The plot of the program would follow chewbaccas family his wife malla, son lumpy, and elderly father. Return of the jedi limited edition steel book bluray 4. It was only aired once on november 17th 1978 and went into obscurity afterwards. Part 1 of a very special star wars minute star wars holiday special special. The holiday special wasnt intended to put down star wars, it was intended to capitalize on the success of star wars and to support the franchise by keeping in the public eye. However, thats not to say the film isnt enjoyable its just not quite as good as the first two in my book. This minute now written by mitzie welch and ken welch performed by diahann carroll. The star wars holiday special where to stream and watch. How bad could it be we thought, what could go wrong, its just a movie. The star wars holiday special is a twohour television. 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. Ranking the songs in the star wars holiday special ranking.
So as an early christmas gift to all of the indie film hustlers and star wars fans out there i decide to give a. Unbearable to watch, its just amazing how atrocious star wars can be in the wrong hands. The film is basically a series of events, wrapped around a boring story about chewbaccas family awaiting his return home for an unexplained holiday called life day. Here is an image gallery of nodnr vs dnr imgur note. The occasion was something called the star wars holiday special, which aired on cbs only once, on nov. Rudolph the red nose reindeer, the grinch who stole christmas and its the great pumpkin charlie brown are just a few examples that one can count on for reliving nostalgia and embracing the season each year but not every television special sticks the landing, which brings us to the star wars holiday special. Why the star wars holiday special 1978 isnt available to stream. But hed like to forget about the first time he brought star wars to television.
Even the director notesteve binder, best known for the t. The star wars holiday special tv movie 1978 the star wars. 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. Light the sky on fire uncredited performed by jefferson starship. Luke skywalker and han solo battle imperial forces to help chewbacca reach his imperiled family on the wookiee planetin.
The star wars spinoff george lucas wants to destroy vox. The star wars cast denied its existence for the longest time, however, bootleg copies circulated and it was uploaded many times on youtube. Generally, it falls in the ccanon in the overall star wars continuity. Star wars movie series in chronological order imdb. Here is yet another release of the star wars holiday special. Found a decent copy of the star wars holiday special, complete with 1978 commercials. The star wars holiday special george lucas wants to smash.
Gone with a trace go behind the scenes of gone with a trace from the final season of star wars. Star wars holiday special 1978 with commercials youtube. In case you havent burrowed so deeply into star wars canon that youve become a mole person, let me explain. Since these movies are utter shitgarbage, it actually proved to be quite difficult to. We cover the first hour of the infamous star wars holiday special with special guests joe dator and chris radtke play. I mockery visits halloween horror nights 2016 at universal studios hollywood. The star wars holiday special has become a thing of legend. 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 i have to admit i have never been able to watch it all the way through, its just too painful.
And nothing kicks off a memorable life day quite so much as watching the legendary star wars holiday special receive a fully deserved rifftrax parody treatment. This possibly backs up the commonly believed rumor that she was on drugs through the filming of the special. After that single airing, it was sealed into a vault or buried in the desert, or. Not long after reading this we went and hunted down a copy of this travesty to see for ourselves. Ah the star wars holiday special was one of the first articles that my husband and i read on imockery. As you can probably surmise from the title, this has nothing to do with wrestling. Life day is a wookiee holiday, celebrated on november 17, because thats the one and only day that the star wars holiday special aired.
Nov 17, 2016 william shatner mocks holiday special, peter mayhew reminds him of star trek v. This was mid1978, probably when the actual holiday special footage was being recorded. Star wars holiday special dvd super rare for sale online. If theres any doubt that revenge of the sith is indeed the last star wars picture, lucasfilms longdelayed and neverawaited release of the infamous star wars holiday special on dvd should lay them to rest. I mockery looks at the infamously awful star wars holiday special i mockery. Find out where the star wars holiday special is streaming, if the star wars holiday special is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider.
I have decided to extend my rather basic collection of star wars digital media, and as part of this, i need to download the star wars holiday special. Who doesnt want to spend the holidays with the chewbacca family. The star wars holiday special is a tv special set in star wars. Any star wars fan can tell you that even though plenty of people dont like the prequels, the worst thing to come out of the scifi saga is undoubtedly the star wars holiday special. Protoclown i consider return of the jedi to be the weakest of the original star wars movies, primarily because you can see the beginnings of the annoying cutesy shit that plagued the prequels even as far back as this. Im pretty sure that even the most hardcore star wars fan hates this piece of shit. The clone wars with the voice of ahsoka tano, ashley eckstein, and other cast and crew including executive producer dave filoni, as they discuss the return of ahsoka and. Although cbs hailed it as a twohour visual and audio delight, the madefortv mess was anything but. The star wars holiday special star wars wiki fandom. But if nothing else, the holiday special was one of the first examples of star wars expanded universe whose influence continues to shape the todays star wars stories.
The infamous star wars holiday special might be even worse than the terrible reputation that precedes it. I thought to test a few adjustments but its hard for me to judge the result. The star wars holiday special welcome to the dark side wrestlecrap the very worst of pro wrestling. Dec 03, 2015 by the time the star wars holiday special was ready to air, lucas had removed his name from the credits. Ill treat you to another ravaging of your star wars memories with an indepth look at the star wars holiday special. The following pages are in this category, out of total. Worse than you could ever imagine, the star wars holiday special lives up to its reputation.
