Both Ewoks Movies, Original Clone Wars Series & More Star Wars Rarities Are Coming to Disney+
Both Ewoks Movies, Original Clone Wars Series & More Star Wars Rarities Are Coming to Disney+
Some Star Wars rarities are finally coming to Disney+ in April, including 2003 s The Clone Wars series.
Star Wars fans who also happen to be Disney+ subscribers have a lot to look forward to in April. The streaming service recently revealed the list of titles debuting next month and, while it isn t surprising to see Star Wars on the list, the specific selections are noteworthy. The additions not only include the original
Boba and his fetching colour scheme (and his trusty amban phase-pulse blaster rifle) make their debut in The Star Wars Holiday Special. (Image: Lucasfilm)
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The Star Wars Holiday Special is one of the most infamous aspects of
Star Wars’ peculiar brand of infamy: a sidestep so achingly terrible that, despite the fact no one wants to actually talk about it, fans can’t
Part of ‘The Star Wars Holiday Special’ Is Coming to Disney Plus
Star Wars history. Released about a year and a half after the original
Star Wars became an instant cultural phenomenon, the Christmas special was so utterly reviled by fans (and with good cause!) that it was never officially shown again
anywhere. It was never rebroadcast after its first airing on CBS in November 1978, and George Lucas never released it on home video despite the fact that from a historical perspective, the
Holiday Special is an incredibly important piece of the
Star Wars universe.
For all its flaws,
The Star Wars Holiday Special is also the place where Boba Fett made his first appearance, in an animated sequence titled “The Story of the Faithful Wookie” that
Of course, with awful segments like Wookies celebration of Life Day on Kashyyyk or the time Bea Arthur turned up as a gruff Mos Eisley cantina bartender almost universally panned as bantha poodoo, not to mention a bizarre attempt at cashing in on the
Star Wars phenomenon, perhaps it s no surprise we re only getting cartoon Boba and not the whole awful variety show spectacle (though rogue copies still pop up on YouTube).
The Story of the Faithful Wookie is not the only
Star Wars oddity from a long time ago and a galaxy far, far away headed for Disney s streaming network.
Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) has quietly edited out an animated segment from the infamous 1978 debacle, “The Star Wars Holiday Special,” so it could stream on Disney+.
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