• Re: Xmas Special shitcanned for "messing with the canon"?

    From WolfFan@akwolffan@zoho.com to rec.arts.drwho, rec.arts.sf.tv on Fri Jun 19 11:25:13 2026
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    On Jun 18, 2026, Nomen Nescio wrote
    (in article<e9fae046c68202e9e57be633db90e994@dizum.com>):

    since when was that a sin?

    IrCOm reading this in rec.arts.sf.tv, and was kind of hoping that the Star Wars Chritsmas Special had been retroactively erased from existence. But itrCOs Dr. Who. Carry on, guys, carry on. I stopped watch Dr Who somewhere around the 10th or 11th Doctor; I gather that there have been quite a few since then, not all of them getting universal praise. In fact, it seems that there have been entire seasons of Dr Who roughly on par with the Star Wars Christmas Special.

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  • From The True Melissa@thetruemelissa@gmail.com to rec.arts.drwho,rec.arts.sf.tv on Fri Jun 19 12:19:21 2026
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    Verily, in article
    <0001HW.2FE596D903436A9D70000137D38F@news.supernews.com>, did akwolffan@zoho.com deliver unto us this message:
    I?m reading this in rec.arts.sf.tv, and was kind of hoping that the Star Wars Chritsmas Special had been retroactively erased from existence.

    George Lucas tried.
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  • From Your Name@YourName@YourISP.com to rec.arts.drwho,rec.arts.sf.tv on Sat Jun 20 10:33:08 2026
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    On 2026-06-19 16:19:21 +0000, The True Melissa said:
    Verily, in article
    <0001HW.2FE596D903436A9D70000137D38F@news.supernews.com>, did akwolffan@zoho.com deliver unto us this message:

    I'm reading this in rec.arts.sf.tv, and was kind of hoping that the Star
    Wars Chritsmas Special had been retroactively erased from existence.

    George Lucas tried.

    One of the biggest (of many) issues with the Star Wars Christmas
    Special is that much of it is in Wookiee language with no sub-titles,
    making it completely incomprehensible.

    Even the much praised animated Boba Fett segment uses an incredibly bad animation style.


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  • From doctor@doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca (The Doctor) to rec.arts.drwho,rec.arts.sf.tv on Sat Jun 20 01:53:39 2026
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    In article <MPG.449f36129a09e1f098a09c@news.eternal-september.org>,
    The True Melissa <thetruemelissa@gmail.com> wrote:
    Verily, in article
    <0001HW.2FE596D903436A9D70000137D38F@news.supernews.com>, did >akwolffan@zoho.com deliver unto us this message:
    I?m reading this in rec.arts.sf.tv, and was kind of hoping that the Star
    Wars Chritsmas Special had been retroactively erased from existence.

    George Lucas tried.

    May have not succeeded.

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  • From The True Melissa@thetruemelissa@gmail.com to rec.arts.drwho,rec.arts.sf.starwars.misc,rec.arts.sf.tv on Sat Jun 20 06:29:37 2026
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    Verily, in article <1114rr3$9aa$58@gallifrey.nk.ca>, did doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca deliver unto us this message:

    In article <MPG.449f36129a09e1f098a09c@news.eternal-september.org>,
    The True Melissa <thetruemelissa@gmail.com> wrote:
    Verily, in article ><0001HW.2FE596D903436A9D70000137D38F@news.supernews.com>, did >akwolffan@zoho.com deliver unto us this message:
    I?m reading this in rec.arts.sf.tv, and was kind of hoping that the Star >> Wars Chritsmas Special had been retroactively erased from existence.

    George Lucas tried.

    May have not succeeded.

    His efforts did fail. I watched it over the Christmas season of 2024.

    It's just as bad as everyone says. It's really quite astonishing that
    nobody working on it realized it was too bad to deliver. I guess there
    were no small children to point out that the emperor had no clothes.

    One part I remember was the grandfather watching 3D hologram human porn
    right there in the living room, with his little grandson present. When
    he started convulsing, I think it was intended to be funny. I guess
    wookies have different cultural mores.

