The star wars holiday special was a magazine article published in star wars insider 23 that took a look at 1978 s infamous tv special of the same name. The star wars holiday special is a twohour television special broadcast on november 17, 1978 on cbs. The star wars holiday special article wookieepedia fandom. 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 is wildly overpriced for something you can find freely on the internet with a few minutes searching. Winn also mentions that princess leia sang a song to the tune of the star wars theme tune. Marked as one of the strangest things to ever come out of the star wars universe, itll have you talking to family in fluent wookie in no time. According to mark hamill, george lucas devised this oneoff television special to keep the unexpected success of the original 1977 release fresh in fans minds and keep.
Episode vii the force awakens official poster revealed. Already the first indications of a new star wars film, the empire strikes back, were public knowledge, so this holiday special just had to be built along the same production values as the films. The original trilogy, the first two installments in the prequel trilogy, and the first installment in the sequel trilogy have also aired on network television. Hugely anticipated, it was so poorly received that it has never been reaired. I finally got my hands on this abomination and decided to drink some beers and watch it with two of my friends. 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. Coming hot off the heels of the blockbuster smash star wars. 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. The star wars holiday special tv movie 1978 trivia imdb. 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.
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. The star wars holiday special is a 1978 american television special set in the universe of the star wars sciencefiction media franchise. Dec 16, 2017 and as the christmas season is upon us, christophe haubursin and mac schneider of vox created a video to explain how the star wars holiday special, which was released back in 1978, has. Harrison ford, as han solo of star wars fame chats with carrie fisher nov. As chewbacca and han are known rebel agents, they are. 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. The star wars holiday special george lucas wants to.
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 holiday special was broadcast on tv in 1978 as a fineprint stipulation to the fiddle contest that george lucas lost to the devil. If the prospect of a twohour star wars holiday special conjured up visions of may the. It never aired again, and it was never officially released, because it is one of the worst shows in the history of american television.
This item is merely a photocopied transcript of the original star wars holiday special. The 1978 star wars holiday special is famously a piece of crap, so its perhaps only fitting that hamill would think to compare it to something involving piss. In the 1978 star wars holiday special, what exhortation to han, luke, leia. Chewbacca and han solo visit the planet to celebrate the wookiee holiday life day with his family, which includes his wife. Featuring most of the new hope cast, several celebrity guest, and a. Mickey morton as malla and peter mayhew as chewbacca in 1978s cbs. But hard as it might be to believe now, there was a time when slapping star wars on a product didnt guarantee success. The star wars holiday special was the worst thing on television. Making time to watch the star wars holiday special, a famously atrocious piece of star wars history that aired once, and only. The star wars holiday special drinking game the mary sue.
The star wars holiday special introduces us to chewbaccas family father. This oftenoverlooked holiday special explored chewbaccas wife and family. Anyone who says the star wars holiday special 1978 is better than the prequel trilogy has not seen the star wars holiday special. The star wars holiday special is a 1978 madefortv movie based on a story by. The most notorious example of a star wars cashin backfiring is the star wars holiday special. Look no further than the star wars holiday special from 1978. Mark hamill compares the trump pee tape to star wars. 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. According to mark hamill, george lucas devised this oneoff television special to keep the unexpected success of the original 1977 release fresh in fans minds and keep the merchandise selling in shops, concerned that the star wars brand would. Dec 24, 2018 originally broadcast on cbs in 1978 and then never shown again the star wars holiday special was produced by george lucas when he was riding high off the release of the first star wars movie. Worse than you could ever imagine, the star wars holiday special lives up to its reputation. I just discovered that this exists last night while my girl was watching glee and it was mentioned. Dec 24, 2009 all the sadness and cruelty in the world has to go somewhere. The star wars holiday special is a 1978 madefortv movie based on a story by george lucas.
In the spirit of christmas, may the force be with you. Star wars holiday special was so bad, george lucas wont. But not every television special sticks the landing, which brings us to the star wars holiday special, which originally aired on november 17, 1978. Star wars on network television television obscurities. Kashyyyk, home of chewbacca, is readying for the life day celebration and chewbacca is trying to make it home to join the festivities. We meet all the familiar characters from star wars. The song is actually remarkably descriptive of the frozen horror and disbelief that comes from watching the star wars holiday special. The star wars holiday special is a twohour cbs special set in the star wars galaxy that was broadcast on november 17, 1978. Cbs produced and aired the special in 1978, much to the chagrin of george lucas. 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 was the worst thing on television ever. Found a decent copy of the star wars holiday special. The star wars holiday special complete movie update. Generally, it falls in the ccanon in the overall star wars continuity.
