This episode surveys a unique part of the Star Wars setting - giant monsters and creatures that exclusively live in the black void of space itself. Connor and Alex talk about the majestic Purgill (space whales), the enigmatic and enormous exogorth (space worm) and the apex predator of the space lanes, the suma-verminoth. The hosts explore the depiction of each of these enormous creatures and how they mix the appeal of the unknown with the dangerous and sublime, with a size that is barely comprehensible on a human scale. Listen today to learn more about the Giant Space Monsters of Star Wars.

This episode mentions content from and contains potential spoilers for: Episode 5, Episode 9, Rebels, Solo: A Star Wars Story, From a Certain Point of View (Empire Strikes Back), Legends of Luke Skywalker, The Mandalorian, Ahsoka, and Darth Vader (2015 and 2020 comic series).

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In this episode, Connor and Alex discuss the varied ways the Star Wars has handled the depiction of characters in visual media when the original actor who played them has aged out of the role - from recasting, in the case of Han Solo, to digital de-aging, to wholesale CGI replacement of an actor’s face with a recreation of another actor’s.

In general, our hosts are more in favor of letting a new actor portray the same character rather than using technology to recreate another person’s likeness, and explain their reasons why. Listen now to hear Talking Star Wars’ take on the uncanny valley, AI voice reconstruction, and views on recasting for the same character.

This episode mentions content from and contains potential spoilers for: Episodes 1 through 9, Rogue One, Solo: A Star Wars Story, The Mandalorian, Ahsoka, The Clone Wars, and The Book of Boba Fett.

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This slightly more somber episode of Talking Star Wars is in honor of the late James Earl Jones, the voice of Darth Vader. The hosts explore both the reasons Darth Vader himself has become and remained one of the most recognizable villains and characters in all of popular culture, and how Mr. Jones’ depiction contributed to this legacy. The hosts also each opine on the most powerful spoken lines in the voice of Darth Vader from visual media.

This episode mentions content from and contains potential spoilers for: Episodes 4 through 6, Rogue One, Rebels, and Kenobi.

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