AHMED BEST: The Controversy & Triumph of Jar Jar Binks

Motivated by the return of Ahmed Best to the STAR WARS Universe in season 3 of THE MANDALORIAN, we dug up this conversation from our archives featuring Ahmed and Jimmy Mac discussing the controversies and triumphs of Jar Jar Binks.

In this long-lost interview, Jimmy Mac traveled to Long Beach CA to attend the "Blue Carpet" world premiere of STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS Season 4 where he caught up with Jar Jar Binks actor Ahmed Best who discussed his shock at the initial critical reaction, the evolution of the character and it’s ongoing legacy

. Recorded a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away: September 2011