Since then the star wars galaxy has been a major influence to me and my creativity. I am currently working on a few fixes, which i will list in a future post. It stars the main cast of the original star wars and introduces the character of boba fett, who appeared in. The star wars holiday special aired on cbs during the 1978 holiday season. Starring jason alexander, lydia hearst, keith david, train, and dj. The star wars holiday special was widely misunderstood upon its release, and it is widely misunderstood now. 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 wars. Good versus evil is a universal theme and the star wars universe deals with this all the time. Well, initiate the download of the star wars windows theme and you will have 70 highquality desktop wallpapers available that will bring the star wars environment to your desktop. I can put up a 720 upscaled version if there is any interest. Nov 19, 2014 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. Why the star wars holiday special 1978 isnt available to stream. In fact, one critic dubbed it the worst two hours of television ever. A new lightsaber prop had to be made and apparently the correct graflex flash unit was not available.
Watch the trailer for their the force awakens riffathon below. Warning to anyone who thinks theyre downloading the original star wars holiday special thats not what this is. Anyone else think the commercials are even funnier than the actual special. Rifftrax will also be riffing time chasers live in theaters around the u. For it is on that day that the star wars holiday special was born. Once they get into the imperialoccupied city, fett instructs chewie to stay. The star wars holiday special everything you never wanted. Making a 5usd donation is an option now that the mp3 commentary is not sold. Rifftrax is the internet continuation of the culthit tv show mystery science theater 3000. Tony award winner and oscar nominated diahann carroll as a singing holographic prostitute who. George lucas took his scripts for star wars and indiana jones all over town, with no takers. Star wars holiday special fullsize xwing fighter disintegrates on launch with rockets in desert john dykstra had previously done the special effects for douglas trumbells 1972 movie silent running, in which bruce dern is an astronaut in charge of earths remaining forests, in a giant spaceship in orbit.
I have to admit i have never been able to watch it all the way through, its just too painful. Dec 15, 2017 presented to the nation a little more than one year after the surprise success that was the original star wars film later christened a new hope, the holiday special aimed to give the new. Bruce vilanch attempts to defend the star wars holiday special. Star wars holiday special zion hybrid v2 author zion date 19mar2016, 4. Just in time for the holiday season, i present to you the star wars movie that was not supposed to be a comedy, but turned into to one. Mega provides free cloud storage with convenient and powerful alwayson privacy. 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. 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. This page contains a list of all current rifftrax coupon codes that have recently been submitted, tweeted, or voted working by the community. Jan 21, 2008 also mike can put out these rifftrax at his own pace which seems to be every week or two.
I have completed a beta version of a new release of the star wars holiday special. Rifftrax star wars holiday special download torrent tpb. The star wars holiday special 226 stop circulating the tapes. Anyone who says the star wars holiday special 1978 is better than the prequel trilogy has not seen the star wars holiday special. Playstation home is exclusive to ps3, free to download and easy to join. Will there ever be an official release of the star wars. The star wars holiday special rifftrax wiki fandom. And now were celebrating the 41st anniversary of a show that was intended to be forgotten and. Remove star wars filter star wars its time for rifftrax 2 apply its. The star wars holiday special is a 1978 tv movie set in the star wars galaxy. Here is the full star wars holiday special spinoff film. Make of savage opress of star wars the clones wars. The holiday special itself is one of the most cringey, awful, stomach churning, vomit inducing, terrible no good unredeemable pieces of hot garbage ever.
Since my workflow is entirely within adobe after effects and premiere. Lucas signed off on it, and apparently penned the basic story for the show. Rifftraxs dedication to lampooning star wars is appreciated. Infamous star wars holiday special gets force awakens. The force awakens the riffmasters have again completed their star wars collection, riffing all seven films in the series, even if there are a couple in that chain that probably dont need any. Dec 26, 20 this was the year of the now universally reviled star wars.
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. Best of rifftrax the star wars holiday special youtube. Although they reunited the cast of star wars heroes, for unknown reasons they could not reunite luke skywalker with his fathers lightsaber. A very bad special that was shown on cbs in novmember 1977. Rifftrax the star wars holiday special star wars holiday special youtube upload how star wars conquered the universe by chris taylor subepisodes bonus track. Watch the star wars holiday special online the mary sue. If anyone decides to watch this, even out of curiosity like myself, watch it with the rifftrax commentary, which is pretty funny, and even includes the original commercials. While the 1978 star wars holiday special seems to have the makings for a fun and relaxed star wars romp, its anything but. Rifftrax from mystery science theater 3000s mike nelson, bill corbett and kevin murphy have added another star wars film to the collection. Star wars holiday special 18 november, 20 5 january, 2016 cory 0 comments christmas, holiday, special, star wars, tv thirty five years ago in a galaxy well, right where we are, cbs brought us for one special night, and i do mean one night, as it never aired again and to this day has still not had an official release, but plenty of. 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. Adventure, comedy, science fiction, family, tv movie. Star wars holiday special zion hybrid v2 original trilogy. Excluding commercials, the program ran about 90 minutes.
