Sep 26, 2018
Designing the original figures and vehicles, Jim Swearingen had a huge effect on our perception of the original Star Wars. From 1976-79, this Kenner project became Swearingen's project, witnessing portions of the film being made and even attending the first public showing.
Straight from an episode of Netflix's Toys That...
Sep 19, 2018
A visual effects legend of the Original Trilogy, he was there from the early days of ILM to his groundbreaking work on Raiders of the Lost Ark, Poltergeist and more, it was a huge honor to dive deep into Mr. Edlund’s incredible career.
We really get into specifics about some of the most complicated shots from the...
Sep 12, 2018
Harrison Ellenshaw painted some of the incredibly detailed background matte paintings for the first two Star Wars movies. Working side-by-side with Ralph McQuarrie on the sequel, Mr. Ellenshaw made the galaxy far, far away into something believable and beautiful.
In addition to his work on the trilogy, Mr. Ellenshaw has...
Sep 5, 2018
Greg Proops, who played Fode, one of the two heads of the Podrace announcer in The Phantom Menace, is on the show today. LIVE from the green room of the Addison Improv, he tells an incredible, hilarious story about his time in the Star Wars universe, from being cast to doing voiceover work in The Clone Wars.
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