On Jun 18, 2026, Nomen Nescio wrote
(in article<e9fae046c68202e9e57be633db90e994@dizum.com>):

since when was that a sin?

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. But
it?s 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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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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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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Subject: The Star Wars Holiday Special (was Re: Xmas Special shitcanned for "messing with the canon"?)

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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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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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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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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Subject: Re: The Star Wars Holiday Special (was Re: Xmas Special shitcanned for "messing with the canon"?)

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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