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So I’ve braved the first 30 minutes of the Star Wars Holiday Special, and look, I can’t say I recommend it to everyone. At this point, I’ve decided I’m going to consider it a badge of honor to have watched it as an adult. It’s not the worst thing I’ve ever seen, but man, this is not easy. Listen to the podcast to hear about what goes on in those first 30 minutes, including Mark Hamill with an even worse haircut than the one in Star Wars, and Harvey Korman as a multi-armed Julia Child cooking show host. Good grief.
Star Wars Fun Fact
Surprising or little known Star Wars tidbits, sometimes related to today’s Force Feature.Did you know? The first half hour of the Star Wars Holiday Special includes 9 straight minutes of nothing but unsubtitled Wookiee dialogue. Nine. Straight. Minutes. Yes, punctuated by some odd holographic Cirque du Soleil routine as in-house Wookiee entertainment, but still. Nine. Whole. Minutes. And supposedly, this was a major part of what Lucas had contributed as the idea for the Special in the first place! It’s almost no wonder the Hollywood writers decided they had to graft something on it resembling the day’s style of entertainment.
Life on “Tweet”-ooine
A featured dispatch from the Star Wars Twitterverse!
#starwars C-3PO and Stormtroopers VISA ad pic.twitter.com/h3PW5EGPhP
— Classic Star Wars (@ClassicStarWars) November 17, 2014
Star Wars Swag Bag
So many fun, quirky, and awesome ways to bring Star Wars into your daily life!Death Star II Polo Shirt – click the pic for details!
Trivia Time!
Test your knowledge of the Star Wars universe!Yesterday’s answer: Han Solo
Today’s question: What type of vessels scraped into each other while trying to cut off the more maneuverable Millennium Falcon?