One of my favorite evaluations of the “Star Wars Holiday Special” is this one, from The A.V. Club: “I’m not convinced the special wasn’t ultimately written and directed by a sentient bag of cocaine.”
Of course, the best humor contains at least a grain of truth. One of the show’s five writers – FIVE! – Bruce Vilanch has admitted that he was using cocaine heavily at the time he was at work on the project. Therefore we can also assume some of the worst writing contains at least a grain of cocaine.
How much cocaine was consumed in the making of the “Star Wars Holiday Special?” I’m not really qualified to say. Watch Roy and my stone-sober assessments by clicking on the video below.
Then tune in on Sunday, as Roy will be joined by special guests Dominic Stefano, son of Joseph – creator of the classic television series “The Outer Limits” – and David Rash, whose book, “From the Inner Mind to the Outer Limits… The Outer Limits Scripts of Joseph Stefano Volume One,” will be released in March, with preorders beginning in January.
“There is nothing wrong with your television set! Do not attempt to adjust the picture…” The next Roy’s Tie-Dye Sci-Fi Corner will be live-streamed on Facebook this Sunday at 7 pm EST.
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