It's DAY 2 of Star Wars Celebration Europe and we are presenting the audio of our Super Live Stream with Silver of STAR WARS THRIFTING! We're joined by author and queen of the Star Wars puns, KELLY KNOX and Regal Robot's own and third Blast Pointer, TOM SPINA! Listen as we talk all the day's news including Ahsoka, Acolyte, Creatures, ROTJ back in theaters, Tales of the Jedi and more!! SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE FOR ALL THE CELEBRATION LONDON SUPER LIVE FROM HOME MADNESS : www.youtube.com/@blastpointsp...
Apr 08, 2023•2 hr 46 min
It's DAY 1 of Star Wars Celebration Europe and we are presenting the audio of our Super Live Stream with Silver of STAR WARS THRIFTING! Listen as we talk Andor, Acolyte, Ahsoka, Mandalorian, Skeleton Crew, Indiana Jones, The Return of Rey, new movies, breaking a couch, Super Return of the Jedi and so much more!! SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE FOR ALL THE CELEBRATION LONDON SUPER LIVE FROM HOME MADNESS : www.youtube.com/@blastpointspodcast2160/featured JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and SUPPORT BLAST POINTS ON...
Apr 08, 2023•1 hr 52 min
THIS EPISODE WAS INSANE. We all know it. Join us as we attempt to recover with this special LIVE recording with both of us in the same room! We're talking droids, droid bars, Lizzo, Jack Black, Count Dooku, Mandalorians playing catch and so much more! What does it all mean and where is it all going? Listen today & celebrate the love!! SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE FOR ALL THE CELEBRATION LONDON SUPER LIVE FROM HOME MADNESS : www.youtube.com/@blastpointspodcast2160/featured JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY ...
Apr 07, 2023•58 min
In this edition of Blast Points Presents, we are honored to bring you a conversation with our friend Tom Spina and the incredible Judy Elkins. Star Wars fans know Judy as the creator of some of our FAVORITE Return of the Jedi creatures like YAK FACE, YUZZUM, THE TOADSTOOL TERROR!! Tom and Judy also talk about her amazing and inspiring story of getting into work at ILM through studying art and animation, her influences, what music she listened to at ILM and so much more! Listen today! CHECK OUT T...
Apr 06, 2023•1 hr 6 min
This week we're all part of the Pirate Nation as we set sail with The Mandalorian Chapter 21, The Pirate! This is one delirious episode of Mando and it's got us talking about how it's possibly the most George Lucas episode yet and somehow it thematically connects to both The Phantom Menace and Death Wish 3. AND the return of our King Gorian Shard, an ughnaught in a seater, deep thoughts and so much more. So take off your helmet, listen today and celebrate the love! SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE FOR ALL T...
Mar 31, 2023•1 hr 2 min
Grab your helmet, that bottle of sunscreen and some Dragon Hawk repellent as this week it's a Mandalorian Beach Party! Join us as we discuss this wild episode, the incredible Ahmed Best Jedi moment and how it made our prequel loving hearts soar, the deep stuff, baby dragons, Naboo blaster sounds and so much more. We are loving this season of The Mandalorian and we're not afraid to the even tell the Armorer about it. So spit up a little Mando kid, listen today and celebrate the love! JOIN THE BLA...
Mar 24, 2023•1 hr 1 min
This week we're going to the Coruscant Opera House to hear all about the tragedy of Doctor Pershing! It's a wild and wonderful episode of The Mandalorian that has a lot to say and we have a lot to say about it! Join us as we discuss the continuing themes of change and belief, the thematic comparisons with the two stories being told, cloning confusion, the Terry Gilliam-ness of it all, and so much more. Plus, we observe a moment of silence for Bo Katan's late great droid. So grab that 27B-6 form,...
Mar 17, 2023•1 hr 3 min
This week Mando is not messing around with getting to the Mines of Mandalore and neither are we as we talk all about this wild episode of The Mandalorian season 3! Join us as we go over some of the themes that seem to be presenting themselves so far in the season like the major Star Wars food groups that are change, choice, understanding and belief. Then listen along as we break down the entire episode including the Phil Tippett nightmare droid, Bo Katan's friendly droid, Grogu's desire to go to...
Mar 10, 2023•55 min
The Mandalorian is BACK and we are kicking off eight weeks of non stop Mandelirious Madness here on Blast Points! This week we're talking about THE APOSTATE and how this episode messed us up like a big space dinosaur turtle thowing Mandalorians around on a beach. Join us as we go into every detail of the episode and somehow relate it back to HOT TO TROT and OLD COUNTRY BUFFET. And ... we're losing our minds over PIRATE KING GORIAN SHARD in a major way. A major way. So get some chocolate milk rea...
Mar 03, 2023•51 min
In May of 1983, as the Rebels battled the evil Empire on movie screens, film critics Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert battled the Palpatine of critics, John Simon on TV screens! Join us as we examine this epic showdown about Return of the Jedi and discover that the debate they have is nothing new and has never left us! PLUS : we explore the amazing history of Siskel and Ebert reviewing Star Wars and how they learned to not only love the saga but champion all of it's unique qualities! So take the kids...
