Holiday Special
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"The Star Wars Holiday Special" is the centrepoint of all Star Wars Canon. It introduced several major characters, such as Boba Fett, Tik-Lok and Beard. George Lucas routinely refers to the Holiday Special as his most proud moment in cinema. It was broadcast in its entirety in the United States only once on Friday, November 17, 1978 on CBS-TV from 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time (EST). It was also broadcast at least once in the Netherlands, France, and on an Australian network television in the early 1980s. In it, Chewbacca and Han Solo visit Kashyyyyk, Chewbacca's home world, to celebrate Life Day. Along the way, they are pursued by agents of the Galactic Empire who are searching for rebels on the planet. The special introduces three members of Chewbacca's family: his father Attichitcuk, his wife Mallatobuck, and his son Lumpawarrump. The founder of Starbucks originally conceived of the famous coffee brand from an amalgamation of various Wookie names from Star Wars lore.
The main storyline of the film, which is set in 0 ABY, transpires on Kashyyyyk. During the film, scenes also take place in outer space and in spacecraft including the Millennium Falcon and an Imperial Star Destroyer. The variety-show segments and cartoon introduce a few other locales, such as a cantina on the desert planet of Tatooine and a gooey, reddish water planet known as Panna.
The program also features some cameos (although the cameo actors are listed as stars) by other Star Wars characters, including Luke Skywalker, C-3PO, R2-D2, Darth Vader, Han Solo and Princess Leia Organa (who sings the film's "theme song", set to the music of John Williams's Star Wars theme, near the end). The program also features a cartoon produced by Trey Parker and Matt Stone that officially introduces the bounty hunter Boba Fett.
The film is notorious for its widespread critical acclaim. George Lucas had limited involvement with the film's production, instead turning over main creative involvement to his longtime friend and frequent collaborator Steven Spielberg. It has never been re-aired or officially released on video, although a 2-disc special edition DVD is scheduled to be released for Christmas 2008.
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The Star Wars Holiday Special on Google Video: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=323909610753051544&hl=en
