Attack Of The Clones – Genuine Chit-Chat

#233 – Clone Wars Conversations Season 3 Pt 1 (E1-11): More From Mandalore, Kamino Flashbacks, Political Commentary, Bane, Ryloth & More!

Clone Wars Conversations continues with the first half of Season 3 (Episodes 1-11)! Dave, Maff & Mike discuss every episode of Clone Wars in this show, making it the perfect Clone Wars companion podcast!

In more detail, the trio discuss the Kamino-centric episodes featuring a number of favourite clones, then talk more about Duchess Satine & Mandalore, before delving into the episodes surrounding Cad Bane & fellow bounty hunters, all with a finale of heavy political commentary featuring Padmé and a friend of hers who is a separatist! How does the first half of Season 3 hold up to the previous episodes of The Clone Wars? Tune in to find out!

The first episode of Clone Wars Conversations was released 21^st January, the second on March 3^rd and the third on March 31^st, all on the usual podcast feeds & YouTube (eps 221, 225 & 229 of GCC): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcO1Ib_BGD8Y79aRWUxSWwdy3eyNrbXBl

Dave, Maff & Mike have also spoken about The Phantom Menace, Attack Of The Clones and The Clone Wars Movie on this feed (GCC episodes 212, 214 & 217)

Maff is @MaffUK78 on Twitter and recently did a spider-related podcast with Dan here: https://pod.fo/e/22733f & on Back To The Filmography here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4gVI3zIyNbc7fM3DbCdL0n?si=vJlnGaqyQrakJCVl_2lJUQ

You can find Dave on Twitter @SeattleDojos or listen to him guesting on various Comics In Motion shows, as well as on the VHS Strikes Back: https://linktr.ee/vhsstrikesback and Chris & Dave’s Reality TV Cast: https://anchor.fm/cdrealitycast

Also check out all 5 episodes of Rebels Reviewed, where Dave, Maff & Mike tackle all 4 seasons and a bonus wrap-up episode, all found on any podcast app and on YouTube: https://pod.fo/e/1defff – https://youtu.be/BrZrvENUlTM

Mike has been involved with many other Star Wars podcasts, recently he did a collaboration with Ike’s Flame on Star Wars & Spirituality; part 3 was ep 227 of Genuine Chit-Chat and parts 1 & 2 are on Ike’s podcast – for part 1: https://pod.fo/e/227cd5 & part 2: https://pod.fo/e/227cd4

The previous release of GCC was Mike & Megan speaking with Paige; she is one half of Buddiepet and she has obtained several qualifications so is a Certified Dog Trainer, a Canine Body Language Specialist, a Canine Reactivity Specialist, Puppy Trainer and more! Paige explains the various training she’s had and what she’s learned, how she’s handled raising a puppy with a disabled dog in the house, her childhood memories with dogs, nutrition, positive reinforcement and so much more – this is the perfect podcast for any dog lovers, pet owners or people looking to adopt an animal!

To support Mike and hear more from Megan, consider supporting Mike’s podcasting endeavours at https://patreon.com/GenuineChitChat – for only £1 per month, you will get instant access to over 200 episodes of their exclusive Patreon show Afterthoughts and a new episode is released every week!

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GUEST SPOTS:

Mike & Megan returned to Back To The Filmography to talk about Jason Statham in The Meg: https://pod.fo/e/2370b0

Mike was chatted Dune 1984 and Part 1 (2021) with the 20^th Century Geek: https://pod.fo/e/227135

Mike was recently on Mandatory Music & CD, talking Weezer: https://pod.fo/e/224890

Mike also featured on the VHS Strikes Back, talking Trainspotting: https://pod.fo/e/22437b

Mike hosted the 1000^th episode of Comics In Motion: https://pod.fo/e/22046f – https://youtu.be/OqFFFehte5A

Find Mike’s other show; Star Wars: Comics In Canon on Spotify & the other podcast apps on the feed of Comics In Motion or on GCC’s YouTube channel. The last episode was a review of the Asajj Ventress/Quinlan Vos book Dark Disciple, while the episode prior (143) was Mike delving into the Free Comic Book Day High Republic comics while ep 142 showcases Darth Vader against Padmé’s handmaidens! Previous episodes include the Hidden Empire crossovers, every canon Star Wars comic by Marvel, full High Republic coverage (book reviews & comics) & much more – https://podfollow.com/comicsinmotion

Find all of Mike’s social media & other links at https://linktr.ee/GenuineChitChat

#217 – Rewatching The Clone Wars Movie: Animated Vs Live-Action, Ahsoka, Droids, Clones & Starting The Series With Dave, Maff & Megan

We’ve reached The Clone Wars, but before we get to the series, Dave, Maff, Megan & Mike have watched The Clone Wars movie from 2008 – do Dave, Megan & Mike dislike it as much as they remember and what did Maff think on his first watch?

In more detail, they talk about their first impressions of the movie and how it was originally the first four episodes of the series. They then talk about the various characters including Ahsoka, “Stinky” (Rotta The Hutt), Asajj Ventress, Obi-Wan & Anakin compared to their live-action counterparts, plus the voice-acting and audio editing and they discuss Padmé & Anakin’s relationships. They then discuss clones compared to droids, which film new Star Wars fans should start with and they finish off a small tangent onto not having seen “classic” movies.

