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RandySF

(86,235 posts) Thu Dec 10, 2020, 03:10 AM Dec 2020

The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978)

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The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978) (Original Post) RandySF Dec 2020 OP

Always a treat. The pageantry, the music -- byronius Dec 2020 #1

Don't ever mention this to Mark Hamill...he just might hit you. cayugafalls Dec 2020 #2

In German? - this is hilarious underpants Dec 2020 #8

If you didn't know, now you know captain queeg Dec 2020 #3

find the Rifftrax version n/t bdtrppr6 Dec 2020 #4

Joke all you want, but I watched it live. carpetbagger Dec 2020 #5

Same here. I lost my innocence... localroger Dec 2020 #10

And you all thought Jar Jar Binks was bad. edbermac Dec 2020 #6

There's a remake, streaming on Disney plus. Archae Dec 2020 #7

here's the trailer! Roland99 Dec 2020 #9

byronius

(8,017 posts)

1. Always a treat. The pageantry, the music --

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Thu Dec 10, 2020, 03:14 AM

Dec 2020

The plot. What a plot. Never has there been such a plot.

cayugafalls

(5,984 posts)

2. Don't ever mention this to Mark Hamill...he just might hit you.

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Thu Dec 10, 2020, 03:19 AM

Dec 2020

jk....

underpants

(197,179 posts)

8. In German? - this is hilarious

Reply to cayugafalls (Reply #2)

Thu Dec 10, 2020, 07:47 AM

Dec 2020

captain queeg

(11,780 posts)

3. If you didn't know, now you know

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Thu Dec 10, 2020, 03:46 AM

Dec 2020

bdtrppr6

(796 posts)

4. find the Rifftrax version n/t

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Thu Dec 10, 2020, 04:52 AM

Dec 2020

carpetbagger

(5,516 posts)

5. Joke all you want, but I watched it live.

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Thu Dec 10, 2020, 05:57 AM

Dec 2020

3rd grade, the cringy horror feels like yesterday. At least I knew the depths of how bad the franchise could be, prepared me for phantom menace and a few other loose stools.

localroger

(3,782 posts)

10. Same here. I lost my innocence...

Reply to carpetbagger (Reply #5)

Thu Dec 10, 2020, 09:46 AM

Dec 2020

...when Return of the Jedi came out and it was obvious they had replaced the Wookies in their treehouse homeworld with animated plush toys.

edbermac

(16,487 posts)

6. And you all thought Jar Jar Binks was bad.

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Thu Dec 10, 2020, 06:12 AM

Dec 2020

Archae

(47,245 posts)

7. There's a remake, streaming on Disney plus.

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Thu Dec 10, 2020, 07:14 AM

Dec 2020

Lego version.

Roland99

(53,345 posts)

9. here's the trailer!

Reply to Archae (Reply #7)

Thu Dec 10, 2020, 09:27 AM

Dec 2020

I and all of my teammates have been sharing memories the last week or so. We opened Rise of the Resistance a year ago this week. That was such an AMAZING project!

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