{"id":240,"date":"2019-06-08T17:16:56","date_gmt":"2019-06-08T17:16:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/talklikejarjarday.com\/blog\/the-week-in-jar-jar-june-2nd-june-8th-2019\/"},"modified":"2024-05-08T20:56:23","modified_gmt":"2024-05-08T20:56:23","slug":"240-the-week-in-jar-jar-june-2nd-june-8th-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/talklikejarjarday.com\/blog\/240-the-week-in-jar-jar-june-2nd-june-8th-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week in Jar Jar: June 2nd &#8211; June 8th, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to The Week in Jar Jar for June 2nd\u00a0through June 8th, 2019!<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, Blast Points Podcast released an <a href=\"http:\/\/blastpointspodcast.com\/2019\/06\/05\/episode-173-the-jar-jar-renaissance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">episode devoted to our favorite Gungan<\/a>! The hosts discussed all things Jar Jar Binks and then featured some great listener voicemails and emails about Jar Jar. A few friends of ITLJJBD, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lazywampa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LazyWampa<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MidnightBlueGal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mrs. Binks<\/a>, even had their messages played\/read. If you love Jar Jar &#8211; and if you&#8217;re reading this, you probably do &#8211; you should take a listen to the show!<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet tw-align-center\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NEW! Phantom Menace Year continues as we take an epic look at our friend Jar Jar! Join us as we examine his history and his current renaissance! AND listeners share their JJB stories with emails &amp; voice messages. Jar Jar poetry? Oke-day!! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jZaulAXpAt\">https:\/\/t.co\/jZaulAXpAt<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uFVKCGPvHy\">pic.twitter.com\/uFVKCGPvHy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Blast Points Podcast (@blast_points) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/blast_points\/status\/1135889635563986944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 4, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p>One of the things discussed on the show, was a series of behind the scenes interviews Ahmed Best conducted during the making of Episode II. This prompted one listener who had saved those videos to CD to upload them to his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLQ7bptPq74BeH1XXp7Uy_bXTEaBUabq5i\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube account<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet tw-align-center\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Dearest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/blast_points?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@blast_points<\/a>, the first 10 webisodes for Star Wars Episode II: On Location featuring the wonderful <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ahmedbest?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ahmedbest<\/a> (in my hometown of Sydney) have been uploaded. My favorite episode is &#8216;George Lucas In Lunch&#8217;. Enjoy! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HEhEypdva8\">https:\/\/t.co\/HEhEypdva8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matthew \u201cTurbo\u201d has a Liverpool FC heart \u2764\ufe0f (@turbo1975) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/turbo1975\/status\/1136395939759894533?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 5, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t remember seeing these when they were originally posted on <a href=\"starwars.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">starwars.com<\/a>, but they&#8217;re fun to watch now. Ahmed seems to be having a good time.<\/p>\n<p>This week Lucasfilm publicist Chris Argyropoulos posted a photo of a bunch of Jar Jar jars which are evidently available for purchase at the Lucasfilm company store.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet tw-align-center\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">So, Jar Jar jars are apparently a thing at the Lucasfilm company store. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UYz1VeRv8D\">pic.twitter.com\/UYz1VeRv8D<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chris Argyropoulos (@ThatChrisA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThatChrisA\/status\/1136730966959935488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 6, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;d love to have one of these, or all of them, for the Jar Jar museum I eventually hope to build. If you are heading to the Lucasfilm store anytime soon, please pick up a few for me! Thanks!<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, Nerdmatters released a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/listing\/698480164\/star-wars-motion-capture-jar-jar-binks?ref=shop_home_active_1&amp;crt=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Motion Capture Jar Jar Binks pin to their Etsy shop<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet tw-align-center\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">PIN DROP! Motion Capture Jar Jar featuring the amazing Ahmed Best is now available! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/etsy?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#etsy<\/a> shop link in profile.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/etsy?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#etsy<\/a> shop link in profile. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/jarjar?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#jarjar<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/jarjarbinks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#jarjarbinks<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/episodeI?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#episodeI<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/episode1?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#episode1<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/starwars?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#starwars<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/thephantommenace?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#thephantommenace<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ahmedbest?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ahmedbest<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/gungan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#gungan<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/pin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#pin<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/pins?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#pins<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/enamelpin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#enamelpin<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/enamelpins?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#enamelpins<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zWTYODMYXT\">pic.twitter.com\/zWTYODMYXT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nerdmatters (@nerdmatters) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nerdmatters\/status\/1137147832778002432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 8, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p>This would be another great additional to my hypothetical Jar Jar museum.<\/p>\n<p>And that&#8217;s it for this week. Let mesa know <a href=\"mailto:mesa@talklikejarjarday.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">what mesa missed!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>P.S.\u00a0Only 72 days until International Talk Like Jar Jar Binks Day!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to The Week in Jar Jar for June 2nd\u00a0through June 8th, 2019! On Tuesday, Blast Points Podcast released an episode devoted to our favorite Gungan! The hosts discussed all things Jar Jar Binks and then featured some great listener voicemails and emails about Jar Jar. 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