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@garhent

6 ай бұрын

Dude, its like taking shoe polish to a petrified turd and putting a high gloss shine on the turd. It's still a turd, just a shiny turd.

@nonhuman7562

6 ай бұрын

Is the full, "uncensored" (non-YT) version available anywhere for download? I would love to see this in its complete form.

@jaredontv

6 ай бұрын

what's up with Mark Hamill's hair due in this show? lol

@stupidusername38

6 ай бұрын

Tick bath for Lumpy! Thanks for this upscale. Can I ask if you would consider upscaling the old Mystery Science Theater 3000 episodes? They are in 480 standard Def and could benefit from what you've done here. The problem is that KZread limits the bandwidth so like this Start Wars upscale they'd be better off being uploaded elsewhere.

@RetroRecipes

6 ай бұрын

@@jaredontv He recently had his car crash so had a lot of make up to hide the scars, and I imagine the hair colour change was part of his new image to go with his new nose ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Disney cannot strike this down - they would have to admit it is theirs first 😀

@djayk9692

6 ай бұрын

If they strike this down, it’ll become more powerful than they can possibly imagine.

@markusallen5634

6 ай бұрын

You do realize that George Lucas decided sell Star Wars to Disney, because of the so-called 'fans' that told Lucas that he did a terrible job on the Prequels. So instead of blaming Disney for doing what 'any' company would've done if 'they' had the chance to buy Star Wars, blame GEORGE LUCAS for not believing in his story. Also, if you can do a better job, then do it. Otherwise, don't watch it.

@Dragoon91786

6 ай бұрын

​@@markusallen5634George sold it, to my knowledge, for the money. He wanted the same deal as was given to Pixar (another, technical Lucas related production). So, it wasn't because George didn't believe in his work, but rather, he sold because of the money. He sold it for something like $4 billion in cash plus 4% to 10% of Disney's stock. 🤷🏾‍♂️

@georgeberesford8408

5 ай бұрын

you made me spit my biscuit all over my keyboard 😥 what will I dip in my tea now

@Emppu_T.

5 ай бұрын

They're produced worse

Still better than the acolyte

@kurntheimmortal

12 күн бұрын

I'd COVID twice and that was better than The Acolyte.

@Cory_J

12 күн бұрын

Edgy take there

@adaptiveplexus

10 күн бұрын

the Wookiee in the Acolyte was poor Lumpy

@chris123achris

9 күн бұрын

Still better to vote for any Republican but Trump. Or any creature for that matter.

@DonutsForever24

9 күн бұрын

@@chris123achris #Mexicans4Trump

If you are anyone in 1978, this was your second official dose of Star Wars. You couldn't believe it was free on tv.

@badideabearcub2747

7 күн бұрын

Yes it wasn't as bad as many people claim, because all of the specials at the time were corny anyway, but the only strange thing i found was Luke's face.

@squirlmy

6 күн бұрын

well, we had no cable, there was no pay-per-view, and there were commercials (mercifully). idk, I couldn't believe it was free until I started watching it!

@lostpony4885

4 күн бұрын

TV didnt come in very well and forever i wondered wtf i saw anyway. I only saw the part with stormtroopers searching and bullying the home and this is the first confirmation that i didnt imagine it.

@rnichol22

2 күн бұрын

​@@badideabearcub2747caravan of courage and battle if endor were even worse

Compared to the Accolyte, this is a masterpiece.

@jeffcantontarotarcanus2947

13 күн бұрын

😂😂

@darthbuzz1

13 күн бұрын

LOL And sadly, true.

@Cory_J

12 күн бұрын

You clearly haven't watched it, or you fancy yourself the king of super edgy comedy.

@rinzler9775

11 күн бұрын

@@Cory_J lol - I watched the xmas special - didn't watch the Acolyte though - based on the Disney track record and then record bad reviews, I won't waste my time, or even credit a single view to the Acolyte. We all need to pray Disney collapses.

@deadpoolongoogle9682

10 күн бұрын

Yes it's true 😂

The Holiday Special has everything: Nightmare fuel Wookiees, Mark Hamill with uncanny valley levels of makeup, Harrison Ford bored out of his mind cursing his agent, coked up Carrie Fisher singing (with extra instrumentals to hide the out of tune parts) and fever dream vignettes.

@cybergothika6906

6 ай бұрын

😂

@biblehistoryscience3530

6 ай бұрын

Hamill looks like that because he'd recently received plastic surgery for a motorcycle accident.

