We are joined again my Mike "Tarkin" MacDonald of The Sandcrawlers Podcast to talk a little Canadiana - The 1983 movie Strange Brew.
We discuss the Canadian connections, the stereotypes, the nostalgic love (and not-so loving feeling for some) towards this movie.
Check out Greg Harrison's Instagram page for info on the hockey gear design seen in this movie.
Today we are joined by special guest Mike "Tarkin" MacDonald of The Sandcrawlers Podcast. We discuss Mike's massive Star Wars collection and then dive into how the world has possibly changed with the events that have affected our daily lives.
Today we discuss the movie Top Gun. A movie that has had a tremendous amount of influence not just on classic 80's movies, but on Navy recruitment itself. We also chat about what we've been watching during this time of Social Distancing:
- Clone Wars
- Mythic Quest - Apple TV
- "How Ridiculous" - YouTube
- Slo-Mo guys - YouTube
Today Pale Rider is hosting an special Socially Distant episode where we discus how Star Wars has had an influence on our personal lives. The collecting, the lifestyle, our jobs, it has had such a massive impact on our lives.
To wrap up our look back at The Mandalorian we do a little trivia contest hosted by Pale Rider!
The gang is back to talk about the final chapter of Season 1 of The Mandalorian: "Redemption". We discuss the humour, the action, the surprise, the feels...
Also on the show, "What Excites Us?":
- Meeting Giancarlo Esposito
- "The High Republic"
- New DL content on Battlefront 2
- More materials for Stev3 to create awesome costumes
- much much more...
*** Language warning ***
It is Stev3 vs Jamie in todays GXW VS trivia. Today the questions will be about Deadpool, a favorite of the both of them. So grab your chimichangas and your prison wallets and get ready to have some fun.
Today we look at the next chapter of The Mandalorian - "The Reckoning". We look back at the return of favorite characters, the debut of a new villain and totally not be jealous of our brothers and sisters of the 501st Legion who got to be a part of this episode.
Dont forget to follow Thebunny_workshop on Instagram.
We are back to discuss Chapter 6 of The Mandalorian: "The Prisoner". We chat discuss the story, the characters, Bill Burr and of course, the cameos!
Also on the show: "What Excites You?"
- Rob is doing "Climb the Wall" for the BC Lung Association in armor. Go to Outer Rim Rookie for more information!
- Jamie does show and tell about his new lightsaber
- Stev3 is excited about FanExpo in Vancouver
Today we discuss Chapter 5 of The Mandalorian: "The Gunslinger". We examine the story, the Easter Eggs, Ming Na Wen and discuss "When is fan service a 4 letter word"?
Also on the show, "What Excites Us?":
- The Witcher
- Con season is picking up again
- Climb the Wall: The Stairclimb for Clean Air 2020. Help support the Rob and the Outer Rim Garrison by donating to the cause by clicking the link below.
It is time for more trivia with "GXW VS". Today Jamie and Stev3 go head to head to figure out where the various Garrisons are located throughout the world.
We are back discussing The Mandalorian. Today it is Chapter 4: "Sanctuary". Some of our favorite moments, the connections to "Seven Samurai" and the introduction of Cara Dune.
On the second half of the show we discuss "What Excites You":
- New Outer Rim Rookie Vlogs
- Jamie's new 360 camera
- oh...and something about Stev3 getting married to Ali Williams on the Falcon...whatever!
We celebrate our 5th anniversary be examining the Star Wars universe AFTER the Skywalker Saga. What is next for the franchise? What is scheduled? What do we hope to see? What makes our "wish list"?
Also dont forget to support our past hosts Bulent Hasan and Josh Whittall on their BLACK PROJECT Kickstarter. Details on our FB and webpage.
**Spoilers**
Happy 2020! The Rise of Skywalker has finally hit the theatres and we are finally together to have a fun chat about it.
It is that time of season again. Christmas music playing on the radio, a new Star Wars movie hitting theatres...so why not combine the best of both worlds with the 1980 classic "Christmas in the Stars"?
And who better to chat with than with one half of The Sandcrawlers Podcast, Mike "Tarkin" MacDonald.
We dive into the history of this album and examine the tracks. What are your opinions of this often overlooked album? is it better or worse than The Holiday Special?
Also check out the CBC Music article by Andrea Warner which was an amazing resource for this episode.
We are back discussing "Chapter 3: The Sin" of The Mandalorian. And we are joined by returning host and great friend Jamie "Pale Rider" Milman.
Also on the show we discuss our 501st Outer Rim Garrison weekend at Toy Traders, the Vancouver Santa Clause Day Parade, and helping out Marco and Andy of Transmute Pictures record a teaser for the upcoming Bucketheads 2 series.
We are back discussing Chapter 2 of the Mandalorian. We also react to Freddie Prinze Jr. and his rant about toxic fandom in Star Wars on a recent recording of “Jeff Dye’s Friendship Podcast” Episode 59. (1:01:00 mark)
***Spoilers***
We examine the release of Disney Plus and dive into Chapter 1 of The Mandalorian. The story, the characters, the surprises!
Collecting has changed as we have gotten older. We look at how we collect now as adults compared to our younger selves. What has changed? Why? What are we collecting now? What are our "White Whales"?
We get together to reminisce about candy from our childhood. From chocolate bars, hard candy, gum and the wacky world of British sweets. We also have a quick episode of GXW VS and look at the reviews of Haribo's Sugar Free Gummy Bears.
Also on the show, we discuss our excitement about the upcoming "The Mandalorian" TV show (episode was recorded before the world premiere)
With Anil and Stev3 away, we have Dayo Williams and Aaron Lutsch both members of the Outer Rim Garrison of the 501st Legion.
We look back at 2 well known milestones in Star Wars fan films:
Hardware Wars (1978) and Troops (1997). How do they hold up over time? What makes these movies so memorable? What other movies have stood out in the fan film genre?
On today's episode we are joined by Aaron Lutsch (Loosh? Lootch? Lush?) and Dayo Williams of the Outer Rim Garrison of the 501st Legion to chat about the "Rise of Skywalker" trailer that was released today and then we discuss some of our favorite Halloween movies. Our choices may not be what you expect.
It was a busy week so we decided to talk about what excites us:
- Triple Force Friday
- Star Wars News re: Kevin Feige
- Star Wars comics news
- Outer Rim Rookie charity Challenge Coins - for the BCCHF
- Extraordinary Men of Cosplay Instagram
- Peaky Blinders
- "By Order of the Peaky Blinders" Podcast
- The joker movie and the controversy surrounding it.
- Batwoman
**Episode contains course language**
It is the long awaited look back at the 1987 Mel Brooks Sci-fi parody "Spaceballs".
We delve into the memorable characters, hilarious scenes and little known facts about the movie. We also examine, "Does Spaceballs hold up over time?"
No Shoes? No Shirt? No Problem! Enjoy our look back at one of Anil's favorite movies of all time "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" as we continue our "Back to school" extravaganza.... (does 2 episodes qualify as an extravaganza?)
We also share some stories from our times in high school back in the 80s.... AWESOME!