Episode 217 – Exclusive ‘Hunger Games’ Casting News

This Week: Kevin put on his Jedi robe and grabs his lightsaber, inviting Star Wars expert Chris Spears into the Magical Studio in the Sky. The two discuss the history of X-Men movies as well as the new one opening this week. Then, they delve into a discussion of The People Versus George Lucas, geek tattoos, how to spell Chewbacca’s home planet and whether George Lucas raped anything, let along our childhoods. they also lay down a Fat Guy Five about the comic book characters that deserve their own film (with Kevin admitting that this subject has definitely been covered before) and then giving out some DVD recommendations.

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Episode Schedule:

Part I: Intros (8:50)

Part II: A look back at the X-Men films, then a review of X-Men: First Class (10:40)

Part III: More about X-Men: First Class, a talk about The People Versus George Lucas, Box Office Recap, Box Office Predictions and the Fat Guy Five: Five Comic Book Characters That Need a Movie (49:00)

Part IV: DVD Round-Up: Drive Angry, Stanley Kubrick Collection, American Graffiti, Psych: Season 4 and SGU: Season 2 (6:35)