We wanted to really wind it back to the things that inspired the original Star Wars and really get it small in scale and tell simple stories, because part of what you inherit when you’re going to see Star Wars now is this whole history, because the stories have been told for decades, and it was nice, with the new medium, to be able to start with a new set of characters to introduce a new audience,” Favreau, a dedicated fan himself since he was a kid, said of the blueprint for the series. “But we always knew…and this is something I learned from…over at Marvel and working with Kevin Feige, is you always want to keep the core fans in mind, because they have been the ones that’ve been keeping the torch lit for many, many years, but these are also stories for young people and for new audiences. These are myths, and so you always want to have an outstretched hand to people who might not have that background. And so you’re really telling two stories at once. You’re telling the story for the people who are fresh eyes, and you’re telling the story for the people who’ve been there with the property and with the stories and the characters for so many years, and make sure that you’re honoring them, as well.

Jon Favreau

The priority is always the old fans: service them because as Favreau said they’ve “been keeping the torch lit for many, many years.”

Disney Should Know the Difference Between James Gunn and Roseanne

Disney Should Know the Difference Between James Gunn and Roseanne

With James Gunn’s Firing, Disney Destroyed the Message of ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’

With James Gunn’s Firing, Disney Destroyed the Message of ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’

#SetTheVCR: August 9-15, 2020

Sammy Younan

Girth Radio Presents…

Comic book movies and NBA games…either way you’re gonna chill with superheroes in this week’s #SetTheVCR.

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Morning Tea: The New Mutants

The New Mutants are

Rahne Sinclair/Wolfsbane

Illyana Rasputin/Magik

Sam Guthrie/Cannonball

Roberto “Bobby” da Costa/Sunspot

Danielle Moonstar/Mirage.

Also this is yet again a reminder that Reddit is not news much less journalism. Your feelings are not facts.

The New Mutants opens on April 3, 2020.

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#SetTheVCR: March 1-7, 2020

Sammy Younan

Girth Radio Presents…

This week is my Nerd Christmas with the return of Altered Carbon: Season 2. When is your Nerd Christmas? Lemme know after you’ve checked out the follow tv recommendations.

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Trial By Trailer: Including…Mel Brooks: Unwrapped

Is this good?
Will this be good?
Every movie trailer answers or challenges those 2 questions. The ham-fisted rebuttal comes swiftly, however: no you don’t need to always see a movie to know it’s tank.

Do you really need to sit through a Michael Bay Transformers movie to know for sure? Tank is Tank. And Fresh…well Fresh is always Fresh. I’m down like I’m Brown for that.

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Trailer Alert: Spider-Man: Far From Home

Spider-Man: Far From Home is more like Far From Good…what the hell was that?!

Walking around with no mask…we’re done with “secret” identities?

Mysterio as a “good guy” that “twist” is what rendered Iron Man 3 and Captain Marvel as inferior MCU movies.

Quentin Beck / #Mysterio: “Regarding Beck’s relationship with Parker, Director Jon Watts says that “If Tony Stark was sort of the mentor in the previous films, we thought it would be interesting to play Mysterio as almost like the cool uncle.”

That’s Stupid Not Clever. So Fired.

Even “I wanna be the next Iron Man” emotions? That’s not Peter Parker at all.

Pink Slips to all involved. This opens on July 2, 2019 as the next phase of the MCU however it might be time to start phasing out Marvel movies. We had a great run!

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Happy Birthday: MCU – Has Left Its Mark

The Iron Age…

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Trailer Alert: Avengers: Endgame (Special Look)

In 1986 I committed Optimus Prime to the ground.

In 1991 I silently watched a T-800 lowered into molten steel.

In 2015 I witnessed Brian O’Conner drive off into the Sunset.

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