This week we review Star Wars: The Force Awakens. We talk about our anticipation for this new film and reflect on if Star Wars has ever let us down before. We wonder if there will be any mention of midi-chlorians and Alan yells at me for knowing too much about the movie already.

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Episode 51 Notes

• From The Onion, “Harrison Ford Begs Agents To Just Let Him Die Now”
• The Washington Post interview with George Lucas, “George Lucas: To feel the true force of ‘Star Wars,’ he had to learn to let it go”
• Listen to our ancient predictions in “Episode 11: 2015 Year in Review”
• Alan and I reported from Star Wars Celebration in “Episode 26: Star Wars Celebration Anaheim” and we made a video!
• Christopher Shea was our guest in “Episode 37: Mission Impossible – Rogue Nation”
• Star Wars: The Force Awakens opens wide in the USA on December 18, 2015

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens Official Trailer