Dave, Maff & Mike have spoken about The Phantom Menace and Attack Of The Clones previously (in episodes 212 & 214), listen on any podcast app or watch here: https://youtu.be/VD3nbfFJinQ & https://youtu.be/nr405kOINQc

Make sure you check out all 5 episodes of Mike, Maff & Dave’s show; Rebels Reviewed, so listen to their thoughts on all 4 seasons and a bonus wrap-up episode, all found on any podcast app and on YouTube: https://pod.fo/e/1defff – https://youtu.be/BrZrvENUlTM

Maff is @MaffUK78 on Twitter and appeared on the weekly discussion shows for Andor and The Last of Us, as well as on the Villains Super Draft: https://pod.fo/e/15d0b5 – A Dummies Guide To Geekdom, talking Dungeons & Dragons: https://pod.fo/e/1644e9 – and is on Spider-Dan’s bear-filled Grizzly/Prophecy episode: https://pod.fo/e/16274d

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Last week’s GCC episode was with Adam Christopher; writer of Shadow of The Sith, 3 short stories in Star Wars: A Certain Point Of View, Stranger Things, Elementary and more! In Adam & Mike’s conversation, Adam first talks about his move from New Zealand to the UK, before discussing Adam’s Doctor Who fandom, his interest in mythology, his writing of Lando and Luke differing in Shadow Of The Sith, his short stories in all three A Certain Point Of View points and more – this is definitely one for the sci-fi, book and Star Wars nerds!

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If you want FREE BONUS CONTENT, please screenshot your reviews & ratings of the show and send them to Mike via social media or email and he’ll send you an episode of Afterthoughts of your choosing!

MORE GUEST SPOTS & FREE CONTENT:

Mike (& Megan) appeared on Spider-Dan & The Secret Bores to compare the two Day of The Dead movies Coco & The Book Of Life: https://pod.fo/e/1fdd53

Mike appeared on Back To The Filmography to talk about Jason Statham’s only animated movie to date; Gnomeo & Juliet: https://pod.fo/e/1f9f28

Mike spoke with Thomas Rochester of Reckless Rebellion to talk about the 3 Thrawn book trilogies: ⁠https://pod.fo/e/1df29c⁠

Mike also appeared on Star Wars Timeline to talk about Ahsoka, as part of the #RoadToAhsoka: https://youtu.be/-qo3tVHyC1U

Find Mike’s other show; Star Wars: Comics In Canon on Spotify & the other podcast apps on the feed of Comics In Motion or on GCC’s YouTube channel. Episodes are out every Saturday; episodes 0-142 are out now; ep 142 showcases Darth Vader against Padmé’s handmaidens while ep 141 are Clone Wars stories you’ve not heard of and in ep 140 Mike explains how Luke Skywalker obtained his green lightsaber crystal! Previous episodes include the Hidden Empire crossovers, every canon Star Wars comic by Marvel, full High Republic coverage (book reviews & comics) & much more – https://podfollow.com/comicsinmotion

Find all of Mike’s social media & other links at https://linktr.ee/GenuineChitChat

#214 – Attack Of The Clones Reviewed & A Quiz! A Questionable Romance, Sifo Dias, Lightsaber Duels & The Clone Wars With Dave & Maff

This week brings yet another Star Wars conversation, where Dave, Maff & Mike bring you their thoughts on Attack Of The Clones! Three episodes serve as a soft lead into the Clone Wars animated series; this, the Phantom Menace chat and the upcoming Clone Wars movie review! The debate continues on the quality of the prequels as we draw nearer to the animated series that changed Star Wars forever!

In more detail, the trio discuss their first impressions of Attack Of The Clones and if their views have changed. They then discuss Anakin & Padmé’s somewhat questionable romance, Mike explains the mystery surrounding Sifo Dias & the clone army, the Geonosis battle, the finale lightsaber duel, what could be improved and how the film compares to The Phantom Menace. Plus Maff has put together a quiz for Mike & Dave to do – play along and tell us how you did!

Clone Wars Conversations! will debut in 2024 and will be a monthly podcast by Dave, Maff & Mike where they’ll be going through each season of The Clone Wars animated series.

If you enjoyed this, check out last week’s episode where Mike spoke with author & journalist Ethan Sacks to talk about his new indie mini-series; A Haunted Girl, his Star Wars comics, including Bounty Hunters, mental health, his inspirations and more!

Make sure you check out all 5 episodes of Mike, Maff & Dave’s show; Rebels Reviewed, so listen to their thoughts on seasons 1, 2, 3 & 4 and a bonus prediction/wrap-up episode for Ahsoka, all found on any podcast app and on YouTube: https://pod.fo/e/1defff – https://youtu.be/BrZrvENUlTM

Star Wars: Ahsoka has now finished, so you can check out every other episode of Mike’s discussion shows, with Dave & Maff each making appearances – listen on the podcast feed of Comics In Motion or watch on YouTube; https://pod.fo/e/1f4b32 & https://youtu.be/6mGPxSnMxhw

Sign up to the Pop Culture Collective newsletter here to keep up to date with Mike and other incredible creator’s many releases: https://pccnewsletter.com

If you want FREE BONUS CONTENT, please screenshot your reviews & ratings of the show and send them to Mike via social media or email and he’ll send you an episode of Afterthoughts of your choosing!

