Indiana Jones In Character

Indiana Jones In Character is for Indiana Jones die-hards. Chris and Dave, now joined by Luke, dig into characters, props and oddities from across the saga, from Major Toht to the Sankara Stones. Beyond the films, they’ve covered the Atari 2600 game, celebrity set visits, and what a modern Raiders recasting might look like. The show began in 2012.

Start here:
• Toht: the very first episode
• Toys Past and Present: a NEOZAZ favorite
• The Atari 2600 Game: the famous Raiders of the Lost Ark game

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Indiana Jones in Character – The Ashes of Nurhachi

Chris and Dave, with Luke sitting in as their live studio audience of one, watch Indiana Jones and the Ashes of Nurhachi, a 24-minute AI-generated fan film on YouTube set just before Temple of Doom. They dig into what works (Wu Han finally gets something to do, Sallah's endless brothers-in-law, a cast of familiar '80s faces) and what doesn't (glitchy physics, mouths that don't match the words and a few groan-worthy puns). Then they take on the bigger questions: likeness and consent, whether actors can be replaced and where fan-made AI fits.

Indiana Jones in Character – Celebrity Set Visits

Chris and Dave, with Luke along for the ride, swap stories of celebrities who dropped by the Indiana Jones sets. Warwick Davis visited Last Crusade, Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher spent an afternoon with a young Ke Huy Quan on Temple of Doom, and Michael Jackson watched the Last Crusade finale being filmed. That leads to how Michael Jackson wanted to play Jar Jar Binks, plus the new Disney ride and Harrison Ford's Sesame Street cameo. Then Dave quizzes Chris and Luke on which continent each Indy country is in.