Making time to watch the star wars holiday special, a famously atrocious piece of star wars history that aired once, and only. The main storyline of the film transpires on the wookiee home planet of kashyyyk. Holiday special jan 01, 2020 i recently spoke about how, in my opinion at least, attack of the clones is the worst theatrically released star wars of all time. A new hope 1977 and we are introduced to boba fett during a short cartoon. Nov 17, 2017 disney really needs to do another star wars holiday special with all the old and new characters. Its easily 100% better than the last jedi and is one of the most enjoyable star wars experiences out there and i love it. The star wars holiday special 1978 animated cartoon special. Why the star wars holiday special 1978 isnt available to stream. The star wars holiday special is the worst star wars in. Disney might actually make a new star wars holiday special. It aired only once, in 1978, and was so facemeltingly bad that it has become a kind of shorthand for. Her life day song is downright sacrilegious, with lyrics like no matter how different we appear, were all the same in the struggles against the powers of evil and darkness awkwardly. That said, even those who have long since reached that level of geek enlightenment may be easily broken by the star wars holiday special.
Dec 22, 2015 subscribe to cracked on youtube see comments when defending your stance on the star wars holiday special, make sure you lock your detractors in the room with you and force them to watch. Star wars holiday special peter mayhew, mark hamill, harrison ford, carrie. When defending your stance on the star wars holiday special, make sure you lock your detractors in. Lucasfilm has spent the intervening years doing their best to pretend it never happened. Nov 17, 2018 but theres another star wars holiday tradition you should be keeping. The star wars holiday special took place in between the two movies, and is.
Bea arthur and harvey korman in the star wars holiday special 1978 the star. Hugely anticipated, it was so poorly received that it has never been reaired. George lucas is commonly quoted as saying that if he had the time and a hammer, he would personally smash every bootlegged copy of the disastrous star wars holiday special. With mickey morton, patty maloney, mark hamill, harrison ford. This week marked the anniversary of the star wars holiday special, the fabled 1978 tv turd that found chewie, han, luke, and leia celebrating life day alongside a bunch of clist celebrities and holographic rock stars.
The series is set in 15 bbybetween the events depicted in star wars. Oh, and the family chewbacca cruelly abandoned in order to travel the galaxy with harrison ford. It was supposed to be kashyyyks turn to host the festivities of the galaxys holiday, life day, with chewbacca as the main host since hes a hero due to his part in destroying the death star. Yet star wars infamous bounty hunter may be getting a spinoff.
I have to admit i have never been able to watch it all the way through, its just too painful. The star wars holiday special seems to explain an awful lot, even if the special itself remains largely inexplicable. Jon favreau wants to make a new star wars holiday special film. If hitler forced aliens to put on a variety show at gunpoint, youd feel more comfortable watching it.
Celebrating 41 years of the star wars holiday special 41 years ago, the star wars holiday special aired on november 17, 1978and it never aired again. I come not to praise the star wars holiday special, nor to bury it. Wookiecentric variety show is the nelvanaproduced cartoon segment, directed by clive smith. The star wars holiday special george lucas wants to smash. First part of the infamous star wars holiday special, which was never officially released. This is the first time boba fett is featured in star wars.
This star wars 1978 holiday special boba fett animated maquette is a must have for star. The star wars holiday special is a 1978 american television special set in the universe of the star wars sciencefiction media franchise. Aola first appearance calarantrum first appearance celonslay first appearance celto first appearance cigar first mentioned diamond first mentioned hans dice holographic tumbler first appearance kopa khan first appearance mentioned only life on tatooine first appearance. Dec 25, 2017 hey everybody and welcome to leias lair. Star wars holiday special boba fett cartoon indie db. The holiday special itself is one of the most cringey, awful, stomach churning, vomit inducing, terrible no good unredeemable pieces of hot garbage ever. Subscribe to cracked on youtube see comments when defending your stance on the star wars holiday special, make sure you lock your detractors in the room with you and force them to watch. The star wars holiday special is a twohour cbs special set in the star wars galaxy that was broadcast on november 17, 1978. Dec 03, 2015 fords embarrassment is just the fringe of the frisson surrounding the star wars holiday special, in which george lucas galaxy far, far away collided with the cheesy tv variety show, seeing han. As mentioned above, the special was supposed to be more what one would expect from a star wars holiday special.
