020: The Hosts Awaken

We geek Star Wars today! We discuss the best order to watch the movies, the infamous Darth Vader misquote, why did Luke kiss his sister, how sci-fi feeds into technological advancement, The Force Awakens Trailer, and much more. Of course: SPOILERS ALERT!

Show links

• Machete Order
• Darth Vader line is most misquoted
• Tommy Boy’s misquoting scene
• Why did Luke kiss his sister Princess Leia?
• Smart Doors ala Star Trek
• Yatakhayaloon
• Dune’s influence on Star Wars
• Star Wars: The Force Awakens Trailer
• Han Shot First!
• What did Samuel L. Jackson have engraved on his light saber
• Star Wars canon
• Tricoder
• Lasso of Truth
• AT-AT Walkers

Errata

Ammar mentioned that the lie detector was inspired by Wonder Woman’s Lasso of Truth. This is untrue. However the creator of Wonder Woman, William Moulten Marston worked on systolic blood-pressure tests as a graduate student in Harvard. Read more about the relationship between the polygraph and Wonder Woman’s Lasso here.  

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