It is descended from cracked magazine, which dates back to 1958. Despite their creations remaining celebrated to this day, some people live out the rest of their days hating the things they made, sort of like george lucas and the star wars christmas special, or leonard nimoy and that hobbit song. Mar 23, 2019 nowadays, the next huge star might spring out of the disney channel or a youtube video, but it used to be porn. But its not just embarrassing youtube fodder that makes creators wish theyd never set pen to paper. Oh, and the family chewbacca cruelly abandoned in order to travel the galaxy with harrison ford.
Hes also written for a variety of other sites including cracked, itcher. Watch the video above to learn more about how the holiday special shaped the extended star wars universe, and subscribe to our youtube channel for more. Due to some issues, the music at the end of the presentation has been edited out by youtube. In defense of the star wars holiday special cracked. The only george lucas peer who thought it would be a global hit was steven spielberg. But theres another star wars holiday tradition you should be keeping. The most notorious example of a star wars cashin backfiring is the star wars holiday special. She was a favorite amongst the patrons there, as she was more approachable than the daytime bartender, wuher. The star wars holiday special is a 1978 american television special set in the universe of the star wars sciencefiction media franchise. Dec 18, 2017 watch the video above to learn more about how the holiday special shaped the extended star wars universe, and subscribe to our youtube channel for more.
Shepard smith, a news anchor for the fox news channel, referred to it as a 70s train wreck, combining the worst of star wars with the utter worst of variety television. 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. Apr 10, 2017 boba fett cartoon the star wars holiday special, 1978 bluray 1080p 20160422t06. The star wars holiday special is not good at all insider. George lucas was doing his dishes thousands of miles away. 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. Why the star wars holiday special 1978 isnt available to stream. Disney might actually make a new star wars holiday special. The star wars holiday special was designed originally designed to help keep star wars in the public consciousness, according to co star mark hamill. The star wars holiday special george lucas wants to smash.
Making time to watch the star wars holiday special, a famously atrocious piece of star wars history that aired once, and only. Sep 27, 2014 the infamous star wars holiday special, often described as the worst tv show of all time, wasnt always that awful. 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. The problem with the star wars holiday special is that its bloated with unnecessary celebrity cameos. To download the podcast mp3 with no film audio, and sync up with your own movie at. In 2007, cracked had a couple hundred thousand unique users per month and 3 or 4 million page views. The famously bad star wars holiday special is as influential as it is. If hitler forced aliens to put on a variety show at gunpoint, youd feel more comfortable watching it. The guy who did american graffiti made a cool scifi nostalgiafest that cranked the appeal of cheesy radioera serials and wwii films to ridiculous excess. Nov 20, 2016 taking to twitter, shatner wished peter mayhew a happy life day for the 38th anniversary of the star wars holiday special, which aired on tv on november 17, 1978. The ultimate fan theory that fixes all of star wars cracked responds. The star wars holiday special has become notorious for its extremely negative reception, both by star wars fans and the general public.
The full movie of the no longer canon star wars christmas. See more ideas about star wars, star wars christmas and war. 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. Dec 26, 2014 this time, the group actually gets around to talking in depth about the illfated 1978 star wars holiday special. The ninepart star wars saga that was more or less promised to us 40 years ago by george lucas came to a close late last year, and in terms of continuity, its been a. The 7 most baffling moments in the star wars holiday special. As fans, we demand that disney give us the same fuzzyfeeling, space operatic awesomeness of the original trilogy, and less of the brainnumbing, toyshilling, candycolored fever dream that was the prequels. Forget the last jedi and remember the true star wars film of.
We rewatched the star wars holiday special behind the screens. As the skywalker saga wraps up, it might make fans everywhere happy to know that those working on star wars. Making time to watch the star wars holiday special, a famously atrocious piece of star wars. Star wars infamous holiday special, explained youtube. Its where you think its going to be campy but it rains and rains and rains.
It is the only holiday special based solely on the rumor and conjecture about the impending release. Star wars, in fact, was initially seen as a long shot. 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. In june 2011, it reached 27 million page views, according to comscore. The star wars holiday special is one of the most amazingly bad holiday. 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. I watched the star wars holiday special so you dont have. I come not to praise the star wars holiday special, nor to bury it. When it comes to holiday celebrations, tv holiday specials are a mainstay for many. Watch the star wars 7 holiday special spoof starring bb8.
George lucas infamously feels the same way about surviving copies of this special that emperor palpatine feels about the jedi he wants every last one of them exterminated executive meddling originally, george lucas was to be much more involved in the project he helped to write the first draft of the script a standardissue star wars adventure revolving around life. Jun 19, 2017 the most disturbing moments of the star wars holiday special duration. Whether you need to fix, build, create or learn, ehow gives you practical solutions to the problems life throws at you. Star wars holiday special fanboy commentary youtube. 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.
Nov 17, 2018 but theres another star wars holiday tradition you should be keeping. When defending your stance on the star wars holiday special, make sure you lock your detractors in. 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. The commercials of the star wars holiday special sequart. 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. 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. Disneys new cartoons turn goofy into an abomination. A new hopescore artist london voices, london symphony orchestra, john williams, the new london childrens choir. Anyone who says the star wars holiday special 1978 is better than the prequel trilogy has not seen the star wars holiday special. There might be a new star wars holiday special wired. It did start out to be a lot better with a different script.
