Padawan Library

Tim and Levi reconvene after two entire years to discuss 2024's best movies, as well as Skeleton Crew and the state of Star Wars in general! Tim goes off a few times, Levi went to Galaxy's Edge, the boys get a little too horny, and holy shit, this episode is three and a half hours long! Woah! Anyway, have fun! See you in six months or two years!

Happy new year, younglings! In another off topic bonus episode, Tim and Levi talk about the year in cinema and their top ten movies of said year, including, but not limited to, BABYLON, RRR, and of course AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER!! They also begin to discuss what a new podcast might look like. Check it out!

Tim and Levi reconvene to talk about the first screening of their dumb movie, Steven Spielberg's new masterpiece, and the miraculous new Star Wars show Andor! Along the way they jointly praise Ticket to Paradise and come to a steely stalemate on Todd Field's divisive Tar! It's a rambly reunion! Maybe they'll be back again someday! Check out info on their dumb movie at GrandmasApartment.com

No! The podcast is not returning! But, at the request of one of our loyal listeners, Tim and Levi have reconvened to discuss the recently completed Disney Plus series Obi-Wan Kenobi. Still, this is Padawan Library, so first they must talk about a bunch of new movies. Enjoy the reunion!

Tim and Levi look back on the history of the show and talk to many friends.

Tim and Levi welcome Dan May back to the show for one last book review! The boys take on the final book of the legendary Jedi Prince series. They also talk about the Book of Boba Fett finale and fight about U2's "Bad!" It's a classic Padawan Library!

Tim apologizes for the delay of our Prophets of the Dark Side review and recommends several things, including: Gone Girl on blu-ray Legendary Armor Samurai Troopers (AKA Ronin Warriors) on blu-ray Alien on 4K UHD Total Recall on 4K UHD The Sting on 4K UHD The Blues Brothers on 4K UHD Super Mario Brothers on blu-ray Big Thief's new album Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You

Tim and Levi open the Book of Boba Fett (or Mando), discuss the tribute band ABBA Mania, look forward to some new films, and wrap up the Rebel Force series with Uprising!

Tim and Levi discuss the penultimate book in the Rebel Force series, the deceased rock and roll musician Meat Loaf, and Levi's nefarious fake I.D. scheme.

Tim and Levi return to discuss Alex Wheeler's Firefight, as well as the classic firefighting drama Backdraft and the twenty highest grossing films of 1991.

Tim and Levi open the book--The Book of Boba Fett! They discuss the first two episodes of the new series, and Tim shares his top 25 films of the 1980s!

Tim and Levi unwind for a Life Day celebration, where they open presents, discuss some recent movie releases, attempt to sing Star Wars karaoke, and discuss the Life Day Treasury.

Tim and Levi have a long discussion about the Styx album Pieces of Eight, featuring their hit "Renegade," before digging into the third Rebel Force novel, Renegade!

Tim and Levi overcome technical difficulties to deliver a monster episode on Alex Wheeler's second Rebel Force book, which includes great conflicts for our heroes and a re-introduction of a classic Jude Watson character. Tim also discloses his top ten hostage movies and the boys discuss a bad list of the "greatest movies of all time."

Tim and Levi GET IT TOGETHER and talk about a Star Wars book for a whole episode! In their conversation about the first entry in the Rebel Force series, they discuss podracing, horny Gungans, and the mysterious author Alex Wheeler.

On November 18th, 2021, Tim and Levi set out to record their episode on Rebel Force #1- Target. The episode's intended opening off-topic discussion ran wildly out of control due the the hosts' extreme hubris. So, presented here is that obscenely long opening discussion all by itself, in which these two clowns rank all 27 films by film bro legends Wes Anderson, Edgar Wright, and Quentin Tarantino. They thought this would be short?? Come back next weekend for an extended book discussion. Sorry, everyone!

The boys make up for two weeks off with an absurdly long and loopy episode in which they discuss Sylvester Stallone's new cut of Rocky IV and the John Cena/Keegan Michael Key/John Leguizamo vehicle Playing With Fire. Tim also makes Levi guess every film in the Nickelodeon Movies filmography, and they EVENTUALLY get around to talking about the finale of the Clone Wars: Secret Missions series!

Tim apologizes for two Fridays in a row without a new episode and promises a real episode tomorrow, November 13th. He also rambles about some recent films and blu-ray purchases.

Tim and Levi discuss George Mann and Grant Griffin's spooky anthology Dark Legends, as well as Ridley Scott's fantasy curiosity Legend!

Friend of the show Franco Asmaeil returns to discuss The Mighty Chewbacca in the Forest of Fear, Fritz Lang's Ministry of Fear, the live action Scooby-Doo films, Martin Scorsese's eyebrows, and a surprisingly large amount of actual Star Wars content.

Tim and Levi stumble through a review of the third Secret Missions book after talking for about an hour about The Many Saints of Newark, No Time to Die, Venom: Let There Be Carnage, and the trailer for the new Scream. Tim also insults the state of Texas right at the top.

Ahoy! Tim and Levi discuss the second book in the Clone Wars: Secret Missions series, Curse of the Black Hole Pirates, as well as the similarly titled adventure classic Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl!

The U.S. Postal Service lost Tim's package, so our episode on the second Secret Missions book has been delayed until next week. Check out 45 minutes of rambling from the boys about the loaded Fall movie season, The Joe Schmo Show, and the possibility of a Michael Mann conversation ever taking place on the show.

Tim and Levi begin another new series, but first they discuss the new anime anthology series Star Wars Visions! Also--Chris Pratt is Mario.

