Carrie fisher also joked about the star wars christmas special, which premiered in 1978 and starred harrison ford, mark hamill, fisher, james earl jones, anthony daniels, david prowse, and peter mayhew, and has been roundly lambasted as one of the worst programs ever created. Audiences will have to decide for themselves how much liquor they need before they can cast eyes upon this 1978. 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. 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. Note, the star wars holiday special rifftrax was originally available as an mp3 commentary for 3. One first generation recording from des moines, iowas kcci. Dec 28, 2016 carrie fisher also joked about the star wars christmas special, which premiered in 1978 and starred harrison ford, mark hamill, fisher, james earl jones, anthony daniels, david prowse, and peter mayhew, and has been roundly lambasted as one of the worst programs ever created. 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.
Starring jason alexander, lydia hearst, keith david, train, and dj qualls. The infamous missing link of the star wars world aired only a single time on the 17th november 1978. Audiences will have to decide for themselves how much liquor they. The problem is, i have found so many different versions, and i dont know which is the best. Found a decent copy of the star wars holiday special. Which level of canonicity does the star wars holiday special. The twohour show takes you inside the domestic world of chewbacca and his family his father. Dec 01, 2015 an advertisement for star wars holiday special. It aired only once, in 1978, and was so facemeltingly bad. Editdroids the star wars holiday special dvd this release surfaced in december 2015 and blew away anything previously seen in terms of quality.
Tonight at the bryantlake bowl, the star wars holiday special will be screened. If i could just hold my breath and close my eyes, and not make a sound til the universe has stopped growing old still the universe keeps going round and round, and on and on and on and on. The star wars holiday special george lucas wants to smash. The version in the torrent was the unauthorized white and seems to be the most. The star wars holiday special was the worst thing on television ever. Star wars holiday special zion hybrid v2 original trilogy. Lets do the time warp today and revisit the nots0golden age of american television. Chewies family passes the time with various forms of entertainment. All the original cast appear in this show with some. The full movie of the no longer canon star wars christmas. The star wars holiday special is basically a tragedy set to film.
Dec 18, 2017 the star wars spinoff george lucas wants to destroy what the holiday special means for the franchise today. The star wars holiday special is a complete trip from start to finish. So much so that it has developed cult status, especially since it was. 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. It starred all of the original cast of star wars except for alec guinness. The star wars holiday special everything you never wanted. The star wars holiday special was the worst thing on television. So, producing the star wars holiday special find part 1 above, part 2 here was a nobrainer. For acomba, the star wars holiday special was a long time ago and far, far away, but it does remind him of the old saying about success having many parents and failure being an orphan.
Star wars the holiday special enhanced edition tm arrives on bluray. The star wars holiday special has become a thing of legend. 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. Star wars is a film series and franchise created by george lucas. Excluding commercials, the program ran about 90 minutes. Making a 5usd donation is an option now that the mp3 commentary is not sold. I can put up a 720 upscaled version if there is any interest. The star wars holiday special 1978 full movie download. 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. Star wars holiday special zion hybrid v2 author zion date 19mar2016, 4. No, that distinction belongs to the star wars holiday special, which aired just once on cbs the night of friday, nov. I have completed a beta version of a new release of the star wars holiday special.
His kentucky community put on a parade for the world war ii navy. I am currently working on a few fixes, which i will list in a future post. It aired only once, in 1978, and was so facemeltingly bad that it has become a kind of shorthand for. The star wars holiday special george lucas wants to. Generally, it falls in the ccanon in the overall star wars continuity. But theres another star wars holiday tradition you should be keeping. The star wars spinoff george lucas wants to destroy what the holiday special means for the franchise today. The star wars holiday special hd the whio 1st generation 20 vhs or. One online petition calling for lucas to release the star wars holiday special on dvd has collected hundreds of signatures. 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. There are likely many among you unfamiliar with this forgotten gem, and no doubt some of you are hearing of it for the first time. The star wars holiday special kcci angrysun release.
Anyone who says the star wars holiday special 1978 is better than the prequel trilogy has not seen the star wars holiday special. Arin hanson for dressing as darth vapor and making me play star wars games for 10 months. Search, discover and share your favorite star wars holiday special gifs. It is the only holiday special based solely on the rumor and conjecture about the impending release. The original cast of star wars 1977 do return for what can only be called glorified cameos, and. George lucas for please dont sue me also i love you. Which level of canonicity does the star wars holiday. Lucas himself said during an online chat with star wars fans. The star wars holiday special tv movie 1978 the star wars. The song is actually remarkably descriptive of the frozen horror and disbelief that comes from watching the star wars holiday special.