@KeithS4789

5 ай бұрын

And even a guest appearance by Beatrice Arthur!

@Dulcimerist

5 ай бұрын

@@biblehistoryscience3530 The car accident where he fractured his nose and left cheekbone?

@biblehistoryscience3530

5 ай бұрын

@Dulcimerist , yeah, I obviously meant that car accident. Imagine my embarrassment forgetting a detail about something that happened 46 years ago.

I've been dodging this for 40 years... I suppose I can't keep avoiding it.

@joelaustin5408

Ай бұрын

Search your feelings... you know it to be yuletide.

@sirvivor7835

Ай бұрын

I'll never join you!

@joelaustin5408

Ай бұрын

@@sirvivor7835 Let go... Christmas is just around the corner.

@VIPEFFECT

Ай бұрын

Keep doing it

@Ladynaye

27 күн бұрын

Should've kept on dodging....

This is officially better than the most recent disney star wars show

@andrewjenkins9965

8 күн бұрын

It's not. It's really not.

@MicroMouge

8 күн бұрын

@@andrewjenkins9965 It is, It really is.

@LDtheBrachio

8 күн бұрын

It feels like Star Wars- a poorly made misunderstanding of Star Wars, but still Star Wars. Disney has made these hollow, ugly and downright awful things wearing Star Wars' skin

@ViceKnIghtTA

6 күн бұрын

I think you meant to say "I'd much rather watch the terrible new disney show than this"

@gumbie007

6 күн бұрын

@@andrewjenkins9965It most certainly is….😢

Nobody deletes this video and nobody takes down this video because this the highest quality possible and we don’t want this to be lost again we want to preserve it We should file a petition for this to be on DVD and or Disney Plus

@darthbuzz1

13 күн бұрын

Downloaded. Just in case.

60fps gives the whole thing a look like it’s a sitcom recorded with a home camera in the 80s 😅

@AlexisTatarinov

6 ай бұрын

Note that it was actually filmed on television cameras, so 60 fps was not added by AI.

@nonhuman7562

6 ай бұрын

@@AlexisTatarinov VHS/Betamax refresh rates were fixed at 24, 25, and 30 fps, but the illusion of smoother motion on a standard television set was usually the result of the CRT screen itself having a scanline frequency of 60hz. This means that 24, 25, and 30 fps broadcasts were often displayed non-interlaced at double the refresh rate, giving the illusion of a higher framerate.

@Darkcranio

6 ай бұрын

@@AlexisTatarinov wrong. Never was 60, the footage itself.

@Sum_Yousah

6 ай бұрын

​@@DarkcranioYou're right. It was actually 59.98 Hz

@Darkcranio

6 ай бұрын

@@Sum_Yousah yes HZ, but not frame per second a.k.a Fps. The original trilogy was shot for 24fps so, i assume TV episodes were too. So the highest it went was 30fps.

Who knew that in a Star Wars movie with Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, and Harrison Ford... Bea Arthur would end up being the best thing about it

@markleneker9923

6 ай бұрын

"I'll run a tab for The Empire." That was pure Maude Findlay.

@randigustavson3653

6 ай бұрын

AND Art Carney!!

@brianmason8287

5 ай бұрын

This is Deadpools favorite bea Arthur acting credit.

@ah7910

Ай бұрын

Ignorant comment - Bea Arthur was a solid actress, great gravitas and theater-trained. Next to Mark, Harrison and Carrie - she was already an iconic actress at this point in her career - just because you don’t know something, doesn’t mean it has to be a surprise.

@rabbitandcrow

Ай бұрын

I actually think that's more "Star Wars" than a lot of the movies. It's got a "Cabaret" WW2 vibe that feels right for the universe.

Still better than The Last Jedi.

@markdutton335

Ай бұрын

Not really

@Mae-nr7wr

Ай бұрын

and The Last Jedi is still better than Rise of Skywalker

@samsonitejohnson7456

Ай бұрын

@@markdutton335 road kill is better than the last Jedi

@MrFac183

Ай бұрын

Facts

@Wade_Tyler

Ай бұрын

Better than anything made by Disney Lucasfilm.

5K awesome I can experience the pain with clarity.

@Bear-Knight

5 күн бұрын

MORE PIXELS OF HORROR

Only a true Star Wars fan will endure how bad this Holiday Special was for the sake of the love we have for Star Wars. But never the less we need to thank you for upscaling this historic piece of Star Wars material.

@jc4388

6 ай бұрын

Lol, mark hamill's best work.

