the guys think!
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2021-03-0428 minGreat DisturbancesJedi Order: SYUThe guys dive into Charles Soule and Giuseppe Camuncoli's 2017 Darth Vader run from Marvel Comics. Along the way, they of course get off track. This episode contains a brief mention of sexual deviance, so please be warned--if this triggers you, you may want to skip this ep!
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2021-02-2549 minGreat DisturbancesGD Arcade: The Ana(kin)logPaul and Rich take a deep dive into Star Wars-adjacent material with 2020's fantastic game from Sucker Punch studios, Ghost of Tsushima. The guys draw parallels between Jin's story and Anakin's, and compare the world of the game to that galaxy we all love, so far, far away.
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2021-02-181h 05Great DisturbancesHippie Dippy Jedi BSPaul and Rich return to a long-form discussion, tackling the big ideas presented in the 2020 Star Wars relaunch from Marvel Comics. This episode, they discuss the first story arc: The Destiny Path.
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2021-02-1151 minGreat DisturbancesCantina Chat 1: This One's For the KidsIn their ever-evolving search for meaning in the Star Wars Universe, Paul and Rich find that sometimes--just sometimes--one question is enough to foster conversation. In this, the first of an ongoing series of smaller episodes of Great Disturbances, they will discuss the answers to those questions. So let's find a booth, shall we? Bea Arthur is pouring drinks in people's hair and the scum and villainy are arriving. Time for a Cantina Chat.
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2021-02-0421 minGreat DisturbancesKessel Runs Episode I: High Republic PremiereWe're trying out something a little new here at Great Disturbances--mini-episodes! This week, our grand experiment involved Paul and Rich reviewing and discussing the recently released Star Wars: High Republic #1 from Marvel Comics! Jeff, this one's for you! (Oh, and SPOILERS--obviously!)
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2021-01-2822 minGreat DisturbancesThe Weinerberg CompensatorPaul and Rich are joined by the other host of Secret Friends Unite, Charlie Carden, as they look at the positively Shakespearean pair of mini-series Tag and Bink are Dead. Learn all about K-Mart Han Solo, Clone Sausage...and even a little KISS. Yes, the band. So grab your Love Gun, let's talk Star Wars!
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2021-01-211h 03Great DisturbancesThe Fundamental AxiomOn a Very Special Episode of Great Disturbances, Paul and Rich talk (again) about the one that started it all: Star Wars. Or as future generations would come to call it, Star Wars: A New Hope. Our very first episode was all about this flick...but it never saw the light of day, as it died a horrible death when Rich's computer shuffled off this mortal coil. Join us as we re-re-re-re-revisit this timeless classic.
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2021-01-141h 08Great DisturbancesAnti-Clone PropagandaJoin Paul and Rich as they UNLEASH the FORCE in their review of The Force Unleashed! Get it? Because...because it's the...the title...of the game...anyway. Force droids, Palp's plans, and big choices awaited those who ventured into a video game store back in 2008 when this game premiered. But does it hold up? Has 12 years of tech advancement been kind to this title? Gonna have to listen to get the answer!
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2021-01-071h 03Great DisturbancesHold My Space BeerPaul and Rich return to a galaxy that feels...maybe even a little further away than we are used to as they tackle Brian Daley's second SW novel: Han Solo's Revenge! Chewie, Bollux, and Blue Max return for the ride as the gang tackles the sensitive subject of slavery.
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2020-12-3149 minGreat DisturbancesImagine There's No Force Powers...The guys finish up their play through of Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords and find themselves with a bit of a quandary. A kind of moral question. They, of course, answer it in the most "Great Disturbances" way possible. Party mustache not included.
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2020-12-101h 00Great DisturbancesThe Gang Steals VaporatorsPaul and Rich are joined by a guest! Secret Friends Unite's Todd Oxtra helps the guys decipher and sort out the confusing mess of Wookiee porn, Bea Arthur, and Art Carney that is the 1978 Star Wars Holiday Special. As a bonus, they also watched the 2020 follow up, Lego Star Wars Holiday Special. It's the holiday season, so won't you join us for a very pretty Mark Hamill, Wookie Dickies, and Golden Girls in Space? We promise you will probably regret it, oh, the stories you can tell your kids!
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2020-12-031h 09Great DisturbancesEpisode 28: You Fomented RebellionHappy Thanksgiving! It's part 2 of Paul and Rich's Knights of the Old Republic II playthrough, and they have achieved massively different results. Hear about Sith Distance Learning, corpse looting, and whether the Sith have a barometer for allowable perversion in this week's episode!
