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The Internet's First Main Character? | The Redemption of Jar Jar Binks

Jul 12, 2023

32:07

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Episode notes

Introduction

3min

The Phantom Menace Trailer

2min

The Transition to Star Wars

2min

The Naboo: The Symbol of the Starfighter

2min

The Redeeming of Jar Jar Binks

6min

The Importance of Connecting Strangers

3min

Jar Jar Banks: The Internet's First Main Character

3min

The Force on the Net

5min

Jar Jar Binks: The Reason the Movie Will Be a Kids Film

7min

There is a fascinating untold story behind one of the highest-grossing media franchises in the world. It's 1999, and sixteen years after its original release, a new Star Wars is finally coming. Fans have been camping out in front of theaters across the country just to be the first to see it. The beloved intergalactic saga is set to debut a slew of brand new characters, one of whom is a revolutionary CGI creation named Jar Jar Binks. Whispers begin to spread about big changes coming to the galaxy far, far away – and not everyone’s happy about it.

This is an episode of another podcast from the TED Audio Collective: The Redemption of Jar Jar Binks, hosted by Dylan Marron. If you like what you hear, find The Redemption of Jar Jar Binks wherever you get your podcasts.