Episode 20: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK

A Long time ago...in a galaxy far, far, away...

Vader laid the smackdown on the rebels! He froze Han Solo in carbonite, choked some admirals, and revealed the dirty secret of Luke's parentage! SPOILERS ABOUND!

The Fly Paper Dungeon celebrates the 30th anniversary of of this landmark film. The Empire Strikes Back took the Star Wars universe to the dark side and back.  The personal favorite of actress Carrie Fisher, The Empire Strikes Back is the benchmark by which all Star Wars films are judged. Its reputation, as part of the original trilogy, has held firm over the past 30 years. 

 Future episodes about A New Hope, and Return of the Jedi, are forthcoming. 

Join us for a heated battle in Hoth, and then chill out with a carbonite freeze.  

The Fly Paper Dungeon is still taking donations for the Leda Locke Cancer Fund. Her surgery has gone well, and she's recovering nicely. However, she still has a long road ahead with chemotherapy. Please, give what you can. Donations can be sent through her Paypal: LedaLocke@yahoo.com

As always, you can listen to the imperial goodness here, or download us from Archive.org (see link below the player)

http://www.archive.org/details/TheFlyPaperDungeon--episode20--theEmpireStrikesBack

This Week's Links!

The classic ATARI video game version of The Empire Strikes Back
Topple those AT-ATs!
http://www.2600online.com/starwarsempirestrikesback.asp

Leigh Brackett's original script for Empire! Leaked online! GIANT SNOW LIZARDS ABOUND!
http://scyfilove.com/2259/read-leigh-bracketts-original-script-ahead-of-the-empire-strikes-backs-30th-anniversary/

This Week's Video
The Boba Fett Cartoon from The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978)



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This episode is humbly dedicated to my late Uncle Boba, and to the memory of Irvin Kershner. They finally get to meet. 

"The force will be with you...always."

NEXT WEEK: "Holiday Horror," including LET THE RIGHT ONE IN. 

 The power of The Force compels you!

Episode Seven--Saturday Morning Cartoons of the 1980's

Good evening, Children of the Night!

This week we have a FULLY loaded show, as we remember cartoons of the 1980's...in a horror, sci-fi, and sword and sorcery vein. We discuss such classic shows as The Real Ghostbusters, Droids, and Ewoks. We also touch on the childhood cultural phenomenon known as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (which will have its own episode...soon enough).

We also discuss not so classic efforts as Thundar The Barbarian (paging Robert E. Howard! Someone has ripped off our favorite barbarian), and The Dungeons and Dragons cartoon (a diamond in the rough, that could use some polish).  

(Left) Sheila The Rogue, one of the early influences on my redhead addiction. 

Thanks to D&D for my unsatisfied yearnings. (Right) Thundar channels Conan and Luke.    

We also revisit the now famous Time-Life book series, The Enchanted World, in commericals hosted by Vincent Price! (see embeded video).

A D&D Cartoon fan video, featuring Sheila and Hank.

This is the longest episode of the podcast so far, two hours and four minutes! I hope you have as much fun as Dillon and I did. You can listen to the discussion here, or download us from Archive.org 

As bonus features, I have embeded several videos and links this week.

Such as...

Top Cartoon Crushes

http://dacouchtomato.blogspot.com/2008/10/conversation-with-my-brother-yesterday.html

Fugitoid and the TMNT (Scroll back a few pages to get to the origin story of Fugitoid)

http://www.ninjaturtles.com/comics/mirage/five/pg01.htm 

In love and monsters,

Johnny Zombie

Feedback is greatly appreciated!

http://www.archive.org/details/TheFlyPaperDungeon--saturdayMorningCartoonsOfThe80s