    The actors should have been on top of the world at that point. Why
    didn't they say no to this mess? I guess they were grateful to Lucas for making them stars.
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  • From The True Melissa@thetruemelissa@gmail.com to rec.arts.drwho,rec.arts.sf.tv on Sat Jun 20 06:39:19 2026
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    Verily, in article <1114g34$3l3qs$1@dont-email.me>, did
    YourName@YourISP.com deliver unto us this message:

    On 2026-06-19 16:19:21 +0000, The True Melissa said:
    Verily, in article
    <0001HW.2FE596D903436A9D70000137D38F@news.supernews.com>, did akwolffan@zoho.com deliver unto us this message:

    I'm reading this in rec.arts.sf.tv, and was kind of hoping that the Star >> Wars Chritsmas Special had been retroactively erased from existence.

    George Lucas tried.

    One of the biggest (of many) issues with the Star Wars Christmas
    Special is that much of it is in Wookiee language with no sub-titles,
    making it completely incomprehensible.

    Oh, that. Yeah, that was pretty ridiculous. The wookies overacted
    comically so that we could follow the story without language. I guess it worked even though it made the wookies ridiculous, but then why subject
    us to all the bellowing?


    Even the much praised animated Boba Fett segment uses an incredibly bad animation style.

    That was praised? I missed it. I've heard nothing but straight-up
    contempt for this show.

    Some people were very, very into Boba Fett. There was never much footage
    of him, so maybe they were just hungry for more.
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  • From doctor@doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca (The Doctor) to rec.arts.drwho,rec.arts.sf.starwars.misc,rec.arts.sf.tv on Sat Jun 20 12:14:48 2026
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    In article <MPG.44a0359c6911b5198a0a9@news.eternal-september.org>,
    The True Melissa <thetruemelissa@gmail.com> wrote:
    Verily, in article <1114rr3$9aa$58@gallifrey.nk.ca>, did >doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca deliver unto us this message:

    In article <MPG.449f36129a09e1f098a09c@news.eternal-september.org>,
    The True Melissa <thetruemelissa@gmail.com> wrote:
    Verily, in article
    <0001HW.2FE596D903436A9D70000137D38F@news.supernews.com>, did
    akwolffan@zoho.com deliver unto us this message:
    I?m reading this in rec.arts.sf.tv, and was kind of hoping that the Star >> >> Wars Chritsmas Special had been retroactively erased from existence.

    George Lucas tried.

    May have not succeeded.

    His efforts did fail. I watched it over the Christmas season of 2024.

    It's just as bad as everyone says. It's really quite astonishing that
    nobody working on it realized it was too bad to deliver. I guess there
    were no small children to point out that the emperor had no clothes.

    One part I remember was the grandfather watching 3D hologram human porn >right there in the living room, with his little grandson present. When
    he started convulsing, I think it was intended to be funny. I guess
    wookies have different cultural mores.

    The actors should have been on top of the world at that point. Why
    didn't they say no to this mess? I guess they were grateful to Lucas for >making them stars.


    I love ewoks.

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  • From doctor@doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca (The Doctor) to rec.arts.drwho,rec.arts.sf.tv on Sat Jun 20 12:15:25 2026
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    In article <MPG.44a037e6c8ca8398a0aa@news.eternal-september.org>,
    The True Melissa <thetruemelissa@gmail.com> wrote:
    Verily, in article <1114g34$3l3qs$1@dont-email.me>, did
    YourName@YourISP.com deliver unto us this message:

    On 2026-06-19 16:19:21 +0000, The True Melissa said:
    Verily, in article
    <0001HW.2FE596D903436A9D70000137D38F@news.supernews.com>, did
    akwolffan@zoho.com deliver unto us this message:

    I'm reading this in rec.arts.sf.tv, and was kind of hoping that the Star >> >> Wars Chritsmas Special had been retroactively erased from existence.

    George Lucas tried.

    One of the biggest (of many) issues with the Star Wars Christmas
    Special is that much of it is in Wookiee language with no sub-titles,
    making it completely incomprehensible.

    Oh, that. Yeah, that was pretty ridiculous. The wookies overacted
    comically so that we could follow the story without language. I guess it >worked even though it made the wookies ridiculous, but then why subject
    us to all the bellowing?


    Even the much praised animated Boba Fett segment uses an incredibly bad
    animation style.

    That was praised? I missed it. I've heard nothing but straight-up
    contempt for this show.

    Some people were very, very into Boba Fett. There was never much footage
    of him, so maybe they were just hungry for more.


    One for the starwars groups.