The star wars holiday special is technically in the star wars canon, which means that the events depicted are part of the greater continuity that includes the other films, novels, comic books, video games, etc. In this special christmas episode i show you the cartoon from the star wars holiday special. The star wars holiday special came out in the time between the release of the enormously successful original star wars film, and its littleknown, lowbudget followup the empire strikes back. Some of the series itself takes a cue from an animated sequence in the. Dec 28, 2015 while the 1978 star wars holiday special seems to have the makings for a fun and relaxed star wars romp, its anything but. The famously bad star wars holiday special is as influential as it is bizarre. The star wars holiday special 1978 diahann carroll actually has a part in perhaps the most infamous christmas special ever. The special at least gives wideeyed audiences a horrifying taste of what theyre in for in an openingcredits sequence that features an announcer booming, introducing. Star wars 1978 holiday special boba fett animated maquette boba fett. Nov 17, 2018 long, long ago 40 years, to be precise the star wars holiday special brought george lucass far, far away galaxy out of movie theaters and into living rooms for the very first time. Now, i realize you dont need me to tell you that this twohour nightmare almost as long as a new hope. Dec 15, 2016 the star wars holiday special saves the worst for last in this cringeworthy finale. You can find that elsewhere on the world wide web much more of the latter than the former, of course it is the internet were talking about. Luke skywalker and han solo battle imperial forces to help chewbacca reach his imperiled family on the wookiee planetin time for life.
The star wars holiday special was a twohour cbs television special set in the star wars galaxy that was broadcast on november 17, 1978. It stars the main cast of the original star wars and introduces the character of boba fett, who appeared in. With han solo gone, chewie finally has the time to return to malla, lumpy and the even more elderly and perverted itchy to celebrate another life day together. Please help support bcdb with a donation or a subscription to the website. Among the highlights, if you can call it that, is a cartoon scene that introduces bobba fett. Anyone who says the star wars holiday special 1978 is better than the prequel trilogy has not seen the star wars holiday special. Chewbacca and han solo visit the planet to celebrate the wookiee holiday life day with his family, which includes his wife malla, his son lumpy, and his father itchy. As chewbacca and han are known rebel agents, they are.
The 7 most baffling moments in the star wars holiday special star. Yeah, the star wars holiday special is quite a trip, and if jon favreau has. Animated segment star wars episoden, star wars comics. The folks at cracked tried hard to find something good about it.
I dont remember the cartoon, but i do recall mark hamill looking like he was. The star wars holiday special is one of the most amazingly bad holiday specials ever. The 7 most baffling moments in the star wars holiday special. Dec 19, 2014 lets see if youtube allows this or not. This week marked the anniversary of the star wars holiday special, the. To this day, parts of george lucas sizzle and fall off if you mention it near him. Nov 19, 2019 this week marked the anniversary of the star wars holiday special, the fabled 1978 tv turd that found chewie, han, luke, and leia celebrating life day alongside a bunch of clist celebrities and holographic rock stars.
The star wars holiday special everything you never wanted. Directed by steve binder, it was the first star wars spinoff film, set between the events of the original film and the empire strikes back 1980. See more ideas about star wars, star wars christmas and war. Which level of canonicity does the star wars holiday special. The star wars holiday special was broadcast on tv in 1978 as a fineprint stipulation to the fiddle contest that george lucas lost to the devil. Im talking about the star wars holiday special, a tv special so bad that star wars creator george lucas refuse to release it on dvd or even acknowledge its existence although he has rereleased the equally terrible. Hes also written for a variety of other sites including cracked, itcher. Dec 24, 2009 the star wars holiday special was broadcast on tv in 1978 as a fineprint stipulation to the fiddle contest that george lucas lost to the devil. However, fans almost universally agree that the best part.
Looking back at the star wars holiday special the culture point. Generally, it falls in the ccanon in the overall star wars continuity. The star wars holiday special was broadcast on tv in 1978 as a fineprint. Chewbacca and han solo try to get to the wookiee homeworld of kashyyyk to celebrate life day, but are impeded by an imperial blockade. So as an early christmas gift to all of the indie film hustlers and star wars fans out there i decide to give a home to the infamous 1978 star wars holiday special on indie film hustle. The commercials of the star wars holiday special sequart. The production was famously a mess, with budget problems, actors passing out. Dec 25, 2014 the star wars holiday special george lucas wants to smash every copy of with a sledgehammer once upon a time, in a galaxy not so far away, cbs aired a holiday show about chewies family. The star wars holiday special by big cartoon database is licensed under a creative commons attributionnoncommercialsharealike 4.
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