About this episode
READ Scott Mendelson's Forbes.com story Disney's 'Star Wars' Has Been Spoiled By Its Success.Alex Backes from Black Series Rebels joins us to discuss....-Chris Miller and Phil Lord fired from Han Solo stand alone film-Did people even want a Han Solo film?-Lord and Miller making Han Solo too wacky-Kevin Rubio creator of the iconic Troops fan film & writer for The Clone Wars cartoon explains why Lucasfilm would fire the directors so late in the filming process-Alden Ehrenreich's concern with the Han Solo film-Ron Howard the perfect replacement?-Who will be credited with being director?-Reporter Scott Mendelson discuss' his article on Forbes.com-Disney Star Wars has been spoiled by it's success-Disney's risk of burning people out on Star Wars-Lord and Miller's history of making great films out of bad ideas-Would Gareth Edwards have been fired too if he didn't play along?PLUS IN THE FORTY-FIVE MINUTE SUPPORTER BONUS SECTION-Dom admires the bravery of Kathleen Kennedy to make the tough decision-Creative control being taken away from creators-Jake thinks Star Wars would benefit from people like Chris Miller and Phil Lord-Never seeing the original vision of certain films-Katey wonders why out of all the potential stories they chose a Han Solo film-Creative freedom interfering with beloved characters -Spin off films should expand the universe not shrink it-Star Wars should take more ideas from the Marvel Cinematic Universe-Seven Samurai with Jedi-Brittani still has full faith in Kathleen-Jakob finally gives Steele the approval he seeks-Star Wars' popularity with Jakob's fellow 7th graders-Which Jedi would you want to be stranded with?-Brittani risks being banned foreverShow notes : Brad LoveEpisode post production : Eric Strothers This episode is brought to you by Geek Fuel.Geekfuel offers a mystery box each month featuring an exclusive t-shirt, a full downloadable game, and a total of 5-7 geeky items at a value of over $50 for around $15 from featuring items from Marvel, D.C., Star Wars, Firefly, Star Trek, Harry Potter & South Park.To recieve a extra FREE bonus item ($10 or more value)