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2020-11-2656 minGreat DisturbancesEpisode 27: College Credits for ScoundrelryPaul and Rich dive into the recently released tome of short stories From A Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back and review three stories from that collection: "Vergence," a tale of the Dark Side and it's master; "Faith in an Old Friend," in which L3-37 and Lando have a reunion of sorts; and "Hunger," a heartbreaking tale of survival and vengeance.
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2020-11-191h 05Great DisturbancesEpisode 26: Force Sensitive Lunch LadiesThe guys start playing Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords in this episode, covering the first 12 hours (approximately) of the game. Freeing droids and visiting Jedi Academies are the orders of the day.
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2020-11-121h 00Great DisturbancesEpisode 25:Do You Have the Munchies?After a brief, technologically-forced exile, the guys are back to talk more Star Wars related stuff. This week, they review and discuss an ancient tome from the recesses of the internet: The Darth Side, by Cheeseburger Brown, a journal of sorts of Darth Vader.
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2020-11-0555 minGreat DisturbancesEpisode 24: We Only Take Sith Credits HerePaul and Rich dig into the first arc of the most recent Marvel Comics Darth Vader series, and find Force babies, bonsai trees, and seek to resolve a long pondered question about droids.
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2020-10-2251 minGreat DisturbancesEpisode 23: He's Got Space Chlamydia!Paul and Rich explore one of the very earliest Star Wars comics to be published by Dark Horse back in the 1990's. What they find there is more chilling than they could possibly imagine. Ken dolls and strange colors! Wookiee abuse! Everything ending in an exclamation! Listen...if you DARE!
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2020-10-141h 02Great DisturbancesEpisode 22: Taxi Driver for a CorpsePaul and Rich discuss 1983's Return of the Jedi, and what it means that Leia and Luke are siblings. More than that, how does Boba Fett have any kind of reputation. And did the Ewoks eat humans?
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2020-10-071h 14Great DisturbancesEpisode 21: You Are The Princess of My HeartPaul and Rich delve back into the 40th Anniversary anthology From a Certain Point of View to review and discuss three more stories culled from the earliest Star Wars film. Plus: Paul fesses up to his pillow-lovin' ways.
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2020-09-3052 minGreat DisturbancesEpisode 20: Puppies Can't Be Rebels, GuysPaul and Rich join the Empire as they discuss their individual playthroughs of the single-player campaign for 2017's Star Wars Battlefront II, and discover that it's basically a 5 hour tutorial for the multiplayer modes. Keep an eye on our Twitter and Facebook for more videos of Rich's terrible piloting and sneaking skills.
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2020-09-2356 minGreat DisturbancesEpisode 19: Cupcakes and Handjobs: A Star Wars StoryPaul hasn't seen Rogue One. For this episode, the guys watched and discussed that very flick. They also discuss Jedi Droids, Galen Erso's lynchpin status, and leave their path to the Force yet again with a fateful coin flip to decide where to go next.
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2020-09-161h 11Great DisturbancesEpisode 18: I Just Took a Dump In Your BrainPaul and Rich wrap their discussion of the comic book adaptations of Timothy Zahn's Heir to the Empire trilogy with The Last Command. They also premiere a new method for picking material to review.
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2020-09-091h 00Great DisturbancesEpisode 17: Do I Have a Crush on Princess Leia?We're back to the future-ish. But it's also still a long, long time ago, because, well...Star Wars. Anyway, Paul and Rich jump back into the Legends timeline to talk about the comic adaptation of Timothy Zahn's Dark Force Rising. Oh, and there's a eulogy for Rich. And Jedi Pawn Stars.
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2020-09-021h 07Great DisturbancesEpisode 16: The Bird People of Birdian IV Paul and Rich discuss Brian Daley's 1979 novel Han Solo at Stars' End, has the unique honor of being the very first prequel to A New Hope. Filled with anachronism, wet Wookiee kisses, and droid suppression, Daley was one of the first novelists to get to play in the nascent Star Wars Universe.
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2020-08-261h 07Great DisturbancesEpisode 15: The Anti-Pope, or: Thanks a F*@king Lot, PaulWe made an executive decision off-air to finish KOTOR before we dove into the Han Solo Adventures, which just made more sense. Anyway, the guys finished playing KOTOR! Hear Paul and Rich discuss what becomes of Bastila, what the heck is a Star Forge, and of course, the Jedi being jerks. And Rich has a potentially brilliant idea for a movie script.
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2020-08-1943 minGreat DisturbancesEpisode 14: Darth A-HoleIt's dueling playthroughs as Paul and Rich play the RPG Knights of the Old Republic, which is now almost old enough to vote. Does it stand up? And what about that twist? Are the Jedi jerks? What playthrough is better, Light Side or Dark Side? And why does Trask Ulgo know what an X-Box controller is?
