StarWTF!? Episode 53: Lumpy (The 2015 StarWTF!? Holiday Special)

While The rest of the country celebrates the new Star Wars film, we here at StarWTF!? know that's there's something more important about this time of year. That's right, it's time to cuddle up by the fire and remember that the Star Wars Holiday Special exists. And boy, do we have a big one this year. He's tiny, he's hairy, he's... Lumpy? Yes, the true stand out star of the Star Wars holiday special makes his premiere on our show! We discuss everything from his humble origins to his insane future! Is Lumpy Chewbacca's son? What is his real name exactly? Why is he so darned terrifying? Find out all this and more as we dig into the lumpy carpet that is Lumpy.

It should be noted that before you begin this episode, that this was recorded before we saw The Force Awakens. So, any predictions and guesses that we say are likely false. Please feel free to make fun of us if we manage to say some guess that turned out hilariously wrong.

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Lumpawaroo, also known as Waroo, was a Wookiee male who emerged from the shadow of his famous father Chewbacca to become a brave, talented, and powerful warrior within the Rwookrrorrocommunity on the planet Kashyyyk. Born Lumpawarrump in 1 BBYand known as Lumpy throughout his youth, he was raised by his mother Mallatobuck and his grandfather Attichitcuk while Chewbacca served a life debt to and traveled the galaxy with the Human smuggler Han Solo. 

The Book Was Better Episode 150: Annual Novelization Challenge - Elf Man!

It's that time of year! Welcome to the annual Book Was Better Novelization Challenge! The tables have turned when WE write the novelization instead of making fun of it! The hard-working Tim the Stats Man has gifted us a transcript of 2012's obscure movie Elf Man (starring Wee Man from Jackass!) and a team of us have banded together Exquisite Corpse style to adapt it into our very own, original festive novelization! Unlike our regular episodes this one is a full audio book (running a whopping 2 1/2 hours!) and featuring: Jessica, Lizzy Unpronounceable, Courtney Coulson, Suzanne, Jacinta, Paris and work from Hector Weenis, Kenney, and Zach! By far our biggest episode ever and what better way to celebrate our 150th!

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FPcast for December 21 2015: The Force Awakens!

This week we share our impassioned review of the biggest movie of the year: Star Wars: The Force Awakens. We talk about some other stuff too, but STARWARZZZZZ!!!!1

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StarWTF!? Episode 52: PZ-4CO (and The Force Awakens!)

We decided to do a very speculative episode on a Force Awakens character that we really know nothing about. Based off of an action figure, we chose PZ-4CO, a Resistance Base Control Room Droid, who is as blue as it gets and has a very cool, yet kind of funky-looking action figure.

The first half of this episode consists of our pre-The Force Awakens speculation and the second is our post-The Force Awakens realizations (and a SPOILER HEAVY brief discussion of the film).  So if you've seen the film, listen away! If you haven't, we tell you when to stop (around 16 minutes and 30 seconds).

So what's up with PZ-4CO? Will this droid be important? Force sensitive? Save the world?

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The Book Was Better Episode 149: The Santa Clause (with guest host Lia!)

Forget coal! This week naughty listeners get punished when we read the wafer-thin novelization of killing-Santa comedy The Santa Clause! Joining me in the sleigh is guest host Lia as we talk about deadbeat dads, the high Santa death rate, and try to figure out why anyone in their right mind would be interested in Tim Allen! This is the darkest Christmas story of them all!

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FPcast for December 14th 2015: Peanuts!

In this week's jam-packed episode we share early reviews of The Revenant and The Peanuts Movie, plus our holiday jam is The Night Before. Plus casting news, we look at a whole bunch of trailers including X-Men: Apocalypse and Ninja Turtles 2, and we play Yo-Kai Watch. And more! Let us come down your chimney!

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StarWTF!? Episode 51: Battle Droid

Yet again we peer into the deep depths of stupidity that is the Phantom Menace and bring out one of the first things we see on screen. It's the Battle Droid! Those ineffectual robots that we see get taken down by the thousands through out the prequel trilogy and Clone Wars TV show. Listen as we discuss the in and outs of these robot failures and talk about all the dumb things involved in their creation behind the scenes. What does the head of a battle droid look like? How many kinds of them are there? Why where they ineffectual enemies? Is is Gungan or Gunga? Find out as we slash our way through the cannon fodder robots!

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During the Clone Wars, the Confederacy of Independent Systems used a variety of battle droids in their droid army, including B1 battle droids, B2 super battle droids, and Droidekas. The battle droids were often led in military campaigns by the Kaleesh cyborg General Grievous.

Although battle droids were outlawed by the Galactic Empire in the wake of the Clone Wars, companies such as Holowan Laboratories were able to evade the ban by having their products reclassified as security droids.

The Book Was Better Episode 148: The Grinch! (with guest host Lauren)

This week we continue our jaunt down Santa Claus Lane as we read the flimsy novelization of green-hairy-Carrey Christmas-stealing movie: The Grinch! How did the Grinch steal Christmas you ask? Helping me solve this incredibly anti-climactic puzzle is none other than festive expert (and actual American) guest host Lauren! Warm up your sugar plums! I'm reaching into your stockings!

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FPcast for December 7 2015: The Good Dinosaur!

This week we travel back to an alternate prehistory as we review Pixar's latest flick: The Good Dinosaur! Plus we discuss the exciting new Disaster Artist casting, Black Panther, that Batman V Superman trailer, Shane Black's new Russ Crowe adventure AND we start reviewing some really awful made-for-TV Christmas movies! Find out why it truly is the most wonderful time of the year!

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The Book Was Better Episode 147: Home Alone 2 (with guest host Xavier!)

This week begins the most wonderful time of the year when we celebrate the holidays by reading the novelization of adults-being-irresponsible/neglectful Christmas comedy: Home Alone 2! And joining me on this festive journey is none other than the long-absent and sorely missed Christmas helper Xavier! We'll find out how the same thing can happen to the same kid twice, plus answer other pressing questions like how do you play Ding Dang Dong? Listen and learn!

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