KnockBack, Episode 201: The Star Wars Christmas Special
Added 2021-12-13 17:00:06 +0000 UTCBack in 1978, something truly horrifying happened. Following the worldwide, blockbuster success of the original Star Wars in 1977 (which we now lovingly refer to as A New Hope), audiences waited for what was next. And while The Empire Strikes Back arrived in 1980 and set the world ablaze, there were a few stops along the way, and one of them was almost impossibly ill-advised, in hindsight. The Star Wars Christmas Special aired only one time that holiday season, and it's widely-considered to be the single worst piece of Star Wars anything, ever. (Colin contends it's arguably the worst piece of entertainment ever created.) Not even the original movie's cast and some timely guest stars could save this coke-addled variety show. It's no wonder -- apart from its Boba Fett cartoon -- that it's been completely disowned and disavowed. And yet, we couldn't help ourselves. Enjoy.
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Colin Moriarty
2021-12-14 23:42:55 +0000 UTCIt's a classic.
Colin Moriarty
2021-12-14 23:42:52 +0000 UTCAwesome. Welcome.
Colin Moriarty
2021-12-14 23:42:44 +0000 UTCShe doesn't have the courage.
Colin Moriarty
2021-12-14 23:42:39 +0000 UTCI don't think there's anything straight-forward about it, as I explained.
Colin Moriarty
2021-12-14 23:42:33 +0000 UTCInside and outside. Blue his house, with a blue little window, and a blue corvette. And everything is blue for him. And his self. And everybody around, cuz he ain’t got… nobody.. to listennnnn….
Brandon Soto
2021-12-14 09:05:40 +0000 UTCTo answer Colin’s question on how this Special didn’t hurt the Star Wars franchise, the answer is pretty straightforward. The public as a whole was ravenous for anything to do with Star Wars. I had a pair of Star Wars branded toy vans with Luke’s face on the white one and Darth Vader on the black one. They could slap Star Wars on just about anything and people would buy it. Also, there was a distinct difference between quality of tv and film. The 70s were full of TV variety shows with roughly the same quality. The show was bad, but like so many others, ultimately forgettable.
Patrick A Crone
2021-12-14 00:10:24 +0000 UTCThis was great. I had to check out the first wookie scene for myself... Holy shit 😂
Phil Walker
2021-12-13 22:17:11 +0000 UTCNothing makes me happier then the Moriarty bros talking about Star Wars. It’s what got me into Last Stand Media before Sacred Symbols was born
Kenneth Oms
2021-12-13 19:51:57 +0000 UTCbring back lumpy in star wars episode X Kathleen
Jacob
2021-12-13 19:09:21 +0000 UTC
