Has the world gone topsy-turvy? The primary focus of StarWars.com this week revolved around two subjects: Jar Jar Binks and The Star Wars Holiday Special. Rivers of uber-serious fanboy tears were undoubtedly shed, but for those capable of relaxing and enjoying the entire superburrito that is Star Wars had a tasty meal of content to savor this week on StarWars.com, with an extra heaping helping of cheese. Let’s take a look back at the week that was, okiday?
As an aside, this spellchecker I’m using takes issue with topsy-turvy, but gives superburrito a pass. Huh.
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With the holiday season approaching that could only mean one thing — Life Day is coming! All week long Starwars.com pays tribute to the 30th Anniversary to the Star Wars Holiday Special! Whether you love it or loathe it, we’ve got articles on the actors, screenwriter, director, art, collectibles, and even the animatic reel from the Boba Fett cartoon that made fans giddy with anticipation about that mysterious bounty hunter.
So far here’s some of the great stuff we’ve already posted:
Stay tuned for even more!
Whenever I think about my favorite shows and their seasonal specials, I always smile to myself that I’m not the only one who has the holiday spirit. Who can forget the Native American ghost invasion plot of the Thanksgiving episode of Buffy: The Vampire Slayer? Or the Christmas Special of The Venture Bros. where everything that could go wrong at a cocktail party — when you invite super villains — does?
So leave it up to io9.com’s columnist Graeme McMillan to pitch Thanksgiving specials not only for Star Wars: The Clone Wars, but also for Heroes, Knight Rider, Lost, and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.
EXCERPT:
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
We journey to Kashyyyk, where the Wookiees are celebrating their annual Life Day. Planning to convince the Wookiees to join the Republic in their struggles against the evil Count Dooku and his seperatists, Padme gets captured and has to be rescued by Anakin, Ahsoka and a brand new Jedi that we’ve never seen before. Who looks like a turkey. After a brave and ferocious battle, Padme is rescued, but the turkey Jedi sacrifices himself in the process. The end of the episode sees the Wookiees and our heroes gathered around a great feast, as Yoda reminds everyone about the brave sacrifices that have been made so that everyone could be there that day, and says something about “Thanks, we must be giving on this day.” And then R2 makes that farting noise and everyone laughs.
Read full article here:
Five TV Thanksgiving Specials We’ll Sadly Never See (via io9.com)
With the 30th anniversary of the Star Wars Holiday Special, it seems some fans have a few things to sing about when it comes to Lumpy, Malla, Bea Arthur, Art Carney and the rest of the cast. Singer/songwriter Shawn Moynihan from the band Save Pluto wrote this musical tribute to the special, to be sung to the tune of “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Heart’s Club Band.”
It was 30 years ago today
We didn’t have a VCR to play
George had given in to CBS
Who tried to do Star Wars with less.
But it didn’t take too long to see
What a horror it would come to be
Holiday Special, aww, you were so bad.
Wookiees talking with a Shriiwook sound
No subtitles to be found
Everything was going awfully wrong
Bea Arthur singing cantina songs.
But that night they introduced you to
A bounty hunter in green and blue
Holiday Special, aww, you were so bad.
Malla cooking with a bantha stew
Art Carney brought a gift or two
Itchy fantasies to kids’ dismay
Diahann Carroll, where are you today?
Lumpy watching animated Fett
Harvey Korman took one in the head
Holiday Special, aww, you were so bad.
Now Chewie made it home in time
For a Life Day chorus line
And people, if we’ve learned a thing,
Don’t let Carrie Fisher sing
Thank the Force that you will never see
A Lucasfilm release on DVD
Holiday Special, aww, you were so bad.
Be sure to visit Starwars.com for more Star Wars Holiday Special coverage!
Just in case you missed Robot Chicken Star Wars II this weekend, you can still watch the whole episode online for free at Adult Swim! Robot Chicken co-creator Seth Green says: “This is a bold statement, but I think this one is better than the last Robot Chicken: Star Wars special.” Watch and judge for yourself!
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WATCH VIDEO: Robot Chicken Star Wars II
