276: Don't Drink the Bacta Tea

Published: Dec. 11, 2015, 8 p.m.

b'With \\u201cThe Force Awakens\\u201d only a week away, we pause to ponder why we\\u2019ve anticipated this film release for more than three years. What spoilers have we avoided? (This episode certainly contains none.) What does it mean that \\u201cStar Wars\\u201d is now an extended film franchise releasing new films annually? How many times are we going to see the film next weekend, and how will we find time to podcast about it? And perhaps most importantly, can any new \\u201cStar Wars\\u201d movie ever possibly hope to capture the excitement we felt when we discovered these films as children?'