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Episode 131 - Avatar Revisted

Love them or hate them, the blue aliens are coming back with the long awaited Avatar 2 - The Way of Water.

Just in time for the release of the new film a decade in the making, we're taking a look back at the original to see if it holds up.

Have a strong opinion about Avatar? Want to refresh your memory? Check out this episode!

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Episode 130 - THX-1138

Before George Lucas found The Force and brought us Star Wars, he created an intellectually scifi indie film called THX-1138.

Many of you may have seen that film, and noticed precursors from everything to light sabers and stormtroopers, but did you ever consider that it takes place entirely in a simulation? Based on an article by our previous guest, cyberpunk author Mark Everglade, we are going to dive in and see if this theory holds merit.

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Episode 106 - Star Wars, the Metaverse, and Beyond with Ahmed Best

Ahmed Best is an American actor, comedian and musician who is known for providing motion capture and the voice of the character of Jar Jar Binks in the Star Wars franchise.

Best likewise collaborated with director George Lucas in three films and seven episodes of the cartoon show, Star Wars: The Clone Wars. He won the Annie Award for Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production for lampooning Jar Jar Binks in Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II.

He will talk to us about his experience in pioneering motion capture, as well as his forrays into virtual reality and the metaverse.

This one promises to be out of this world!

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