J.J. Abrams

Made films the shows talk about.

Counted as director, the making department they hold the most credits in. The films the hosts said they directed, which the two lists below run through too: Mission: Impossible III (2006); Star Trek (2009); Star Wars (the new film); Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker; Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens; The Force Awakens.

Draws on

What the speakers say they, or a film of theirs, drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.

Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (1977): 2 lines

lineage (lineage) · through Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens, which they directed: Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope ⇒ Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (the host's read). The Force Awakens maps almost exactly onto A New Hope.
“Force Awakens, which will maybe come up later on this podcast is in almost every respect.”
The Big Picture · ‘Gladiator II’ Is Here. Are We Not Entertained? · 0:24:06 · Chris Ryan (0.50 sure it was them)
lineage (lineage) · through Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens, which they directed: Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope ⇒ Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (the host's read). It ports over Death Star, Tatooine and R2-D2 as Starkiller Base, Jakku and BB-8.
“in place of the Death Star, you have star killer base.”
The Big Picture · ‘Gladiator II’ Is Here. Are We Not Entertained? · 1:24:09 · Mallory Rubin (0.50 sure it was them)

Drawn on by

What the speakers say drew on them or a film of theirs, marked the same way.

No line says anything drew on them or a film of theirs.

What the speakers said they did

Directing (7) everyone in directing

director, Mission: Impossible III (Blank Check — Patreon, Zodiac with Leslye Headland (Ad-Free))
director, Mission: Impossible III (Blank Check — Patreon, Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation)
director/producer, Star Wars (the new film) (Blank Check — Patreon, Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation)
director, Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (Blank Check — Patreon, Return of the Jedi)
director, Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (Blank Check — Patreon, Return of the Jedi)
director, Star Trek (Blank Check — Patreon, Iron Man)
director, The Force Awakens (Blank Check — Patreon, Return of the Podcast (Ad-Free))

What was said about them, by kind

contrast (1)

contrast (contrast): J.J. Abrams → George Lucas. Abrams quoted wanting something worth people's time and not a commercial for toys, a jab at Lucas.
“I want to make something worth people's time and not a commercial for toys.”
Blank Check — Patreon · Return of the Podcast (Ad-Free) · 0:06:05 · unknown (0.00 sure it was them)

verdict (1)

verdict (verdict): J.J. Abrams → Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker. Abrams is accused of doing Maz Kanata dirty, reducing a promised sage to a base cheerleader.
“It is so bizarre how much JJ Abrams does Maz Canada dirty.”
Blank Check — Patreon · Return of the Jedi · 0:29:15 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

None.