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The Rantcor Pit #49 - Mythic Proportions: The Lightsaber Excalibur

HEAR YE!  HEAR YE!

The Rantcor Pit proudly presents for your auditory entertainments the forty and ninth episode of the show featuring the second and final half of the Mythic Proportions series known as The Lightsaber Excalibur!

Cole Houston and Eddie Medina, in all seriousness, conclude the two-part discussion of mythology and folklore in and reflected by the Star Wars Saga.  Yet again they are joined by Kelly Long who acts as their guide through an exploration of the King Arthur legend as seen especially in Episode 7:  The Force Awakens.  

The Rantcor Pit Road Show #1: "Yo Joe!" Toy Extravaganza

Welcome to a special bumper edition of The Rantcor Pit!  

Episode 49 ran late in production and will appear in just under two weeks.  In the mean time, Eddie Medina and Cole Houston produced a one-shot at the 2016 incarnation of the DFW G.I. Joe and Action Figure Show in Grapevine, TX on Sunday.  

 

Your hosts Cole Houston and Eddie Medina are joined by Colleen Medina and special guests Jeff McGee and Taylor Lymbery of "Talking Toys with Taylor and Jeff" for discussion of toys of every kind, but mostly Star Wars.  Mostly.

The Rantcor Pit #48 - Mythic Proportions Episode 1: Finding Mythos

Welcome back to The Rantcor Pit!  It has been far too long.  Cole Houston and Eddie Medina have finally managed to wrestle some free time down and are back to bring you more Rantcor fun.

Join "Your Favorite Star Wars Guys" as they present a two-part look at classical mythology and folklore in the Star Wars saga to date.  Beyond Joseph Campbell's work, what elements of these ancient tales can be found woven into the Original Trilogy and the Prequel Trilogy?  Special guest Kelly Long helps draw back the curtain of antiquity as she guides your hosts into a thought-provoking exploration of Star Wars!

The Rantcor Pit #47 - The Outer Rim Episode 1: Movie Nights

Welcome Rantcorps!

 

Prepare for a journey to the "Outer Rim" of Star Wars fandom - the appearances of Star Wars outside of the actual films and other media.  In other words, all of the myriad places Star Wars is referenced, parodied, or otherwise winked at in other people's movies.

 

From Armageddon to Zack and Miri Make a Porno, your hosts Cole Houston and Eddie Medina share their personal favorite Star Wars moments on the big screen that were not in Star Wars movies!

The Rantcor Pit #46 - Not a Toy

Greetings Rantcorps!

 

As promised the prerecorded show is back on track after too long a hiatus and on its new schedule, going up on the JCU site the same Sunday as The Rantcor Pit Live streams live from watchonairlive.com.  

 

This episode explores the rift that began to form between Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back producer Gary Kurtz and George Lucas.  As licensing became king in Hollywood, especially for Star Wars, the focus of the Saga franchise became highly driven by outside sources, most notably Kenner Products.  

 

Special guest David Bunds returns to the show to join Cole Houston and Eddie Medina in the discussions inspired by his bringing an article about the Kurtz/Lucas split to your co-host's attention.  Did toy and other merchandising concerns take precedent over storytelling by the time Return of the Jedi was looming large in the future at LucasFilm?  How much of a sway would it hold over the Prequel Trilogy?  Had that galaxy far, far away just become a plaything?

 

Find out today!

The Rantcor Pit #45 - Wake Up Call

The Rantcor Pit #44 - The First Time Ever I Saw Star Wars Part 1: A Long Time Ago

The premiere of Episode 7 fast approaches and Star Wars fans like your hosts Cole Houston and Eddie Medina are feeling the awakening in the Force!  And not for the first time, either.  As their own experiences with being introduced to Star Wars are fairly well known to listeners, the determined to explore how others of various ages first discovered that Galaxy Far, Far Away.

 

This episode is the launching point for a more ambitious episode to follow later this month.  as a lead in to the arrival of the latest chapter in the Star Wars saga, your hosts are joined by an old friend of Cole's, David Bunds, and Midnight Movie Cowboys co-host Hunter Deusing!  Find out how these two fans first discovered the Star Wars in vastly different ways.

The Rantcor Pit #43 - The Altruistic Side of the Force

Welcome to a very special episode of The Rantcor Pit.  

 

This week Cole Houston and Eddie Medina explore a topic long overdue for discussion - Star Wars fandom outreach.  Inspired by the recent campaign to get a screening of Episode VII for Daniel Fleetwood, it seemed natural to talk about all of the ways our fan community helps one another as well as so many who are not necessarily as steeped in Star Wars.

 

From the many charitable campaigns mounted by the 501st Legion to heartwarming tales like that of R2-KT, many are the tales of the Star Wars community going above and beyond.  

 

This episode was recorded on Sunday, November 8, 2015.  On Tuesday, November 10 it was announced that Daniel Fleetwood had passed away, mere days after having his dying wish granted by Disney and JJ Abrams.  This episode is dedicated to his memory.

The Rantcor Pit #42 - Collect All 10 - Figures Sold Separatley

Welcome to the conclusion of The Rantcor Pit's exploration of your host's top five Star Wars toys.  With prior episodes covering the vintage and modern lines of action figures, every vehicle, accessory, beast, or even non-action figure related toy past and present are now the order of the day.

 

With literally thousands of choices, Cole Houston and Eddie Medina have managed to work out a quintet of top toys each to share with you on the final episode of the Collect All 10 series.

The Rantcor Pit #41 - Collect All 10, Too

After some serious technical problems, The Rantcor Pit is up and running!  

 

This time Cole Houston and Eddie Medina go back to the toy box to talk about the top five contemporary Star Wars action figures.  With every single figure from 1995 to 2015 in the mix, that proved to be a daunting challenge!

 

But your hosts not only rose to the challenge, the delivered a special episode that runs a little longer than normal.  There was so very much to explore, after all.  So sit back and listen to some tales of favorite action figures from over a decade of new toys.  

 

Jar Jar Binks did NOT make the cut, by the way!