Watch the star wars holiday special full movie in hd visit luke skywalker and han solo battle evil imperial force. The star wars spinoff george lucas wants to destroy vox. 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. Its easily 100% better than the last jedi and is one of the most enjoyable star wars experiences out there and i love it. So as an early christmas gift to all of the indie film hustlers and star wars fans out there i decide to give a. Infamous star wars holiday special gets force awakens.
Up until around 1980, it was rebroadcast to a handful of scandinavian countries as well as australia, and possibly other countries, and it has not been rebroadcast. The star wars holiday special is a 1978 american television special set in the universe of the star wars sciencefiction media franchise. The most notorious example of a star wars cashin backfiring is the star wars holiday special. I have to admit i have never been able to watch it all the way through, its just too painful. Found a decent copy of the star wars holiday special, complete with 1978 commercials. The star wars holiday special tv movie 1978 the star. A promotion for the robot chicken star wars special saw an animated lucas discuss his hatred for the holiday special in a psychoanalysts chair, admitting that he might have done the same with the. Carrie fisher joked about star wars holiday special and. Tony award winner and oscar nominated diahann carroll as a singing holographic prostitute who. 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. This unofficial holiday is also sometimes known as greek pride day.
The star wars holiday special is a 2hour long television special that aired on cbs on november 17, 1978. Making time to watch the star wars holiday special, a famously atrocious piece of star wars history that aired once, and only. But a spokeswoman for lucas says there are no plans for a dvd release. The star wars holiday special is a tv special set in star wars. Attack of the clones star wars little golden book download med srk. Star wars holiday special 1978 with commercials youtube. That said, even those who have long since reached that level of geek enlightenment may be easily broken by the star wars holiday special. Chewbacca and han solo try to get to the wookiee homeworld of kashyyyk to celebrate life day, but are impeded by an imperial blockade. With mickey morton, patty maloney, mark hamill, harrison ford. It stars the main cast of the original star wars and introduces the character of boba fett, who appeared in. The star wars holiday special everything you never. Although cbs hailed it as a twohour visual and audio delight, the madefortv mess was anything but.
New recording of the star wars holiday special surfaces the star. Nov 17, 2015 the full movie of the no longer canon star wars christmas. Nov 17, 2018 but theres another star wars holiday tradition you should be keeping. In the star wars holiday special, bb8 tries to make it home for droid day. 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. The other star wars day celebrated in the year is may 25. The events of the holiday special are referenced in some of the eu books.
Its easy enough to imagine the sense of excitement when, on friday 17 november 1978, cbs broadcast the star wars holiday special, featuring the. Watch the star wars 7 holiday special spoof starring bb8. 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 ewok films. I never expected anything like this, groger told our sister station wlwt. Dec 03, 2015 a promotion for the robot chicken star wars special saw an animated lucas discuss his hatred for the holiday special in a psychoanalysts chair, admitting that he might have done the same with the. The occasion was something called the star wars holiday special, which aired on cbs only once, on nov. Diahann carroll actually has a part in perhaps the most infamous christmas special ever. Posted in sd as to my knowledge no hd versions of these films exist in the wild. It appears to be sourced from a master copy, and features crisp video quality, blank spaces where commercials would be, and no announcer voiceover on the credits. 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 of desperation, as though lucas.
Now, i realize you dont need me to tell you that this twohour nightmare almost as long as a new hope. A notsofond look back at the star wars holiday special. That link above where i downloaded it says you need to go to. 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. Star wars minute po box 209 greedo square station new york, ny 1. Yes, its time for holiday specials and, as geeks, theres one that stands out to us more than any other. It was only aired once on november 17th 1978 and went into obscurity afterwards. The holiday special itself is one of the most cringey, awful, stomach churning, vomit inducing, terrible no good unredeemable pieces of hot garbage ever. 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 introducing. This complete 1hr 56min version was a one off special shown on cbs tv in 1978. So much so that it has developed cult status, especially since it was never rebroadcast. The star wars cast denied its existence for the longest time, however, bootleg copies circulated and it was uploaded many times on youtube. The star wars holiday special hd the whio 1st generation. For it is on that day that the star wars holiday special was born.
This is when the first movie in the series was released in 1977. The show only aired once, on november 17, 1978, but did. There was a kcci angrysun edition in 2005, and later a hybrid edition combining the wbbm show with the wmar commercials, both of which. The film series follows events in a galaxy far, far away in the distant past. The three live action star wars television specials played at the same time. At the time of its first and only airing on national television, star wars mania was at its zenith. The star wars holiday special, as noted above, was originally aired by cbs on the fell evening of friday, november 17, 1978 coincidentally, the day before the jonestown massacre, in the usa. Apr 28, 2005 editdroids the star wars holiday special dvd this release surfaced in december 2015 and blew away anything previously seen in terms of quality. Too funny for words and actually better than the original, depending on how you look at it. The infamous 1978 star warsthemed holiday special, aired only once and never officially released ever again, in the highestquality currently.
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