Star Wars
Just watch. ..bruce w..
For those of you who only know of this 1978 TV show from vague rumors, here’s some more background information. I tried watching the special all the way through about a year ago and couldn’t do it. I have wondered if the original Japanese novelist for “The Ring” (you watch a specific video tape and [...]
Courtesy of Ace of Spades comes the most reviled, most wretched “holiday special” ever produced. First, here’s the Vanity Fair article to give you the entire ugly background: In the summer of 1978, Bruce Vilanch had a bad feeling about the Star Wars television special he’d been hired to write. A veteran of the comedy [...]
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OK, this is one of the most remarkable video I’ve watched in some time, on several levels. It’s funny; it’s politically relevant; the two characters are actually quite good at martial choreography; and it even has special effects: Be warned that it’s a bit long (9 minutes), but worth watching. Hat tip to Ace of [...]
Everyone is free to make fun of Southern California and the strange people who live here. After seeing this, I have no rebuttal. Hat tip to Hot Air.
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Yes! The best Father’s Day gift ever conceived is still available, at least over the ‘net: Here’s my write-up from last year. And, yes, I still have two of the sets I bought at Wal-Mart, though I have (so far) resisted the temptation to cut off Luke’s hand on one of them. And just because [...]
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Once upon a time in the late 70′s, it seemed everything was Star Wars. To be honest Star Wars was (if I recall) the one that gave rise to merchandise tie ins to things like Happy Meals and action figures. But also big during the late 70′s was the evil form of dance culture known [...]
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I will confess I am a lucky man. I was fortunate enough to marry a woman who is in many ways as nerdy as I am, which makes so many aspects of a technical life a lot easier. Thanks to her, we now know of LiveScience.com’s top 10 ways to destroy the Earth! 10. Total [...]
First, some background via Wikipedia: A Gary Smith-Dwight Hemion Production in association with 20th Century Fox Television, The Star Wars Holiday Special was produced with a budget of a little over a million dollars. At the time, it was considered one of the most expensive TV endeavors of its kind. Taping began in October and [...]
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I can be silent no longer. This post has caused me to question all I know about the horrible destruction I have witnessed on film repeately. We need the Truth: … 3) Why was the rebel pilot who supposedly destroyed the Death Star reported to be on the Death Star days, maybe hours, prior to [...]