<description>&lt;p&gt;We return with the back half of a little movie called &lt;em&gt;Star Wars&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;We can finally talk about some of the most foundational moments in the franchise. The very first lightsaber duel--and its relationship to a little tv show called &lt;em&gt;Obi-Wan Kenobi. &lt;/em&gt;The series' three protagonists finally sharing screen time. The Death Star trench run and its relationship to the Force and Technology.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;But we also get to talk about some of the stuff that gets lost along the way. Like about just how funny Star Wars has &lt;em&gt;always&lt;/em&gt; been. How the Empire is already a bit of a send-up of bureaucrat sci-fi baddies. And how whether Lucas knew the particularities of their history or not, Darth Vader and Obi-Wan Kenobi show up with enough ambiguity and depth to carry years and years of storytelling to come.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Show Notes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src= "https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/show/314294/dianoga.png" alt="" width="489" height="483" /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.rollingstone.com/feature/george-lucas-the-wizard-of-star-wars-2-232011/"&gt; &lt;strong&gt;George Lucas: The Wizard of 'Star Wars' | Rolling Stone&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.trashcompod.com/rebel-scanners-preserving-star-wars-with-rob-of-team-negative-1/"&gt; REBEL SCANNERS: Preserving Star Wars (with Rob of TEAM NEGATIVE 1)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hosted by Rob Zacny (&lt;a href= "https://bsky.app/profile/robzacny.bsky.social"&gt;robzacny.bsky.social&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Featuring Alicia Acampora (&lt;a href= "https://bsky.app/profile/ali-online.bsky.social"&gt;ali-online.bsky.social&lt;/a&gt;), Austin Walker (&lt;a href= "https://bsky.app/profile/austinwalker.bsky.social"&gt;austinwalker.bsky.social&lt;/a&gt;), and Natalie Watson (&lt;a href= "https://bsky.app/profile/nataliewatson.bsky.social"&gt;nataliewatson.bsky.social&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Produced by Austin Walker&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Music by Jack de Quidt (&lt;a href= "https://bsky.app/profile/notquitereal.bsky.social"&gt;notquitereal.bsky.social&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Cover art by Xeecee (&lt;a href= "https://bsky.app/profile/xeecee.bsky.social"&gt;xeecee.bsky.social&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

A More Civilized Age: A Star Wars Podcast

A More Civilized Age

129: Star Wars (4k77 Version) Pt. 2

MAR 19, 2026145 MIN
A More Civilized Age: A Star Wars Podcast

129: Star Wars (4k77 Version) Pt. 2

MAR 19, 2026145 MIN

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We return with the back half of a little movie called Star Wars. We can finally talk about some of the most foundational moments in the franchise. The very first lightsaber duel--and its relationship to a little tv show called Obi-Wan Kenobi. The series' three protagonists finally sharing screen time. The Death Star trench run and its relationship to the Force and Technology. But we also get to talk about some of the stuff that gets lost along the way. Like about just how funny Star Wars has always been. How the Empire is already a bit of a send-up of bureaucrat sci-fi baddies. And how whether Lucas knew the particularities of their history or not, Darth Vader and Obi-Wan Kenobi show up with enough ambiguity and depth to carry years and years of storytelling to come. Show Notes George Lucas: The Wizard of 'Star Wars' | Rolling Stone REBEL SCANNERS: Preserving Star Wars (with Rob of TEAM NEGATIVE 1) Hosted by Rob Zacny (robzacny.bsky.social) Featuring Alicia Acampora (ali-online.bsky.social), Austin Walker (austinwalker.bsky.social), and Natalie Watson (nataliewatson.bsky.social) Produced by Austin Walker Music by Jack de Quidt (notquitereal.bsky.social Cover art by Xeecee (xeecee.bsky.social)