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Lucas Wants Christmas Special Banned

Submitted by jake_lex

Edited by Christopher

Unable to slap some new CGI onto the 1978 "The Star Wars Holiday Special" to make it fit his "original vision," Lucas is calling for the special to be completely banned.

Moviemaker George Lucas wants his first Star Wars sequel banned, as he is so disappointed with its quality. The one-off, two-hour-long The Star Wars Holiday Special was originally screened on the CBS network in 1978 and tells the story of Chewbacca's journey home with Hans Solo to celebrate Life Day with his family. During the course of the much-maligned movie, Carrie Fisher's beautiful Leia is seen reducing Hans Solo and Luke Skywalker to tears with a song. A contributor on the Star Wars website comments, "The Holiday Special has always been the red-headed step child of the Star Wars family." While a source at LucasFilm adds, "The Holiday Special was the biggest f***-up ever. The Force was definitely not with Mr. Lucas the day that doozy was born."


One wishes he'd come to the same conclusion about the first two "prequels" which have done far more damage to the name “Star Wars” than the TV special.

Once again we see Lucas exercising creative control that Stanley Kubrick would have called megalomaniacal—he's not only changing parts of his films and denying fans the original work, but he's also attempting to entirely blot-out parts of his resume.

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bruiser_boy

bruiser_boy

Lewiston, ME
September 2003

NOV 29, 2004 06:43 PM

Dankrubis said:
Whoa, are you saying that there was another movie? Are harrison ford and Mark Hamil in it? I'm confused.

It can't be any worse the last two bombs. Right? shocked



Four words for you: BEA ARTHUR MUSICAL NUMBER.
I wish to all fuck I were yanking your chain, pal. But no, Bea Arthur musical number.

rottenart

rottenart

Norman, OK
February 2004

NOV 29, 2004 06:43 PM

so, no one wants to own up to a link, eh?

ayurvedium

ayurvedium

I'm lost
November 2003

NOV 29, 2004 06:44 PM

feyd said: At least that's how I see it.



hey, don't sugarcoat it. tell us exactly how you feel!

xoxox

StainedClass

StainedClass

East Lansing, MI
November 2003

NOV 29, 2004 06:50 PM

I love it. Call me a glutton for punishment, but when Chewbacca has a dad named Itchy who gets a weird sex-fantasy/orgasmatron/VR device for his "life day" present... well, that is the kind of thing that leaves an impression on you.

Bobdylan5

Bobdylan5

San Diego, CA
November 2004

NOV 29, 2004 06:51 PM

Oh man, I wat to see it...and be turned to stone.

jason

jason

USA
August 2002

NOV 29, 2004 07:06 PM

i saw a screening of this very wookie christmas at the museum of tv and radio. the only thing that kept me going was the seventies commercials.

Gwendolyn

Gwendolyn

SUICIDEGIRL

Indiana, USA

NOV 29, 2004 07:14 PM

What's that quote from Ghost World, this is so bad it's gone past good and back to bad again?

It's quite possibly the worst thing I've ever seen. Ever. I am not exaggerating in the least. Even thinking about it makes me want to die. I think I'd rather watch the tape from the Ring than watch it again.

Kink

Kink

United Kingdom
August 2003

NOV 29, 2004 07:17 PM

I think it's ironic that I had never heard of this special until now. I would have continued to go on having no idea it had ever existed had Mr. Lucas not had his little hissy fit...

of course now I must track it down and watch it just to piss him off... tongue

ChezGeek

ChezGeek

Port Orchard, WA
January 2004

NOV 29, 2004 07:27 PM

I actually own a copy of the soundtrack to that movie. On vinyl.

Best song: What do you give a wookiee for christmas when he already owns a comb?

jake_lex

jake_lex

Lexington, KY
February 2003

NOV 29, 2004 07:36 PM

rottenart said:
so, no one wants to own up to a link, eh?



Well, there's this:

http://search.ebay.com/star-wars-holiday-special_W0QQsokeywordredirectZ1QQfromZR8

Cigarette

Cigarette

Cleveland, OH
April 2004

NOV 29, 2004 07:50 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Star_Wars_Holiday_Special

I just noticed. Charlie Brown is so emo.

Murkling

Murkling

Boston, MA
OLD SKOOL

NOV 29, 2004 08:22 PM

I would never have known about this (probably) now i am going to put up serious effort to get a copy. Banning things always has the opposite of its desired effect (especially when that item only exists on a black market basis anyway).

dholokov

dholokov

Toronto, ON
April 2003

NOV 29, 2004 08:26 PM

You keep telling people how bad it is.

They don't believe.

They watch.

They see for themselves.

The cycle starts again.

supergp

supergp

Seattle, WA
February 2003

NOV 29, 2004 08:36 PM

Actually, I thought the Bea Arthur musical number was one of the BETTER parts of the special.

The holo-porn was just creepy.

rottenart

rottenart

Norman, OK
February 2004

NOV 29, 2004 08:52 PM

jake_lex said:

rottenart said:
so, no one wants to own up to a link, eh?



Well, there's this:

http://search.ebay.com/star-wars-holiday-special_W0QQsokeywordredirectZ1QQfromZR8



wow! no shortage on the supply side, eh?

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