Season 4: Ep 6 – A New Hope Vs. Empire Strike Back

About this episode

The episode debates the merits of Star Wars: A New Hope versus The Empire Strikes Back.

This is the week that we’re sure many of you have been waiting for. When the idea of “original vs. sequel” comes up one of the biggest examples that comes to mind is one of the first to ever enter the conversation: Star Wars: A New Hope vs. Star Wars: The Empire Strikes back. One of the most successful franchises in history and two of the best sci-fi movies will duke it out to see who takes it home this week. Jeff will argue for the original A New Hope and Steve will get the honor of defending The Empire Strikes Back. Will the revolutionary nature of the original take home the victory? Or will the expansion of the world and journey into a deeper story of The Empire Strikes Back be the one that propels the sequel to victory? Listen and find out! Subscribe and Rate us on Podcast Services! iTunes – Spotify – iHeart – Amazon – RSS Did you like the show? Let us know! Email us! duelofthegreats@gmail.com Social Media! Twitter: @duelofthegreats / Instagram: @duelofthegreats / TikTok: @ duelpodcast Duel of the Greats is a part of the PSA Ink Network Check out our other podcasts at www.psaink.com Facebook – PSA Ink / Twitter – @PSAInkDotCom / Instagram – @psainkdotcom

People in this episode

Guests: Jeff, Steve

Topics covered

• Star Wars
• film comparison
• sci-fi movies
• original vs sequel
• franchise history

Keywords

• Star Wars
• A New Hope
• Empire Strikes Back
• film review
• sci-fi
• franchise

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: PSA Ink

Books & works: Star Wars: A New Hope, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back

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