Star Wars Escape Pod

The Holiday Special (Commentary: Version 2] | (Not A Podcast Episode)

Dec 24, 2023

The hosts provide a commentary on the Star Wars Holiday Special, discussing its creation, variety segments, and nostalgic memories. They also explore the animated short, commercials, cinematography, and behind-the-scenes of the Cantina scene. The budget constraints, tape quality, and Star Wars merchandise are also analyzed.

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Quick takeaways

The Star Wars Holiday Special was created to bridge the gap between the release of Star Wars movies and keep the brand in people's minds.

The holiday special includes awkward and unconventional scenes that have become infamous, such as a virtual reality-like experience for Chewbacca's grandpa and a musical number performed by a famous drag act.

The Star Wars Holiday Special faced production issues and setbacks, including budget constraints and inexperienced editors, leading to pacing and editing problems in the final product.

Deep dives

The Holiday Special Promotes Variety Entertainment

The Star Wars Holiday Special is a variety show that features a mix of musical performances, comedy sketches, and other acts. It follows the format of traditional variety shows from the late 1940s to the 1980s, which showcased a variety of performers and acts. The holiday special includes appearances by famous actors and musicians from the time, although the performances and sketches do not always fit within the Star Wars universe. The special was created to bridge the gap between the release of Star Wars: A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back, aiming to keep the Star Wars brand in people's minds until the next movie came out.

Introduction

2min

The Creation of the Star Wars Holiday Special

13min

Variety Segments and Star Wars Universe

15min

Variety Shows and Nostalgia

14min

Makeup, Costumes, and Memories

18min

Discussion on the Animated Short and its Style

7min

Commercials, Cinematography, Burger King, and Movie Cast

5min

Boba Fett's Voice and Han Solo's Blinking

8min

Speculation about a character, makeup artist, car commercial, and dislike for Lumpy's scenes

3min

10.

Behind-the-scenes of the Cantina scene in A New Hope

25min

11.

The Budget Constraints and Candle-lit Set

7min

12.

Discussion about Tape Quality, Commercials, and Life Globes

3min

13.

Star Wars Merchandise and Content Analysis

5min

Merry Christmas ya filthy Nerf herder's! The last time we released a Holiday Special Commentary it was December 29th 2021 - two years ago! It's not that we want to bore you, and this episode of our podcast should be skipped entirely if you don't want to watch along with us. But we realize perhaps some of you want to crack jokes or watch the worst piece of television history with company.. cause let's be honest, watching this alone would SUCK. Grab some egg nog, a brew, some of those Christmas cookies and join us for the most wonderous, most confusing, most aweful episode of Star Wars television.

WATCH THE HOLIDAY SPECIAL HERE!
(START AT 00:13 SECONDS IN)

https://youtu.be/6hH8rxarVG8?si=5nt6I4ke-HQ4Hml8&t=13

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