Levi is out on assignment this week, so Tim sat down with friend of the show Sam McAuley to discuss his current read-through of the New Jedi Order series and the Stephen Sommers film The Mummy.

Tim and Levi welcome their friend Franco Asmaeil to discuss the very popular curio The Strange Case of Oragami Yoda. They also ramble about Alfred Hitchcock's Strangers on a Train, Oscar Isaac's stacked Fall season, Christopher Nolan, and a million other things.

Tim and Levi are joined by Dan May to discuss the Shadows of the Empire multimedia project, as well as the recent making of documentary on the Mandalorian season two finale.

Tim and Levi sheepishly own up to being woefully unprepared for the episode that was supposed to come out today. Foe of the show Dan May reprimands them. And then they talk about a Lego Millennium Falcon set. Come back next week for a wide ranging discussion of Shadows of the Empire!

Tim and Levi talk about the incredible conclusion of Jason Fry's Servants of the Empire, as well as M. Night Shyamalan's Old and Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol.

Tim lets the listeners know that this week's episode will not be out until NEXT week. Sorry, everyone. In the meantime, he makes some recommendations: David Lowery's The Green Knight, M. Night Shyamalan's Old, Gillian Armstrong's Bob Dylan: Hard to Handle, American Dreams (early 2000s TV series), University Challenge, King Kong (1976), The Great Muppet Caper

Tim and Levi dole out some Imperial Justice on the half-forgotten '90s sitcom Just Shoot Me!

Tim and Levi continue to serve the Empire by discussing the 1999 curio Mystery Men.

Tim and Levi embark on an excellent new series, try to forge A New Legacy, and talk about Mike Nichols and Carrie Fisher's Postcards from the Edge!

To celebrate one hundred episodes of Padawan Library, Tim and Levi meet up at their old college campus and share some potentially very uninteresting memories. Then they take the bulk of the episode to celebrate the non-Star Wars work of one Judy Blundell (AKA Jude Watson) with her National Book Award winning novel What I Saw and How I Lied!

After suffering an eye injury that postponed this week's 100th episode, Levi shares his top five favorite tools he uses as the ultimate handyman.

Tim and Levi sit down with Emil Fortune, the editor of the Adventures in Wild Space series! They also talk about the Basketball Hall of Fame and R.E.M. and preview next week's 100th episode!

Tim and Levi return and explain the long road to this week's episode on a relatively inconsequential Force Awakens tie-in short story collection. Also, praises due to George A. Romero and Jim Jarmusch.

Tim lost his copy of this week's book. So, come back next week for A Galaxy Far, Far Away: Aliens Volume One. In the meantime, he briefly runs through some of the stuff he's been watching, reading, and listening to. He also teases an upcoming podcast project coming later this summer. -Mare of Easttown on HBO -Bob Dylan's Bootleg Series, specifically Live 1966: The "Royal Albert Hall" Concert and Live 1975: Rolling Thunder Revue -Peter Weir's Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World -Dune by Frank Herbert

Tim and Levi read the unreleased final book in the Adventures in Hyperspace series and talk about the effortlessly cool heist film The Hot Rock.

Tim and Levi draft basketball teams from all the characters who have appeared in books they've reviewed over the years. Then they talk about a baby book and a Bon Jovi drive-in concert.

Tim and Levi open a new book--the book of Saw! After a too long discussion of Spiral and an aborted exploration of the 1981 best picture winner Chariots of Fire, the boys take a ride on the Millennium Falcon in Adventures in Hyperspace!

Tim, Levi, and Mel unite once again (in person!) to wrap up the Junior Jedi Knights series and explore Tsui Hark's action fantasia The Blade!

Tim, Levi, and Mel explore Vader's Fortress, but not before exploring a schoolhouse kidnapping in the Australian outback in the 1985 thriller Fortress!

Tim and Levi welcome back Mel Lyon to continue their exploration of Junior Jedi Knights. They also discuss the studio ending calamity Quest for Camelot, and an extended Mike Myers conversation occurs.

Tim and Levi get enthused about the final book in the Adventures in Wild Space series and discuss both Rescuers films!

Tim and Levi nearly freeze to death discussing the penultimate book in the Adventures in Wild Space series, but not before going through nicotine withdrawal in their discussion of the 1971 comedy Cold Turkey!

In a rambling episode, Tim and Levi delve into The Darkness, both the book and the early 2000s glam rock revivalists. Tim shares some recent blu-ray purchases and the boys offer their thoughts on the cast of Obi-Wan Kenobi.

Tim and Levi embark on another Adventure in Wild Space and celebrate the classic heist film The Italian Job.

While Levi is off on vacation, Tim sits around and quietly (and briefly!) discusses the non-Star Wars culture he's been engaged by over the last few weeks. Come back next week for our continuation of the Adventures in Wild Space series. Tim's recommendations: Brian De Palma's Carlito's Way Francis Coppola's Tucker: The Man and His Dream Frank Capra's autobiography The Name Above the Title Naoki Urasawa's Asadora! Osamu Tezuka's Astro Boy story "The Greatest Robot on Earth" Paul Jenkins and Mark Buckingham's Peter Parker: Spider-Man run Stephen King's Later Tsui Hark's Once Upon a Time in China For All Mankind on Apple TV Plus

Tim and Levi are joined yet again by Mel Lyon to break down the third Junior Jedi Knights book, as well as the low rent 1963 sex comedy Promises! Promises!

Mel Lyon returns again to continue Tim and Levi's exploration of the Junior Jedi Knights series, as well as the MMCU (Mamma Mia! Cinematic Universe).