Star Wars Holiday Special??

August 19th, 2008Films, Sci-Fi

Oh…..my……God.

I stumbled across this for the first time ever today, and I’m left completely horrified. I thought it was only relatively recently that George Lucas had jettisonned his quality filter into deep space - sure, I could see the beginnings of his lunacy in Return of the Jedi’s Ewoks, but it was forgiveable (just). Then, I saw this TV monstrosity created in 1978 of all times, between Star Wars and the pinnacle that is the Empire Strikes Back and starring all of the major characters. Warning: this is a truly horrifying experience for any fan of the original movies, so brace yourself!

I’m not surprised Lucas tried to bury this, but now it’s back thanks to the magic of the Internet. It allegedly aired only once on US TV and once in Australia, which might explain why I’ve never seen it (I’m just not hardcore enough to be on the bootleg circulation list). This is only the first and last parts (out of a total 10); I couldn’t even bring myself to watch these 2 in their entirety. If you make it through them, congratulations, but I’d advise seeking professional help.

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11 Responses to “Star Wars Holiday Special??”

  1. MaaS Says:
    August 19th, 2008 at 2:59 pm

    Oh perfect!! Now I just have burn my retinas!! ._.

    George loves so much his oversized puppies. And Carrie Fisher was a pretty face then, but why she had to sing, why!? hehe ;)

  2. Kentamanos Says:
    August 19th, 2008 at 4:03 pm

    I remember watching it as a kid when it was broadcast. Even back then I thought “that wasn’t very good”. :)

    I’m surprised it’s not pulled from YouTube.

  3. JimboMcRackem Says:
    August 19th, 2008 at 4:21 pm

    This is pure little house on the prairie, with Wookies and pans people.

    Oh my master Lucas.

  4. Dan Says:
    August 19th, 2008 at 8:23 pm

    Who knew Wookies shopped at IKEA? Learn something new every day.

  5. valentingalea Says:
    August 19th, 2008 at 9:37 pm

    How much can you milk a franchise? This much…

  6. Vectrex Says:
    August 20th, 2008 at 7:50 am

    to be slightly fair, George didn’t have anything to do with this I’m pretty sure

  7. Bazlurgan Says:
    August 20th, 2008 at 11:32 am

    I can believe that you’ve never hear d about this before…

    It even makes the prequel trilogy look good!

  8. ehoc Says:
    August 20th, 2008 at 2:04 pm

    This is so bad, it actually appears on the Weird Al Yankovitch’s video - White and Nerdy :D as the video tape being swapped.

  9. Dan Says:
    August 20th, 2008 at 4:03 pm

    @ehoc: Good catch, I’d completely forgotten about that.

  10. Kentamanos Says:
    August 20th, 2008 at 7:30 pm

    It has its own Wikipedia entry too. Good stuff…

  11. SunSailor Says:
    August 21st, 2008 at 8:28 am

    Freightening, but not as bas as the star wars muppet special. There they managed to crush two legacies at once ;).

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