020: The Hosts Awaken

We geek Star Wars today! We discuss the best order to watch the movies, the infamous Darth Vader misquote, why did Luke kiss his sister, how sci-fi feeds into technological advancement, The Force Awakens Trailer, and much more. Of course: SPOILERS ALERT! <span id="more-267"></span> <h2>Show links</h2> <ul> <li><a href= "http://www.nomachetejuggling.com/2011/11/11/the-star-wars-saga-suggested-viewing-order/" target="_blank">Machete Order</a></li> <li><a href= "http://newslite.tv/2009/05/11/darth-vader-line-is-movies-mos.html" target="_blank">Darth Vader line is most misquoted</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsI3lFHkU_s" target= "_blank">Tommy Boy’s misquoting scene</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.quora.com/What-made-Lucas-decide-to-change-Princess-Leia-from-Lukes-love-interest-whom-he-passionately-kissed-to-his-twin-sister" target="_blank">Why did Luke kiss his sister Princess Leia?</a></li> <li><a href= "http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/industrial-robots/automatic-sliding-doors-get-star-trek-intelligence" target="_blank">Smart Doors ala Star Trek</a></li> <li><a href="http://xn--pgbi0eijic.com/AR/" target= "_blank">Yatakhayaloon</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.moongadget.com/origins/dune.html" target= "_blank">Dune’s influence on Star Wars</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGbxmsDFVnE" target= "_blank">Star Wars: The Force Awakens Trailer</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han_shot_first" target= "_blank">Han Shot First!</a></li> <li><a href= "http://www.giantfreakinrobot.com/scifi/samuel-jackson-claims-bad-motherfcker-star-wars-lightsaber.html" target="_blank">What did Samuel L. Jackson have engraved on his light saber</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars_canon" target= "_blank">Star Wars canon</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tricorder" target= "_blank">Tricoder</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lasso_of_Truth" target= "_blank">Lasso of Truth</a></li> <li><a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walker_%28Star_Wars%29%20##%20Errata" target="_blank">AT-AT Walkers</a></li> </ul> <h2>Errata</h2> Ammar mentioned that the lie detector was inspired by Wonder Woman’s Lasso of Truth. This is untrue. However the creator of Wonder Woman, William Moulten Marston worked on systolic blood-pressure tests as a graduate student in Harvard. Read more about the relationship between the polygraph and Wonder Woman’s Lasso <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lasso_of_Truth" target="_blank">here</a>.   <p style="text-align: left;"><em>10% Arabic – 90% English</em>