Nov 17, 2017 for it is on that day that the star wars holiday special was born. 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. It is a recreation of the rifftrax version of the holiday special i. Bruce vilanch attempts to defend the star wars holiday. Star wars franchise, star wars holiday special dan van winkle editor dan is a video game modding hobbyist and secret ninja who lives in north carolina with his wife, lisa brown, and his dog. Holiday special, a star warsthemed tv event that aired only once on cbs. Mike nelson, kevin murphy, and bill corbett are here to try to make.
Ap photogeorge brich with the force awakens in theaters december 18, ive been catching up on all things star wars over the last. Hollywood was convinced that scifi space epics were a dead genre, and nothing like indiana jones had been popular since buck rogers type serials of the 1930s. 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. In fact, they now have a catalog of over 50 movies completed and the catalog is constantly growing. Its easily 100% better than the last jedi and is one of the most enjoyable star wars experiences out there and i love it. Attack of the clones star wars little golden book download med srk. The star wars holiday special is a 1978 american television special set in the universe of the star wars sciencefiction media franchise.
The star wars holiday special is a 2hour long television special that aired on cbs on november 17, 1978. No, its not a harrowing followup to our classic thrill ride short drawing for beginners. It starred all of the original cast of star wars except for alec guinness. Generally, it falls in the ccanon in the overall star wars continuity. The star wars holiday special george lucas wants to. Now, the star wars holiday specials the subject of a rifftrax special and.
There are an obscene amount of tangential segments which direct the special off course from. Star wars 1977 is the granddaddy of the modern scifi movie era. Also mike can put out these rifftrax at his own pace which seems to be every week or two. The problem with the star wars holiday special is that its bloated with unnecessary celebrity cameos. 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. Presented to the nation a little more than one year after the surprise success that was the original star wars film later christened a new hope, the holiday special aimed to give the new. The three live action star wars television specials played at the same time. To commemorate this auspicious day, rifftrax will be featuring their riff of the holiday special, along with their other star wars work. 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.
I realized late that its dubbed over by the same guys who did mystery science theater 3000. Clearly, the holiday special was an attempt to keep the star wars hysteria in full swing generating profits both for tv and renewing interest in the film as if that was needed. Posted in sd as to my knowledge no hd versions of these films exist in the wild. The original cast of star wars 1977 do return for what can only be called glorified cameos, and have little to no importance to the story itself.
Dec 28, 2015 while the 1978 star wars holiday special seems to have the makings for a fun and relaxed star wars romp, its anything but. The star wars holiday special aired back in 1978, two years after the original star wars film became the biggest blockbuster of all time. But unlike those shows, the holiday special featured the original films cast. Do george lucas, luke skywalker, r2d2, obione ring a bell. It didnt do very well with everyone, including the main cast and george lucas. Dec 24, 2008 monday, november 17th will be the 30th anniversary of the infamous star wars holiday special.
Note, the star wars holiday special rifftrax was originally available as an mp3 commentary for 3. A bit irritating when i wasnt expecting it, no matter how much i love those guys. 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. Total number of members who have this title in their. 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. Which level of canonicity does the star wars holiday special. I was thinking about buying this, but after the redlettermedia best of the worst discussion, i am wondering if i should even bother. With art carney, diahann carroll, bill corbett, harvey korman.
Too funny for words and actually better than the original, depending on how you look at it. Then 20thcentury fox decided to take a chance, based. The holiday special incorporates the excellent character development and compelling plot structure that had been shown in empire, but adds elements of surrealism that really take the cake. 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. Which level of canonicity does the star wars holiday. The films range from the good lord of the rings, to the bad patrick swayzes roadhouse, to the ugly the starwars holiday special. The star wars holiday special george lucas wants to smash. At the time of its first and only airing on national television, star wars mania was at its zenith.
The story behind the 1978 star wars holiday special. Whether its the philosophy of the force, the many unique characters, but most definitely the astounding concept and creativity of the designs that makes go wowowowwo. The famously bad star wars holiday special is as influential as it is bizarre. A new lightsaber prop had to be made and apparently. The star wars holiday special everything you never.
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