Which level of canonicity does the star wars holiday. Carrie fisher joked about star wars holiday special and. As chewbacca and han are known rebel agents, they are. 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. Televisions two most infamous examples were the star wars holiday special. John severin cracked cover painting star wars original art major publications. 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. But hed like to forget about the first time he brought star wars to television. And thanks to a holiday tradition at my house, all that negative energy goes into my vcr and comes out as the star wars holiday special.
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 introduces us to chewbaccas family father itchy, wife malla, and son lumpy who live on the wookiee planet. Although cbs hailed it as a twohour visual and audio delight, the madefortv mess was anything but. Dec 17, 2015 the star wars holiday special aired exactly one time in 1978. Which level of canonicity does the star wars holiday special. Looking back at the star wars holiday special medium. The occasion was something called the star wars holiday special, which aired on cbs only once, on nov.
But theres another star wars holiday tradition you should be keeping. Found a decent copy of the star wars holiday special, complete with 1978 commercials. It was only aired once on november 17th 1978 and went into obscurity afterwards. If the prospect of a twohour star wars holiday special conjured up visions of may the force be with you repeated ad nauseam in your head, this show on cbs was a. The star wars holiday special has become a thing of legend. 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. 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. Made for tv, low grade video, even lower grade scripting and sfx. Now, i realize you dont need me to tell you that this twohour nightmare almost as long as a new hope. The story poster design by danielle tenerelli commissioned art by garrett gilchrist the millennium falcon was in trouble.
Best of rifftrax the star wars holiday special duration. And while art is obviously subjective, as a fan of the movie and with the movie now available on streaming, this seemed as good a time as any to try to. The star wars spinoff george lucas wants to destroy vox. Jan, 2020 created using the realtogoodness original cast of star wars from a new hope, the star wars holiday special was an earnest 1978 tv movie featuring awful production values, clearly stoned actors, and some really cracked out looking wookiees. It aired only once, in 1978, and was so facemeltingly bad. Oh, and the family chewbacca cruelly abandoned in order to travel the galaxy with harrison ford. Have you ever seen the awful star wars holiday special. This footage is taken from a vhs digitization of the original 1978 infamous christmas holiday special of the star wars franchise. Did star wars spinoff the mandalorian really feature a boba fett cameo. The star wars holiday special 1978 1h 37min adventure, family, musical tv movie 17 november 1978. 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. Jan 14, 2011 nostalgia critic starwars christmas 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. 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 7 most baffling moments in the star wars holiday special. Others rank it somewhere between the holiday special and that time donny and marie conquered the empire using the power of disco. The main storyline of the film transpires on the wookiee home planet of kashyyyk. But hardcore fans know it happened a little earlier, in the muchmaligned star wars holiday special in 1978and theyd be wrong, too. 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. Why the star wars holiday special 1978 isnt available to. 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. 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. Nov 17, 2017 for it is on that day that the star wars holiday special was born. Generally, it falls in the ccanon in the overall star wars continuity. Star wars littered pop culture of the late 1970s with a galaxy of space junk.
Attack of the clones star wars little golden book read online. The star wars holiday special everything you never. The star wars holiday special is a 1978 madefortv movie based on a story by george lucas. Quark, a scifi spoof unloved in its time, returns on. Some star wars devotees consider the last jedi among the best of the franchise. 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.
One more interesting note at a scifi con in new jersey in the later 90s, at the end when the place was clearing out, one dealer that was selling tapes still had his tv on and he had none other than the star wars holiday special playing, maybe hoping to sell a last copy or two. What started as a fangenerated grassroots holiday, star wars day has become a. 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. Chewbaccas family was waiting for chewies arrival for their life day celebration, but chewie and han had run into two imperial star destroyers on the way, and the empire was. As mentioned above, the special was supposed to be more what one would expect from a star wars holiday special. Making time to watch the star wars holiday special, a famously atrocious piece of star wars history that aired once, and only. If something hit the helmet, it would crack open at the same areas again. The design of the amban phasepulse blaster was repurposed for chopaa notimo s electrostaff in the 2008 video game star wars. Cracked only offers comment voting to subscribing members. Chewies family passes the time with various forms of entertainment. The star wars holiday special is a 1978 american television special set in the universe of the star wars sciencefiction media franchise. From leias cocaine nail to the ronald reagan connection.
When defending your stance on the star wars holiday special, make sure you lock your detractors in. The star wars holiday special is a twohour cbs special set in the star wars galaxy that was broadcast on november 17, 1978. This movie was released in 1978 on television and starred all of the major characters. Winter fete was a holiday which originally marked the winter equinox on the planet pelagon. 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. The phantom clones revenge a new empire of the jedi force awakens belca takme.
