Ep 58 (Part 1): George Lucas‘ Star Wars Prequel Trilogy w/ Special Guests Scott & Cam (SpyHards) – Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast (SPOILERS)

Titles:

• Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace [Wikipedia] [IMDb]
• Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones [Wikipedia] [IMDb]

Director: George Lucas

Producer: Rick McCallum

Writers:

• George Lucas (Episode I)
• George Lucas (screenplay/story), Jonathan Hales (screenplay) (Episode II)

Stars:

• Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Jake Lloyd, Ian McDiarmid, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, Pernilla August, Frank Oz (Episode I)
• Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen, Ian McDiarmid, Samuel L. Jackson, Christopher Lee, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, Pernilla August, Frank Oz (Episode II)

Release dates:

• May 19, 1999 (Episode I)
• May 16, 2002 (Episode II)

PROMO: Shocked & Applaud (@ShockedApplaud)

SPECIAL GUESTS: Agent Scott (@TiberiusHardy), Cam the Provocateur (@camvsmith); SpyHards Podcast (@SpyHards)

SHOWNOTES: A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away... we partnered up with guests from the SpyHards Podcast to talk the Star Wars prequels! With the fairly recent completion of the sequel trilogy, it's a great time to look back at George Lucas' polarizing Episodes I-III, and ask ourselves if these much maligned films were truly as sinful as the fanbase would have had us believe. Or is there a certain appeal to these cinematic additions to the Star Wars canon, ironic or otherwise? Was this sub-series' best value its contribution to meme culture as we know it, or is there something else in them for the millennial generation that grew up with this iteration of the franchise? In Part 1, we take a look at 1999's The Phantom Menace and 2002's Attack of the Clones. Where did these films stand at their premieres nearly twenty years after the original trilogy? Do they hold up today, two decades later? Find out now, and stay tuned for Part 2, where we discuss the final episode of the trilogy—Revenge of the Sith, along with its contemporary media! Now THIS is podcasting!

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