Feb 21, 2023•59 min
Episode 345 - The Tone Poems of The Phantom Menace In the summer of 1999, there were a series of ads for The Phantom Menace known as the "tone poems". These ads which mostly featured some of the main characters of the film giving fairly abstract poetry-esque lines about their arcs in the film quickly became legendary. Join us as we explore each of the unique tone poem ads and reveal some fascinating information on their creation! Who made them, why are they so Star Wars and what was going on wit...
Feb 14, 2023•56 min
In this edition of Blast Points Presents, we are honored to bring you a conversation with our friend TOM SPINA and ROGER CHRISTIAN! You may know Roger's massive contribution to Star Wars for creating the lightsaber hilt and being a key figure in designing the "used universe" look that's become just part of the galaxy far far away. Tom and Roger talk about life, work, design and everything in-between in this incredible chat! CHECK OUT ALL THE AMAZING STUFF REGAL ROBOT HAS GOING ON & JOIN THE ...
Feb 10, 2023•52 min
It's the halfway point for The Bad Batch season 2 and we are more then halfway freaking out about these epic two episodes! Listen as we talk all thing Clones and we explore the roots of Clones in Star Wars, how the Clone Wars changed everything and how the story of the Clone brothers continues to be one of Star Wars' best and most tragic stories! AND - join us as we break down episodes 7 and 8, THE CLONE CONSPIRACY and TRUTH AND CONSEQUENCES. If you've watched them you know there's a lot to talk...
Feb 08, 2023•58 min
We've talked about the creatures of Return of the Jedi but now the time has come to talk about the creators of the creatures! They're the aliens of Jabba's Palace that we've loved for 40 years but who designed them? Listen as we are joined once again by Regal Robot and Tom Spina Design's Tom Spina to uncover the facts on who made who and what were they thinking? Which ones are Phil Tippett monsters and which ones are Chris Walas? Who made Yakface and how do you say Boushh? Listen today & cel...
Jan 31, 2023•1 hr 20 min
It has been one year since The Book of Boba Fett and we think it's time to crack that book back open! Join us as we celebrate all the fun and insanity of TBOBF, look back at some of the little things in the show you may have forgotten about and explain why the show may be a lot better then you remember. From Freetown to Nikto Speedbikers and everything in-between, it's a Book of Boba Bonanza! So get your armor, celebrate the love and listen today! JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and SUPPORT BLAST POI...
Jan 24, 2023•58 min
In this edition of Blast Points Presents, we are honored to bring you a conversation with our friend TOM SPINA and VFX and monster legend CHRIS WALAS! You may know Chris from some little stuff like RETURN OF THE JEDI, GREMLINS, RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK, THE FLY and so much more. Listen as Tom and Chris talk about life, work, design and everything in-between in this incredible chat. CHECK OUT ALL THE AMAZING STUFF REGAL ROBOT HAS GOING ON & JOIN THE EMAIL LIST here : www.regalrobot.com EXPERIE...
Jan 23, 2023•56 min
It's a new trailer for The Mandalorian season 3 and it's KNOCKED US OUT! Join us as we talk about the droid bar, why Pershing is on Coruscant, Battle Droids, the Droid Bar, Din's motivation and the Droid Bar! So attach an oil straw to your chest, listen today and celebrate the love! JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and SUPPORT BLAST POINTS ON PATREON! BAD BATCH! ANDOR! LIGHT AND MAGIC COMMENTARIES! KENOBI COMMENTARIES! CLONE WARS ! BLAST POINTS Q&A EPISODES! MANDO SEASONS 1 & 2 EPISODES! Theme...
Jan 17, 2023•30 min
In the magical time of May 2002, there were three days on the cable television dedicated to Star Wars biographies and what better way to start it then with a giant sized special on The George Lucas. Join us as we examine every inch of this A&E Biography special on the legendary Mr. Lucas and discuss how there are still so many things we are still learning about him. It's all about the baby photos, the college films, the chocolate bars and Coca-Colas and the mysterious giant case of frozen TV...
Jan 17, 2023•1 hr 46 min
The Bad Batch is back, Blast Points is back and it's an all out Star Wars party as we celebrate the first amazing three episodes of season two! Things really get moving with episode three and we're breaking it all down as we look at where Clone Force 99 has been and where they may be going in the future! We're talking trap doors, The Dooku Renaissance, George Lucas in Beverly Hills Cop 3 and of course, C&C Music Factory canon! Bad Batch is gonna make you SWEAT so celebrate the love and liste...
Jan 11, 2023•1 hr 10 min
It's the holiday season and in the spirit of giving and for our grand finale to AOTC YEAR, we are listing off 40 reasons why we are thankful for ATTACK OF THE CLONES! We each picked 20 things that we love about the second Star Wars prequel and we're kissing that movie under the mistletoe over and over! Listen as we give thanks to Wat Tambor, the floating pear, Dooku on a speeder, the mullet and so much more. PLUS : listen as we play incredible messages from Blast Points listeners on why THEY giv...
