Carbon Scoring: Recent Episodes
Taylor Davis
Carbon Scoring is a podcast made by Star Wars fans, for Star Wars fans. Our goal is to be a positive force in the Star Wars fandom that encourages conversation about the things in Star Wars we love. We will be reviewing the movies, shows, comics, books, games, and whatever else we can. Be sure to look us up on social media and join in the conversation! And remember, the force will be with you... always!
In this episode of Carbon Scoring we discuss the final half of Star Wars Episode III Revenge of the Sith. A film that for 7 years we believed would be the very last we ever saw of the Galaxy Far, Far Away! We discuss what its like to revisit this film with fresh eyes and what its like to watch it with family who have never seen it before. The Question of the Week for this episode is "What are your thoughts on The Book of Boba Fett?" which only had 3 episodes out when this episode was recorded!!!
In this episode of Carbon Scoring your hosts Ben, Taylor, & Aaron discuss the first half of 2005's Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. The guys reminisce on seeing this film in the movie theaters as well as discuss their favorite products produced outside of the film. The Question of the Week answered by the hosts in this episode is "What is your favorite 1v1 lightsaber duel?"
At the beginning of the episode the hosts discuss an active Kickstarter campaign by Kim Simmons. You can find a link to the Kickstarter campaign here:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/manwhoshotskywalker/kenner-star-wars-photography-volume-4-1994-2000-ver-20
And you can find the book's creator's website here:
http://themanwhoshotlukeskywalker.com/
The upcoming video game Star Wars: Eclipse is discussed and you can watch the trailer referenced by the hosts here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cJpiOPKH14
Our longest episode yet!
Ben, Aaron, and Taylor discuss the final season of The Clone Wars.
But first, Ben sent Taylor and Aaron gifts that they open on air!
The Question of the Week at the end of this episode is maybe the hardest question we've ever had to answer on the show.
"What is your favorite piece of music from Star Wars?".
Pictures of Ben's wonderful gifts to Aaron and Taylor:
Aaron:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CXUHajjOLPl/?utm_medium=copy_link
Taylor:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CXSoj9TukCx/?utm_medium=copy_link
"Birth of a Monster" is referenced as a must watch by Taylor. Find it here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0OfGeDkSlM&t=2s
The real life acid trip that is Ronald McDonald's dog as played by D. Bradley Baker:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8syib2lf7I
Below are YouTube links to the songs referenced by the hosts at the end of the episode.
"Burying the Dead" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJrEkTEkE4Q
"Lapti Nek" (Yes, Taylor sang the wrong song here. He's old.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wINM8zsdw9s
"Duel of the Fates" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_2bluVPsb0
"Across the Stars" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wMiMDBHnJ0
"Reminiscence Therapy" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWCl_JWfmw4
"Battle in the Snow" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nq7OfcXBmUc
"Jabba Flow" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ri3p1pMi1qg
"Yub Nub" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEi9WB18vwE
"Princess Leia's Theme" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyHOUMWw5_M
Ben, Aaron, and Taylor discuss the sixth season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
Ben goes on a rant about an expensive signature!
We discuss the Ralph McQuarrie concept art collection!
What exactly was the dynamic between Tarkin and Vader and how was it like jazz music?
The Questions of the week answered in this episode is "What would your everyday, 9-5, day job be in Star Wars?"
Ben, Aaron, and Taylor discuss the fifth season of Star Wars The Clone Wars. This was the last season of The Clone Wars completely produced and finished before Disney purchased the rights to Star Wars and subsequently canceled the show. The Question of the Week answered by the hosts is "What droid from Star Wars would you like to own?"
In this episode the guys discuss the Clone Wars 4th Season. Water planets! Black lights! And long awaited returns!!! We discuss all of these and the recently dropped Book of Boba Fett trailer and do our best to remember Boba's impact on the original trilogy. Fittingly, the question of the week we answer this week is "Who is your favorite bounty hunter?"
Book of Boba Fett trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOJ1cw6mohw
Meme Ben shared with us on air:
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/874006917754781756/906350515225522216/unknown.png
We took advantage of Ben being in the area to record an episode where the three of us all sat around a table with each other. We play Star Wars Trivia! Poorly... but we had so much fun together.
The prop replica company Taylor mentioned:
http://www.tomspinadesigns.com/
The picture of all three Boba Fett's mentioned in the episode:
https://www.bobafettfanclub.com/multimedia/daily/1449/
Ben, Taylor, and Aaron give their thoughts, feelings, and opinions on Star Wars the Clone Wars season 3! Aaron reads to us from a book he's recently purchased, Ben provides some updates on Disney's new retractable Lightsabers, and Taylor does a terrible impression of Jedi Master Even Piell. The Question of the Week we address this week was "What's your favorite star fighter?".
Disney's Retractable Lightsaber
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggWBEj8ppgM
Aarons Book
The Odyssey of Star Wars: An Epic Poem
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1419756281/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_fabc_WD91G2DVTK08E67MYPME
Our review of the second Season of the Clone Wars. We talk about our favorite clones, some (Non-spoiler) thoughts on Star Wars: Visions, politics in Star Wars, Star Wars in politics, and lots of other off topic things as we see fit.
We bit off more than we could chew when we told you we would review seasons 1 and 2 of the Clone Wars show. Join us as we review JUST season 1 of Clone Wars. We answer the question of the week about light saber combat forms and talk a little bit about our hopes and expectations of Star Wars: Visions (which hadn't come out yet when we made this).
In this episode we reference several times the website below which lists the Clone Wars episodes in a time line order. If you're considering giving Clone Wars a first watch or a hundredth watch, we recommend following this helpful guide.
https://www.starwars.com/news/star-wars-the-clone-wars-chronological-episodeorder
In this episode of Carbon Scoring we finish our review of Star Wars Episode 2 Attack of the Clones. We get to the Battles! We get to the Light Saber Fights! We get to the scientific plausibility of the ship Count Dooku escapes in!
Youtube Video mentioned: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_H3_g9PhnM&t=157s
Lightsaber manufacturer mentioned by Ben: https://saberforge.com/
Lightsaber manufacturer mentioned by Aaron: https://starfallsabers.com/
Patch maker mentioned by Taylor: https://jedikaylin.com/
In this two-part episode we begin to break down Attack of the Clones! Taylor, Aaron, and Ben discuss what made us love Attack of the Clones way back when and what parts of it still stand up as a great viewing experience. We also discuss what parts of this film aged like milk. Milk in the desert. The sandy, sandy desert.
What better to discuss in the first full episode of Carbon Scoring than the very first "Episode" of Star Wars? We talk briefly about the recently dropped trailer for Star Wars: Visions, do an in depth review of Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace, and then answer our question of the week. This weeks QOTW was "What planet from the Star Wars universe would you visit?". We're so thrilled to be working on this project together and we hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we enjoy making it!
Below are YouTube videos discussed in this episode:
Tie Fighter Short
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PN_CP4SuoTU
Palpatine's Theme
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hofrEQPmvY
The Hosts of Carbon Scoring assume that you the listener is up to speed on most Star Wars media. The hosts of this podcast do a mediocre job of providing Spoiler Warnings before discussing more current topics but will more likely than not be discussing information from the later seasons of The Mandalorian, Star Wars: Clone Wars, Star Wars: Rebels, and The Bad Batch. More care will be given to media that is actively coming out as this show is being made.
In this zero episode Hosts Taylor Davis, Ben Macke, and Aaron Robertson introduce themselves and Carbon Scoring. We talk about how we met, when we first fell in love with Star Wars, and what it sounds like to die in space!