The star wars holiday special aired exactly one time in 1978. 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 chewbaccas family. The star wars holiday special wasnt the worst thing to. Chewbacca and han solo visit kashyyyk, chewbaccas homeworld, to celebrate life day. Find great deals on ebay for star wars holiday special dvd and star wars holiday special vhs. Did you know that the very first star wars spin off was a holiday special. The star wars holiday special 1978 animated cartoon special. Watch the star wars holiday special full movie in hd visit luke skywalker and han solo battle evil imperial force. 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 welcome to the dark side wrestlecrap the very worst of pro wrestling. But as much as theyd like to erase it from their memory banks, trust me, there is no one on the planet that would like this date wiped from history more than george lucas. It aired only once and had the stars of the movie headed back to chewbaccas home planet.
Lincoln contemplate making a much more kidfriendly zombie show by spoofing the infamous 1978 star wars holiday special. In fact, one critic dubbed it the worst two hours of television ever. Which level of canonicity does the star wars holiday. You can watch the entire show in all its glory here. The star wars holiday special opens with fords han solo and chewbacca en route to chewbaccas home planet of kashyyyk to celebrate the bullshit holiday of life day with chewbaccas family. Bruce vilanch attempts to defend the star wars holiday. The star wars holiday special everything you never wanted. 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. Nov 07, 2014 the star wars holiday special wasnt the worst thing to come from 1978 today, in case you hadnt heard, marks the 36th anniversary of the star wars holiday special airing on cbs. Im pretty sure that even the most hardcore star wars fan hates this piece of shit. The star wars holiday special george lucas wants to. It stars the main cast of the original star wars and introduces the character of boba fett, who appeared in.
Dec 17, 2015 the star wars holiday special aired exactly one time in 1978. The star wars holiday special 1978 full movie download. Anyone who says the star wars holiday special 1978 is better than the prequel trilogy has not seen the star wars holiday special. The story behind the 1978 star wars holiday special.
Jan 02, 2018 the throne roomend title from star wars. Star wars the holiday special enhanced edition tm arrives on bluray. Star wars the holiday special enhanced edition tm will also be available as a digital download. 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 wasnt the worst thing to come. The star wars holiday special is a twohour television special broadcast on november 17, 1978 on cbs. 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. 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. Tony award winner and oscar nominated diahann carroll as a singing holographic prostitute who. 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. Dec 20, 2016 dont be fooled by the special effects. George lucas was convinced to approve the project in order to maintain interest in the franchise until the empire strikes backs 1980 release but the special itself is a confusing mess.
Holiday special, a star warsthemed tv event that aired only once on cbs. The holiday special itself is one of the most cringey, awful, stomach churning, vomit inducing, terrible no good unredeemable pieces of hot garbage ever. 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. Broadcast once and only once on november 17, 1978, on cbs the star wars holiday special has never received an official video or dvd release. Dec 26, 20 this was the year of the now universally reviled star wars. Walking dead cast crafts a star wars holiday special. This isnt the force awakens or rogue one, its the holiday special.
As you can probably surmise from the title, this has nothing to do with wrestling. 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. Make of savage opress of star wars the clones wars. Today, in case you hadnt heard, marks the 36th anniversary of the star wars holiday special airing on cbs. Found a decent copy of the star wars holiday special, complete with 1978 commercials. With the holiday season in full swing, and star wars. With mickey morton, patty maloney, mark hamill, harrison ford. The star wars holiday special is a 1978 american musical science fiction television. The bounty hunter made his debut in the galaxy far, far away in an animated segment of 1978s the star wars holiday special, before solidifying his place as a fan favourite character with his appearances in the empire strikes back and return of the jedi. Chewbacca and han solo try to get to the wookiee homeworld of kashyyyk to celebrate life day, but are impeded by an imperial blockade. The show only aired once, on november 17, 1978, but did. Nov 17, 2018 but theres another star wars holiday tradition you should be keeping. Making time to watch the star wars holiday special, a famously atrocious piece of star wars history that aired once, and only.
Dec 01, 2015 an advertisement for star wars holiday special. Watch the star wars 7 holiday special spoof starring bb8. Yes, its time for holiday specials and, as geeks, theres one that stands out to us more than any other. To celebrate the christmas season and the last jedi landing in theaters this week, christophe haubursin and mac schneider of vox created a video where they explain the 1978 star wars holiday special and explore how it accidentally helped shape the star wars universe a long time ago in living rooms across the us, a bizarre 98minute star warsthemed variety show. 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. A new hopescore artist london voices, london symphony orchestra, john williams, the new london childrens choir. Guy have you seen the holiday special you starred in.