@mikeCSLproductions

6 ай бұрын

I just focus on getting to the Jefferson starship performance, if I can endure to that point then I can get through the whole thing

@gdutfulkbhh7537

6 ай бұрын

I feel much the same about everything they’ve churned out since Disney got involved.

@KungThulhu

6 ай бұрын

stop simping for companies that milk you for money.

@BeanieKing

6 ай бұрын

​@@jc4388No, that's gotta go to his work as the joker. Especially his last job was him in Arkham City

This has made me both itchy and lumpy

@BushcraftingBogan

2 ай бұрын

Most Underrated Comment! ❤️

@danielgurnye1357

12 күн бұрын

Didn't AVGN say that in his review?

"I'm glad I could be here" - Harrison Ford in The Star Wars Holiday Special

Much better than the alcolyte

I bet your George Lucas' new best friend after uploading this.

@Lbf5677

6 ай бұрын

Expect Gavin Sykes to not be canon anymore

@ObiWanBillKenobi

6 ай бұрын

*you’re

@Tomattoism

6 ай бұрын

​@@ObiWanBillKenobioh ok, that makes more sense

@Thomas_H._Smith

6 ай бұрын

Actually, George Lucas hated the holiday special and did his best to stop people from ever seeing it.

@ObiWanBillKenobi

6 ай бұрын

@@Thomas_H._Smith That’s why the original comment is funny, because it’s sarcastic.

I feel like I've just looked at the Lost Ark of the Covenant, and my face is melting. A wonderful Christmas present 👏👏👏

This is obviously the inspiration for the sequel trilogy.

@joejoe2658

20 күн бұрын

na, carrie was hetero...

@stevep742

11 күн бұрын

It also set the bar that Disney has a difficult time reaching

Better than The Last Jedi

Truly Lucas' most historic moment in the Star Wars franchise! Much appreciated for immortalising this in 5K. 😂

@Christrulesall2

6 ай бұрын

It was needed. We should all have the privilege of seeing this masterpiece in all its glory.😉

@mikekasich836

6 ай бұрын

You'll never see the raiders name in any other credits of any movie because after this was made George Lucas haunted him down and killed him

"The special was extremely poorly received, and has never been rebroadcast nor officially released on home video. It has become something of a cultural legend due to the underground quality of its existence. It has been viewed and distributed in off-air recordings made from its original telecast by fans as bootleg copies, and it has also been uploaded to content-sharing websites. In contrast, the animated segment that introduced Boba Fett was positively received and, in 2021, was released on Disney+."

After The Acolyte this is a breath of fresh air.

I watched this live when it first ran. The comedy variety show was a staple of 1970s TV. Exploiting a movie in this format at Christmas made sense at the time. Studios weren't as obsessive about controlling their IP (although Lucas would help to change that). Also there was a huge gap between movies and TV which it's hard to appreciate today. You just wouldn't think of TV and movies happening in the same "universe". Star Trek the motion picture wouldn't come out for another couple years - and that was a milestone in bridging that gap. You would almost think: "Who cares? It's just TV". And you also almost never saw actors move back and forth between the two. Apart from the Star Wars cast, most of these people - Harvey Korman, Bea Arthur, Art Carney - were TV comedy actors. In some ways the feature film intruding into the TV comedy variety show is the weird part (or innovative part). Still, there's a lot to love about this - there is original music (it was a musical variety show so they had a great studio orchestra at hand) and the very first appearance in the world of the Imperial March and the Luke & Leia musical theme which doesn't otherwise show up until ROTJ. Even as a tiny kid I knew it wasn't that great, but we would do anything - anything - to catch a little hit of Star Wars (remember, you could only see this in the cinema - and then you had to just hold onto it in your imagination). But the animated section (which I somehow missed in the video), which introduced us to Boba Fett - or to his design anyway - was absolutely thrilling. I have a lot of time for the Holiday Special. I also enjoy seeing Carrie Fisher high as an effin kite.

This is almost eerie. I had just turned 8 years old when this was broadcast and watched it in a "cabin in the woods" (technically a mobile home, but "cabin" sounds better) on my grandparents' MASSIVE 25-inch Emerson console TV... and this looks just like the original broadcast. Fantastic work here. Thanks for sharing it, and Happy Life Day!

@BeanieKing

6 ай бұрын

Just like the original, huh... WELP! So much for that upscaling job, 5K my sweaty ass!