Boba fett cartoon the star wars holiday special, 1978 bluray 1080p 20160422t06. There are an obscene amount of tangential segments which direct the special off course from its main objective. 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. It aired only once, in 1978, and was so facemeltingly bad that it has become a kind of shorthand for. Regarding the star wars holiday special, perhaps he was a little crazy. The star wars holiday special seems to explain an awful lot, even if the special itself remains largely inexplicable. Guy have you seen the holiday special you starred in. But the latest cartoon, gone to pieces, puts a dark turn on goofy.
Dec 24, 2017 mix play all mix 2ndjerma youtube 320 videos play all 2ndjerma boston arc bunny saviour yesterworld. Despite the fact that the star wars universe is an actual goddamn universe, its filled with a long string of familial coincidences or coincestdences that mightve bothered fans of the original trilogy, but they were much too distracted by cocaine and disco music to care. It turns out there are a whole bunch of movies that the stars have been trying to hide from everyone, mainly because theyre afraid someone will make fun of them. Forget the last jedi and remember the true star wars film. 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.
A funny website filled with funny videos, pics, articles, and a whole bunch of other funny stuff. In the star wars holiday special, bb8 tries to make it home for droid day. Just when you thought things couldnt get any worse, check out the donnie and marie star wars special. Found a decent copy of the star wars holiday special. The star wars holiday special everything you never wanted. A special version of rogue squadron podcast where we inject our own commentary along with the star wars movies. While disney movies have clearly decided that traditional animation is for chumps, its mickey mouse cartoon division has been quietly chugging along on youtube making classicstyle shorts.
And now were celebrating the 41st anniversary of a show that was intended to be forgotten and. Ackmena was the nightshift bartender in chalmuns cantina in mos eisley on tatooine. 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. Jun 28, 2011 hey, remember the star wars holiday special, which george lucas has basically begged you to never watch. Three star wars cosplayers watch the intro to the star wars holiday special, give their genuine reactions, and discuss if this classic should be cannon. But thanks to the power of youtube, we can attest that it did in fact exist and. Premiering november 17, 1978, the star wars holiday special was seen by million viewers, a significant but not overly impressive audience for the threenetwork television landscape of. Star wars spoilers, analysis, speculation, and theories about the star wars universe, specifically the films.
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. Dec 15, 2016 the star wars holiday special saves the worst for last in this cringeworthy finale. 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. It stars the main cast of the original star wars and introduces the character of boba fett, who appeared in. Chewbacca and han solo try to get to the wookiee homeworld of kashyyyk to celebrate life day, but are impeded by an imperial blockade. Star wars holiday special 1978 with commercials youtube. If youre a human being, you were probably as excited as we were about star wars. Star wars holiday special watch party with credilife. Now, i realize you dont need me to tell you that this twohour nightmare almost as long as a new hope. 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. Nov 17, 2017 disney really needs to do another star wars holiday special with all the old and new characters. Nov 19, 2018 premiering november 17, 1978, the star wars holiday special was seen by million viewers, a significant but not overly impressive audience for the threenetwork television landscape of the era. And for the prequel trilogy, lucas decided to cram in even more tiny universe moments so that every planet in the. In defense of the star wars holiday special cracked responds.
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. My issue with this event is that there was absolutely no way to track the hours, no prize, no carrot to chase and not a single follow up from ea, they announced the event and tweeted a couple of times about it and then they got back to the regular rt or like if you are a fan of the dark side or the light tweets every day, not even hey guys we are crushing it, 300. With mickey morton, patty maloney, mark hamill, harrison ford. Found a decent copy of the star wars holiday special, complete with 1978 commercials. Jun 17, 20 in fact, he first showed up two years earlier in the exact opposite of the most respected and highest rated movie in the franchise.
Dec 15, 2017 no, that distinction belongs to the star wars holiday special, which aired just once on cbs the night of friday, nov. The 7 most baffling moments in the star wars holiday special cracked. Why the star wars holiday special 1978 isnt available to. The production was famously a mess, with budget problems, actors passing out. Ackmena, realizing this, requested better hours from her employer, chalmun, but the wookiee initially refused, sparking a confrontation between the two that lasted for months.
The star wars spinoff george lucas wants to destroy vox. That said, even those who have long since reached that level of geek enlightenment may be easily broken by the star wars holiday special. Star wars holiday special, the 1978 nice copy youtube. Exploring the little known history behind the infamous star wars holiday special, how it came to be and why its one of the star wars franchises most infamous blunders. Star wars holiday special wookie translation edition feat. Since its the season of christmas and the season of star wars, i figured id take a crack at fixing the much maligned star wars holiday special. Tony award winner and oscar nominated diahann carroll as a singing holographic prostitute who. 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. Your sleeping bag gets wet and your shoes get wet and your food gets wet and theres a stream running through the middle of your tent. Jan 02, 2018 the throne roomend title from star wars. Hardcore stars who can make the leap to mainstream film are rarities, but the business used to be different.
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