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This special aired on October 28th, 1996, and features Star Wars collector extraordinaire Steve Sansweet as co-host, in addition to special guests Greg and Tim Hildebrandt (wonderfully tagged as “Hilderbrandt” by everyone at QVC, apparently), and special call-ins by author Kristine Rusch and artist Dave Dorman, promoting their new books.

Joy to the strange hosting style of Steve Bryant as he segues from lucid fanboyism, to strange sexual references (“she’s kind of like the blow-up doll of the Empire!”) and several cringe-worthy accidental references to “Star Trek” that go uncorrected.

Dave Dorman call-in: 12:18 (promoting Star Wars – The Art of Dave Dorman)
Kristine Rusch call-in: 39:19 (promoting Star Wars – The New Rebellion)
Greg & Tim Hildebrandt: 1:14:22 (promoting Star Wars – Shadows of the Empire card series)

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Mark Newbold
Mark Newbold
Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in '81 and been a presence online since his first webpage Fanta War in 1996. He currently contributes to ILM.com and SkywalkerSound.com, having previously written for Star Wars Insider, StarWars.com, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Build The Millennium Falcon, Starburst Magazine, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia and Model and Collectors Mart. He is a four-time Star Wars Celebration Stage host (the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since it began in 2015), the Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.
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Star Wars October 1996 QVC Special: Steve Sansweet and Greg and Tim Hildebrandt

Mark Newbold
By Mark Newbold

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This special aired on October 28th, 1996, and features Star Wars collector extraordinaire Steve Sansweet as co-host, in addition to special guests Greg and Tim Hildebrandt (wonderfully tagged as “Hilderbrandt” by everyone at QVC, apparently), and special call-ins by author Kristine Rusch and artist Dave Dorman, promoting their new books.

Joy to the strange hosting style of Steve Bryant as he segues from lucid fanboyism, to strange sexual references (“she’s kind of like the blow-up doll of the Empire!”) and several cringe-worthy accidental references to “Star Trek” that go uncorrected.

Dave Dorman call-in: 12:18 (promoting Star Wars – The Art of Dave Dorman)
Kristine Rusch call-in: 39:19 (promoting Star Wars – The New Rebellion)
Greg & Tim Hildebrandt: 1:14:22 (promoting Star Wars – Shadows of the Empire card series)

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SourceStar Wars Unfiltered
Mark Newbold
Mark Newbold
Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in '81 and been a presence online since his first webpage Fanta War in 1996. He currently contributes to ILM.com and SkywalkerSound.com, having previously written for Star Wars Insider, StarWars.com, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Build The Millennium Falcon, Starburst Magazine, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia and Model and Collectors Mart. He is a four-time Star Wars Celebration Stage host (the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since it began in 2015), the Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.
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