@jasonvoorhees5640

6 ай бұрын

@@BeanieKingincel

@sexobscura

5 ай бұрын

'nanu-nanu'

Sadly, one of the rare items that can't be improved by the upscaling. I remember watching this on TV as a kid the one time it aired. And afterwards, we were all like "What did we just watch?" I used to tell our own children about this horrible thing called the "Star Wars Holiday Special" that was so bad it never aired a second time--only later to discover that Lucas tried to hide it forever--obviously, he didn't succeed, and Perifractric has now unleashed it on the world in an all-new, 5K glory! Thanks!

@LeonSKennedy7777

6 ай бұрын

Can’t wait for the AI-upscale VR experience. I want to pet the Chewbaccas 🐕

@garhent

6 ай бұрын

I had the exact same reaction when I saw the first Disney Star Wars movie. The only thing I could think of was Southpark was right with George Lucas raping Indiana Jones, but it was KKKenedy buggering poor Luke.

@richardmcleod2791

6 ай бұрын

Oh how sorry for you! I saw this as a kid and as an obsessive fan of the film and all things Star Wars I absolutely Loved it, especially the Boba Fett segment!

Still better than the Acolyte

Imagine the shame any Star Wars fan must have felt seeing this for the first time. The only thing worse would be convincing someone who's never seen any of the movies to watch this with you after non-stop fan gilring over how great Star Wars was. Thinking why not sit and watch this 'holiday special' together cause it should be awesome.

@InnermostSilence

Ай бұрын

Imagine those people whose first contact with Star Wars was the holiday special in tv... It probably would have been the last :D

@richharvey9153

23 күн бұрын

A friend convinced several people to accompany him to see the movie "Doc Savage: Man of Bronze" ... then had to explain that the movie was NOT representative of the old pulp novels. Don't know if he ever convinced them.

ObiWan: I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if a single voice suddenly cried out in terror and was suddenly silenced. Gorge Lucas (distant voice): Noooooooooooooo

We just won't let George forget this one. Thank you internet(and Retro Recipes)

@ZmuFFinMan

9 күн бұрын

🤦🏼‍♂️George be like they converted it to 4k crap.

I saw the original film 13 times in the theater the year that it came out, but this wins the Emmy for Best Unintentional Comedy. It is an embarrassment that keeps on giving 45 years later, a real blessing in disguise. After the opening sequence, you get nearly 10 minutes of uninterrupted Wookie. Is it wrong that this is my favorite part? I'll tell you when I stop laughing. May the farce be with you, and thanks SO much for this.🥳

@Sum_Yousah

6 ай бұрын

"May the farce be with you" Now that's a hilarious statement that fits perfectly here. Chapeau! 😂👍

With great power comes great responsibility... and you decided to use that gift to inflict this upon us... Retro Recipes, I salute you!

Ford was interviewed recently if he would make another... his reply: "i would rather be dead" 😂😂

@user-bx9be9zk1w

9 күн бұрын

Shame he doesn’t feel that way about Indiana Jones

@JackSparrow-ct4mh

5 күн бұрын

@@user-bx9be9zk1w i feel like this has been his strategy for decades now to pump his salary

I remember watching this in shock even as a 7 year old … wondering how the same people brought us such an amazing movie just a few months early was able to create this monstrosity

@mayomonkey3810

5 ай бұрын

Bigger disappointment than Rise of Skywalker.

@joeylodes

5 ай бұрын

@@mayomonkey3810 i don’t know 🤷‍♂️ I refuse to watch it 😂

@flyersnfillies314

5 ай бұрын

Because it wasn’t the same people, George Lucas had nothing to do with it he signed off on the project but it definitely wasn’t the vision he had…and after he saw it he tried to get his name and any link to him off the project. Lol

I make my kids watch this every Thanksgiving weekend. Have since the oldest was 4. He's 23 now.

@Shyning77

5 күн бұрын

Why? I mean, what terrible crime did they commit that they have to endure this atrocity every year?

To be fair, this is more entertaining than most of the Disney tosh we've been served up.

@Sketch_Sesh

20 күн бұрын

It stays true to the lore and expands the universe… yes it’s a little cheesy but doesn’t deserve the hate 😂

@vectro4284

10 күн бұрын

@@Sketch_SeshOh yes it does. They lowered the Star Wars standards by a mile.

Ah, for us? You shouldn't have! No. Really. YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE!

I remember this when it first came out and I was like "oh my eyes my poor eyes!" But now, I'm like "OMG! MY EYES! MY POOR POOR EYES!!!"

@ChrisSmith-rm6xl

6 ай бұрын

The goggles! They do NOTHING!!

