Happy Life Day

[Trekker4747]

Today marks the 37th anniversary of the airing of the "Star Wars Holiday Special." Something that has baffled people for over a generation.

Tonight I sit down for my annual watching of it with Rifftrax (features humorous commentary with Mystery Science Theater 30000 stars Mike Nelso, Kevin Murphy and Bill Corbett.)

The Riff (with video and commentary combined) can be purchased and downloaded at Rifftrax.com. It's on sale today for $2 off, making it $7.99.

Happy Life Day and share in your memories and experiences with this... "special" special.

 

[Pondwater]

Never seen it.

 

[Awesome Possum]

Never seen it.

You have your assignment then. You must go and watch it now.

 

[Turtletrekker]

Never seen it.

Thank me later. Or not...

[yt]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4CtXcjib4o[/yt]

 

[The Old Mixer]

Ah, then I guess I'll offer the traditional Life Day greeting:

FUCK OFF!

It loses something when translated from the original Wookiee.

 

[WarpFactorZ]

Awesome! I haven't seen this since it first aired. Interesting that there's a character with a Boba Fett helmet in the cartoon (which I don't remember), considering this was 1978.

 

[CorporalCaptain]

^ It was Boba Fett himself.

Happy Life Day, everybody!

 

[WarpFactorZ]

^ It was Boba Fett himself.

Happy Life Day, everybody!

Ah. I didn't make it past the first 10 minutes before I had to turn it off for now. Good to know, though!

 

[CorporalCaptain]

^ Unfortunately, the cartoon was excised from that YouTube video posted upthread for copyright reasons. You'll have to catch it some other way, for example as an Easter egg in the Blu-ray release of the saga, as mentioned in that Wookieepedia article. It's really an interesting and unusual cartoon, best part of the show, I think.

 

[Turtletrekker]

^ Unfortunately, the cartoon was excised from that YouTube video posted upthread for copyright reasons. You'll have to catch it some other way, for example as an Easter egg in the Blu-ray release of the saga, as mentioned in that Wookieepedia article. It's really an interesting and unusual cartoon, best part of the show, I think.

[yt]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAQtDPUvT6M[/yt]

 

[Trekker4747]

^ Unfortunately, the cartoon was excised from that YouTube video posted upthread for copyright reasons. You'll have to catch it some other way, for example as an Easter egg in the Blu-ray release of the saga, as mentioned in that Wookieepedia article. It's really an interesting and unusual cartoon, best part of the show, I think.

That's not saying a lot.

 

[Beagleman]

I always thought Han looks like a really weird Mick Jagger charicature.