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Ben and Josh talk about Star Wars, Christmas shopping, and the Italian job Disney and Star Wars–too much too fast? (0:00-53:26) Disney+ ‘s killer app: The Mandalorian Nintendo Launch Titles Disney’s Star Wars cinema sins (Josh’s review): Force Awakens – 2015 – Great – 8/10 (-2 for unnecessary fan service, looking at you random han solo monster scene) Rogue One – 2016 – 3/10 (storytelling at its worst, +3 for visuals and making storm troopers feel menacing) Just watch this one scene instead! Last Jedi – 2017 – Ugh – 1/10 (ruined the rest of the franchise for me, missed opportunity with a Kylo and Rey swap) Mark Hamill speaking for the fans Solo – 2018 – 7/10 as a random sci-fi heist movie, 1/10 as star wars canon, utterly forgettable Turned a beloved franchise into a soulless cash-grab The Rise of Skywalker – 2019  The Mandalorian – turning things around? Baby Yoda Memes! Bad at English (53:26-58:43) pitch up—phrasal verb UK informal to arrive in a place: I was late getting home from work and needed to get my son to dance practice, but didn’t want to pitch up in uniform so I went inside to change. Christmas Shopping (58:43-1:21:35) The cutting board Josh made for Ben Alicia’s piecework nativity The 5 Love Languages — what’s yours?? receiving gifts, quality time, words of affirmation, acts of service, and physical touch From <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Five_Love_Languages>  The Christmas gift giving rule of 4 story Something you want, Something you need, Something to wear, and Something to read. Ben tells the story of the Italian Job (1:21:35-2:28:35) Ben’s Unit in Italy Air Force Instruction 34-511 – Disposition of Personal Property and Effects Bo’s home movies Thanks to our listeners! (2:28:35-Fin) Check us out on Facebook! Rate us on iTunes!  Now on Reddit! 

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