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The Rantcor Pit #40 - Collect All 10!

The Rantcor Pit is back and this time we are going to start toying around for a while!

 

More specifically, hosts Cole Houston and Eddie Medina are launching a three part series on their favorite Star Wars toys!  To kick things off, this episode concentrates on the original Kenner lines from 1977 to 1985.  Only action figures are included and both Cole and Eddie are limited to five top picks. 

 

While some are among the obvious favorites, there are many surprises as well.  With nearly 100 figures to choose from, it was quite the challenge for both.  Nearly 100 minus one as Hammerhead was taken out of the mix due to being the focus of last week's The Rantcor Pit Live!  None the less, finding a mere ten action figures to praise as the best proved tricky, but not impossible.  Were there favorites among your own?  

 

Find out today by giving the show a listen!

The Rantcor Pit #39 - The Force is Strong With This One?

Force Friday was a bit of a dud for many fans and collectors.  Yet there were highlights as well!  Following up from last Sunday's The Rantcor Pit Live, Cole Houston and Eddie Medina take  final look at what went right and the many things that went wrong with the overly-hyped, under-stocked new merchandise release.

 

This time they are joined by friend of the show and former Ms. Star Wars, Erica Facer!  She brings along her stories of finding great new additions to her collection at Target and Hot Topic!

The Rantcor Pit #38 - You Seek Yoda!

It is time to talk Jedi Master!  And to talk in sentences that are out of order from the norm.  Yep!  It's time to talk (and talk like) Yoda!

 

Join hosts Cole "JediCole" Houston and Eddie Medina as they discuss the most iconic Jedi to ever sit on the Council, train younglings, leap about in battle with Sith Lords, and retire to a life of quiet solitude on a slimy mudhole of a planet!  

 

Yoda...you seek Yoda!

The Rantcor Pit #37 - Ewok on the Wild Side

At long last The Rantcor Pit has returned!

 

Fresh off of two creature-centric episodes of the live show, Cole Houston and Eddie Medina take a trip to the forest moon of Endor to check out the Ewoks!

 

While about as equally hated as they are loved by Star Wars fans, these fuzzy fighters are an integral part of the Saga.  From the plight of their home after the invasion of the Empire and its second Death Star to the curious adventures that were the stuff of television movies, the Ewoks have had a long history in the Star Wars Universe.

 

Listen to what your favorite Star Wars guys have to say on the life and times of the Ewoks today.

The Rantcor Pit #36 - Somebody's Gotta Do It!

Welcome to a unique new edition of The Rantcor Pit.  

 

Cole Houston and Eddie Medina expand the Star Wars universe with a nod to Dirty Jobs as they explore what professions in that galaxy far, far away may exist.  From street cleaners on Tattooine who have to follow rontos and dewbacks around to a highly specialized type of Stormtrooper, this one has it all.  Letting their imaginations rule the day, your hosts have come up with some pretty amazing jobs that are not for the weak of constitution.  Especially those in Jabba's palace.

The Rantcor Pit #35 - Celebrating Celebration Part 2

The Rantcor Pit just can't get enough of Star Wars Celebration VII it would seem!  

 

This week Cole Houston and Eddie Medina are joined by Bobby Blakey for even more post-convention coverage of Star Wars Celebration VII and some odd places that the conversation takes them!

The Rantcor Pit #34 - Celebrating Celebration

JediCole and Eddie welcome you to a new episode of The Rantcor Pit that takes a look at the phenomenon that is Star Wars Celebration!

Cole was able to attend Celebration VI a few years back, but Eddie has not yet attended this amazing event. But their special guest, creator of Yak's Pub, Scott Horne, attended Celebration VII.  Together they discuss and reminisce the official convention of Star Wars!

The Rantcor Pit #33 - Mark of Distinction

Welcome to the latest episode, albeit very late, of The Rantcor Pit!   

 

This week a discussion about various aspects of Star Wars, of collecting, of fandom, and of celebrities somehow brought your hosts Cole Houston and Eddie Medina to land on having Mark Hamill become the topic of discussion.  This is really not surprising considering the impact the actor has had on not only the Star Wars saga but on fandom as well.  From the whining farm boy to the confidant Jedi who helped bring down a Sith-fueled Empire, Hamill brought so much to the table in realizing George Lucas' original vision of the character.  Then he would go on to define the Joker for a generation of Batman fans!

 

With Episode VII in the near future, and with the distinctive voice of Luke Skywalker playing a huge role in the second preview trailer, The Rantcor Pit is proud to bring you a conversation about Mark Hamill and his career!

The Rantcor Pit #32 - Star Wars Fandom at Random #1

After a hiatus for All-Con 2015, The Rantcor Pit is back!

This time it's all about Star Wars fandom in the lives of your hosts Cole Houston and Eddie Medina.  Bobby Blakey joins the discussion that largely revolves around personal celebrity encounters at conventions.  

From Carrie Fisher and the statue to Steve Sansweet and Bobby's egg art to Kenny Baker's bathroom break there were a lot of memories that came flooding back.  Now you can enjoy these experience vicariously.  These and other great tales make up this unique new (and later recurring) feature for The Rantcor Pit!

The Rantcor Pit #31 - We Like the Star Wars!

The boys are back!

After a hiatus JediCole Houston and Eddie Medina have returned to their favorite galaxy far, far away with a new episode all about their own experiences with Star Wars.

Expect a very organic discussion of your hosts' history with the Saga full of tales and antidotes, many imparted for the first time.  And since they are silly for Star Wars, this episode not only runs longer than normal, it opens the door to a sequel!  Enjoy this episode today and be back in two weeks for more.

At least it's not like waiting three years between Empire and Jedi!