Star Wars Holiday Special Archives

While he's largely had nothing but fond memories of the Star Wars franchise, there is this perpetual proverbial albatross around his neck, and something he's truly ashamed of which fans by now are aware of is the Star Wars Holiday Special A true definition of a cult classic, the original 1978 TV special hosted on[...]

Star Wars fans have a new documentary titled A Disturbance in the Force to be excited about, as the years in the making look at the history of The Star Wars Holiday Special will debut at this year's SXSW festival Aired in 1978 during the height of Star Wars pandemonium on CBS, the infamous and somewhat beloved piece of the franchise cannon[...]

The streamer did a follow-up in animated form in 2020's The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special featuring the return of Daniels, reprising his role as C-3PO with other live-action actors Kelly Marie Tran (Rose Tico) and Billy Dee Williams (Lando Calrissian) voicing their LEGO counterparts It acted as a stand-alone sequel to the Star Wars sequel[...]

Whether it's how his make-up appeared, the horribly-written script, the project's obvious cash-grab nature, or the show of desperation to ride a successful franchise, there isn't a day that goes by that Mark Hamill ever stops casting shade on the infamous Star Wars Holiday Special Since it was unleashed upon the earth in 1978 on[...]

As C-3PO actor Anthony Daniels can tell you, no other actor had anything positive to say about the dreaded 1978 Star Wars Holiday Special that was released following the hugely successful A New Hope (1977) Star Mark Hamill, who played Luke Skywalker in six of the nine episodic films along with a relative handful of[...]

The star tweeted, "That debate was the worst thing I've ever seen & I was in The Star Wars Holiday Special." For the uninitiated, the infamous special came on the heels of A New Hope (1977) It was released the following year, focusing on Han Solo's (Harrison Ford) first mate and best friend, Chewbacca (Peter[...]

Great news, "Star Wars" universe fans! Disney+ is releasing the "Star Wars Holiday Special" on Tuesday, November 17 Okay, let me be more specific: the streaming service will be releasing a new "Star Wars Holiday Special"- not the infamous 1978 CBS "special" that introduced us to not only Boba Fett but also to the concept[...]

I watched the Star Wars Holiday Special for the first time on November 17, 1978, the one and only time it broadcast, when it bumped that week's episodes of The Incredible Hulk and Wonder Woman on CBS I was seven years old and I remember three things about it: I remember Bea Arthur singing in[...]

If Bea Arthur and Life Day celebrations are your thing, look no further than the much maligned Star Wars Holiday Special Not good by any stretch of the imagination, this holiday special continues to be spoken about by Star Wars fans of all ages Some grew up with this… interesting film, while some have only recently discovered it[...]