To support Mike, as well as rating/reviewing, you can share the show on social media or support financially! You can give a one-off payment/donation at ⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/genuinechitchat or you can subscribe monthly at ⁠⁠https://Patreon.com/GenuineChitChat ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠- either option will give you access to the exclusive “Afterthoughts” episodes. Patreons get access to weekly episodes plus every past episode (even when paying £1 a month) while Ko-fi tippers will be able to choose some episodes, depending on how much they give – any and all support of this nature is hugely appreciated!

MORE GUEST SPOTS & FREE CONTENT:

Mike (& Megan) appeared on Spider-Dan & The Secret Bores to compare the two Day of The Dead movies Coco & The Book Of Life: https://pod.fo/e/1fdd53

Mike appeared on Back To The Filmography to talk about Jason Statham’s only animated movie to date; Gnomeo & Juliet: https://pod.fo/e/1f9f28

Mike spoke with Thomas Rochester of Reckless Rebellion to talk about the 3 Thrawn book trilogies: ⁠https://pod.fo/e/1df29c⁠

Mike also appeared on Star Wars Timeline to talk about Ahsoka, as part of the #RoadToAhsoka: https://youtu.be/-qo3tVHyC1U

Find Mike’s other show; Star Wars: Comics In Canon on Spotify & the other podcast apps on the feed of Comics In Motion or on GCC’s YouTube channel. Episodes are out every Saturday; episodes 0-141 are out now; ep 141 are Clone Wars stories you’ve likely not heard of, in ep 140 Mike explains how Luke Skywalker obtained his green lightsaber crystal, ep 139 finished the Yoda mini-series and ep 138 were the prior 2020 Star Wars comics featuring Luke, Lando & Leia! Previous episodes include the Hidden Empire crossovers, every canon Star Wars comic by Marvel, full High Republic coverage (book reviews & comics) & much more – https://podfollow.com/comicsinmotion

Find all of Mike’s social media & other links at ⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/GenuineChitChat⁠⁠

Outro read by BZ The Voice: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.bzthevoice.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Intro theme arranged by Mike Burton, backing music by Eric Matyas at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.soundimage.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Star Wars: Comics In Canon – Brotherhood by Mike Chen, Book Review & Overview – Anakin, Obi-Wan & Padmé Just Before The Clone Wars, Plus Asajj Ventress & Cato Neimoidia

WHAT WAS THAT BUSINESS ON CATO NEIMOIDIA? It’s time for another spoiler-free book review and this one is about the recently released Brotherhood by Mike Chen! Set in the first few weeks of the Clone Wars (just after Ep II: Attack Of The Clones) this story delves into the shift in Anakin & Obi-Wan’s relationship once Anakin is promoted from padawan to jedi while also dealing with crisis on Cato Neimoidia (as mentioned in Revenge Of The Sith) plus this book introduces a Clone Wars character, shows what Padmé & Anakin are like when aware from prying eyes as well as much more!

This episode was first released on the feed of Comics In Motion, in June 2022.

In more detail, Mike begins by confirming where he book sits in the timeline and provides some background information to the book before providing his spoiler-free thoughts on the book. Mike then gives his thoughts on the themes & characters which features some minor spoilers, Mike then finishes his review by providing more-detailed thoughts on the book and confirms the general plot.

Brotherhood was released May 10th 2022. Mike Chen also wrote the short story Disturbance from A Certain Point Of View (Empire Strikes Back) and the non-Star-Wars book Light Years From Home.

Previously, in ep 98, Mike embarks on the first volume of Edge Of Balance; the first canon Star Wars manga (that isn’t an adaptation of other media)! This volume introduces us to Jedi Knight Lily Tora-Asi, her old Wookiee master; Arkoff, two excitable younglings and Lily’s padawan Keerin! These jedi must face adapting to settling on a new world, but a mysterious force is causing disruption on Banchii – is it Nihil? Drengir? Or something else entirely? Listen to find out about this, the connections this manga has to the rest of The High Republic, additional information on Togrutas & Imroosians and much more!

To support Mike, you can share or rate/review the show, or support financially. You can give a one-off payment at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/genuinechitchat⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or you can subscribe monthly at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://Patreon.com/GenuineChitChat⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ – both options will give you access to “Afterthoughts” episodes. Patreons get access to weekly episodes plus every past episode (even when paying £1 a month) while Ko-fi tippers will be able to choose some episodes – Afterthoughts includes several Star Wars Legends book reviews/plot overviews including the Darth Bane Trilogy, Darth Plagueis & more!

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Outro read by BZ The Voice: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.bzthevoice.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Intro theme arranged by Mike Burton, backing music by Eric Matyas at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.soundimage.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