Pictorial review of the Holiday Special

Petrosjko · Post by **Petrosjko** » 2005-01-02 08:43pm

Post-Holiday Special Support Group Meeting will be held in Juarez, Mexico, within two weeks of the last viewing. Travel arrangements and assistance can be made available for those who gouge their eyes out.

Frank Hipper · Post by **Frank Hipper** » 2005-01-02 09:25pm

RogueIce wrote:Can you send it to me? I'm so very, very curious.

President Sharky wrote:Rogue 9, if possible, could you send a copy my way. I too am willing to subject myself to this.

I think it will be like watching a carwreck, you can't stop looking.

You FOOLS!
You were warned of the horror, I'm not responsible for the outcome of this!

Praxis · Post by **Praxis** » 2005-01-02 09:29pm

unbeataBULL wrote:
RogueIce wrote:
unbeataBULL wrote:well, i think at least the Bounty Hunter Wars trilogy was good. i still haven't read the 3rd book though. "The Mandalorian Armor".
That was the first book.
was it? okay, slave ship is one i've read. that's the second book. and i've read one other. the 1st book.

ah whatever.

Slave Ship is the one I read too.
Thats why I never bought any of the others.

Howedar · Post by **Howedar** » 2005-01-02 10:43pm

Frank Hipper wrote:
RogueIce wrote:Can you send it to me? I'm so very, very curious.

President Sharky wrote:Rogue 9, if possible, could you send a copy my way. I too am willing to subject myself to this.

I think it will be like watching a carwreck, you can't stop looking.
You FOOLS!
You were warned of the horror, I'm not responsible for the outcome of this!

To echo Frank, it's really worse than you can imagine. It's not even bad in a funny way or a so-bad-it's-good way. It's just the most painful thing you've ever seen. Don't watch it.

FedRebel · Post by **FedRebel** » 2005-01-02 11:53pm

Freeman's Trigger-Finger wrote:
Gustav32Vasa wrote:Is it Canon
Fuck no! Lucasfilm decide's what is and what isn't, and Lucas is embarrased beyond words at the heaping pile of crap that is the Holiday Special.

To quote Leland Chee

Though I don't discuss specific continuity issues in this thread, I do want to the address the fact that in the Holocron, we track continuity by Holocron entry and not by source.

What that means is, a particular source would never be discounted in its entirety, only those elements of that source that are contradictory.

Hence, while there may be individual elements of say the Marvel Comics or the Holiday Special that are considered non-continuity, all the other parts can still be valid.

wolveraptor · Post by **wolveraptor** » 2005-01-03 12:10am

1500$ to the guy who can watch it for 5 hours continuously.

Rogue 9 · Post by **Rogue 9** » 2005-01-03 12:55am

Okay, it's RealPlayer format, and really low resolution, but it's a long file. Not sure how large it is in MB, but I'm not going to try to send it over IM to anyone on dialup. I'll toss it on my server account temporarily when I get back, since there's such widespread interest.

Frank, Howedar, be quiet. I'm trying to get Ice to gouge out his eyes for getting everyone to call me Rouge. Stop warning him.

Macross · Post by **Macross** » 2005-01-03 01:21am

Wookiee Life Day is celebrated in the MMORPG Star Wars Galaxies. Thankfully, their is no singing.

Sharpshooter · Post by **Sharpshooter** » 2005-01-03 02:24am

unbeataBULL wrote:1500$ to the guy who can watch it for 5 hours continuously.

I'll take that bet, and, for an additional five hundred, will do so with full restraint ala A Clockwork Orange. You might all say it's too bad to be funny but you're reading the typings of a man who'll crack at the slightest provocation, and it's always possible that there's a second level of "so bad that it's good".

Am I going to need to get BitTorrent as well, or is this something I can download by some kind of download-manager-capable proxy?

Rogue 9 · Post by **Rogue 9** » 2005-01-03 03:45am

Sharpshooter wrote:
unbeataBULL wrote:1500$ to the guy who can watch it for 5 hours continuously.
I'll take that bet, and, for an additional five hundred, will do so with full restraint ala A Clockwork Orange. You might all say it's too bad to be funny but you're reading the typings of a man who'll crack at the slightest provocation, and it's always possible that there's a second level of "so bad that it's good".

Am I going to need to get BitTorrent as well, or is this something I can download by some kind of download-manager-capable proxy?

Right click>save as work for you? The server is http://renegade.frozenflame.org The video's not on there and won't be until January 17th at the earliest, though.

Sharpshooter · Post by **Sharpshooter** » 2005-01-03 04:10am

Rogue 9 wrote:Right click>save as work for you? The server is http://renegade.frozenflame.org The video's not on there and won't be until January 17th at the earliest, though.

That makes things just peachy: my manager'll work perfectly with that, and it's a day after I get back to the dorms. Thanks.

Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi · Post by **Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi** » 2005-01-03 11:38am

FedRebel wrote:
Freeman's Trigger-Finger wrote:
Gustav32Vasa wrote:Is it Canon
Fuck no! Lucasfilm decide's what is and what isn't, and Lucas is embarrased beyond words at the heaping pile of crap that is the Holiday Special.
To quote Leland Chee
Though I don't discuss specific continuity issues in this thread, I do want to the address the fact that in the Holocron, we track continuity by Holocron entry and not by source.

What that means is, a particular source would never be discounted in its entirety, only those elements of that source that are contradictory.

Hence, while there may be individual elements of say the Marvel Comics or the Holiday Special that are considered non-continuity, all the other parts can still be valid.

Well, at least the Holiday Special didn't feature a Star Destroyer getting blown up by a single X-wing, and the Death Star's superlaser failing to destroy a Federation Shuttle.

Joe · Post by **Joe** » 2005-01-03 04:19pm

It's always depressing to see the young people get sucked in to watching the Star Wars Holiday Special. I too once was sucked in, and it was a decision that I will regret for the rest of my life. Nothing can prepare you for how bad it is. Neither English nor any other language have the words to describe the mental pain and anguish this will bring you.

Post by **NecronLord** » 2005-01-03 04:24pm

Freeman's Trigger-Finger wrote:Fuck no! Lucasfilm decide's what is and what isn't, and Lucas is embarrased beyond words at the heaping pile of crap that is the Holiday Special.

The Ewok movies are also considered canon by Star Wars Magazine at least...

wolveraptor · Post by **wolveraptor** » 2005-01-03 08:34pm

the god-awful cartoons? or the one that looked like clay-mation (which i also bet is god-awful)?

Slartibartfast · Post by **Slartibartfast** » 2005-01-03 11:40pm

I just had to turn this into my new avatar.

Executor32 · Post by **Executor32** » 2005-01-03 11:51pm

Slartibartfast wrote:I just had to turn this into my new avatar.

ROFLMAO!!! God, that's so awful!

Post by **RogueIce** » 2005-01-04 06:33am

Rogue 9 wrote:Frank, Howedar, be quiet. I'm trying to get Ice to gouge out his eyes for getting everyone to call me Rouge. Stop warning him.

Everybody was doing that to you long before I said anything to egg it on.

I got it too (still do every so often). I just stopped making a big deal about it so people don't really bother anymore (and if they do I just overlook it anyway

).

You have only yourself to blame for Rouge, buddy.

Rogue the Least, on the other hand...

Col. Crackpot · Post by **Col. Crackpot** » 2005-01-04 06:54am

holy fucking wookie jizz! and i thought the Ewok movie was bad! Though it could be worse, Grandpa Itchy could have been beating off to a Bea Arthur instead of a sexy hologram.

Post by **RogueIce** » 2005-01-04 09:29am

Col. Crackpot wrote:holy fucking wookie jizz! and i thought the Ewok movie was bad! Though it could be worse, Grandpa Itchy could have been beating off to a Bea Arthur instead of a sexy hologram.

I saw the Ewok movie. One of 'em at least. HBO or something had it on. Anyhow, the blaster firing when they were first on the ground? Pathetic.

Freeman's Trigger-Finger · Post by **Freeman's Trigger-Finger** » 2005-01-04 10:10am

Slartibartfast wrote:I just had to turn this into my new avatar.

Interestingly, NELVANA animation were responsible for that, the same animation studio which was later on employed by Lucas to produce the Ewok and Droid sereis, on account of the animated short in the HS being the only 'well received' part of the whole travesty...apparently.

Bellator · Post by **Bellator** » 2005-01-04 10:12am

I just downloaded the file from Kazaa...and it's every bit as bad as people tell you it is...not even ST's Nemesis or B5's Legend of the Rangers is that bad...

Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman · Post by **Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman** » 2005-01-04 10:25am

Stop whining, people. You should be thankful they did not decide to make Prequel Trilogy Holiday Special which would surely include Anakin's honeymoon vacation at Jar-Jar Bink's family residence. Of course, there would be a scene where Jar-Jar's daddy is sharing some tips for the young married couple, some would be based on Gungan's procreating tradition.

drphlox · Post by **drphlox** » 2005-01-05 05:36am

Bring it on!!!!!!

Just kidding

i knew it was a piece of crap movie even before i saw this thread

although how bad could it be? At least its not Palpy in Itchy's place!!!!!!!!!

drphlox

Post by **RogueIce** » 2005-01-05 09:30am

Bellator wrote:I just downloaded the file from Kazaa...and it's every bit as bad as people tell you it is...not even ST's Nemesis or B5's Legend of the Rangers is that bad...

Share, damn you, share!