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. The events of the holiday special are referenced in some of the eu books. 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. Nov 17, 2017 november 17, 1978 is a date that a lot of scifi fans would like to forget ever existed. Search, discover and share your favorite star wars holiday special gifs. Unfollow star wars holiday special dvd to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. This was the year of the now universally reviled star wars. Bruce vilanch attempts to defend the star wars holiday special. The star wars holiday special is a 1978 american television special set in the universe of the star wars sciencefiction media franchise. For other uses of star wars, see star wars the star wars holiday special was a 1978 american television special set in the star wars galaxy which was one of the first official star wars spinoffs.
The star wars holiday special aired back in 1978, two years after the original star wars film became the biggest blockbuster of all time. Its easy enough to imagine the sense of excitement when, on friday 17 november 1978, cbs broadcast the star wars holiday special, featuring the. Dec 27, 2016 the style of the film is just like the original star wars movies from the 70s, for the most part. The star wars holiday special 1978 david acomba, steve. Dec 14, 2017 but unlike those shows, the holiday special featured the original films cast. Found a decent copy of the star wars holiday special. Han tries to reunite chewie with his family for the wookie celebration of life day. In a bid to escape some star destroyers, han solo and chewbaccas ship goes into hyperspace, leaving chewbaccas family to worry about when, or if. We know that his first movie appearance was in the empire strikes back in 1980. Which level of canonicity does the star wars holiday special. The star wars holiday special seems to explain an awful lot, even if the special itself remains largely inexplicable. Along the way, they are pursued by the agents of the galactic empire who are searching for rebels on the planet.
In depth information about the star wars holiday special, produced by nelvana limited, 20th century fox, lucasfilm ltd. Attack of the clones star wars little golden book download med srk. Generally, it falls in the ccanon in the overall star wars continuity. Despite george lucas avowed loathing of the project, however, bootlegs are traded avidly by star wars fans eager to see the first appearance of bounty hunter boba fett in an 11minute animated. 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 star wars holiday special complete movie update. The star wars holiday special aired at 8pm on november 17, 1978. The star wars holiday special was a 1978 american television special set in the star wars galaxy which was one of the first official star wars spinoffs. Here is the full star wars holiday special spinoff film. The star wars holiday special everything you never. Norman reedus, andrew lincoln and others from the hit show envision a star warsesque special complete with musical acts, weird. But theres another star wars holiday tradition you should be keeping.
Coming to the rescue of curious star wars fans like ourselves is the star wars holiday special, a tv offering that originally aired on november 17, 1978, a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, ya might say, and shows us a day in the life of a star wars characters familys life, including a lot of what passes for popular entertainment. Its easily 100% better than the last jedi and is one of the most enjoyable star wars experiences out there and i love it. In the spirit of christmas, may the force be with you. So, producing the star wars holiday special find part 1 above, part 2 here was a nobrainer. And that he predated that with a 1978 animated appearance on the star wars holiday special as vaders sneaky righthand man with a really cool trident. I want the rebels located and identified if it means searching every household in the system. The film also includes a few musical numbers that dont feel like they belong but are expected to be in a christmas special. Chewies family passes the time with various forms of entertainment. It never aired again, and it was never officially released, because it is one of the worst shows in the history of american television. All expectations instantly evaporated during the first fifteen minutes, which consisted of chewbaccas family arguing in wookiee language without subtitles.
The star wars holiday special aka a very wookiee christmas was a tv special featuring most of the characters from the original movie, three member of chewbaccas family, and three comic tv actors harvey korman, bea arthur, and art carney, which aired only once on cbs, on november 17, 1978. The holiday special coming to bluray posted by mike on april 1, 2011 as first heard on the latest episode of your weekly forcecast, the gffa on bluray looks to be expanding even further in 2011 per the latest press release from lucasfilm. Celebrating 41 years of the star wars holiday special 41 years ago, the star wars holiday special aired on november 17, 1978 and it never aired again. Lets do the time warp today and revisit the nots0golden age of american television.
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. 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. But before that, on september 24, 1978, boba fett made his. For it is on that day that the star wars holiday special was born. Walking dead cast crafts a star wars holiday special spoof. Dec 17, 2015 the star wars holiday special aired back in 1978, two years after the original star wars film became the biggest blockbuster of all time. A notsofond look back at 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.
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