Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
From WHAT WENT WRONG by Sad Boom Media
May 4, 2026 · 1h 28m
About this episode
The episode discusses the creative decisions behind 'Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back' and its impact on the franchise.
How does George Lucas top the most successful film of all time? He outsources the writing and directing, finances it himself, and then wonders if it could've been as successful if it had just been a little bit worse! This week, Chris & Lizzie head to Hoth to watch Irvin Kershner's cameras freeze, Dagobah to bear witness to Frank Oz create our favorite little bog freak, and navigate the asteroid field of Han and Leia's all too meta verbal sparring! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Hosts: Chris, Lizzie
Topics covered
- Star Wars
- film analysis
- directing
- screenwriting
- character dynamics
- science fiction
Keywords
- Star Wars
- Empire Strikes Back
- George Lucas
- Irvin Kershner
- Frank Oz
- film analysis
- Hoth
- Dagobah
- character dynamics
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
Places: Hoth, Dagobah, asteroid field
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