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  • From Blueshirt@blueshirt@indigo.news to rec.arts.drwho,rec.arts.sf.tv on Sat Jun 20 14:09:12 2026
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    Your Name wrote:

    On 2026-06-19 16:19:21 +0000, The True Melissa said:
    Verily, in article
    <0001HW.2FE596D903436A9D70000137D38F@news.supernews.com>, did akwolffan@zoho.com deliver unto us this message:

    I'm reading this in rec.arts.sf.tv, and was kind of
    hoping that the Star Wars Chritsmas Special had been
    retroactively erased from existence.

    George Lucas tried.

    One of the biggest (of many) issues with the Star Wars
    Christmas Special is that much of it is in Wookiee language
    with no sub-titles, making it completely incomprehensible.

    I think the biggest issue is, it got made!
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  • From The True Melissa@thetruemelissa@gmail.com to rec.arts.drwho,rec.arts.sf.starwars.misc,rec.arts.sf.tv on Sat Jun 20 10:18:33 2026
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    Verily, in article <xn0pr93j617z520009@post.eweka.nl>, did blueshirt@indigo.news deliver unto us this message:

    Your Name wrote:

    One of the biggest (of many) issues with the Star Wars
    Christmas Special is that much of it is in Wookiee language
    with no sub-titles, making it completely incomprehensible.

    I think the biggest issue is, it got made!

    No one would have said no to a George Lucas Star Wars project in that
    era... but perhaps they should have.
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  • From Your Name@YourName@YourISP.com to rec.arts.sf.starwars.misc,rec.arts.drwho,rec.arts.sf.tv on Sun Jun 21 10:47:40 2026
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    On 2026-06-20 14:18:33 +0000, The True Melissa said:
    Verily, in article <xn0pr93j617z520009@post.eweka.nl>, did blueshirt@indigo.news deliver unto us this message:
    Your Name wrote:

    One of the biggest (of many) issues with the Star Wars Christmas
    Special is that much of it is in Wookiee language with no sub-titles,
    making it completely incomprehensible.

    I think the biggest issue is, it got made!

    I did say "**one of** the biggest". :-)



    No one would have said no to a George Lucas Star Wars project in that
    era... but perhaps they should have.

    George Lucas didn't even want to make it. The studio talked him into
    it, and he regretted it ever since. Similarly with some of the Star
    Wars characters appearing on The Muppet Show.


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  • From Your Name@YourName@YourISP.com to rec.arts.sf.tv,rec.arts.drwho on Sun Jun 21 10:59:53 2026
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    On 2026-06-20 10:39:19 +0000, The True Melissa said:

    Verily, in article <1114g34$3l3qs$1@dont-email.me>, did
    YourName@YourISP.com deliver unto us this message:

    On 2026-06-19 16:19:21 +0000, The True Melissa said:
    Verily, in article
    <0001HW.2FE596D903436A9D70000137D38F@news.supernews.com>, did
    akwolffan@zoho.com deliver unto us this message:

    I'm reading this in rec.arts.sf.tv, and was kind of hoping that the Star >>>> Wars Chritsmas Special had been retroactively erased from existence.

    George Lucas tried.

    One of the biggest (of many) issues with the Star Wars Christmas
    Special is that much of it is in Wookiee language with no sub-titles,
    making it completely incomprehensible.

    Oh, that. Yeah, that was pretty ridiculous. The wookies overacted
    comically so that we could follow the story without language. I guess it worked even though it made the wookies ridiculous, but then why subject
    us to all the bellowing?


    Even the much praised animated Boba Fett segment uses an incredibly bad
    animation style.

    That was praised? I missed it. I've heard nothing but straight-up
    contempt for this show.

    Some people were very, very into Boba Fett. There was never much footage
    of him, so maybe they were just hungry for more.

    Well, "praised" is perhaps exaggerated. The Boba Fet sequence is
    considered the best bit / only bit worth watching of the Holiday
    Special by many people. The Holiday Special was Boba Fett's first
    on-screen appearance (the character dod appear in a parade just
    before), and his popularity was partly why George Lucas included him in
    "The Empire Strikes Back" movie.


