Episode 777 - The Phantom Menace Novelization

Published: Sept. 4, 2024, noon

We dive into the novelization for The Phantom Menace by Terry Brooks and discuss the additions, the changes, and what makes it work.

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We are joined by Ross Hollebon of the Album Cockpit Podcast and Fantatracks.com.

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In this fully armed and operational episode of Podcast Stardust, we discuss:

  • Our first experiences reading the novelization of The Phantom Menace,
  • Some of our favorite scenes that appeared in the novel that were not in the movie,
  • How this stroy works as a novel compared to as a movie,
  • The discussion of the origins of the Jedi and the Sith according to the novel,
  • The Living Force versus the Unifying Force,
  • How attachment was portrayed,
  • Obi-Wan Kenobi\u2019s intolerance for Anakin Skywalker and Jar Jar Binks and his relationship with Qui-Gon Jinn,
  • How the politics were expanded upon in the novel, and more!

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