I have to admit i have never been able to watch it all the way through, its just too painful. The holiday special itself is one of the most cringey, awful, stomach churning, vomit inducing, terrible no good unredeemable pieces of hot garbage ever. At the time of its first and only airing on national television, star wars mania was at its zenith. Cracked magazine covers cracked special holiday issue mad magazine. 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. 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. Chewbacca and han solo visit the planet to celebrate the wookiee holiday life day with his family, which includes his wife.
In fact it was so bad that while he had a stranglehold on the star wars brand, george lucas tried to bury it forever, reportedly only giving permission for a single official copy to. Disney might actually make a new star wars holiday special. Dec 24, 2009 all the sadness and cruelty in the world has to go somewhere. Rare 1978 once only christmas tv special star wars spin off that george lucas wishes was destroyed by the force. Kenner, which at the time had the license to produce star wars figures, planned to make several toys based on the special including action figures of chewbaccas family and the creature that boba fett rides during the cartoon. Kylos rise of skywalker helmet is wildly impractical, armor expert. Found a decent copy of the star wars holiday special. Did the mandalorian really feature a boba fett cameo. 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.
It aired only once, in 1978, and was so facemeltingly bad that it has become a kind of shorthand for. That said, even those who have long since reached that level of geek enlightenment may be easily broken by the star wars holiday special. 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. But before that, on september 24, 1978, boba fett made his first public debut. Nostalgia critic starwars christmas special youtube. And while art is obviously subjective, as a fan of the movie and with the movie now available on streaming, this seemed as good a time as any to try to rebut at least some of the more. Premiering november 17, 1978, the star wars holiday special was seen by million viewers. The star wars holiday special george lucas wants to. The settlers there were the first to celebrate winter fete, and when they began settling other planets in the sector, the holiday went with them. Really, no wonder chewbacca spends his whole life with han instead of itchy and lumpy. Lucasfilm has spent the intervening years doing their best to pretend it never happened. The amban phasepulse blaster first appeared in the story of the faithful wookiee, an animated segment of 1978 s the star wars holiday special, and it was named in the productions boba fett character key. The star wars holiday special is one of the most amazingly bad holiday specials ever made. 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.
Tom spina designs restore original chewbaccamalla mask from. The folks at cracked tried hard to find something good about it. Subscribers also have access to loads of hidden content. 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. Carrie can be seen resting her left hand on harrison fords shoulder, who played han solo, in a screengrab from return of the jedi the third time she reprised her role in the george lucas story. Is the star wars christmas special considered canon. As sick as i am of holiday special jokes ha ha ha ha ha ha ha you made a joke about the wookiee porn, nobody has ever made that joke before in the last 30 years, ha ha ha ha ha star wars holiday special as vaders sneaky righthand man with a really cool trident. All the sadness and cruelty in the world has to go somewhere. Congratulations, internet user, on your great taste in hilarity.
It is notable for introducing boba fett and is consid. In my own innovative fashion, ive upscaled the first couple of. A telephone pole cracked in half, this giant telephone pole, and almost killed all of us in the van. The star wars holiday special forty years ago tonight, the star wars universe came to television in a production so bad that it makes jar jar binks seem positively. It is one of two movies that even mention chewies family.
Anyone who says the star wars holiday special 1978 is better than the prequel trilogy has not seen the star wars holiday special. Cracked s holiday gift guide for people who hate gifts cracked responds by cracked. Nov 17, 2018 but theres another star wars holiday tradition you should be keeping. How battlestar galactica and star wars ended up in a. Feb, 2018 is the star wats holiday a special canon. The full movie of the no longer canon star wars christmas. This week marked the anniversary of the star wars holiday special, the fabled 1978 tv turd that found chewie, han, luke, and leia. The star wars holiday special tv movie 1978 the star. Chewbacca and han solo try to get to the wookiee homeworld of kashyyyk to celebrate life day, but are impeded by an imperial blockade. Nov 19, 2018 premiering november 17, 1978, the star wars holiday special was seen by million viewers. It never aired again, and it was never officially released, because it is one of the worst shows in the history of american television. Click here to watch every episode of stumbling dead. Carrie fisher had a copy of the star wars holiday special. If the prospect of a twohour star wars holiday special conjured up visions of may the force be with you repeated ad nauseam in your head, this.
The most notorious example of a star wars cashin backfiring is the star wars holiday special. 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. Will there ever be an official release of the star wars.
This was taken from fetts first appearance as a cartoon character in 1978s star wars holiday special. In defense of the star wars holiday special cracked. Carrie fishers drug addiction captured in return of the. Slide 15 one and done one element of the special that makes it so fascinated is that, for as well known as the special. Hugely anticipated, it was so poorly received that it has never been reaired. I assume that youre referring to the star wars holiday special. The star wars holiday special everything you never wanted. Over time, the holiday was modified to coincide with coruscants fete week. Still smarting from the embarrassment of the star wars holiday special, lucas took an active role in developing and producing this. Scroll down to learn more about the infamous star wars holiday special.
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