This really stands well alongside modern Star Wars. Clearly ahead of its time.

My favourite “Star Wars” film ever….especially with a few drinks! Thanks for upscaling!

This is clearly how Lucas intended it to be but just didn't have the technology at the time

The cringe is strong in this one.

@Mr.1.i

Ай бұрын

The flinch

@timeofliv8741

Ай бұрын

?????? You are cringe

@markus4716

Ай бұрын

Still better than the sequel trilogy 😊

@Mr.1.i

Ай бұрын

@@markus4716 star War was for kids when it came out...back in 77 the was no nerds at 60 collecting figures

@343flyingbulb4

25 күн бұрын

Imagine having Christmas special be less cringy than what comes out in official star wars series?

No longer the cringiest Star Wars work after Acolyte episode 3 aired.

@thystaff742

13 күн бұрын

I'd rather watch this than any of the Disney star wars. Only exception is Rogue One, which was mostly done before Disney bought Lucas films.

As bad as it is, it is still truer to the spirit of Star Wars than what Disney did.

It's even stranger in 5K. Thank you!!!!!

This special has, LITERALLY, never looked so tidy and neat! Even my BEST bootleg VHS copy hunting could ever get anything THIS sweet. You Sir, are once again a Prince among men! Thank you for upgrading my EXTREMELY fuzzy memory of this almost lost gem!

@fordxbgtfalcon

6 ай бұрын

There is a remastered blu ray of this, and I have it and it looks nearly as good as what is shown here. It even has lots of extra content.

…..still better than any Disney StarWars! 🫣😂😂

What a time to be alive.

Just when you think youre at the darkest, deepest depths of horror, something even move wicked this way comes.

many fans haven't seen this, and remastering it before the holidays was a great move!

Star Wars Holiday Special is now even MORE important since The Acolyte. lol

This is still better than all of Disney's "star wars" movies.

@armondtanz

5 ай бұрын

Hey theres a rey movie coming up directed by a journalist who hates men. Could be a biggie for them.

@IronApe_S117

5 ай бұрын

There is not lies in your afirmation

@theessentials450

5 ай бұрын

thats an original thought.... How's the bandwagon doing?

@armondtanz

5 ай бұрын

@@theessentials450 huh? No one likes custard on a hamburger.. is that jumpin on bandwagon. . No one likes them films.

@trevortuominen8233

5 ай бұрын

@@armondtanzShe doesn't hate men. She makes movies on Palestine's treatment of women. Her men comment was said as a joke, in the context of one of those movies. Doing research would do wonders.

A masterpiece ! Great acting, wookie dialogues are awesome. Astonishing Audacity of staging. I didn’t know Leia was an accountant. And Merry Christmas 🎅🏼🎄to the Fractic family and the fanfractic community

@trolojolo6178

5 ай бұрын

Leia was also a coke head. And this was her peak performance ^^

This makes Doctor Who look like a high budget production.

I watched the original broadcast of this as a 10 year old and this is what it actually looked like on TV at the time.

Better than The Accolyte tho

I remember watching this when it first aired when I was a wee lad n thinking what I still think about it today n that's what the hell did I just watch? God u have to love the 70's!

Beautiful restoration! Finally, something better than Disney Star Wars!

Here because I needed to watch something more bearable than The Acolyte.

Impressive that it's in Stereo and not Mono, being a TV program from the late 70s that wasn't made to last. Insane that this exists

Mahalo for this. What a cool Christmas present. I'm one of the extant few who watched it on the evening it was broadcast. I was so STARVED for more "Star Wars" that I overlooked and forgave all the silly nonsense that the younglings go on about nowadays. Mele Kalikimaka and Hau'oli Makahiki Hou!

@jaycee_baron

6 ай бұрын

I saw it as a little kid when it aired, as well!

I clicked on Subtitles, but the Wookies aren't translated. Imagine all that great dialog we missed out on. 🤣

Yay, we get to see Mark's garrish makeup in full quality.

@Dr.TJ_Eckleburg

8 күн бұрын

He just looks like an entirely different person. I know he had a car accident and got plastic surgery, but I don't understand why he looks so different here, but then looks more or less normal in the other movies that came after.

@JackSparrow-ct4mh

5 күн бұрын

@@Dr.TJ_Eckleburg this one was filmed closer to the car accident unlike later movies, the scars were probably still fresh and visable, thats why he is wearing tons of make up. thats my guess at least

Oh well. At least it's a lot better than the Acolyte! 😂

I was "today" old when I first saw this... and I saw Star Wars in the theater in 1977. Wow. I heard the odd comments over the years but now I know why nobody talks about this "special" and why I never saw it as a kid or teen.

