{"id":141,"date":"2012-05-05T11:46:01","date_gmt":"2012-05-05T11:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.andylangager.net\/starwars\/?p=141"},"modified":"2012-05-05T11:46:01","modified_gmt":"2012-05-05T11:46:01","slug":"rancor-whisperer-sees-ratings-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.andylangager.net\/starwars\/?p=141","title":{"rendered":"“Rancor Whisperer” sees ratings success"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"\"TATOOINE\u00a0– “Exercise, discipline, and the the regular opportunity to kill prisoners as entertainment in a cavernous pit. These are the secrets to a balanced Rancor.”<\/p>\n

This is the advice of “The Rancor Whisperer,” also known as Malakill, who stars in his own show on the Galactic Broadcast Network.<\/p>\n

Each episode consists of Malakill visiting the homes of Rancor owners and helping the Rancors — usually by helping the owners become the “dominant” one of the house.<\/p>\n

“You have to show them who’s boss,” said Malakill. “If they know you’re pack leader, they will follow.”<\/p>\n

The show has become an underground hit — and not just among Rancor owners.<\/p>\n

“Malakill loves Rancors so much. You can tell he loves his job,” said “Whisperer” fan Fleece Nupsi, 23, of Cloud City. “I don’t own a Rancor but if I ever do I know what to do thanks to his show.”<\/p>\n

Despite the show’s success, it has also faced some controversy. Four people who Malakill has helped have later been mauled by their own Rancor.<\/p>\n

Malakill thinks it’s just a coincidence.<\/p>\n

“The mortality rate of owning a Rancor is 1\/10. If anything, we’re saving lives. They’re not nerfs we’re talking about here.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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