Nov 17, 2010 12:43
It's November 17th, and that means it's Life Day!! For those of you who don't have any clue what I am talking about, On November 17, 1978, CBS aired the Star Wars Holiday Special, for the first, and ultimately last time.
George Lucas wrote the story, and despite his want to destroy every last copy of it in existance, the special is actually Canon! The storyline occurs between Star Wars (ep IV) and The Empire Strikes Back, and it is the 1st time we ever meet Boba Fett! The plot, in a nutshell, is Chewbacca and Han Solo are headed to Chewie's home planet of Kashyyyk to celebrate Life Day. They are chased by two star destroyers which cause them to go into Hyperspace. Hilarity ensues and there's a cast of spectacular guests: Art Carney, Bea arthur, Harvey Korman, Diahann Carroll, and Jefferson Starship (with the purple dildo microphone)!! As well as Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, Kenny Baker, the voice over of James Earl Jones with stock footage, and Sir Alec Guinness stock footage.
Carrie Fisher, cracked out of her mind, sings the theme song of the special to John Williams' Star Wars theme.
I love every moment of it!! So, join me today in watching the Star Wars Holiday Special here:
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