A good quality version of a classic put together from a few of different sources. Tony award winner and oscar nominated diahann carroll as a singing holographic prostitute who. Alan orange dec 11, 2015 bb 8 tries to make it home for droid day in a spoof of the original 1978 star wars holiday special, and its. Which level of canonicity does the star wars holiday. Star wars holiday special, the 1978 nice copy youtube. Art carney played saun dann in the star wars holiday special tv, 1978 diahann carroll played mermeia holographic wow in the star wars holiday special tv, 1978 dave chapman performed bb 8 in the force awakens 2015, creatures and droids in rogue one. Three star wars tabletop roleplaying games have been developed. The star wars holiday special 1978 chewbacca and han solo try to get to the wookiee homeworld of kashyyyk to celebrate life day, but are impeded by an imperial blockade. Bea arthur in the star wars holiday special 1978 the star wars holiday. Celebrate the true holiday of the season, the wookiee life day with matt and special guest and professional camera man larry heider who has worked on countless tv projects including the infamous and wonderful star wars holiday special from 1978. Nov 17, 2018 in any event, since that night in november 1978, the holiday special has gone down in star wars lore in no small part because of the fact that it only aired that one time and has been essentially. Cbs aired the star wars holiday special in november 1978. Diahann carroll in the star wars holiday special 1978.
Harrison ford made an appearance on the february 8, 2006, episode of late. Star wars trading cards have been published since the first blue series, by topps, in 1977. Nov, 2014 re edited trailer for the 1978 holiday special. Chewies family passes the time with various forms of entertainment. Episode v the empire strikes back 1980 was still being written, and release was scheduled for summer 1980. Did you know that the very first star wars spin off was a holiday special. The star wars holiday special 1978 1h 37min adventure, family, musical tv movie 17 november 1978. 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. And as the christmas season is upon us, christophe haubursin and mac schneider of vox created a video to explain how the star wars holiday special, which was released back in 1978. This was mid 1978, probably when the actual holiday special footage was being recorded.
The star wars holiday special everything you never. The star wars holiday special 1978 internet archive. Winn also mentions that princess leia sang a song to the tune of the star wars. It aired only once and had the stars of the movie headed back to chewbaccas home planet. Released in 1978 between a new hope and the empire strikes back by cbs, it was the first star wars spinoff and was the very first introduction to fanfavorite boba fett. The 1978 star wars holiday special explained hypebeast. Han tries to reunite chewie with his family for the wookie celebration of life day. The main storyline of the film transpires on the wookiee home planet of kashyyyk. The star wars holiday special 1978 david acomba, steve. Remembering the infamously bad 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. The 7 most baffling moments in the star wars holiday special. The star wars holiday special aired exactly one time in 1978.
The star wars holiday special 1978 tv adventure, family, musical, scifi 1 h 37 min mark hamill, harrison ford, carrie fisher, anthony daniels directors. The star wars holiday special everything you never wanted. Bb 8 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. 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. The star wars holiday special the search for the worst ihe duration. Watch the star wars 7 holiday special spoof starring bb 8 b. The story behind the 1978 star wars holiday special. The star wars holiday special with larry heider, episode. 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. Unbearable to watch, its just amazing how atrocious star wars can be in the wrong hands.
Chewbacca and han solo visit kashyyyk, chewbaccas homeworld, to celebrate life day. The star wars holiday special is a 1978 american television special set in the universe of the. But theres another star wars holiday tradition you should be keeping. The holiday special itself is one of the most cringey, awful, stomach churning, vomit inducing, terrible no good unredeemable pieces of hot garbage ever. As bad as that holiday special is, i always loved the character design of boba fett in it. A star wars story 2016, and was lead puppeteer for rio durant and lady proxima in solo 2018. 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. Along the way, they are pursued by the agents of the galactic empire who are searching for rebels on the planet. Myrnn says that christmas reminds him of the martian holiday life day. Watching the star wars holiday special 1978 youtube. Lucasfilm has spent the intervening years doing their best to pretend it. Dec 21, 2012 the star wars holiday special 1978 trailer. Its easily 100% better than the last jedi and is one of the most enjoyable star wars experiences out there and i love it.
Star wars holiday special 1978 reaction video duration. Watch the star wars 7 holiday special spoof starring bb8. 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. 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. Holiday special 1978 its life day on kashyyyk and han has to get chewbacca home with the empire close behind. Then came a pair of madefortv movies and two saturday morning cartoons on abc in the mid1980s.
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. With mickey morton, patty maloney, mark hamill, harrison ford. 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. A new hopescore london voices, london symphony orchestra, john williams, the new london childrens choir.
Han solo celebrates life day with the family in this television special from 1978. Lucasfilm has spent the intervening years doing their best to pretend it never happened. The troubled history of the star wars holiday special. Sep 19, 20 wonder woman and the incredible hulk preemption bumper followed by the intro to the friday november 17, 1978 cbs special presentation the star wars holiday special. That awful star wars holiday special premiered 40 years ago this week. The most disturbing moments of the star wars holiday special duration. Firstly introduced in an animation short in the 1978 star wars holiday special television film, boba fett made his debut as a fearsome bounty hunter in the star wars galaxy.
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