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Happy Life Day!  Happy Birthday, Boba Fett!

Posted by phoenix9lives
phoenix9lives
member, 1109 posts
A brain driving a bone
mecha with flesh armor
Thu 17 Nov 2022
at 18:09
  • msg #1

Happy Life Day!  Happy Birthday, Boba Fett!

Today, in 1978, is the day that the Star Wars Holiday Special aired!

https://scifi.radio/2022/11/17...ars-holiday-special/
bigbadron
moderator, 16140 posts
He's big, he's bad,
but mostly he's Ron.
Thu 17 Nov 2022
at 18:42

Happy Life Day!  Happy Birthday, Boba Fett!

I'd forgotten about the Holiday Special.

<sarcasm> Thank you so much for reminding me about it. </sarcasm>

Now I'll have to contact my therapist again.  *sobs*
phoenix9lives
member, 1110 posts
A brain driving a bone
mecha with flesh armor
Thu 17 Nov 2022
at 18:45
  • msg #3

Happy Life Day!  Happy Birthday, Boba Fett!

No problem.  Just one of my many services....
ShadoPrism
member, 1425 posts
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Gamer-Disorder
Fri 18 Nov 2022
at 19:18
  • msg #4

Happy Life Day!  Happy Birthday, Boba Fett!

I had no idea this even existed - I managed to watch it to the first commercial but the cringieness stopped me from going further.
facemaker329
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Gaming for over 40
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Sat 19 Nov 2022
at 05:43
  • msg #5

Happy Life Day!  Happy Birthday, Boba Fett!

November 17th, 1978...a day that will live in infamy in the Star Wars fandom...
Hunter
member, 1868 posts
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Sat 19 Nov 2022
at 09:50
  • msg #6

Happy Life Day!  Happy Birthday, Boba Fett!

In reply to bigbadron (msg # 2):

Brain Bleach...I keep some on hand for just such emergencies.
bigbadron
moderator, 16141 posts
He's big, he's bad,
but mostly he's Ron.
Sat 19 Nov 2022
at 09:56

Re: Happy Life Day!  Happy Birthday, Boba Fett!

ShadoPrism:
I managed to watch it to the first commercial but the cringieness stopped me from going further.

The Force is strong with this one.
phoenix9lives
member, 1111 posts
A brain driving a bone
mecha with flesh armor
Sun 20 Nov 2022
at 10:11
  • msg #8

Happy Life Day!  Happy Birthday, Boba Fett!

I've watched the whole thing twice.  Once when it first aired (I was 9).  And, once on streaming last year; just to torture my own children........
This message was last edited by the user at 10:05, Sun 27 Nov 2022.
Heath
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Sun 27 Nov 2022
at 01:00
  • msg #9

Happy Life Day!  Happy Birthday, Boba Fett!

I was 7 when it aired, so I didn't notice the cringeworthiness back then and had just recently seen Star Wars in the movie theater, but it certainly has earned its place in Star Wars infamy. Now it's worth a chuckle.

I love three comments in the article:
1) "like it or not, everything that happened in this appalling hot mess is canon."
2) "If I had enough time and a hammer, I would go out and destroy every single copy of it." -George Lucas
3) “I’m not convinced the special wasn’t ultimately written and directed by a sentient bag of cocaine.”
This message was last edited by the user at 01:20, Sun 27 Nov 2022.
ShadoPrism
member, 1426 posts
OCGD-Obsessive-Compulsive
Gamer-Disorder
Sun 27 Nov 2022
at 15:35
  • msg #10

Re: Happy Life Day!  Happy Birthday, Boba Fett!

Heath:
3) “I’m not convinced the special wasn’t ultimately written and directed by a sentient bag of cocaine.”


Yes that makes a Whole lot of sense - Sentient bag of Drugs, and one human host to type it out.
Heath
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Mon 12 Dec 2022
at 11:24
  • msg #11

Re: Happy Life Day!  Happy Birthday, Boba Fett!

For those interested, in the new show The Santa Clauses on Disney Plus--I think it was episode 5--the Santa Claus that covered the 70s said he had the job in the worst time period because he had to cover the Star Wars Christmas Special.
The Stray
member, 131 posts
When the Cat's a Stray
the Mice will Pray
Tue 27 Dec 2022
at 09:54
  • msg #12

Happy Life Day!  Happy Birthday, Boba Fett!

ShadoPrism:
I had no idea this even existed - I managed to watch it to the first commercial but the cringieness stopped me from going further.


So you didn't get to the "wookie watching porn" scene?
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