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  • From doctor@doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca (The Doctor) to rec.arts.drwho,rec.arts.sf.tv on Sat Jun 20 23:39:09 2026
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    In article <xn0pr93j617z520009@post.eweka.nl>,
    Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
    Your Name wrote:

    On 2026-06-19 16:19:21 +0000, The True Melissa said:
    Verily, in article
    <0001HW.2FE596D903436A9D70000137D38F@news.supernews.com>, did
    akwolffan@zoho.com deliver unto us this message:

    I'm reading this in rec.arts.sf.tv, and was kind of
    hoping that the Star Wars Chritsmas Special had been
    retroactively erased from existence.

    George Lucas tried.

    One of the biggest (of many) issues with the Star Wars
    Christmas Special is that much of it is in Wookiee language
    with no sub-titles, making it completely incomprehensible.

    I think the biggest issue is, it got made!

    Corrrect.
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  • From doctor@doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca (The Doctor) to rec.arts.drwho,rec.arts.sf.starwars.misc,rec.arts.sf.tv on Sat Jun 20 23:39:58 2026
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    In article <MPG.44a06b42b6c687f798a0b1@news.eternal-september.org>,
    The True Melissa <thetruemelissa@gmail.com> wrote:
    Verily, in article <xn0pr93j617z520009@post.eweka.nl>, did >blueshirt@indigo.news deliver unto us this message:

    Your Name wrote:

    One of the biggest (of many) issues with the Star Wars
    Christmas Special is that much of it is in Wookiee language
    with no sub-titles, making it completely incomprehensible.

    I think the biggest issue is, it got made!

    No one would have said no to a George Lucas Star Wars project in that
    era... but perhaps they should have.


    After the wreckage Disney caused.

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  • From doctor@doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca (The Doctor) to rec.arts.sf.starwars.misc,rec.arts.drwho,rec.arts.sf.tv on Sat Jun 20 23:45:17 2026
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    In article <11175ac$deke$1@dont-email.me>,
    Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
    On 2026-06-20 14:18:33 +0000, The True Melissa said:
    Verily, in article <xn0pr93j617z520009@post.eweka.nl>, did
    blueshirt@indigo.news deliver unto us this message:
    Your Name wrote:

    One of the biggest (of many) issues with the Star Wars Christmas
    Special is that much of it is in Wookiee language with no sub-titles, >>>> making it completely incomprehensible.

    I think the biggest issue is, it got made!

    I did say "**one of** the biggest". :-)



    No one would have said no to a George Lucas Star Wars project in that
    era... but perhaps they should have.

    George Lucas didn't even want to make it. The studio talked him into
    it, and he regretted it ever since. Similarly with some of the Star
    Wars characters appearing on The Muppet Show.




    Oh! Boy!!
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  • From doctor@doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca (The Doctor) to rec.arts.sf.tv,rec.arts.drwho on Sat Jun 20 23:45:49 2026
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    In article <1117618$djfe$1@dont-email.me>,
    Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
    On 2026-06-20 10:39:19 +0000, The True Melissa said:

    Verily, in article <1114g34$3l3qs$1@dont-email.me>, did
    YourName@YourISP.com deliver unto us this message:

    On 2026-06-19 16:19:21 +0000, The True Melissa said:
    Verily, in article
    <0001HW.2FE596D903436A9D70000137D38F@news.supernews.com>, did
    akwolffan@zoho.com deliver unto us this message:

    I'm reading this in rec.arts.sf.tv, and was kind of hoping that the Star >>>>> Wars Chritsmas Special had been retroactively erased from existence.

    George Lucas tried.

    One of the biggest (of many) issues with the Star Wars Christmas
    Special is that much of it is in Wookiee language with no sub-titles,
    making it completely incomprehensible.

    Oh, that. Yeah, that was pretty ridiculous. The wookies overacted
    comically so that we could follow the story without language. I guess it
    worked even though it made the wookies ridiculous, but then why subject
    us to all the bellowing?


    Even the much praised animated Boba Fett segment uses an incredibly bad
    animation style.

    That was praised? I missed it. I've heard nothing but straight-up
    contempt for this show.

    Some people were very, very into Boba Fett. There was never much footage
    of him, so maybe they were just hungry for more.

    Well, "praised" is perhaps exaggerated. The Boba Fet sequence is
    considered the best bit / only bit worth watching of the Holiday
    Special by many people. The Holiday Special was Boba Fett's first
    on-screen appearance (the character dod appear in a parade just
    before), and his popularity was partly why George Lucas included him in
    "The Empire Strikes Back" movie.



    What a hog!
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