This is a just a quickie entry... I have other much more impressive entries in the works. No, no... I really do, I swear. Pinky swear... well not with that pinky....


Yesterday, I attended a Godzilla convention with a friend of mine. It's the second one I've gone to and they are fun. I'm more of a Gamera fan, but that's okay. Anyhoo, I had the privilege of meeting up with my dear friend, EwanandHaydenFan5... for the second day in a row, I might add. Am I lucky or what? We were together with JediMelindaWolf to celebrate JediPrincess77's birthday on Friday night (blog entry coming soon.... I promise!).

Anyway, E&HF5's hubby, along with their adorable daughter, is a big Godzilla fan... and a nice guy, too. He also loves Doctor Who, which only increases his standing in my opinion.

But, on to the point of this entry. At G-Fest, some of the vendors sell Star Wars stuff in addition to the expected Godzilla goodies. While I was hanging with E&HF5, she drew my attention to a vendor that was selling DVD copies of the Star Wars Holiday Special. Yes, that SW Holiday Special.

Now, I have never ever seen the dreaded Holiday Special... and some might envy me for that. But, I always felt like I was missing something. Some essential part of fandom, no matter how god-awful it might be... and it was truly god-awful.....

Yes, I spent my last $8 on the Star Wars Holiday Special... and today, I watched it.



I have to say, that was the most.... um..... er......... unusual bit of programming I have ever seen. In my entire life. Ever.

Now, some bits weren't all that bad. Mark, Carrie and Harrison (although he does look like he's in pain throughout) did the best they could. They are troupers and should be given medals. Carrie even has a lovely singing voice... or is that Princess Leia? Art Carney, the great Art Carney even did the best he could. Bless him. The cartoon that introduces us to Boba Fett for the first time was actually pretty good. Kudos to the ones responsible for that.

The other stuff..... the Harvey Korman bits, the Bea Arthur :::::shudder::::: bits were just........ well, I'm not exactly sure what they were..........

Don't even get me started on the "musical" numbers with Dihann Carroll and Jefferson Starship.............. :::::must.... purge.... from.... memory:::::

One thing I didn't know was how long the Holiday Special is. It's like 2 hours long!!!! I should get a medal!!

The Holiday Special just goes to show you shouldn't let studio heads decide what entertainment is.... you can just tell a bunch of guys in suits that most likely never saw Star Wars in the first place put this whole thing together... and those who were bound by contracts were made to "star" in it.

Now, don't get me wrong, I am not sorry in the least that I bought the Star Wars Holiday Special. I was very excited to do so... just ask E&HF5, she'll tell you. I debated a whole three seconds before plunking down my money. The copy is actually pretty good, too. Well, as good as it can be at any rate and the vintage commercials and news breaks were priceless! Brought back tons of memories.

Would I recommend the Holiday Special to anyone who has not had the pleasure (term used very loosely)....???? Yes, I would. If only for the experience of having seen it. Somehow, I feel more complete. I don't know how I missed it way back when I was 11..... odds are, my Mom wanted to watch Columbo or something..... but I've seen it now and can see it any time I choose. Which probably won't be any time soon. I'm just sayin'......