Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today, we look at the naughty legacy of Star Wars as we examine the Donny and Marie Star Wars Special and the Star Wars Holiday Special.

WARNING! The S**t-bomb is used and there are some references to sex

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THE DONNY AND MARIE STAR WARS SPECIAL (POOR QUALITY – IN ALL SENSES OF THE PHRASE)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EhHqwPFT18

THE OSMONDS OR THE HOLIDAY SPECIAL, WHICH WAS WORSE?

https://www.cbr.com/star-wars-holiday-special-better-donny-marie-parody/

FIVE FACTS ABOUT THURL RAVENSCROFT

https://www.wdw-magazine.com/disney-legend-thurl-ravenscroft-facts/?srsltid=AfmBOoqz0c7l--eIOVFo-5Hdv0Dc_eouFJDOq6Ou5TK6caS_FTYf_o3L

STAR WARS SPECIAL URBAN LEGENDS

https://www.starwarsholidayspecial.com/swhs-old/text/urban_legends.htm#:~:text=Urban%20Legend%3A%20At%20a%20sci,Verdict%3A%20At%20least%20partly%20False.

MARK HAMILL’S CAR ACCIDENT

https://screenrant.com/mark-hamill-car-accident-1977/

THE STORY OF THE FAITHFUL WOOKIE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsNwP_1kTZQ

WHAT IS DIAGETIC SOUND?

https://www.studiobinder.com/blog/what-is-diegetic-sound/

THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG

https://www.criterion.com/films/27933-the-umbrellas-of-cherbourg?srsltid=AfmBOormBGjEhVDdDaMoYjTfQDumrwHXKhUXHrlwRD5fhZkdM7pTm9Ut

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Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today we look at the legacy of Star Wars and ask, is it really an epic without a dream?

WARNING! The S**t-bomb is used but nothing more

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1977 STAR WARS REVIEWS

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/545680/original-reviews-star-wars-1977

HOW MUCH DID THE STAR WARS ACTORS GET PAID?

https://uk.movies.yahoo.com/movies/how-much-did-the-original-star-wars-cast-get-paid-94058599896.html?guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAADFx9U9wv0FpyF87bJoq7Na_SlJ6oiPlEjTrATvUfCq6cTckAikwClQtEHJxlLem5z3EfhqLG8VGW9fRd9fmOjavh_DuurKI994isBdKvoujeRp_-PMWgaNdo2x9Jsh1yVR4saqdEVgsKy3mSgaRsdhcITtQed5V1pr1dtCtg8PJ

1977 US & CANADA TOP GROSSING MOVIES

https://www.the-numbers.com/market/1977/top-grossing-movies

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Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. In our tenth episode in our Star Wars season we look at the end game, the Battle of Yavin.

WARNING! The S**t-bomb is used but nothing more

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CHINESE KILLER ROBOTS

https://www.newsweek.com/china-killer-robots-unitree-robotics-1917569

AMAZON ROBOTIC FULLFILLMENT CENTRE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBsir9mqGeg

ROBOT COLLAPSES FROM OVERWORK

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvZpUQitjlo

FORCE GHOSTS

https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Force_spirit

DEATH STAR EXPLOSION FAN FILM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lF5cOg8-ZFQ

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