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2020-08-121h 14Great DisturbancesEpisode 13: This Droid is Nothing BUT OutputsHaving survived the Tales of the Jedi, and after dwelling on the Force for a good handful of episodes, the guys look to re-center with a bit of a refresher: Solo: A Star Wars Story, the second of the "Star Wars Story" films, and apparently the last. Amidst callbacks, droid revolution and mispronunciations, Paul and Rich try to figure out if they actually like this flick or not...oh, and there's a contest hidden in this episode!
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2020-08-0552 minGreat DisturbancesEpisode 12: Jedi Temple Meal PlansPaul and Rich are back for one last round of Tales of the Jedi, this time catapulted back to the time of Ulic and Nomi. Ten years have passed since Ulic was cut off from the Force. What does that mean for this mass-murdering, former Sith apprentice? Well, it means he gets to go on walkabout, of course. The guys wrap the Tales of the Jedi up with a neat little bow and then set their sights on the future...wait. Or is it the past? Ah, who the hell knows.
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2020-07-291h 08Great DisturbancesEpisode 11: Did You Guys Not Notice the Glory?Paul and Rich find themselves in the age of the Sith yet again as they close out Naga Sadow and Jori and Gav Daragon, and they have questions. Are the Jedi tools of the Republic? Can there be a Republic without Jedi? And what's this about Glory of the Sith Empire?
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2020-07-2258 minGreat DisturbancesEpisode 10: De Gustibus non est DisputandumThe guys dip into the Multiverse (ours, not Star Wars), discuss Yoda's 34-step plan to Falling to the Dark Side, ponder Star Wars themed clickbait...oh! And somewhere along the line they dive into the next Tales of the Jedi volume: The Golden Age of the Sith.
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2020-07-151h 05Great DisturbancesEpisode 9: Assistant to the Regional Sith LordThe guys dig a little deeper into the lore of the Jedi and the Sith in the next installment of Dark Horse Comics' Tales of the Jedi, which features 100% less LeVar Burton than the last. What does that mean for this comic series? Very little, but we're holding on to that thread for dear life because, let's face it. It's pretty funny. As usual Paul and Rich veer off course, and try to connect this arc to the madness in their heads.
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2020-07-081h 05Great DisturbancesEpisode 8: Dark Lords of the SithPaul and Rich dive deeper into the Dark Side as they review and discuss the 1990's Dark Horse-era Tales of the Jedi: Dark Lords of the Sith. Also, the guys think they figured out what LeVar Burton did after Star Trek The Next Generation ended.
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2020-07-011h 01Great DisturbancesEpisode 7: Tales of the JediListen as the guys debate the morals of the Star Wars universe and discuss and even LONGER time ago, in a galaxy that seems...even more far away at times, as they discuss Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi and Tales of the Jedi: The Freedon Nadd Uprising. Keep your arms inside the bus, folks.
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2020-06-2456 minGreat DisturbancesEpisode 6: Maul Rats: The Darth Maul Follow Up EpisodeThe guys contemplate a four episode arc of The Clone Wars that deals with Maul and his brother Savage Opress, make a startling realization about the Jedi, and mmmmaybe start to fall to the Dark Side. Just a little.
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2020-06-171h 01Great DisturbancesEpisode 5: Star Wars: Darth MaulThe guys take a dive into Marvel's 2017 Darth Maul and find that they need more answers. Also, they get sidetracked and talk a bit about the Sith, the Dark Side, Jedi Womp Rats (and Sith Womp Rats!) and give a shout out to a special friend.
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2020-06-1045 minGreat DisturbancesEpisode 4: Attack of the ClonesThe guys discuss the 2002 entry into the Star Wars film series, Attack of the Clones. Along the way, they discuss proper handling of "top secret plans," the Jedi Way (sort of) and pitch their re-writes of the prequels.
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2020-06-031h 04Great DisturbancesEpisode 3: Heir to the Empire Comic Book AdaptationRich and Paul dive into Mike Baron, Fred Blanchard and Oliver Vatine's Dark Horse Comics adaptation of Timothy Zahn's seminal re-launch of the Star Wars print franchise! How does it hold up? Listen to find out!
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2020-05-2756 minGreat DisturbancesEpisode 2: From a Certain Point of ViewPaul and Rich dig into an anthology published to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the original Star Wars! Also, Paul does an Obi-Wan impression, and the guys create a new villain, "Darth Butthole".
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2020-05-2059 minGreat DisturbancesEpisode 1: IntroductionsMeet Rich and Paul, a couple of friends throwing their hats into the ring that is Star Wars podcasting. In this episode, learn a little more about our hosts, and what to expect from this show. Thanks for listening!
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