The problem is, i have found so many different versions, and i dont know which is the best. The star wars holiday special 1978 tv movie soundtracks. Dec 17, 2015 december 17, 2015 interview bruce vilanch attempts to defend the star wars holiday special listen as the comedian tries his best to shed light on the insane choices made to create what one critic has dubbed, the worst two hours of television ever. The program is considered canon with regards to chewies family. Found a decent copy of the star wars holiday special. Anyone who says the star wars holiday special 1978 is better than the prequel trilogy has not seen the star wars holiday special. The holiday special is holiday special is seriousbusiness important, at least to serious fans, for being the first filmlength star wars story after the release of episode iv, as well as showing an expanded look at parts of the established universe. It never aired again, and it was never officially released, because it is one of the worst shows in the history of american television. Imockery looks at the infamously awful star wars holiday. Have you ever seen the awful star wars holiday special. The plot strings together a series of musical numbers, celebrity cameos, and other varietyshow acts. Revenge of the sith trailer that was released back in 2005.
Rare 1978 once only christmas tv special star wars spin off that george lucas wishes was destroyed by the force. Lucas wrote a story about how the star wars characters celebrated christmas, or life day, as they called it. This is an excellent dvd set, the picture on the holiday special is as good as it can get, still a bit hazy like season 1 of star trek the next generation but the best ive seen and the special features on the 2nd disc are excellent with some rare footage ive never seen before. The star wars holiday special everything you never wanted. And parodies like hardware wars certainly werent meant as insults, but as affectionate tributes. The star wars holiday special tv movie 1978 external. When it comes to holiday celebrations, tv holiday specials are a mainstay for many. History for filmthestarwarsholidayspecial tv tropes. 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.
Star wars infamous holiday special, explained duration. If thats not working, there are websites that specialize. The star wars holiday special is a 1978 american television special set in the universe of the star wars sciencefiction media franchise. Note, the star wars holiday special rifftrax was originally available as an mp3 commentary for 3. Bruce vilanch attempts to defend the star wars holiday special. Watch the star wars 7 holiday special spoof starring bb8. Already the first indications of a new star wars film, the empire strikes back, were public knowledge, so this holiday special just had to be built along the same production values as the films. With mickey morton, patty maloney, mark hamill, harrison ford. A new hopescore artist london voices, london symphony orchestra, john williams, the new london childrens. The infamous 1978 star warsthemed holiday special, aired only once and never officially released ever again, in the highestquality currently.
Star wars holiday special, the 1978 nice copy youtube. Completely hilarious and beyond bad it makes you feel like you are on intense drugs. 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 only movies on this list that i have not seen are the holiday special, the ewok adventure a.
One mans recorded video of the show available for download ram format, 18mb. Holiday movie star wars christmas special musical scifi. But we at editdroid feel this one is indeed special, due to its excellent video quality. The infamous 1978 star wars themed holiday special, aired only once and never officially released ever again, in the highestquality currently available. Though the technical details of this platinum edition are excellent, the embarrassing nature of the material gives this release a reek. The star wars holiday special tv movie 1978 the star. Several years ago, i challenged myself to write about the star wars prequels the phantom menace and attack of the clones, but instead of sharing ten things i hate about them all too easy, i thought it would be more interesting to seek out five things i actually like as well as five things i hate. 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. Ah the star wars holiday special was one of the first articles that my husband and i read on i mockery. Song main titlerebel blockade runner from star wars. Watch the star wars holiday special online the mary sue. The star wars holiday special is basically a tragedy set to film. The star wars holiday special hd the whio 1st generation 20 vhs or why the 1970s ruled. Accompanied by huge hype, the show was broadcast on friday, november 17, 1978 at 8pm, and.
Never saw the special and dont know its release genealogy but, wow, this looks pretty good from a tv taping. Dec 01, 2015 its easy enough to imagine the sense of excitement when, on friday 17 november 1978, cbs broadcast the star wars holiday special, featuring the main cast and providing lucas and brand star wars. The star wars holiday special, a twohour tv show to air near thanksgiving, 1978. Favreau also said that hes eager to remake the star wars holiday special. Dec 21, 2015 director george lucas came up with an idea. Dec 18, 2017 but lucasfilm wasnt always this strict about what counts as part of the world and theres no better evidence of that than the star wars holiday special, a 98minute comedy variety show. It features the best picture and sound quality i have seen of this 70s treasure.
The star wars holiday special wcbs version the fine print all titles that i share are either known to be fan created preservation efforts, fan created edits, outofprint titles or titles that are not yet available on any official currently produced dvd, laserdisc or vhs release. I have to admit i have never been able to watch it all the way through, its just too painful. Bb8 tries to make it home for droid day in a spoof of the original 1978 star wars holiday special, and its just as awful as youd hope. Which level of canonicity does the star wars holiday special. Examples of what i have found include but are not limited to. Dec 15, 2016 while the star wars holiday special is the first official sequel to lucass space opera property, it clashes so visually and tonally with a new hope that it pretty much prevents audience immersion from the getgo. The star wars holiday special tv movie 1978 on imdb.
The star wars holiday special george lucas wants to. The 2005 jones soda regional and national holiday packs. The very worst of pro wrestling television special, 1978 note from rd. For the most part, though, its legendary for its badness even the most vocal prequel fans wont defend this. Making a 5usd donation is an option now that the mp3 commentary is not sold. Caravan of courage, battle for endor, and revelations okay yes i know that revelations is not canon but there was also a comment that said where is revelations or something like that. Originally aired on cbs in 1978, a year after the smash hit star wars, this holiday special is so notoriously bad that george lucas, the creator of the star wars saga, publicly disowned it and it has never been rebroadcast on tv nor has it been released on home video save for the animated segment featuring and. The holiday special itself is one of the most cringey, awful, stomach churning, vomit inducing, terrible no good unredeemable pieces of hot garbage ever. The rights to this very special belong to lucasfilm, and by extension disney. Star wars infamous holiday special, explained youtube.
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