Dec 13, 2022•1 hr 27 min
This week Blast Points becomes WILLOW POINTS (or is it BROWNIE POINTS?) as we celebrate the magic that lies within talking all things WILLOW! Join us as we look back at the classic 1988 film, its legacy, our eternal love for it AND we're going over the first two episodes of the excellent new Disney Plus series! Listen as we break down all the action, all the character moments, all the orange whips and spend some special time chatting about the shocking miracle that is Willow's majestic flashback...
Dec 06, 2022•1 hr 3 min
In this new edition of BLAST POINTS PRESENTS, we are happy to share the audio version of a conversation "our friend and frequent guest" Tom Spina from Tom Spina Designs and Regal Robot had with the legend that is PHIL TIPPETT! Join them as they talk about creativity, inspiration, stop motion, Mad God, Tauntaun heads, Starship Troopers, Howard the Duck and more! check out the original video here : https://youtu.be/hJHu0P-nXgY CHECK OUT ALL THE AMAZING STUFF REGAL ROBOT HAS GOING ON & JOIN THE...
Dec 03, 2022•1 hr 4 min
The first trailer for INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY is here and seriously folks, we are barely keeping it together. Listen as we discuss the trailer, how incredible it looks, share some theories on what could be happening, talk about how we will fall out of our chairs upon viewing it and more. So if you miss the desert and the sea and want the return of the great adventure - then listen today! JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and SUPPORT BLAST POINTS ON PATREON! LIGHT AND MAGIC COMMENTARIES! K...
Dec 02, 2022•33 min
The Andor season 1 finale is here and we're losing our minds so hard that we are possibly saying it's as good as the pizza in the Italy of EPCOT. (it is.) Join us as we discuss the show's epic, explosive conclusion, why the whole season was so incredible and where it all could all be going next. It's all about escaping the prison of the mind, MothmaMadness being forever and one more sweet visit to the Wall of Gloves. PLUS - we chat with the great HAZEL LYTH who was the drink sipping human with a...
Nov 23, 2022•1 hr 28 min
Our insane Van Halen 1984 project with Regal Robot's Tom Spina continues as this time we examine the classic track, HOT FOR TEACHER in 19 minutes and 84 seconds! Joining us on this incredible feat is Lucasfilm creative art manager, author and Van Halen fan PHIL SZOSTAK! Listen as we wonder how this song is even possible and wonder if there is time travel happening in the iconic video! You may think the clock is slow, but it only goes to 19 minutes and 84 seconds! Listen today! CHECK OUT ALL THE ...
Nov 21, 2022•39 min
AOTC Year is back and we're going clubbing! Join us as we are going second by second into the “best four minutes of Star Wars” - The exciting Attack of the Clones OUTLANDER CLUB! We're not alone on this quest into the lower levels of Coruscant as we’re joined by Star Wars author and friend of the show Amy Richau! It's nonstop excitement as we talk about sheer pants, Elan Sleazebaggano’s ears, the shocking Don Bies cameo and then sheer pants again. You'll never view the Outlander Club the same wa...
Nov 15, 2022•1 hr 3 min
We were recently honored to take part in a couple of fan roundtable interviews with some incredible behind the scenes talent from ANDOR! Join us as along with many of our friends and fellow podcasters, we talk to Visual Effects Producer TJ Falls, Supervising Sound Editor David Acord, Writer Beau Willimon and Executive Producer Sanne Wohlenberg! It's a fascinating chat about what went into making Andor so special, creative decisions that were made along the way and so much more! Celebrate the lov...
Nov 09, 2022•1 hr
The Andor Narkina 5 prison arc has concluded with the spectacular 10th episode of the series and we are bustin' loose to talk all about it! Join us as go over this episode, the entire arc AND discuss the many ways the show unintentionally took inspiration from George Lucas' classic first film THX-1138! It's all about the prison of the mind and how do you get out?! So, escape the void, celebrate the love and listen today! JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and SUPPORT BLAST POINTS ON PATREON! LIGHT AND M...
Nov 09, 2022•51 min
In this new edition of BLAST POINTS PRESENTS, we are happy to share the audio version of a conversation "our friend and frequent guest" Tom Spina from Tom Spina Designs and Regal Robot had with the group of legends that is PHIL TIPPETT, DENNIS MUREN and JON BERG! It was originally recorded in April of 2021 and a video cut with only the Star Wars related content was released with the debut of the (now sold out) holochess replicas produced by Regal Robot. It's a fascinating chat with some amazing ...
Nov 05, 2022•1 hr 26 min
Our coverage of TALES OF THE JEDI continues as this week we look at the series as a whole and the three AHSOKA stories! These are stories about life and death, surviving, teachers and students and we're touching the nose of the space tiger so that we can survive and talk about them all! How do the stories relate to the Dooku Downfall Trilogy? How could the lessons in these shorts inform future stories? Why are we so blessed to have this show? It's a Tales of the Jedi jamboree so celebrate the lo...
Nov 01, 2022•54 min