The sound of Lumpy and the terrifying visage of Itchy will forever haunt my dreams.

I and so many others appreciate the hard work that went into this. Thank you!

I like how they have a flat screen monitor for in the kitchen.

Thanking you for this! It's our annual required holiday movie we all watch! 👏🏼

You've made the eventual Disney restoration all the more difficult now. Bravo!

Thank you for posting the holiday special with high definition.

"God bless us all, everyone!" - Lumpy, probably

This is by far the most impressive upscale I've ever seen done. My god, well done...and just in time for life day!!

Still much better than the Acolyte.

This is superb quality! Well done!

As arguably terrible as this show was, the quality of this recording is amazing!! I thought only old VHS copies were around. after watching it a few times, sort of grows on you and was all part of the Star Wars euphoria back then. Great fun innocent times.

@Avo7bProject

Ай бұрын

It's ... a nostalgia piece, like watching old Kroft or Hanna Barbera stuff from the 70s.

I thought you liked us Mr Fractic 😂😂. I thought i would never see this after the first time i seen it oh the pain oh the pain. Thanks for the hard work and ofc am going to watch it that said i may need a crate of beer to help me 😂🤣. Merry Christmas to the chat and to who ever reads this and Merry Christmas to all at Retro Recipes and i hope 2024 brings much joy to you all 🙂

@syntaxusdogmata3333

6 ай бұрын

I fear for Peri. I mean, I know his grasp on sanity has always been tenuous, but this...? THIS??

Yet far much better than Disney films.

1000x better than the sequels.

@namikstudios

4 ай бұрын

No... Actually Disney should claim this so they have something to point to that's somehow worse than Rise of Skywalker...

@camerontevis2054

2 ай бұрын

hahah I always have this ranked above The Last Jedi when I rank everything star wars

@adamcade604

2 ай бұрын

It actually makes them watchable

@namikstudios

2 ай бұрын

@@camerontevis2054 Last Jedi is so much better than Rise of Skywalker. I think it's better than Force Awakens and Phantom too.

@wa-bu3ke

Ай бұрын

@@namikstudios No, Phantom is one of the best films of all time. Disney is not close.

Thanks for this one - will watch and enjoy tonight. :)

29:25 ....I wasn't paying attention, but then this part happened and now I'm watching it, and I feel like I might be hallucinating. It's like some super weird trip. The components of this scene and the questions. My brain has started to melt. I think I might go and get a cup of tea and think about life choices. Would recommend A+++

Thank you for uploading this. Star Wars was always "out there"...overtly META and the Holiday Special was no different, just way ahead of its time. I Loved it...! Happy Life Day.

I figure that there are 2 kinds of Star Wars fans in the world, and this Christmas special is what divides the 2 camps. How hard-core of a fan do you have to be to watch this and enjoy it is beyond me. Also, I'm super glad it was upscaled for us all to witness its true glory. Thanks.

Oh my goodness! Saw this as a kid when it first aired on TV. Next day on the school playground, then genuine consensus was... confusion and "I guess it was ok". This remaster is amazing. Thanks for cleaning this up and presenting something was almost forgot about.... or tried to forget about? LOL! Cheers to the Fractic Fam.

Excellent!👍 I have a special place for this show in my heart. I was so excited to watch it as a kid and I loved it, even if it was technically bad. Just getting to see Luke, Han and Leia in something new at that time was a treat. Thank you for doing this!

I’m watching this at 4 in the morning what has my life become

This man really had the balls to upscale this mess... He's probably the truest Star Wars fan there is

It's a Christmas miracle!

Like the old saying goes , " You have to take the bad with the good " ...No matter how bad this holiday special is, it's part of Stars Wars history and it should be available to anyone who wants to watch it. I don't love it, but I kinda like it for what it is. Sometimes bad is good.

If anyone does’t like this, you’re no Star Wars fan in my mind.

Thank you for doing the lords work

Thank you. Now my nightmares of this will be even more vivid!

Better than any of the Star Wars TV shows today.

The ending credits went by so fast it's almost as if they were ashamed of this

Many good and talented Bothan writers... died in obscurity to bring you this.

Big wow to see this so cleaned up, my 30yr old VHS is suitably devalued 😊

You are the hero we needed.

Holy cow this looks incredible, cheers endless cheers! ❤

A cinematic masterpiece. Way better than The Acolyte.