23 October 2015
20 Random facts about STAR WARS! Old Ben Kenobi hate star wars!
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Summary
The presenter criticises Alec Guinness’s disdain for Star Wars, fan attention, and banal dialogue despite earning 2.25% royalties. Other trivia covers Ford’s $10,000 salary, Cushing’s slippers, TIE-Fighter sounds, Spielberg’s wager, Hamill’s injuries, and surviving Tunisian sets. The episode explains changed names and designs, language origins, Yoda’s unnamed species, Cloud City’s ice-cream-maker prop, and Luke’s green lightsaber.
Insight
Playful fascination with production trivia is paired with increasingly harsh judgments of performers and fans.